Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-22
Movement to Erect a Permanent
Mansonic One to His Memory
Takes Definite Form.
WILL BE AT ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Million 10 be Raised to Build and En-
dow lit Will he Unique
Among Its Kind.

Alexandria Va. Feb. 22.-Thc move
ment to erect a permanent masonic
memorial to George Washington took
Its first definite form today when. Gen
j. NJ. Dickinson. secretary OF war and
the grandmasters of many masonic
grand lodges met here with other dis
tlngushed men of the fraternity OF
form a National Masonic Memorial as
ISOLATION. Perhaps no Masonic celebra-
ton ever held anywhere in America has
been more elaborate.
In this quaint old town of ivy-cov-
Fred walls and rambling gardens. upon
q street laid out by the young survey
Or, near the spot where in 1854 Brai-
docks young colonel quartered his
troops before the fateful march to the
Ohio: near the historic old lodge where
he was a master and in the midst os
a field rich in the events of his life
and memory. 1t will be the purpose of
this association TO erect a temple 10
George Washington, Mason. Set
npaft in the structure will be hall of
fame in which space will be allotted 10
all the grand jurisdictions in the coun
try to place tablets TO the memories of
their distinguished sons.
The memorial would stand on Wash
ington street Close by is the old
Christ church where, in his mature
years. Washington served as a vestry-
man. On field not far off he held his
last military review. Across a shaded
green in the stately old courthouse lc
east his last vote. and there his VIII
Is flIed
THE NATURAL. SITE
Alexandra, by unolsputed consent, IS
the natural site Tor the memorial.
Washington moved 10 mount vernon
when he was 10 with ms hait protner
Lawrence, ana unlli the cniii, raw udy
ol ms oeatn IL wa ms poine anu ~ ~AleAs
andrIa was ms nome town' lle pec.'ne ,a
nlemper Oh ltS couich' rep leSellts' ~
III the mouse Oh pu,Sosses' c,luoMsu @ rs
senools' estaplisheo us n5e oep"' ''n'ne
"ilu "dS muster y, ~ iouse,
me men WIZ WIZ loilil e''e sssols,so" .,",I'o
ne. tooa! ~ eno eo''e 80. W,..',.
' was'."se eom ioase ,ooi'i, .to,.s m,to ",,oir
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/" hi'e no n*eu pan Tou'G ov a,,aoonses IN.
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AN IMPRESSIVE GATHERING.
~,
ihe sn'neI'ns vi sucn men VI pioii'-
inence III tnS oiu iouee was llhpIe9si'e, e.
AieNan1I NJ, ID " asni'ie ION loose no.
naoe washington lts %orshlpIui grand
uias,er III LOO n. ms request III l,9i
u laio the corner stone OF inc Dlstrlct
pi Columpla. ana Two years later as
sisted IN laying the corner stone OF the
national capitol In 1873 1t performed
The masonic ceremonies at his funeral.
In It's halls, crowded with precious
wed today There banes tbe oId ohartnr
granted by Edmund Randolph, grand |
master OF MaSons in Virginia. in 17SS. |
Close by, Its pendulum cord cut and |
MS hands pointing to 20 minutes after |
10 In the evening-the hour and the |
minute OF his death-stands the old |
bed chamber clock. No money could |
buy this silent old tale bearer Near |
by in a case is the little trowcl he |
used at LAYING the capitol corner atone |
In another are his wedding uJoves his 1
rocket compasses. farm snnrs n,ece |
bf his tent used at Yorlttoun hi. oId- |
toshIoned medicine ec.ios ana ~ ~
suent token of bIa royoranoa -, III
nother-a IIttIe knifo sho co. 80 LIS
10 reward for hts otssse ~,
Shiob H. a,s,,,od o.. &c o d'iu
,r.ha WJuIi.r,s rSot,' 80 ~
Mo IN i7aa hnn.s oru an a, u paln'eu IRON
Ie. .s.,S - " wall ~
naIiiro .ha .3s' @ ~, % IS mucn
aash,retnr IT, shns.os siHenesses OF
.a.,s 80 Ia "a =. en1Ws Ihe man IN ms |
- ,,fe ~ ase a.u - INC Only origin
Ill IIIs ,'o se,sts a', IN MASONIC re,
@,, @ 'i.. Ii,s m ap,o.i eIloloiuered |
NJ so,o WIN rlehcn 5 aI'o american fidgS |
sn'wiheu, piesel.ed @ " tue iouge III -Sl2
w n.o ""pue" ie"iS hdhes
near me or.y oiIelhai painting Oh
-olu array Wash,nstons early pat
ron anu iriei'o' Is siSo 'here.
THE MASTERS CHAIR
Inc masters chalr, occupied by Gen. |
washington III presidlng over the lodge. |