New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-04
FOP THEIR NEW ARMORK.
THE rH1RrEENrH's CORNERSTONE LAID.

PARADE AND cEREMoN1Es-soME OF THOSE WHO
TOOK PART.
| ~, ror, 18th Regiment armory cornerstone was
"a yesterday afternoon in the presence OF the city
mS county officials the 18th Regiment. the Veteran
,socIation number of Masonic organizations and a
,rye assemblage OF invited guests The new building
ccupies nearly the whole block bounded by Putnam.
| simmer Jefferson and Lewis aves. The regiment as
serbled at the old armory. Fatbushave. and Hanson
| Place early in the afternoon. and was drawn up In
full dress uniform. After short drill and few re-
marks by Colonel David F. Austen the line moved
through Hanson Place Lafayette and Bedford ayes to
tbe Aurora Grata Cathedral. There the officers OF the
Grand Lodge Of Maons and the knights Tempar organ
lzations were met. The procession was made up us
follows Mounted police under Sergeant Johnson; band
and the drum fife and bugle corps 18Th Regiment IN
der Colonel David f. Austen 18th Regiment Veterans,
General Theodore Il. Gates commanding 18Th Regiment
Cadet Corps Captain w. H. Cochran commanding
Clinton COmmandery, Knights Templar officers OF
the Grand Lodge OF MasOns In carriages the Dc Witt
Clinton st. Elmo and Damascus Communicates. Of
BloOklyn and the Columbia Morton, Palestine, Coeur
de Lion. Manhattan, Iyanhoe, York Constantine and
AdeIpm Communicates. Of Sew-YOrk. The line OF
march was taken up through Bedford, Lafayett9 and
Putnam aves. to sumnerave. where grand stand with
seats for over 800 people had beer built. Among
those on the stand were Mayor A. c. Chaplin, Police
Commissioner Henry I. Hayden, Congressman David
A. Boodv J. A. Crandall, Park Commissioner George
Y. Bromer Police Justice Thomas J. Kenna County
Treasurer H. II. Adams. Daniel Z. Philips, BrlgadieI
| General James McLeer LieutenantColonel John b
rockingham, County Clerk, William J. Kaiser
R. L. Dans, the architect, of the armory; As
| sembyman Joseph Asphalt, John Guilioyle.
| the Rev. DR.. T. De Witt Talmage and the Rev
W. w. Bowdish. William Sherer, Grand Master
Mason Of the state OF NewYork, took charge Of the
ceremonies and laid the stone according to the
Masonic ritua with silver trowel presented to him
by the board Of officers of the regiment. copper
box was deposited in the stone, containing history
and roster Of the regiment and of the Veterans AS
ISOLATION LIST of the officers Of the Grand Lodge and
copy of Its proceedings, list Of the Invited guests
| copies OF newspapers and other articles
After the stone had been laid the chaplain Of the
regiment the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage delivered an
address on The Victories of the rrowcl'
After the address, the officers Of the regiment en-
tertaned the officers Of the Grand Lodge, the mem
bers Of the ArmOry Commission and Invited g'ests
at the Union League Club. The CuDton CoianaIoeIy
| entertained the knights TcmPlar at Aurora GIalA
| Cathedral. ---- -.
Among the promne ~ MasOilo present WIZ SIi ~,
Master william Sherer Deputy Grand Master FREDERICK
| A. Durham. Senior Grand Master Ruf1s ]. Giggs
| Junior Grand Warden William A. sutehrland, GIanq
Treasurer JOhn j. German, Grand secretary Edualu NJ
| l. Ehers Grand Chaplain the Rev. Robert Couyer
| the Rev. Charles II. Hall Grand Marshal John W.
ham Grand sword bearer John Miller, Grand Stewards
John W. Evans KUlHn VI. MoTgTr,, Robert T. HOY
| aaron L. NOrthrop, Senior Grind Deacon John c.
Davis, Junior Grand Deacon Charles W. eastman