The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
HIGH HONOR
TO WASHINGTON
Masonic Grand Chapter Asked to
Indorse Projected Memorial
in Alexandria.
ANNUAL MEETING is BEGUN
Revised Digest Reported by Com
mittee = Elect Officers
Tonight.

Official Endorsement of the PROPOSE
ton to erect stately memorial to
George Washington as Mason in
the city OF Alexandria. will in all
probability be given by the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of Virginia at
to-dny's session. resolution looking
TO approval of this project was intro
duccd at the opening session last
night, and will be considered this
morning in committee OF the whole.
A temple is tentatively planned. in
which there will be apartments uedi-
Gated to the use of such grand juris-
dictions as choose to become mem
bers of the association. In addition,
there Will probably be "A statue of
Washington in his Masonic robes, for
ii WAS in Alexandria that he was mas
ter of a lodge.
Annual Session Higgins.
Reading of annual reports of OIL
GERS occupied the opening session last
night of the one hundred and fourth
annual convention of the Grand Royal
Arch Chapter of Virginia at the Ma
sonic Temple. Nearly zoo delegates
and officers were present. Grunu High
Priest William > Mathews, of Big
Stone Gap. Grand Secretary James H.
Blanks. of Petersburg, and Grand Lee
turcr George W. Wright, OF Marion.
presented their reports. which will be
considered to-day. The figures regard
ing the status of the chapter in Vir-
ginia. as contained in the report of
Secretary Blanks, were outlined in
The Times Dispatch yesterday
The committee to audit the financial
accounts made its report, which was
adopted.
Will Revise Digest.
full revision OF the method
digest and Virginia text book was
presented by committee named at
last years meeting for this work The
need of revision was felt, and the
committee has done work which met
last night with general approval. Ac-
ton will be taken on the matter to.
day, and 1t is believed the report of
the committee viii be adopted with
out opposition. Those having this mat.
ter in charge were Most Excellent w
j. HUBBARD. grand lecturer Most Ex-
cellent j. L. Alexander. assistant grand
lecturer. and Right Excellent James
Is. Blanks. grand secretary
The Grand Council of Appointed
High Priests Will meet this afternoon
Officers for the ensuing ycur will be
chosen at the closing session of the
Grand Royal Arch Chapter tonight
Each officer Will be moved UP one
grade. according TO Gus ON The low
est officer on the list Is to be appoint
cd later by the incoming grand high
priest
Following two days OF busy effort.
the grand working committee has
completed It's annual task. Officers OF
local chapters We're instructed in the
work of the degrees.
Only Two Absentecs
All the officers OF the Grand C,hanter
answered to their names last night
with the exception Of j. ". c. BRYANT
Jr.. OF Clifton Forge. grand captain of
the host. and Rev. f. T. McFaden, OF
Richmond. grand chaplain Those
present were William S. Mathews. Big
Stone Gap. grand high priest: Stanley
w. Martin, Lynchburg, grand king
solomon Cutchins. Richmond. grand
scribe; George W. Poe, Richmond
grand treasurer; James 3. Blanks. Pc
tersburE. grand secretary: Isaac H.
Adams. Jr. Lynchburg. grand princI-
pal soJourner; james w. s Butt Ports
mouth, grand royal arch captain; John
X. Charleton. Richmond. grand master
OF the third vail, j. T. w Timbernar.
Alexandria. grand master of the sec
ond vail; James Bowman, Roanoke.
grand master OF the first vail: Charles
y. Neshit. Richmond, deputy grand sec
rotary; ]. i. English. Jr. Richmond
deputy grand treasurer; Oscar j.
Adams. Richmond, grand marshal;
James y. Pamplin. Richmond. grand
tiler
At last nights meeting l.. T. Chris
tian and H. f. w Southern were
elected to iii vacancies on the board
OF grand trustees