Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-18
GREAT PREPARATIONS
Being Made for the Laying of the
Corner Stone of the Capitol
Annex.
The Ceremony to Take Place ON July
Fourth by the Masonic Grand
Lodge-ArrangrmeRts for the Az
fair.

Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, June IL
Preparations are being made for the
laying of the cornerstone OF the cap
itol annex, which will take place on
the Fourth of July and which is expect
ed to be a very interesting event. The
ceremonies will be conducted by the
Masonic Grand Lodge OF West Virginia,
according TO the ritual of the order. AN
address will be delivered by Governor
Atkinson. a copper box, size 9x9x1S
inches, will be provided for the deposit
of articles to be preserved TO poster
ity. The corne stone will be a large
block of granite, weighing six tons. It
will be 4 feet high and Az feet on
each side. The W sides facing out
ward will each be divided into two Sec
tons, and each section will have en-
graved upon it a list of names of those
who have been or are connected with
the construction of the building ar
ranged, as follows:
Commission on Site and Architecture,
Geo. w. Atkinson, Governor; o. 5.
Marshall, President of the Senate; 0.
S. Mckinney. Speaker of the House OF
Delegates; R. E. Fast, chairman FL
nance Committee of Senate; w. l..
Mansfield, chairman Finance Commit
tee of House of Delegates.
July. 4, 1900, a. L. 5000:
Neil Robinson, grand master; A. d.
w. Stricken, deputy grand master; P.
R. Harrison, senior grand warden; e.
NJ. Turner, junior grand warden; Hugh
Sterling, grand treasurer; Geo. w. AT
kinson, P. G. NJ, grand secretary; R. d.
Roller, grand chaplain; Harrison Al
bright, architect and superintendent,
| Charleston, w. Va; David Dick, inspec-
tor of work, Charleston, w. Va: Cald-
we'll & Drake, contractors, Columbus,
Ind; James w. Parkinson, superin-
tendent, Columbus, Ind.
Board of Public Works: Geo. w
Atkinson, Governor; L. NJ. LaFollette
Auditor; NJ. A. Kendall, Treasurer;
j. R. Trotter, State Superintendent OF
Free Schools; Edgar p. Rucker, At.
torney General; VIM. NJ. 0. Dawson
Secretary of State, Secretary of Board
The contractors for the construction
of the building began laying the foun-
dation about a month ago, and are
pushing the work along as rapidly as
possible, though they do not expect
to have it completed before next spring
The building is to be a very substan-
tial and elegant one and will be
credit to the State. The Legislature Of
1893 appropriated $50, 900 for the con
struction of the building on the con.
dition that the citizens of Charleston
furnish the necessary grounds and -.
plans of the structure. The citizens q
Charleston complied with their part o.
the agreement without delay, donating
to the State a beautiful lot facing the
present capitol building from the
south, the annex being located on thu
south side of the street and occupying
the northern half of the block between
Dickinson and Hale streets.
The Auditors Office, the Supreme
Court Chambers, the private Offices o
the Judges and the Clerk of the Su.
preme Court, and the law library viii
be located in the annex This build,
ing will be ready for occupancy within
about a year.