Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-21
MASONIC MEMORIAL IS
MEETING GREAT SUCCESS.
Roanoke Lodge Gives $3.50 to Fund.
w. L. Andrews Takes Active In
terest. Meeting of Officers
to be Held in Fall.

W. L. Andrews. Deputy Grand
Master of Masons in Virginia, made the
first effort outside OF the city Of Alexan-
dria to collect funds for the memorial
10 Washington, the Mason, to be
erected in this city, in speech before
Peasants Lodge. Roanoke, Virginia, last
last Monday evening, the results proved
conclusiVely the effort or Mr.. Andrews,
work on this occasion The lodge has
membership OF one hundred and fifty
and appropriated one hundred and
fifty dollars, or one dollar apiece for
each member. Sometime ago Mr.. Cal
lahan recommended Mr.. Andrews to
the local committee for appointment to
the position of lecturer for the associa-
ton and an earnest effort was made
by that committee TO obtain his SER
vices, which however could not be ac-
complished, owing to private reason,
and the result of this, the first effort to
collect the fund in Virginia, away from
hCme, is an infallible evidence that tn,
selection was a proper one. 1t is to be
very much regretted that he cannot
devote his entire time 10 this laudable
object. He has, however, very gener.
ously offered to devote at least two
weeks OF bis time next year to lecrur-
ing tour in any section OF the country
selected by the committee, and a very
earnest effort will be made to extenG
this time to as many months as he Of.
lers week S.
At conference between General
Shryock, president OF the Memorial
Association, and Mr. Callahan, held il
Baltimore, Monday. evening, the gene
raj declared his Intention to call 4 meet.
iIg OF all the officers OF the association
early in the fall to convene either in
Baltimore, Washington or Alexandria,
preferably the latter place, when definite
ana permanent plans will be adopicu
for the prosecution OF the work.
The officers 10 addition to Grand
Master Shry0ck are James NJ. Lam
berton, OF Pennsylvania, first vice.
president; James r. Johnson, gram
master, OF South Carolina, second vice
y esident; A. B. McGaffey, grand mas
ter Of Colorado; third vIct-pres!drnl
a. B. Ashley, grand master. OF Hi
nnis, fourth vice-president; Dana j.
Flanders, grand master OF Massachu
sets, treasurer; Lawrence H. Lee,
grand master of Alabama, secretary;
with James NJ Lamberton and Wynu
ham Stokes, grand master, OF Wes
Virginia, 10 act with the president as an
executive committee and Henry Banks
past grand master of Georgia; K. I
W. Duke, jr., past grand master OF
Virginia, and J. Claude KEEPER, grand
master of the District Of Columbia as
committee on bylaws.
This3 meeting will, however, in nc
way conflict with the present plans Of
the local committee nor Is it the pur.
pose to make any material change IL
the general plan Of organization, tht
object Leiug to strengthen the in5lltu
ton az it now exists, " more clearl y DC
tine its objects; bring it forribIy to ib,
attention Of the several grand lodge.
who have not as yet identified them
selves with the association and 10
simplify Is far as possible the method.
anu work Of the local committee in
collecting the fund.
General Shryock further informed
Mr. Callahan that the local com
m,ttee here need not worry about hi.
.rand jurisdiction, as the quota Of
money to be raised in Maryland
would be forthcoming at the proper
time and declared his intention to
vigorously prosecute the work OF the
,ibe assistance to the movemen be-
ginning in the early fall or as soon
as the condition of his health would
permit.
Communications have also been re.
cevcd from James Z. Dillon. WHO has
recently been elected Grand Master Of
Michigan, InioImii the committee Of
his Willingness aud desire to start the |
work of collecting the fund III his |
state Mr.. Dillon viii personally sup
T. iutcuu IHe "olh III hlS riahu JuiIH-
dlctlOn and writes mrsI rDC, uragIngly |
oI tie prospects OF rich rcaa.d 10 his |
eifJIts.
Grand Master Ashley Of Illinois has
an entirely different plan. llo writes
Lhe local secretary that h proposes |
to recommend 10 the grand lodge At
its meet ng IN Uctohe, rhr l.vyIng Of
Il per capt.. TAX on the Masons III his
grand jurisdlction, holding each lodge
responsible for It's quolo. lu this
msuucr, he expects, without much
difficulty, to raise the amount required
irom his jurisdiction.
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