The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-04
CORNER STONE
LAID BY MASONS
Simple but Impressive Ceremonies at
Site of New Temple.
GREAT CROWD TURNS OUT
LARGEST ASSEMBLY OF ORDER
IN HISTORY OF UTAH.


tAIITH the ancient ceremonies of the
w craft, the corner stone of the Salt.
Lake Masonic temple at Second
East and First South streets was laid
yesterday afternoon by Grand Master
c. s. Varian, assisted by other officers
of the grand lodge, in the presence OF
the largest number Of Masons ever as
sembIed in the state.
Masonic bodies from Salt Lake City,
Ogden and Park City were in attend
anee, while every lodge Ia the state had
representatives in the parade and at
the ceremonies. In addition TO the hun
dreds Of Masons, interested spectators
gathered in almost equal numbers to
witness the laying Of the corner stone.
The weather was all that could be
expected, after the storms Of the week.
The afternoon was bright, clear and
not uncOmfortably cold. The greatest
drawback was the condition of the
streets, which We're rather too muddy
TO make marching desirable.
Meet the Incoming Mssons.
Members Of Utah commandery No.
Of Salt Lake, accompanied by the ForC
lars and Blne lodge members from
ogden and Park City at the depots.
and escorted them to the old Masonic
temple where the parade formed
The band and platoon of police I'M
der Captain John b. Burbidge led the
parade Following were members OF
Utah cOmmandery No. 1 Of Salt Lake.
FL Monte cOmmandery No. OF ogden.
Malta cOmmandery No. 3 of Park City.
and other bodies in order.
Behind the main portion of the pa
rade were Past Grand Masters ". j.
Lynch. James D. Murdoch. Walter
Scott, A. :. Chapman and X. L. COnely.
Last of all, and separated by a slight
interval were the grand lodge officers
The parade extended along tw"
blocks and contained not less than 750
men. It moved from the old Masonic
temple at Second South and West TEN
pie streets TO Main street, north 10
First South and east to the site of the
new temple The head OF the parade
halted opposite the site and the parade
resolved itself into two long lines, be
tween which the grand lodge officers
moved to the platform erected about
the corner stone. the Masons in the pa
rade standing with barred heads as the
grand lodge officers moved along.
Honor Grand Lodge Officers.
Lines We're broken as the grand
lodge officers mounted the platform and
the crowd gathered closely about the
corner of the building. About a small
table, bearing flowers, the box Tor the
Corner stone, ETC. the grand lodge o.
ficers were seated as follows, =. 5.
Varian. salt Lake. grand master; S.
~. BRdc0n, Ogden, deputy grand mas
ter; W. j. Bsrrette, Salt Lake. senior
grand warden; J tt. Brown, salt Lake
junior grand warden, John >. Scott.
Salt Lake grand treasurer; ChristOph-
ar Diehl Salt Lake, grand secretary
j. NJ Hansen, Brigham city, grand
chaplain: II. r. Macmillan. Ogden.
grand orator: J. I. Hardie, Salt Lake,
grand lecturer. Henry Simon, Salt
Lake, grand marshal; +. P. Sherwood.
Salt Lake, grand pursuivant; Elijah
Bowen, Eureka, grand standard bear
er: j. T. BOtt. Provo. grand sword
bearer: b. F. Lowell. Mt. Pleasant. Sc.
Nor grand deacon; W. j. Shealy, Og-
den, senior grand steward: Frank En-
cry. Park City. junior grand steward
Alexander Toponce. ogden. grand ty-
ler.
Charles ". Morse. r. c. Schrauim- {
H n. Mayo. S D. Evans, members OF
the building committee, and other
prominent AIasOns from various parts
of the state, also had seats on the
platform.
Laying of the Corner Stone.
The. ceremonies Of laying the corTieT-
stone were conducted according to the
Masonic ritual for such occasions.
Following the invocation by Grand
Chaplain Hansen and the preliminary
questions and responses, Grand Secre-
tary Diehl read the list of contents OF
"a m Mo rrr
position TO be received in the cavity
Of the stone by Grand Treasurer Scott
Grand Master VaTian then picked up
the trowel and smoOthed the mortar
about the seat Of the stone. The stone
was ordered lowered to the accOmpani-
ment of the Masonic grand hOuors,
given by clapping the hands slowly In
unison, by direction OF Grand Marshal
Simon.
After the massive gray stone had
been lowered to place, Deputy Grand
Master Badcon advanced, examined the
four upper corners. and reported 10
the grand master that the stone was
square. Senior Grand Warden Bar
rette examined il and reported that il
was level. Junior Grand Warden Brown
examined the sides and reported that
it was plumb. Grand Master Varian
then advanced, tapped the stone thrice
and declared that it had been tested
and found well formed and trusty.
The emblems of conservation were
passed to the deputy grand master,
senior grand warden and junior grand
warden by the grand marshal Mr
Badcon placed the corn, the emblem OF
plenty, on the stone and was followed
in turn by Mr.. Barrette, with the wine,
the emblem of joy and gladness, and
by Mr.. Brown with the oil, the emblem
of peace.
Grand Master Varian next formally
committed the construction of the
building TO the care and skill of Archi-
tect w. Z. Ware, and declared the
cornerstone successfully laid with the
ancient ceremonies of the craft.
The successful laying OF the stone
was proclaimed by Grand Marshal
Simon. The prayer was given by the
grand chaplain.
Grand Orator II. r. Macmillan then
mounted the stone and delivered tho
carlton of the day. Mr.. Macmillan
spoke as follows.
The Compass of Masonry.
Masonry encompasses it's members with.
in an imaginary circle representing tbs
boundary line Of conduct towards God
and man beyond which they are on mo
their prejudices, their interests or theii
passions 10 betray them, and teaches thai
while they keep themselves thus circuul-
scTibe0, they cannot materially err.