Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-08

MASONIC.-Under special dl5peDsatlcn
Mateson Lodge of Masons, Of Joliet, H.,
visited the city as body yesterday evening
and last night held meeting IN Washing
ton Lodge room, where they conierfei .uo
Master Mason degree. The members OF tne
lodge, many OF whom are mem ners o. 'oiie'
Commanderv, came on to Washington 10
,ake mart in the triepnial cogclaVe OF the
KDi1hts Tempar and conceived the idea OF
holding meeting in the room OF the lodge OF
which Washington was oBce master.
Permission was granted by the Grand Lodges
NJ 10th Virginia and iuois for the meeting
which proved TO be most interesting one.
The members, many of whom were accom-
panied by ladies, reached Washington yes
terdav and visited Mount Vernon, expecting
to reach here early Ia the evening and visit
the various places of interest in the city, but
thew were uuavoidably detained, so the ladies
did not come. About thirty members Of the
lodge, however came, and on reaching the
Masonic Temple they were given a iuGch
At s O'Clock K. Kemper, Master Of Wash
ington Lodge, called the lodge TO order.
Besides the Ilnoisiaus there were present
distinguished Masons from many Slate7, and
from the citiee of Virginia, among tnem
being 2. G. NJ. j. C. Smith. of iioo-; G.
NJ K II. CraighiIl, OF Virginia; ID. ID q. NJ.
F. A. Reed, of Virginia, and ID. q. NJ.
Thos Gibbs, of the District OF Coinmula, sli
of whom were received with grand honors.
These gentlemen made appropriate speeches,
after which the lodge was delivered 10 Matte
son lodge for work. The visiting ledge wes
Differed as follows F. G. Wilcox, w.
NJ; d. G. Haven, S w a. Z Gogwip, J.
w; A. E. White, s. D; j A Dlonttle, J.
d: and J. g Eiwood, Secretary. The lodge
I,o {or nd in tho N ara
and impressive manner conferred the Third,
or Master Mason's degree upon candidate
furnished by Washington Lodge. Many
new features were introduced 10 the work"
which gave increased interest," to the pro-
ceedings.
After the work and several interesting
addresses the lodge was called from labor to
refreshment, and the visitors were escorted
to the rooms of the Commaudery above,
where handsome banquet had been pre-.
partd Here were tables beautiful ly set
and laden with everything to please the
eye and tempt the appetite. The caterers
we're Messrs G. A Appich and Henry
Brepge Dr. w. III. Smith scted IS chair
man Of the banquet committee, and the
taste displayed by him sbowedhm to
be the right man in the right place. After
all bad partaken heartily OF the banquet
aod the nUer man bad been refreshed, w.
NJ. Kemper. OF Washington Lodge, raped
TO order aud read letter from Gen. Albert
Pike regretting bis absence. Toasts were
then proposed and responded to as follows:
Matteson Lodge. responded to b. w. M.
Wilcox; Joliet Commsndery, responded IN
By Sir Kuigbt J. G. Elwood; the Grand
ed to by D D. G. NJ Thomas
Gibbs; the Grand Lodge of Illinois,
responded to by p. G M. j. G.
smith; The Masouc Fraternity of
"Aiexandra," responded to by d. d. G. ii.
A. Reed. The evening was concluded
by II few remarks by W. NJ. X Ksmper.
During the banquet excellent music was dis.
coursed by the Somewhat Band, OF Stanton,
which arrived here last Dight to escort Old
Dominion Commandery and the Grand
Connandery Of Virginia to Washington this
morning There were many distinguished
hlasons present during the evening, iDciud-
ing j. L. 3 OK. Grand Master Of he State,
General Curtis. OF New York, and others.
The visit was most interesting masonic
event and all present heartily enjoyed the
occasion B fore the opening of the lodge
the room was visited by many ladies of the
city.
The lodge-room has Number of relics Of
Gen. Washington among lis adornments,
and much of It's furniture comes down from
the time when Gen. Washington, the MAJ
ter of the lodge, participated in its proceed
ings with his brothers ofthe mystic shrine.
These were Of much interest 10 the visitors.
TIE TEMPERANCE MEETING LAST NIGHT.
About three hundred persons assembled at
the Baptist Church last night TO iaten to
the address of Col Geo. w. Carter. The
Colonel spoke for over an honr in bis old
time eloquent and persuasive manner. His
subj ect vas on the personal phase of the
temperance question, and he endeayored
in an areumentative way to impress upon
his hearers the necessity Of individual &C.
ton, both for the reformation of the drunk.
ard and for the suppression of he traffic in
alcoholic liquors, and closed with an ear
neat appeal to the ladies present TO use their
IL fueuce in the community in the direction
of creating healthy temperance sentiment.
Colonel Carter il ante-belum days was at
one time presiding elder 10 this district OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and
will be- rem en- bersd by our older citiZ4ns as
one of the most forcibe pulpit orators In
Virginia He will speak again this even
ing at 7:30 o'clock. in the First Prefbyteri
an Church, on South Fairfax street. All
are invited. Ga Wednesday night Colonel
Carter will deliver an address at Accotink,
preparatory to organic ng lodge of Good
TempIars in that place. He has been en-
gagged to deliver number of speeches in
the counties of Fairfax, Alexandria. and
Prince William. by District Lodge No. Is I.
o G. T., during this month.
PUBLIC SCHOOL ATTENDANCE From the
monthly report of the City Superintendent
Of Public Schools it appears that for Sep
TENDER there were 5S7 white boys, $50 white
girls; 29S colored boys. and 304 girls, in all
l SIS pupils entered; that the average en-.
roliment was 533 white boys. 372 white
girls, 272 colored boys and 29l colored girls,
ia all AL. aud the average daily attend.
auce, SIS white boys S64 white girls, 264
colored boys, and 2S6 colored girls; in all
l 421. The bast attendance in white schools