The Washington times., 1911-02-23
PROMISES TO LET
ALEXANDRIA ALONE
Taft, At Masonic Conclave,
AppeaSes Fears of
Citizens.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA VA FER 2;


ALEXANDRIA, VA, FEB. %.
Alexandrians need have no further
fears as regards the retrocession of
their city TO the District of Columbia,
according to statement made by Pres
ident Taft last evening at the an
nual banquet of Washington-AleXandr
Lodge, +. A a. NJ. He said in part:
1t is great pleasure TO come TO the
city of Alexandria and find such a wei
come, because l do not deserve it. |
have been trying, but l have given up
the effort TO bring Alexandria into
Washington. L consulted your two dis
1nguished Senators, who honor this
board. and your handsome Representa-
tlve-you see that l make a distinction
between congressman and Senator's
and l was tod that further pressure of
that question would be dangerous, and
so l gave ii up, and accept with heart
felt gratitude your welcome.
Il am delighted to be here to honor
with you the memory of that greatest
of MaSOnS-GeOrge Washington 1t is a
pleasure to take part in the movement
which is to give him a memorial here
III Alexandria,, where he enjoyed the as
sociatlOns of Masonry, to erect a mon
ument that, | hope, will be as dignitied
and as satisfactory as the monument
that creeps in every landscape unasked
within miles Of our Capital city.
i ought 10 stop here, but 1 observe
That IN this program somebody has Slip
pei IN leaf. ! don't know whether it
was with the consent of the manage
ment or not, because l understand that
politics are abolished in Masonic gather
lnSs. But there is something about the
name OF reciprocity that attracts a Ma
son. and il grained me so much TO
know that one Of the delegations here
(AllchiGan, that came in great numbers,
found ll3 OF them in favor Of reciprocity
and only five heSitatiRg. With that
unanlmity ! am not going to quarrel
"a EA.Z TOM q . l..
from that part OF the country " here op-
position may be expected, if anywhere,
and il there are only five out of ll3-
GVe recalCItrantS-whiCh the influence
and the proper Influence of Masonry
viii bring over, certainly We ought all
TO Oe encouraged"
AS he concluded amidst rousing
cheers, Judge Duke, of Charlottesville,
arose, and presented him, with the
compliments of Alexandra
Lodge, a large bunch of American /
Beauty roses, for The first lady in the |
land
The President arrived on a special |
train from Washington at $50 p. m.,
BOing Immediately 10 the EIks Hall,
where he Witnessed the comforting of
the Master Mason degree on a candi-
Gate, by the degree team from NIichi-
gan. At the conclusion of the ceremony
he at once went 10 the banquet hall
leaving at the conclusion of his address,
lie was accompanied to Alexandria by
Capt. Archibald Butt. Senators swan .
son and Martin, and Representative I
CaTlin.
The banquet hall was decorated with
flags and banners of the order. At the |
rear of the speakers table was stretch |
ed an oil painting of George Washing |
ton, on one side was shown Mt Vern- /
ON, on the other the proposed temple ,
10 be erected here.
Just prior TO the conclusion Of the !
ceremonies the Rev. William II. Gal |
laGher, grand chaplain of the Grand !
Lodge of Michigan, presented TO Alex !
andIia- Washington Lodge, through G. |
ii. Callahan, its master, on behalf of
his grand lodge in appreciation OF the
COuTteSieS shown them, a beautiful sill |
Yer trowel, with ivory handle, and in
acknowledgment, Mr.. Callahan said that
it would be treasured as quite the great |
est donation made to the collection
associated to Washington, in a century |
Others making addresses were the |
Hon. Lafayette Young, of Iowa; r. 7. |
w. Duke, of Virginia, and Judge J. II. |
McCleary, Of Porto Rico. Solos were !
rendered in the course of the evening |
lN Frank Cunningham and J. w. Og-
den.
With the singing of Aud Lang
Svrr,' the 1911 banquet of Alexandria, |
Washington Lodge was brought to
CLOSE.
Accused Of having entered the store
Of Fairfax & CO.. liquor dealers, on
King street, early yesterday morning
aud tn King Soy, raj boxes of cigars and
bottles of whisky, Harvey Davis, a
EOunG white man, was brought up in
Iolice court this morning 1t was
shown, by means of a search warrant
that some Of the property stolen was
found in the possession of Davis who
claimed that he had bought it from a
negro. Justice Thompson thought 9TH
crwisc, and bound him over for the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
The funeral Of Mrs. Eva C. Dent
Cation, wife Of J. Randall Cation. was
held from St. Marys Catholic Church at
$50 this morning, the Rev. II. J. Cutler
officiating. The paIlbearerS were Ernest
J.. Allen, G. l.. BOOthe, F. F. Marbury,
y. {. Smith. {. G. Carlin, a. j.. Brock |
EFT, Harmon Roberts, and u. y. Hulfish
Burial was made in Bethel Cemetery. |
The funeral of Eugene Bruffy will be
held from his home at Del Ray, at 3 |
o'clock this afternoon, the Rev W. f.
Watson, of the First Baptist Church, of
which the deceased was a member. of |
1iCiatinE. Burial Will be made in Bethel
Cemetery.
Downey's Rates for Finest Carriages. |
always reasonable. Phone 1920 L st. |