Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-20

Joseph T. Caldwell Company, Uniform Rank. X. P
painstaking and capable officer, and has
long been member of the rank. He is an
employee of the Baltimore Life Insurance
Company and is attached to the Washing
ton office.
Grand Master George II. Walker of the
District Grand Lodge. F. A. a. NJ, and
other grand officers of this jurisdiction at
tended the laying of the corner stone of
the United States custom house at
Baltimore. They went as guests of Grand
Master Thomas ]. Shryock, and of the
Grand Lodge of Maryland. The ceremonies
included a parade, the corner stone laying
proper and a banquet a the Hotel Rennerr
Many prominent Washington government
officials, Masonic digntaries and officers of
the state and city participated. The pre-
lude to the corner stone laying was pa
rade of the members of the Maryland
Grand Lodge, led by the 4th Regiment
Band. In the rear of the Grand Lodge rode
Thomas ]. Shryock, grand master of the
order, with John P Daylies, grand sword
bearer. When the head of the column had
reached the entrance to the new custom
house the order was given ito open order
and inward face. Through this double line
with the grand officers, Grand Master Shry-
ock marched to the platform erected for
the exercises. While this was going on
delegation of treasury officials from
Washington drove to the west entrance of
the new custom house, where they were
admitted to the Enclosure and escorted to q
space on the stand which was specially re-
served for invited guests The box de-
posted in the corner stone is of conner
bearing silver plate four by six inches,
inscribed: This corner stone of the limited
States Custom House was laid June ~ IN
the year of our Lord 1903, Brother Theo-
dore Roosevelt being President of the
United States, by the Most Worshipful
Grand Lodge A. F. and A. NJ of MARYLAND
Il ,f,,IIN ;
Master. The contents placed in this box
were as follows: Annual report of the
Grand nodge OF Maryland for 1902; coins of
lne United states for the year 1903; centen-
MAJ medals or the Grand Lodge of Mary
land; copy of the Baltimore Sun; centen-
MAI medals OF the Grand Chapter of Mary
land; centennial medals of the General
Strand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons of the
united states; centennial medal Maryland
Commandery, No. l; centennial medal of
Concordia Lodge, No 10: medal of the Gel
tic Masonic Association Pilgrim to Jerusa-
zen lem iaTa; badge of Maryland Commandery,
no. l. INSCRIBED on this box was the follow
ing paragraph: This box and it's contents
are the property of the Most Worshipful
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
vi M ma, and is to be returned to them
On the demolition of this building
Inc grand master of MARYLAND COMPLETED
the iofIlai ceremony, which was followed
by addresses by Assistant Secretary of the
1TeasuTy armstrong, ex-Representative W.
,,o,,a N ~ D. H. butieT OF baltl-
more. At the ensuing banquet Collector
stone OF Baltimore presided W. tn Assistant
secretary Armstrong on his left and Mayor
McLane on his right There were toasts
70 the PRESIDENT and Secretary of the
treasury In his speech Grand Master
Snryock said that it had been the function
OF Masons to lay corner stones since the
sIne OF solomon, and it was always a
pleasure &c assist in the erection of struc-
lures which will add to the glory of the
country. II was peculiar pleasure to be
called upon to lay the corner stone Of so
magnificent building as the new Balti-
more custom house. Assistant Secretary
Armstrong compiimented the granite and