The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-22
Corner Stone Laying irlsl
4. Barton Heights i
Notable Event.
MANY ADMIRAB'L
>ADDRESSE MADE,
Mayor Rose Presid ides Speeches
Were Made by Dr.. Pitt, MI.
Bryan, Dr.. Mitchell and 2M MI
e Mr.. Ellysor,M M Music #3sI
BY ChildrenM 'sH
sonic Ceremonies.
sonic Ceremonies.


BY Chlldre e1l-------M a.
sonic Cerern olies.
Barton Heights, proud and brave ~ Rs
gala attire. with patriotic flags hutterins
In the brecze, a. band OF music paradipE -
the streets and the whole population IA ss
holiday mood, yesterday afterno on slal IL IA
the cornerstone OF the new and hand-yS
some public school and town hall build
ing, which will l3cost In the neig ghborho ood an
I OF $4,000, and which will sup pply the ess:GsS
growing demands OF the thriving and 3pic-S9s
turcsque township. ss
The weather was ideal. for the esf sun nSS
shone Just bright enough to III give an sSisss
air OF gaietys to the occasion, and 10 m
bring "good luck'' to the und taking 81
which has for many months claimed the
earnest attention OF the officers OF Barton
Heights, Us well as the; nemb bersS OF the
8Brookland School Board.
s Long before 8 o clock, the hour Sc for
the ceremonies, the streets We're alive #sSS
with people, and children dressed u Mi HI
white f1ocked, and chill ldren q dressed SSinSS
school building. # Sl 4. 81
prompt at S {, clock. ] oppa Lod dge. c.sSss
40, AZ, III and SA NJ, prece led by a bat,d .s
marched u pom the pla form and sssAV Vor-S
9shipful Master , He = nkins 81 assist M
solemn ceremony OF lay ying + he corner,aS
stone. ss
Great company There. 81
on the stand and ga thered near the sss$S
building were, perhaps, two thousa Is arldsEs nd
people, residents Of Barton Fl eightsg and s al
visitors from Richmond, who enjoy ed the
address of the speakers of the af ernoonssss
and the singing OF the scho 81 chi rens'SSs
led by tlss bel Glenn and t
Jones. sS
Mayor John p. Rose, ma de a most nos! ex. AZ.
Ecellent presiding otiicer, nd in ntroduce n
Speakers brefl Y, but IN vel
interesting ITO note,8 and hes III
4 erss aid not fall To IA
school house Si B built Up on round
once used for rAs COME IA te breast
portions ich still half
structure Fluttering peacefu g hoye 9s n
these memories Of past e klt erness. the
American nag eloquently told the tale cot
enmity forgotten and Of O. reuni ted y scoun'.iss
try. s5si5
selections sung by the chi cren. one was
& Nj Country 'Tis OF Thee and Eanother
H.'Dxie La nd. 3. $sli}
The speakers of the occasion aS8S Vera 9Ss 81
SReVNDr. r.. H. Pitt, Mr. J ohm steWarsgs
Bryan member Of the Brook land school
Board tenant GoYernor ss8l il1ll yson.S
Mitchell. Of Hichmon ndN Coll lege.SS 81!
of W HON made short. elo % uent add ses.
which were heartily app alded
"A feature which ESPECIALLY appealed to
the younger portion of the aud diences was RI
& the distribution Of lemonade IN gf large
quantities. to all who were athirst, SsG
Those on Plat form.
81 Among those who occupied seats upon
the platform were Messrs. 5 L. G, ,syY en-
fdenburg, C. W.. Throckm kmorton, SAMUEL
#P. Waddell, Ut. b. Badeno och, EVtq,aasF
nick, g. w. Wingneld, oseph F..s2sc ciei-;3s|
singer, L. w. 4 Lorraine, 8. y Jones W.
DR.. G. s.. Pitt. w. *. Bache. lfsed RBen-ssss
son. Laurence Casseln1an, q G. gsR edd. XIII ..sS
#. o. Robinson, Town Sergeant sc stian ,sS
H.. g. IIawes, 8. III f, IIawes. Rev. Dr.s III
Scott, Edgar Ferg sson. " Miss GertrndeSNs
Dalton. Miss Bessle shelto on Moss, al bert
Hunt. p p, Redd. 81. r. sylnor. nil.ES N;
Cook, Miss Lizetto5 Winston. Miss abel "
.Glinn Miss Kate Glinn.3 Miss Mary =. S;s
aDuncnnson. Miss Flgner. Miss Ella G.
Lindsay. c. G. Rady. Thomas w Gard
ner, George g. Jefferson. ]. Z. G. {. Hankins.s
W. =. Raghnd, Mr.. Slaughter. 4. 81. q +.
Sutton, Miss Helen Glinn, Sheriff Solo,
mon, Dr., Moses p, Hoge, Dr.a Pa nler. se
Miss Annie Laurie Pitt Miss Kate sIiar-sss
din, Albert Hill. Frank Traylor, JulianfssS
Gum. 81 II III i}sii; ii aSass asSst
The ceremonies were In the hands got hi
the following committees: ss
Plntform--h1essrs. 8, p. Tones, w, N Y. sag
4Rayland. Frank Traylor.
i Inyitation-Messrs. r. II. Pit J.35 ~
Rose. i s3$g
Decorations -Alessrs. II, 7. Lorraine, s 4
X. Bache, Alfred Benson. sst ssf
8 8Programme-A1essrs. r. H.. Pitt, j. n p. ~
Rose, 81 IA. IA
Speakers -atessrs. r. II. Pitt ll'..sB5!
MusIc--Messrs Lawrence casselman.
IT, G. Redd, 8. p Jones' sS
Corner stone Box-NIessrs. II. y Lor., -
raine, i. O, Robinson, w K, Each
Masons Taking Part. SSsss 9Sg
Promptly ats o clock Worship ipful Mas.
ter j. q. Hanklns surrounded by the 81 81
began the ceremony OF laying the 60 rner!sas
stone. In fun regalia and with all the stnyls&s
sigma OF office, the rite was per MI ,Ss
by the following officers and ss
u G.. Hankins. worshipful naste s. ss Ess
Wilkinson, senior warden; ~
ardsom, Jr.. junior warden. James Z. l.l.ss,
Phippen. treasurer; George g. Jeffsrson. III III
secretary; B. Morgan Shepherd, !, senlolsss
deacon: j, ]. Sutton, junior deacon s3Ss
sydney Peters. BENJAMIN II. Melt9ns Es
". r. i. Smith. chaplains; Will lam u ssas is
I4ynham. tiler. ass 35 sszsl4 N ssS bib
Alemhers-E, "a. Barber. Jr., w p Bates s.
Archie B, Blgelow. Charles g, lsosharsSS,
Thomas j, Bowles, A, r, Bowles. ~ 81
Brown, II. G. Brown, Lewis w. Branderssss@
Peyton r. Darlington. Wtnthrpp p, 4Grens.g!ss
shaw, Thomas M. Cullingwerthss IIsArysSsS
NJ, Cannon. j. y. Craig, Jr,. n. C,,s QhriAsEE%g EE%g
tan. w. j, crunp, b. II. Crunp. Nv 81 sa
G. Camp, u. w, Carson, James III. Go0pas,as2a
=. s., Crun,p, Nv. II. Davidson, p, Y. s ysS
Frank ID, Dunlop, W llltan, =. Elanl. Lam sSi
don B. Edwards, "a, bney Rllts, q. N Il "a
F,ubank. I,enuel II, Fear. C.l Ftsh ~
John y. Gayle. Henry H. George, yssssSS Ii
Thomas w Gardner. W p Gasl,ck. yohlESl ESl