Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-04
cameron CLUB MEETS THE MASONIC BAZAAR
viii be Opened on Next Monday
Night by State Grand
Master Caball.

Plans for the Masonic Bazaar, to
be held in Alexandria October 9th to
goth, were formulated by members of
the General committee at meeting
in the Masonic Temple last night.
The Bazaar will be inaugurated for
the purpose Of raising national funds
to defray the expenses of the cam
paign to erect the s5OO,OOO Memorial
to Washington the Mason.
The evenings during which the Ba-
zaar will be held have been designat-
ed as follows: Monday, October 9,
Blue Lodge night; Oct. 10, Red Men;
Oct. II, Eastern Star; Oct. IL, Odd
Fellows; Oct. 13, Grotto; Oct. IA,
Firemen; Oct, 16; Elks; Oct. II,
open night; Oct. 1S, Suffrage; Oct.
10; FraternaI; Oct. 20, Commandery;
Oct. 21, Shrine.
The National Officers Of The George
Washington Masonic National Me-
mortal Association, which has its
headquarters in Alexandria, are:
President, Thomas G. Shyrock, G. M.
of Maryland; James R. Johnson, P.
G.. M. of S. c., 1st vice president;
James E. Dillon, P. G. NJ, of Mich.
End vice president; George IA. Schoon-
over, Deputy G. NJ, Of Iowa, 3rd,
vice president; John H. Comics, P.
G.. M. of Kentucky, treasurer and
Lawrence H. Lee, P. G. NJ. of
Alabama, secretary.
Officers of the local committee are:
J. NJ, Duncan, chairman; j. +.
Shinn, vice-chairman; j. j. Green,
treasurer, and C. Page Waller, Jr.,
secretary. Chairman Of committees
are as follows: Donations, 7. B.
Cochran; Publicity, NJ. l.. Dinwiddie;
Booths, C. H. Schwarzmann; Print
ing, j. E. w. Timberman; Music,
C. E. Outcalt; Special Features, C.
w. Fletcher; Decorations, T.. w.
Latham; Organizations, S. w. Pitts.
Alston Caball, Grand Master Of
hasoas eff the State of Virginia. nos
titled Chairman Duncan today that
he would leave Richmond at noon on
Tuesday and expects to arrive
in Alexandria at 2:30 o'clock in the.
afternoon. He will direct the opening
exercises of the Bazaar on the even
ing of that day. =
A delegation consisting of the
Worshipful Masters of the two lodges
in this city and the Hon. Lewis Tow
ers, of Washington, representing
Grand Master Jerman of the District
of Columbia, who will not be able to
personally attend will be present to
meet the distinguished guest.
After luncheon the members of
the local committee will escort the
delegates on an automobile trip
through the Mount Vernon neighbor-
hood to Pohick church, returning by
way of Hayfeld, Mount Eagle and
other places of historic interest.
Grand Master Caball will deliver
the address of welcome, and with
other. short ceremonies the Bazaar vii!
begin about eight o'clock of the open
ing night. Delegations Of Masons
from Washington and many other
cities will be present. =.
The secretary of the local Memo
rial Committee, Charles , H. Gala
han, has recently received notification
that Mr.. Fairfax. Harrison, president
of the Southern Railway company,
has presented to the Bazaar a silver
loving cup, standing sixteen inches
high, of beautiful Colonial design.
The donor has specified that this
shall be presented to the most, popu.
lar railroad man at the BAZAAR. Mr.
Harrison will not be able to attend.
in person, but the presentation will
be made for him by E. H. Kemper,
assistant comptroller of the South
ern Railroad. The cup will be on ex-
hibition at the Shriners' Booth in
charge of Mrs. E. H. Kemper, and
much interest has already been
aroused in regard to it..