| Show THE I ogo F Their Day of Celebration Celebra-tion FINE STREET PARADE Followed By Impressive Ceremonies Cere-monies at the Temple I LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE Fellows from All Sections of Utah Aid In 3Iakin the Event One of Ills toiical Interest The great order of Odd Fellows in Utah will long havo occasion to remember October Oc-tober 22 1891 It will be a red letter day in tho history of t at organization in this great intermountain region No more I auspicious occasion could have been selected se-lected Tho day was all that the weather bureau could havo furnished and from an early hour tne unusual indicated that amore a-more than ordinary event would transpire ere its close While no special effort was made in the way general decoration yet the city wore a holiday air and many Hags floated from the housetops The forenoon was well occupied by the local orders in receiving and entertaining the visiting members this special duty being assigned to Canton Colfax No 1 under the command of W H I Bucher with T W Whitely as I Helds Band Nephi No 16 Provo No 14 Crescent No 13 Eureka No lii Sandy No 11 Brigham 10 Olive Branch No8 Park City No 7 Union No6 Ogden No5 Corinne No 4 Second Division Eubordinate Lodges in Salt Lake City Marshal 4 First Brigade Band Fidelity No IT Enterprise No 15 Ridgeley No9 Turdan No 3 Salt LakcwNo 2 salh N Utah No1 Third Division Marshal CarriagesInvited Guests Caniages Past Grand Masters Carriages Grand Encampment CarriagesGrand Lodge Officers Aids The line of march was north on Main to Third South west to West Temple north to South Temple east to Main south to Market and west to tho point of destination destina-tion tho new temple building The parade extended nearly lour blocks and pro anted in every way a most creditable appearance many oeautiful banners and the national emblem being very conspicuous The Canton Can-ton Ogden No 2 Patriarchs was commanded by T W Lewis with D A Murray as lieutenant and J D Browning ensign with the following chovaliers W G Yerger J Gordon E S Luty J S Southwell Stewart McLeese J W South well jr H Engle J W Ewin J H Carter Car-ter B F Steauy William Angst on H W Shurtliff 0 C Ball J L Wallace F C Woods R C Smead W H Marsh A Peterson Al1 Smith Alex Loeb W S Fluellmg The only other visiting lodge in patriarchs patri-archs uniform was Canton Thomas No3 from Binghain with the following officers and cheveliers WO Corless captain Daniel Dan-iel Clays lieutenant M M Beaverensign and W H Myers L C Jeffnt W A Hicks L Jangrow F Hicks Carl Schneider Schnei-der J C Morrissey R S Gulliarn O Halston J L Forbes John Ferguson Isaac Shreck Louis Schneider John Zimmerman Zim-merman A Beck C H Roberts J B Rogers and J W Cowin These added much to tho attractions of the parade being well drilled and arranged in the march to the host advantage At the temple the uniformed cheveliers formed in open ord r and the oftlcers and distinguished guests marched through taking positions on tho platform fronting the street while the several lodges of the Daughters of Rebekah occupied seats immediately im-mediately in front Immediately facing tho massive stone I I i L I I I I rd L = m4 t ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE ieutenant J C Budds ensign and Cheveliers A J Johnson H Bris acher C O Farnsworth W T Hopkins G W Jewitt J W Clark Alfred Ison S B Smeltzer C M Brown L G Neilson Thomas Kane P L Johnson J D Tracy J P Gardner A Greenwald E M Preid man William Glading Leo Hollander John McCrystal The first to arrive were Canton Thomas No 3 and Blnghani lodge No 10 which came in on a special train at 930 These were welcomed by Canton Co fax and Helds band and were brought up town and permitted to follow their own devices The Canton returned immediately to the Union Pacific depot to meet Sandy lodge No 11 Nophl lodge No 10 Provo No 14 and Eureka lodge No 12 and Keystone I Canton of the same place Ogden came next arriving at the depot at 11 oclock The members from tnat place came in large numbers having a strong force of patriarchs militant and about one hundred members of the subordinate subor-dinate lodge The juncton city members brought their own band with them Lodges Nos 7 and S of Park City and tho Rebekah lodge of the same place also arrived between 11 and 12 By 1130 all the lodges had arrived and had gathered lit the Union block on Main street where a most beautiful repast was served by the Daughters of Robekah from Naomilodgoof which airsCOParusworth is noble grand and Miriam lodge with Mrs Lizzie Klepple as noble grand The recep tion and lunch were a most enjoyable feature of tho occasion giving an opportunity oppor-tunity for a pleasant commingling of