The Washington herald., 1917-01-23
MASONIC CONVENTION
Meets AT ALEXANDRIA
Plan 100000 Memorial to George
Washington as Mason.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
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Alexandria, Va, Jan. 2a-Arrangements
have been completed for the seventh
annual convention of the George WASH
ington Masonic National Memorial As
sociation. which will convene February
2i for two days. Attending will be dele
gates from almost every State in the
| Union among whom will be many high
in the Masonic fraternity. The objects of
the association are to erect a suitable
permanent memorial to George Washing
| ton as Mason. Funds already collected
| for the project amount to about S10o 900.
The temple will cost about 100000, It is
estimated
The opening ceremonies will take place
at $50 o'clock, February q. Luncheon
will be served at 1890 o'clock. At 1880
o'clock there will be a called communica-
tion OF Alexandria Washington Lodge
and the conferring OF the Master Mason
degree by the grand working committee
of Virginia
On February % the session will open at
. o'clock, at 1880 o'clock there will be
luncheon. and election Of officers VIII
take place at 1:so o'clock.
At 2:3o the delegates will make a pill
grimage in automobiles to Mount Yer
non and Pohick Church by way of Wood
lawn and other points of historic interest
There will be a stated communication
Of Alexandria Washington Lodge, A F.
A. NJ, at 7:3o o'clock that night, followed
by the annual banquet in celebration of
Washington's Birthday by Alexandria
Washington Lodge.
Those who will respond to toasts are
Most worshipful Grand Master Of Vir-
ginia, Representative A ]. Montague,
former governor Of Virginia; Representa-
tive Carter Glass, Of Virginia; Represent
ative Joseph @. Cannon, Illinois, and
Representative J. T. Hefiin, Alabama.
Arrangements have been made for the
annual inspection of Canton Alexandra
No. l, Patriarchs Militant, to take place
next Monday night at Odd Fellows Hall.
The inspection will be made by Gen. F. w.
Bradford and staff from the District OF
Columbia, and will be followed by an en-
tertainmsnt and banquet, the Ladies'
Auxiliary serving the banquet.
A special meeting OF Canton Alexandria,
Ladies' Auxiliary and Lady Friends OF
night to complete arrangements for tho
affair.
Lorenzo wolford. president Of the Old
Dominion Glass Company. was presented
with a handsome Flks pin set with dia-
monds by the employees of that company
yesterday. Gen. Supt. ]. U. Schwarz-
mann made epeeCh OF presentation on
behalf of the men. to which Mr.. Wolford
responded
Mrs Alice Gehan. wife Of Walter L
Gahan. died shortly before 4 o'clock this
afternoon at her home, 622 South Alfred
street, after an illness OF less than a
week The deceased. In addition to her
husband. is survived by a daughter, Miss
Gertrude Gahan. Funeral arrangements
have not yet been made.
Funeral services for James William
Hammond were held at 8 o'clock this af-
ternoon at his late home, 13 Cedar street,
Rosemont. Rev. E. T. Kirkley, pastor
Of the Methodist Protestant Church, and
Rev. ]. W. Duffey, D. D.. pastor Of the
NJ. E. Church South, officiated. Burial
was IN the Presbyterian Cemetery. Mem
bers Of r z. Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams. OF which Mr.. Hammond was leo
tenant commander. attended.
Psllbearers were @. william Ramsay,
Capt Fountain Beattie, Benton Chinn
and Booker C. Hall, from Lee Camp, and
c. f. Williams and W. II. Yost, Of Wash
ington.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Lovetoy
Padgett, who died Saturday night at
Washington, will take place at $50 o'clock
Wednesday morning from St. Marys
Catholic Church, this city