Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-23

Is DELEGATES HERE.
Association Called to Order at 10
O'clock Today. Plans to Raise One
Million for Memorial Temple Here.

Million for Memorial Temple Here.
Grand masters and Representatives
OF grand Masonic lodges Of the Unit
ed States, including some of the hish-
est Masonic dignitaries in the world,
met in Alexandria this morning al
the fourth annual session of the
George Washington National Masonic
Memorial Association which com
menced its labors in Masonic Temple
at 10 o'clock. 1t is the largest gather
ing in the history of the association
and probably the largest assembiage
Of heads Of the Masonic fraternity
that have met i5gether. The asso-
fe.at,on is composed exclusively
gram masters Of grand lodges anG
representatives of grand lodges and
other sovereign Masonic bodies. Prar-
ticaliy al Of the representatives are
past grand masters Of the various
states they represent. Each state is
entitled to be represented by the pres
ent grand master and one rcpresen-
tative.
The delcsates, who commenced 10
arrive yesterday, were rendered an
Informal reception last night in the
lodge room Of Alexandria Washington
10 ige where some of the features OF
! the proposed raatine were discussed
The following delegates were pres
cnt at the roll call: George "a kies,
district deputy grand master and
grand secretary F.. II. Parlman, grand
master, Connecticut; George l.
Schoonover. past grand treasurer
and representative, Iowa; Henry 7.
Burnap. grand master, Illinois;
Henry Banks. past graz master
! Georgia; J. T. Alderman, grand r!as-
ter. North Carolina; John ". Cotton
and r. ". Hackctt, past grand mas
! ters, North Carolina; Bernard G.
/ Witt gram high priest Of the gener-
! al grand chapter, Royal Arch Ma
soas. Of the United States; OresteS
. Mitchell, representative Of the grand
! lodge of Missouri; W. ]. Lynch, grand
high priest and grand master, Utah;
il. W. Bryant. grand high priest, OF
! Nirriria: p. X. Baumarn, grand
master Of Virginia; W. B. McChes-
jne%, past grand master Of Virginia
! Thomas J. Day. past gran3 raster
and Alexander J. Taylor, grand high
priest, Delaware: William E. Price
deputy grand master ani Thomas j
shyrock, grand master of Maryland
! William Ecttner, representative OF
, California; a. c. Steard, representa-
five OF Missouri; ". d. Stevens, P. G
! c., Of California; W L. Gorgas, granc
master of Pennsylvania; J .Alber
Blake and Wm. H. L. O'Dell. pas
grand masters of Mass; H. c. Miller
Grand master Of Alabama; H. c. Mil
ler.. grand master, /. II. Lee and AL
bert E. Pace past grand masters
.Iohn r. Newton, grand master, b. W
N,rrch. Charles T. Baldwin, and J
Claude KEEPER, past grand masters Q
the District of Columbia; l.. J. Isaac
Grand master of Montana; E. M.Cogs
well, grand master of New Hamp
Shire; George F. Moore, Lieut.. gran
cormarder of the Scottish Rite
southern jurisdiction; Orle S. Ware
grand MASTER Of Kentucky; Georg
T. Bryan. grand master ard Jane
r. Johnson and +. T. Harrison
. past grand masters of South Care
lima; Martin A. Morrison, deput
gran, master of Indiana; Jacc
lambert. past grand master of Mis-
souri,: John NJ Collins, past grand
master Of West Virginia. Many a.
Id:!ional representative are expecte
during the day:
The sessions this morning wei
: presided over by General Thomas
Shyrock, president of the assocls
ton. who is also grand Master {
n Masons of the State of Maryland ar
head Of the Scottish Rite bodies
that state. The Invocation was &
!ivered by the Rev. VIM. J. Norto
Of this city, chaplain of the associ
ton and rector Of Christ Episcop
Church. After the transaction Of ror
tine business the association wsst in
exssu.tvs sss,ioa TO take up the cue