the local and visiting members At the hour announced for the GRAND PARADE I the different organizations formed on Main I and Fourth South and marched in the following fol-lowing order Platoon of Police Grand Marshal i F Evans Staff Officers mounted Ogden Band Third Battalion Rocky Mountain Regiment Canton Ogden No 2 Canton Thomas No a Canton Colfax No 1 Fjrst Division Subordinate Lodges from Outside Out-side Cities Marshal TIe were grouped tho following distinguished personages Governor A L Thomas Secretary Sells Judges Zane and Anderson Marshal Parsons W L Pickard acting mayor Treasurer Walden Grand Master Willis ot IdahoAn Idaho-An immense concourse of citizens lathered to witness the ceremonies and the following PROGRAMME was then proceeded with Grand Master W P Roe presiding Music m m Ogden Band CallIng to OrderGrand Muster W P Rowe Prayer Grand Chaplain J M Bresze fl er Reading f record to be depoited in i the corner stone with a statement of con teats Grand Secretary 1 J Thomas Music First lirigade Band Laying Corner Stone nnGrand Master I Proclamation nu Un nun n-un Deputy Grand Master H F Evans I Praver By Chaplain Breeze Closing Address nnnn Grand Master I Musion n Helds Band Oniiion Past Grand W C Kellly MusicAmericaThree Bends un1tel And members of the Order singing the closing ode TROWEL AND GAVEL The silver trowel used today in laying the corner stone Was elegantly engraved On the face the legend reads Presented to Grand Master W P Rowo by members of Fidelity Lodge No 17 L O O Fut F-ut the la ing of the cornerstone Odd FelI lows temple October 22 1891 On the reverie side is L O U F Temple Silt Ink city with un engraving of tho temple The silver I mounted gavel is thus inscribed Presen jd by Utah No 1 to Grand Master i W P Rowe Atone enlll is the new temple and on the other end is the building lirst used as J hall I HISTORICAL The following was read by the grand secretary and tho articles described duly placed in the box for deposit in the cornerstone corner-stone i I The temple whoso corner ston we are now laying is being built by a coporution known as the Odd Fo lows Building Association It has been incorporated for 1OUJtI > dlvl ed into 1000 shares of iu each Utah Lodge No I Salt Lake lodge No 2 Jordan lode No3 and Enlerpr se 10 > ge No 10 own the majority of the stool and some jlOJ is owned by individual Odd Fellows I The board of directors having the matter in o arge are as follows AY P Rowe No 1 Henry C Bambert No1 A C Ewing No J A H Parsons No 2 J T Buckle No 3J C 1 Harvey No3 William C Riley No 15 J M Breeze No 15 W H Roy No 3 Treasurer C O Farnsworth No2 Secretary Willism Elliott No 15 VicePresident J J Ihomas No I president The architect is George FCosterisan the contractor con-tractor J H Bowman The building is to cost 813000 Work on the excavation was commenced May 26 1891 The streetupon which it is located Is known as Market street and it at present extends from I Main or East Tern le to West Temple street Tho laying of the corner stone is attended bv Arthur Thomas governor of Utah Elijah i Sells territorial secretary C S Zane chief justice T JAnderson associate justice C S Varian United States district attorney E H Parsons United States marshal W L Pick ard acting mayor and the council of Salt Lake city d the officers of the grind lodge and grand oi g sta111 encampment of Utah the grand master C Idaho the seventeen subordinate lodges seven encampments live Rebekah lodges and the thr e cantons all the organizations in the jurisdiction juris-diction of Odd Fellowship in Utah The gavel I and the trowel used on this occasion occa-sion by Grand Master Rowe were presented to the grand mister The gavel a handsomeone silver mounted by Utah Lodge No I W H Buoher P G making the presentation speech The trowel made of solid silver by Fidelity No 17 John Breeze P G making the presentation speech The navel has engraved on one end the build lug in which Utah No I was instituted and when the llrst meeting of a lodge of the I O O F was he d upon the other end an engraving of the temple the corner stone of which we are now layinir The silver trowel has engraved upon it Presented to tho Grand Master William P Rowe by Fidelity Lodge No 17 Odd Fellows Temple October v2 1691 and the under side the words I O O F Temple Salt Lake city and an engraving of the new temp e In the corner stone will be depositod the follow fol-low ng articles Ihe records of the grand lodge and grand encampment en-campment of Utah to date The history or the following subordinate lodges Rebecka lodges subordinat encam ments and cantons Utah No I by W J Moore P G Salt Lake No a by J A Foyer secretary Jordan No3 by E Caffall P G Corinno No4 by W P Church