The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-08
The Times Dispatch Bureau,
Bollingbrook street.
tPhone 1850
Petersburr Va Octohor

petersburg. Va, OCtOber I.
The cornerstone OF the new Y. NJ. C.
building, on Union street. was laid
with imposing Masonic ceremonies this
afternoon by Blandford Lodge. No. g.
Of which John w. Hays is worshpfui
master. y crowd CT several Thousand
The ceremonies. The craft was in
charge OF Right Worshipful Vernon NJ.
Campbell. and those officiating at the
! laying OF the stone were: tier, Joseph
Williams; stewards Worshipful G. J..
! Williamson and Clifford S. Andrews:
Master Masons. past masters: crafts
men, Worshipful J. T. Wilkinson. Rob
CRIT Wilkinson and Parkinson; Wor-
shipful r. T. Matteson. with vessel Of
corn; Master Masons with level. square
and nlg:nh; Mark y. Hcn. Robert T..
stewart. c. Bernard Smith; past mas
tcrs with wine and oil, Rt. Worshipful
John L. TONNES, Worshipful s. u. Rod
! Eers; RI. WorShipful w. W. Presson.
treasurer: Worshipful 7. J. ellis. sec
Rotary; Worshipful l.. l.. Kidd. with
light; Harry ~ James. senior warden:
Virgil St cloud, junior warden: great
lights borne By w. Irving Smith, sup
Ported by stewards. w. r. Freeman
and Bernard Cooke. with white rods;
tights borne BY Worshipfuls James II.
Banks and T. NJ. Seward: chaplans,
Rev w r. a. Haynes and Rev. George
+. Booker. ID. D.. Worshipful Masters
T. NJ. Davis. No. 15 and Ira NJ. Daven
FORT, No. 1874; book OF constitution, In
charge OF Ri Worshipful w T.. Poole:
district deputy grand master. accom-
panied by Worshipful John w. Hays.
master OF Blandford Lodge. No 8; Sc
| nior and junior deacons. supporting
| Worshipful Charles j.. Guthrie. acting
master OF Blandford Lodge. No. 3.
! Tho Masonic ceremonies began at
| l:45 o'clock this afternoon. imm ediateiy
following the arrival in n body of the
board of directors Of the association.
| preventative citizens, members OF the
two branches of the Council and others.
who marched in limo from the office OF
! the association to the scene. The sing
| Ing from a selected choir Of hymns APP
propriate to tho occasion was de-
| lightful feature.
At 215 o'clock vice-President Thos.
r. Marshall, the orator of the day, ar
| rived under the escort Of Mayor Robert
! Ca ba Miss, President Hatcher Seward
and Secretary William NJ. Martin. The
| Vice president was received with lib
eral applause as he appeared and grace
! fully bowed his acknowledgements. r.
H. Mann presided as master of cere-
monics Introducing Mayor Cabaniss,
who. in turn, introduced Nice-Pr
dent Marshall. Mayor Cabaniss
ferred plea santly to the fact that while
in the past Petersburg had been visited
! by Presidents of the United States this
/ was the first time in half century
| that n Vice President had visited the
city.
Vice President Marshall, standing on
| tho platform erected for the Masonic
| ceremonies, faced an audience that cX
| tended up and down and across Union
street, as far as his voice could be
heard. 1t was an Interested audience,
standing from the beginning to the
close Of his speech of an hours dura-
! ton MIR. Marshall spoke in A clear,
distinct voice, and his we'll timed
points received hearty applause. His
speech was a splendid effort, through
| all Of which ran broad spirit or pa
triotism and Christianity. He paid an
eloquent tribute to Virginia, the mother
of statesmen, heroes and patriots. There
are different kinds OF patriotism, no
said-the patriotism for the flag, tho
lpatriotism for the family--but nowhere
was there such patriotism as that OF
Virginia. Mr.. Marshall said that no
was three generations removed from
the soil of Virginia. but his heart vas
always chcered and his pride increasc
whenever he traced his lineage back
through the generations to tho Old
Dominion.
Mr.. Marshall paid a graceful tribute
to Petersburg, whose people dared TO
l do and to die for their convictions-a
goodly city In peace ana war, heIa {.
sacred as n shrine In the hearts of
Americans His tribute to womanhood
was one of the most beautiful features
OF his eloquent speech and his appeal
to men to MAKO themselves worthy to
follow in tho footsteps OF the Nazarines
was both powerful and touching. he
concluded with 4 reference to the lay
ling OF the corner stone Of building
in which the people OF Petersburg
should take just pride and the main
tenancc OF which they should feel to
be duty. He spoke of the benefits