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

Dakota: hOOE. Ii. BuTnHiu, Vi Men
lucky; Henry Banks. of Georgia; R. 7
W. Duke, of Virginia; and ". Rellis
of Oregon.
Messrs. Chas. H. Callahan and r
S. Barrett we're appointed an advisor.
committee. The committee at ones
entered upon their duties. After dimes
the committee resumed the cousldera
ton OF the draft Of the constitution
and bylaws.
AT one o'clock the association ad
journed for dinner which vas served a
the Hotel Rammel.
The association reassembled at three
O'Clock to hear and consider the report
of the committee.
The programme for tomorrow will
be as follows: $50 a. m. election and
installation of officers Of Atemoria
Association; II a. m, adjournment Of
Memorial Association; luncheon tc
guests at Elk's Home; $50 p. M, TRIP
TO Mount Vernon by special train
placing OF wreath upon tomb OF Wash.
ington, returning at p. ~; 4:3O p
m, stated communication of Alex
andria-W ashington Lodge, No. p
4;45 p. M, reception Of President Tai
at Elks' Home; 5 p. m, exemplicatlor
of master Masons' degree by the grand
master of NIichiganEand a degree team
from his grand jurisdiction: S p: M,
annual banquet by Alexandria Wash
ington Lodge, No. %, in Alexandra
Light Iafantry Armory.
NOTES.
Past Master August Oehlert, of Alex
endria- Washington Lodge, has received
communications from Past Master
Thomson Foley, OF Beverley, England
enclosing greetings from CONSTITUTIONS
Lodge and the Lodge of Past Masters o
that city. Past Master Foley expresses
warm interest in the proceedings nov
being enacted in Alexandria in connec
ton with the celebration of Washing
tons Birthday and the movement TO-
wards the erection OF memorial tenn
pie to Washington in this city.
The movement started by Alexandria.
Washington Lodge, A, i. & A. NJ, to
organize National Masonic Memoria
Association with the object Of erecting
"A Memorial to Washington, The
Mason" in this city is growing Hpidly
and the interest taken in this .audablt
enterprise was manifest at todaY's
meeting Of the association.
The Memorial Association as hereto
fore stated is composed Of Two repre-
sentatives from each grand jurisdiction
or sovereign grand body, the grand
master and one other elected by the
Grand Lodge. These constitute tho
national organization, the active law
making body. who will meet annually
on the o22nd Of February in the Memo
rial Hall, when erected.
The Memorial Hall is to be in the
form Of temple. One floor is to bt
set apart forever as hall of fame, L
be under the absolute and perpetua
control Of the National Memorial AS
ISOLATION.
In the building which is to be fire.
proof will be placed for safe keeping
the iunumcrable priceless relics Of
Washington which for over ono hun
drcd years have been collected by thu
lodge which bears his name. Includ
ed in this relics are tue chair whicl
Washington occupied when master
he last picture OF him painted from:
life, and the only original painting ex
ttant in Masonic regalia; the trowel he
used to lay the cornerstone of the M
;ional Capitol; the lesser lights used OF
that occasion and at bis funeral, hl:
Masonic apron. wedding gloves, poke
compasses and hundreds OF other treas
ures.
Constant apprehension OF the loss 0
these treasures by fire and vandalism
and demands Tor their security anc
protection prompted Alexandria Wash
iugtou Lodge to undertake the laud
able task of erecting suitable editic
in which these relics mi ght be stored