The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-05
CORNERSTONE IS LAID; MASONIC
 CEREMONY USED
Exercises Start with a Parade of Officials Both City and
 Masonic.
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urn were followed by Martin George, | he eldest Grand Master carrying the | lights, John Richards, master of the | oldest lodge carrying the book ard he members of the visiting Grand l Lodge.
 laWler Opens Ceremonies
 At the school house, the members )f the Grand Lodge, together with 1 the officers of the Juneau and Doug I las lodges were seated on the plat form with the mayors. members Of the councils and the members of the 1 school board.
 Grand Master Lawler opened the exercises with few remarks which
 were followed by the Grand Chaplain | Rev. E. s. Bollinger. The school | children then sang the Star Span gled Banner" the assemblage join
 ing in the chorus.
 | Grand Treasurer J. H. Parsons was | siven the copper box with contents,
 list of which was read by Grand Secretary John Rustgard. Following he reading of the contents of the )ox, it was deposited in the recepta- lie in the cornerstone by the Grand Treasurer while the band played. and he Grand Master spread the cement which sealed it for centuries, per laps.
 Receptacle Found True Following the sealing, it was tried with the square, the level and the
 plumb by the Grand Lodge officers, after which it was pronounced true md of good workmanship and fit ting stone for the purpose. Public Grand Honors were then delivered
 and the Grand Master delivered the working tools to the Principal Archi- tect, followed by a short and fitting speech.
 Mrs. J. H. Parsons, wife of the Grand Treasurer addressed the school children, exhorting them to be true Americans and to live for their couh- try and the principles of truth, free dom and honor which it represents, Auspicious Day Grand Orator Edward B. King,
 Potentate, delivered the principle ad- dress of the day and spoke of it's
 fittingness.
 While we are here laying the cornerstone of this building" the speaker said (Which is to be used oy future generations in upbuilding | he character and minds of the chil- ! 1ren of Juneau our boys in the south are today signing their death war
 rants and declaring themselves ready | 70 fight and give their lives if nec- sssary to protect their flag and the country for which 1t stands in a great battle for human liberty and equal
 ty and justice for all against auto cracy."
 The Grand officers were then pre-
 sented with boquets by Miss Venetia
 Pugh on behalf of the City of Ju-
 1eau, followed by the singing of America by the audience and school
 children. which closed the exercises.
 Ceremonial sprinkIins | During the laying of the corner
 stone it was sprinkled with grain
 by the Grand officers, signifying the
 plenty of the land, with wine sigHi- flying the unity of the people, and
 with oil, the peace which we are
 striving for and which education will foster
 The parade was several blocks in length. The Douglas School children 1 turned out in goodly numbers and
 presented a nice appearance, as did
 those from Juneau. During the ser
 vices the streets for block in ev cry direction was black with w"
 men and men who turned out to wit
 ness the official start of the new Juneau School Building.