The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-26

unwilling: Confederate currency three
notes Of 300 each, one of $50. one of so,
one of $40, one of S5, one of - and one OF
$50. presented by John +. Mayer;
currency and coins of to-day-gold dollar
1912 treasury note, silver certificate, silver
dollar 1891 halt-dOllar 1899. Quarter-dollar
1892. dime Of 1892, ten cents, five cents aud
one cent.
Japanese fan. Leigh-street Baptist Sun
day school. from B. +. johnson; catalogue
Richmond Gem cigarettes album OF lnYen-
tors and album of the Paris Exposition.
presented by Allen Il Ginter; mateh-saie
and stamp-h0lder. presented by Howard
Swineford package from Owens q MINOR
Drug Company, cards OF Virginia state In
surance Company. j. III. Dickerson a 90.
Purcell. Ladd & Co. NJ. j. Dimmock. r. >.
Wathall. William Bueger, j. w. Anderson
k Co., Shanks IL Barrett and Magnus Hess
berg
After the remainder Of the ceremony the
implements of operative Masonry, the
square. the level and the p lumo. were theh
handed 10 the superintendent OF the new
building Brother W. d. Burton. The
Grand Marshal with Brothers j. Taylor
Fllyson and Lewis ID. Crenshaw, then IN
formed Judge George l.. Christian, the
president OF the Chamber OF Commerce,
that the cornerstone was laid with Masonic
honors and lie accepted 1t with thanks.
JUDGE CHRISTIAN.
The baud played an interlude, when
Judge Christian came forward and IN intro
duc.ug the orator Of the day, Colonel John
is. Purcell SAID:
Ladies and Gentlemen.-I cannot begin
the performance of the very pleasant duty
which has been assigned % me without iTst
concentrating you and all the people of
this community on the advent OF this day,
a dav which is not only fraught with III
terest to every business man IA this city,
but which marks 81 advanced step aud. !
believe. a new and grand era in the history
of this battie-cTowned but beautiful city o.
ours.
We are gathered this evening 70 lay the
corner stone of q building which Will not
only be an ornament 20 this city Ia oil the
wears 10 come, but one which would reflect
credit on any city in this broad and pros
porous land OF ours which viii give per
manent and suitable home % your chief
commercial organization, aud, trust ana
believe will lnfuse new HE and Zehi III Thai
organization and through 1t TO every busi-
ness and calling which is. or should De-
represented by u.
il would not be appropriate or becoming
in me.to anticipate what will be better SAID
bv your orator this evening Ia giving you
any detailed history of the Chamber OF Com
merce OF Richmond. or of the nature and I'M
po,teuce Of this work. IN the past. but IL may
not be out OF place tor me. IN as few words
as possible to present a contrast between
the condition Of the Chamber. today ana
what IL was ten years ago, aud thus let you
see that the decade has not been
a decadence" in that organization. len
9aers AGO the Chamber numbered
1nlv about seventy-hye members, with
no permanent or suitable place TOT
holding its meetings, and, what Is
much worse. with no hope then OF ever
having such place. We then had a secre-
tarv VINO. whilst doing all that was re-
o M or could be expected of him or any
one employed NJ the very small eomppensa-
lien We could then afford TO pay, could 9hly
Give few hours each month to the worh Oh
the Chamber The rooms we're ,o ony Upe Of
the CHAMBER or board required, and thus