The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-16
The MASONIC TEMPLE
Arrangements for Laying the Corner.
stone NexI Tbursday-The Official
Programme for the Ceremonies.

The contractors have made good pro-
gress on the handsome Masonic Tenn
pie, which is being erected on h old
First National bank lot, on. North
Front street, the undat having
been laid and the walls built up to the
first floor and ON a level with Front
street. The sleepers have also been
placed, n the under jacket Of the
flooring about laid, so that everything
will be in readiness for the laying OF
the corner stone next Thursday, May
18th.
The cornerstone is to be laid by the
Masonic Grand Lodge OF North Caro-
notable event that ever occurred in
Masonic circles of the state.
Eleven of the officers OF the Grand
Lodge have signifed their intention
to be here, and they will arrive in the
city on Wednesday,. Those who have
informed the committee of arrange
ments for the laying Of the cornerstone
thai they will come are as follows,
and they have been assigned as the
guests of those Of our citizens named,
to wit:
DR.. r. J. Noble, of Selma, Grand
Master, to be the guest of Mr.. c.. H.
Robinson.
Mr.. B. S. Register, of Oxford, Deputy
Grand Master, to be h guest of Mr..
James II. C~hadbourn, Jr.
Mr.. VS. Liddell, of Charlotte, Junior
Grand Warden, to be the guest of Mr..
E. P. Bailey.
Colonel J. C. Drewry, of Raleigh,
H. H. Munson.
Mr.. A. M. Simms, of Raleigh, Grand
Chaplain, to be the guest of Mr.. r. w.
Price.
Mr.. F. D. Winston, of Windsor, Sen
ior Grand Deacon, to be the guest Of
Mrs. M. S. Willard.
Mr.. S.. M. Gattis, of Hillsboro, Grand
Marshal, to be the guest of Mr.. w. B.
McKoy.
Mr.. T. C. T.. Linn, of Salisbury, Grand
Sword Bearer, to be the guest of Mr..
c.. H. Robinson.
Mr.. F. D. Jones, of Gulf, Grand
Steward, to be the guest Of Postmaster
VIM. H. Chadbourn.
Mr.. F. L. Farrow, Of Winston, Grand
Steward, to be the guest of Mr.. F. H.
1 Fechtig.
Mr.. r. H. Bradley, of Raleigh, Grand
Tyler, to be h guest of Mr.. James W.
Monroe.
Three or four others Of the officers
of the Grand Lodge have not yet sig
niied their intention OF being here.
THE ARRANGEMENTS.
The committee of arrangements for
laying the cornerstone met at st Johns
hall on Friday night, n completed
their work. Those of the committee
present were Mr.. H. H. Munson, chair
man, and Messrs. C. H. Robinson, Jas.
w. Monroe, J.. Erons, E. O.. Toomer,
u. M. Robinson, JOS. H. Waters and
DR.. J. E. Matthews. Mr.. U. M. Robin
son acted as secretary.
The various subcommittee reported,
and the order of the ceremonies was
formulated. On Thursday at 2:30 o. m.
the Masonic bodies will meet at st.
Johns hall. After opening, a process
sion will be formed with P~lantagenet
Commandery No. l., knights , e1nplar,
as escort, headed by the Second Regi-
! ment band. The procession will then
| take up the line of march for the Tenn
pie as follows: From st. Johns hall
out Market street to Third street, up
Third street to Chestnut sstreet, on
Chestnut street to Front street, n
thence 6fwn Front street to the Temple
where the cornerstone will be laid at 4
D. m.
THE PROGRAMME.
The programme will be as follows:
1. Music by Second Regiment Band.
2. Announcement by the Grand Mas
ter.
8. Prayer by the Grand Chaplain.
4. Singing, selection by the st. Cece-
liza Quartette.
5. Placing the box and it's contents
in the cornerstone.
6. Hymn, tune America, with band
accompaniment.
7. Ceremony of testing the stone.
; s. Presenting the elements Of conse-
; Grafton.
9. Conservation Hymn, tune "Old
Hundred with band accompaniment.
10. Conservation of the stone.
IL. Grand Honors.
II. Delivery Of the implements of
architecture to the architect.
Is. Proclamation by the Grand Mas
ter.
IA. Song, selection by ST. Cecilia
Quartette.
IS. Introduction Of the Orator, by the
Hon. A. M. Waddell, mayor of Will
mington-
16. Address by the Orator, Colonel Ju-
liam S, Carr, of Durham.
II. Music by the Second Regiment
Band.
IS. Benediction by the Grand Chap
lain.
After the ceremonies lave conclud-
ed, the Masonic bodies will proceed
from the temple to st. Johns hall and
disband
At night st. Johns Lodge will meet
and give the Master Mason's degree.
For this occasion the various rail-
roads have given a reduced fare of 2
cents per mile for persons who desire
to come to Wilmington.
1t is expected that there will be a
large number of persons in the city
to attend the exercises.
New Hotel for Wilmington
Messrs. I. NJ. Bear and I. ]. Stern
berger, two enterprising business men,
of this city, on yesterday concluded the
purchase of h eligible lot on North
Front street, between the store of