The herald., 1894-09-20

| together. When the grand chaplain had
concluded prayer, Deputy Grand Mas
ter Ford proclaimed the corner stone
laid, and the procession was reformed,
and with prancing steeds and martial
mu ic the march to the Burbank theater
| was taken up.
As at the new building. the uniform
ranks formed double line with drawn
swords at the entrance to the theater,
and the procession passed through into
the building. The grand officers TOOK
seats upon the stage, and when the
members had all filed in President W.
r. Burr arose and called the assembly
to order. prayer was offered by the
chaplain, after which Mayor Rowan
made an extremely appropriate address
OF welcome. He said that he felt sure
that the new hall would have TO be en-
lsrged in the near future in order to ac-
commodats the increasing membership.
His remarks of welcome were most ieel-
ingly responded to by Grand Master
Simpson, who paid glowing tribute to
Los Angeles and her warm hearted and
progressive citizens.
After a musical selection by the or =
chestra, Past Grand Master Charles N.
Fcx, 80 orator of the occasion delivered
on tine Order of Odd Fellows.
The entire proceedings were take n
part in by very large number OF the
different orders, and the crowd OF friends
which assembled to view the interest,"
ing ceremonies was very large. In fact,
the crowd was 30 large in front OF the
new building that the street was en-
tirely blockaded and traffic had to be
suspended.
The new building which was formally
begun yesterday Was conceived two
years ago. At that time o meeting was
held OF representatives of the seven
lodges of Los Angeles, and an
organization known as the Odd Fellows
Hall association formed, with capital
stock placed at $40. 900.
Only Is shares of stock were issued.
the lodges and encsmpment dividing the
same equally among themselves. They
issued bonds. and the members of the
order became the purchasers. These
bonds were secured by first mortgage
on the building and lot and RON for 20
years. They wers of the denomination
OF $l00 and bear interest at the rate of
per cent per annum. payable semiannu-
ally.
w hou tlio OIBdni1eIiuu WAS pdrloEtou
the association elected the following
board OF dirsctors: Los Angeles lodge
No. 80, James Ashman, N. Bonfiglio and
r. K. McCreery; Golden Rule lodge No.
$50, w. 0. Barr, o. Morgan and w. II.
McDonald; Good viii lodge, T. H.
White, w. A. Bonynge and j. B. Gun
ther; Semi-Tropic lodge No. 37l, +. Z.
Overholzsr, j. III. Krimminger and E. T.
Baldwin Orphous lodge No. 237, f. j.
Moll, sr., E. Joermsn and Jos. Bickel;
Orange Grove encampment. Louis Volt
mer, Gustav Heimann and r. Living
ston. w. 0. Burr was chosen president; !;
Louis Vollmor, vice-president; w. A.
Bouynge, secretary, and Gus Heimann,
treasurer.
Upon these gentlemen, particularly
Secretary Bonynge, the labor of collect
ing the funds, buying a suitable lot and
experimenting the erection of the build
ing has devolved, and they have done
their work admirably. The new build
ing in to occupy lot ON the east side OF
Main street, between Third and Fourth,
adjoining on the south the Cathedral
The lot cost sl7. 900 and the building
will COST $2S, 900 when completed. Is
will be three stories high and will have
frontage of AZ eet on " ain street by