Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-10
FOR THE LITTLE ONES,
Laying Of the Cornerstone
of the Orphan Asylum.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE CEREMONIES.
The Procession of Societies-The
Stone Put in Place-SOme
Notable Addresses.

Asylum took place yesterday afternoon
in the presence of crowd of several
thousand people. A description OF the
building was published in yesterdays
HERALD. The ceremony of laying the
cornerstone was in the charge OF the
Right Reverend Bishop Mora, assisted
by the Reverends Shaw, Adam, Muir
ray, Brennan, Harnett, Meyer, Dockery
and Landry. The general exercises
were in charge of A. McNally, S. Grant
and Victor Ponet.
The procession formed at the corner Of
First and Main streets, at a little before
2 O'Clock. d. F. Donegsn acted as mar
shal. 1t consisted of twelve mounted
police, the City Band, Ancient Order of
Hibernians, Catholic Knights, Young
Mems Institute, Catholic Union, Socie.
dad Progresista Mexicana and a number
of carriages in which were the fathers
and the speakers of the occasion.
At hslf-past 2 the procession arrived at
the asylum on Seventh street and Boyle
avenue. A wide awning had been
spread above the floor at the corner Of the
building where the foundation-stone was
to be laid. The crowd occupied all the
available space on this floor, and filed
in about the building as far as the voice
of the speakers could be heard. After
an overture by the band, the Rev. Fs-
ther Thomas Shaw made few remarks
Introductory of the ceremony which was
about to take place. He said: The
large mass of people assembled today
shows the excellence, the dignity and
the influence of the object for which we
are here: to give permanent home to
the orphans who are the wards of God.
We have done much in this beautiful
valley for charity, but nothing more
worthy than that which we do today.
Here we give the lie to the Pagan system
of the murder of the helpless, destitute
children, and to that half-paganism OF
modern times which would allow the
innocent orphan to suffer in obscure
neglect. You are here to assist in lifting
this asylum up on the foundations which
have been laid for it by God in the prin-
ciple of charity which He has placed in
every true human heart. believe that
you will all assist in the raising Of the
$3.50, 900 which is needed to finish the
building, that the noble work may go on
and the sentiment of charity for the
helpless may not grow less in the City of
the Angels.
The ceremony of the laying of the
stone then took place. Bishop Mora.
assisted by the eight fathers mentioned
above. stepped forward and began to de-
liver the ritual prepared for ceremonies
Of this character. The stone was hollow
and the following articles were deposited
in small sealed iron box:
Copies .of the Messenger of the
Sacred Heart, the Aue Maria, the
Catholic Monitor, the California Catholic,
the Orphans appeal, the DAILY HERALD,
and other Los Angeles papers; the pros
pectus of St. Vincent's college, list of
the names of the subscribers to the
building fund, the cards of architects
Curlett, Eisen & Cuthberton, the
cards of the contractors A. McNally and
s. Grant, the register of the "Orphsn's
Appeal" Booth, the names of the ladies
who take part in the annual fairs, the
catalogue of the houses and members of
the congregation of the mission, the act
of incorporation and bylaws of the Los
Angeles orphan asylum and school,
Ore;o Diuini o6icii of G. M,
portraits of Plus TX, Leo XIII, Cardi-
nal Gibbons, Archbishop Riordan,
Bishop Mora, Bishop O'Connell, Bishop
Amat, of the Most Honored; j. B.
Etienne and E. Bore, late superior gen.
eral of the congregation of the mission
portraits of the Very Rev. J. Adam,
Very Rev. G. J. Meyer, president of st.
Vincent's college; Very Rev. Peter
Vernager, pastor of the church of Los
Angeles Very Rev. j. Villa, rector oi
Santa Barbara; Rev. S. Ramon, rector
of Bakersfield; DIR. R. S. Den, DIR. j. s.
Griffin; also photographs of many other
friends and benefactors of the institu'
tion.
Medals of the Sacred Heart, the
Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary Of st. Jo
seph, st. Vincent and of many
noble saints. A picture and medal o
st. Vibiana, pstroness of the diocese o.
Monterey and Los Angeles, picture O.
st. Emigdio and of blessed John Gabrie
Perboyre; a memorial medal of the
golden jubilee of his holiness Leo XIII
large bronze medal memorial of the
centennial of Americas independence
and collection of ancient coins pre-
eented by Mrs. Francisco Shepard, {
large silver medal given byJ. w. Wolf
skill having been awarded by the South
ern California Horticultural Society il
1881 for the best collection of citrus
fruits, besides many other curious objects
of antiquity.
The following document was also de
posted in the box:
In the year of our Lord one thousand eigh
hundred and ninety, and in the 115th year o.
the Republic of the United States of America
on Sexagesima Sunday, being the ninth day O
February and eve Of the feast of st Scholastic
rope Leo XIII felicitously occupying the Holy
See of Blessed Peter, and in the thirteeth yea
Of the pontifcate of the same, his eminenct
Cardinal Gibbons being Primate of America
the most iliustrious and reverend Antoniul
Fiat being Superior General of the congregation
Of the Mission and of the Daughters Of Charity
founded In Paris A. D. 1888, by st. Vincent de
Paul; the Very Rev. Alexis Mandine being
Director of the Daughters of Charity in the
Province OF the United States Sister LeOnide
Hazard being the most honored Matron aDd
buper1oress of the Mother House in Paris AND
OF the entire order; Sister Mariana Flynn
being v1sitatrix of the American Province
Sister Mary Josephine Leddy being Superioress
OF the Los Angeles Orphan Asylum and school
and Sister Mary Schoastica Logsion ex
Superioress. and being foundress of the same
benjamin Harrison being President of the
United % I states OF America, 3; ": Waterman
being Governor of the State of California, T.
Hazard being Mayor of the city of Los Angeles,
the CIVIL and benevolent societies being also
present, ana great assembly of people being
the friends and benefactors of the orphans,
Rev: Thomas A. Shaw, of the congregation OF
the Mission, then delivered sermon, after
wnich orations were made by Lieutenant-6ov-
ernOr 8. M White Hon IT Del Valle and