Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-05
PRESIDENTS RETURN
PARTICIPATES IN MASONIC CELE-
BRATIoN IN PHILADELPHIA.
Left Oyster Bay at z O'Clock This
Morning-Country Home Closed
for the Winter.

PHILADELPHIA November 5-The
train bearing President Roosevelt arrived
at the Pennsylvania railroad station at IL is
O'Clock today. The President was met at
the station by Right Worshipful Grand
Master Edward A. Tennis and a committee
Of prominent Masons and escorted to Ma
sonic Temple, where he took part in the ex-
ercises celebrating the sesqui-centennial an
niversary Of the initiation Of George Wash
fngton into the Masonic fraternity at Fred
ericksburg. Va, November 4, 1852.
The special train bearing the President
was half an hour late In leaving Jersey
City. but the time was nearly made up on
the run to Philadelphia. When the train
pulled into the Pennsylvania railroad sta
ZION tnere was an immense crowd in and
about the depot.
The President walked down the station
PLATFORM leaning on the arm Of Grand Mas
Ter Tennis, and was given q tremendous
ovation. The President hesitated long
enough TO shake hands with the fireman and
engineer and was then ushered into a car
rage IN waiting and whirled rapidly down
the street to the temple, where the exer-
clses began at noon.
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Roosevelt left OYSTER
Bay at o'clock this morning. and arrived
:. long Island City In fifty minutes. They
entered carriage in waiting and were
yrahsfer IRE by ferry to 34th street. New
station of the Pennsylvania railroad at $40
having been delayed in the route by a
neaVy log IN the river. Mrs. Roosevelt re-
NAMED manned In New York until noon. The Presi-
uent missed the boat which would have en-
apled MIN to arrive In Jersey City on time
and his departure from Jersey City to Phil
adelphia was about ten minutes behind
schedule.
The Presidents country home at Ovstar
Bay will be closed today for the winter.
The two youngest children, Archie and
Quentin, Will go to Washington today, ac-
eompanied by the household servants. Mrs.
noon to join the President there. returning
to ashington with him tonight.
Member Of Alexandria Lodge.
Although General Washington was initi-
ated in the Masonic fraternity in Freder-
fcksburg, Va, the greater part of his
Masonic career was spent as a member of
Alexandria (Va) Lodge No %, which was
organized in 1888 and is today In a flour
1shing condition. 1t was while master of
TINS lodge that Washington participated In
many notapie Masonic events chief among
which was the laying of the corner stone of
the National Capitol
The Alexandria lodge Is an offshoot of
the Grand Lodge Of the state of Pennsyl-
va.ia ana was Tor a long time connected
with that Jurisdiction.
On February o. 1893, the Alexandria
Lodge received notice from the Grand Lodge
OF pennsylvania of a proposed dissolution
from the Grand Lodge Of Great Britain, and
In the following March (the 3D.. the Alex
andria Lodge severed it's connection with
the jurisdiction Of Pennsylvania and made
application to the Grand Lodge of Virginia,
with General Washington as one of the
charter members, and naming him to he the
worshipful master. A charter was granted
70 Alexandria Lodge. No. 90, with George
Washington as worshipful master. At the
annual election Of officers on December 20
shipful master
october II, 1904, In honor of General
Washington, his name was added to the
name OF the lodge. and it has since been
called MISUNDERSTANDING Lodge No.