El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-14
CONDUCTED BY MASONS
Addresses By Notable Visit
Ors On the Life and Serv-
ices of Our First
President.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-the 10O.h
anniversary Of the death of Geo
Washington, the liberty-loving rev
olutionary leader aud first president
was celebrated here and at Mt. Yer
non today by impressive Masonic
ceremonies.
President Mckinley and cabinet
took part in the exercises as we'll as
delegations from about fifty lodges
throughout the United States, Eng.
land, Canada, Nova Scotia, and New
Zealand.
One hundred years ago today General
George Washing ton, the father of his
country" said to his sorrowing rela-
tives and friends who surrounded his
perfect resignation" A few minutes
later.the soul of the great man had
passed to its last resting place. The
death occurred in the Washington
Manor. House at Mt. Vernon, and the
burial took place afew days later, the
remains beingi placed in the family
vault on the estate as was common in
=
pressive affair. conducted by the Mason
! ic fraternity to which Gen. Washing
ton belonged, and attended by many
of the great men of the day.
In observance of the centennial,
Mssons of high degree from fifty lodges
Including those of Nova Scotia, Quebec
! and New Zealand, as well ss tae repre-
|ssntstivessof al of the grand lodges i n
this country, assembled in this city
Lthis morning and proceeded to Mt.
Vernon. The visitors proceeded from
Alexandria to Mt. Vernon by way of
the river and on the, electric car
lines.
AT MT. VERNON
, The,memorisl services at Mt. Yer
non were of an extremely impressive
character = and the programme
carried out conformed as much \
as possible to the services
on that solemn occasion one hundred
years ago when the remains of WASH
ingtonswere laid TO rest. After form
log in line on the east side of the his
toric mansion the visiting lodges |
moved In procession to the old vault, |
fhe same order being observed as on |
khe day of =. Washington's funeral. |
Simultaneous with the start of the pro-
ession a battery of artillery doomed |
orth its tribute to the memory of him
1ho was first in war. AS one hundred |
ears ago,minute guns doomed from a
chooner on the Potomac, in like man
Ter there was heard this morning the
thunder ofsguns from United States
"a au-of-war anchored opposite Mt.
Vernon.
Arriving at the old vault solemn
dirge was rendered by the band, and
Right Rev. A. M. Randolph, bishop of
jhe southern Episcopal diocese of
Virginia, offered the invocation.
Music furnished by an octet from the
krand lodge of the District of Colum bta
preceded an address delivered by the
krand master of Masons in Colorado.
Immediately following this address, in
which the grand master of Colorado
laid an eloquent tribute to the memory
II the first president, the grand
|nasters of Masons in the thirteen
|riginal states formed in line facing
way from the tomb The graud
&asters of other states described
bmi-circle in front of .th sm, a Id the
rand lodge of Virginia, joining hands,
prned circle about the tomb. A
|ouching address announcing the pur-
)se of the assent tlage was delivered
y the grand chaplain of Virginia and
{rief responses were made.
AT THE NEW TOMB. s
After that the procession moved to
be new tomb, in which the remains of
en-. Washington and his wife now lie t
|ide by side. Here suitable Masonic /
ervices took place, conducted by the
Frand lodge of Virginia assisted by the
,rand lodge of the District Of Colum- I
,is. Wreaths and other tributes were Z
deposited on the tomb. The tributes !