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SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' MONUMENT. 16
On July 4th, 1867, the corner-stone was laid in Detroit, by Grand Master S. C. Coffinbury, of the Masonic fraternity, in presence of the Grand Coinmand-eries and Grand Lodge of that order, the Grand Lodge of the order of Odd Fellows, and a great many lodges of both orders, together with several lodges of Good Templars, the United States troops from Forts Wayne and Gratiot, with the State troops of the city, and an immense gathering of people from
all parts of the State, really presenting an occasion seldom witnessed, while Governor Blair's eloquent and appropriate oration was received with much favor and increased largely the great interest manifested in the affair.
In 1868 the association was incorporated by the Legislature, and its affairs are now managed by a board of trustees composed of John Owen, H. P-. Baldwin, Theoeore Romeyn, William A. Butler, H. N. Walker, R. A. Alger, Thos. W. Palmer, C. H. Buhl, David Preston, C. 0. Trowbridge, and G. V. N. Lothrop, of Detroit; J. F. Conover, of Kalamazoo, Austin Blairj of Jackson, and S. M. Cutcheon, of Ypsilanti.
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