The New York Herald Newspaper, June 1, 1875, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, THE NEW Ground Plans. of the Several Floors, with Explanation of the Times GROUND FLOOR. eemiteersef tam FLOOR. ares Bn ig ROOM SAFETY DEPOSIT HALL 6th.Ave, We published several days ago a description FIRST FLOOR, in detail of the new and beautiful Masonic This floor contains the grand vestibule, | Temple, which, with all the solemn and | offices of the Grand Master and Grand Secre- peculiar rites of the Fraternity, is to be dedi- | tary and the Grand Lodge Room, ‘cated to morrow. lt is, therefore, now un- SECOND FLOOR, necessary to recapitulate any portion of the | ‘The various Blue Lodge rooms are shown on same, but we present to our readers carefully | the second floor, the names of which are | prepared diagrams which show the interior | designated. It is here that the firat three de- arrangements of the edifice, and likewise indi- | grees of Masonry are worked. The following | cate the times and places of meeting of the | #re the names of the lodges and the times and | various lodges of the city. This diagram will places at Sicd they severally mect. be found especially valuable for reference by | ¢-._ 1). vi 3:00, eee Pritey a Mondays, j every member of the Order. 257—Moul bok, secund aad fourth Mondays, THE GROUND FLOOR. > Monitor fis and third Tuesdays. tas, second and :ourin Tuesdays. On the ground floor are the side entrance cans Reena aad eurra Weeu and elevator on Sixth avenue and the main days % and tuird Weanesdays. | } i c24—seotta varet and third Thursdays, entrance on ‘Twenty-third street. ‘87—Darcy, second and /ourth Thursdays. | GRAND LODGE 4 GRAND | Gene | 848—Adelpnic, nrst and third Tueso YUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. CEO Le ewe Ez: z Meeting of the Lodges in the Various Rooms MASON and Plac SECOND FLOOR. THIRD FLOOR MASTER, 24t—Hope, every Friday. nOKle ROOM. e8—Montgomery, firstana turd Mondays. 195— ond aud fourth Mondays. 228k and third Thesdsys, d—sylvan Grove, second aad fourth Ynesdaye, O—Ivanhoe, first und shird Wednesdays. bion, secoud aod fourth Weanesauys, — iran, ust aud third Liusdays. 03—Astor, second and fourth Trursday3. 209—Nattonal, Srst and toird Fridays. 85—Howard, kecona and fourth Fridays, c90—Repubiic, first aod third Saturday. 1ONIC Ros, 60—Concord, first and thira Mondays. 408—City, Secon’ and fourto Monday 241—Vonstitution, seeund and fourth Tuesdars, £s7—Contmental, Orat and tard Wednesdays, Lc coiraibupete Brothers, second and fourth Wednes- jaye. | 246—Arcaua, first and third Thursdays, i—Sr. Jonn’s, second and iourth Thursda’ sye—Parnem, iirst and third Fridays, 467—-Green wien, second and fourtn Pridays, LIVINGSTON ROOM, 20s—0srus, first and thira Mondsys, LIVINGSTON: ri Asular, first aud third Wednesdays. ¥, secoud and fourth Wednesdays. 1—Cuancellor Walworth, firat and taird ipurse 335—Atuericus, second and fourtn Thursdays. 628—Citizens’, second and fourth Fridays. THIRD FLOOR, Tbis floor contains three more Blue Lodge rooms, the Composite, alieaecn and Clinton, and one Chapter room, following lodges mest fhereioe coud aud lourch Thesdays and third Wedaesdays. second andicurth Wednegduys. | . rst and third Thursday: 1 22—AmMity, second and jourth Thursdays. o1l6—Atias, first and third Fridays. CHAPTER q ROOM CLINTON ROOM 1¢6—Prince of Orange, second and fourth Fridays. CORINTHIAN ROOM, 447—Frankitn, first aud third Mondays. 7—L'Union Francaise, secood and Jourth Mon- days, $12--Humpbolt, first and third Tuesdays. Holand ond aud fourth Puesaays, 873—La sine first and turd Wednesdays. sud fourth Wednesdays, ent, secoud aod fourte ipursdays, Maabattan, Prida, CLINTON ROOM, 207—United States, Hist and third Mondays. ident, second and ,oarih Moudays, Adelpure, first and third Tuesdays, nickerbocker, second und fo! h Tuesdays. Paritan, first and third Wednesdays. —Benevoiens, Second and jonrth Wednesdays, —Beinel, frat and teird Thursaars. li—Lodge of Antiquity, second and fourth Taurs- days, {i—Acacia, second and fourth Fridays. CHAPTER ROOM, 272—Repubiic, first and third Mondays, 2—Phenix, second and fourth Monday 230—Constitation, first and third Tuesd | 140—Metropoutan, secoad and fourch Tuesdays. | 260—Palestine, second and fourta Fr FOURTH FLOOR. COMMANDERY 184—Mannattan, first and third Wednesday. be) -Adeiphi, second and fourth Wednesdays. 