Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-04-06
CORNER STONE WILL BE
LAID TOMORROW.
Grand Master OffiCiates
at Ceremony.
Rev. 0. B. Chester Will
BE the Orator of
the Occasion.


the cornerstone of the new Americus
nigh school building will be laid with
Masonic ceremonies, conducted by
Grand Master Henry Banks, assisted
by Grand Lodge officers and the dep
uty grand masters.
The ceremonies will be participated
in by all of the Americus members of
the fraternity and by a number of
visiting Masons fdom the territory
about the city.
Parade of MasOns.
At o'clock tomorrow morning Amer
icus lodge and NJ. B. Council lodge VIII
meet together at the Masonic Hall.
All visiting Masons will also gather
with them at that time. There are
about thre hundred members to the
two local lodges and it is probable
that fully one hundred members of
other lodges will be in attendance.
After donning the regalia the Ma
sons will form on Lee street and will
march out that street to Taylor and
along Taylor to Rees park. Here
seats will have been erected for their
accommodation in front of the school
building. A stand will be in readiness
at the corner Of the building, where
the stone is to be laid, for the accom-
mediation of the Grand Lodge officers,
the Board of Education and the Mayor
and Aldermen.
Banked in front of the building viii
be the school children of the city as
we'll as the Masons The school chill
dren will form into line at the Furlow
school building and march, to the new
building, arriving there about 1890
O'Clock.
Rev. o. B. Chester To Speak.
Rev. 0. B. Chester, of the Methodist
church, will be the orator of the ocea-
sion and will deliver an address along
Masonic and educational lines.
The services will probably occupy
eIii uOuI " Oh AOuA anu mall al
their conclusion the Masons will re-
turn to the hall, where they will be
dismissed.
At o'clock they will again assem-
BILE at the hall where the ladies of
Americus Chapter, Order of the Eas-
tern Star, will give a floral drill. All
Masons are invited to be present at
this.
At o'clock the visiting Masons win
be taken for an auto ride over the
roads of the county, returning to the
hall at o'clock, at which time the
Entered Apprentice Degree will be
conferred by special team made up
of the Grand Master, the other Grand
Lodge officers and the Deupty Grand
Masters. A large attendance is ex-
pected at this exemplification of the
first degree.
Master MasOn's Degree and Supper.
AT 8 o'clock at night the Master
Mason's degree will be conferred by
the same team as in the afternoon
At the conclusion of the first section
of the work those present will march
to the armory, where banquet will
be served by the chapter of the Eas-
tern Star 1t is probable that two
hundred will enjoy this feature of the
occasion. After the dinner has been
served they will return to the hall,
where the comforting of the degree
will be completed.
Materials to be placed in the corner
stone of the high school building are
now being gathered together. Among
them will be copy of the Bible,
copies of the Times-Recorder, a copy
of Jones' Georgia During the Civil
War" various coins, Masonic pamph
lets, reports of the Americus public
schools, etc.
With the children, the Masons and
the general public that will gather, it
is estimated that the crowd at the cor
nerstone gathering will be at least
three thousand.