The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
Program for Corner Stone
Exercises.
Safe and Comfortable Accom-
mOdatiOnS for the Public.
COLLATION. TO Be Served on Future
Site of Senate Chamber.

This northeast storm is already thres
days old, bad luck TO 1t, and as a north
east storm never lasts mush longer than
that there Is every reason TO believe that
the people OF Rhode Island are TO have
good weather for the elaborate corner
stone services day after tomorrow.
All arrangements for the comfortable
accommodation OF the crowd have been
practically completed. and at the north
east corner of the building there is an
immense grand stand with seating Gu
pacity for 20Oo people. This grand stand
Is unique thing in its way. Unlike al
similar temporary arrangements for au-
diences, ii is comfortable and q back
seat is as good as one in the front row.
There is about the same slope to the
platform as there Is to the parquet of
the Providence Opera House, the seats
all have backs, which fact alone will
make the public want to have the names
Norcross Brothers engraved on bronze
tablets, and there is an entrance eight
feet wide.
Nearly half hundred ushers will do
the rest and IL is not possible now to see
how any petty annoyance will interfere
with the enjoyment OF one OF the most
interesting and at the same time most
solemn and significant days In the his
tory OF Rhode Island.
The corner stone itself will be OF the
faultless Georgia marble. a block feet
inches by ? feet 3 inches, oy / foot II
inches. and weighing-H tens On the
end will be the seal of the State in relief
and on one corner Of the same face the
Masonic square is to be cut into the
stone. On the long side will be the date,
October Is, MDCCCXCvI. The marble Is
to rest on the foundation block of Rhode
Island granite, and in this lower stone
VIII be the sealed copper box.
The contents of the box are to be: The
Rhode Island Statutes, state Manual of
1896, List of General Assembly, the State
flag OF blue silk, made by Quartermsster-
General Dennis, the annual reports OF the
State institutions, all documents relating
to the new State House, the bulletins of
the State census resolutions OF City Coun-
ell OF Providence, relative to State House,
report of the X. /. Historical Society,
coins and postage stamps OF tire United
States, city ordinances, city tax book,
and the Centennial History OF Masonry
in Rhode Island.
Secretary Glezen has made arrangements
for the lunch tent TO DO erected on the
building itself, that is, on the temporary
flooring placed over the basement, and the
delicacies will be served on the same spot
lara raI Iata ha Asat
will help out the. other end on making
laws.
Mr.. Glezen this forenoon entertained
the members of the prsss in most in
teresting manner, by taking them to the
State House site and afterwsrd TO the pig
marble yards of Norcross Brothers ON
Kingsley avenue where scores of men are
at work on the huge pieces OF marble
from the Georgia quarries, and with won-
derful machinery turning out the gleam-
ing white blocks, which are to be fitted
together into one magnificent whole, and
constitute the State House OF tine State OF
Rhode Island and Providence Planta-
tions.
The order Of services on Thursday will
be as follows.
ORDER OF SERVICE.
PRAYER ........... Rt. Rev Thomas NJ. Clark, n. ID
Address. President of the Board
Address. His Exceleney, The Governor
MASONIC SERVICE
iayIts;ion TO the Grand Master 10 proceed with the
laying Of the corner stone
Prayers and Responses
Eulogy on Masonry ......... Grand Orator
Presentation OF the Memorial box
Reading OF list Of contents OF the box
......... ................ Grand Secretary
Deposit Of the Memorial box .. Grand Treasurer
Presentation OF the Working Tools
............., .,.... Grand Master OF Ceremonies
Hallowin the Stone....-.s... Grand Master
Laying the stone Grand Master
Proving the stone ....................
-. Deputy Grand Master and Grand wardsns
Ifbafion Of Corn 90. 80. Deputy Grand Master
Iihation Of Wine ........S Senior Grand warden
LibAtlon OF Oil............. junior Grand warden
fenediction OF the work.. ..... Grand Master
Reading OF a proper psalm Grand Chspaa
lrOcl amation ....s.....-.. :. oIehu Neffhh
Doxol0gy. ....................hy The Audien.e
Re ,hou. q GOD, exalted high,
And as thy z ofy hlis the sky
SO let 10 be on eartn displayed
TIL thOu art here as there Obeyed
orntion...... ............ Hon. Rowland liexnrd
Singing OF America o.. ... ... BY the Audiepcr
Prayer and renediciion ...... 1. 80.
.......... ... Rev Edward :. Moore. ID.
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