Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-23

| Washington and to: the Grand Iodg
of Virginia in appropriate terms; al
ESQ to the principles of the craft, re
commencing faithfulnessi to the
| tenets of Masonry by all brethren
| Secretary A. G. Uhler subse
quently read letters of regret from ;
number of prominent members OF th'
| craft who had been invited to mingl'
with their Alexandria brethren on tn
| occasion of the grand annual reunion
| Most Wor. j. Claude KEEPER, .o5
| Washington, was the next speaker
/ He spoke enthusiastically Of the pro
nosed memorial temple to Washing
| TON in Alexandria. He also made IN
teresting references to the principles
of the order.
Senator Theodore +. Burton, OF
Ohio followed, and for about half AL
bour kept the close attention OF the
company. The speaker expressed
| Measure at being able to be present
on this interesting occasion, reallZ-
ING. he said, that he was within t ne
shadow of Mt. Vernon and with breth-
rem who were devising ways to erect
memorial structure to George WASH
ineton. 1t was movement not only
Of great interest to Virginia, but to
every state in the Union. While the
great man was citizen of the Old
Dominion, he really belonged to the
entire country. Hence Masons
throughout the land are naturally IN
terested in the plan for erecting
temple to his memory. The Senator
then gave rapid resume of the life
of George Washington, the part ne
played before, during and after the
revolutionary war, referred to his
wonderful foresight as expressed IN
his farewell address, and said Wash
incton saw far ahead and doubtless
obtained glimpses of issues which
would confront the country in the
twentieth century Senator Burton
in closing said that after the close
of the unfortunate conflict in Amer
lea both sections made every occur
renee antedate or post date the war.
He suggested that after the great
clash in Europe shall have been
brought to close the world will ante
and post date their history in sim
liar manner. He said we should be
sincerely sorry for the ter ible earn
age which has been precip plated, and
hope the time may speedily come
when the United States will he in
position to raise its hands and say
"Peace-peace.
Judge Barrett, Of Philadelphia, rep
resenting the Rt. Worshipful Grand
Master of Pennsylvania, and mem
ber of Lodge, No. 9, of Philadelphia,
delivered brief, but interesting
talk in connection with the early his
tory of Masonry in Virginia, andAes-
pecially that of Alexandria Wash
ington Lodge He spoke Of DR.. DICK
and other members of the craft IN
by-gone years and the relations
which existed between the Alexandra
and Pennsylvania brethren in contl-
mental and subsequent years.
Representative Thomas j. Heflm,
of Alabama, was the last speaker
Mr.. Heflin delivered an address al
the reunion Of R. f. Lee Camp, Con-
ederate Veterans. January 10, 1919.
His speech on that occasion as was
the case last night, abounded in pleas
antry, hut at times he became pa
thctic. He spoke of the part Viz
ginia and other southern states have
played in the history OF the United
States. naming mnay great men from
this section who did so much toward
making the country what. it is to-
day. He paid touching tribute to
the women of the. south, but said
".women in politics would lose their
charm. They would surrender more
than they would gain" These words
were significant, and brought to the
minds Of all present the fact that
he is on record as against woman
suffrage. The speaker, however, af-
ter uttering these chilling words IN
the presence Of the women compos-
ing the Martha Washington Chapter.
who took them good-naturedly, told
some anecdotes in connection with
scenes enacted by suffragettes III
Washington recently which cast his
auditors into convlusive laughter.
and thereby made amends for his
! declaration Mr.. Heflin also told
some amusing stories before he took
| his seat