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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1911
Page
2
The Corner Stone for the New Federal Building laid by Grand Masonic Lodge. Speaker Champ Clark, the orator, states that a city strong enough to secure a federal building attracts worldwide attention.
Citizens and Masons of Ames gathered in heavy rain to lay the corner stone of the new federal building. Grand Lodge officers, Champ Clark and local dignitaries attended as speeches praised growth, unity, and public spirit backing the project supported by Ames leaders and state officials.
Historical notes from the Ames booster collection reference the cornerstone of the new federal building. The box includes copies of the Ames Intelligencer reporting on the development period and related events.
Comittee records and memorabilia for the Sept 30 1911 Ames federal building corner stone ceremony include photographs of President Taft Hon Parley Sheldon mayor Hon Wallace M former legislator and many city county and state officials plus postal service members and Arcadia Lodge Masons. Letters from James Wilson and J A T Hull accompany a school district and university materials and local newspaper clippings.
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