Evening star., 1896-10-19
First Of the Buildings Of the Ameri-
can University.
CORNER STONE TO BELAID WEDNESDAY
Program Of Exercises Arranged for
the Significant Occasion.
SOME INTERESTING HISTORY

stone of the hall Of history Of the Ameri-
can University will be laid with ceremony
appropriate to the significance Of the event.
Arrangements for the ceremonies were
not completed until this morning, when the
vice chancellor of the university. Rev.
Samuel L. Beiler, Phi. D.. gave out the off,
cial program. as follows: Presiding officer,
Mr.. John f. Andrews of New York. presi-
dent Of the board Of trustees; singing,
America" led by c. Burlew and DR.. Glib
son; responsive reading Of the 33d Psalm,
led by the Rev. Randolph H. McKim. d. D.,
rector of Epiphany p. e. Church: hymn,
read by Rev. Samuel l.. BeiIer; prayer
for wisdom" written for the occasion by
George Lansing Taylor, DID,, Lid;
prayer, Rev. Stephen M. Newman, DID,,
pastor of the First Congregational Church;
Introductory address. Bishop John F.
Hurst. ID, chancellor Of the university:
addresses Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson Of
the Southern Methodist Church, ex-Gov.
Robert e. Pattison Of Pennsylvania, Bishop
Ghas. H. Fowler. DID,, Of Buffalo. N. Y:
Buckley, DID,. Of New York editor of the
Christian Advocate; Bishop John p. New
man of San Francisco, Cal, and Bishop
Chas c. McCabe Of Fort Worth, Tex
The President Not to be There.
President Cleveland had been invited to
lay the corner stone, but sent his regrets
stating that he had already accepted an in
vitatton to be present at Princeton wednes-
day and Thursday. Mr.. VIM. NJ. Poindexter
the architect, has the corner stone now
ready fer use. 1t is of granite. Weighing
5x5x3 feet. A small receptacle has been
carved out of 1t. in which will be placed a
copper box containing the usual coins
documents and papers. The laying Of the
corner stone Will be according to the ritual
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and will
be performed by the senior bishop of the
church, Bishop Thomas Bowman, d. d.
Concluding exercises by the Grand Lodge of
Free and Accepted Masons of the District
OF Columbia according to their impressive
rites.
The Board of Trustees.
The laying of the corner stone will be
preceded tomorrow by a meeting Of the
board of trustees AZ the Arlington Hotel,
which will be followed by lunch. The board
of trustees contains representatives of the
Methodist, Baptist. Presbyterian, Protestant
Episcopal and Congregational churches.
The chancellor is Bishop John F. Hurst.
The vice chancellor is Rev. DIR. Samuel l..
Beiler, and the registrar Is the Rev. DR..
Albert Osborn. The other members of the
board are: Bishop Thomas Bowman, ST.
Louis; ]. NJ. Buckley, d. D., New York
city; city: Michael Bqrnham. ID. St; Louis;
Chapman. D. D.. Philadelphia: Bishop C.
H. Fowler. Buffalo: H. N. Higinbotham,
Chicago, director general of the worlds
fair; Bishop John F. Hurst, Washington;
]. NJ King, DID,, New York city; c. c.
McCabe. DID,. Fort Worth. Texas; Judge
e. l.. McComas. Washington; Bishop J. p.
Newman. San Francisco; A. J. Palmer.
DID,, New York city; Charles Scott, Phila-
delphia; w. w. Smith, Lynchburg, Va,
president Of the Randolph-Macon College;
Judge w. NJ. Springer, Indian Territory;
Bishop A. w. Wilson, Baltimore; John Z.
Andrus. New York city; Charles w. Buoy,
DID,, Philadelphia; A. B. Duvall. Wash
ington; NJ. G. Emery, Washington; B. F.
Leighton, Washington; Mrs. John A. Lo-
gan, Washington; Chaplain w. H. Milburn,
Washington; Ex-Governor r. E. Pattison,
Philadelphia; John E. Searles, New York
city; Hiram Price, Iowa; Mrs. Matthew
Simpson, Philadelphia; Mrs. E. ]. Somers.
Washington; Jacob Tome. Port Deposit,
Md: Bishop ]. H. Vincent, Topeka, Kan;
D. B. Wesson. Springfield. Mass; S. w.
Woodward, Washington; A. B. Browne,
Washington; D. H. Carroll, d. D., Bal:i-
more; William Connell, Scranton, Pa; An
derson Fowler New York city; John Fritz
South Bethlehem, Pa; c. c. Glover, Wash
ington; John E. Herrell Washington; ].
B. Hobbs, Chicago; John G. Holmes. Pitts
burg; George P. Hukill, Oil City, Pa; J. l..
Hurlbut, D. D, New York city; John S.
Huyler New York city; John R. Mclean.
Washington; Jno. Patton, Curwensville, Pa. I;
c. H. Payne, DID,, New York city: Thos.
H. Pearne, D. D., Hillsboro. Ohio. and
Brainard H. Warner. Washington.
The hall of history will te the first of the
group of university buildings to be erected
and will be a strikingly beautiful struc-
ture Of Ionic, architecture. built Of pure
white marble. 1t will occupy one OF the
highest emiaences in the vicinity of Wash
ington and present an imposing appearance
from all directions.