The Washington times., 1915-02-20
MASONS To MEET N
ALEXANDRIA MONDAY
Representatives Of More Than
Thirty Bodies to Observe
Washington's Birthday.

meet here Monday at the fifth annual
convention OF the George Washington
Masonic National Memorial Association.
Among those who will come are: Ala
bama-Henry C. Miller. grand master;
William Il. Bingham. grand command
er; Albert f. Pace. grand high priest:
George +. Beuuchamp, grand secretary,
and Lawrence II. Lee. past grand mas
ter. Arkansas-Charles E. Rosenbaum,
grand master. Califorpia-Congressma
William Kettner, grand marshall of the
grand lodge. the grand commander ,n OF
McGaffey. past grand master. Della
ware--William e. Valient. grand mas.
ter; Asa Bennett, grand high priest;
Thomas j. Day, past grand master, G,,' anu
bia-Alexander Grant. grand master;
Lem Towers. jr., grand high priest: pr
G. T. Lindsay, grand commander.
Georsia,Henry Banks, past h,IS grand nriss, mas !
iss isc 5ssneThs srfns Ssn
Grand master. Illinois--Henry T. Bur-
nap. grand master. 1ndiana--Martin a.
Morrison grand master rS hen1nekSr msstsr
Maryiand-Gen. TScmas ]; shryock.
grand master; the grand high priest
the grand commander. Massachusetts--
The grand master and Wiiiiam ii.
James e. Dillon, past grand master;
the deputy grand master; John ri. NC
Callum. representing the Grand Coun-
Gil. Minnesota-Hon. Halver stevenson,
representing the. grand master, Mis-
ter. Nebraska--John ]. Hull, past mas
ter. New Hampshire.--Charles II. Hig-
gins, representative New Mexico-Sen-
the % grand % master. North carolina-Mar-
shall Delaney Haywood. grand histori-
an: ]. Bailey owen and j. Legrand Ev-
erett, representatives Pennsylvania
Judge Norris $. Barratt. representariise' Mi1.aris
South Carolina-James F. Johnson,
representing the grand master; George
T. BRYAN. grand high priest. Tennes, .so
grand master. Virginia-James v.
Wood. grand master; William NJ. Nc
Chesney. past grand master; ". l.: An
drcws. past grand master; K. T. W.
Duke, past grand master; John T..
Mayer, sovereign grand inspector. A. A.
8. r.; James II. Price, representing the
grand high priest; Sol Cutchins, past
grand high priest; James E. Alexander.
Past grand commander; Henry X. Field,
grand senior warden.
There will also be present Judge
George r. Moore. grand commander OF
the Southern Jurisdiction Scottish Rite
eral of the same body, and ]. Albert
Blake, of Massachusetts. representing
the general grand council OF the United
States.
The delegates will begin to arrive to-
morrow; at night they will be given an
informal reception at Masonic Temple.
The sessions Will commence on Monday
morning at $3.50 o'clock in tho lodge
room of AleXandriaWa ashington Lodge,
when plans for the erection of the Ma
sonic memorial to George Washington
will be discussed.
At this meeting it Is expected that re-
10 - L.
which has been taken by several of
the grand bodies In approprating funds
FOR this purpose. Luncheon will be
served In the chapter room Of Mt. Yer
non Chapter Royal Arch Masons. In
the afternoon the visitors will accom-
pany the officers and members of Alex
andria- washington Lodge to Mt. Ver-
non on their annual pilgrimage to the
tomb Of Washington.
Monday night the annual banquet will
be held in the auditorium Of Alexan-
dria Lodge Of Elks. Covers will be laid
for 300. Charles e. Tennesson, Worship
ful master Of the lodge. will preside and
the speakers will be Theodore f. Bur
ton. Of Ohio: James Y. Heflin, of Ala
bama, and J. Claude KEEPER, past grand
master Of Washington.
The association will resume its work
o1..ruesdy or Tuesday and will adjourn, Tuesday
Monday. will be a general holiday lin
Alexandria. There, will be no public
business. city offices and schools will
be closed Members of the George
Washington Birthday Association will
20 to Mt. Vernon and place a wreath on
the tomb Of the first President. In the
afternoon the Masonic celebration at
Mt. Vernon will take place and in the
evening the annual banquet of Alexan-
dria- Washington Lodge. No. %.
The Parents-Teachcrs' Association
"a do for tHs
nj or the public play grounds. The COM
mittee in charge is composed of Mrs.
T. G. Howard. Mrs. John Leadbeatcr
Mrs. MS Hinett 1amns Dre'fqs m,;n MIS- H. P Wilson,
p. Anderton. Mrs. T. Marshall Jones,
and Messrs. Harry D. Kirk and c. s
Taylor Burke.
Tor divorce were entered by Mrs. Kath.
crime Amerlia Wise Sprouse from he,
husband George Andrew SprOuse; Mrs
Isabelle Block Abels from her husba nd
Keyser from her husband William A
keyser Desertion is given as the
ground in all three cases. The three
plaintiffs are represented by Attorney
Robinson Moncure.
The mems meeting in the Westminste,
building of the Second Presbyteriar
Church tomorrow afternoon will be ad
uitsSeu w tonSTeSSllan MAJ rtln A. Nor
rison of Indiana. He will be introduced
by the Hon. J. Fred Birrell.
Ashby Rladen. the representative O,
the Alexandria High School. accom-
panied by r. b. Prcttyman Of the high
school faculty, and a number of stu
dents. left last night for Richmond
where he will compete tonight for tn,
prize oratorical medal offered by Rich
mond College In the interhigh schoo
contest.
Mrs Gertrude Baeot Herfurth, wife o
Walter w. Herfurth. died this mornin,
at the Alexandria Hospital Her fun
cral will take place Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock from the residence of he
father. William Bagot 2l2 Duke street
Richard Marshall Scott. sixty-fou
years old. wcll-known farmer re
siding al Bush Hill. Fairfax county
died at his home today.
in the corporal on court today in IN
suit of the Cover Supply Compan
against the Mount Vernon Stables. IN
exceptions Of Judge &. r.. Nicol. trus
tee, in reference TO an account with j
M. Duncan, Wer" referred to Louis \
Duffey. special commissioner
Clyde sullivan and Arthur HarrinR
Tor NKh