Fergus County argus., 1905-10-31

mand of Commander Elmer J. Carter,
of st. Omer No. 8, Missoula, acted
as an escort to the grand lodge Off
GERS.
Exercises Begin.
1t was about 3 o'clock when the
exercises commenced, and the scene
when Mr.. Smith, in accordance with
the Masonic custom, announced the
purpose of the gathering, was quite
imposing. This was followed by the
prayer, and the memorials were then
deposited within the stone. The pre-
sentation of the working tools came
next, and then the big stone was care
fully swung into place. Next came
the interesting ceremony of the trial
of the stone, which was followed by
the proclamation of the completion of
the work. The benediction was then
pronounced and the stone having been
lad in accordance with Masonic reg.
ulatiOns, Mr.. Smith, the orator of the
day, delivered his address.
The Memorials.
The memorials placed within the
stone consist of copy of the Argus
and Democrat, copy of the Bible, a
copy of the city ordinances, photo
graph of the perspective of the library
building, cut of which appears with
this article, copy of the resolutions
Of thanks adopted by the city and
forwarded to Mr. Carnegie, copy o1
Mr.. Camegie's letter to the library
trustees notifying them of his dona
tion, copy of the letter of the chair
man and board of trustees notifying
Mr.. Carnegie of the acceptance of his
offer, a roster of the city officers, the
library trustees, the Masonic lodge o1
this city, coins minted in 1905, a pho
tograph of the city by Culver, and 9
copy of the oration of the day.
After some Introductory remarks
expressing his appreciation of the
honor done in selecting him to make
the address of the day, Mr.. Smith pro
ceeded as follows:
Hon. F. e. Smiths Address.
The word community is sometimes
defined as a body of people having
common rights, privileges, or inter
ests, or living in the same place un
der the same laws and regulations
The model community is a cohesive
active. interested and public spirited
one. The character of community
is composite of the characters o
the individuals who make it up. The
experience of ages enunciated in thu
divine word. "by their fruits shall "
know them" BY the works that W.
are now accomplishing we are not on
ly exhibiting to the world the charac
ter of our community, but We are be
queathing to posterity the fruits o
our high minded action.
One of the things upon which W,
are at liberty to flatter ourselves i
that this has always been a progress
i've community. intelligent and Law
abiding community. Our school
would be matter of pride to any com
munity of equal size in the world
The splendid business blocks al
around us speak volumes for ou
twenty years of existence. The loft
spires piercing the heavens on ever
side bespeak the earnest Christia
character Of our people, and the e,
cellent social conditions indicate
moral and upright people.
The splendid conditions apparent /
our civic life are largely due to tn
class of citizens who first settled herr
An earnest, moral, progressive, Gu
tured and practical people, in a
things involving the public veal the
builded more wisely than they knew
and have beQueathed to those VIII
shall come after. a standard of publ
action which they will do we'll to EN-,
late.