The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-08-10


Hurrah, &c.
Then let all who love us, love the land that
we live in,
(As happy a region as on this side ofheaven)
Where Plenty and Freedom, Love and Peace
smile before us,
Raise aloud. raise together, the heart-thrill
ing chorus
Hurrah! Hurrah! the Old North State forever
Hurrah! Hurrah! the good Old North State.
After the singing Rev. 1. N. Loftin
led in prayer and the cornerstone
was then laid with the usual impress
sive ceremonies. To the younger peo-
pie especially was this feature of the
exercises full of interest and impress
siveness
Officers of Masonic Grand Lodge
who otticiated at laying Of the corner
stone were as follows:
Francis D. Winston as Grand Mas
ter, j. 7. Alderman as Deputy Grand
Master, J. c. McCraw, Jr., as Senior
Grand Warden, II. T. Powell as Jun
ior Grand Warden, J. E. Burroughs
as Grand Treasurer, Marshall De-
Lancey Haywood as Grand Secre-
tary, I. N. Loftin as Grand Chaplain,
w. B. Daniel as Grand Lecturer, S. R.
Harris as Senior Grand Deacon, L..
w. Barnes as Junior Grand Deacon,
Henry Perry as Grand Marshal, Geo.
B. Harris as Grand Sword-Bearer,
w. H. Macon as Grand Pursuivant,
A. S. Webb and Owen Davis as Grand
Stewards, and r. H. Bradley, Grand
Tiler.
Gov. Winston delivered a magnifi-
cent address which was greatly en-
joyed by all who heard him. ewas
in fine form and his voice carried
to the farthest edges of the vast
throng that stood before him. One
of the ablest and most eloquent
speakers in the state, Mr.. Winston
was at his best Tuesday and his adj
dress was a gem of it's kind. He
spoke about Missionary and what
it means and stirred his audience to
a higher appreciation of the great
work and beneficent objects of the
noble Order of which he so eloquently
spoke. 1t was a fine address full of
fine thought clothed in beautiful
language and our only regret is that
we are not privileged to print it in
full.
Gen. B. S. Register who was expect
ed to be the orator OF the occasion,
could not be here on account of sick
ness in his family and his own indis-
position. This was a disappoint-
ment to his friends but Gov. Winston
'filled the bill" After he was notified
that Gen. Register could not be here
he tried to get someone else to take
his place. Failing in this and know
ing that a speech bad to be made by
| somebody as he expressed it he in
vited himself to speak. And we are
all glad he did and thank him for it.
He made a good one and his friend
| ship in Henderson was strengthened
by it,
At the conclusion of Mr.. WinstOn's
address "America" was sung:
AMERICA
My country it's of thee,
| Sweet land of liberty,
| OF the sing;
| Land where my fathers died
Land of the pilgrims pride;
| From every mountain side
| Let freedom ring.
| Ny native country, thee,
| Land of the noble free,
| Thy name l love;
| Hove thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and tempted hills;
My heart with rapture thrills,
| Like that above.
Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedoms song,
Let mortal tongues awake,
Let all that breathe partake;
| Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.
| Our fathers God to Thee.
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing:
Long may our land be bright
With freedoms holy light;
Protect US by Thy might.
Great God, our King.
Rev. DR.. Nash pronounced the ben
ediction and the exercises were a
an end.