Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20

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MAsoNIc.-Last night, Right Wor
shipful Kemper, District Deputy Crane
Master of Masons, made the annua
visitation to Acacia Lodge at Clifton
He was accompanied by Past Master
Z. E. Downham, Grand Commander o.
the Knights Templar of Virginia, Past
Master John III. Fisher, Worshipful
Master VIII L. Allen, and Brothers c.
G. Lennon, Charles B. Marshall, Theo
dore II. Ficklin and Frank E. Ander.
son. The visiting brethen were taken
TO the house of Brother f. G. Mayhugh
where splendid supper was prepared
and in waiting for them. The lodge
was opened in due form, and an ap.
propriate and earpest address was
delivered by Right Worshipful Kemper,
after which the lodge closed, and the
visiting brethren, together with the
brethren of Acacia Lodge, repaired to
the banoueting hall. The supper was
one of the finest which the visiting
brethren ever saw, and was prepared
under the superintendent of Brother
Mayhugh and his estimable wife, the
ladies of Clifton lending their valuable
assistance in this regard, and grazing
the banquet with their presence; and iJ
may be said here, that no more beauti-
full or charming women can be found
anywhere. Brother Kemper presided
as Toast-master, at tho request of
Worshipful Master R. r. Buckley, and
made beautiful and appropriate re-
marks, showing, what his friends all
know, that he is the most felicitous
toast-master in the First Masonic Dis
trict. Speeches were made by Brothers
Clark and Ions on behalf of Acacia
Lodge, and they were earnest and in
,teresting addresses. Brother Down
ham spoke of the pleasing recollections
that he had of visit made eighteen
years before, when he was one of the
brethren, who, as representatives of the
Grand Lodge, inaugurated Acacia
Lodge; and in the course of his re-
marks, which were at times hume Gus,
AMI always interesting, he paid ten
der tribute to the departed brethren
who had been with him on that occa-
sion. Brother Lennon invited Acacia
Lodge to be present on Thursday night
at Andrew Jackson Lodge at Alexan-
dria, to attend banquet to be given
there, when Right Worshipful KEN
per is to visit this lodge. Brother
Frank Z. Anderson responded to the
first toast of the evening, "The Ladies"
he commenced his speech with an in
cident that occurred in Georgia num-
Der of years ago. He had been to a
strawberry festival; and on accompany
ing fair young girl to her home in the
morning, and hearing the mocking-
birds singing, he had thought what
could be nearer heaven than that.
"And So" he said, ''if that was my
thought on that occasion, what words
can possibly express my thought on
this OCCASION" Great applause.) For
fifteen or twenty minutes he entertain
ed the company present in his usual
happy manner. But they were not
through with him yet. Later in the
evening it was remarked that, as An
derson had said so much to the girls, it
was now time for him to speak to the
men. He then spoke upon the sprig
of Acacia as masonic emblem, and
was heartily congratulated on the ap-
priateness and beauty of what he had
said. This was the closing speech of
the evening. Brother Downham start
ed "Auld Lang Syne," which was
heartily sung by the entire company.
Brothers Lennon and Fisher led in
other music which followed, which
closed most enjoyable evening. Three
brethren from Manassas, whose names
we were unable to learn, were also
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