Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
Elaborate Program for the Washing
ton Memorial Service.
MASONIC COMMITTEE ARRANGEMENTS
President Mckinley Expected,
Prince Of Wales Sends Regrets.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
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No. 701 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. 1O6,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 80, 1899.
Preparations for the Masonic centennial
observance to commemorate the death of
General Washington, December IA next,
are being actively pushed by the Wash
ington centennial committee and the sub
committees of the two local lodges. Alexan-
dria- Washr gton and Andrew Jackson,
which were appointed to arrange details
The program, excepting various minor
points, has been carefully mapped out. 1t
includes the assembling of the Grand Lodge
of the State of Virginia in annual meeting
in Lannon's Opera House, on King street,
at o'clock pm. December 49, The grand
body will continue in session three days,
devoting the second day, Thursday, Deem
Der IA, to memorial ceremonies solely.
Early Thursday morning the Masons will
leave for Mt. Vernon. According to sched-
ule a chartered vessel Will leave Washing
ton at $50 o'clock, conveying the Grand
Lodge of the District of Columbia and dis
tinguished Masons from distant points.
This boat will touch at Alexandria for the
purpose of taking on the Grand Lodge of
Virginia and the families of the Masons
The arrival at Mt Vernon will be at II
a m Lodge No. of Fredericksburg. Va in
which Washington was made a Mason and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lodge. No - of
this city, of which Washington was first
master, Will accompany the State Grand
Lodge.
Upon arrival at Mt Vernon the Masonic
lodges Will be arranged in order about the
Washington manor house The services
Will be unusually impressive. As near as
possible the funeral services of December
lS' 1i99, Will be repeated, going over the
same ground and then proceeding to the
new tomb in which the remains of the
father of his country repose. Bishop
Randolph of Virginia will open The cere-
monies by prayer, and they will be ter
minated by an invocation offered by the
grand chaplain.
President and Prince Invited
Addresses will be made by many promi-
nent Masons 1t is expected that Presi-
dent Mckinley will be present and address
the assemblage. In the afternoon the party
Will return by boat and at night a grand
reception will be held In Wizards Hotel.
Washington. Arrangements will be made
with the Mt. Vernon regents Tuesday next
for occupying the grounds of Washington's
former home. Right Worshipful h KEN
per of the Virginia branch of the centennial
committee has an appointment to meet the
regent and two vice regents in the Airing
ton Hotel, Washington, on that date when
details will receive attention. In response
TO letter from his royal highness, the
Prince of Wales, received Saturday regret
ting that he could not be present at the
observance, Grand Master r. T. W. Duke,
1r, has written to the prince asking for
his picture and autograph, to be placed in
a Masonic volume descriptive of the OBJ
servances which is to be compiled.
The following is a list of the Virginia
members of the Washington centennial
committee: Grand Master r. T w Duke
jr., Right Worshipful K. Kemper, Senator
John w. Daniel. Senator Thomas Martin,
Mr.. Micajah Woods, Most Worshipful A. r.
Courtney and Most Worshipful Mann Page.
The District of Columbia members are:
Grand Master John H. Small, Past Grand
Master James A. Sample Past Grand Mas
ter M. NJ. Parker, Past Master c. K. Berry
man. Past Master William Brown, Wor-
shipful Benjamin w. Murch and Allison
Nailor.
The session of the Virginia Grand Lodge
in this city promises to be interesting
and exciting one. The following changes.
1t Is understood. will be effected: Grand
Master Duke will yield the gavel to Right
Worshipful George W. Wright of Marion,
who now holds the office of deputy grand
master. Right Worshipful H. o. Kerns,
the deputy grand mastership, being sue
ceeded in the office he now holds by Right
Worshipful Edward n. Eubank grand jun
Tor warden. Right Worshipful Thos. n.
Davis, grand senior deacon will be made
grand junior warden, and Right Worship
full K. Kemper will be advanced from grand
junior deacon to grand senior deacon.
These changes will leave vacant the office
of junior deacon in the Grand Lodge and
for this position a warm contest is eX-
pected.
The new grand master will have a num-
Der of important Appointments to fill. On
the whole 1t is expected that a great vol
ume of business will be transacted by the
Grand Lodge on the last day of its session.
Plaintiff Awarded $500.
It was almost midnight Saturday before
the jury in the case of Little against
Palmer, at the Alexandria county court
house, on Fort Myer Heights, brought in
verdict awarding the plaintiff $500 as
damages. The case had been in progress
since Wednesday morning. Mr. O. l. Little
brought suit against Sheriff Palmer and
bondsmen for the recovery of $4,000 dam M
ages.
In the declaration it was alleged that
Sheriff Palmer had unlawfully seized GER
tain furniture from the residence of the
plaintiff, near Chain bridge. 1t was all
legged that the Lansburgh Furniture Com
pany of Washington held deed of trust
for $1,000 on furniture in a hotel con-
Quoted by Mrs. Little, and at the instance
of that company an attachment was issued
and the papers served by Sheriff Palmer
who afterward sold the seized goods at
auction.
Judge j. K. NJ Norton represented the
plaintiff and Attorneys Francis L. Smith
and A. w. Armstrong appeared for Sheriff
Palmer.
Old Court House to He Sold
Announcement Is made that the old coun-
ty court house property on North Columbus
street between Queen and Princess streets
Is to be offered for sale at public auction
The property consists of large building
| which has been used for many years as the
court house for Alexandria county, and
the surrounding grounds, covering about a
half of square. While the sessions of the
county court were being held in this build
| ing the city Jail used jointly by the
county and city authorities. When how
ever, the new county court house was
| erected on Fort Myer Heights partition of
| the property became necessary. Three
commissioners were appointed. who ap-
| praised the Jail property at 1900 settling
| that on the city and awarding the court
house to Alexandria county, providing that
should 1t be sold for more than 81 300 one
, half of the excess would return to Alexan-
| dria city.
Mrs. KidwelPs Funeral.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Kidwell
| took place at o'clock this afternoon from
| her late residence, corner of Queen and St.
Asaph streets. The services were conduct
| ed by Rev. Clarence e. Ball of Grace