Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-06-04
MITCHELL HALL
CORNERSTONE.
Impressive Ceremonies Yesterday in
Presence Of Large Number
Of People.

The cornerstone OF Harvey Mitchell
Hall, one OF the new dormitories OF
the A. & M. College now being erected,
aud which was named by the college
directors at recent meeting in honor
OF Col. Harvey Mitchell, was laid yes
terday afternoon with Masonic honors.
Judge J. J. Mayheld OF Columbus,
who Is the deputy grand master of
Masons OF Texas, was present and
represented the grand master In the
ceremonies. The other officers as ap-
pointed. by Grand Master Mayfield
were as follows: p. II. Park, deputy
grand master; Gen. Henry Bates Stod.
dard, grand marshal; w. e. Saunders,
senior grand warden: J. d. Martin,
junior grand warden; w. r. Howell,
grand treasurer; p. NJ. Raysor, grand
secretary; NJ. r. Phillips, grand tiler; /;
Joe B. Reed and M. H. James, grand
stewards; Rev. w. w. Daup of this
city and Rabbi Faber Of Tyler. grand
|chaplains.
The members OF the Masonic fra
ternity went out to the college by the
o'clock interurban and were met by
Captain FeDton and other officers and
members of the faculty OF the college
the beautiful military maneuvers o
dress parade were given by the entire
student body for their benefit
After dress parade everybody re
paired to the new building where the
cornerstone was laid by Brazos Unior
Lodge No 129, A. F. & A. NJ, in due
and ancient form.
The Masonic ceremonies opened
with prayer. offered by Rabbi Faber o
Tyler, which was followed by beauti
full selection rendered by the Colleg'
Glee Club
The grand master and other CRANE
officers then took charge and laid thu
stone. The various articles offere'
were deposited in the stone, the i'm
pements of operative masonry applied
the corn, wine and oil used in its ded
cation, and finally the stone lowerel
and fixed in its final resting place.
Hon. w. C. Davis then delivered tn
address of the occasion. He was II
fine voice and was easily heard by tn
large crowd that surrounded the build
ing. He reminded his hearers in tn
beginning of his address that the hal
had been named in honor of Col. Han
vey Mitchell because he was largel
and almost solely instrumental in tn
! location of the college in Brazos cour
/ ty He reviewed the life of Colone
Mitchell, his splendid manhood, hi
keen foresight and his almost prt
! - .s.I -, lfufpftn thn ftttttrs
He told of how Colonel Mitchell worl
ed to have the legislature provide fo
such an institution. and after this ha
been accomplished, then OF his heroi
efforts and his success in locating
twhere il is. He reviewed the histor
of the college and showed how it wa
fulfilling TIC splendid destiny Colon'
Mitchell sav FOR it, even before 1t wa
founded. He closed with an apostroph
to Colonel Mitchell as a citizen and
man. and his words were eloquent
beautiful, yet true in every particula
The last number on the program wa
a quartette, "One Sweetly Solem
Thought" by Mrs. ]. Webb Howell
Mrs. w. S. Wilson, Mrs. George
Adams of Bryan and Mrs. F.
Giesecke of College. II was a beau'
full selection and faultlessly rendere
At its conclusion the audience WI
dismissed with prayer by Rev. w. '
Daup.
On the north face of the stone is Il
following inscription:
Harvey Mitchell Hall. This stoi
was laid June 3, 1912, by the Mo
Worshipful Grand Lodge A. r. al
A. NJ. of Texas. in memory of Harv'
Mitchell first master Of Brazos Uni'
|, Lodge No. k29, and largely instr
/, mental in locating the A. & M. c.
! lege."
/, The east face bears this Inscription
Harvey Mitchell Hall. r. 7. Milne
. president. Directors: Walton Pete
J. L. Gion, ]. A, Kyle, E. ]. Ha
Charles Davis, r. l.. Bennett Ed
Kone, d. w. Kempner. 1912. Tex
Building Company, builders. F.
= Giesecke, architect"
! Many of the relatives and descel
ants of Colonel Mitchell of this G.
$ were present, and the following fro
. out of town:
Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Nash and sol
j ]. NJ. f. r. Jr., and John Harvey,
! Waco