The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-16
CORNERSTONE PINE[[AS COUNTY
COURT HOUSE LAID YESTERDAY.
Thousands OF Visitors Thronged The Streets OF
Clearwater Tarpon Springs Masons And
City Band Took Prominent Part.

master Mason carrying book of consti-
tuition.
The decorating committee was COM
posed of L. Frank, j. w. FIGHT, E. H.
Jones and H. Grumpy. The confer
ence committee, acting with the local
committees in making arrangements
for the ceremony was composed of E.
H. Jones, H. Grumpy and E. E. Cope
| land.
After a musical selection by the
Tarpon Springs band the ceremonies
opened with prayer by the Rev. Al
bert New, pastor of the Clearwater
Episcopal church. A quartet compos-
ed of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Hubbard, son
Frederick, and Miss Henderson, rem
dered "Abide With Me" in an inn
lpressive manner Then the Masonic
lodge was convened with Masons oc-
cupying the positions indicated.
The ritualistic ceremony of laying
the cornerstone was carried out with
lsolennity and precision that made it
doubly impressive.
Articles placed in the box deposited
! in the cornerstone were: Grand lodge
proceedings for 1917, bylaws and ros-
| ter of Clearwater Lodge, No. 127, F.
& A. NJ; white lamb skin apron; by
laws and roster Queen Esther Chap
| ter No. 4, Order Eastern Star; roster
iof Red Cross officers and number Of
members to date; copy of Clearwater
News, copy Clearwater Sun, roster of
county officers, monthly financial
statement of Pinellas county, honor
roll of men accepted for war service
from Pinellas county, Is cent coin Of
1917 from Bank Of Clearwater. 10 cent
coins Of 1917 from Peoples Bank of
! Clearwater; 30 cent coin Of 1917 from
Y Svisl e & u 81 q fsss'z
Democratic members in congress: rep
PRESENTING the first congressional dis
ttrict; one Confederate and ore United
Estates flag, picture of two Of the first
three Americans killed in France by
Germans; card of John P. Stedman,
Fourth Coast artillery company, Fort
4Dade; card of c. D. Scroggs, and a
Buffalo nickel.
George R. Croft, president Of the
Clearwater council, as acting mayor
of Clearwater in the absence of Mayor
G. R. Thomas, delivered the. address
of welcome following the Masonic
ceremony. He introduced County
Judge Leroy Brandon who, on behalf
Iof the county and as master of cere-
monies, welcomed the audience and
llauded the county which had made
possible the building of the structure
at which the program was held. He
declared that while the smallest coun-
lty in the state in the matter of area,
Pinellas was able to hold its own with
leven the largest in the state in any
other consideration. He introduced
the Rev. Albert New, who acted in the
capacity of grand orator, and paid a
pretty tribute to the purposes and
principles of Masonry. His well-word-
ed exposition of the Masonic orders
great benefit to its members and So
ciety in general was warmly applaud
ed.
/ Judge Charles B. Parkhill, of Tam
| pa, spoke next as the representative
of the county board of trade, and re-
viewed the work of this organization
and that of the progressive citizen
ship of the county which had develop
ed county worthy of the fine edifice
now being erected.
The Rev. Kerrisn Juniper spoke on
behalf of Clearwater and clearly de-
fined the reasons why Clearwater had
been designated the county seat and
the justice and wisdom in such a Sc.
lection.
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