Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-30

NJ, VIII aSSeuUl6 III ANNUAL CUm u uui'
cation elsewhere than in Richmond
next December.
The grand body will meet in Alex.
audris, 10 the Opera House, on the
afternoon of December Is, aud will
continue in session for three days,
dedicating the second day Thursday,
December 14tb) to the observance of a
memorial ceremony marking the 100th
anniversary of the death of George
Washington.
This ceremony will be conducted at
the tomb of the dead President by the
Grand Lodge of Virginia, but will be
participated in by Masons from all the
Grand Masonic Jurisdictions in this
country, and many distinguished crafts
men from abroad.
The programme to be observed
has been carefully mapped out.
On Thursday morning at $50
o'clock boat will leave Seventh
street wharf, Washington, for Mount
Vernon, touching at Alexandri a
to take on the Grand Lodge of Virginia
aud the families of the Masons. The
&C 1edule will be to arrive at Mount
Vernon at IL a. nj. There the Masonic
ceremonies will Immediately take place
at the grave of Washington, who was a
distinguished Mason and was buried
With the rites of the order. 10 the
afternoon the party will llreturn by boat.
At night reception and buffet ban
ouet will be held at Wizards Hotel,
Washington. President Mckinley will
probably head the line at the reception.
In the line will be all the Grand Mas
ters present and their wives.
The services at Mount Vernon will be
unusually impressive.
immediately after arriving there the
entire party will assemble at Washing
toms tomb, where solemn service will
be held. Bishop Randolph will open
the ceremonies by prayer and they will
terminate with prayer by the Grand
Chaplain.
Addresses will be made by many
prominent men, and il is hoped that
President Mckinley will find it con-
venient to be one of them. He has
made qualified promise to be preseDt,
and will, if his duties permit.
The centennial committee has just
received $500 from the Grand Ledge OF
Massachusetts, S40S Oh from West Vir.
ginia, and 500 from Louisiana, toward
the expense of the undertaking. Qaite
number of the several grand jurlsdic-
tions in the United States have con-
tribute d literally toward the enterprise,
and showed gratifying desire to take
part in honoring the memory of the
distinguished man and Mason, and TO
| make the affair really national in its
scope. The suggestion of observing
the anniversary was made by the Grand
Ledge Of Colorado, several years ago,
and the Grand Lodge of Virginia was
! asked to assume the duties, it being
considered d appropriate that the juris
diction under which Washington work
ed should do the hoDors.
The Virginia Grand Ledge in
arranging for fitting IreceI-
ton to it's guests, invit d the
Grand Lodge of the District oi
Columbia to act jointly with i, and the
invitation was accepted aud each lodi e
l j
con mmittee to arrange the eia'l4. Ids
ioint committee is known as the WASH
! ipgton Centennial ComWiltee The
Virginia members are GfaUd Master,
R. T. W. Duke, jr., X kemper, Johr
| w. Daniel, Thomas :. Martin, Miculst
Woods, A. r. Courtney and Mann Page
The District membtls are: Crane
Master John H. Small, James 4. Sam
pie, Myron NJ. Parker, G. b. Barryman
| William Brown, Bepiamiu w. Murct
and Allison Nailor.
Aside from the Washington ceoten
MIA! ceremonies the session OF the Crane
Lodge at Alexandria will be an interest
ing event. Grand Master r. 7. W. Duke
ir., who for two years has adorned th'
east 10 the grand body, will yield The
eavel to George W. Wright, OF Marion
who now holds the Office of Depul!
Grand Master. II. o. Kerns, Crane
Senior Warden, will be advanced to th'
deputy grand mastership, being sue
ceedel in that Office by Ed. n. Eu
bank. Grand Junior Warden. Thoma
N. Davis, Grand Senior Deacon, vii
be- made Grand Junior Warden, ant
K. KemDer WILL De auVanceu iron
Grand Junior Deacon to Grand Senlo
Deacon. This will vacate the JUNO
office in the Grand Lodge, and for thl
deaconship fight will be made
though it is impossible at this date t
make any forecast of the choice.
There seems to be no doubt ths
Fred Peasants will be reelected Gran
. Treasurer, and that George W. Cal
d rington will continue as Grand secre
tary. The new Grand Master WI
have lumber of appointive offices
fill, but whether he will make an
: change in the officials remains to
seen. A large amount of work WI
have to be done by the Grand Lode
:, n on the final day of its session, an
,. much time will doubtless be given
the report to be made by the Mason
Temple Association, having in charl
the N nroDertv Of the lodoa