Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-25

public library, the sift of Andrew
Carnegie, We're conducted this after
noon at $50 by the Masonic gram
lodge of Iowa. Despite the fact that
morning, and gave promise to continue
all day, a large number of people Were
present.
All of the grand lodge officers. OWNS
to numerous other calls this week ion
similar duties. We're unable to be pres
ent at the corner stone laying. Grand
Master Willis Sm h Gardner, of elm
ton: Senior Grand Warden William,
Henry Norris, of Manchester; and
of Cedar Rapids, We're present and the
remaining offices we're filled from the
membership of the local lodges and Wis
iting Masons.
shortly after o'clock Grand Master
Gardner called the fraternity to order
at the Masonic hail. opening in ampla
form as an emerGent communication
The officers to fill he vacancies caused
by the absence of the grand lodge off
) marched to the site where the new
building is to be erected. The list of
officers as appointed by Mr. Gardner,
to assist in the ritualstic work, We're az
follows:
Most Worshi.~enl Grand Master
Mills Smith Gardner Clinton.
Deputy Grand Master-John w.
Wells, Marshalltovn.
Senior Grand Warden-William
Henry Norris, Manchester
Junior Grand Warden-A NJ. Clark,
Marshalltown.
Grand Treasurer-Byron Webster
Marshalltown.,
Grand secretary-Newton Ray Par
win, Cedar Rapids.
Deputy Grand siecrctary-Joseph f
Morcombe, Cedar Rapids.
Grand haplain--Rev. John Knox
Black, Marshaltovn
shalltown.
Senior Grand Ieacon-w. III. vos-
burg, Gilman.
Junior Grand Teacon-W. b. Will
| Jams, Marshalliown.
Senior Grand Sieward-G. w. Dean.
LeGrand.
Junior Grand seeward-w. II. AYES.
Melbourne.
! Grand Tyler-John T. Epson, Mar
shalltown.
March to the Building.
The officers and members of the Ma
sonic fraternity took up their march to
the building shortly after 5 O'Clock.
headed by the tyler of Marshall lodge.
The two stewards came next, followed
| by the master Masons, stewards, Junior
and senior deacors, secretaries, treas
urers, past masters. masters and the
Forty-ninth Iowa band. The grand Of
ticers next followt d, with them being
those who bore tie symbols to be uset!
in the exercises.
As the officers We're taking their re-
spective stations the band PLAYED. af
ter which Grand Master Gardner ram
ped with his gave and declared that rs
Masons they could enter upon no great
or important undertaking without first
invoking the blessing of the Deity.
Grand Chaplain Black then led in
prayer. a song from the rituaistie
service always inc ulged in on occasions
of this kind was hen sung by quar-
tet composed of Mrs. f. O. Baushman,
Miss Edna Raugh nan, Mir. L. L. Carver
and Mr.. John w Wells.
Service is Cut Somewhat.
The service was cut somewhat owing
to the bad weather, and because the rit-
ua itself was of such length that it
would keep the spectators out long
enough in the cold and bad weather.
Mayor Jones WAS unable 10 be pres
elll ioI tile hitlt'>S OF NSlcplNe, LOT
which he had been slated, and the re-
Spouse of Grand Master Gardner WAS
also dispensed h, the grand master
leniaiEing in Il humorous vein that one
of the conditions of his election WAS
chat he was never To make speech. If
he did. he knew he could never stop.
and the best way MAS to never begin.
Architect g. c. NJ Her then delivered the
square, level and plumb 10 the grand
master and grand wardens, the grand
master trying the square the senior
grand warden the level and the junior
grand warden the plumb. After the
stone was declared to ne perfect the
grand master returned the tools to the
builder Mr.. John +. Atkinson. The
stone was then consented by the
three elements cf consecri,ion-ec |
signifving plenty. mne, prosperity. and
oil peace. The grand m1rshals proc
lamation that tn stone WAS duly laid
brought the ceremonies To q close, otll
el than music by the hand and the BEN
ediction by Chaplain Black.
What the Stone Contains.
The enumeration OF the articles !