The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-09-26
H.S.CORNERSTONE.
LAID SATURDAY,
Masonic Fraternity, With Impress
sive Ceremonies, Had Charge.

The cornerstone of the new Garrett
County High School building, now in
course of erection by Mcssrs. Winchell
& Co., in Oakland, was laid with due
ceremony by the members of Lodge No.
1872 of Oakland last Saturday afternoon
at four o'clock, when twenty-five men,
bers of the local lodge with Messrs d.
Lindley Sloan, who was the orator upon
the occasion, and Mr.. Harry w. Don
nelly, both of Cumberland, faced the
elements and marched from the lodge
to the site of the building where every
thing had been prepared by the con-
tractors to make things as convenient
as possible and to shield the par.
ticiDants so far.as they were enabled to
do so, from the biting wind that was
blowing at the time.
The students of the high school, under
the leadership of Principal Kolb, had
part in the exercises by contributing to
the musical numbers of the program,
which was short on account of weather
conditions, the first number sung beng
the National Anthem, after which the
stone was raised and in the aperture
which had been prepared was placed
copper receptacle in which was sealed
list of the names of the officers of the
local lodge, copy of the bylaws of the
same organization, folders OF the Garrett
National and of the First National
Banks Of Oakland of August 3lst, bag
containing coins Of the present wear 5
minting, a copy Of the current issue of
both The Republican and The Mountain
Democrat. An Invocation was offered
by the Rev. w. NJ Shultz in which the
blessings of the Deity was asked upon
the work thus beg On and for the protec-
ton of those engaged in 1t. The stone
was then lowered to its position and set
by Mr.. Bruce Collins, assisted by Mes
srs Winchell and Rathbun.
Mr. A. TOtten Matthews, of the local
lodge, reviewed the work of the Boards
of Education and of the County Com
mlssioners along with a committee of
citizens of Oakland who worked in con-
junction with these two bodies to get
the building under way. then introduced
the orator of the occasion, Mr.. D.
Lindley Sloan. of Cumberland. Mr..
Sloan spoke under difficulties, but al
who were privileged to hear him were
greatly impressed with his remarks.
The speaker delivered into the remote
past and reviewed the ceremonies
attending the laying of cornerstones,
wherein virgin noted for her beauty
and grace. offered herself living sacri-
| fee to be sealed up within the confines
Of the stones forming the corners of
temples erected to the gods who were
worshipped in the dark ages; coming on
down to later date when the sacrifice
or lamb presented for the purpose. Mr..
Sloan impressed his hearers with the
earnestness of his words and the great
need of educating the young, especially
at this time.
At the close of his remarks a collec-
ton was taken among the brethren for
the men engaged at work about the
building and when it was presented to
them they donated 1t very graciously to
the local chapter of the Red Cross.
An ode to Masonry was then sung and
the ceremony was ended.
A splendid halftone engraving of the
building as it will appear when complet-
ed appears on another page of The Re-
publican today.