Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-21
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
President Taft Guest of Ma
sonic Memorial Association.
GIVEN OVATION AT DEPOT
Delegates to Visit Mount Vernon To-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Washing
toms Birthday Not General.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Snecial Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. February 81 1918.
This afternoon President Taft is the
guest of the George Washington Masonic
National Memorial Association. which
convened here this morning. The Presi-
dent and party. among whom were Rep
resentative c. c. Carln and ]. ]. Mans
field, grand master of Texas; w. B. Nc
Chesnev. past grand master of Virginia;
w l.. Gorgas, grand master of Penn
svlvania. and Charles c.. Homer jr. dep
1tv grand master of Maryland. the last
named four being appointed by the asso-
citation this morning to act as an escort
to the President, came over on the palace
car Mount Vernon.
A feature of the Presidents trip here
will be the presentation to him OF
handsomely bound book by Charles II.
Callahan of this city, past master of the
local lodge and secretary or the me-
mortal Association, entitled Washington.
the Mason and the Man. This book has
lust been published. The President will
make a short address. When the Presi-
dents car pulled into King and Royal
streets there was "A large thronS OF spec
tators in attendance. who gave him an
ovation.
The meeting of the association was
called to order this morning by L. j.
Shryock. grand master of Maryland and
president of the association. He made
short address of welcome to the dele |
gates, after which Invocation was pro-
nounccd by Rev. William j. Morton, |
chaplain of the association and rector OF
Christ p. r. Church.
\ telegram of regret was sent by the
association to James j.. Lamberton, first |
vice president of Pennsylvania. owing to
his illness. At 1 o'clock members of the |
association were served luncheon by |
the ladies of Martha Washington Chap |
ter Order of Eastern Star.
There will be night session of the as |
ISOLATION. when reports of the various !,
officers will be made. They will show, it |
is stated that the affairs of the associa- |
ton are in a very satisfactory condition.
Officers will be elected at tomorrow !
mornings session for period of two !
years. The association will reassemble |
at O'Clock, and at o'clock will make |
a pilgrimage to Mount Vernon.
There will be a stated communication |
of AleXandria-W ashington Lodge of !
Masons at O'Clock tomorrow night, |
which will be followed by the banquet.
Masons to Hold Banquet.
Between $50 and AGO members of the |
Masonic craft will sit down to the an
nual banquet of Alexandria Washington |
Lodge of Masons tomorrow night at Ar
mory Hall. Among those who will at
tend will be large number of the dele
gates attending the annual meeting Of the
Washington Masonic National Memorial
Association. Samuel W. Pitts, worship
full master of the local lodge, will be
postmaster. A complete list of those
who Will respond to toasts follows:
Charles a. Towne. former representative
of New York: W. l.. Andrews, grand
master of Masons of Virginia; John Fl.
Harris of Beverley. Mass, and Repre-
sentative c. c. Carlin
The observance of Washington's birth
day in this city tomorrow will not be as
general as in former years. owing TO
the fact that the day falls on Saturday.
There will not be any services at Christ
T. +. Church
The banks. city and government offices
will he closed all day. A few retail
houses. however. will close for half a
day. was done in former years.
The only celebration to be held here
will be the annual banquet tomorrow
night at the Elks' Home under the
auspices of Alexandria Washington Lodge
of Masons. The members of the George
Washington Masonic National Memorial
Association will place wreath on Wash
inCton's tomb in the afternoon. Mem
bers of the George Washington Birthday
Association will leave here at 1890 o'clock
and place wreath on the tomb, in &C
cordance with an annual custom.
Members of the Columbia fire company
pany's house.
1T the public schools here this after
noon essays on the life of Washington
were read by a number of the pupils
King street and d number of side
streets are now in holiday dress for
Washington's birthday and also for the
inauguration.