P G Ogden No5 by P G Barrett P G Union No 6 i by W H Turner grand treasurer treas-urer Park City No7 by H D Evans secretary Olive Branch No S by W H Harris P G Ridseley No9 by S Ewing P G W Bingham No 10 by George E Lee G H P Sandy iNo 11 by T E Marriott P G Eureka No W by H H Barren secretary Crescent No 13 F V Lewis P G Provo No 14 by J D Jones N Enterprise No 15 by W C Reilly P G N phi No 15 hy t A T Mcanne secretary FiQelitv No 17 by C E Scranton Naomi Rebekah lodge No 1 by S C Budds P G Colombia Rebekah lodge No 2 by Mrs J H CoxSilver Silver Leaf Rebekah lodge No 3 by Mrs I Fox Queen City Robekah lodge No 4 by Mrs M E FlewellIng Miriam Rebekah lodge No 5 by Mrs L Ewing Oquirrh Encampment No 1 by B W E Jonnons P C P Unity No2 by W D Gahy P C P Wasaich No 3 by W I Snvder P C P Excelsor No 1 bv George E Lee G H P Uintah No S by H C Wnrdleigh P G M Garfield No7 by T E Marriott P C P Keystrne No7 by H H Bawne secretary Canton Colfax No I by J C Bud Is Canton Ogden No2 by F W Lewis Canton I noma o George E Lee A photograph of the board of directors with their autographs Photograph of Grand Master Rowe Constitutions of the grand lodges grand encampment en-campment subordinate lodges and encampments encamp-ments Report of Governor A L Thomas 1890 > Report of Utah commission 1830 One eertiiicate of stock OJa Fellows Building association a clipping from Salt Lake Inbune October 10 1S91 Some American silver coins year 1891 A ciinplntr from the Salt Lake Tribune October Oc-tober 19 U01 One blank certificate of stck or the Odd Fellows Fel-lows Building association Some American silver coins of the year 1891 One copy of the Salt Lake IlKiiALn and aalt Lake Tribune of October 221391 1 One coPy JJ Ret Ectninrj Aeics and Salt Lake EcenCiKj lillM October 21 1891 One copy of Utah Odd Fellow September IS lull One copy of views of Salt Lake city Otto badge use on this occasion One copy article of incorporation of Odd Fellows Fel-lows Building association The immediate ceremonies were participated partici-pated in bv Contractor Bowman Architect G P Costerisanjand Stone Masons Seu fort and Engerman assisted by Workmen Fauskier and Ferguson The north pier 1 of the main arch was chosen and tho base 1 stone measured 4x4x3 with a cap 33x34 x3 < Immediately to the left of thomas I sive derrick hung a beautiful framed do j I sign of the temple prnnared by the irchi toot On the opposite pillar some feet II above the ground two members of the order had placed tile prohistoric goat with I a covering bearing tho inscription Enterprise En-terprise No 5 240 have rode the goat At tho cone usion of the classic ceremony iu which water was sprinkled symbolic of Friendship flowers were strewn as the symbol cof Lovo and the handful of what cast to repro I I sent truth tho band gave a most beautiful I i selection and the grand master introduced i 3IR W C REILLT I past grand master as the orator of the I day who thus spoke Grand Mas er Grand Patriarch MI President Brother Odd Fellows and Fellow Citizens Whoever is met with such greeting by a concourse con-course like this should always have something wise and worthy to say But In response to the I call made upon me I have nothing but a grate1 I ful and appreciative heart in return 1 he j Chriatan reads from the book of books upon the pages of holy writ of the grandeur and beauty of that temple not made wit hands I in our heavenly home that we might likewise while sojourning here below rect temples for our com ort and commemorate < ur institutions of benevolence charity friendship love and truth The ambition of mankind going back toward the antedeluvian age has always been to magnify and excel In all the works of art science knowledge and development de-velopment greater than their predecessors pre-decessors or teachers The monuments pyramids pyra-mids and wondrous works of antiquity for many ages are yet tow enng heavenward attracting all the eyes of the civilized human race for their beauty splendor and greatness during the times in whicn they were erected and to tell us and those yet un orn that they were an industrious indus-trious people whose hearts and minds were public spirited their souls loyal to their count tay and grateful to the God that gave them birth The great Architect wlio created the earth and the splendor of the upper deep gave us the material for all tune and the time to cOllie so that each succeeding deradc should write the history of the earth and its people by the indelible su crstructure of progress and ao levements the monuments of antiquity anti-quity and modernism are only thus through thee channels preserved and perpetuated air Preaidert you have much to be proud of and gratefully to be