The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18
FAY CORNERSTONE
BELLEVUE SCHOOL
CEREMONY will NM nv HANDS or
HESRICo UNION LODGE, Nc.
1so, A. II. AND A. NJ.
MUSIC BY SCHOLARS
DOCUMENTS or INTEREST TO
FUTURE GENERATIONS no HE
PUT IN nECEPTACLR FoR
FERMENTATION

The cornerstone OF the new. Belle
vuc school. which Ia being construct
ed on a lot familiarly known as the
Van Lew property. on Grace street
between Twenty-fourth and Twenty
fifth streets, will be laid at 3:ao r. NJ.
this afternoon with Masonic csre-
monies. The ceremony will be in the
hands OF the HenrIco Union Lodge,
No. 1870, A. r. and A. NJ, escorted
by the Richmond Commandery, No.
2. of the Knights Templars. 1t In
expected that several Of the other
lodges of the city will assist In tho
ceremony.
The line OF march will be from
Twenty-fifth and NJ streets along
TWENTY fifth TO Broad, thence to
Twenty ninth street. down Twenty
ninth tn Grace, from which point the
Masons wilt proceed to the Van Lew
property. Mr.. r G. Ebei. chairman
of the school board, will accept the
building from the Masons. and will
introduce Mayor Ainslie, who Will
make the address Of the occasion.
1t In expected that a great num-
Der of people will be present friends
OF the public schools, patrons and
pupils OF Bellevue school are cordially
invited. No formal invitations will
be sent out other than the notices
given out through the papers.
The music of the occasion will be
the usual songs called for By the
Masonic ceremonies, and will be rem
dered BIZ about $50 children from
. bellevue school, under the direction
OF Mr.. Walter C. Mercer. director
of music in the public schools Of
Richmond.
Contents of Box.
The box in the cornerstone VIII
contain:
Y pamphlet issued by the Fedora
zion Of Mothers clubs, showing the
aims and purposes of the federation.
II. A list giving the names OF the
members OF the finance committee
and the names Of the members OF
both branches OF the council. wnicn
| made the appropriation for the new
Bellevue school.
| III. A list OF names of the mem
bers Of the city school board and the
| com mittee that approved the plans
/ for the school building.
| w. The history and roll OF snsHi-
Res Of the Henrico Union Lodge. NO.
f3o, 4. r. ana A. NJ.
! V. A list OF the first teachers OF
Bellevue school IN 1872.
VI. 4 list of the present teachers
of Bellevue school.
I VIZ. A list OF the members OF the
Mothers club and patrons Of the
/ school, who In 1910 worked to get
the new school.
VII. A picture of the old Bellevue
school and a former principal, J. II.
Saunders. who was active in the e1-
fort 10 secure new school.
rfM
Of the wuperinteudent OF SchooiA
X. The forty second annual report OF
the superintendent OF schools. ISL
IL.
XII. Catalogue Of the John Marshall
High school, 1919.
XII. The pamphlet containing tho
songs which will be sung by the chill
dren at the laying of the cornerstone,
XIII. Copy OF Vrginische Beintung
XIV. Washington Post December
10, 1870 account OF Van Lew prop
erty.
Replaces Oldest Building.
The Ola Bellevue school which will
be displaced by the new building lie
now the oldest building in the city of
Richmond. used for school purposes
for white pupils. having been opened
on January /, 1872. Il was the fra
public school built on Church HILL
From the day that II was opened up
10 the present time it has been over
crowded with pupils.
Out OF the Bellevue school has
grown Jefferson. Springfield and
CHM roraro schools while the an
nexation OF 1907 brought into the
city Paramount and lakewood. The
school is being constructed on the
property owned by Mics Van Lew,
! who was a famous Union scout dur
ing the War Between the States.
The property was purchased two
year ago for $4,000. The school
building being constructed will cost
$4,000, being q hreproof structure
with twenty four rooms and an audi
forfum which will seat 1000 people,
II will serve a long felt need on
Church Iill