The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-02-22


masters and other prominent Masonic
representatives from all parts of the
United States are in attendance at the
seventh annual convention OF the
George Washington Masonic National
Memorial Association. James X. John-
son, first vice president, of Columbia,
S. c., presided at the morning session
yesterday. The invocation was given
by the Rev. w. ]. Morton. 1t was fol-
lowed by addresses by Grand Master
Henry X. Field, of Virginia, ana
Grand Senior Deacon James II. Price.
The address of response was made py
the presiding officer, Mr.. johnson.
The afternoon session was presided
over by Gen. Thomas ]. Shryock, OF
Baltimore, president of the associa-
ton
The treasurer, John H Cowle, re-
ported a total of $49,05405 on hand-
Secretary Charles H. Callahan an
nounced further contributions Of
81 900 each from the Grand Lodges or
Michigan and South Carolina and the
Scottish Rite bodies of Alexandria
The committee of ways and means re
ported additional amounts OF Sl,OOO
from the Grand Lodge of Maryland,
also $500 from the various lodges OF
that State and pledges amounting 10
| $37 $50 received from other parts OF
the country, bringing the total OF
cash and pledges up to $S6,944O5.
The members attended a called COM
-munication of Acknowledgement
Lodge last night, which was held in.
the Elks' lodgeroom. The Master
Mason degree was conferred. Onl-
GERS of the association will be elected
this afternoon and the annual ban
quet will be held, following a stated
communication of Alexandria-Wash-
ington Lodge in the Elks' lodgeroom.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. of this
city, president of the National Flor
ence Crittenton Mission, returned
from New York last night. where she
was the guest at luncheon yesterday
of Mrs. John Hays Hammond. Mrs.
Barrett will leave tomorrow for
Fredericksburg, Va, where she VIII
speak on women From a World
Viewpoint"
Fire destroyed two frame struc-
lures last night in the square bound
ed by Henry, Fayette, Queen and
Princess streets. one Of which was oc-
cupied by George Smith, colored' the
other being vacant. The fire Is be-
lieyed TO have been of incendiary orr
gin.
The announcement was made before
the board of police commissioners
last night by Attorney Lee p. Har-
law that written charges would pc
made against police officer John w.
Kerns, in connection with the shoot
ing of John Stephen Kane, the George
town University student. on last
Thanksgiving night here.
Ralph Steele, proprietor of the Rich
mond and Surprise theaters here, who
has been confined to his home with
typhoid fever since December, has re-
covered sufficietly to be out again.
Miss Germond was hostess Monday
evening at a George Washington
! party. She had as her guests Miss
Rosa Cox, Miss Julia Davis, Miss Sue
Duffey. Misses Vera and Rebecca
Germond, Miss Coralie GreenawaS'
Miss Betty Keys, Miss Bessie Marks,
Miss Harriet Pollard, and Messrs.
Harold Davis, Albert c. Dunn, Thorn
as Jones, Shirley Leachman, Robert
Meyers, Earnest Pittman, John Scott,
of this city, and Ralph herrlck' Vi
Washington.
The banks and Federal offices are
closed today in honor of Washington's
Birthday. Members Of the George
Washington Birthday Association
went to Mount Vernon by special car
at 1890 and placed a wreath on the
tomb OF Washington, in accordance
with their annual custom.
The students of st. Mary's Academy
gave a Washington Birthday patriotic
literary and musical program yester-
day afternoon. Following 1t an ad-
dress on Washington was delivered
by Francis II. Fannon, of Georgetown
University Law School. An American
flag was presented to the Academy by
the pupils of the seventh and eighth
grades. The Rev. Louis Smet pre-
sided.