St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-17
LAYING THE STONE.
How the Granite Block Was
Placed and the Work Pro-
uOuuced Good.


nouuced Good.
Seats had been arranged for the members
of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota, accepted
Free and Arch Masons, directly behind the
corner stone. The following gentlemen con-
shutting the grand lodge had charge Of the
ceremonies:
Grand master, Alphonso Rarto, Sank Cen
ter; deputy grand master, William F. Dick
inson. Redwood Falls; senior grand warden,
Charles D. BOyce, Minneapolis; junior grand
warden H. c. Shepard, Winona; grand
treasurer, j. II. Thompson, Minneapolis;
grand secretary, Thomas Montgomery, st.
Paul; grand oracle (actng) H. X.
Wells, Preston; grand chaplain, Rev.
l., D. Bovnton, Minneapolis; senior
grand deacon, W P. Patton, Duluth;
Junior grand deacon, o. c. Hanson, Morris;
grand marshal, E. P. Chase. Wateryille;
grand standard-bearer. J. d. Markham. Rush
CITY; grand sword bearer, George Brookins,
St Paul; senior grand steward. j. ). Nelson,
Carver; Junior grand steward (actlng), G. NJ.
Foote. Minneapolis; grand PURSUANT l. T.
Durfee. Worthington; grand tyler, j. 5.
Fischer. ST Paul
They looked as if Just about to participate
in some grand Oriental ceremony as they sat
there in all the brilliaucy of grand lodge re-
gala Suspended from giant crane, swung
the mass of granite the placing OF Whlch
had called ont such magnl1lcence. II is not
in the corner of the building, but in the
north corner OF the main tower.
While Grand Master Barto famed himself
with his broad brimmed felt hat the grand
secretary read the invitation from the court
house commission and the acceptance there
of. Then the grand marshal stepped for
ward and proclaimed;
BY authority of the most worshlpful
grand master OF Masons in the state OF Min
nesota. and in obedience TO this order do
now REQUIRE all persons who are here assem-
bled to preserve silence and TO observe due
order and decorum during the ceremonies OF
this occasion. This proclamation l make
once, twice, thrice; in the South, IN the West
and in the East"
Then Mayor P. B. Winston was introduced
to make the opening address He said:
This is memorable day-an event of no
ordinary significance. 1t marks an epoch III
the history of Hennepln county-a new era
in the progress of Minneapolis. Let us then
with due reverence humbly acknowledge
with heartfelt gratitude our dependence
upon Him from whom all blessings flow
"Our city and county seem from the very
beginning to have been founded upon des-
tiny fraught with every greatness The same
with equal truthfulness can be said OF the
North Star state, the great commonwealth Of
Minnesota.
III seems that a kind Providence, in the
fullness of unerring wisdom and goodness,
withheld the discovery of the new world I'M
Ill such time as il could be peopled with
the bravest and the best of the human race
from every cline and every nation through
out the length and breadth OF the inhabited
civilized globe.
The truth of this is embodied in this vast
| concourse of people. You are all here.
Here from the fatherland; from the homes
of merry old England; from the
vineclad hills Of sunny France; from
the Emerald Isle the home of the
shamrock: from the land of the thistle. The
sturdy sons and fair daughters of the North
from the far-sway shores of Scandinavia.
/ II a h
men. Irishmen. Scotchmen or Scandnavians.
| but inspired with the Split of liberty of your
adopted country and imbued with the patri-
otic devotion 10 The stars and stripes, have
become citizens of the great republic.
Americans ALL Intensely American in every
| thought, word and deed.
However beautiful In architectural design
! this vast temple may become; however grand