No more important event occurred in Williamsport than the laying of the cornerstone of the James V. Brown Library on Saturday afternoon, and certainly no more imposing spectacle was ever witnessed in this beautiful city that has been the scene of many functions of a public nature. The elements combined to make the day unpleasant, but notwithstanding, several thousand people saw the impressive ceremonies conducted in Masonic form.

The ceremonies were conducted by local members of the fraternity who represented the Grand Lodge officer.

Every point of vantage within hearing or seeing of the platform erected over a portion of the foundation of the library structure, was occupied early in the afternoon. People stood all about the platform, crowding and jostling each other to obtain a position close to the ropes which the police stretched to keep the assemblage beyond the limits of the space reserved for the Masons.

A feature of the occasion was the first appearance in public of the Imperial Teteques Masonic Band. This organization furnished the music for the occasion, and the excellent rendition of several selections was much of a surprise to many of the spectators, who had never dreamed that the talented members of the fraternity could assemble such a capable musical organization. George Llewelyn Fisk, the director, won much deserved praise for his excellent work.