The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-24

Will Conttnue-Ihe Officers VINO
VIII oHioIatc.
To-day is st. John'a day, and the
Masons Of Wheeling and vicinity will
celebrate it with the most imposing GER
emonies they have had in the city fol
many years. The main feature OF the
day will be the laying Of the cornerstone
of the new Masonic temple, on Market
street south OF Fourteenth, The COM
mittee has some time ago ordered o
handsome granite stone to be used as
the cornerstone, but in some way as yet
unexplained, it was miscarried by the
railroad or lost in transportation and at
the last minute it was necessary to have
sandstone one cut here. This will be
laid to-day, but in oil probability will
be replaced later by the granite block.
The corner stone laying will be I'M
der the auspices Of Ohio lodge, which
is the Oldest lodge in the city. The
grand lodge has delegated the author
lily OF grand master TO Colonel Robert
White, who will have charge OF the GER
emonies, and he will BIO assisted by the
following officers appointed by him:
Grand marshal, j. A. Millerj grand
tyler, T. w. Bliss; grand stewards, II.
L Loss, John A. Zorn, Il. O. Darrah
and James Maxwell; grand orator, o.
s. Long; grand chaplain, Rev. DR.. K. K.
Swope; grand secretary, u. w. Akin
son; grand treasurer, Hugh Sterling;
principal architect, Willard +. Giesey
grand Junior warden, James McCahon ;
grand senior warden, Joseph Hall
grand pursuivant, j. Il. Hughes; mas
ter OF oldest lodge, Theodore Snyder
grand junior deacon, Victor Rosenburg;
grand senior deacon, W.. Ii. Travis;
deputy grand marshal, I. Q. Stephen
son.
In the box which goes in tho cavity
will be placed the following articles;
Copies OF the INTELLIGENCER, Register,
NswS and lStaais Zcitmg. Tho copy OF
the INTgLLIaENCER will be that OF June
II, containing the history OF the move
ment to build the masonic temple, writ
ten by Mr.. Alex. Forgey, and picture
OF the temple. Proceedings OF M. w.
grand lodge Of West Virginia for 1892,
official proceedings OF the grand COM
mandery OF West Virginia for 1892; pro-
ceedinga of the grand royal arch chap.
ter for 1892; bylaws of Ohio lodge No.
/; bylaws OF Wheeling lodge No. 8; by
: laws OF Nelson lodge No, 80; bylaws OF
Bates lodge No. 3S; bylaws Of Wheel
ing chapter No. l (three sets) bylaws
OF Wheeling commandery No. /; by
laws of Cyrene commandery No. Z; by.
laws OF West Liberty lodge; bylaws OF
Osiris temple, A. A. o. N. NJ. s., list Of
the officers OF Ohio county; workings
OF Ohio lodge No. l0l; book OF ma
sonic law; official Masonic direc-
tory; origin OF the Wheeling postottice;
history OF the Knights Templar from
1889 to the present day; invitation to
the Columbian celebration; silver
plate containing tho date OF orgauiza-
ton, present officers, past masters and
members OF Bates lodge No. 80, size OF
the plate Gx4 inches; engraved coin
with oilicerS OF Nelson lodge No. 80,
also history Of the lodge; bylaws and
list OF members of Myrian chapter No.
Eastern Star; copper square with
names OF tho officers Of Nelson lodge
No. 33; copper cross with the names OF
officers and past officers Of Wheeling
commandery No. i; triangle with the
names of officers and past officers Of
Wheeling Union chapter No. l;
Columbian coin OF 1892 given
by X. II. List. The following
articles taken from the cornerstone
OF the former Masonic temple, later
known MS tho Ark, Wheeling Gazette OF
1926, three coins OF the same date, by
laws OF Ohio Lodge No. l0l, all OF which
will be put in tho cornerstone in the
original copper box; Shrine invitations
Badge OF Wheeling Commandery No.
by John A. Zom; Badge OF Cyrcne Com
mandery No, by L. q. Schoen; Shrine
camel, souvenir Of tho Denver meeting
Of 1892; Jewish shekel 1000 years old
MI Austrian coin by Henry Speyer
Master OF Wheeling lodge No. 8; coin by
Alex. Frcw; coin by j. D. McFadden
silver coin by Q. D. Aduma; three sill
yer coins OF 1893 by j. A. Miller.
The box was made OF lead by TrimhlC
& Lut2, who donated IL for tho purpose
The cornerstone laying will DO pre-
coded by procession, the line being
made up as follows: Ohio lodge No. /
Wheeling No. 5, Nelson No. 80 9nd
Bates No. 49, OF Wheeling; BelIhon
lodge OF Bridgeport, headed by Meis
ter's band, and lodges from Wollsburg,
West Liberty, Cameron, Warrington
New Martinsuille and Moundsville,
The column will form on Twelfth
street, in front of the present Masonic
hall, aud march on Twelfth to Market
street, on Market to Tenth, thence to
Main, south to 1wenty.fourth, tc
Chapline, to Twentieth, to Market, and
on Market north to the ate Of the new
temple, whore the exercises will bt
conducted with due solemnity.
After tho ceremonial the line will bt
reformed and march to tho Elm Grove
railway station, whence they will pro
coed to Wheeling Park There address
SOS will DO made by Grand Master
White, Orator Long, Chaplain Swope
Hon. G. w. Atkinson and perhaps
others.
Aitor the speeches tho Masons nnt
their families will devote the remainder
OF the afternoon and evening to having
generally good social time.