Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-07
MASONIC.

r,o arrangements for the observ.
80. on Thursday next, Deem Der l4ib,
,'ss centeuaial OF the death Of Wash.
o. I'm ~ are being rapidly perfected.
I'll Rooert Waite, OF Wneeliu', w.
: wao has been appointed grand
, 'n of ne Washington Centennial,
-" snnoiuted tne following aides: Col.
grrr Hodges of Norfolk; Ed. S. Con-.
No. q. W uchester; E iear War6eld, of
.,I.ysoaris; J. Park C]rb n, of Freder
Ing: Maj Wm. e. Sands, OF
D. mon :. r. d nohoe. of Fairfax;
H. n. B,sk; and Capt. F. w.
Ioir-geBsm, OF 4 cbmonc, and DR.. j.
4 BRYANT. OF Crewe. TIE assistant
,,.oj nlsrsha in the parade will be
ge,ry S,audiord, of Washington.
The following is q st of the assistant
49, james E. Alexander, Ashby
@I-r Theodore H F,cklin, o. P. An
$40 Fr4ns Hume, A. a. Warield, w.
! A..en, W Il. Purvis, Caas. B. Mar
-. II *. Field, Thos. J. L Seuer, of
Bi..o. atd B. F. Bucbaoau, of Marion.
rnr assistant aiaes ara to meet at 313
yess. est at 6 p. N. Wednesday Tor
I,mc ions. re Masoos are to meet
.,?e Oyera House at $. m. on Thurs
Ken side will wear black clothes,
.klsf, white apron and white gloves.
&, B-rismin Aitchesop, master Of
ga W shington Lodge of Ma
wi the following letter
tlin .u7 Ear of Londesborough, Lon
jon
III nat IN explanation is due to
ruatae reason why my mother lodge
syl m5s-lf nave sent such large
srr4fo, ~ W4shington's great-graud-
.i,l rived at North Cave, in the east
riding Of Yorkshire, not far from Bev-
try aa1 Londesborough. You can
easily imagine that we east riding men
are not little proud of our connection,
f.note though it may be, with this
giea man whose family we therefore
believe cane originally from Yorkshire,
sud We nave epdeavored to show by
he only mears in our power our ap-
preciaton Of The occasl2D. Believe noe,
yours very truly aud franternally.
"LoNDEsBoRoUGH.
The wreath referred to was sent by the
earl and his lodge to be placed on the
tomb OF Washington during the cere-
monies to be- held at Mount VERNON
mex, Thursday and is intended as trib-
NE Of respect from the Englishman
and his associates. The wreath hes not
ye. arrived here, but is expected daily.
MIR. B Aitchesou, master of Wash
arloa Lodge, has appointed the follow
ag as d committee on assignment to ac-
E. s. Brockett, Millard
I. VInceut, j A. Shinn, Harry F.
CHARLES, S r Disbm and Charles D.
,enm-s. Mr.. Charles B. Marshall,
us>ter of Andrew Jackson Lodge OF
lasons, has appointed the following
9mmttee from his lodge, who will c.
,p-;ae with the above-nsmed gentle
NJ K. F. Downham, James E. King,
J. E. w. TimbermaD, G. G. Lennon, w.
3a enger and Harry Hammond
The arrangements for the grand ban
net 10 the Grand Lodge of Virginia,
stich will be held in Armory Hall on
be evening of toe 18Th inst, have been
lsarly perfected, a d everything will
Il 10 readiness for the occasion.
Tie banquet. as heretofore stated !,
5ill he in charge of the ladies of the
,ty, with Mr.. J E Alexander as mar
.ger. The ladies met yesterday even
np TO make arrangements for The bar
luei and will meet again tomorrow
night at 7:30 o'clock at the NJ sonic
Temple. Armory Hall will be beau'i-
il.4 decorated and lighted with cleo
.ricty. Dr.. w. NJ. Smith, chairman CT
the banquet committee, has the entire
matter IN charge.
The Alexandria Masons will meet al
theT Iodge rooms tomorrow night to
maze arrangements for entertaining
their visiting brethren.
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