Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-29
STILL MORE TO COME
Presidents Party to Be Larger
Than Was Expected
M'EIHLEY A VIRGINIA MASON.
Mas Raised at Winchester BY 4
Southern Han.
FINAL PLANS FOR TIE PARADE.
The MarshaIs Hold n Meeting sns
Decide Important Matters-CoIumn
Must Move Promptly and Not Ne
Delayed.
FINAL PLANS FOR THE PARADE.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., October s.
(speolal)-All the arrangements for tho
trip OF the presidential party to Rich
mond are not yet complete. but at the
White House to-day Assistant Secretary
Cortelyou said that the list as made up
of these who Will accompany the Presi-
cent on the trip was as follows: Secre-
tary-of-state Hay. Secretary of the Urea
sury and Mrs. Gage. Secretary-of-War
Root, Secr6tary-of-the-Navy Long. Seore-
tary Of the Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock.
and two daughters. Secretary Of Agri-
culture and Mrs. wilson; the Presidents
private secretary. Mr.. Porter; Assistants
Prlvate-Secretary Cortelyou. White
House-stenographe Rudolph Forster. and
others connected both with the White
House and with the Cabinet officials.
At the last moment. Attorney General
Grlggs found that ne would be unable
10 leave. on account OF Tuesdays being
opinion day at the Supreme Court, AMI
becarse of other matters OF Importance.
1t IS understood, however, that he and
the Department of Justice may be rep
resented by observation-disclosures General
James Il. Boyd. but this has not yet been
definitely settled Mr.. Boyd is well known
to many citizens of Richmond.
II is also stated that IL Postmaster
General Smith, who IS at present absent
from the city, cannot so. he and the
Post-Omce Department will be repre-
scented by First-Assistant-Po Postmaster
General Perry NJ. Heath. Mr.. Heath
will not be q new visitor in Richmond.
He was there on several notable occa-
sions, when he was a correspondent or
the New York Associated Press years
ego. and made a number OF very plea
SAINT and agreeable acquaintanoes there'
one of whom was General F1tzhugh Lee,
when he was Governor OF TIE state. IL
would be a coincidence and pleasurab'e
event for General Lee and Mr.. Heath 10
meet in Richmond again, on tho OCCASION
Of the launching of the Shubrick.
MKINIEY a VIRGINIA MASON.
President Mckinley Is a Aissen, and
thereby hangs tale. As the StofS ScsS'
ar one of the many periods during the
civil war when the Federal troops occu-
pied winchester, tho President, then Ma
jor Mckinley, was made Mason IN ths
lodge Of that fraternity there, and by
Confederate soldier. resident OF the
city. This Masonic lodge vas used by
both armies. and whatever else WIS pill
LACED. DESTROYED, OF dasecrated, the Ma
sonic lodge and It's paraphernaiia were
held sacred. At the different times the
CITY was occupied by the Confederates,
tpev used the lodge, and so with inc
Feierals and nothing wac disturbed.
The question Of Mr.. McNinley's beng
made m Mason by a Confederate was
doubted by some. and IN order to set the
matter right. Mr. Rufus b. Merchant, OK
Fredericksburg. himself a Mason. when
AZ the White House the other day. asked
the President II he had been Initiated AT
Winchester in the lodge there by Con-
fedorata soldier.
The President smiled and SAID; III -
fr,o that 1 was maze n Mason IN the
lodgo ~ Winchester, but II would not
hove becn healthy at that timo for
Confederate solder 10 be around IN wan
chester No. II was not a Confederate
tbat initiated me. but II was an elderly
Gentleman named Reed, who was TOO oid
in enter the Confederate service, anu
who usually presided in the same iodse
over Confederate members OF the hater-
,ity when they were i'm possession OF the
city. and over the Federals, wheh 'hey
wers there
Mr. Dwenger now Of the Post-ofnce
nepartment. who was in tho Union army
during the war; was made Mason In the
winchester lodge, and told me last night
hat he remembered old Mr.. Reed very
well