The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-22
TEMPLE TO HONOR THE
FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY"
viii Raise One Million Dollars
to Build and EndOW
the Memorial
CBy Associated pross)

Alexandria, va, Feb. ~ The
movement 10 erect 4 permanent Ma
sonic memorial TO George Washing
ton took It's first definite form today
when President TAFT General J NJ.
Dickinson, secretary Of war aud the
grandmasters Of many Masonic grand
lodges met here with other dlSlil-
guishcd men Of The fraternity to form
a National Masonic Memorial assN-
citation Perhaps no Masonic cole
bralion eyef held anywhere Ia Amer
lea has been more elaborate
IN this quaint old town of iyyoov
cred walls and rambling gautms,
upon street laid oul by the young
surveyor near the spot where IN
1851 Braddock's young colonel quar-.
te cd his troops before the fatctnl
march TO tho Ohio, near The historic
old lodge where he WAS master aud
in tho mldSt of i field rich IN lhc
events Of his life aud memory II
will be- the purpose OF this associt
lion 10 efccl d temple 70 George
Washington, d Mason
viii Provide Hail OF Fans.
SGT apart in the structure VIII hf
| n hall OF fame in @hltli space VIII b.
allotted 10 nll the grand Jurisdictions
III The c0nnlry 10 place tablets 10 the
memories of their distinguished sons
The memorial would stand on
Washington street Close - Is the
old Christ church, where, in his nla
turc years, Washington served as a
ycslryman On a field not far off he
held his last military review. Across
shaded green IN the stately old
court house he east his last vote
ana there his viii Is fled
Alexandria, by undlsputed consent
is the natural site for the memorial
Washington moved TO Mount Vefnor
when he was l6 with his half broth
er Lawrence ana until the chill, raw
day OF his death 1t was his home anc
Alexandria was his home town. H'
became a member OF its council
represented It in the house Of bur
gesses, endowed It's schools, estab
lished its fire department, and wa
master OF its lodge
\ viii Raise a Million Dollars.
The men who viii form the asso
/ citation met today IN the same Alex
andria Washington lodge room. where
/ Washington occupied the master
chair While no fixed plan could b.
announced prior to the assembly o
all the grand masters, II Is In shor
the purpose Of the lodge 10 raise 81
100000 to build and endow the meme
rial, The institution viii be uniqu
among the memorials Of the wOrl
and will permit every grand iurisdit
/ ton TO honor every Mason II esteem
10 be deserving with leaf In us hal
4 of fame, a photograph and a blogra
phy
The gathering Of such men Of prom
incnce In the Old lodge was imprei
sige. Observation-Disclosures lOdg
! No. 20 made Washington us wO
shipful grand master IN 1883. Az hl
II request in l79l it laid the corne
stone of The District Of Columbia an
two years later assisted in laying lh
), corner Stone OF the National capito
In 1893 it performed the Mason
ceremonies at his funeral
Many Precious mementos.
IN its halls, crowded with preclo,
mcmontos. his memorial was orga
! lied t0day There hangs the o
/ charter granted by Edmund ita
/ dolph. grand master OF Masyns
. Virginia, 10 l7sS. Close by. rs pc
dulnm cod cllt and us hands p0li
81 iHg to twenty minutes after ten
4 the evening The hour and the mi
r ute Of his DEATH stands the old be-
4 chamber clock 80 money could b.
. his silent old tale bearer. N"arl
3 in case Is The little irpwei he ais'
at laying Inc capitol cOrnefalOuc.
another are his Wedding gloves. j
pocket eompasses, farm spurs,
piGcc 0f bis lent used a. forkiow
j his dltl fashioned medicine seal
and an eloquent inkcn Of his rev'
ence for his noiber-a little knl
she gave 10 him a. a. reward for
obedicnee and witch Ne treasured
56 years
e The Williams picture, painted fro
n lie In l79l. hangs on another va
u n cannot escape ihe eye, Tor II
i much unlike the accepted likcncss
y Washington. II shows the man
y his extreme old age and is the on
y original life picture exlant, In n
\ sonic regaIia HIS Masonic apr
r embroidered ID gold with French a
9 American flags entwined. present
e to the lodge IN 1872 by his neph'
q Lawrence Lewis. hangs nearby. T
4 only original painting Of Lord Fa
fax. Washlngicas early patrcr, :