1—Zetiand, first aud third fhursdays, ise -Corinthian, second and fourth Thursdays 8—Jernszieni, first and spird Frida: FOURTH FLOOR. Tais door coatains tue place of meeting of the Commanderies and bodies of the Ancte! Rite. Here also is where the Sir,Knignts retire from “labor to refreshment,” | likewise the Armory and Council Chamber, © s 18—Palestine, first aud third Mondays. 4-——-Morton, second and tourtn Mondays, 1—Colnmbian, first sod thira Tuesdays, b5—York, first and tpied Wednesdays. Si—Manoattan, second and fourth Wednesdaya 23—Corur de Lion, second and fourtn Fridays, A. A. AND S, RITE.—Yempiar Lodge of Perfec- | tiog, Counet!, Chapter and Consistory, every Sat urday. The janitor's apartments are in the upper | portion of the building. + r tect Was then presenved ana formally instructed | i R E EM \ ON RY to continue the work, ana, by direction of the | at + . Grand Master, the Grand Marsval proclauned that the Ceremonies were commplered, alier which an oration Was delivered by brother and Rev. Elbert ar and were BS u e \e The Completion of the New York Temple— SEATING THE COPESTOS Most Exosilont Master, of Selous iste Srsen, oat cellen aster, one of the ej eR, Description of the Boston and =| ‘on tire occasion of ont — is rarely periormed. Philadelphia Temples. Ing the ecopesione of the Temple the work was | very brie!, owing to the tliness of M, W. Grand Master Christopher. G. Fox, An emergeat Grand Lodge was organized on the morning of October 4 182, and the “—— officers ascended to the roof OUR VISITORS ‘i of the building, When sii was io readiness on AND THEIR HOSTS. | the ‘nether stone a copper plate was fastened bY Rf. W. Charles Roome, Grand Marshal, On t¢ plate was the following inscription :— Qeeeneeneee nt teste OLTCEETOOPTTPEEUOEOELOEPOECRDO DE! 2) The Banquets To Be Given and| } priany, Gevober {18rd Be 3 > ‘—~ tay ad vaset ‘Teimote 3] Hospitalities Dispensed. 3 sa somos rae pineed the 2 | : lesen dasiel ws fittest ten Tor a rena Master o i ; | t rechcuramdomeeecpmeeret — f INTERESTING INCIDENTS. Tet, 1 b thee, 3 Thine byes ve open, and let Thine 3 3 nt unto the prayer 3 z in this place.” 3 erent mnagesntivene OE Wisbin the past few days the Masonte Temple, |.“ ier *the fastening of the plate the copes sommenced im June, 1870, nas been completed. | was lowered io its position as bells w mn Work was concluaed on Saturday last, and New | the sttoxe of cigh twelve. The Grand Master then tried the stone by toe sqaar vel and plomb, Tork craftamen have a building of which they | [uCd hs, Mone uy tty eae properly laid. PAs De may well fee] proud. About $1,000,000 have been je the declaration be struck the stone three mi expended in the construction, furniture and dec- | times with 4 gavel made from wood cut on Mount oration of the Temple, which, with one exception, ceremonies coaciaded res demerit is the Most expensive stracture devoted to MASONIC TEMPER IN BOSTON, Masonic purposes in the world. All the lodge | The Masonic Temple in Boston was coaipleted aad | 4 7. The materia: of eh the rooms, inlly described in a previous tesue of the | (esicated June 2 tie eave granites | ne HERALD, are occupied each evening in the week. architec.ural properties of the builiatny ‘THR CORNER STONE ovate Gnisn cn of its empeilisnments om have been greatly admire opie Oo tas! aa Was laid on Juno §, 1870, and tue event was duly | Culture nave pronounced lt one of the most beat selevrated, aboat 10,000 Masons participating in the | tiul and classical specimens of arcnitecture in tne | ceremoni ‘The procession was two hours pavs- | Country. Tnere were large number of Masons | - resent at tue dedication irom various parts of ing @ given point, RE. B.Ciay Preston was| Pie county, ‘Manuatun commander, with | Grand Marshal. Tbe principal alds were Jobn B. | ninety- “a Liye Fock; Joun an een Bendix, Rowland PF, Hill, William Edwards, Ropert | present trom K x bv divisible ‘Friends, Ollaton and | (rwin, Charles S Artuar and Ricbsrd Campbell. | et acice indyviaible, Frien ‘ned Bnasea | There were ten divisions, River Commandery of Newourg. Soston, forsome | THE PROCESSION does not participate in the dedication of | ‘sonic teinple in New York. Ihe cost of the moved through Twenty-third street to Madison | gostun stracture was $418,502 03; lurnitare, | sVeaue, to