The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-16
COURT CORNERSTONE LAID
Masonic Fraternity in Charge Of Exercises
Saturday at New Virginia Court Building.


In honor of the laying of the cor
nerstone of the new county court
building on Saturday last all V1r-
ginia places of business we're closed
from 200 to 400 p. m., and the citi-
zens turned out en- nasse to the
ceremonies attendant upon the
formal dedication of Virginia's new
hall of justice.
The ceremonies were under the
auspices of the Masonic fraternity,
being in direct charge Of Lodge No.
264 of this city, the imposing cere-
monies attendant upon the function
being performed by Grand Master
Patton and his staff of the Grand
Lodge.
The members of the local lodge
and visiting brethren convened at
the lodge hall prior to the ceremo-
nies, and headed by the city band
marched to the new building, 125
strong, making pleasing and i'm
posing line of march.
Following the ritualistic ceremo-
MES attendant upon such occasions
a number of addresses were made,
among them being delightful
talk by Governor Noel of Missis
sippi, Judge Hughes, S. w. Gilpin
and Grand Master Patton, the re-
marks of Governor Noel and Judge
Hughes dealing with the develop
ment and vast resources of this rich
section and being greeted with
frequent applause.
Among prominent Masons in at
tendance at the ceremonies were
VIM. b. Patton, grand master, r. +.
Denfeld as deputy grand master,
p. D. Neff as senior grand warden,
Lyonel Ayres as junior grand
warden, D. b. Mcdonald as grand
treasurer, John Fishel, grand secre-
tary, S. w. Gilpin as grand orator,
John Gill as grand chaplain, J. W..
kreitter as senior grand deacon, O.
H. Hig bee as Junior grand deacon,
T. w. Hugo as grand marshal, Z.
B. Gilbert as grand standard bear
er, Alex 6. Mcknight as grand
sword bearer, A. G. Osborn as SEN
ior grand steward, }. y. Johnson
as Junior grand steward, NJ. 6. Pal
mer as grand pursuivant, W. L.
Bray, architect, and J. II. Ludwig,
grand tyler.
The contents of the corner stone
as laid embraced copy of the Vir-
gina Enterprise, History of Duluth
and St. Louis county, list of officers
of Virginia Lodge No. 264 "A. +. &
a. NJ, list of officers of Virginia
Chapter No. u, R. A. NJ, copy of the
Virginian, copy of the Mesaba,
copy of the Souvenir Edition of the
Iron Ranges published by the En-
terprise, copy of the Industrial
Number of the Virginian, seven
Lincoln pennies of the 1nintage OF
1910, copy of the proceedings of the
grand lodge of Minnesota for 1910,
list of officers of St. Louis county
for 1910, copy of the Iron Trade Re-
view, copy of the Laws of Mime
sofa, copy of the resolution pass
ed by the board of county commits
sioners requesting Grand Master
Patton to lay the cornerstone, copy
of the Court Calendar for the Elev
enth Judicial District, and a Hist
orical Review of the Founding of
the District Court of Virginia.
Among others in attendance at
the proceedings were County Aud
itor Halden and Neil McInnis,
chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners, to each of whom
is due much credit for their efforts
in behalf of the erection of suit
able building for court purposes
at this point.
The new building will be a dupli-
cate of the handsome new court
house at Duluth, on lesser scale,
and is being constructed by the
Bailey Marsh Company, who will
likely have same in readiness for
occupancy about the fret of the
wear.