al facts contained in this note are derived from his chapter
on the Bunker Hill Monument. After giving an account of the organization
of the society, the measures adopted for the collection of funds, and
the deliberations on the form of the monument, Mr. Frothingham proceeds
as follows:--

"It was at this stage of the enterprise that the directors proposed
to lay the corner-stone of the monument, and ground was broken
(June 7th) for this purpose. As a mark of respect to the liberality
and patriotism of King Solomon's Lodge, they invited the Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts to perform the ceremony.
They also invited General Lafayette to accompany the President of
the Association, Hon. Daniel Webster, and assist in it.

"This celebration was unequalled in magnificence by any thing of
the kind that had been seen in New England. The morning proved
propitious. The air was cool, the sky was clear, and timely showers
the previous day had brightened the vesture of nature into its
loveliest hue. Delighted thousands flocked into Boston to bear a
part in the proceedings, or to witness the spectacle. At about ten
o'clock a procession moved from the State House towards Bunker
Hill. The military, in their fine uniforms, formed the van. About
two hundred veterans of the Revolution, of whom forty were
survivors of the battle, rode in barouches next to the escort.
These venerable men, the relics of a past generation, with
emaciated frames, tottering limbs, and trembling voices,
constituted a touching spectacle. Some wore, as honorable
decorations, their old fighting equipments, and some bore the scars
of still more honorable wounds. Glistening eyes constituted their
answer to the enthusiastic cheers of the grateful multitudes who
lined their pathway and cheered their progress. To this patriot
band succeeded the Bunker Hill Monument Association. Then the
Masonic fraternity, in their splendid regalia, thousands in number.
Then Lafayette, continually welcomed by tokens of love and
gratitude, and the invited guests. Then a long array of societies,
with their various badges and banners. It was a splendid
procession, and of such length that the front nearly reached
Charlestown Bridge ere the rear had left Boston Common. It
proceeded to Breed's Hill, where the Grand Mas