The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-04
IN GENERAL Pixies HONOR
The Cornerstone of a Monument 10
His Memory Laid.
Informal Ceremonies at Indiana Ave
nue. and Third Street Northwest.
Where the statue Is ia he Erected.
To BE Unveiled With EIah-
crate Programme Next May

Informal ceremonies incident to the lay
ing Of the cornerstone Of a monument TO
General Albert Pike. late Grand Comman-
der of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern Ju-
risdiction Of the United States, were held
at the corner OF Indiana Avenue and Third
Street northwest, at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, at which point the monument is to be
erected on a Government reservation
granted to the order. There was no fixed
programme and no speeches.
Prior to going to the site a number of
Thirty-third degree Masons and others as
sembled at the House of the Temple at the
corner of Third and streets, where
parchment had been prepared for
the signatures of those who at
tended the ceremonies. After this was
done the parchment was carefully folded
and placed in a champagne bottle, together
with copy OF the proceedings Of the Gown
ell authorizing the erection Of the monu-
ment and providing funds therefor. The
bottle was then sealed
The parchment, with the names OF those
signing it. reads as follows:
Washington. D. C, July 4. 1900
We have this day placed the cornerstone Of the
Monument 10 General Albert Pi.e late Grand
Commander of the Supreme Council Of the An
cieent and Accepted Scottish Rite Of Free Nj
sonTy for the southern Masonic jurisdiction Of
the United Stztes Of America
The monument is erected by the supreme Coun-
~ OF the said Rite after the designs prepared by
sculptor G.. Dyntsnoye.
(signed): George W Balloch. j. l. Gold
schmidt, Aaron Baldwin, HaIyer Nelson, Frederick
Stabler. }. {. Taylor, Alfred NJ Lambeth, Martin
OConner. James IL TrInble. William o. Roone.
Mrs Lillian Pike Rooms. a daughter Of General
Pike; Isaac 7. Noses, William r. Singleton Col
Thomas 4 Bingham Col r. ! Fleming J H.
alker, JAMES Lznsburgh, r. " Corder. c. C.
Durcanson, George H. Walker ". L. Bogdeu,
v. II. Stearnes. Henry ?. B!ouHt StiIsou Hutch
ms Henry Franc. Frank H. Hosford, W l.
Crounse, and J. Roy Adams
This bottle vas then taken 10 the monu-
ment site and imbedded in cement in the
cornerstone together with some coins Of
current date and the leaves from tree that
had beer planted in front Of the House OF
The Temple O. Third Street by General
Pike
Those who signed the parchment we're the
Oaly guests.
The monument. all Of which was pre-
pared in the studio OF Trentanove. in Italy.
is TO have a pedestal OF red granite TWEEN
~ feet high, which came from Lake Como.
be twelve feet high. made from a photo
graph taken Just before his death and Is
considered by those who have seen il 20 De
a remarkable likeness in a characteristic
pose
II is expected that the unwilling serv,
ices will occur IN May next. a. which time
many prominent Masons fIon all parts Of
the world viii take part in the elaborate
ceremony that is being arranged for the
occasion.
Trentanove. the sculptor. has been con-
graduating himself for several days past
on the fortunate escape the statue and
some OF its ornaments had from destrUc-
ton II Was shipped 10 him on the Saaie,
which was one OF the steamers destrOyei
in the North German LlOyds fire III New
York. and in his zeal 10 have the corner
stone laying on the Fourth OF July, he had
it FASTENED 10 Washington. Il left New
York where il had been on the pier. just
the day before the fire.
Gen. Albert Pike was born In Boston,
Mass, December -. 1909 and was TemOye i
by his parents to Nevburypost in The
same State. when he was four Yeas Of
age and was reared there He Was du-
Gated in part ct the primary and grammar
schools and AT an academy at Frami-ghn.
and entered Harvard College August p.
1928. II was necessary for him 10 ach
to get the necessary funds FOR his beard
and tuition
He set out in March. 1881 in caravan
for Santa Fe- After short time he de-
voted himself 20 teaching and newspaper
work and became a lawyer though he
did not -elinquish his literary work alto
gether. In 1889 the Hymns Of the Gods
was published and added very much 10
his reputation. He served in an Arkan-
sas regiment during the Mexican war and
in the civil war Orgsvizpd soue Ind a IN
regiments which he carried into ne bat
ties OF Pea Ridge and Elkhorn
He was always prominent IN Masonry
and had held every high Office in the gift
Of the order, reaching the pinnacle just
before his death