congratulated You yourself and the promoters of this temple realize what you have accomplished when you arc reminded that but a few years ago this same undertaking at Its very inception was a failure Not for want of courage and perseverance per-severance for of these two energies of human will you have at last succeeded and accomplished ac-complished a great good But for the want ot suport and endorsement in tco new a community com-munity Localities of greater wealth strength and powe than this one have shruuk from such an undertaking lest failure would be the inevitable The interests of property and wealth you represent the pure sturdy pluck we see gathered around this landmark of time and the hearty support led endorsement of so I many enthusiastic brothers are such that no man nees to fear or falter Let mo assert and assure you all that we are approaching th meridian of mouern Industry development and achievement I Grand Master as I address your grand body on this Lcea ion words or music or speech must fail to express the gratitude or the Indep ndent Orller ot Odd Fellows for these achievements and this days doings It is only tilting to say upon an occasion like this thatyou yourself and officeis shah have no greater event iu the history his-tory of Odd fellowship in Utah to record for many years to come As you have pa led through the portals of this majestic institution for twentythree long years clother in the van ousrciliis httln r vtnr station land nil in this city the honors could fall on no more worthy member than to lay the corner stone of a building build-ing hich whei dedicated willbe calcula cd to malta men social and humane Wo see by your side the first grand master in Utah the lIon Frederick Auerbach Those of us who have literary taste and the pleasure that literature liter-ature gives should btj reminded that from his benevolent hand came the masniti cent library now owned and controlled by the Odd Fellows lodge of Salt Lake City These ceremonies must indeed be a yratiication to him and those of you who gave the order its existence a year and a quarter of a century ago Many ot your successors are hero today exulting in this new enterprise and sharing m Its honors Some have gone to the great beyond be-yond in their heavenly home to that temple not made with hands Upon this occasion let our silent minus reflect a silent thought and picas ant recollection for those who have passed beyond Je yond our view and especially remember our I distinguished deceased Past Grand Master I Edward Murphy I 1 am informed our first meetings were held over an old livery barn on Second south streei were the walls and covering were bedected with cobwelsand inhabited by the spider and the fly How different these beautiful wads will be when ireacoed and be uitiiled by modern art and wi 1 bo the comfortable home of t o misterious goat so often referred to uy our in qusitive friends Did It then uawn on your minds that you would see tuis long line of march led by the clarion notusand the sweet strains of martial music in this august presence surrounded by so many prosperous lodges encampments en-campments and Rebekahs your courageous hearts would le repaid as it is hereto day Brothers and daughters of Rebekah it needs no eulogy of our principles to touch ihe heartstring heart-string 01 your awakened souls With sects creeds or civil powers our order holds no alibi ations or coutentio s but down along the stream of time she is the happy companion of good citizenship and reigi us teaching To fraternize the world comfort and relieve the distressed nurse a d car for the sick bury the dead and educate the orphan are the cardinal principles of Odd Fellowship Upon tile irn iiutuule corner stone of these teachings we have reaiel a mighty fabric exc ting the admiration admi-ration of all mankind Man in bondage and in sictmel in a cod calculating world like this needs the human sympathy of friendship love and truth for which these illustrious hails are soon to be heated The life of Ibis great order or-der is emtle sand therefore must p rpotuate itself so long as the cares and dis motions of men and women continue to exist on the face of the earth I spore end th t civilized nations church and state can well aft nl to look with approbation upon the actions of our order and congratulate us on our achievements It can not but be gratifying and swell the hearts with human pride In wei lag the bad o of true Odd Fellowship and to participate as well as witness the laying of this corner stone today upon an occasion auspicious and holy Again it seems to me that in the building of this temple you are creating a landmark of time of which onr chief executive can