Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
100000 RECEIVED
FOR THE MEMORIAL
Contributions Are Reported at
Convention of Masons in
Alexandria.
DELEGATES PRESENT
FROM MANY STATES
Sessions Presided Over by Thomas J.
Shryock. the Grand Master
of Maryland.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, February IL
Contributions totaling nearly 100000
were reported as received for the pro-
posed Masonic memorial temple to the
memory of Washington the Mason at
the sixth annual session of the George
Washington Masonic National Memo
rial Association, which convened today
in the Masonic Temple. by John H.
Cowles. treasurer. Heading the llse OF
contributions pledged was that OF
Maryland. totaling s1o,575.
The delegates to the association this
afternoon went in automobiles TO
George Washington Park and viewed
the site in that park selected by the
local committee of arrangements for
the proposed temple. 1t is expected
that the association will ratify the Sc
lection of the site before it adjourns
tomorrow afternoon.
The convention was called to order
at 10 o'clock this morning by Gen.
association and the grand master of
Masons of Maryland Prayer was
offered by Rev. Alfred G. Pinkham.
grand master of Minnesota. in the alb
sence of Rev. w. J. Morton, chaplain
of this city. who was prevented from
attending owing to illness.
Attendance Especially Large.
This meeting is more largely attend
ed than any previous one. having grand
masters or their representatives from
every grand jurisdiction identified with
the association. An address of well
come was delivered bv J. Alton Cabell,
grand master of Virginia.
among other things showed that the
cash on hand to date is s26, 24O.35: 22O
life memberships at 500 each have
been received and pledges given
ing session was taken up with receiv-
Ing reports of the officers.
There will be an afternoon session
for further business and tomorrow
morning the association will convene
at. o'clock and at o'clock the dele
gates will go to Mount Vernon and
place a wreath on Washingtons tomb.
and at night they will attend the an
nual banquet of Alexandra Washing |
ton Lodge of Masons in the auditorium
Of the Elks' Home.
Delegates From Many States.
A list of those who had registered up
to noon today includes the following:
Alfred G. Pinkham, grand master of
Minnesota; Wilbur A. Scott. deputy |
grand master of Rhode Island; Joseph |
e. Knight. grand high priest of New |
Hampshire; Thomas J. Day, past grand |
master of Delaware: Harry ]. Guthrie,
past grand master and grand secretary
Of Delaware; w. B. Chesney, past grand |
master of Virginia. Frank r. Jesse,
Grand master OF Missouri, Thomas J.
Shryock. grand master of Maryland:
William Booth Price, grand director of
nd Caiv
senior grand warden and grand lee |
turer. Maryland; Thomas Mckenzie, |
grand master of Connecticut: George !
A. kies. past grand master of Connec-
ter, Illinois: Thomas E. Penman. rep
resenting grand master of Indiana; |
Charles P: Benedict, grand master of |
Indiana: Henry Banks. past master |
Of Georgia: Walter smith, grand mas
ter of Alabama; Hartsford L. Ison
grand commander of Alabama: A. B. c. |
BraN grand high priest of West Vir-
gtnia; E. B. Hesse. grand commander |
OF District of Columbia; Henry K. |
Field, deputy grand master of Vir-
ginia: James E. Dillon. past grand mas
ter OF Michigan; George l.. Schoonover, |
past grand master of Iowa; j. c. Mier-
man. past grand master of Idaho: !
george 7. Bryan, past grand master
Of South Carolina: F. E. Harrison, past
grand master of South Carolina; NJ j.
Hull. past grand master of Nebraska.
OF Alabama; T. Wilbur Herman, grand
master Of West Virginia: W. L. Gorgas,
grand master of Pennsylvania; Charles
h Wiggin, past grand master of New
Hampshire; George F. Moore sovereign
commander of the Scottish Rite of the
southern Jurisdiction of the United
states; W w. Jermane. grand master
OF the District of Columbia; ]. Claude
Keeper. past grand master of the
District OF Columbia; Warren NJ.
Johnson, past grand master of Massa-
chusetts; Arthur d. Prince. grand higb
priest OF Massachusetts; William II
ODen. past grand master OF Massa-
nausetts: Joseph W. Byrns, represent
1ng the grand master of Texas: George
Corson, grand general high priest of
Ehe united States of America; George
- Lusk. grand master of Michigan:
george A Beaudchamp, grand secre-
f?ry of Alabama: Charles E. Baldwin.
last grand master of District of Co
smbia; r. V. Racket, past grand mas
Ter OF North Carolina, and E. l. Cum
nfn2ham, grand senior uardap 80 wa.