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 SATURDAY, THE 24th DAY OF JUNE, 
 
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 Being the Anniversary 
 
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 ST. JOHN, THE BAPTIST. 
 
 H. S. Crocker & Co.'s Print. 
 
ORDER OF THE OAY. 
 
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 The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of 
 the State of California will assemble at Masonic Hall, 
 on J Street, between Front and Second, at 7 J o'clock 
 
 A. M. 
 
 The procession will move at precisely Eight o'clock 
 in the folio wins: order : 
 
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 Sacramento Sharp Shooters — Capt. Ripley — as military escort. 
 
 Sacramento Comrnandery, No. 2, Knights Templar, Eminent 
 ji Sir W. P. Knox. Commander — as the Masonic 
 
 escort of the day. 
 
 Tyler, with a Drawn Sword. 
 
 Concord Lodge, No. 117 — Charles A. Barton, Master. 
 
 Union Lodge, No. 58— J. W, Hock, Master. 
 
 Sacramento Lodge, No. 40 — Tho*. Ross, Master. 
 
 Washington Lodge, No. 20 — Leonard Goes, Master. 
 
 Tehama Lodge, No. 3 — John Liiiess, Master. 
 
 Guard, with a Drawn Sword. 
 
 Sacramento Krval Arch Chapter, No. 8 — Francis Foster, H. P. 
 
 Sacramento Union Brass Band, 
 
 The Grand Lodge of California. Wm. Caldwell Belcher, Grand 
 
 Master. 
 
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 The Procession will move up J Street to Sixth ; 
 thence down Sixth to the site of the new Hall. 
 
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 ORDER OF GEREMOMIES, 
 
 Prayer by V. E., W. II. Hill, Grand Chaplain. 
 
 Music by the Band — Proghiera, from Alcssandro Stradclla. 
 
 Proclamation by the Grand Marshal, of the object of the con- 
 vocation. 
 
 Hymn, by the Choir — Great Architect of Earth and Heaven. 
 
 Invitation by the President of the Masonic Hall Association to 
 the Grand Lodge to lay the Corner Stone. 
 
 Response by the Grand Master. 
 
 Laj'ing the Stone. 
 
 Music by the Choir — Foundation Hymn. 
 
 Proclamation by the Grand Marshal. 
 
 Music by the Band — fi God Save America." 
 
 Benediction by the Grand Chaplain. 
 
 The Procession will reform and move down K Street to Sec- 
 ond ; thence to J : down J to Masonic Hall ; thence to the cars 
 of the Pacific Railroad Company, at the foot of J Street. 
 
 The train will leave for Clipper Gap at 15 minutes past 9 
 o'clock, where an address will be delivered by Sir Knight A. A. 
 Sargent. 
 
 J8^° Music by the Choir and the Band. 
 
 The train will leave the grounds at Clipper Gap at 5 p. m., for 
 Sacramento. 
 
 W. F. KNOX, 
 
 Grand Marshal, 
 
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