Evening journal., 1914-04-07
THAT WASHINGTON MEMORIAL.


THE Masonic fraternity Of this country is deeply in
torestcd in the movement to erect a memorial
10 Washington, the Mason inauguratod by a number
Of Grand Masters in Alexandria, Virginia, February
22nd, 1910. At this meeting there only a few
Grand Lodges represented among them own
Since then the project has grown in favor until now
there thrty-six Grand Lodges identified.
The first three meetings devoted to the or
ganization Of what is known The George Wash
ington Masonic National Memorial Association, while
the fourth or that Of February 1914 devoted
clusiyely to devsing means Of raising the fund ne
cessary for the erection and endowment Of the Me-
mortal Temple. One Of the plans approved by the
association at that time to raise the first $780,
600 by thousand 500 subscriptions. This is to be
styled the Charter Roll Of Honor Fund, Masons and
Masonic bodies being eligible to membership. Each
subscriber is to be awarded certificate of honorary
membership in the association and the Of each
subscriber is TO be enrolled tablet and preserved
in the Memorial Temple when completed. There arc
in this country enough OF subordinate Masonic bodies
OF ample to take this entire list Of one thousand
memberships and there enough wealthy Masons
to contribute ten times that sum, without injury to
themselves, II they choose to do John II. Cowles
Secretary General Of the Southern Jurisdiction A. A.
s. r.. is the treasurer Of the Charter Roll OF Honor
Fund.
Another means Of raising the money which would
reach in moderate circumstances is by the sale
Of illustrated volume. entitled Washington, the
Man and the Mason" Beginning with john the first
Of the Washington family in America Il follows the
direct descent down to the Revolutionary chieftain;
gives chronological history of his life with that
his wife, her children. and grandchildren with geneol-
ogcal records maps and prints. II contains three
hundred and eight pages Of text Among the valuable
Illustrations is half tone of General Washingtons s
WILL exact duplicate Of the original in every par
ticular covering twenty-seven pages but while there
are nearly hundred splendid half-tone illustrations,
the most interesting probably is the exact reproduc-
ton OF Williams painting in ooors the first and only
reproduction of the work
The Memorial Committee has found in the work one
of the proper mediums for advancing the national
project OF building a Washington Memorial Temple
but above all to properly house. in re-proof build
ng the Incompatible collection of Washington relics,
now owned by Alexandria Washington Lodge No 22
A. r. and A. NJ. OF Alexandria virginia. These relics
we're presented to the lodge by the relatives and int-
mate friends of General Washington and with the pos
sibe exception OF the collection at Mount Vernon is
not only the most interesting the most valuable
from both sentimental and a pecuniary standpoint
in America, particularly to Masons.
In view Of this IL the great purpose of the Memorial
Association did not commend itself TO the Fraternity
at large it does the object OF providing re-proof
repository for the collection OF relics referred TO-
should enlist the sympathies and cooperation Of the
Fraternity throughout the country
General Thomas J. shryock for nearly thirty years
Srand Master OF Maryland, is president Of the Me-
mortal Association with James NJ. Lamberton s. G. D..
Of Pennsylvania, first vce-president; Jas r. John
son. P. G. M, Of South Carolina. second vce-presi-
dent; W. Hays Laird, G. NJ Of Minnesota third vice.
president; James II. Thompson p. G. NJ Of MIchi-
gan. fourth vce-president; Lawrence H. Lee p. G
NJ, OF Alabama, secretary. and John H. Cowles secre-
tary-General Of the Southern Jurisdiction. A. A. s. r.
treasurer.
The Finance Committee, which has been given abso-
lutte authority to raise the fund in any accepta
Bile to themselves, without coming back to the Asso
citation for further Instructions is constituted OF Pres
ident shryock, John H. Cowles Bernard G. Witt G
H. p, General Grand Chapter. r. A. NJ; A. c. Stew.
art p. C. NJ, OF Missouri W. p Wilson, Of New York
and J. Claude KEEPER, p. C. NJ. Of the District OF
| Columbia.
Delaware Masons are maniiosting commondabl,
interest in the memorial movement which makes 4
strong appeal to an of them.