Forty-second street, to Fi/th avenue, | $35,000. “ neat maponi Rote, HG PHILADE. iA jONIC TE to Porty-sixth street, to Sixth avenue, to Thirty. | This, the Tost massive and expensive building | Joarth street, to Fiith avenue, to Twenty-third | qevoted to Masooic uses In the world, was dedi- street, At hall-past eleven tue site of the pro | cated on sae sen of re been Lf aotewn 5 then wootly completed, put aas been since fiuisned. | posed Tompie was reached. At tweive o'clock the | The nateria, of the Duliding Is granie, and i 15 ceremonies Of laying the corner stoue commenced, | hy far the most elegant ecitce in Phildeipnia. Prayer was offered by R. W. and Rey. &. L. Schova- | The building prtinent yf het ge to ee aad | i poses ana is admired by all who heve pad the | maker, alter which ao anthem was suog by St. | Dieasure of exantuing [t. A large delegation from | Cecile Loogo, No. 66% R. W. Jotun M. Anthou, | New York asuisted at the dedication, waicd Closed | Deputy Grand Master, announced to M, W. James eeans banquet. Soteiee pha will be | Gipson, Grazd Masver, that the trustees had ar- nin tompio wad about © rived at @ point where they were justified oy pacatantng funds in band in commencing the erection of the MASONIC GOSSIP. fempie. He then presented M. W. Joun Simons, | J conuectiow with tne approaching services ?. G.M. and Grand Treasarer, Chairman of the | we nave collated, and now present to our readers, Committee of Arrangements, who announced thas | many tacts that Will be o! interest to tue general sl things were in readiness for the solemn cere- Qn invocation, and Mozart Looge, of Philadeipuia, | gmpie and gencrous hospitauty to visitiog sang @0 anthem, The leaden chest wus thea | pretnren, Among the latter it 13 announced will brought forwara, and after s paper nad been read | py many eminent representatives of t deactiping the coptents of the same, is was placed | poiitical aud social of the United States, Boder the cerner stone in @ cavity, which was COMMANDERY HEADQUARTERS, covered with @ copper plate bearing these in- scriptions :— tbe Grand Commandery of the State of New Qevererarcoccsornee socerecereeececceenersrecoreroverr® | York, All having business to be transacted with | their 3 As well as Masopic public, It will be observed | their quurters at the Sturtevant Il Mony. Grand Chaplain Schoonmaker delivered | iny: preparations have been made to extend | The Union Square Motel will ve headquarters of | hore tnay: ot its dri, They wil arrive early Wecnesday erccececersoocseccercoororecercesceverccorecerooosorry | Morning by ihe People’s Line of steamers. OB the reverse was the following :— | SPRINGSIP. (MAS3.) COMMas Deny, 125 swords apd the Boston Brigade Bana, will leave Springfeld at palf-past sevea P. M., Jane 1. by special train. They will be accompanied sy toe Lerksotre Commandery, of Pittsdeid, Mass, Ali Will be quartered at tue Metropoitan Hotel. They wii retura by special traio, leaving at tea nt minutes past five P. June 3, . 5 . Ar MANHATTAN COMMANDERY i peecemes, copesiee. the Dav. are lo excellent form. Maryland Commandery Brereee eoocorceroosocoroorecssorsrorseercresserrewer® | So, 1 will be theit special guests. ‘bey will also The cement was then spread on the foundation | aor ys escort for Baltimore Cummandery No, 2, | stone by Brother John T, Conover, the butider of | yonumental Commandery No. 3, of Baltimore, aad sue Temple, after wnick, onder direction of Grand Columyian Commandery No. uz, of Washington, D. Mastet Gidson, the corner stone was lowered 80 | © yyy wt, Nicholas Morel will be the neaaqnar- | Its place, 81. Cecilie Lodge meanwhile singing @ | ters o; ine Wasningtonians and Baltimoreans. A antcem, e The stone was then tried by (he grand banquet will oe givon by the Manhatians to “equate,” “she level” ond the “plumb,” and ree tneir guests at Temmany Lal! Arrang — eg that (he craftsmen hed done their nave Boek made for s saperv iv, ye Bait 7. Aster music, prociamation w wy | Bare co \ bepaty Granda Marshal Frederick W. Herring, in po ae *Gailatian Seip bor ou. she Bem@e Of the Grand Master, toat the stone Was | wil reosive their guests With @ salnte jr m piOmd, level and equare, well formed, trae and | Bator, haviug ob jd permission from . Oummander-in-Chiei, Governor Tilden. 