The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-13
Washington Masonic. Memorial Tenn


At the late session Of the Grand Lodge
OF Virginia. on motion OF Judge John /.
GoOrck, the following resolution was
passed by the Grand Lodge:
ReSOLUed, That the Grand Lodge OF Nir-
gnia. heartily endorsing and chetifuIly APP
proving the same, hereby earnestly COM
mcnds to the favorable consideration Of the
fraternity the movement aud project in
auguraled BY Lodge No. (, OF Fredercks-
burg, OF buildinga Masonic temple in mem
DRY Of George Washington, who was initi-
atcd, passed, and raised 10 the sublime de-
gree OF Master Mason hy this Lodge.
And at the same session, ) j. Quinn, d..
d. &. NJ, in his annual report 10 the Grand
Lodge, referred appropriately to his move
ment by Lodge No 4, and fifty c0mmended
the lluaabIe undertaking"
Not only is this community and county
deeply interested in The success OF this
scheme, but the Masonic world is well.
The fame of George Washington, his noble
patriotism aud eminent services as Com
mander-n-Chef OF our armie, OF tue RcyO.
luton and first President Of our Republic,
have been cOmmemorated IN marble and
brass by the whole country rs well as by
each State. and it is al,o meet that the Ma
sonic order should now build some monu-
ment TO this ilIustrious Master Mason,
and eminently proper that Lodge No.
4, Of Fredericksburg, should build
such temple OF renown; for it was
I'm Lodge No. that George Wash
ington first saw Masonic light and the
lustre OF his great name was bestowed on
the fraternity. The RECORDS OF This Lodge,
now in its possession, show that General
Washington received the first degree in
Masonry in Lodge No. 4. November 4,
1862, for which he paid E2 3s.; the second
degree. March 3. 1853 Aud the lhir0, or
Master Mason degree, March 1, 1903" The
Binle which was used on that interesting
occasion Is now in posses OF the Lodge.
Ii was printed az Cambridge, England, by
,J0hn Field, in 1888, and presented 10 Lodge
No. 4 BY Alexander Woodrow, OF King
George county. At the death Of General
Washington be was. at his own request,
buried With Masonic honors.
And now, Lodge No. 4, deeming il right
and proper that the memory Of George
Washington as a Master Mason should be
perpeiualed, and that the lodge in which
Washington was made a Mason should in
augurate the movement looking TO the
building OF this monument, has deter
mined, il possible, TO erect here Washing
ton Masonic Memorial temple. At recent
session of Lodge No. committee, con-
sisting OF John Il. Goolrick, X. 5.
Cnew, William Ii. Russell, j. b. Sener,
L. M. CrutcbfeId, j. w. Adams, and 5.
j. Quinn, was appointed TO take charge
OF and begin this work. AT an earlT day a
charter will be obtained and an active and
earnest effort commenced. II is earnestly
hoped that II will succeed. Let the Masonic
fraternity, which should venerate and trea'
sure the memory of their illustrlous brother,
George Washington, respond literally and
ut once to the appeal OF Lodge No. for
assistance and encouragement in this ap
proprate testimonial and noble underta
king, that 1t may become Mecca OF Mason
~ In our land-a worthy shrine 10 embalm
the virtues OF him whom Masonry and man
kind alike delight to Observation-Disclosures
burg NeioS.