Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1914-07-30
CORNERSTONE AT HARDIN
LAID BV MAsoNs.

LAID BY MAsONSs
FOR the second time In the his
tory Of Hardin College, a corner
stone for a new building for that in
sutution has been laid. Forty
years and four days before Monday,
the first stone was laid by the Ma
sonic Lodge Of Missouri. This stone
was for the original Hardin coi--
lege.
The stone laid Monday afternoon
marked milestone in the progress
Of this great school, "the vassar of
tho West" It was the cornerstone
OF larger and better Hardin.
A large crowd, other than the Ma
sons, was present to witness the
ceremony, which was presided over
by the Worshipful Grand Master OF
the Masonic Lodge Of Missouri, Van
Fremont Boor. Many were there who
witnessed the first ceremony and a
majority Of those present were
alumnae OF the school
Assisting the Grand Master in
the beautiful and impressive cere-.
mony were DR.. ]. w. Million, SpecIf-
icGrand Secretary; s. P. Cunningham
specific Deputy worshipful Grand
Master; A. c. Barnes, specific
Grand Senior Warden and Henry Bar
tells. specific Grand Junior Warden.
The Rev. E. s. Gibbs acted as Grand
Chaplain and opened the ceremon--
les with short prayer. John 7.
Marshall was Grand Marshall. Other
officers were H. L. Pruett, Right
Worshipful Grand Senior Deacon;
o. Poisson, Right Worshipful Grand
Junior Deacon; s. D. Stocks, Right
Worshipful Grand Sr. Steward; G.
A. Ross, Right Worshipful Jr. Stew
ard; VIM. P. Rowland, Right Wor--
shipful Grand Tyler; J. T. Marshall,
Right worshipful Grand Marshal; w
vivion, Grand Architect; w. G. VIII
kins, Grand Treasurer.
Folliwing the ceremonies Mr.. Boor
made a short talk on which he com
plimented Hardin College on the spir-
1t Of progress in erecting this
new building and congratulated
Mexico on having such school. He
then introduced A. s. Houston, past
Grand Master, who made short ad-
dress. Mr.. Houston said the pub
lie buildings showed more clearly
than anything the progress of ma
ton. He pointed out how the
ancient buildings had aided historians
more than anything else, how the
writings OF ancient times had been
handed down to posterity because
they were carved on stones and on
the buildings.
LIST OF ARTICLES IN
CORNERSTONE BOX
Hardin College catalogues.
View Book accompanying the cata
logue Of 1s14.19l5.
Copy OF Hardin Mirror" OF June
1900.
Pamphlet, "The Character ant
4 Statue Of Missouri Schools fol
Girls" by John W. Million, of Dec.
1 26, 1900.
Some circulars pertaining to Har-
din College.
| A copy OF the first Commence
ment program of Hardin College,
June s, 1876.
/ A fac smile of the original pro
gram of laying of the Cornerstone
of Hardin College, July ~
1 1874.
Pictures (cuts from an old Annual
| of Gov. Chas. Hardin and Mrs. Har'
din.
The thirty-fifth annual Com
mencement program of Hardin Col
lege, June 2, 1914.
+. Other programs of graduation eA
ercises at Hardin. 1914.
! "Life and Writings Of Governor
Charles H. Hardin"
: The names Of the citizens OF Mex
leo who stood as guarantors for N
!, sum borrowed fom the Endowmen
8 fund.
Mexico newspapers.
! Copy of programs of the Alum
/ nae Association for raising none
s for the building fund.
Suffrage edition Of the St. Lou
Times.
History of Hardin College finan'
: es up to the present time, by John
Guthrie, Treas.
List OF the Hardin Alumnae frol
N the beginning up to the present
is time.
: Catalogue of the Missouri Militai
. |