The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-18
MASONIC TEMPLE:
Impressive Ceremonies at Lay
ing Of Corner Stone
i. WAS FEATURE, OF THE DAY.
Ceremonies in Charge of Grand
Lodge of Masons
Grand Lodge Holds Special Session
Parade Witnessed by Thousands
Address of Grand Master Win
stoH-Principles of Masonry De-
fined-Gen. Cox Orator of the
Bay.
Specjal to The MESSENGER.

lSpeclal to Ine Messenger
Raleigh, N. c., October 16.-NeVer, 1t
any state fair has the weather been
more perfect than that this week ard
the enjoyment of visitors has been
very keen 1t was expected, naturally.
that the jamestown Exposition woula
reduce the number Of visitors, since
so many thousands Of visitors haze
been there and still continue to go, % It
the attendance at the fair is certainly
good The exhibit is very fair aver
age one and all the departments are
represented. The poultry show is very
complete. The show of Agricultural
products is excellent and Wake county
can frankly be said to make the best
display in this line ever made by any
None county in North Carolina.
Today's feature was the laying OF the
cornerstone of the splendid Masonic
temple which attracted great numbers
of members of this powerful order
which is growing so rapidly and DONG
so great a work in North Carolina.
The temple stands on Fayetteville
street, one block south of the capitol
the state. Work began last summer
and it is to be finished next June The
ceremonies were in charge OF the Grahd
lodge of Masons which began speclal
session at Metropolitan Hall at eleVCh
o'clock. Grand Master Francis ID. WIN
eton, presiding. Practically all tne
.oA icers Of the grand lodge were pres
,nrt and all the general committee CT
tho Masonic Temple Construction Co.
of which Mr.. Winston is the chairman
uvbo Pa leigh people showed grea'
deal Of interest in the ceremonies
49, was a large parade under the
Injection Of chief Marshal, General
G. A. Woodruff. The exercises OF the
CORNER stone having n,ere conducted Oh
platform built in front o. 'ile 'olIpl> ->
and on level with it's seco> e'ol
this being over the side walk ana '0-
effectively decorated with the natioflA>
and state colors. Above lowered the
big temple, Or rather its outlines which
is reinforced concrete. Great interest
was expressed in it's mode of construc-
ton by most Of the visitors to the city
and particularly by the Masons from
other points.
The line of parade of the Mason5,
National Guard and cadets from the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
was UP Fayetteville street, around The
capitol square and back to the temple.
The special escort was the Grand Com
mandry Knights Templar. various COM
I,,;1 - Il
towns participating in this parade, all
in handsome uniform OF this branch OF
the order. The music at the temrie
was furnished by the very fine band
Of the Third Regiment, which render
ed some special selections, beginning
with the march dedicated to the Ma
tiOnal Guard of this state, following
the selection from the prince OF Pill
sen,' "The Greek Regiment Patrol,
THE Stars and Stripes Forever" etc.
1here was also carefully selected and
large choir which sang The Glory OF
God" The Masons sang their anthems
appropriate to such occasion One of
the hymns by the choir was On the
laying of the corner stone, the fiji ST
Hosts, Whose Glory Fills the Bounds
of the Eternal Hills,' etc.
The address of the occasion was de-
livered by General William R. Cox of
Edgecombe county, Past Grand Master
The grand Chaplain, Rev. Frederick
Nash Skinner, offered the opening
prayer and then followed the hymn
with the formal prayer of the Masonic
order. BY direction Of the Grand Mas
ter, Grand Treasurer Leo. D. Heartt.
placed under the stone various coins
and medals, Masonic and historical
documents, etc.
The, address of Grand Master Winston
was very brief and came at the con
elusion of the ceremonies. It was az
follows:
".Men and Brethren Here Assembled:
Be ii known unto you that we be law
full Masons, true and faithful to the
laws of our country, and engaged By
solemn obligations to erect magnifi-