Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-11
TEMPLE OF PEACE
Corner Stone of the Structure Was laid By inc Presi-
 dent To-Day.

Washington, May 11.-President Roosevelt to-day laid the corner- stone of the first international tenn pie of peace, friendship and com merce yet to be erected-the tangi- ble evidence of the desire of the 21 American republics that war shall be no more in the western world and that material prosperity promoted by international trade shall take its place. Fitting the historical im- portance of the event the exercises are to be made impressive by the participation of the head of each of these republics. Following addresses by President Roosevelt, Secretary Root, Ambassador Nabuco of Bra gil and Andrew Carnegie a cabled sentiment expressing the hearty ap- proval of each president will be read.
 Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop Cranston will pronounce an invoca- tion and benediction on the work done and the U. s. Marine band will render selections of pan-American music specially prepared for the oc- casion.
 The new building is to be the joint property of all the republics. The site provided by the American con- gress consists of the historic old VanNess home, the first pretentious mansion erected ir Washington. It faces the mall, is within few hundred yards of the White House and adjacent to the state, war and navy building. Mr Carnegie gave three-quarters of a million dollars towards the construction of the building while each of the reports has added an appropriation to the fund. The building is to be home of the lnterna- tional bureau maintained by the American republics and is to be made the center of continuous campaign of education where one country may obtain accurate and up to date information of every other. Invitations to the exercises have been accepted by the entire diplomatic corps in Washington, as well as by the high officials of all branches Of the American government. So keen has been the interest manifested that additional seating space has been added several times. The exercises are scheduled to take place shortly after 3 o'clock and will occupy an hour or more. The exercises will be opened by the director of the inter Inhn nar u hn will present the secretary of state and chairman of the governing board of the International bureau as the presiding officer of the day.
 The copper box placed within the corner stone will contain the official reports of the three pan-American conferences, copies of the eorrespon- dence between the president of the United States, the secretary of state and Andrew Carnegie in regard to the latter's gift for the new build ing; photographs of the presidents of the American republics, photo graphs of the governing board and officers of the bureau, small flags and imprints of the seals of the respec- tive countries belonging to the in ternational union, copies of the pub lications of the international bu- reaus, representative coins and post age stamps of the different repub- lies, representative newspapers. etc.
 The scheme of decoration will in- clude the abundant use of the flags, colors and coats of arms of all the American nations. Invitations~h been extended to the president, vice. president, the cabinet, the members of the diplomatic corps, the supreme court and other high judicial off cers, governors of states, the senate and house of representatives, army any navy officers stationed in Wash ington, the principal officers of the different departments. members of the clergy, the heads of representa- tive educational and commercial in- stitutiohs, editors and newspaper cor respondents and others.