Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-21
LARGE MASONIC GATHERING.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Va
ISOLATION.
The Masonic fraternity OF this city
we're busy this morning in greeting and
entertaining grand masters and other
representatives of the craft who later
participated in the movement for the
formation of an organization having
for its object the erection in Alexan-
dria of Masonic Temple to the mem
DRY of George Washington, the Mason.
The room OF Alexandria, ashington
Lodge was opened at an early hour at
which time officers OF the lodge ana
other members of the craft were on
hand greeting the visitors as they ar
rived.
The following were received:
A. 3. Ashley, grand master, OF II
linois; Henry II. Ross, grand secretary;
OF Vermont; Thos. j. Day, past gFaho
master, of Delaware; John II. CoWieS'
mast Grand master, of Kentucky; James
r Johnson, past grand master, OF
South Carolina; F. E. Harrison, past
grand master Of South Carolina w.
B. McChesney. grand master. OF N!r.
ginia: John B. Hull, grand master OF
North Dakota; Wyndham stokes,
grand master, of West Virginia; W. II:
L. Odell, past deputy grand master, OF
Massachusetts; NJ. c. S. Noble. district
deputy grand master, of North Caro-.
lima; Jno. Albert Blake, past master, OF
Massachusetts,; Harry Banks, past
grand master, OF Georgia; NJ. }. Hull,
past grand master, Of Nebraska; Alton
II. Sherman. grand master OF New
Jersey; Henry Berg, grand secretary
of New jersey; VIM. L. Andrews, dep
uty grand master, Of New Jersey; Sena-
tor Geo. E. Chamberlain, grand mas
ter, of Oregon; Representative W. n.
Ellis, OF Oregon; ]. II. McLeary, OF
Porto Rico; w. II. Nichols, past mas.
ter, OF Texas; Julius i. Saclose, OF
Pennsylvania; Arthur II. Armngton,'
past grand master, OF Rhode Island !;
Robert r. Buruam, grand master, OF
Kentucky; Robert c. Hockton, OF Ken,
lucky; Randolph B. Chapman, grand
master, Of Connecticut; W. Havens,
grand secretary, of Connecticut; Rich.
ard NJ. Hackett. grand master, OF
North Carolina; &. Roscoe Swift, OF
Michigan; James E. Dillon, deputy
grand master, OF Michigan; Walter l..
Smith, of Massachusetts; Charles Wood
berry, of Massachusetts; Lawrence II.
Lee. of Alabama; Geo. y. Beauchamr,
OF Alabama. and Alex. A. Sharp, OF
Kansas.
The visitors from Michigan have
bronze medals suspended by blue
ribbons, above which is a beaver, The
medals bear the following: Grand
Lodge Free and Accepted MasoDs,
Michigan and Virginia. February -
1871. The square and compass ls IN
the center. This delegation Is at the
Ra!sigh Hotel in Washington. They
came in five steel sleepers, two steel
dining cars, and steel compartment
and observation cars-all entirely new.
The party left Detroit at 8 p. N. Sun.
day aud arrived at Washington at Z
o'clock last night. Practically repre-
sentatives OF grand lodges arc in the
party. They are accompanied by their
wives, there being forty ladies in the
company. Eighty men are IN the party.
Grand Tyler James T. McGregor,
Of the committee Of arrangements,
anticipated everything and made the
trip to Alexandria pleasant III every
particular. There are ten lodges Of
Detroit represented apart from the
grand officers OF that state. Consider
able interest is being manifested IN
Masonry in Michigan, especially IN
Detroit. Members Of the craft IN saat
state are enthusiastic over the move.
nent for the erection OF a memorial
temple to Washington.
The great success Of the Masonic
pilgrimage from Illinois last year at
the first meeting OF the Memorial
Association is beginning to bear
fruit by the manifestation Q.
friendly rivalry among other grand
lodges to make similar pilerlmases.
Right Worshipful Brother Ora +,
Chaplin, who brought the team from
Illinois last year, again in attendance.
1t is noted with pleasure that Graad
Master A. B. Bashley is personally 10
attendance.
The following is the degree team
K. S, G. Roscoe Swift; H. X. OF T.,
VIM. II. Gallagher; S. S, James T.
McGregor; S. D., VIM. NJ. Pcrrctt; J.
D., John H. Hawks; 1st R., John ";
Otter; I'd R., Matthew W. Bishop; Sc
R., J. Robt. Braun; F. Cs., VIM. /,
Shrv, Edward J. Woodson, Henry J,
Johnson, Joseph NJ. Haskell, JOSEPH
5. Stringham, Charles L. Claire, Alon'
20 ]. Gianque, VIM. ]. Murray, Clar'
ence Metcalf, Albert Z. Bunting, Chas
T. Kingston and Jno. \. Bell; Over
seers, Geo. A. Worthington, George
Huntington, Walter l. Miner; S. G..
Walter F. Titswell; S. F. NJ, William,
Henchell; Captain Of Guards, Fred J.
Schaffer; Guards, c. Howard Turner,
VIM. A. Campbell, Alfred J. Brown,
Malcolm McKiunon, Paul Rissman,
Jonathan ]. Saudies, A. Preston Henry
and Geo. X. Mckay; organlst, Henry
Y. Harner; quartette, Heinrich Picket.
Louis J. Upper, Jacob J. Reuter- anc
NJ. Richardson; directors, WILBUR i.
Gilbert; assistant first director, Andrew
L. Arthur; dramatic director, Bert St.
John; electrician, Francis H. Wllkin-
son; Frank 0. Gilbert, grand lecturer
Grand Lodge Of Michigan. All the
participants will be in new Uniform