justly feel nr ml our fair city can congratulate itself c on its prosperity I pros-perity the order at large be thankful the Odd Fellows of Uah be more than proud and thankful thank-ful and claim their share of this renown and gory We have laid away in that Sacred receptacle re-ceptacle of faaiety tho records whch will livelong live-long after you are dead and perhaps forgotten but this colobsal stone and the superstructure erected nigh will tell to tho world in future years that you were an industrious people commemorating com-memorating a great institution on the rVe of uneventful un-eventful century This temple erected in tho name of the three illustrous links tr endhip love and truth will act it e on earth our goodwill good-will to all men love of our order loyalty to our country and gratefulness to our creator All arc a chiteuta of fate Working ia these walls of time Some with massive deeds and great home with ornament of rhyme Nothing useless is and low Each thing in its place is best And what seems but idle show Strengthens and supports the rest For this structure that we raise Time is with materials filled Our todayb and yesterdays Are the blocks on which we build Truly shaped and fashioned thse Leave no yawning gap between Think not because no man sees That such things remain unseen At the close of the address which was listened to with marked interest the entire assembly sang America the band playing play-ing the accompaniment In the Evening Last evening u dedication dance was tendered the visiting brothers at the Central Cen-tral hall l The programme consisted of several impromptu im-promptu speeches and a full dozen favorite dances A neat cm ie tie dance announced the following COMMITTEES Arrangements M Freeman E P Newell C C Buckle A Isotu Floor F Auerbach J T Buckle F E Houghton W H Ran W T Hopkins W C Riley G W Whitely i i Reception Canton Coltax W H Bucher 1 commander i Just before the hall was surrendered to the votaries of Terpsichore Past GrandMaster I I Grand-Master J J Thomas delivered a short ad dress i of congratulation and extended to all the best wishes for an enjoynole evening Past Grand George Arborgast the only charter member loft of Jordan Lodge No 3 was presented and spoke of tho old guard and the hard road it had to travel j in the early days in Utah I Past Grand J M Breeze spoke in I his happiest vein touching most beautilully upon the theory I and practice of Odd Fellowship which he said was founded on that eternal principle that recognizes man as a constit lent element and teaches him that as ho came from the hand of a common parent 10 is bound to care for and cherish his ellow man and upon the temporal structure I struc-ture tho corner stone of which had this day been laid they should build an eternal temple of Friendship Love and Truth TIlE EXHIBITION DRILL I given byCanton Ogden No 2 commanded by W H Lewis was a most interesting I feature of the evening Tno detachment consisted of fifteen men and they were put through about fifty movements consisting of crosses stars and fancy drilling and were loudly applauded at every turn Dancing was kept up till a late hour and the morning stars guided the visitors home NOTES The lunch served by the mothers sisters and daughters of Rebekah at the Odd Fellows Fel-lows hall yesterday was a kindly reception to visit ng members Everybody was talking about cement trowels gavols and corner stones yester dayOdd Odd Fellow equivalents Water stands for friendship flowers for love and grains of wheat for truth Truth is mighty and should prevail let us have a big wheat crop As much can be said for flowers and as for water wo always prefer a gourd at the spring Grand Master Rowe recalls this to be the quarter centennial of Odd Fellowship in UtahWhen When the world is a thousand years older how will the photographs look in that stonel But who will be here to tell The best of order prevailed yesterday in the city Lets have a cornerstonelaying every week The Tucker dance was an amusinp feature at last nights performance Swing corners The Patriarchs militant wore attractive The oddest of the Odd Fellows were the Daughters of ReooKaa They looked all that the good principles of their order to ch women to be capable of Every fel low was an Isaac yesterday The only abutment and that was un obstructing in yesterdays programme was I the historical mystical goat Lunch parade danceand all in twelve hours When does tho next temple need attention I 1 Tho silver trowel attracted great attention atten-tion I proclaim this cornerstone laid according accord-ing to ancient form and the temple thai will rise above it will be dedicated to Oddfellowshlp Grand Master Rowe J II Amen by all |
