Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-14

rection of the body and the i'm mortality Of
tbs soul deposit it here in the confidence
OF Gel { lin faith, in the reasonable religious
and holy hope that this dead body encofiined
here will, at the last day, arise q glorious
fol- IN to meet our God. To whom be glory
and honor and power and majesty and might
and dominion now and fo7 evermore.
The Craft Amen.
All of the Grand Masters o Death,
where is thy sting?
he.CrAft: o, Grave where is thy vic
tory?
TIL, Grand Masters then deposited their
wreaths, or evergreens, aud the craft slowly
marched past The tomb, depositing the ever
greens.
After the ceremonies at the tomb, the pro-
cession again formed, and proceeded in the
original order to the minsion. where tn
President of tho United States ms,ie an Nd
! dress, after introduction by the Grand Master
of Virginia.
The President said: We have just par.
ticpated in service commem )rative of the
one hundredth anniversary of the death Of
George Washington. Here at his old home,
which he loved 80 we'll, and which the pa.
triotic women of the country have guarded
with loving hands. exercises are conducted
under the AUSPICES of The great frat rnity OF
Masons, which century ago planned and
executed the solemn ceremonial which at
tended the Father of his country 10 his tomb.
The lodge in which he was initiated and the
one over which he afterwards presided as Wor-
sbipful Master, accorded positions of honor at
his obsequies, are today represented hero in
token of profound respect 10 the memory Of
their most illusrious member and beloved
brother. Not alone in this couptry, but
throughout the world have Mssons taken
especial interest in the observance of this
centennial anniversary. The fraternity just
ly claims the immoIt i patriot as one of its
members; the who Q human f-mily acknow!-
edges him as one of is grest,st benefactors.
Public bodies, patriotic societies, and other
organizations, our citizens everywhere hsYe
esteemed it privilege today 10 nay their tri-
buts to his memory and to the splendor of his
achiev ements IN the adv incement of justice
aud liberty among men. His fair fame, Be-
cure in its immortality, shall shine through
countless ages with undiminishet luster." Z"
The struggling republic for which Washing
ington was willing to give his life and for
which he ever freely spent his fortune,
and which at all tines was the object
OF his most earnest solicit1de, has stesdi-
iy and wonderfully developed along
the line which his sagaci,y and fore
sight carefully planned 1t has stood
every trial, and at the dawn of pew centu -
is stronger than ever to carry forward its
mission Of liberty. During all the inter
vening years it has been true. forever
true, to the precepts of the constitution
which be and his illustrious colleagues
framed for its guidance and goyerpmen ant. he
selscted the site for the capital of the re.
public he founded and gave it the name OF
the Federal City. but the comm ssion substi-
tuted the name OF Washington, as the more
fitting, and to be perpetual retognt OF OF
the services of the CommsndeI-n-Chief OF
the Continental Army, the President ofthe
convention which fran the Constitut on.
and the frst President OF the Republic. More
than seventy m lions OF peoIl, acknowledge
allegiance TO the flag whi'h be made trium
phaLt. The nation is i!s best culogist and hi:
noblest monument. The President aft.l
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