The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-17
CORNERSTONE IS
LAID BY MAsOhs
FOR POST OFFICE
Meridian Lodge Conducts Ella
borate Exercises at New Fed-
eral Building Site
ADDRESSES ARE MADE
BY PROMINENT MEN
Ex-Gov. Montague. Collector
of Customs Cabell and
Others Make Speeches.
Luncheon Follows

Luncheon Follows
With elaborate and impressive Ma.
sonic ceremonies. speeches by diEttn~
gushed men. II band playing Dixie"
and large and distinguished thronE
of Richmonders and other NirSinians
cheering, the corner stone of the CAPT.
tai city's new 100000 post office and
Federal building was laid at Tenth and
Main streets Saturday afternoon at
o'clock.
The large cube OF BLUSH gray gran
lite from Dinwiddie county, Weighing
more than a ton, was placed by Master
w. p. Mathews. of Meridian Lodge. An
Gent, Free and Accepted Masons. He
was assisted by Worshipfuls James
Beck. carrying a vessel filled with corn.
which was pla ced under the stone; BEN
p. owen. with square: II. L. Lnces
with level f. NJ. Reade. with q
plumb. o. J. Mallory. with vessel
containing wine; c, s. Perry, with g
vessel containing oil and others bear
ing Masonic symbols used In such ceres
monies.
Distinguished. Speakers.
Former Governor Andrew Jackson
Montague delivered the principal ad-
dress. He reviewed the history OF Fed
eral buildings In Richmond, told OF tho
Ir,ia r.,,,,r 80 ~ bnord ara srt,s
the new and handsome structure would
be credit not only TO the capital city
but the entire State.
He was followed by Collector Of InSs
ternal Revenue Cabell. who made y
strong speech. IN which he paid high
compliment to Richmond and said he,
as EirginiaA and former postmaster
OF hicnhoha, was proua VI ehe nov
pulia'ns.
speeches were aiso hisaas ny olne1
prominent men.
an hear before 1hs Corner SION, ~ NJ, Maf
laid the Masons, ACCOMPANIED ~ fich-
- md ST Andrews Communicates
khlghts Tempiaf. marcneu 20 IenaM
and Main streets with their symnoaic
aprons and vessels, ana were cneeFco
along their line OF march. Inc pA!au3
was headed BY kessnicn band. Whicn
ais" played Southern aud Natfonai airs
during the exercises at the new fed-
eral building site.
immediately after the CEREMONIES
had been concluded. the Masons. Cow
ernor Montague. Mr.. Cahell and seve-
raj score OF other prominent men. went
10 the BUSINESS Mems Club. where they
were guests of the j. Henry Miller Con-
structon Company. which is building
the new structure. at II sumptuouo
luncheon.
Luncheon Guests.
Those invited to the luncheon at the
business Mems Club were:
Postmaster General Hitchcock, Sec-
Rotary of the Treasury MacveAgh.
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
caheu Mayor d. c. Richardson, Nor
gan r. Mills II. 4. Pollard. Jr.. Frjt1
Sitterding. John r. Branch, H. Il. PoI.6
lard. l.. y. Morris. Judson cunning-
ham. C. A. Dempsey w. T. Dabney..
William II. Palmer. G. w. stevens.
A. I Montague. Governor Williarn.
owens w. Gordon McCabe, n. W.
Jackson Marx Gunst. John Airsh.s
berg. r. L. Peters John s. HARDWOOD
X. whittet. Jr., W. u. Butler, f.. III.
Ferguson. ]. Thompson Brown, WI.
IS Forbes. John Murphy. DR.. 0eorwa
Ben Johnston. Leon WaIlerstein. n.
L. Hulce, Admiral Harrie Webster.
James y. Boyd H. w Wood. j. a.
Hankins, Minetree Folkes. j. Aston,
Caben. H. o. James. Judge 5. il.
Witt. Barton Grtirdy. c. Ruehrmund
John A. Curtis. r. NJ Kent, the RI
Rev. A. vas de vyser. Dr. r. NJ.
Reade. Rev H. w. Forsyth, r. w.
Cunningham. Dr, W. r. Mathews, As
L. Wingtield. j. q. SeeIinger. Ge0rro
J. Freddy. l.. r. Seigfried. g. W.
Hunter, O. A. Hawkins. j. n. race.
W. NJ. Turpin. r, Carter Scott, ~
Taylor Ellyson. Daniel Grinnan. ~.
F.. \. Calisch. John III. Ingram. John.
J. CrutchfieId, John L. Satterfield.
Louis Werner, l.. w. Bowies. l.. a.:
Price. p. J. Cole, II. W. Melton. ~.
F. Jahnke. &. A. Hord. j. u. Welsh.
C.. A. Nesbtt. w. y. Watkins, q. r.
Adams, w. ID. kerns. Q. j. Mallory
;. e. Perry, J. l.. Seek. b. 7. August.
Judge J. G. Pritchard. Judge
Nathan Con-, Judge IL.
mcdowell, Judge James r. Bore
Judge John e Rose. II. T. MeloneJS
Judge Edmund Waddill. ]. p. Brady
a, NJ. haker, W. X. johnson. Postm1o~s
ter Edgar Allan. Jr.. Assistant pDo4a
master l. w Fuller. t. II. Smith. 3. He
Arnold, John Lamb, Thomas s. M4rS
TIN. II: u. Flood, tlaude A. Swans0ne
Peters p + cray Iarr,v =
49,, r., :, ~, III