Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Masonic Fraternity Preparing
for Big Celebration.
MEMORIAL TO WASHINGTON
Association to Be Formed for Build
ing of Temple-General and
Personal News.
MEMORIAL TO WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence II The star.

Special Correspondence Of The star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, February IL. 1910.
UPWARDS Of aO members of the
Masonic craft. including many grand
masters and others high NJ IN Masonic
circles are expected To be in attendance in
this city Tuesday next for the celebration
in connection with the movement which
will he launched that day for the cree
tior Of i temple to washington, the
Mason, by Alexandria ashington Lodge
OF Nasons.
Probably lifts 81 those III attendance,
including mapy grand masters from va
rious states. Will assemble in the lodge
room of Alexandria-W ashinSton Lodge OF
Nasons at $40 O'Clock that morning for
the purpose Of forming a permanent me-
mortal committee for the erection of
the temple Among them will be Secre-
tary of War Dickinson. The gathering
will be presided over hy the grand master
of the state of Virginia. Many grand
masters who viii be unable to attend
have designated senators 10 act III their
stead At 1c:3o o'clock there will be an
adjournment for luncheon and at 1:@o
o'clock a special trip will be made TO
Mount Vernon. and wreath VIII De plac-
ed on WaShingtonS tomb
The comforting of degrees IN ILLINOIS
form will take place at O'Clock iii the
Lodge officers, grand lecturers and ais-
trict deputy grand masters, coming from
Chicago for that purpose.
\ feature of The program of the day
viii bc a big banquet which VIII be held
at o'clock at Armery Hall The FOL
lowing will respond 10 toasts: Repre-
sentative Champ Clark, Missouri; Sec
rotary Of War Dickinson, Wiiiiam II.
MANN. Governor of Virginia; Representa-
tive &. G. Carlin, J. ID. Richardson, len
ressee. and Rev. John Wesley Hill, u d.,
New York.
Committees Appointed.
The following committees have been
appointed To receive distinguished guests
from Washington--E. III. kemper, Rev
O. II. Bulla, William l.. Allen, Judge j..
e Barley. {. c. Carlin, Hubert Snowden,
John q. Graham J. X. NJ. Norton, Dr.
w. NJ. Smith. Rev w i. Morton, Robert
: Barrett and ii. X. Field
Trdnsportation-Percy E. Gift, L. T.
Chauncey, NJ. F. Kerrick, William Z.
LeHew. Harvey f. Gentry, James Nj.
Duncan p. t. Harrington, l.. .. Hardin
and Earl Mcdonald.
BaEeuet-J. l.. Shinn. G.. III. Evans.
Charles L. TenneSSon. Donald -Altcheson,
James W. Bales and +. c. Spinhs-
Decorating. heating and lighting. r.
Shinn. Llewellyn Dyson. Walter o. Davis.
claude Fletcher David Gri laSst1e
Lewis n. Duffey, Frank C. Spinks. Rus
sell Carlin, Robert Zachary, Oscar Rob
bins, Albert -Aitcneson. j. y. Nails, Don
aid Aitcheson. Page Waller, c. B. Swan,
o. II. Kirk, Arthur Warfield, Courtney
Acton, Virgil Davis and Thomas Clarke.
To attend grand masters and other IN
vited guests-B- NJ. Aitcheson. Albert
Bryan, L. o. Barley, r. w. Fuller. Leo
]. T. Preston, W. l. Allen, Z. E. Down
ham, S. p Fisher, ii. X. Field, R. w.
Arnold, J. Fred Birrell, T. B. Cochran,
J. 4. VI. Norton. Dr. W. M Smith, A. III.
James E. Alexander. NJ. l.. Dinwiddie.
j. H. Fisher, j. ]. Greene, c. B. Mar
shall Edgar Warfeld, ST.. J. E. w. Tim
herman, f. L. Allen. r. ). Barrett, James
W. Bales. w j. Boothe, r. FL. Cox. w.
B. Davis, J. NJ. Duncan, J. A. ESgborn
Worth Hulfish. Moses Jaffa. w. b. Smith
ers, Lorenzo Wolford p. T. Harrington,
Lawrence Perry. o III. Kirk, w. A.
Moore. George E Warfield. +. j. Paff,
James h. King, w. w. Ballenger. G. b.
Carin. T. A. Fisher. Chester \. Gwinn,
y. s. Greenaway. Harry Hammond, Con
rad Johnson, Frank Latham. John H.
rrimyer. T. ". 'Robinson. Benedict Well
g. w Zachary, W. H. F. Finke, T. c.
smith and j. Y. Williams.
Death of John E. Tackett.
John +. Tackett died at noon today at
tho residence of his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. j. f. Tackett. 211 South St. Asaph
street He had been in ill health long
Time The body will be taken to Fred
ericksburg Monday for burial.
The deceased was eighty-eight years
Did. and was a native of Tackett's Mills,
Stafford county, Va. During the civil
war he served in the quartermaster's de-
partment in the Confederate army. For
4 number OF years he conducted wooden
mill near the place where he was born.
For more than quarter of a century he
was engaged i'll the dry goods business
ii This CITY One son Charles Tackett.