Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
CORNER STONE
OF Federal Building Laid with
Impressive Ceremonies by
Masonic Grand Lodge.
Senator Gamble, Governor e.
rod and Other Prominents
Make Speeches

tanly as great day as Pierre ever eX-
perienced, outside OF the three occasions
when it was known that Il big majority
this city to be the capital.
The day will be commemorated as
the date of the laying Of the corner
stone Of the magnificent new federal
building which will, in another year,
grace the city and prove a credit to the
commonwealth of South Oak ota and
the great government of the United
States.
The laying of the corner stone and
ceremonies incident thereto We're in
charge of the Grand Lodge of South
Dakota, T. & A. NJ, with Hon. Ivan w.
Goodner, Of Pierre, grand master, and
other officers present The local lodges
of Masons Of Pierre and Fort Pierre
were present in full force, They MADE
a column in ranks of two fully a block
long. aud from the site of the new
building presented fine appearance.
The Masons were preceded by Troop Is,
South Dakota National Guard, the
Capital City band, as escort, and were
followed by the lJcal post OF the q. A.
r.. city officials, civic orders, the Indian
school band and children f,om the pub
lie schools.
The following were designated by
Grand Master Goodner to assist him:
e. b. Brookman Vermillion, deputy
grand master.
John G. Perkins, Sisseton, acting sen
ior grand warden
r. IL. McCaughey, Mellette, junior
grand warden
Irwin D. Aldrich, Big Stone acting
treasurer
Robert f. Kerr, Brookings, acting
grand secretary
Louis kehr, Pierre, acting grand lee
turer
Rev. John Aslxin, Pierre, grand chap
lain.
David D, Wipf, Olvet, senior grand
deacon
CD Bach, Hurley, acting Junior grand
deacon.
Fl. r. Horner. Pierre, acting grand
marshal.
G w. Nash, Canton, acting grand
senior steward, and NJ A. Lange, Can
ustota, acting grand Junior steward.
j. Z. Truran. Milbank, acting grand
sword bearer.
J III. McCord, Pierre, acting grand
tiler.
On arrival at the site of the new
binding The grand lodge passed the
escort and took their position on the
platform provided. The grand master
commanded silence, and the ceremony
began with with the singing OF a suit
able ode. The grand chaplain offered
prayer, after which the grand master
directed the grand secretary to read the
list of the various articles to be de-
posted in the stone, as follows:
The constitution, bylaws, code and
forms Of the Grand Lodge A. f. q A
= NJ of South Dakota: deposited by Ivan
w. Goodner grand master.
Official call for meeting of the thirty.
first grand communication in the city
of Aberdeen commencing June -
1905, of the Grand Lodge a. f. & A NJ
of South Dakota.
Card containing names Of members
of the board of education of the City OF
Pierre, 1905.
Card containing list of city officials
City of Pierre, 1908.
Listof members and officers of Pierre
lodge No. 81, a. +. & A. NJ
South Dakota legislative annual 1905
by R. +. Kerr.
Official proclamation of Mayor A
w. Ewert recommending that all place!
of business il. the city be closed from
to 5 o'clock this day, to take part in lay
~ ing the corner stone.
n List of teachers of Pierre public
schools, 1904 1905: w. II. Checker
Last class day program Pierre public
schools; Mrs. W. III. Checker.
Senior class 1905 Pierre high school
2 by the class.
I Souvenir postal cards, scenes in Pierr
1905; William Kemp.
Card containing Columbian postag
stamp: William Borst.
Package photogrs phi negatives, Con
gresham Burke, Governor Samuel Fl
Elrod, Postmaster S. G. Deaell, Post
office force of Pierre, and Mayor A. "
Ewert; N z. Christensen.
Picturesque Pierre, an illustrates
pamphlet showing scenes in and abou
Pierre, which was circulated by tn
I capital campaign committee OF Pierr
in 1904; Robert Bowman Nipple
Copy of Pierre Daily Capital Jour
nal; } e Nipple
Copy of Pierre Weekly Capital Jour
nal and State Register: J E Nipple
4 List of postmasters of Pierre am