The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-26
CORNER STONE
OF CATHEDRAL
Will Be LAID
81 Ceremonies Connected With
$3,5OO,OOO Structure
to Start Monday.
DEGREES TO BE GIVEN
NotabIes to Attend; Senator
Fess. of Ohio Selected
as Main Speaker.
DEGREES TO BE GIVEN

More than 10000 MaSons will
gather in Indianapolis Tuesday for
the largest parade of Masonic bodies
ever held in Indiana, preceding the
corner stone laying ceremonies of
the new $3,5O0,0OO Scottish Rite
cathedral.
Laying of the corner stone will be
the principal feature of the sixty
second senli-annual convocation and
reunion of the Scottish Rite, Valley
of indianapolis. The session opens
at $50 a. m. Monday, when the
second section class of more than
300 candidates will receive the
fourth through the fourteenth de-
greeS and will close with the con-
vocation banquet at p. m, Friday.
4 The fourth through the thirty
second degrees were given the first
section class on nine Wednesday
nights from Sept. % to Nov. %.
The second section class will take
the Adoniram Grand Lodge of Per-
lection degrees, fourth through the
fourteenth degree, starting at $3.50
a. m. Monday and ending after the
last degree conferred at 1880 p. m.
Candidates Meet Tuesday
Candidates of both classes will as
Semble at 1870 a. m. Tuesday and
luncheon will be served at noon.
They then will prepare for the
parade at 2 p. m. preceding the cor
nerstone rites.
William Kershner, grand marshal,
announces the line will form at
Delaware and Vermont SITS. and
move south to Washington ST., west
to Illinois ST., north to Market ST.,
east around the Monument Circle,
and north on Meridian st. to the
cathedral.
First division of the parade will
be led by Major Albert H. Whitcomb
and will include bands from the Ma
sonic Home at Franklin, Ind,
knights Templar;; Shrine temples
and Indiana Grottoes. Each band
will be accompanied by its uni
formed bodies.
HERMAN Heads Division
Col. Louden A. HERMAN, Prince
ton, Ind, will head the second divi-
sion, which includes the knights
town Soldiers and Sailors Orphan
band, and all Blue lodge members
outside Marion county.
The third division, headed by Maj.
H. %. Woolford, Madison, Ind, in
ciudes Marion County Blue Lodge
members and the Indianapolis
Newsbody'ss Band.
Lieut.. Col. Manford Henley will
head the fourth division, and in the
line will be the DeMolay band and
drill corps, members of the Scottish
Rite, officers and past officers Of the
Rite, honorary members OF the
Thirty-third degree, speakers and
distinguished guests and officers OF
the Grand Lodge of Indiana who
will lay the corner stone.
Musical Number First
Following Masonic procedure, the
make UP Of the parade will be in
the reverse order of rank, and when
the head of the line reaches the
cathedral site, the marchers will
open ranks to allow officers of the
grand lodge and speakers to proceed
to the cornerstone.
A musical number will open the
ceremonies and Edward j. Scoon-
over, chairman of the cornerstone
committee, will introduce Fred l..
Willis, thrice potent master of the
Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfec-
ton, the presiding officer.
He will introduce Obie j. Smith,
grand master of the grand lodge of
Indiana, who will lay the corner
stone, saying, Brother grand mar
shall, you will cause proclamation to
be made that the cornerstone of
this building to be here erected has
been found square, level and plumb,
true and trusty, and laid according
to the ancient custom of the fra
ternity by the grand master of Ma
sons of Indiana"
The stone then will be lowered
into the niche in the northeast
corner of the building according to
Masonic tradition.
Copper Box Under Stone
Beneath the stone will be copper
box twelve by fourteen by twelve"
which will contain Masonic relics
and mementoes of the occasion. A
duplicate box will be placed in the
relic room of the new cathedral.
The ceremony will close with a
talk by the Rev. Oren w. Fifer
grand chaplain, and solo by Earl
r. Cartwright, honorary member of
the supreme council.
The chief address of the day will
be made by Simeon D. Fess, United
States Senator from Ohio. Gaylord
M. Leslie, FIT. Wayne, representative
Of the supreme council also will
speak. Cartwright will lead the audi
ence in singing America" as the
final feature. WFBM will broad
cast the. entire program.
More than 5000 Master Masons
will carry away with them the white
aprons, the badge of mason, which
will be distributed before the parade
as a souvenir of the event by the
grand marshal and DeMolay drill
corps.
Governor jackson and Mayor L.
Ert Slack. both members of the Rite,
have been invited especially to at
tend the ceremonies and march in
the parade.
Radio to Garry News
A system of radio amplifiers will
be used SO that the entire crowd will
be able t ohear the talks by officers.
The apparatus is owned by Culver
Military Academy and has been
loaned through the courtesy of
Brigadier General Gignilliat, com