Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-21
REPORT PROGRESS
ON FINANCES IN 1920
Rapid Strides Made in Col
fiction Of Funds For Ma
sonic Temple
l1th ANNUAL MEETING
Largest Attendance In History of As
sociation-SeSsions to End Tomor-
row Pilgrimage to MI. Vernon

| With the largest attendance in its
! history the eleventh annual meeting
| Of the George Washington Masonic
Nat!ona! Memorial Association, the
purnosc of which is the erection Of 4
temple to the memory OF Washing
ton the Mason, convened shortly be-
! fore 10 O'Clock this morning in the
Masonic Temple. Sessions are being
presided. over by Hon. Lewis a. Wat
res, Of Scranton, Pa, president oi
the ASSOCIATION, who is past grand
master and former lieutenant gov
ernor of the state Of Pennsylvania.
Opening prayer was delivered b.
Rev. DR.. ". j. Morton, chaplain and
an address of welcome to the dele
gates was delivered by J. s. Botti-
more, grand master OF Masons in
Virginia.
Following tine address came the
reports of the representatives rela-
tive to the funds collected during
the year.
It was stated this afternoon that
the treaSurrrs report will not be
submitted til! tomorrow. All of the
reports made by the various repre-
scntat!ves showed that considerable
progress was made during the pas.
year in collecting funds for the pro-
posed million dollar memorial 10 hc
erected in this city in George Wash
inGton Park.
The site for the temple was under
discussion at the afternoon session.
Officers are 20 be elected tomorrow
afternoon when the convention viii
close.
The delegates tonight will attend n
stated communication Of Alexandria
Washington lodge OF Masoas and
witness the comforting. Of the Master
Mason degree tv the grand working
committee in Virginia.
The business session will rcasscm.
bic at 9:31 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing and adjourn al o:30 o'clock for a
trip to Ao3nt Vernon. At night many
, Of tho delegates will attend the an.
! aual celebration Of AlcXandria-W Wash
!ngton lodge Of Masons in cbScrr-
! shce Of: f:W@shinGton's birthday. There
! will be speaking and musical pro
gram. The annual banquet will 30
omitted this year.
, Those attending the convention fol.
low: Jennings K. Owens. past rranG
commander. Soul, Carolina; George
A. BeaWhamp, grand secretary. Ala.
bama; William F. Bowc. past graEG
commander and past srard h;gt
priest. and state chairman, Georgia;
| John S. Bottimore, grand master, Eir.
| r:n;a; William F. Johnson, grand mas
ter. Minnesota; NJ. +. Schmidt. dis
:rcs deputy grard master CT tht
:wcnty-fif:h district, Missouri; Rod
/ aey Blake, grand master. Tennessee
! Charles Ccmseock. past grand master
Tennessee; F. F.. Major, past grsnt
nigh priest, Washington. D. c.; Thos
J. Day. past grand master, Delaware
Harry J. Guthrie, past grand master
Deleware; Harry ". Lowe. past mas
,cr, Delaware; Harvey W. Bentley
Delaware; G. L. Dickerson, past gran.
high priest, Delaware; Byron Eastol
Mot, grand commander. Columbia. S
c.; W. L. Lee, grand high prizes, Ala
[ bama; Henry S:oley, grand master O.
! grand council, Georgia; Henry }
| Noyes, grand master. New Hampshir,
C. /. Adams. grand treasurer. selec
master, New Hampshire; r. H. Sch
watzer, grand master, Indiana; A.. y
Nash. grand king, grand chapter, Z
L.; Thos. Mckenzie, past grand mas:e
and state chairman, Conn; IIarr,
I NJ. c. Lane, Concord. \. H.; f. Fen
mis- Heath, grand high priest. Ne"pcr
News, Va; James B. Wood, pas
grand master, Charlottesville, Va
Wilbur A. Scott. past grand maste!
| Providence, r. l.; James A. Roger:
grand high priest, Providence. P. l.
William ". Wilson, grand sccre;ar-
North Carolina; William L. Boydel
We ashingtop, D. c.; Ten D. Mckcowr
Ada, Okla; Francis Hcpkinson Co!
f!r. Scranton, Pa; Thomas Psnraa!
Scrautcn. Pa; C:hsrles W. Crsme
Hartford. Conn: George 4. K;es. pa