The morning call., 1893-05-19
A MEMORABLE DAY
Impressive Ceremonies at
the Capital.
CORNERSTONE FOR A HOME,
A Splendid Building to Be Erected by
the Ancient Order of Forest
ers of America.
Special to The MORNING CALL

SACRAMENTO, May IS.-To-day has been
a memorable one in the history of the
capital city. Early in the morning the
streets began 10 take on their holiday
aspect, and by 10 o'clock the sidewalks
were thronged with the fair ladies, and
the com bination OF color afforded by their
gay attire and the beautiful decorations of
the buildings resembed huge kaleid0s-
cope of many and ever-changing hues.
The event was the laying of the corner
stone OF the new building of the Ancient
Order of Foresters of America. The event
was a memorable one in the history of
forestry in the United States, and the
building itself will be lasting monument
to the progressive spirit of the order. The
new structure il the first of anything like
public building that has been erected by
and devoted entirely to the interests Of the
Ancient Order of Foresters OF America in
the United States.
The two local courts here, Capital and
Sacramento. deserve praise and honor for
the untiring zeal and indomitable energy
displayed since the conception 0fsthe pro-
jeet, pushing steadily onward and upward
in the face Of strong opposition, and dis
difficulties which. considering the univer-
sal cry Of hard times, is remarkable. AL
though these two courts are but few
years old they have managed to swell their
roll up to about 500 members and have
accumulated nearly $4,000. The new hall
will be ready for occupancy about October
l. The building is a brick and stone
structure and will cost S35.0G0. 1t is
planned to suit the needs of the order. and
is architecturally an orn ament to the city.
At 10 o'clock the Grand Court, Two local
courts. Grass Valley Conclave No. II. K.
S. F., and Court Pride OF Marysville
moved from the Capitol building and
marched to the hall. The procession was
marshaled in the following order:
Platoon of police; Foresters' band
Grass Valley Conclave, X. S. F.; general
committee; Grand Court officers in car
riages; Grand Court delegates; Court
Ca,ital No. 6742; Court Pride of Marys-
vile No. 1928; Court Sacramento No 6S61.
At the scene of the ceremony chorus
of about 200 ladies had been assigned
places. and their sweet voices lent an ad-
ditiOnal charm to the exercises. When the
PROCESSION arrived the following pro-
gramme of exercises was observed:
Prayer, Rev. A. G. Herrck; selection,
Foresters' band; address, Herman G.
Fisher. president'of the Hall Association
address, Grand. Chief Ranger J. j. Cordy
selection, Foresters' band; laying of cor
nerstone by the president; address. Grove
l.. Johnson; selection, Foresters' band
prayer, Rev. A. c. Herrick.
In the stone were deposited plans Of the
building, photographs of the designer and
contractor, autographs of delegates to the
Grand Court, resolutions of the Grand
Court, delegate badge of the Grand Court,
constitution aud general laws, souvenir
badge, history of Court Sacramento No.
6S51. history and roll of Court Capital No.
6742; blanks, odes and regalia of Court
Sacrame to; history of Sacramento Con-
clave No. II. programme of entertainment
of the Grand Court, programme of the
ball in honor of the Grand Court, constl-
tutiCn and bylaws of Court Sacramento,
Columbian half dollar; copy OF the Daily
Bee. Record Union and News; programme
of exercises of the ceremony of laying the
cornerstone, souvenir edition of FOresters
Of America.
After the ceremonies were concluded a
grand reunion was held at Richmond Grove
At the morning session of the Grand
Court the proposition to held the sessions
of the Grand Court biennially was de-
featpd almost unanimously