The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-11-15


Crowd present was not large, as
ssas expected, owing to the
Threatened rain.
3 At three O'Clock D. IN. the
Blossoms met at their hall in the
zilinor building on the corner OF
SNood avenue and East Third
slreet. The ceremonies were
presided over by Grand Master
Slym. b. McChesney, assisted by
tDeyuty Grand Master w. S.
&lathews. Secretary j, II. Math-
Hws read the contents Of the
Box, which contained the fol
Aowing articles:
4 Holy Bible.
i Copy of original II. II Bill No. fi7l5
ktroduced in the Goth Congress. January
3 lQ0s. to provide for tho erection of a
,ihblic Building at Big Stone Gap. and
~ appropriation therefor
4 Copy of an Act Of Congress April %
'sNl establishing United States Court
i Bis stone Gap, with q list OF prcsen,
I fccrs
Copy of rules Of United States District
/ ourt by Judge III. c. Mcdowell.
Copy Of memorial of Hon Campbell
senp, deceased
Photograph of Hon c. b. slemp, NJ.
of 9th District
Cory of Big Stone Gap Town Or
'nlnces.
COPY Of Big Stone Gap Telephone hi
lnu0ry
Copy Of Big Stone Gap Post
Copy of proceedings Gnud Lodge of
Virginia for 1911
listof present Town Officers Big Stone
.Gap
statement of Winfield $ Rose. Post
pastor of Big Stone Gap
copy OF program of these proceedings
list OF representative firms doing bust
l,s n Big Stone Gap.
United states coins Of year 1911
List of contents Of box deposited.
The box was then placed in
the niche cut in the Granite
block The capstone was then
lowered by three regular mo-
tons, after which the Junior
Warden tested it with the
plumb, the Senior Warden with
the level, and the Grand Master
with the square, and found up
right, level and square it was
dedicated, consecrated and set
apart by the pouring on the
corn of plenty, the wine of glad
ness and the oil of JOY. The
ceremonies We're rendered more
solemn and impressive by the
beautiful Masonic songs sung
BY the choir, with Mrs. J. II.
Mathews as organist.
The secretary read ii telegram
rom the Messrs. Plowman,
contractors, expressing their
'raternal greetings and good
wishes.
The Grand Master introduced
Deputy Grand Master, w. L..
andrews, of Roanoke, as the
Masonic orator of the occasion,
aud right well did he perform
his difficult duty. Mir. An
lrews ID an orator, a fluent and
orceful speaker and he handled
MS subject in a scholarly man
Ter.
General Ayers, who has been
aging the corner stones of en-
erprises in this section from
where the crystal waters of the
finch are turned TO silver at
he touch of dawn, to whore
he sun, sinking in its bed of
llue mountains, turns a mo-
nent and blows him a good.
night kiss from the tips Of it's
Golden darts, was introduced
md made a mastery speech on
he commercial growth of this
ection. He was referred to by
peaker Andrews as the "Col-
lmbus' of our city.
The Rev. s. B. Vaught closed
he exercises of the day by a
plendid presentation of the re-
igious development of this
ection.
Our Distinguished Guests.
Grand Master William Baylor
icChesney, of Staunton, Va,
5 perhaps the most distinguish
ID Mason in Virginia. Hs holds
he unparalleled honor of being
. line in all three of the Grand
lasonic Bodies at the same
me, becoming Grand High
'riest of the Grand Chapter in
9O9' Grand Master in February
FlO, and Grand Commander in
L.. I - -. i .