Pictured, Bert Brounaugh, commissioner for Emergency Services District No. 2 and former master of the masonic lodge, welcomes and thanks attendees for coming.
Author: PHOTO BY ASHLEY KONTNIER
Following years of construction delays, Buda’s Central Fire Station is mere months from completion. In honor of the occasion, the Buda Masonic Lodge #800 hosted a Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Saturday, Feb. 14. Rooted in ancient traditions, the ceremony involved the symbolic leveling and placing of a cornerstone on the northeast corner of the building.
Following the ceremony, freemasons and firefighters on shift pose for a group photo.
Author: PHOTO BY ASHLEY KONTNIER
The actual cornerstone resides in the wall of the northeast corner of the building. Due to rain, a symbolic stone was used for the ceremony.
Author: PHOTO BY ASHLEY KONTNIER
Pictured, Bert Brounaugh, commissioner for Emergency Services District No. 2 and past master of the masonic lodge, welcomes and thanks attendees for coming.
Author: PHOTO BY ASHLEY KONTNIER
The stone was blessed with corn for nourishment, wine for refreshment and, as pictured, oil for joy.
Author: PHOTO BY ASHLEY KONTNIER
District Deputy Grand Master Marco A. Pizaña Jr. checks the stone with a square.
Author: PHOTO BY ASHLEY KONTNIER
Following the square, a level and plumb verified the stone’s construction.
Ashley Kontnier
