Evening star., 1901-09-26
CORNER STONE TO BE LAID
CEREMONIES AT RUPERT HOME AT
4 Il. NJ. Today.
Address TO BE Delivered by Mr.. Simon
WOlf-ArtfcIes Intended
for Deposit.

The corner stone of the Christian and
Eleanora Rupert Home will be laid at
o'clock this afternoon. A program of ap-
propriate ceremonies has been arranged by
the Grand Lodge, F. A. A M, of the Dis
trict. At the conclusion of the exercises a
light lunch will be served at the German
Orphan Asylum by the ladies' societies of
that institution.
The assemblage will be called to order
by Mr.. Simon Wolf, president of the board
of directors of the home. Prayer will be
offered by Rev DR.. Gustave Facius, which
will be followed by a song by the Wash
ington jaengerbund. The corner stone will
then be laid according to the Masonic
rites. The box which will be placed in
the corner stone will contain a copy of the
proceedings of the Masonic Grand Lodge
for the year 1900, copy of the constitution
of the lodge, together with a Masonic cal
endar for the year 1901. Also copy of
the last will of Christian Rupert, a list
of the names of the board of directors, Of
ficers of the board, building committee,
architects. contractor; copy of the consti-
tuition and bylaws and the last report of
German Orphan Asylum and a list of the
officers a copy of The Star, Post and
Times of this city of September a6; a copy
of the Weekly Journal. German; a copy of
the Baltimore Correspondent. September %
1901; photographs of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
tian Rupert; copy of the Architects
and Builders Journal of May 1901, contain
ing picture of building and plans of the
home: list of officers of board Of directors
of the Concordia Lutheran Church. in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert worShiped.
list of officers of DeMolay Commandery.
knights Templar, of which Mr.. Rupert
was a member; coins of 1901. to wit. 1c..
Sc, 10c, DC, SOC and 81.
Mr.. VOLTS Address.
Addresses will be delivered by Commits
sioner John w. Ross and by Mr.. Simon
Wolf The latter wifi say:
The Declaration of Independence was
the laying of the corner stone of American
liberty and independence The Constitu-
ton framed hereunder was the culmina-
tion and highest exposition of human ge-
MUS. So the laying of the corner stone to-
day of the Christian and Eleanora Rupert
Home is the commencement of a charity
broad and liberal, which will culminate in
| a few months hence in the dedication. and
which will in due time shelter the infirm
and INDECENT of our district, irrespective of
faith and nationality.
This is not the time or place to amplify
on what prompted and inspired Mr. Rup-
pert to do this worthy and noble deed That
time will be when the home shall be thrown
open for the uses for which it was
ated. therefore briefly state that Mr..
vsed that after certain legacies should
have been paid to relatives and others, and
after having left generous gift to the
church in which he worshiped and the Ger
man Orphan Asylum in which he was pro-
foundly Interested, devised that the bal
| ance of his estate should be used for the
purpose of erecting a home for the aged
and INDECENT OF the District OF Columbia.
and that an endowment fund should be
created to care for Its inmates. This gem
erous wish of his would have been amply
fulfilled had there been no legal contest by
his own kith and kin who were justified by
law in pursuing the course they did, and
which prevented for nine years the accom-
plishment OF his ardent desire and wish.
Requirements of the Home.
Naturally this litigation involved not
only heavy expenses. but 1t also led to
deterioration of the real estate intrusted to
the executors and trustees under his last
will. So that, mildly speaking, at least
one hundred thousand dollars have been
lost to the estate in consequence of this
unfortunate condition Of things, and while
there is ample means to erect and furnish
the home and have monthly income. yet
this monthly income will be inadequate 10
the needs and requirements OF the home.
1 therefore. In this informal way. ask one
and all of you, men and women of the Dis
triet of Columbia, many of you were inti-
mately acquainted with the generous do
nor and his noble wife. to aid the board
of directors in maintaining this splendid
charity, one of the most deserving and one
which appeals to each and every one OF
us, for there is nothing more unfortunate
than to see age in want, and therefore a
home of this character strengthens the
bonds of humanity and draws us closer
and closer into that fraternal kinship for
which man In his best estate has been
created. $50. --s.t.
"I sincerely hope and trust that you will