Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-21
REPRESENT MANY STATES
G. H. Callahan, in Address, Outlines
Purpose Of Organization.
DEGREE TEAM OF MICHIGAN
Pr ram for Tomorrow Includes Re-
ception to Pres t. Taft and
Banquet Of Local Lodge.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

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With representatives present from the
majority of grand Jurisdictions in the
United States, among them many lead
ers in the Masonic order. the second an
nual meeting of the Masonic Memorial
Association. the object of which is to
erect a BETTING temple to Washington
the Mason in this city. was called to
order shortly after 10 o'clock this morn
ing by W. B. McChesney. grand master
of Masons Of Virginia, who delivered a
brief address Of welcome to the visitors
Prayer was offered by Rev William J..
Morton. rector of Christ Church. The
roll call showed that this is the largest
body of representatives OF the Grand
Lodge that ever met before. The states
represented by the roll call We're: Ar
kansas. Alabama. Arizona, California.
Colorado. Connecticut. Delaware, Dis
trict of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Iowa,
Illinois. Indiana. Kansas, Kentucky,
Maine, Massachusetts. Michigan, Mis-
New Hampshire. New Jersey. New York.
North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklaho-
ma, Oregon Rhode Island. Vermont, Eir-
ginia, West Virginia. Wisconsin, Wyom-
ing and Porto Rico.
AS soon as the convention was for
mally opened W. l.. Adams Of Roanoke,
Va, was chosen secretary Of the meet
ing.
Purpose Is Outlined.
Charles II. Callahan, worshipful mas
ter of the local lodge. then made an adj
dress, giving the history and objects Of
the association. He said one floor of the
proposed building would be set apart
forever as a hall of fame, to be under
the absolute and perpetual control Of the
National Memorial Association. Each
grand jurisdiction and sovereign grand
body identifying itself with and becom-
ing part Of the association is to have
space allotted in this hall upon which to
erect tablets or other forms of COM
memoration to their illustrious dead.
1t is further proposed. Mr.. Callahan
said. that in addition there shall be a
library consisting Of geographical
sketches of all who are awarded
places in the temple. properly cata-
logued and scheduled under the name
of their state or jurisdiction. Thus, be-
ginning with the earliest days of Ma
sorry in this country, down to the
present time or on through the flu
ture there will be gathered together,
under the same roof, symbols Of COM
memoration and histories of all those
whom the grand lodges deem worthy
Of special honor.
1t was further explained that the me-
mortal association was to consist of
two representatives from each grand
the grand master and one other elected
by the grand lodge. These will con-
stitute the national organization and
will meet annually every February % in
the proposed temple.
Grand Master McChesney then sub
mitted a preliminary draft OF the con-
stitution and bylaws OF the association.
A committee to examine the same was
then appointed as follows: James r.
Johnson. South Carolina: John A. Blake.
In Inns Rachlav Illinois
Lawrence Lee. Alabama: John J. Hull.
North Dakota; Robert r. Burnham.
Kentucky; Henry Banks. Georgia: r. L.
w. Duke, Virginia. W. r. Ellis. Oregon
Advisers to Committee.
Charles H. Callahan and Robert s
Barrett. both of this city. were appointed
as advisers to the committee.
The committee was still out when the
recess was taken at 10 o'clock for lunch
con. The session reassembled at
o'clock. Business will be suspended about
4 o'clock this afternoon, and the visitors
A list of the delegates in attendance
follows: A. B. Ashley, grand master.
Illinois, Harry H. Ross, secretary. Yer
mont: Thomas ]. Day. past grand master.
Delaware; John II. Cowles, past grand
master. Louisville. KY: James r. John
son, past grand master. South Carolina /:
F. +. Harrison, past grand master. South
Carolina, w. B. McChesney. grand
master. Virginia; John J. Hull. grand
master, North Dakota: Wyndham Stokes,
grand master. West Virginia; W. il. L..
OdeI, past deputy grand master, Mas
sachusetts; NJ. c. S. Noble, deputy
grand master, North Carolina; John
sissippi; Henry Banks. past grand mas
ter. Georgia; NJ. j. Hall, past grand
master, Nebraska; Alton H. Sherman.
grand master, New Jersey: Henry Berg.
senior grand steward; William l.. An
drews, deputy grand master. Virginia
master Oregon: Representative W. r.
Ellis. Oregon: j. II. McLeary, Porto
Rico; w. II. Nichols. past master.
Galveston. Tex; julius F. Sachse, Grand
past grand master, Rhode Island: Robert
r. Burnam. grand master. Kentucky;
Robert C. Stockton. Kentucky: Randolph
3. CHAPMAN. grand master, Connecticut;
r. w. Ravens grand secretary. Connect
cut; Richard n. Hackett, grand master.
North Carolina; G. Roscoe Swift. grand
master, Michigan: James E. Dillon, dep
uty grand master, Michigan; Walter l..
Smith. Massachusetts: Charles Wood
berry. Massachusetts; Lawrence III. Lee,
Alabama: George A. Beauchamp, Ala
bama; Alexander A. Sharp. Kansas.
Visitors From Michigan.
Officers of the Grand Lodge of Michi-
gan, together with degree team headed
by G.. Roscoe Swift, Adrian, Mich, most
worshipful grand master, are in attend
ance The Michigan delegation arrived
in Washington last evening on a special
train and are stopping at the Hotel
Raleigh. The party consists of eighty
men and forty women. Practically all of
the officers of the Grand Lodge are in the
party.
The degree team will. at ) o'clock to-
morrow afternoon, confer the Master
Mason degree on a cand date. The cere-
monies will take place at the new Elks'
Hall, and will be witnessed by the dele
gates in attendance, together with a
large number of members of the local
lodge.
The officers of the Grand Lodge of
Michigan are: G. Roscoe Swift. Adrian,
worshipful grand master: James E. Dill
lon. East Tawas, right worshipful
deputy grand master; James II.
Thompson. Lansing, right Worship
full senior grand warden William
Wente. Manistee. right worshipful grand
master. Detroit, right worshipful grand
lecturer: William Fl. Gallaher. SAGINAW
right worshipful grand chaplain: William
NJ. Perrett, Detroit worshipful senior
grand deacon; John II. Hawks, Lansing
worshipful grand marshall James +. Nc
Gregor, Detroit. grand tiler.
The degree team from Michigan, many
OF whom are officers, follows: G. Roscoe
Swift William II. Gallaher, James +.
McGregor, William NJ Perrett, John III.
Hawks, John Otter Matthew H. Bishop,
J. Robert Braun, William F. Shaw, Ed