The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Committee Appointed for Raising
Funds for National Masonic
Memorial Temple.

Alexandria. Va, March 13-The work
of raising funds for the proposed Ma
tional Masonic Memorial Temple, which
1t is proposed to erect in this city to
Washington the Mason. by the George
Washington National Masonic Memorial
Association, has begun in earnest. a COM
mtttee of representative members of the
order having been appointed to solicit
funds for that purpose by Gen. Thomas
j. Shryock, grand master OF Masons OF
Maryland, and president Of the National
Memorial Association. The committee as
announced to-day by Charles H. Gala
han, of this city. who is secretary Of tho
association. follows: Clarence P. King.
r. H. Treat, William B. Mckinley, John
H. Cowles, past grand master. repre-
senting A. A. S. R., Kentucky; ]. Claude
KEEPER. past grand master, District of
Columbia; W. L. Andrews, grand mas
ter, Virginia.
These, with Cen. Shryock, James NJ.
Lsmberton, senior grand deacon, Penn
sylvanis, and Judge r. T. w. Duke. Of
virginia, will serve as an executive COM
mittee
The work of collecting funds will be-
gin at once. The proposed temple will
cost approximately 1900, 900, and contri-
buttons will be solicited from every part
of the country.
This association was organized in
Alexandria only a few years ago, and
the idea is to erect a temple BETTING
TO the memory of Washington, he being
the first master of MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Lodge Of Masons. where can be
stored the priceless Masonic relics now
in possession OF the lodge which money
cannot buy. Since its organization here
a few years ago the association holds
Its annual meetings in this city Febru-
ary p and %
THE value of a high school to
community" was the subject of an ad
dress delivered by Prof. Charles G.
Maphis, professor of secondary education
of the University of Virginia, and also
inspector of State high schools, tonight
before the members OF the Teachers
Association, at a meeting held in the
Young Peoples Building of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. Prof Maphis
related the many values of the high
school to the community where il existed.
He was introduced by Capt. w. II.
Sweeney, superintendent Of schools of
this city. H. J. Kremer, of Alexandria
County, gave two violin selections, with
Miss Pearl Corl as accompanist. A piano
solo was given by Miss May Ficklin.
The delegation from the chamber of
commerce. which will tomorrow attend
the meeting in Richmond in the interest
of the proposed Quebec-Miami highway,
will go uninstructed, following the rec
ommendation of that organization. This
committee consists of the following: ].
NJ. Duncan, c. S. T Burke, J. Y. Will
Jams, and J. T. Preston. committee
from occoquan appeared before the for
mer organization yesterday and discussed
the route. Those present included the
following: Norman Gibbs, c. 1. Whit
taker, F. H. Wilkinson, Lindsey Daw-
son, f. L. Cockrell, c. a. Thompson, and
W. F. P. Reed.
Capt. William r. Taylor, one OF the
best-known tugboat captains in the city
and one Of the oldest rivermen in point
of service. died suddenly at an early hour
this morning at the residence of his son,
William p. Taylor, 6lS King street.
Apoplexy was the cause OF death. Capt.
Taylor was engaged in the river business
practically all of his life, up to short
time ago Recently he had been employed
by W. A Smcot & Co. He was seventy
three years old and besides his wife leaves
the following children: Edward Taylor,
Norfolk; Va; William P. Taylor, this
city; John Taylor. Altoona. Pa; Mrs. ].
Albert Dienelt, this city, and Mrs. Charles
Morgan, Altoona, Pa. His funeral will
take place at II o'clock Friday morning
from his late residence.
The body of Mrs. Lula Thornhill, who
died yesterday at the residence of her
cousin, James Spicer, 1907 King street.
will be sent TO Culpeper, Va, her former
home, for burial tomorrow.
Very Rev. a. p. Doyle, c. S. p, of
the Apostolic Mission House. Brookland.
u. c, tonight preached a sermon before
a large congregation at the Lenten serv-
t,nr5 70
Among those in attendance were a num-
Der OF non-Catholics.
Deeds of conveyance for two two-story
brick houses on the north side of King
street. near Peyton street, were placed
on record to-day in the Corporation
Court from Frederick Schuler and others