1) itt rosy, @DG Gdiy laid according to the BOOMS | joreuns will arrives "oy boat on Tuesday erentag. | qeregrenececcorrensrerersrtvesese reser te his M Hall, for the see win a: | Cnairman castoms, Guages ana forms of tne ore, MORTON COMMANDERY, COMN, WINT AND OIL, ‘ Al Ly? Bourne oe i yy p | a? and ; vides precise a eve after auotner aatnem Lad een sung the em Shy iast friuay eveuiuy urill Was Mighiy Credituuies vlematie coru, wii Abd Oi, We: poured om the che species gacere wt fob wi Yr some oy the WepuLY Grand Master, Henior aod CvmnManaery, Nog who wis fara ont 139 ain coat suniot Qrand Wardens, euch invoriag Lizssings on [kh 424k Saltie . ‘Deminande! vee Word, the opatt kod the wees, The arene H day gt June, 1570 x. ¥., ind tou. amos $ them Will be speedily and courteously deait with, : aged by We Jona di, Am hon DG. seg | Eminent Sir fo.ert Macoy will be on hand with LT be gee oh Aye Karnnd 3 is never-failimg Urbanity, and the documents [iisoraegy Rove ik, Ausiidy, | appertaining to the Grand Commandery, of which | “rtf Ferd, & Emer, aad 8. Wane ter | he bas been for many years the esteomea Grand | 4 RW. Ly & i Recorder, H TEMPLE COMMANDERY : No. 2, of Albany, wili be weil represented at the 3 dedication. With their band they will number 150, 3 | This Commandety is celebrated for tae excellence | | Mascer of St, Juan's, t | to-night, whew Grand | Nowora, Doring the evening the visiiing orethreo guesta of Morton dunng their stay in the city. hey arrive by steamer from Norioik. Morton Will also act as escort for st. Omar Commandery, No. 1u, | ° of Paterson, N. J. COLUMBIAN COMMANDERY, NO. 1. valestine Cominandery, No. 6, of New London, Conn,, will be escorted by Columbian and be quar- tered at tne sturtevant House. They promise fifty and a band of twenty, Columbian sir a wil entertain Damas paced te geet or -J.3 @i8O somne di sued guests oF Commandery irom New Urieans, Col- umbta Will also act as escort for Monroe and Cy- rene Commaiideries. of Rochester, N.Y. CLINTON COMMANDERY NO. 14 receives and banque's Sale fown Commandery, of Aubarn, N. ¥., and does escort duty to the vile lodges of the Eastern district PALESTINE, COMMANDEEY NO. 18 wil bave their headquarters at toe Fittn Avenue Howl. St, Jobn’s Commundery, of Fatladeipuia, are thelr special guests, st. Jonn’s Commandery is one of the largest and best drilled Masonic or- ganizations tn tne United states, Palestioe will act as escort for District Commandery No. 1, Which comes on 500 stroug. witha fine band and the most eminent representatives of tae Guligary, i} political €0G social circles of the State oj ry gan. This aelegation will oe headed by the Ove jor of the State. Toey will arrive on Tuescay by special train via Great Western and New York and Erie raliropads, ‘This bocy took tne prize for superiority al the Graod Encatpment in Balti« more in 1873, DEWITT CLINTON COMMANDERY NO, 27 of Brooslyn (on the Heights), promise to turn out witt full Tanks, armed cap-d-pte, Westonester commaaders No, ot sing Sing, wul be tue guests of DeWitt clinton Commandery. YORK COMMANDERY NO. 55 will be the bosts of St. Jonn’s Commanery, of Elizabetb, N. J. and also do escort duty for Great Bend Commandery, ot Pennsyivania, They will be on band early thls morning. CLARK COMMANDERY, | from Waterbury, Cont., will arrive here by the Bridgeport steamer on ‘Tuesday and Wil be quar- tered at Barie’s Hotel. fois is one of the best drilied Coramanderies in Connecticut, and will mace & Sus appearance. They will briag 100 nd & band oF twenty-iuree pieces. Dela- ery, of Port Jervis, and Hudson niders, Will Jol Tanks oa the occa- #100 Of the dedication. be Soto Commandery, of Pattedurg, wil join with Wasoington Command. ery irom Suratoga. SEMPLE COMMANDERY NO. 2, a commandery of which Albans may well be proud, will be represented at the dedicatory ceremonies | by 100 swords aud a band of tbirty pieces. ‘his ty | a fine body of men. A FINE OIL PAINTING, by Leutge, representing Wasuington closing & lodge of Freemasons, Gas, by the coustesy of K. W Wiham T. Auderson, been loancu to the Grand Lodge, E id Will oc Irving Ha!ion the vecasion o1 the Grand Lodge banquet 60 Wednesday evening. The execation of the paioting is /aliurul im likeness aod lodge room de: ailand a meritorious work of art. The figure oi Washiugson is iife eize, Foor thousand dollars was paid for cais picture. * PHILADRLPUIA