Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-21
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George Washington Masonic Ma
tional Memorial Association.
4 The city OF Alexandria IS honore
today by the presence OF distinguish
\ el members Of the Masonic frateTi
ty who have come from various state
|, in the Union to attend the eighth
annual convention o. the Gaorg
Washington Masonic National Ne
\ mortal Association. An informa
reception was rendered to the del
cgates and visiting brethren at III
! Masonic Temple last evening, whc'
old friendships We're renewed an'
matters of interest to the craft in gen
cral discussed.
The opening business session con
|'vened this morning at $3.50, the ad
dress Of welcome being given by thG
grand master Of Virginia, E. L. Cur,
I.ningham. An eulogy was also dellv'
Bered at that session on the late pres
|ident Of the association. Genera.
|Thomas J. Shryock, by Warren 5
|(Seipp, grand lecturer Of the state OF
ItMarvland. Other business was dis.
lposed OF and at 1880 luncheon was
lserved by committee of the ladies
j of Martha Washington Chapter, Or.
der Of the Eastern Star. the after
noon session convened at 1870
Another session will be held this
evening at 7:30 at which the Master
Mason's degree will be conferred aAc
j. bust Of Washington will be pre-
sented to the association as a gift
from the late General Thomas j.
Shryock, the presentation speech
being made by Judge R. T. W. Duke,
| Of Charlottesville. The bust IS OF
Bronze and was copied from the Hon
tlan statue Of Washington which
kstands in the rotunda OF the State
capitcl at Richmond. Tomorrow az
kernoon at $50 the annual pilgrim
Ehge to Mount Vernon will be made.
Among those in attendance at the
Convention are the following:
\ Wilber A. Scott. past grand mas
Her of Rhode Island: Henry T. Reese,
GRAND high priest, Of Alabama; 2.
tx. Bauman, past grand master, Fred
|ericksburg, Va; Thomas J. Day, past
lrrand master, Wilmington, Del;
Harry W.. Low, past grand high
bpriest, Wilmington, Del; VIM. =.
|English, grarA master, Hartford, Ct;
|Eeo. A. Kics, past grand master,
|tHartford. Ct; Louis \. Watres. past
brand master, Scranton, Pa; James
/ B. Wood. past grand master, Char
|lottesville. Va; Geo. T. Bryan, past
grand master. Greenville, S. c.;
| Myron H. Landifer. Rockville, S. G.;
William W. Wanamaker, grand mas
liter. Orangeburg, S. c.; Julian +.
Spearman. grand chaplain, Admission,
Ala; W. J. Reynolds, grand master,
Nesthope. North Dakota; +. E. Har-
rison, past grand master, Aboevliis'
S. c.; Joseph Lindsay, grand record
or Chester, 6. c.: Louis H. Feaa,
krrand master, Newberry. M'cn
Names f. Dillon, past grand masscr,
East Tawas, Mich; Chas. H. Burns,
kpast grand master, of Maryland; VIM
Rooth Price. Baltimore. Md; VIM. =
Bovder. Washington, D. c.; Warren
S. Seipp, grand lecturer grand lodge
of Maryland; Edwin B. Hesse, Dis
trict of Columbia, D. c.; }. u. MAJ
| lock. Ensley, Ala: Elmer E. beacn
CHICAGO, H.; john H. Cowles, past
GRAND master, New York city; Geo
IT Conover. IOWA: !. c. Helper, pa5'
or,nd master, District Of Columbia
Henry Banks. past grand master
Georgia; Wn. F. Bowe, past grand
Al,;,rh nr;est. Georgia; Robert +. Tea
o,e grand master. Alabama; f. I.
cunningham. grand master Virginia
George E. Corson, grand high priest
Coo r Norf,,ce!, grand master
North Carolina: S. NJ. Gatty, pas
! orond master North Carolina; Ge0
<, Beauchamp. grand secretary
,lo,o,,a. ". D. McChesney, pas
Grand master, staunton, Va; Cha
+ baldwin. past grand master, Dis
trict of Columbia; 7. John Newto'
mast grand master. District OF 9
lumbia.