Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-11-21
A TEMPLE TO AQUARIUS.
The Women Lay the Cornerstone of
an Imposing Editice.

which is destined to he the trvsting
place of the temperance advocates oi
the world, and which, when com
pleted, will be, next TO the Auditorium
one OF the largest and most important
structures in the city, has been laid
with elaborate and appropriate cerc-
mony. This remarkable enterprise is
the offspring of the -Woman's Tenn
pcrancc Building Association, COM
posed of large number of ladies be
longing to the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and in sympathy
with Miss Frances Willard and her
policy. They have raised the ncccs-
sary funds by the sale OF stock, to the
total of 100000. In addition to this,
they have secured loan of 100000,
for which bonds have been issued.
The holders of the stock are under
obligations to sell it back to the AS
sociation at any time within twelve
years, and as it is estimated that the
offices will bring in net revenue Of
$25O,0O0 per annum, it will bc seen
that before many years the temper
ance movement will own the whole
outfit, and, in addition, have quarter
million OF dollars per year to spend in
agitation. The site of the temple is
on the corner of La Sale and Monroe
streets, in the very heart OF the Wall
street OF Chicago, and almost under
the shadow of the Board of Trade
1t has frontage of 100 feet on La
Salle street, and u depth of 9G front
ing on Monroe street.
The structure will be French gothic
in design, constructed of steel and en-
tirely fire proof, and will be ten stories
high from the ground to the cornice,
and three more above that line. In
the interior will be a central court, 20
feet long and 30 feet deep. But the
gem of the building will be the Viii
lard hall. This is to be beautiful with
fountains, statuary, and paintings,
and from it is to ascend daily, for all
time to come, the incense of prayer
for the abatement of the liquor traffic.
The broad hall leading to it is to be
lined with marble and emblazoned
with memorials OF the temperance
conflict. The building is to be COM
pleted on May lst, 1892, the same day
on which the Masonic temple is To be
turned over by the contractors. That
two such temples should be under
contract to be completed the same
day is something remarkable.
The exercises incident to the laying
of the cornerstone of the temperance
people opened at the armOry of the
second regiment on Michigan avenue.
This vast structure was crowded to
the doors, several thousand school
children occupying the front seats.
The presiding officer was the venera-
BILE Mrs. Judge Thompson, of Ohio, a
daughter of Gov. Trumbull, and also
known as Mother Thompson" and
Mother of the Crusaders" The hall
was beautifully decorated with bunt-
ing and silken streamers. The cxer-
cises opened by the singing OF the ma
tional anthem by the children, after
which Mother Thompson, assisted by
Rev. Miss Florence Collock, repeated
the Crusade psalm. Then came re-
sponsive reading by the audience,
Right Rev. Bishop Samuel Fellows
reading the leading strophes.
After the children had sung the
battle hymn of the republic, addresses
were delivered by Hon. Neal Dow, of
Maine; Hon. Thos. w. Palmer, of
Michigan, president of the worlds
fair; Rev. DIR. A. ii. Delano, of the
Baptist church; Frances f. Willard
and Mrs. Matilda b. Carse, president
of the building association. At the
conclusion of these exercises, the
children with their flags and banners
flying in the air and headed by n band
of 50 pieces, marched in procession to
the site, and massed themselves around
it. The song, "Saloons Must Co."
was rendered and the dedicatory prayer
pronounced by the Rev. DIR. Hendrick
johnson. The cement was then
spread upon the underlying stone by
Mrs. Carsc, who used for the purpose
silver trowel and after two copper
boxes with various newspapers, docu-
ments and coins had been placed in
position, the signal was given and the
huge mass of New Hampshire granite
was lowered, while ten thousand
voices sang the song, Rise, Temple,
Rise," The pronouncing of the bene
diction by the Rev. DIR. Frank Bristol
brought the proceedings to close.