The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23
Hundreds of Visitors Witness
the Washington Day Sports
at Fowler.
OBSERVED AT OTHER POINTS
Patriotic Citizens Honor the Memory
of the First President of
America.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Feb. 22-The
Masons ceIe brated to-day by laying the
cornerstone Ot the new Masonic temple
on Hill street. Not since the days of the
Fiesta have the streets put on such an
animated appearance as this morning.
Masons with the neat bib and apron,
Masons with pretty blue ribbons which
were pinned on by pretty women-wives
OF local Masons and members of the Order
OF the Eastern Star-Masons with i'm
mense ribbons and rosettes, Masons with
more emblems than all the other orders
combined, knights Tempiar with cha
peaus and baidrics and cleaning swords
were seen everywhere.
Civic parades could well take pattern
by that of the Masonic bodies that turned
out this afternoon. 1t was a model pro-
cession in every respect. One of the most
noticeable features of the whole procession
was the promptness with which it moved.
The scene as the parade moved down
Broadway was an inspiring one.
The broad thoroughfare was lined with
thousands of spectators, and other thou
sands viewed it from the buildings on
either side. 1t was one of the handsomest
parades of civic bodies that has ever taken
place in Los Angeles, and the soldierly ap-
pearance OF the 1900 or 1000 men who were
IN line was enthusiastically commented
upon as they marched along.
The ceremonies OF the laying of the cor
nerstone were solemn and impressive
Through the streets the procession had
passed amid a blaze of music, preceded by
its mounted police. and then. after the
r0-pl m q
silence fell over the multitude, the scene
was peculiarly picturesque.
Harvey Lindley, president of the
Masonic Temple Association, delivered ar
address on the new temple. Most Wor
shiptul Grand Master Edward Myers Pres
tons address was listened to with earnes
attention.
He was followed by Hon. Thomas Flint
Jr. and Hon. Frank Marion Angelotti
Very Worshipful Grand Secretary George
Johnson read the records and then the
precious deposit was made in the corner
stone by Edward Coleman, V. w. Grand
Treasurer. Music by the quartet followed,
and amid the silence that fell on the mul-
titude the grand officers laid the corner
stone.
The address of the day was most elo.
quently given by Judge ]. D. Bicknell
grand orator, and after more music the
benediction was pronounced by Rev. W.
". Tinker.
The new temple will be one of the hand.
soonest on the coast. The permit for the
structure, issued by the building superin-
tendent recently, calls for an expenditure
OF about $4,000. The building will have a
frontage OF ifty-nine feet on the west side
Of Hill street, between Fourth and Fifth,
q depth of 160 feet, and it will be three
stories in height. The wall will be mas
sive enough for five-story block.
The front of the building will be of a
classic style of architecture A light sal.
. mon-colored pressed brick will be used,
with Sespe stone trimmings. The en-
trance will be an archway fifteen feet wide
and twenty-five feet high. Here are fluted
pllasters resting on carved stone pedestals
and with Ionic capitals. The beautifully
carved arch will rest on dwarf round col
umns. The pediment will be capped with
final, and in the pediment will be the Ma
sonic emblem carved in Sespe stone.