The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
MASONIC OFFICIALS
Reach ALEXANDRIA
George Washington Memorial Associa-
ton Will Visit Mount Vernon Today
and Place Wreath on Tomb.

Alexandria, Va, Feb. 21.-The' ma
jority of the seventy-five high Masonic
disnitaries. who will attend the fifth
annual meeting Of the George Washing
ton Masonic National Memorial Asso-
citation, which will convene tomorrow
morning. arrived here tonight. The
visitors were met by members Of the
local committee and tonight were tend
cred an informal reception in the Ma
sonic Temple. Among the arrivals is
Cen Thomas ]. Shryock. president of
the association and grand master Ma
son Of Maryland.
The convention will assemble at $50
o'clock tomorrow morning in the Ma
sonic Temple. Gen. Shryock will make
an address of welcome. This will be
followed by the regular order of BUSH
ness. and at o'clock a pilgrimage will
be made to Mount Vernon, where a
wreath will be placed on washinrton's
tomb.
James NJ. Duncan is chairman of the
local committee of arrangements and
also chairman of local TRANSPORTATION.
Other chairmen OF committees include
]. Edward Shinn, entertainments: p. E.
Cliff. electric railway: 1. o. Hardin.
steam railroads. and George W. Zach
airy, local lodge.
Among tie delegates that have al
=,
Delaware. Maryland. North Dakota,
Alabama. Georgia. Missouri. Massa-
chusetts. Pennsylvania. Kentucky, and
Virginia.
The purposes of this association Is
the erection Of a permanent temple in
Alexandria to the memory of Wash
ington. the Mason" The proposed tenn
pie will cost about $1,000. 900. and it is
proposed to place the priceless Masonic
treasures. now the property Of Alex
andria washington Lodge. in 1t and
make 1t a national memorial
Thirty-five young women will to-
morrow sell souvenir cherries for the
benefit of the children's Fairgrounds.
A number of young men will assist in
the work. Each cherry will have a
leaf attached and is to be used by the
purchaser in the buttonhole of the
coat. Several thousand of these souve-
Mrs have been obtained and 1t is ex-
pected they will be disposed of during
the day. The affairs will be under the
auspices of the Parent-Teachers' Asso-
citation. Those on the committee are
Mrs. T. C. Howard. Mrs. John Lead
beater, Mrs. Albert Dreifus. Mrs. H. P
Wilson. Mrs. James NJ. Duncan. Mrs.
George P. Anderton. Messrs. Harry d.
Kirk. and c. S. Taylor Burke. ,
Wilson L. Gill. president of the
American Patriotic League, will be the
principal speaker at an open meeting
of the Alexandria branch of the
Women's Peace Party. which will be
held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon in
Lee Camp Hall. Short addresses will
be made by Mrs. George A. Armes and
Mrs. Logan. both Of Washington. Mrs.
T. Marshall Jones. president of the To-
cal association. will preside. A musi-
cal program will be given and the par
Elephants will include Mrs. Robert F.
Downham, Wilmer ]. Waller. Mrs.
Frederick P. Russell. and Mrs. Edgar
Warfield.
Representative Martin A. Morrison.
of Indiana. this afternoon addressed a
mems mass meeting held in the West
minister Building of the Second Pres
byterian Church. He was introduced
by State Delegate ]. Fred Birrell.
An entertainment will be given to-
morrow night by Belle Haven Council.
No. 81. Junior Order Of United Ameri-
can Mechanics.