The Washington herald., 1919-02-22
ALEXANDRIA
TIE HERALD BUREAU.
A. s. Doniphan.
~ King Street

Alexandria, Va. February I.-The
report Of the Ways and Means Com
nittee providing for a nationwide
drive to raise funds for the erection
of the proposed Masonic Memorial
Temple to the memory of Washing
ton the Mason. was adopted by the
George Washington Masonic National
Memorial Association at its ninth an
nual session, which convened in the
Masonic Temple today.
The purpose of this association Is 70
raise the sum of s1.OOo,OOO for the pro-
ject and s75O.O0O is to be used in the
erection Of the temple and the resi-
due will be an endowment fund.
The drive to raise the funds will be
made during the coming summer and
next winter and will be nation wide
Sessions of the association are be-
Ing presided over by Louis A. watres,
president of the association, former
governor of Pennsylvania.
The opening session was begun with
prayer offered by Rev. w. ]. Morton,
DID, chaplain of the association. An
address of welcome was delivered by
James H. Price. grand Junior warden
of the grand lodge of Virginia. Fol-
lowing this came the regular order
OF business.
Tonight the delegates attending the
convention witnessed the exemplifica-
ton Of the Master Mason degree by
the Past Masters Association.
The convention, which is the most
largely attended since the organiza-
tion of the council. is attended by
more than sixty delegates. 1t will
end its session tomorrow afternoon.
a business session will be called at
y n'rlnCk
be followed by the regular order Of
business. Delegates at 2:3O O'Clock in
the afternoon will Journey to Mount
Vernon and place a wreath on Wash
inEton's tomb in accordance with the
annual custom.
Alexandria Washington Lodge OF
Masons, No. %, at night will hold its
annual celebration of washington's
birthday with a banquet which will
be served in the Young Peoples build
ing, which will be attended by many
OF the delegates attending the con-
vention. composed principally OF SUI
preme officers or their representatives.
This will bring the ceremonies to a
close.
Delegates in attendance are: Robert
J, Travis. grand paster, Savannah.
Ca; J. L. Niche, past grand master,
South Carolina; f. Francis Heath.
grand chaplain. Virginia; o. Frank
Hart, grand council, South Carolina;
w. l.. Daniels. deputy grand master,
grand lodge, New Jersey: S. T. Lam
ham, grand chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, South Carolina; Harry J. Guth-
RE past grand master, Delaware; T.
Plcton Warlow. grand master, Flor
ida; Robert T. league, grand master,
Alabama; Wilbur A. Scott, grand mas
ter. Rhode Island; E. Tudor Gross,
grand master, Rhode Island: William
II. Langley, grand council. Rhode Is
land; George a. Pettigrew. grand mas
ter. Sioux Falls, 8. D.: George Law
Ter, past grand master, Tacoma.
Wash; Charles c. Homer, jr.. grand
master. Baltimore; Austin II. Scrogin,
grand master. Illinois; A. c. Wherry,
grand master, Utah; George Fl.
SchoonOver. grand master. Iowa; ].
A. West, Des Moines, Iowa.
Andrew l.. Randall, grand senior
warden, Sherman, Texas; George w.
Currier. grand council, New Hamp-
shire; A. E. Emerson. grand master.
Wa ashington; J. Claude KEEPER, past
grand master. District of Columbia;
Robert JudsOn Kenworthy<<past grand
master. New York; w. S. Farmer,
grand master New York: Owen Scott,
decatur, ILL.,; Walter L. Stackwell,
North Dakota: William F.. Guide,
grand commander. District of Column
pa. representing grand master; Her
pert Z. Rorick, grand master, New
Jersey; q. w. Wills. grand master,
Arkansas; =. h. Bauman. past grand
: q HHFwH L.
past grand master. Tennessee. VIII
liam Boothe Price. representing grand
commander. Baltimore: Wallace 8
NloyIe. grand master. New Haven,
Conn; Oliver c. Wanllaine. grand
nigh priest, Maryland; Warren 5.
Selpp, grand lecturer. Marvland:
william F. Bowe. past grand high
priest, Georgia; Charles +. Baldwin.
past grand master. District of Co.
lumbia; George A. Kies. past grand
master. Connecticut; Alexander G.
cochran, %, supreme council. South
ern jurisdiction. L. s. A. St Louis.
James f. Dillon, past grand master.
Mlchlgan' Henry A. Grady, grand
master. North Carolina: Thomas J
Day. past grand master. Delaware:
a. Victor Hughes. grand master, Del
aware; James r. Johnson. past grand
master, South Carolina: ]. w. Bing-
nam grand master. Missouri: J. r
McLachlen, of the grand lodge of Mis-
sour; r. n. Hackett. grand master.
North Carolina; George l. Iaidlv
grand master. West Virginia; John
NJ Collins. grand secretary. West
virginia; w. !. Hill. past grand mas
ter. Nebraska; Thomas 3. Bohon
grand master Indiana; Perry w
Weidner. deputy grand master, Los
Angeles. Cal; James H Price. repre-
senting the grand master OF Virginia
Joseph II. Milans. grand master
Washington, D. c.; George A. Ran
champ, grand recorder Of the grand
lodge and grand chapter. Alabama:
John Newton. past grand master,
District of Columbia
In the Corporation Court TODAY.
Judge L. c. Barley presiding,
grand jury with A. S. Doniphan as
foreman returned true bills 10 four
teen indictments presented. one he
ing for murder. The case of muir
der is that of James H. Lawrence,
charged with shooting and killing
Policeman Walker Campbell. Law
renee will be arraigned next We'd
hesday' when a date for his trial
will be fixed upon.
The trial of William OehIert, charg-
ed with shooting and killing Lin
wood KidweII. Vas set for hearing
March s. Most of the other indict-
ments returned were for alleged in
fractions of the State prohibition
law.
The birthday of George Washing
ton will be observed here tomorrow
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