KNIGHTS TEMPLARS, Philadeipaia Commandery No, 2, visu New York at the deaication of the New wasonic Temple as tae Special guests of Morton Commandery No. 4, ‘R., Ww York. Tiey assembio at the Old Musonic in Philadelpbia, Tuesday, at bali-past Seven A. M., sau depart in w special train at twenty mittutes to wo P.M. Ac Newark they will be received Dy & deputation from Morten Commandery, Who will accompany Them en tho route, aud that Commandery will receive them on Tivat at Jersey City and escort them to Broudwa and Lwenty-mimth street. They wu be accom- panied by McUiurg’s ceiebrateu Liberty Corset Band, This Commandery num.ers 300 members | and Will take fully 200 Sir Kaignts to New York. military, | CHE PUYSIQUE OF SIR KNIGHTS. It isnot @ pecuilarity generaliy observed, any more than that our greatest statesmea sei\aum wore beards or baa dark «yes, that Knigats Tem- plars are as 4 body weil bul, athietic aud in Majority of cases large men, We do not uad take tO accoun: for tue fact, but it wil nevertl leas be recognized by the public when they a) peur 000 arrayed im the beautiul reg of tue Catog.” There are jew orgavizauons in this country in which paysical and moral excelieace combined so mucn predominate, THE WASHINGTON BIBLE, It wil be of imterest to the readers of the HERALD to KNOW toe circumstances Under whica the Bivle uv! st. Joun’s Lodge 1, of this cit, Was sed on the occasion of Wasoington takiog the outh as Presideut of we United s Wasniugton reacoed New York on ine 2% April, aa 3) was fixed as the day of inacguration. On that occasion General Jacob Morton Was marshal of ie day. He was be oldest luage in the city, and at the same ‘ime Grand secretary of ihe Grand Lodge of New York. General Morton irotu the altar ot his lodge tne Hidle, with om’ of crimson Vveivet, and upon that sacred yol.me Robert R. Livingston, Chancellor of the State of New York and Grand M: Graad Lodge, administerea t» Washiagton kis oath of offic: as President the United States, liaviog aken tne outa Washington reverentiy bowed and kissed the sacred voluine, and the sus. pense of the Moment was broken by Cuanceuor Lavingstoa, wi President of the Unued States A thousand loogues at once joined iu repeaied acclatmations, “Long live George Wasniugtoa | Tue Bible used On (uI8 Occasion, previously noticed im the HERALD, Will be Carried in the procession. | THE ANNUAL SHSsION OF THR GRAND LODGE, | The annual sation of the Grand Lodge of tne | State of New York will begin te-day, at two | o'clock, in the Masonite Temple. It is expected that about One thousand delegat: Will be @ gratulaiory composition. ihe Grana Lodge will be in session to-day not later than tive o'oloes, a8 there ja to b¢ & Mrand feception or craliamed from abyoad im (he Grand Lodge Room Master Tnorne wii do the Will be provided With tickets loadmit them te Gedication ceremonies to-mverow, dud instruct eprerally as to their parts in the provession, Whe Vimo ot the Fostoria 1S tae Grand hoage | Cus Toom Palestine Comman 1, Jopn's Commander iLoithe Temple, wlso take place in some of ihe lodge rooms of the | “communication”? Ty Will be entertaining | . 4, Of Philadelphia, tu Receptions will and a sestival | Carpenter Loage. 289 Bleecker street. ome of the members of Metropoitian Lodge will assist in the performance | the ceremon siding oticer of Washington | during the eveniog the origmal apron and acart of George —— to-morrow wiil 20,000 crafts- | A creas dumber of those irom out of town arrived here jorted to Grand Onto and other sodge of Enziaud some thue. To the 1a Loe procession. been in the city ftsimen woo wilt partic¢pare tnereiore, buy dedi- cation meaals, a few words of caution are neces- sary. Some enterprisiag person has counterieited | these medals, aud has already sold a great nam- ber Of the spurious memorials. less to say that no cratiaman will be permirved to parade wearing a counterfeit medal, one Will be allowed in the comm who las no* ove of the true dedication medals upoa bis ieit it 18 almost need- is rouna, walle the proper medal {3 the shape of st corridor of the Temple bas somely dressed With siiks and flagi tions placing of the bronze sphinxes in thelr positions at either side of the Mato siairway iu the veati- MASONIC PITCHER, erday afteravon Grand Master Taorue was presented with a uewW Masonic memorial for ceposit iu the Temple. 