Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-08-12
CORNER STONE LAYING.
Of the New Building of Golden Link
Lodge No. 227, !. 0. O. F., Of
MiddIebrook---WhO Participated.
The Contents of the Stone, Etc.

/ LOug0 NO. III, i. U. u. r., O1
MiddlebrO0k---WhO Participated
The Contents Of the Stone, Etc.
On the evening of August 3rd the
cornerstone of Golden Link Lodge
No. 227, 10 O. F., was laid with appro
pirate ceremonies by Past Grand Mas
ter Chas. &. Wheat. The others taking
part were Rev. w, A. Black, deputy
grand master; j. G. Fretwell, grand
marshal; W. A. Kidd, grand guardian;
G.. Frank Rosen, grand secretary; John
Rowe. grand treasurer; Rev. g. w.
4 Slower, grand chaplain; Rev Raymond
K. Jones, grand conductor; }. w. Bos-
serman, grand warden; J. B. Hunter.
right supporter; 7. F. Hawkins, left
supporter.
Canton Staunton No. 2, z. M. in
full dress uniform with-Maj. H. III.
Harlow, Capt. w. A. Kidd, Lieut.. j..
G. Dudley. Ensign, J. W. Black,
Chevaliers s. D. Gochenour, A. 8.
Woodhouse, W. f. Stout, w. D. Sulli
van, W. A. Black, J. Luther Dull and
j. w. Sheets, Jr
Colfax Rebekah lodge No 5, with the
following Officers-Mrs. Fannie Har
low, n. g.; Mrs. Christie Fretwell, Y.
g.; Mrs. Iona Woodhouse. sec Mrs.
A. H. Bailey, treas; Mrs. Corntlia
Livick, con-; Miss Mary Potter, chap
Miss Beard, ward Mrs. Ella Bare,o g.;
Mrs. COokus. i. g.; Mrs. Robert Bailey,
r. s to n. g.; Mrs. Slower, !. 8. to n. g.;
Mrs. Hicklin, r. g. to v. g.; Miss Mollie
| Grove. |. s. to v.g; Misses Sarah ard
Susie Larner, and Mrs. s. Edmonia
Dali, grand marshal.
Rev. Raymond Jones delivered the
address of the occasion in a happy
manner, taking for his subject "Odd
Fellowship, which was heartily ap-
plauded by his hearers. Messrs. G. {.
Wheat and Turner K. Hackman, were
also called on and madeappropriate re
marks.
The Middlebrook Odd Fellows are
| to be congratulated on the auspiclous
manner in which their new building
was started off. They will have one
of the most commodiOus lodge rooms
| in the county when 1t is completed,
which they expect will be done by No
vember 1st.
The lawn party held in connection
| with this occasion was a most enjoy
able one, and was participated in by
large crowd. The men in the Staun
ton party were all treated to wheel
barrow ride, which created much fun.
WHAT WAS PLACED IN THE STONE.
The following is list of the articles
that were placed by friends in the cor
ner stone:
g.. G. Wheat, p. G. NJ, StauntOn
! lodge No. 45, English coin date 1871.
Mrs. Lula A. Rosen, Canadian coin
date 1859.
G.. Frank Rosen, lodge 227, COnfed
crate sc note date 1868.
N. II. Hemp, lodge 227, U. s. coin
date 1926.
DR.. G. M Dunlap, lodge 227, Ca.
madam coin date 1897.
Geo. W.. Bosserman, lodge 227, l
newspaper clipping giving an account
Of the institution of the lodge.
j. II. Swortzel, lodge 227, l u. s.
coin date 1904.
A. B. Hemp, lodge 227, U. 8. coin
date 1S41, and one Odd Fellows medal
date 1900
j. F. Arehart, lodge 227, names of
the citizens residing in Middlebrook at
the time OF the laying of the corn er
stone.
Harry n Hamilton, lodge 227.5.1 U.
s. coin date 1915
r. "A. Fitzgerald, N. G. lodge227, l
U. s. coin dated 1862.
d. I. Greaver, lodge 227. U. s. coin
dated 1882.
R. A. Helms, ST., lodge 227. photo
graphs of bis sOns..
e. D. Wissman,s1 document, history
ii. r. ~. NO. 1.
j. r Fauver, l souvenir.
A brief history of Golden Link lodge
No. 227, I. o. O. F., from the time of
it's organization to the present, by the
secretary.
Geo. B. RusmIselie, 2 U. 5. coins
date 1917 and 1918, and 2 Confederate
notes, denominations Is and 25c, date
1862.
Warren Splitter. U. 8. coin, date
1863.
Margaret A. Dunlap, u s. coin,
date 1903
Francis M. Dunlap, l q. s. coin,
date 1889
copy proceedings of the G.. l.. of
Va. 1904
copy Virginia Odd Fellow date
June, 1904.
copy 1.-The Companion date Dec.
1903.
Davy Rowe, Confederate note, de
nomination $50
M iSS Aua oSiSaDauSH, ". .. cUiu
date 1872
copy bylaws of Golden Link lodge
No. 227.
Mason Palmer, U. S. coin date 1904
p. r. Swortsel, Greenville lodge 179
U. s. coin, date 1903
Roster of officers and BYLAWS of
StauntOn lodge No. 45.
Roster Of officers of Central Encamp-
ment No. "a.
Roster of officers and by laws of Col
fax Rebekah lodge No 5.
Roster of officers of Canton Staun
ton No. 2.
ROst er of officers of Grand Encamp