The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-26
At the Masonic Temple Here
Now in Course Of
Construction.
BRILLIANT PROGRAM
With Hundreds Present is
Observed by the Grand
Lodge.

Impressive were the corner stone
laying ceremonies at the projected
Masonic building on West pike
street here Sunday afternoon. al.
though Indictment weather interfered
materially with them. Notwith-
Standing the stormy weather, many
hundred townsmen and visitors at
tended and We're deeply impressed
with the ritualistic work and highly
pleased with the address of the day
/ At 2 O'Clock in the afternoon in
the Masonic lodge room on South
Third street, special communica.
tion for laying of the corner stone
was> opened by Judge Charles W
Lynch, Of this city, deputy grand
master, commissioned by Grand Mas
ter Window Stokes, of WEIGH, as
grand master OF the occasion, pre-
siding. The other officers in at,
tendance were Emmett NJ. Showa.,
ter, of Fairmont, past grand master,
as deputy grand master; X. D.
Walker, Of Fairmont, past grand
master, as senior grand warden; !
Wilbur Herman, of Fairmont, as
junior grand warden; Arthur X
Thorn, OF Clarksburg, as grand
treasurer: past Grand Master Hiram
\ r. Howard, OF Point Pleasant, grand
secretary; the Rev w. NJ. Long, Of
Clarksburg. as grand chaplain;
Louis n. Tayenner, of Parkersburg
past grand master, as grand orator;
ia. NJ. 7, Cunningham, Clarks,
burg, as grand marshal; John +
White of lClarksburg, as senior grand
deacon; walter NJ. Elliott, Of Clarks
burg, as junior grand deacon; G. Z
iFinly and W. e. Tate, of Clarksburg
as grand stewards; p. X Stout, o.
clarksburg, as grand tiler, ant
Grand Pursuivant David G. Watkins
Of Buckhannon, with Edwin e.
Pruitt. of Columbus, o., principa
architect.
After opening ceremonies in thu
lodge room, the grand lodge marche,
ito the building on West Pike street
the line of the procession being
through Third street and GU
West Pike. for public ceremonies
beginning at $3.50 o'clock. TIL,
Knights of Pythias band headed tn,
pageant, then came the Knight
Templars in full uniform eseortins
the grand lodge, the officers of tn
grand lodge followed, policemen
came next and six Knights Templar
brought up the rear as an escort t
tho grand officers.
4 Grand Master Charles W. Lyncl
4 was invited by l.. X. Richards, see
rotary of the Masonic Bulldin!
Committee, to lay the corner stone
Grand Master Lynch then proceeded
with the usual form OF ritual fol
Masonic corner stone layings
Prayer was offered by Grand Chap
lain Long. Under the direction o
/ Contractor Calvin P. Howell The
stone was lowered to permanent po
sition and copper box containing
THE following was placed by Crane
Treasurer Thorn:
A copy Of the proceedings OF The
Grand Lodge of West virginia.
A copy of the proceedings of the
Grand Chapter of West Virginia.
A copy of the Grand Commandery
Of West Virginia.
"A copy of the bylaws OF Hermon
lodge. No, 6, A. f. and A. NJ.
A copy of the bylaws of Adonl.
ram Chapter, No, II, r. A. NJ.
A copy of the bylaws Of clarks.
burg commandery, No. 10, knights
Templars.
a copy of the burial service OF
knights Templars
A copy of the Clarksburg Tele-
gram of October 81, 1871.
A copy of the Clarksburg Expo
.nent of October %, 1911.
Several postcard views and scenes
and public buildings in and abont
.clarksburg.
A half-penny Of 1851, donated by
Dr., X, Il. Osborn.
A foreign coin donated by a
brother of St. Johns Lodge, No,
a. Of shinnston; name of brother
not known.
a chapter penny of Adonlram
Chapter, No. II, r. a. NJ.
A copy of the biennial report OF
the attorney general of West ylr-
giuia
A copy of the conclave number Of
the clarksburg Telegram of May.
1906.
A copy OF the clarksburg News,
industrial edition, Of 1909.