Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-24
Too Corner
Stones Laid.
10eHfy-fTtR and Twenp Sirh Wards Commence Erection
u Houses OF Wosshlp With hupreSSiue Ceremonies
Large attendance al Each-MRSicai and Obez Exercises
dimensions and Cost Of Buildings

This Is a day Of more than ordinary
rejoicing to the people Of two wards
IN this city These wards are new ones
ana they are celebrating what to them
Is a gala and yet sacred occasion, They
are the Twenty-dfth and Twenty-sixth
words and for their new meeting
houses, conerstones were today laid.
The Twenty-dfth wards house OF
worship is located on Eighth West be-
tween Fourth and Fifth South streets,
facing east. The cornerstone was laid
AT $3.50 this morning in the presence Of
most Of the people in the ward. At noon
the cornerstone Of the Twenty-slxth
ward chapel was laid This Is located
on Eighth South between Seventh and
Eighth West streets. They are both 10
De very handsome ediGces, and a cred
II to the people In the two newly or
ganized wards.
TWENTY-FIFTH WARD CHAPEL.
The laying Of the cornerstone OF the
Twenty-ffth ward chapel took place
at $3.50 this morning, Blshop carl A
Tx presiding There were between 200
ana 800 people present, and il was A
gala occasion.
The exercises were begun with the
singing OF the hymn, Give US Room
That We May Dwell" IN which all of
the assemblage Joined, Prayer was Of
lered by Elder William Ii Tohurst.
ana the people Joined In singing Earth
with her ten thousand flowers"
In a few happy remarks, Bishop Elk
then laid the cornerstone. at the south
east corner Of what VIII some time I'm
the future be the west wing of a
much more pretenti0us chapel He ex-
planned how 1t was hoped some day to
build a much larger edince. Of which
the present structure would be only an
addition, and before laying the stone.
said that no money would be placed
In the cornerstone itself, because every
cent that could be got would be put In
the construction of the building. He
thanked the people for their liberality
and assured them that the meeting
house would be ready for worship be-
fore Thanksgiving day.
In the stone was placed list Of the
names of all of the members Of the
ward number 4bi souls the names OF
the bishOpric, when and by whom they
were ordained and set apart; an ex-
PLANTATION Of all the auxiliary organl-
zatlons Of the ward the Sunday school,
the Relief society, the first quorum Of
Deacons, the Y. NJ. and Y l.. NJ. |. A..
the Primary and the second quorum Of
Deacons.
Following the laying of the corner
stone, which is suitably inscribed with
the date. Elder Joseph y. Taylor spoke
briefly and concluded by presenting the
ward with a S25 donation toward the
work OF completing the chapel. Elder
Taylor said that the Lord was pleased
with the work that was being donA and
he hoped the people would be encpur-
aged to go on and DO greater things.
At the conclusion Of the exeroiNes.
the people OF the ward adjourned to
Fred Hllls house, where, under the cool
shade Of the trees, they had lemonade
and sandwiches and enjoyed the Sforn-
ing TO the utmost Speeches recita-
tons and songs helped to make II
very pleasant occasion, and il will be
remembered long by the people OF the
Twenty fifth ward.
The new chapel Will be a very hand
some building when IL Is completed. II
Will be erected at a cost Of SO 500. The
dimensions win be 32x62 feet The
foundation is Of red sandstone and the
rest OF the structure will be Of the
finest red pressed brick. II, p. Han