1t is a pitener of stone, ronnd-based and bodied, and having a capacity of On its;ront velow tue mouth oJ about two quarts, combination 4 ladder, stretcalug diagonally between two pul- Jars, ope topped with & crescent aud the other Oa a tiled fooring is the inserip- tion:--"Holiness to the Lord.’ of vae pitcher are the following lines, enclosed by a combipation of symbols, Rowers su: Deena sneeensece le eest ts HET ebb et OE TOL TEEETETE LET Witaa globe. On aoother side | Ong secrets to gai, them wonder and gaze on, aihee, they Be'er cau divine pores cece ood eeceee sere® | ted Freemason. QOL LA UP AE LORIE LE DELETE TELE EERELE DELETE TELE PEPE D vn a tued side of Loe utensil is a desizo formed Phe tokowiny letter wa sier see at the time the res aud symbols apy a prominent’ position at | pitcher was presente e in memory of the Barnes, ot White tialug, byt The puesr bes Bt trou Kngland bere Pah Mount VEexon >. SOUTHERN GUSTS. ‘The Manhattan Commandery, under command of Willtam Blanek, will turn out this aiternoon at the foot of Cortlandt strect, the the Monumental and receive, Baltimore Commandery, Commandery, the Maryland Commandery and the Grand Lodge of the State of Maryland be escorted up Broadway to the St. |, Where they wul piake their headquarters curing their sojoura tn tne city. anernoon 3 graud banquet wil Uo Wednesday given toem at Columola Commandery No. }, of this olty, or #180 receive to-day Damascus Com- 3 the Palestin me Moore and Cyrone commandgenies, of Rochester, N. ‘feromany Hall, MASONIC PERSONALS, Goveruor Tiidea {9 In town aad will partic. cipate in the dedication ceremonies. y Morse, G. J. W., and R. W. John S. of the Grand Lodge of Oanlo, are stopping at ‘he Internatiuna! Hotel, rice Commandery, the baaner Commandery of Virgiaia, have arrived aad are stopping at the Interpatiodal RK. W. 8. Houghton, ang G. J. Wi, of Vermout Grand | Louse a IL W. R. Welford, ars, ot Virginia Graad Lo K. W. William W. Tuomas, representative of the | Grand Lodye of West Virginia, is a guest as toe G. J. W., representative | arrived yesterday. Robert Marshall, wick Grand Lodge, arrived af tne Fife huotel yesterday. _M. W. J. oe Laurie, G. M., Grand 4 D. G. M., New Brans- | theog to turm up.” The feet nad now qait ee | ‘aed Now York yesterday. W.'B. & Couriton, G5. W., and H.W. Bird ilarris, @. >, Grand Loage of Canada (Onta | anies G, baine, of Virginia, is atthe Con solomaly said, “Lung live the | te of New York, is stopping av the | | Caton Square Hotel, the Kuignts of the Red Cross of Cons: mect at the Comaundery room of the Vem | day toorganize # Graud Council for R. W, George FE, Dodge, D. G. Dodge, G. 8, Grand Lodge of ‘area omy at the Grand Central. KW. James MH, Moble arrive yestes | ater the Pe Wiil be present | i the Grand Lodge Room. The sanual address | | wil bedelivered py Grand Master Puorne, and it | stu Howse. kW. 2. MeDoaala, D. G, M., Grand Lodge of Indiaoa, WW Aagist at toe aedioation, ioe ecvegauion from Detre.t, aticd., Wl nom pe Mt. ‘W. Peretval La F MissACUUMBLES, Uv at Qrand M mapanied by All the “rand officers or Messacuusess Grand Lodge, are x sabyiand Grand Louge are at the Grau: icautra. Ora Longe of Mig a, Wik BO OBO: WON, 1 AY tae BeLTeDUERD, ty, M. Ty Ot Kingetes, ed Gb tie Gedicaheg by a delegation in full Nugliso reguiation Templars? | vosinine. AM. W, Israel W. Powell, Grand Master of British Co:umbta, has quarters in tnis city. Long Branca Lodge will be tne gues OPENING CRUISE OF THE ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB—THB UNDINE THE [IRST YACHT | HOME. The Atlantic Yacht Club rendezvoused yesteraay morning on she foot of Court street, South Brook- iyn, 1g pursnance of the ordera ol Commodore ‘Toayer, and before ten A. M. tne gigs and yawis , belonging to tue differeat yachts were basily en- gaged carrying the tnvited guests to the vessels to which they had been assigeed by the commit - tec, Opening day ia w very popular instittion among tne mombers of the Atlantic, as it affords any momber not o yackt owner she opporianity of taking @ sail, a privilege notoiten enjoyed by mem- bers of other yacht ciads unless they have the good fortane to be spécially invited by some friendly yacatowner. where was @ pleasant northerly breeze about tem minutes past nine A. ML, but it Was not from the right quarter to