Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1889-08-14

Ths Corner stone O. the A. Q. II.
Building Lald Yesterday.
a GOOD THE Al TIE FliR GROUNDS
A Aios Parade on the ~trests- n xcttins
Nuutests "a gas S4ltaeE -D es&asaes-
Alsllors rem .ll tne iea0kus
44tlxs ~ the STATE

Yesterday Mas s Joyous occasion Iea
the members I'll tae Aac.tm ogder oi
Hlbero.aas. and the streets wefe eas
wlA tAe trapsngs aud iegaha % 1ie
different DIVISION, of t1e order ana %
tae KNIGHTS ~ ~ John. Tie visiting
hoa.es were ues by tAe hn.gnis 81 81
john al the unon depot ana were
marched to the site oi abe new hall 10
the following professional order.
Marshal OF the bay Patrick scally
and Assistant Marshal Patrick Dough
erty rode AT the head az the line; then
came a platoon 81 police. aud tAcn the
hudson military isilt. The GRAND
Rapids division kng uts 81 ~ john
acted a. the body OF Sac9rt and marched
handsomely. They were followed 10y
II. Nnceuts commandery, IN ghts %
~. John, Of Detroit, and tney ~ Nafi-
Gus Wayne county DIVISIONS.
The Malta Castle bald headed the
second division, which was composed
at DIVISION 80. of tins city, the Port
Huron. Lansing, Jackson and ADRIAN
ii, Sons.
The NTH division was headed by the
WurLburg 4 Bronson band, and was
made up Oi divisions from the Saginaw
| Valley.
Upon reaching the site of the new
building the visiting brothers were az
ranged IN division, about "a central
raised platform. constructed upon the
first floor OF tue structure. President
| Michael C0llctOn escorted the dlstn-
guished visitor, 10 seats upon the plat
/ form, and among the number were
| Hon. j. A. T.. Weadock. OF Bay CITY
state Delegate Hon. ). r.. Iyrrell, of
Jackson. Rev Father Macy, OF Detroit;
Mayor Kiiiean, OF TINS city; Police
Judge Daniel Mangan, Of Bay City;
! Dominic Mclaughlin, =. J.. Flynn and
Vim. II. Philips, OF Bay City; Post
master Edward Duffy, OF Ann Arbor; }.
| e.. WcadOck OF Cay City, and few
| county delegates.
The exercises were opened 10y the
| rendering of the "Star Spangled BAN
ner" by MurzOurg \ BrOnson's band.
President COlletOn IN behalf OF Division
40. ], OF Kent county, welcomed the
visiting brothers.
MavOr killean followed with a pleas
ing and eloquent address, after winch
the Schubert Club sang "The Harp
That once Through 1aras Halls"
state Delegate MAJ. john +. Iyrreli, Of
jackson. was then called forward and
laid the corner stone, under tine super
vision of the grand secretary. a
medley of Irish national airs was
then rendered by the band. after
which the address of the day WAS
delivered 10y the Hon. T. A. E.Weadock.
The exercises closed by the Schubert
l. So .,.
which they were joined by the entire
audience.
The SKY that had been cloudyall day
began To look worse after noon, bat the
PROCESSION again formed and marched
through Monroe and Canal streets and
proceeded 10 the far grounds.
, Ittakes something more than clouds
= and rain go dampcn tho Joyous ardent
spirits OF a true son OF Eriu. About q
| thousand people assembled IT the Fan
/ ground in the afternoon 10 JON IN IA,
general fcstlvitiesaud witness the gamc'
s | and field sports. The exercises opened
| with the running broad Jump contest
i in which there were four participants
+ John sullivan, OF Detroit, j. DennisOn
of Bay city, and +. +. Egan and Pat
rick Casey, OF Grand Rapids. Sullivan
Iro ;nn,n.d o,0btoe- f,et and elev,,
- IND Go Who w. ,,evt +.
In, i,,n,nad e.ohfae, foat and 6v
- /, ,,o r,n,,i,o hi~h nm.
60 'nr@.,.d - eaf hon7e ana hGnr,r.
, 80 t3ic ,.ol, az five fe.t ord fon
e ;.cbes dtf@ot.r.e an connot,tor. 4
6 no s,.,,ii,e L,7l, irn,n H. nix, ,ro,
u -. fo,7,. 60 o,,d ,,i,o ,ncl,os
Tho sanding broad IumD Sullivan
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