Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-22

...v,,.. .lauu Council Of Royal and
Select Masters and Supreme Council:
Provision is made for the election OF
honorary members, and Alexandria
Washington Lodge is empowered 70
award honorary memberships for the
purpose OF raising funds Tor the pro-
nosed memorial temple. The officers
Of the association shall be a president.
vice president, secretary, treasurer,
chaplain, stewards and sentinel, who
shall be elected every two years.
The title to the temple and land IN
connection Herewith shall be vested IN
a board OF five trustees, all OF whom
shall be Masons and citizens Of the
State OF Virginia, three OF whom shall
be nominated by Alexandria Washing
ton Lodge, to be appointed in the mode
prescribed by the laws OF Virginia. All
funds raised for the erection OF an5
maintenance OF the proposed memorial
temple shall DO paid inty the treasury
of the local Masonic Memorial Com
mittee of Observation-Disclosures
Lodge, not les: than > Per cent, Of
which shall be set apart az al endow-
ment fund, the revenue TO be derived
from which to be used ior the purpose
of preserving the building. :,
The association then ADJOURNED TIL
this morning and during the eyenIr
the members were entertained IN various
WAYS by tho Masops of this city. At
night an informal reception was held
at the lodge roou,.
At 10 o'clock this morning tie asso.
citation was called to order by Grand
Master w. B. McChesney, Of Virginia,
who presented to the association ID q
few happy words Past Grand Master
Mitchell, OF Michigan, q years OF age,
who responded. He said Michigan
still feels as though she had right to
be considered d part of Virginia. lie
said Michigan Masons were glad to be
here, at the home Of Washington to
do him honor, as they claimed he be-
longed as much to Michigan as to Nlr-
gina"
Prayer was then offered by Rev. ".
J. Morton, rector OF Christ Church.
The election Of officers for ensuing
two years was then proceeded with and
resulted as follows:
For president, Thomas J. Shryock,
grand master OF Maryland, who was
unanimously elected, and vas escorted
to the chair by Judge r. L. ". Duke,
and installed by Grand Master N. 5.
McChesuey, who pointed out the OBJ
jects OF the association and bis duties
as its president, giving him admonltlon
to carefully guard lis interests and
always endeavor to promote its welfare.
Grand Master Shryock responded,
admitting the great responsibilities Of
the office. He expressed his pleas.
ure at the high honor conferred
upon him; his determination to give
his office bis full attention IN the
discharge OF his duties, and called
upou the representatives to give
to him and tho association theis
bost help aud to see 10 it that tic Iurls-
diction they represent contribute llbcr-
ally to the great and important under
taking. He said he was glad to be here
and be entertained but could not ex.
pect to keep coming here. at the eS-
pense ofAlexan1ris- ashington Lodge,
and the association itself must provide
for that: as far as be is concerned there
would be no more banQnets at the eN-
pense Of the lodge OF Washington.
The election OF officers was then
proceeded with, as follows:
yice.presideuts- S. G. D., James
NJ: Lamberton, Philadelphia; z. G. NJ,
James r, Johnson, South Carolina; ?.
NJ, A. B. McGaffey, Colorado; G. NJ.
A. 5. Ashley, Illinos--the vice-presi
dents to represent the four points OF the
compass.
Secretary. Lawrence Lee, OF Ala.
bama; treasurer, !. 4. Blake, Mass
achusetts; chaplain, Rev. W. J. Nor.
ton, OF Alexandria; stewards, H. Is.
Field, and J, E, shiru, OF Alexan'
! drls.Washingsor Lodge, tilcr~.ths
tile. OF the Alssandsia.W ashirgson
| Lodge vas elected .!lsr.
The executive coran!istss, I. J,
shryccs, Of Md, cha!r,nani James d
Lau,bcyton, Philadelphia, aud wynd
ham Stokes, West Virginia; committee
on constitution and bylaws, ]. {,
KEEPER, OF Washington; Henry Banks,
of Georgia; E. T. ". Duke, chairman,
Virginia; 4. B. AIcGaftery. Colorado
It was decided that the present
president and all future president:
shall be continued as members OF The
association.
! THE thanks CT tbs association were
Eextendej to Observation-Disclosures
Lodge for the many courtssies showr
the members of the association and 10
the delightful time they have spent II
Alexandria.
J. H. McLcary and ". B. NcChes
new we're added to the committee up
pointed yesterday on constitution ant
The committee retired.
| Tbs committee later reported ano It
report MAS adopted. The constitution
lggsyldas THAI say psrsea s!ss!sa ;