The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

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Allied Postal Employees
Fourth Division.
i Carondelet Boys Band
Carondelet Colored Mems Civic League
and Delaney School
all Public Schools
Fifth Division
Religious Bodies
Churches and Sunday Schools
Mr.. John w. Evans Marshal
Sixth Division
Masonic Bodies
! Sir Milton F. Fields Commanding
Austin's Band
Battalion Knight Templars
Lodges
James T. Cannon Marshal
Lodges of Ancient Free and Accepted
| Masons
The following was the line of
march:
/ West on Morgan street to Compton,
south on Compton to Lawton, east on
Lawton to 22d, north on 22d to Pine,
west on Pine to Y. NJ. c. A. building
on Ewing avenue. On arriving at Pine
and Ewing the columns of divisions
opened ranks from right to left. The
Grand Marshal, ministers and board
of directors proceeded to the left of
the parade to escort the Grand Lodge
of Masons to the place of the corner
stone laying, and after all were seat
ed the following program was rem
dered:
Mr.. J. w Fristoe
Pres. Metropolitan Board st. Louis
Y. NJ. C. A. Presiding
"America''-Congregation led by Prof
Gerald Tyler.
Prayer-Dr. B. G. Shaw, pastor Wash
ington A. NJ E Zion Church.
Onward Christian Soldiers" -Congre-
cation.
Address-Mr. Philemon Bevis General
Secretary st. Louis Y. NJ. c. A.
Battle Hymn of the Republic-Congre-
cation.
Address-Hon. Nelson c. Crews of
Kansas City, Mo, introduced by
Hon. A. w. Lloyd of St. Louis, Mo
Offering Appeal-Prof. Frank L. Will
liams, chairman Pine Street Depart
ment Y. NJ. C. A.
Cornerstone Laying-Grand Lodge An
cient Free and Accepted Masons,
Hon. w. w. Fields, Grand Master.
Closing Prayer-Dr. P. w. Dunnavant,
Pastor Leonard Avenue Baptist
/ Church.
The address by Past Grand Master
Crews, though brief, was highly en-.
/ joyed by all present and at the close
he was given an ovation lasting sew,
eral minutes. His address was as
follows:
Most Worshipful Grand Master and
Fellow CitiZens:-
In accordance with the time hon.
ored custom of the Masonic fraternity
we who represent that Ancient and
honorable institution have assembled
here with you today to lay the corner
stone of a new temple os religious
manhood for the benefit of the large
community of Colored people who in
habit this Metropolitan center. 1t is
| peculiarly fitting and proper that this
| splendid building should be erected
here at the Gateway of the Great
South through which pass annually
thousands of members of this race,
seeking a greater freedom and a great
er opportunity in the wonderful North
and West.
And We sincerely pray that this
magnificent structure may be like a
house built by the side of the road
a haven and refuge-for that class
of sober, respectable and high-minded
young men of our race who are striv-
ing to bear the burdens of their peo-
pie and who are courageously meeting
every crisis that may confront us.
AS Masons we are committed by our
faith to the support of these various
institutions of our country which are
dedicated to charity and the uplift of
humanity; and especially are we
bound to commend that generous and
progressive spirit that has impelled
such large body of our representa-
tive fellow citizens of this great city
to labor so earnestly and zealously
for this beautiful structure.
And we have assembled in the pres
ence of you all to lay the foundation
of an Institution which we pray God
may prosper and be enabled to give
that full measure of comfort and peace
and happiness to all who may be dom
iciled beneath its protecting shelter.
1t was here that Negro Masonry il
Missouri had its inception and it i