last. It wi } Dearly balf-pazt ten before a gun was drea from the fagsitp ae asignal to start. The squadron comprised tae following yachts:— SCHOONERS, triton—Commogore G, A. Thayer. eee ee J. re Maxwell. ues—Vice Commodore L. A. Fisk, nonas, veomee “7 feats Ortou—Rear commodore * Gooper, Kaiser Wulien 1—W. E. Gt at, Mr. John H. Rhodes. © arlow--MT. ‘t tL Hogine. ‘The schooner yacnt Meta, Mr. Iselin, of the New York Yacht ciub, and the schooner yacht Comet, | ur. W. H. Langiey, of the New York and Brooklyn yacht clubs, ajgo started with the fleet, By the lime the yach's weigned anchor, the oreeze had lightened up considerably and there was juat suml- elent air to dil allcanvas, The Barbary Freitenie was the first off, followed by the M Peerie: ‘Triton, Agaes, Vision, Orion, Undine, Curlew and | Josephine. The Kaiser brought up the rear and passing to windward of the Triton and Vision, which had beth RUN AGROUND, came up with the Josephine aud littie Barbars Freitcbie. Tue Triton soon got off and headed leaving hardly a catspaw to give the yachts steer- age way. Tue Peerless, Agnes, Meta and Undine were lying becaimed under the Long Island shore, and the Orion Wes @ Sliort distance Ahead of the Kaiser, woieh was id company with the Triton, Josepuine and Barbara Freitebie. The winion, in tue meanwhile, had seenred & tug, aad, through the agency of steam, was comim; up with tl fleet, ue Kaiser finally made a break for St island, vita a view to catching ihe Jast of the ebo tude, and was jortunate enougn to come in jor a lutue pud irom the soutuward. She was followed by the Josephine, roara, Freitcbie aad the triton, Of ¢ diamilton TH KAISGIE 100K THE LEAD of the fleet, pessiag the Bar ara Freiichie, which Was (¢ading of ‘coward Couey Isiaad. fhe Curiew aati Tritum followed the eo of the Barbara, and (oe Kaiser bugged in toward the west bank, lookiug tor a westerly breeze, The wind bad ayaia nearly died away when @ fresh puff came | up from tne southward and brought the lit varoara across the vows of the Kaiser; b her ttamph was only of short as oon the wext tack McGienan’ sok the jead. There was oow quite a pt asans five-Knot Breeze and che length of the Tritva gan to tell as she Was rapidly head reacin, | the Kaiser, Ou the pest sireten the Triton crossed | the Wake of tbe Kaiser, standing ap toward the statea Istand shore, The resi of the fees now appeared to have caught w littie breeze sad were sirinuing out througn the Narrows neadiug tow- ard the Coney Isiand shore. Shortiy before two P, &. the Titoa p. the Kaiser and took the LeaD OF THE PLEET both traveling along at a lively gait, Dat off the uivaament taey tan into acalm streak and dritted about without stecruge way. Iu the meapume the Peerless, Agues, Undine and Orion were of Coney Island, Waltiug Micawber like for ‘som presiy BEaT UP TO TUR HORSESHOR, and there Was # lively siruggie between tho Un- dioe abd Kaiwer aod the Triton and Peeriess for Great honors, fhe Undine, Bowever, bad a littie too mnch start of the Kaiser, and the iatter, For me litte time It appeared Peeriess and Triton would ey me up togetuer on ditter- crossed the bows of the jormer ead. The Agnes was following With the OFidu close in her stera god the come out, but as ent tacks. the inv avout waif a mile wake, Ihe Vision was a loug way Barbara and Cai were ous of sight. The ew | yacuts arrived at tie Horseshoe aud found the ite Josephioe iving quietiy ut Snorer, but Dos poay hs hn @4 TO AbOW how She Zot tuner neverih Exriruep to riner AbNone and remains « glorious exanpic 0. tae tacerta ty of yacnting. The balance of the fer ‘civea tae lollowing order:— She ls alter the Agy a.oly gun wal and @. 5:10 The Meet started ior homie Fn dropped her anchor fired irom the Hagaaly, be Vieese was wow deal alt, acd the yaohis got ot Wel iogerher, oxceptiog tu Juaspmine, whieh starved sows f8ven minutes wiead, ine Ralwes Made a Syiug lath, lou Fed anion mas acide shead, Ieuan i Y X a i niga atau tie Coating anu OSs yEbugAt Uo Y | mouoment the feet m ” | Of the feet cam | memoers of the club enjoyed @ very pleasant after the fleet. The wind had now died away, | ba a “ hoiding her own, could notclose up | rear, The Agpes tore her jib topeail while setring | at, but as sbe split open shorty alterward tow | accident did not retard ler speed very inucn. ‘The | Triton set