When a procession is composed of other than the officers of the Grand Lodge and Master Masons, it should be formed in the following order:
| G R A N D M A R S H A L . | Music. |
| Military. | |
| Civic Societies and Organizations. | |
| Chief Magistrate, Mayor or other Official Guests. | |
| Knights Templar Escort. | |
| Grand Lodge. |
Should any Masonic body other than those above named appear, they will be assigned an appropriate place in the procession.
A triumphal arch is usually erected near the place where the ceremony is to be performed; and the corner-stone should have engraved on its face the words, "Laid by the Masonic Fraternity," with the date, the year of Masonry, the name of the Grand Master, and such other particulars as may be deemed proper.
When the head of the procession reaches the Arch, it will open to the right and left, facing inward. The Grand Master, uncovering, preceded by the Grand Marshal and Grand Tyler, and followed by the other Grand Officers and the Chief Magistrate and civil officers of the place, will pass through the lines and ascend to the platform. As the Grand Master and others advance, the remainder of the procession will counter-march and surround the platform.
The stone should be suspended about six feet from its bed, by a machine having suitable arrangements for slowly lowering it to its place. All being in readiness—
The Grand Master will command silence and address the assembly, announcing the purposes of the occasion, etc., concluding as follows:
The teachings of Freemasonry inculcate, that in all our works, great or small, begun and finished, we should seek the aid of Almighty God. It is our first duty, then, to invoke the blessing of the great Architect of the Universe upon the work in which we are about to engage. I therefore command the utmost silence, and call upon all to unite with our Grand Chaplain in an address to the Throne of Grace.
The brethren uncover, while the Grand Chaplain delivers the following, or some other appropriate