Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-01
THE SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.
Long List Of Articles Deposited in the
Corner Stone.

There was an unusually long list of ar
ticles placed in the cornerstone of the new
Senate office building, laid yesterday, as
told in The Star. 1t was collection that
will be of inestimable value to the future
antiquarian should dig into the
ruins of the great building and come across
the mass of material. Cornerstones with
their burden of information for future gem
erations have been an established fact since
long before the Christian era, but it is
doubtful if there has ever been one that
will compare with that of the Senate Office
building for bulk of information it con-
tans The following Is the full list of ar
ticles encased in the stone:
The list of objects inclosed in the corner
stone was as follows:
The Holy Bible, donated by the Society of
Oldest Inhabitants of Washington; copy Of
the Declare ton of Independence; copy OF
the Constitution of the United States: i'm
print of the seal of the United States; silk
American flag, donated by the National So
ciety, Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton; copy of the map of the United States,
1906; copy of the original l. Enfant map of
the city of Was hington; copy of the United
States photographic chart of the world for
July, 1906; old prints of the White House;
a photograph, with autograph. and an en-
craving of Theodore Roosevelt, President
of the United States; an engraving of
Charles w. Fairbanks. Vice President of
the United States; copies of the acts OF
Congress making appropriations for the
office building. United States Senate pub
lie Documents Nos. g. %, 1914, ZIG and 3s3);
copies of thirty-eight numbers of the Con-
gressional Record containing discussions
bearing on the construction of the building;
photograph of Elliott Woods, superintend-
ent United States Capitol building and
grounds, with autograph; pictures of the
consulting architects of the building. Mr..
John NJ. Carrere Mr.. Thomas Hastings
nd Mr. I2rair ar1 Il Var II
n photographs of working drawings for
the building made in the drafting room
attached to the Office of the superintendent,
United States Capitol building and grounds,
with a list of craftsmen employed at the
date of laying the corner-stone a descrip-
ton of the building prepared for the use
of newspapers, etc; copy of the schedule
of bids submitted October 3, 1905, for the
cut stonework Of the building: four small
blue and brown prints showing the method
of reproducing for use in construction all
working drawings for the building; list
of the Office force in charge of the con-
laying of the cornerstone, together
with three photographs showing the
progress Of construction, July 10 1876;
photographs of the east and south fronts
of the Capitol building from the Office blu Id
ing, House of Representatives; photographs
of drawings for the proposed extension of
the east front of the Capitol building as
prepared by Carrere & Hastings, consulting
architects; copy of Hazelton's The Ma
tional Capitol 1868; copy of government
report on the celebration of the Tooth ami
yersary of the establishment. in 1890 of the
seat of government In the District of
Columbia; copy of schedule of appropr.a-
tons for the fiscal years 1875 to 1906, inclu-
sive copy of the Executive Register of
the United States, 11S9-1942; copy of the
Congressional Directory OF the Fifty ninth
Congress, first session; copy of the Consti-
tuition, Rules and Manual of the U. S. SEN
ate edition of 1905; set of stationery OF
the T. S. Senate; copy of the L. S. Senate
offic al calendar for 1906, printed in the gov
eminent printing office; copies of the sub
committee hearings on the District of Co
Iunbia appropriation bill for 1907 1.-TWO
of Columbia copy of the map of the
District of Columbia for 1906 with
seal and autopraghs of the Commits
sioners; program of the inaugural cere-
monies of Theodore Roosevelt, Presl-
dent of the United States March 4.
1906; copy of program and card of invita-
ton to laying of the corner stone for the
Office building, House of Representatives,
April IA, 1906; photograph of the Library
pecially designed by Frederick D. Owen
and made from historic American oak; the
Masonic Lodge of the District of Columbia
-proceedings of the Grand Lodge. 1888, and
Masonic calendar, 1866; Washington CITY
Directory for 1896, donated by the sergeant.
alarms of the United States Senate, copy
of the Washington telephone directory, edi-
ton of June Is. 1905; copy a United States
weather map for July. 1896: coolies of local
less telegraph message received by super
intendent United States Capitol building
and grounds. July 80. 1896, shortly before
closing box.