Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-20
coRNEgsIONE LAYING.

Notwithstanding the cold weather oil
Ian suutoay evening many people, In"
cIodiag d large percentage OF ladies,
Gathered 10 from. of the space on Prince
street on which the new hail tor Alex
audrls Lodge, No. 1853, B. P. o. E., Is
70 be erected, 10 witness the csremoDisa
inciden. 10 the laying Of the cornerstone.
Wsiie /, had been announced that the
csremunies would bs informal, they
wee notwithstanding, impressive and
interesting. and those present listeoed st.
tea,iyels to ell that was said by the
speakers.
Plstoro's Bond vas present, and the
mus.s discoursed was inspiring. All the
airs ve.s familiar to the sssemolAge,
and nMy Country IT'S OF Thee" "Oarry
Me B,cx 10 Old Virginia." "N.arer
MyG,3 to Thee" 80 sr SpaDglsd Ban.
ne," "M7 Msrylsnd" and "Dixie,"
seat tarill5 through the asssmblage.
Shortly after O'Clock the members oil
the lodge marched in line TO the spot
Uhsre the cornerstone was to DO placed
In posiiino, snd upoo being called to
order by Exalted Rular David E. Kobey'
Rev. EJgar Carpenter delivered so ln'
yocsuou. after which the ceremonies In
o,noec.ioD with the laying OF the stone
wers proceeded With. The cornerstone
ga, lsid IN position, 3 me allie box haV'
lug bsso placed within, after WHOM Ine
exalted ruler poured WAFER upon the
stone.
Waiter NJ. Donuelly read llSt OF the
er.ic,es which we're placed IN the oo1'
The box contains the following articles.
Anne icso fsg, copy Of tue resolution 60,
tho,izJug the cree ion Of the building, list
nj bu,ldine committee, roster OF lodge,
cons hutton and bylaws o!Gtsnd Lodge,
hv.laes of Alexandra Lodge, No. 75S;
o3Dg of Alexandria G,zs.te, coins OF cur
rent6a;s, copy Of programme OF The re-
cent minstrel performances of Alexandra
and Washington lodges OF Eks and
names of those who contributed coins
thst went into the box. .
The box was alterward dolly sssled
with mortar By the exalted ruler a
oornst solo. "My Old Kentucky Home"
vas then given by O. NJ. Wallace.
Addresses we're made BY members OF
tbe order. The first speaker was Robert
s Barrett, esteemed ieciuriOg knight oil
tha lodge Mr.. Barrett ssid Ihs erec'
lion of the building marks another mile
s,one in the history OF the lodge. de
Maid tribute to the ladies present, aud
said the lodge was indebted to the ladlee
IN a largo measure foF 'ts success. Nj,
Barrett also spoke Of the principles OF the
order. He then gave 1tief description
of the rev bulldog and the history oil
the order 10 Alcxsndris, Stree its intro
dactiou, eight years ago.
Representative Tener, OF PennHyi'
wanna, past grand exalted rlIer oil the
orysnization, congratulated the lodge and
expressed pleasure at the erection oil
the new building. g.,
General Robert N. McWsde, exalted
ruler OF Washington Lodge OF Eiks, also
made n biief address, 10 which be ex'
tended the congratulations OF Washing
ton Lode to the Alexandra Lodge.
s R9ber, Shinu, past exalted ruler Of B 81
timore Lodge of Elks, aud a former Alex
sndnan was the nextspsskeT, and J. A.
Chisholm, past existed raler OF Char
lo.te.ville Lodge, Ne. SS9, and Fred J
Mersasi0er, Of Washington, also made
abort lslks.
The psot exalted ruler closed the oere'
monies by reading from the ritual aut
formally declaring the cornerstone II
position, after which the members OF th'
lodge formed In line and returned t.
their ball, and the assemblage disP'r'et
Later The visitOp we're entertained
with refreshments BY the Alexandra
Lodge.