Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-17
THE NEW I. Q. 0. F. BUILDING.
The Corner Stone Laying Last Even- ing-A Fine Parade-Exercises at the Corner Stone.


 quarter before seven. Preceding it was parade as follows: Formed on Orange street at 5:45 in the following order: Humboldt No. 91, Relief No. S6, Germania No. 7s, Polar Star No. 7, City No. 36, Montowese No. 15, Harmony No. and Quinnipiac No. 1. Tho Patriarchs Milf tant paraded as escort, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Frank Maylinger. They received the grand officers and guests at the Elliott house, and escorted them to place in line, escorted the column to the place of ceremony, and at the close escort ed the grand officers to the Elliott house. The parade was under the lead nf Chief Marshal George N. Moses, with Nelson A. Beebe. Lorenzo Moses, Samuel J. Latta and Philip Pond, 2d, aids. The line of march was Elm, Church, Chapel, College and Grown streets to the building site. The following members of New Haven's "fnest," all Odd Fellows, headed the pro- | cession: Phelps. Rice, Marshall. Langdon, Hyde, Smith, Pabor. The Patriarchs Mil
 itant presented very fine martial appear
 anoe. The music by the American band
 was very inspiriting Many hundreds of people viewed the procession as it passed down Church street from Elm to Grown.
 The line halted on Crown street near | while the grand officers in carriages were l driven down through the column to be es- | corted to the building by the Patriarchs | Militant. The subordinate lodges then l broke ranks and joined in viewing the cor l ner stone laying.
 The corner stone is of Millstone Point granite about four feet square and one foot | wa n ha | of the building, nearest to Church street. The box's contents were:
 Holy Bible, grand lodge and grand en-
 campment journals of 1892, bylaws of each | of the city lodges, several silver coins of l 1899, copy of each of the daily papers of
 June 16, minutes of the building commit l tee to date in printed form. The exer- the grand master, assisted by other grand officers. The grand officers are as follows: | Grand master, Charles B. Ware, New
 London; deputy grand master, William
 H. Marigold, Bridgeport; grand warden, 1 Leopold De Leeuw, Hartford; grand sec retary, Fred Botsford, New Haven; grand
 treasurer, John Smith. Waterbury; grand
 chaplain, Rev. D. G. Ashley, Gardner's
 Lake; grand marshal, David R. filling, New
 Haven; grand conductor, S. A. Crandall, l Norwich; grand herald, Robert Sizer, New
 Haven; grand guardian, N. A. Taylor,
 Danbury.
 The grand officers occupied seats on the
 platform, while members of the two lodges
 owning the building, Quinnipiac and Har-
 mony, stood on the floor of the building | near the platform. Near the grand officers
 stood the two New Haven aged veteran
 Odd Fellows, Thomas 0. Hollis, chief vet.
 eran, and Aaron Belden, the city's gunner
 the oldest in membership, both fine appsar |, ing old gentlemen, an honor to the city , and the fine order they represented. Mr. ) eighty years old. MT. Hollis joined Jun' 15, 1841, and is in his ninetieth year. The ceremony began with these word . spoken by the grand master: 7 "My brethren, we have assembled O, t this occasion to perform an interesting
 and important ceremony. The spot ol , l which we stand has been selected upol t which to erect temple to be oonsecratet f to the great principles of our order; ant 0 we are here to-day to inaugurate the enter ] l prise by laying the first foundation o t corner stone in the structure with tn
 solemn ceremonies beftting such an occa @ 1 sion." Following came the injunction t a l carry the work on to success in all ways @ To all the ceremonials the brethren re v sponded with the words: "So may it be-. r After prayer by Rev. D. G. Ashley, tn t chaplain, the grand master, receivin @ from Grand Warden De Leeuw the vesse b ! containing water, said:
 'In the name of Friendship, as pure a 2 this water (splinkling it three times upo : the stone), lay this corner stone; and a l. it here forms the basis of this edifce J. binding together in harmony and COT I sistency the component parts of it's super l. structure, 50 may true friendship eve
 constitute the foundation of our socit
 fabric, and unite the family of man in on
 fraternal brotherhood"
 a The hymn, ''Thou Who Art God Alone,
 was sung by the brethren, accompanie by the band. Then the grand master, [. ceiving from Grand Chaplain Ashlsy th @ wreath of flowers and strewing them thre a times over the stone, said:
 'I lay this corner stone: and asit unde lies and supports this material temple, E j. may love ever be the chief foundstio o stone of the moral temple of our orde B and the divine sentiment of love ever an l. mate the hearts of all it's votaries."
 Another hymn was sung and then tt
 grand master after strewing the stone wit ,f wheat said
 Il "In truth, represented by this wheat, B. lay this corner stone; trusting that trut l, l may ever prevail over error; and that i t. good seed, sown in our hearts, may brir B. forth it's peaceful fruits in our lives. Ms y the building here to be erected for the il D. culcation of truth ever remainl unshake or by the storms of time; and our believe n order ever rest securely upon the Rock B. Ages"
 m Grand Master Ware tLen gave thr Is blows of the gavel upon the stode ar c. said:
 le "In benevolence and charity lay tn s. corner stone, earnestly praying that as to is firmly fixed in this solid foundation, w may those cardinal virtues immutably r in pose in our organization, and be the co rd stant practice of our order. As this cemel he binds together tho stones of tho wall,
 may the cement of brotherly affection Dir
 us together during all the days of our liv Io here below; and so may the cement divine love, in our fathers own good tim Ie unite us as living stones in the temp Q; above, the house not made with hand Id eternal in the heavens."
 to Then Mayor Marigold, the deputy grar m m master, made proclamation declaring tl io corner stone laid.
 n, Following came prayer by Grand Cha lain Ashley.
 of J. Gibb Smith gave rosewood gave e; which with silver trowel will be place s; in frame and hung on the walls of Qui h. nipiac and Harmony lodges as relics of tl 8, occasion. The chairs placed on the pla n, form were loaned by Cox & Henze and u @, silver>vessels by Diehel.
 D. The building committee consists IT, George D. Lambert, James Bishop al ,k Daniel R. filling of Quinnipiac lodge No. iS and William H. Spock, Francis Lswren D. and John B. Judson of Harmony lodi w. No. 5. The builder is George M. Gran l7 MT. Grant being an Odd Fellow as we'll
 mason-buiider, officiated most ably in a
 sisting in his capacity as the builder of u " edifce at the corner stone laying. wOodmont News. q The season is slowly coming on at Woodmol
 and the cottages are all aired and cleaned
 and awaiting the coming of the owners al to tenants.
 D. The hotels Pembroke and Bonsiline have be ,r fixed up, improved and renovated and now ri 10 any in the country. In about a week the gues will begin to arrive in some numbers and befo [, long the rooms will be nearly filled. ,f A few cottages arc being erected and mo to will probably be erected next fall. to c. M. Mitchell is stopping at the Pembrol ,h where he has engaged rooms for himself a
 family for the entire season. Mrs. J. Fl. Tow
 of Hartford ia also stopping at the Pembro
 until her new cottage, which Is being erected
 D. Smith & Co.,, is finished.
 UT Senator Hawley arrived at his cottage Tuesd