The Washington herald., 1918-02-21
ALEXANDRIA READY
TO RECEIVE MASONS
George Washington Memorial Asso-
ciation Meets There Today.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
n. z. knight a Sou,
eIE King Strres.

Alexandria, Va. Feb. 20.-Aiany Of
the delegates who win attend ths
eighth annual convention Of the
George Washington Masonic Ma.
tional Memorial Association, which
will convene at $3.50 o'clock tomor.
row morning in the Masonic Tenn
pie, arrived here tonight and were
rendered an informal reception in
the Masonic Temple. A majority OF
the delegates will not, however, AZ.
rive until tomorrow morning. Dele
gates are stopping at the homes Of
members of the Masonic fraternity
The address OF welcome at ths
opening will be delivered by Ernest
l. Cunningham. grand master OF
Masons in Virginia.
At night the Master Mason degres
will be conferred. and a bust OF
Washington will be presented to the
association and a speech Of pre-.
sentation will be made by Judge r
T. w. Duke. of ChsrlottesvilIe, Va
The bust is the gift of the late Gen
Thomas J. Shryock. who was presi-
dent of the association. II is Of
bronze and copied from the HoudaI
~ IN NhN Eg-
tunda OF the State capitol. Rich
mond.
The association will end its sess
sions Friday afternoon. The pur-
pose Of this organization is the
erection Of a temple TO the memory
OF Washington. the Mason
Emory Robert Watson. the 10.
year-old son OF Robert Dorsey Wat.
son. of Baltimore. who yesterday
started out from BaltitGore in com.
pany with a man giving the nsms
Of Henry A Campbell on a trip "a
California, where both were 20 en-.
gage in the movie drama. was taleu
back to his home in Baltimore this
morning by his father. Campbell
also accompanied the father OF
young Watson back TO Baltimore.
The Joint committee on finance
and police OF the city council met
tonight with the board Of police
commissioners and IL is stated they
decided TO recommend to the city
council an increase of SO per month
in the salary of all members OF the
police force which is the amount
asked for. The proposed increase
will become effective March 1. Thi,
will make the salary OF the privates
SIS a month.
Last rites for Thomas W. White
were held this morning at his late
residence, 523 South Washington
street Services were conducted by
Rev. John Lee Allison, d. D.. pastor
Of the Second Presbyterian Church,
and Rev. W. J. Morton, rector of
q -
f. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans.
were the honorary pallbearers. Burial
was made in the Methodist Protestant
Cemetery.
The body OF Mrs. Emma E. McCuen.
who died in Norfolk. Va. was brought
here today and taken TO wheatley's
mortuary chapel Her funeral will
take place at . o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon from Grace p. +. Church.
Services will be conducted by Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, rector.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector. this
afternoon officiated at the funeral OF
Mrs. Annie NJ. Hamersley, held at
Grace P. E. Church.
Charles B. Swan left today for Bev-
erly, Mass. where he will represent
Washington Lodge OF Ma
sons at the annual celebration OF
Liberty Lodge. of that place, on
Washington's Birthday.
In the Circuit Court for this city IN
vacation the will OF Charles F. Cronk
was admitted to probate. Testator
leaves his estate TO four children. h
Noel Garner qualified as execufor
Announcement is made Of the mar
riage in Washington yesterday OF
Miss Margaret Olivia West and
Charles E. Riker. both OF this city.