The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
CORNER STONE TO
Be LAID JUNE 8
Full Programme is Announced
by the Committee
GREAT MASONIC EVENT
All the Masonic Lodges of jefferson
County Have Been Invited to
Participate In the
Ceremonies.

All arrangements have been completed
LOT the laying of the corner stone of
the new Masonic Temple which is being
erected at the corner of Sixth avenue
ana Nineteenth street, on June s.
Many members of the order are expected
70 attend from different sections of the
state and the occasion promises to be one
on the most important of the kind ever
seen in Birmingham.
The following announcement of the pro-
gramme for the day was issued Yesterday
by John G. Smith, chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangement:
Birmingham, June 3. 1905.
FOR the Information of Masonic bodies
that expect to participate In the cere-
MONIES OF laying the corner stone of the
Masonic Temple on June s, 1905. the fol-
lowing programme has been arranged by
the committee on arrangement:
Inc several bodies will form in line at
5.So p. M, sharp, on First avenue, In
front of the Masonic hall. in the follow
ing order:
General Louis v; Clark, grand marsAal
Music
Formation.
Cyrene commandery No. 10 as an escort
FOR the most worshipful grand lodge. will
form ON the right and lead In the line
o. march.
Tller with drawn sword
Two stewards. with white rods.
Birmingham Fraternal lodge No 1854, of
Birmingham
King Solomon lodge No. 400 of Birming-
ham
Florida lodge No. $50 of Pratt Cis,t
Ensley lodge No. $50 of Ensley
Chester lodge No. 1853 of Warrior.
AYondale lodge No. 476 of Avondale
Woodlawn Fraternal lodge No. 525 of
Woodlawn
East Lake lodge No. $50 of East Lake.
Wylam lodge No 1872 of Wylam
All other visiting lodges
Two stewards. with white rods.
Junior deaeons
Senior deacons
Treasurers.
Past masters.
Junior Wardens
Senior wardens
| Masters of lodges.
| Grand tiler, with drawn sword.
| Grand stewards, with white rods.
! A brother, with a golden vessel of
! corn.
Two brothers, with silver vessels of
wine and oil
Committee of arrangements
| Principal architect, with square. level
and plumb.
Grand secretary and grand treasurer.
The Holy Bible, Square and Compasses.
| carried by a master of a lodge support
ed by two stewards with white rods.
| Grand chaplain.
Past grand wardens.
Past grand masters.
Grand wardens.
Deputy grand master.
Book of the Constitution, carried by the
master of the oldest lodge
Grand master supported by two deacons
with black rods.
On arriving at the Temple the process
sion will open to the right and to the
left and uncover while the grand master
and the officers repair to the platform,
when the ritualistc service will be gone
through with.
Music
oration-Past Grand Master r. NJ. Cum
bingham.
Volunteer collection by grand steward.
Music.
Grand master orders proclamation.
Benediction, grand chaplain.
Line of march.
The line of march will be rs follows
First avenue to Twenty-hrst street:
Twenty-f1rst street to Second avenue;
Second avenue to Nineteenth street; Nine
teenth street to Third avenue; Third ave-
nue. to Twentieth street; Twentieth street
to Sixth avenue; Sixth avenue to the
Temple building.
Returning in same order to lodge rooms
JOHN G. SMITH.
NJ r. STRADFORD,
j. B. COBBS,
Committee.