Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-18
hASONS LAY SCHOOL
CORNERSTONE
Large Crowd Attends impress
Sige Exercises at Site of New
Structure in Silver City,

Silver City. n. A.. Nov. l6.-The
laying 81 the cornerstone Of Silver
city's new school house Friday by this
Masonic order. YVES e. most impressive
occasion and largely attended The
silver city Independent says
The exercises were ia charge ef the
Most W0rshipful Grand Lodge nf New
Mexico. A. r. q a. NJ, with the fol-
lowing officers F. J.. Medler. grand
master: Cornelius Bennett as deputy
grand master. Avian y. White as
grand senior warden, Colin NeDlett a.
grand puuiOr warden. j.. ". Carter
as grand treasurer, Iiyman Abraham
as grand secretary, j h. White as
grand deacon, John NICK Thompson
as grand Junior deacon. Rev. J H..
Murray as grand chaplain. G. w Hol-
son and W. s Huston as grand stew
ards. Henry GeifZ as grand marshal,
J. J. Kelly az grand lecturer, Ed. PEN
nimgton Of Deniime as grand tyler and
r.. 5. Allen in charge Of the Holy
Scriptures.
Preceded by the silver City band
and accompanied by an eEcort OF
knights Templar. the grand lodge pro-
roeded to the northeast corner of the
new structure. Invocation was deliv-
cred By the grand chaplain. The
grand master then addressed the
large audience. followed by Mayor
Percy Wilson. each making appropri-
ate remarks upon the Importance OF
the occasion. Grand Treasurer Car
ter was then asked If he had any i'm.
portant document 70 be enclosed in
the cornerstone. and "theFeupon hand
ed the grand master a metal box con
tanning the following records: Copies
of the silver City independent. Silver
city Enterprise. Ell paso Morning
Santa re New Mexican. poll
list ~ 1910. lists OF the names Of !
normal school faculty and students.
public school faculty and students.
city and county officers, territorial
officers, building data. proceedings of
tho bond issue. grade report 1899
1900. program Of Columbus day 1892. |
first catalogue 1928, copy Of high
Herald Of March 9. 1894. and
The names OF the public school board
and the regents OF the normal. This
box was placed beneath the stone.
which was actually cemented in place
The deputy grand master hen poured
eorn. the grand senior warden wine
and the grand junior warden oil. into
he cavity receptacle on the top Of
stone, each giving its Masonic Sig
lificance. The exercises We're inter-
with music by the band and }
longs by the public school pupils. The
lay was ideal, the attendance was
arge and the exercises passed in an
exceedingly pleasant manne
The new building marks an epoch
IA education la silver CITY. which /
eCured the first charter for u public
chool IN this territory and which has
lnce been the foremost town IN the !,
e~rritery Ia educational matters. The
Of erection and furnishings will
.pproximate $40. 000. and when COM
the building viii he one Of the
.andsomest and most commodious la I
he new state, The people have voted !
o tax their property IN order that the !
may have q modern. up-to-dotc q
uhlic school building. and the school +
GARD. consisting of Mcssrs. Harry H. d
Kelly, Harry Y. Burgess and John NJ. 4
liner. has planned well. and the work Il
{ completing The building win be T
lshed hN Contractor W. A. Schuhel. II
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