The Washington times., 1911-02-11
OWENS TO SPEAK AT
MASONIC BANQUET
President Taft Will Also Ad-
dress Great Gathering
in This City.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, FEB. IL.


washington-Alexandria Lodge. No. 2,
Free and Accepted Masons. through its
representatives, announce a partial list
of the notables who will deliver ad-
dresses on the occasion of the annual
banquet to be given on Washington'sI
Birthday. Senator Robert L. Owen,
who is also a representative of the jur-
isdiction Of Oklahoma, will be the prin-
cipal speaker. and will be followed by
President Taft, Representative Carlin Of
Virginia, Senator Borah of Idaho, Sena-
tor Chamberlain Of Oregon, and Repre-
sentative Ellis of Oregon. Other men
of prominence will also speak, but ow-
ing to the fact that arrangements In
this respect have not yet been COM
pleted, 1t is impossible to issue full
list at this time.
| From one to three representatives
from nearly every Masonic jurisdictionl
| in the country will be on hand. Thel
largest delegation will be from Michi-
gan, which will be composed of eighty
| FIVE members Of the craft, including thel
| grand master, members Of the grand
lodge, masters and wardens of most of
| the lodges throughout the State. They
will be accompanied by forty ladies, and
their headquarters will be made at thel
Raleigh Hotel. Washington. From thist
| delegation will be selected a lodge toI
confer the Master Mason's, or third de-
gree, on the candidate to be selected.
Taft to Be At Banquet Sure.
President Taft stated yesterday to
representatives Of Alexandria Lodge
that, while II was doubtful whether
press OF official business would permit
| ~. e. 80 tI A1,n 40 Il
gree. that he would make every effort
to do so. His attendance at the ban
| quet Is. however, positively assured.
The session, which is primarily for the
organization of a permanent Masonic |
Memorial Association. will commence |
on the Goth with an informal reception |
of delegates and other invited guests in |
| the 1odgeroom. On the 21st the real |
business will begin at $3.50, when the |
| second annual session Of the Washing |
| ton Masonic Memorial Association will |
| convene. This will be called to order |
by temporary chairman. the grand mas |
ter of Masons in Virginia Prayer will |
be offered by the Rev. William J. Nor |
ton, rector OF Christ Church: an address |
of welcome will be made by the grand |
master, and the memorial proposition |
will be explained. At o'clock adjourn |
ment will be taken for luncheon. the |
| afternoon session commencing at z |
o'clock.
To Exemplify Masters Degree.
ON the morning of the I'D, at $3.50 |
| O'Clock, will come the election and in |
stallation of officers of the association
the session adjourning at noon. when |
| luncheon will be served at the Elks' |
Hall. At 1:3O a trip will be taken to Mt. !
Vernon, where exercises will be held, re- |
! turning at o'clock. At 4:30 stated |
| communication of Alexandria Lodge |
will be held, reception of President |
Taft, followed by the exemplifcation OF |
the Master Mason's degree py the grand |
master of Michigan and team composed |
| from his Jurisdiction. At s o'clock the |
annual banquet will be served in Elks' |
Hall. -
Committees have been appointed as
| follows, with chairmen named: Ban
quet. J. E. shinn: decorations. Walter
Davis; music, George II. Evans; recep-
tion. Charles Callahan.
After an illness of several weeks, Park
c. Timberman, custodian Of the Masonic |
Temple. died in his home, 209 South Fair
fax street, yesterday afternoon at $50.
Mr.. Timberman was well known locally,
having been tyler of Washington-Alex-
andria Lodge, No. q, F. A. A. M, for
number of years. He was also a mem
Der of Mt. Vernon Chapter. Royal Arch
Mason; Old Dominion Commandery,
knights Templar and Potomac Lodge
and Marley Encampment, l. o. o. +.
He was born at Cross Keys, N. j., near
ly siXty-seven years ago, and came to
live in Alexandria in 1858. He is sur
vived by his wife and two sons, ]. Ell
mer and Custis. both of whom are In
the drug business here. His funeral
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, the
Rev. II. NJ. Canter, pastor Of Washing
| ton Street NJ. E. Church, officiating.
! Interment, with Masonic ceremonies. |
will be in Bethel Cemetery.
Rev. DR.. Bergman Green, who was |
last week appointed bishop coadjutor
| of Virginia, was stricken with par
aiysis, yesterday, at his home in
Theological Seminary, near Alexan-
| dria- His condition today is reported
| as not serious.
The funeral of DR.. s. g.. Gulick,
formerly an Alexandria medical prac- |
toner, who died at Alexandria Hos
pital Thursday night, was held from |
afternoon. at i o'clock, Rev. W. r.
Watson conducting the services. In |
terment was made in the Union Gene
terry.
Owing to conflict In dates, the
meeting of the George Washington
Memorial Association has been chang
ed from Monday, to Wednesday night,
next week. The regular monthly |
meeting of the chamber of commerce, |
in whose hall the Memorial Associa- |
tion also gathers, takes place Mon
day, causing the postponement.
Mrs Rose G Kerstins. v-ido,v NJ tba
late William Kersting, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. F. L. Pitt. at |
seminary Hill yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock. She was seventy-five years old |
and besides her daughter, is survived by
a son, Charles F. Kersting, five grand
children and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held from her
late residence tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock, Rev. Henry w. Gross, of Elm
manuel Lutheran Church, conducting
the ceremonies. Interment will be in |
Ivy Hill Cemetery.
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