The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-06-27
prp1cAronY sERyrcrs
At the Laying OF the Corner stone of the
New Masonic Temple at Albany.

Tuesday afternoon, in response to u
cordial Invitation from the A. +. 4 a :.
nj. of Albany, those of us who could
endure the thought Of ".etting very
Wet with equaniinitv, boarded the
$40 tain. AS we le4r Albany we
noticed 1t was not raining, and seem
ingly there had been no rain for several
days. As one of our party remarked,
ALBANY or Mrsonic ), ,ocessions, but
Lebanon for wine. g.
Sc rcely had the bl'ying brakesm;tn
shouted ''Obncni and slammed the
door, when we hesrd soul-insp,.ing
music, and es the t~aia stopped, saw
the knights in gorgeous array drawn
in line to greet us, Beaded by the AL
bany band. Among the Kni ghts in
their beautiful Uniforms we sool recog-
nized our old friend j. l.. Cowan who
msde us welcome and invited us TO the
carriages that were i'm waiting, and
soon we arrived Mt the temple.
The STREETS and business houses were
81 :ly decorated and the temple wss a
~ rvel of beauty. Edt the hearty
welcome we Were given and the piers
ant smile which decorated evei yoneis
face WIS rno.e beaut.rl sill.
PIonp;," ri five O'Clock the process
sioa 70 aaleG be ore the temple, headed
~ the Albany band, with the Kni-nt
lie D0ie ac.' 'rg o. e-corts, OF witch
tie wee over u hund ed 4 fcn uri-
10 II; wi Il over sonr hrnd eel other
AIssoas the. p eaented a and spect.,-
Gle. the .)l ocess.o Oh ne c;ied no Fe Y
st. to Secodd, where the officers OF the
G -aad Los;se jo;ne1 the rle.
Upon the etU-l o. The procession
t;le tenn .l.e W; Oct Gated with lie i'm
nos 1g ces emol;-> o The G.. II Lod ee.
So 2 i not 1c-.riC .e>rme OF
the pFogrs a, - lice Il sey that Col.
John McG acl.en's fine o n :on ives
highly enjoyed by all. The music
under the 81 ne c:sion o. p of. Lee
was all that coCld be destetl. and Nc.
ID. p Macon said several happy little
speeches, although, rs he stated, his
name was not down on the pcosrlm.
But what world we do without our
/ beloved ID. p. Mason? Jn all l.iat ': st
crowd there was not one but was hap
/ pier for him being there and all would
| have mourned bis absence. Der old
Dave!
A tier the dedication all adjou ned ID
the Annoy, where magnificent ban.
quet YVES served 10 visitors, Masons
and tilei, families; hut If you want tC
hear about he beauti 'ul eeec etions
/ the four iolg L Oles sea- ID .o0 persons
each. the loveiv flowers t..e shock O
su pr.se when The biiliient are light
went out and lei, us like Moses, in the
Ga <, the admiration I'd applaus,
w.leIl suddenly the he'll was a5laze
With the tight of hunG red oi incances
cent lients tw.ned in The festoons of ivy
suspended fom the ce.'ing auts n tn,
center OF each bogret, i you want &
know about the jolly cake and CHECKER
and other viands, emu about the granC
dedication bali, IN which over fiv,
hundred couples participated, you wiz
have TO ask some one who attended
the ExoEEss is not large enough, apt
it is to late to ask them 60 quadruple IL
But one thing more we can say, W,
will never forget the kindness and hos
pitality of the Masoiis of Albany, the
great effort they made to make ever,
one happy, and above all. how wei
they succeeded. Long lie and pros
perity TO one and all of them. fsnd
they ever have another dedication ms
/ we all he invitedD