a big ji> fopsall and huggea up to wind. ward of the feet, anc then set ber loresal! to star- | board and came along Wing and wing. The two big sioops Orion and Undine were having quite a pretry race togetner, bat gradually parted com pany, the Undine keeping along the SANDY HOOK SHORE while the Orion stood off toward Staten Islan 1ollowing the ‘triton, Tue Agnes came up in th wake 01 the Peerless and, teeing her wind, laffed up a little ana followed aster the Undine. Off the the Vislou, which turned round and juined compauy, They shorty ulier ward passed tae Kaiser, which was ogii a mile anead of tne Josephine. The Undine was doing well, ieadging tue fi fouowea by the Peer a@ short aistamce ahead ot ihe Agnes, friton, Vision and Orion, The latter goon began tu imake Play and, passing toe Vision, folowed up atter the Triton.’ as ine feet came Up toward the Narrows, the breeze gradually died | away aua they arited up, assisted by tne dovd tide. The Peerless w acing the fe#t, followed by the Triton, Undine and Orion, @ Agnes gna Vision tolloweu afterward, a shor distance ahesa o: toe Kaiser. Roanaing Bay Kidge toe ‘Triton got a little the best of tue Peerless, aud the latter. aiter failing to go to Winaward, paid off and tried to wo uy under her iee. The Undine came uext. followed vy | tne Orion, Vision, Agnes and Karser. Gorg up tle bay the breeze was very light andtoe iriton heid ; her lead il within # quarter o! 4 mile of coe, when the Undine went by to leeward uod Was t frat to let go her anchor, gh 7:37 P. Si. Tae Cod. sailed well all day and wil a daugerous au. tagoulst In the s/oop races ( iting the season. Tig Triton came next, closely 1ollowed by the Pe on, Agoes and Kaiser. fhe Ji e going Out, a5 she was notin sight when the ress te the wi ua d success, and some opening proved a dec: ‘The anoual regatta of tue Atlantic Ciuy wi de sailed on June 22, PERTH AMBOY YACHT CLUB REGATTA. The inbabvitants of Perth Amboy, Tottenvilie, | Staten Island, and the romantic shores ot the | Kil Von Kuli bad @ gala day celebration yeast rr Gay, With sestivities attendant on tne annual r gatta of the Perth amboy Yacht Club. Tne follow. log were the names of the yachts which startea im the race, with names of owners and dimen sion: Dimensions, Peet. des L ‘—Cheeimaun.. d—Josephine é—Ueean svray iJ, F. is shit itn ‘heaia 43 Liearnes er P. songs. Perth Amboy. The timekeeper was A. Poscer Higgins, course for ifst clasa yachts was irom ihe stake~ boat oi tbe ciub house, up Staten Isiand Sound, from Perth Amboy, round the stakeboat off Tot« Ss LL, ana back, round, starting dowm Prince’s Bay, around siakeboat of Ward's Point around Black Can bavy of Keyport, arouna Great Kili buoy, thence home, around buoy off Keyport, arcing point, a distance uf twenty-one tore “ne Black Can buoy, to make fv: Red Bank buoy, and return Rome, a diste.ce OL diteen miles, Tne Cheemaun, No. 4, came in an casy win: in 5h. 42m., iollowed by tae Ucean Spray of the same class. The So-So, No. 9, camein a Man ag of the second class, followed by the Coi-Psi, The prizes lor the winner of sither ‘° same, abd Were a pair of martve gi pot. at the option o! the winner, ‘The sturs wan . uying one, in exceilont order, as foliows:— STARTING POINT. Nome, Josephine Cynibia Cheemaun. SECOND CLASS, HM J.P Morris... 10 4 Chi-Pst Hit Him again.) lv 46 9 Sone F The start was atthe very end of ‘the eod tide and wind abowt nortneast, but before ihe trae s hoats gut up to the staxeboat the wind s, giving the second cl The co ut areas gout ie eeping 1! buoy ea at Great Ku "“yaoy at so. At East Potat owoy the Ci-Ps Was Shead at 35. som, tne nome steke Was reacoed in tho order given be~ iow i— WOME STARRROAT. . &. ws ws x u Josephine Py Tne grand regatta of the Perth Amboy Ciud wil, ocoar om the Fourth of July next. THE JERSEY YACHT CLUD. Yacats Ripple, Mr. Hom! owner, ana preted their repairing, started on their frst race of the season yesteraay trom Hoboken, Tae wind ‘Was not at ali favoravie for them during the race down to the Can buoy, to which they were to sail Teturm @ litte breeze wa: The distance saliou was boot tw aty-tive miles, and Yacuts dia pot veacu home uh r | OWners \omatoh Ve of ciovk, ae Onarm wou toe y 2 10" minnie: . tton of the on venue 10 coe ore taverstie jer —— TACHTING NOTE, Mt, Greonion, wind may prove their Clade, eis