Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-04

"Wheie thy treasure is there will thy
heart be also" No lruer sentence was
ever uttered. One could hsrdly visit the
armoFy where the Masodic fair is 10
progress without realizing thai the treas
ures of earth or many OF them-are
gathered ia this building. Beauty end
grace reigu supreme snd it only requires
a visit 10 this midWinttr entertainment
IN convince one that life Is still worth
living. Tbis would be r cold world To-
deed If there was M pleasure attached
IN life. "All work aud 40 play makes
lack q dull boy" has been lruly said,
and human nature is the same. Man
needs epi9s meDt and his association with
the fair sex is the best boon to real en-
iavnent viii, be can Rave Look 10
on this prettily deco'a ed hall and view
the handsome lsssies skipping merrily
10 and fro catching dime here and there
and YOU can't help aimlring the handi-
SoIk of the Creator of the universe. You
enter and you can not get away from
their entresties. 1t has been said that
sdt il essier for q camel to go through
.be eve Of a needle than for rich man
20 enter the Kingdom" This may be
true. A camel can 60 without a drink
for many weeks-but who wants to be q
camel? A rich man can go to the Ma
sonie fair and 10 q short time could be q
moor map. and there are very few OF us
m ,vopld mt like TO be rich and have
the pleasure of miDgling with nature
beanties and dispensing our mtans' An'
other thing, it seems that when you
spend your money you Immediately gel
popular and the iSirest gems OF creation
will approach you as If You had been
lifelong friend. That's where 1t comes
in. If you have money you are PoPu-
lar. Ii you have mOney-uot, you are
nonular-not. Bat gentle reminder TO
the haudmsldens of the Creator; Sse
that no, n soul escapes, when he en-
GERS the armory. You are Ia0orlng Tor
a cause which has the prayers OF lne
civilized world back Of it. You are toll
ing to place a monumental building 10
this city to the memory OF one who was
first 10 war, first 10 peace and fi'st sno
last, on this occasion at least, IN the
hearts of every true VirgInian. II you
succeed in your endesVor you will leave
to posterity monument of your stfsc'
ton to a loyal sou of Virginia and the
emulation Of his example will character
izs the future OF their lives.
Lives Of great men all remind us,
We can make our lives sublime,
And departing leave behind US.
Footprints on the sands oftlme.
So With this greatest of all midwintsr
entertainments, may the memory OF the
pleasaniries connected with it and the
object for which it is given be source
of qualification TO those who are striving
10 make it a success and buoy up the
Young t. a higher sense of their dGty to
their city, state aud country snd leave q
record that will make the world the bet
ter that they lived. -,
The Eastern Stars of Washington will
attend the fair tonight. The trip to thil
city will be made on two special trains
on the Mount Vernon electric line.
The Masons of this city will attend the
fair tonight.
The Mssons of Liberty Lodge OF Bev'
erly, Mass, have shipped number o
valuable articles as contributions for TIT
fair
One Of the baudsDmeat articles to be
disposed of at the fair is in painting
"The Lost Dogs" by an Alexandria ar
tist. A number of Washington artist
have paced valuation of $500 upol
the painting, which is to be disposed o
by voice.