Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-19
WASHINGTON MEMORIAL SEE.
VICES.

In view of the proposed Mas )nic oh
servance in December, 1899, Of the con-
tennial OF the death of General Wasl.
lngton, Past Master OF Alexandria
Washington Lodge, No. %, as ma
ter of interest 10 our readers we repro
duce from 1.-The Lodge of Washington"
au account of the ceremonies at the
time of the funeral, December IS, 1893
Washington died at Mount Vernon,
at twenty minutes past ten O'Clock p
m, on Saturday, December II, 1899, in
the sixty eight year of his age, aud was
buried on the following Wednesday.
To make arrangements for his inter
ment, Il funeral Lodge was held oil
Monday, 16,b, at which there were
present: DR.. Elisha Cullen Dick, Wor
shipiul Mestei; Col. George Deneale,
Senior Warden, pro tenn; Col Deunis
Ramsay, Junior Warden, pro TN !;
David Wilson Scott, Secretary; Robel
B. Jameson, Treasurer; William
Bartlemsu, Senior Deacon; Josiah
Faxsou, Junior Deacon; John c.
Kempfi, Tilel; and William r msay,
John Mex night, George Graham, VIII
lam johnson, Guy Atkinson, P.tsi
Cotton, Forest Richardson, Josept
Neale Philip G. Ma.steller, DR.. James
Gillis, Robert Young. John 7 Brooks,
Mich ,e Flannery, Dennis McCalty
Jouuson, Joshua kIddie, Inom-s Po.>.-
kin, Charles Turner, James Nc
Kenzie, Rev. J. Muir, Rey. Willism
Matfit, Col. George Gilpin, Jonathan u
Swift, William Byrd Page, GeorL e
Coryel, Joseph Thomas, Alexandt +
Mckenzie, George Chapman, jr., Ber-
maid Ghequiere, John McIver, Ferdi.
nando Fairfax.
Visitors: Charles E. Lefebre, Of
Fredericksburg Lodge, No. 4; James
Bacon, of Philadelphia Lodge, No. Z.
A joint commit ee, consisting +
Thomas Peterkin and Joseph Neale,
on the part of Lodge No. D. and Chss.
Jones and John Bogue, representa- G
Brooke Lodge, No. AZ, reported the ar
rangements for the funeral, and Peter
Cotton was appointed ''to wait on the
Federal Ci.y Lodge, OF the ciy
of Washington, and invited them
10 unite in the funeral pre-
cession on Wednesday, at Mount Yer
non, at twelve o'clock, if fair, or on
Thursday at the same hour"
At an early hour on Wednesday, the
10Th, the Masonic fraternity, under the
escort of the military and citizens of Al
exandria, started for Mount Vernon,
where they arrived about one O'Clock,
and ut three o'clock in the afternoon
the funeral procession being formed,
moved in the following order;
The troops, horse ard fool%, the cler-
evf, the Generals horse with saddle,
.ioislers, and pistols (ed by two groomF,
Cirrus and Wilson, in black, music,
guardl, body.
Col. Dennis Ramspy, Col. William
Pavne, Col Georgs Gilpin, Col. Philip
Marsteller, Col. CHARLES Little.
Principal mourDers: Mrs. Stuart and
Mrs. Law, Misses Nancy and Sellle Stu
art, Miss Fairfax and Miss Dennison,
Mr.. Law and Mr. Peter, Mr.. Lear and
Dr.. Craik, Lord Fairfax and Ferdinan
do Fairfax.
The corporation OF Alexandria.
Alexandria Lodge, No. %, with the
following officers: DR.. Elisha c. Dick,
Worshipful Master; Henry Piercy, 81.
nior Warden; George Deneale, Junior
Warden; David Wilson Scott, Secretary;
Robert B. Jameson, Treasurer; William
Bartlemap, Senior Deacon; Josiah Fax
son, Junior Deacon; John C. Kemptl'
Filer.
Brooke Lodge, No. AZ, of Alexandria.
Federal Lodge, No. 10, OF Washing
ton, ID. G.
On arriving at the grave the services
of the Episcopal Church were perform
ed by Rev. Thomas Davis, rector OF
Christ Church, Alexandria, and the GER
emonies of the Masonic fraternity b.
DR.. Elisha Cullen Dick, Worshipfnl
Master of Alexandria Lodge, No. %,
and by Rev. James Muir, ID. d., Chap
uin of the lodge.
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