Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-23
Grand Banquet Of Alexan-
dria-Washington Lodge
Last Night
400 GATHER AT TABLE
Thrilling Speeches By Prominent Ma.
sons and Members of the House of
Representatives.

About four hundred members cl
The Masonic fraternity mingled IN
the festive scenes a. the E!ks' Hal
last night. The Grlrl Master af the
State was prese:., as we're also other
members of the Grand Ledge, and
( ri resentatives of grand icdlrs ol
r.rer states, Mc.- Of the Masons OF
E:rxandria were prescnL,wnile Ni>:s
lag brethren fro all srctiLEs help
ed swell the gathering.
A meeting Or Alexandria Wash
irston Lodge, No. %, amdcr the aus
pices of which the grand banquet had
leen prepared. was held ir t:c lodge
4 J., ON of the F., AZ o'..iock, and
about nine o'clock The members aid
tie: guests repaired to tlre auditor
:.al en- the lower hc:r whore the han
Gues was held.
TIE feast had been prepared by the
.:..l.:s of Martha Washington Cha:
ter. Order Eastern Star, and they had
lef: rothing undone' which could have
Il. anyway added t" The pleasure %
;:.Use they served.
Ins following was TIE r.cnu:
/.
Oyster Coch!a:l
Gives Ce!cl:,
Waters
Cream Oysters Mixed Pickles
- Cold Roast Turkey
Old Virginia i'lm
Cranberry Sauce
Chicken Salad Sai;rdAlmords
Receptiol Polls
Ice Cream Gale I:;it
koouefort Cheese Cc!Fec
Cigars Cigarettes
q y " "
After an Invocation by Rev. j.; NJ
.
Nourse, tho discussion Of the feast
began. The banquet had continued
about an hour when Worshipful
Master C,,fage. Waller, jr., who pre-
sided and. acted as toast master ,icall
ed the assembly to order and after
4 few remarks an,3;tpcca : Most
Worshipful James Alston Cabell,
Grand Master of Masons oE Virginia.
The latter was received with great
.nthusiaem, ara he spola y sh' ::
time Upon the Grand Lodge. His ad-
ores: was entertaining and in'aF". tive
to Mi present.
He was followed by Most Worship
full Martin A. Morrison Of lndiana.He.
took for his theme, 81 am a Master
Mason" which he handled in an
earnest manner.
Hon. A. P. Gardner, of Massachu-
sctts, was the next speaker. He took
for his subject; Washington and
Preparedness" which he utilized in
a convincing manner.
Hon. Warren S. Scipp, Of Mary
land. was the last speaker. He de-
voted most of his remarks to the
proposed memorial to George Wash
inrton, and his address added consid-
erably to the zeal already manifest
for the erection of the temple.
While Mr.. Gardner was speaking
The alarm of fire was sounded. Some
of those present who are firemen
softly wended their way to the door,
hut there was nothing in the nature
of stampede. although the north
eastern heavens were illuminated by
! the blaze.
! During the banquet enlivening
music was rendered
The last scene in connection with
{ the festivities incident to the cele-
bration of the twenty-second OF Feb
ruary of 1916, closed with the ad'
iournment of the banqueters. The
George Washington Memorial Asso
citation had held one of the most IN
teresting meetings in its history
Wreaths had been placed upon th'
+onobs at Mount Vernon, and there
haa been another of the interesting
I annual reunions of the Masons OF Al
sxandria as we'll as Of Virginia IL
the banquet given in comI1emoratlo' i
81 the great Virginian, who was tn
/ srst Master of Alexandria Washing
& ton Lodge.