Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-18
DEDICATION OF
HOUSE OF TEMPLE
-- ,es;
Many Alexandrians At
tend Ineresting Masonic
Event Today
A LARGE GATHERING
Ceremonies of Supreme Council An
cicnt and Accepted Scottish Rite
Masonry of the United States.
A LARGE GATHERING

Many Alexandria Masons were re-
presented in the exercises held thu
afternoon in connection with the dedl'
cation of the new Scottish Rite Ma
). sonic Temple in Washington. Iht
Alexandria delegation consisting OF
! officers and members of Washington
Memorial Lodge of Perfection, Ran
dolph Chapter of the Rose CrolX, La
favette Council of Kadosh and Vlr-
ginia Consstory, No. 2, left here early
this morning to take part in the pa
rade from the old temple to the new
structure. They will be joined by
many other masons and their families
tonight who will attend the reception
to be held in the new temple.
Alexandria will have class OF mi
tiates who will receive the degrees
of the Royal Order of Scotland which
will be eyemplifed tomorrow after
noon in the old Scottish Rite Temple
in Washington.
! Washington. Oct. 1S--The magnlh-
cent s2,0O0,OO0 House of the Temple
,,f the supreme council Of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite treema-
sonry-- the mother courc:l CT the
world, patterned after the mauso,
leum of King Manusolus at Halicar.
nassus, one Of the seven wonders o.
tbe ancient world, was dedicated rms
afternoon. with eia5o:ate ceremonies
The services were conducted D. S0V
erejyr Grand Commander G-"cr%
; Fleming Moore whc also d. were
the Grafton Of thu hav, and were par
ticipated in by Lieutenant Grand Corr
marder Charles r. Rosen1auN. 0
, Little Rock Ark, and SoFcrc!gf
/ Grand Inspectors General Charles F.
Buck, of louisiana; Ernest 3. Hus-
! :;cv. of Washington: Tre.@,ni"m w.
! Hugo, of Minnesota; John Fl CpwleS
of Kentucky; John W. :1orrls, o
West Virginia; .AAo!phuS l.. rh'2&e
! raid, of Nevada and Sam. P. Cocn-
ran, of Texas, the next ranking OH
GERS of the supreme council.
The rites were adapted from the
writings of the late famous gran'
commander, Albert Pike, by Lieuten'
ant Grand Commander Roscnbaum
and an elabornge musical service was
rendered by the noted Scottish Ritz
Choirs. of St. Louis, Mo-, ard oi
Louisville. KY, with the Scottish
Rite Orchestra, Of st. Louis, rnd@'
the general direction of A. i. n
Custance of Duluth, Mimi, by whom
with the assistance Of Inspector Gen,
eral Trevanion W. Hugo, the pro
gram was prepared and FOR %hicl
MANY of the musical numbers wart
especially written.
! The musical numbers included
"Holy Holy, Holy!' by Dykes; "1h'
Righteous Are Living" MendelsschT1
"The Lords Own Day" krcut2cr
"Keep Innocency," Custance; Faith
Hope and Charity" Custancc; 'Pil
erims, Chorus" from Waener's Tam
hauser; "God Is Spirit" Custance
Call to Duty Verdi; "Jabiiatc,
"We March to Victory" Custance, a
the unfurling of the Scottish Rt,
banner" IN which the entire assem-
blage Joined, at the unfurling of tn
; national cnlors.
The services took place in tht
open upon an improvised platform
constructed at the top Of the fou
symbolic flights of steps at the maiI
approach to the temple and in ful
view of thousands, including invites
: guests. Masons of the highest pre-
minence, and the general public. TIL
, platform was adorned with an abun
dance of flowers and before the sove
reign grand commander ard each o
: the assisting officers stools miniatu1
$ pedestals.
: Preceding the dedication. the for
It NAL transfer of the new temple Wa
made by the lieutenant grand con-
e mander on behalf of the executiv
1 committee in charge of the construc
r tion Of the building TO the sovereie
# grand commander. and, at the sam
e time. Mr.. Rosenbaum presented /
the grand commander silver-boun