The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-21
MASONIC SESSIONS
AT ALEXANDRIA, TO
OPEN this MORNING
Washington Memorial
Temple Plans Will
Be Submitted.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. 3. Doniphan.

ming GhNct
ALEXANDRIA. Va, Feb. 60
Preparations are complete for the
twelfth annual session OF the
George Washington Masonic Ma
tional Memorial Association. which
will convene at $50 tomorrow
morning in the Masonic Temple.
The building committee is ex-
pected to submit a favorable report
on plans and specifications for the
proposed memorial temple. which.
with landscape gardening, will cost
about s:.U0O.o0N
The committee at a meeting this
morning at the New willard Hotel
went over the plans and this after
noon they came here and inspected
the associations charter with How
ard w. Smith and James II. Cation.
by whom it was prepared. They
also went 10 George Washington
Park. accompanied by the architects
and looked over the site selected
for the temple.
1t is expected that zoe delegates
will be here for the invention.
which will be in session tomorrow
and "Wednesday.
Tomorrow night the officers Of
Alexandria-Was hington Lodge will
confer the Master Mason degree 50
that visitors from foreign jurisdic-
lions may witness the exempIifica-
tion of the Virginia ritual On
Wednesday night the lodge will
hold its annual celebration of
WashinEton's birthday in the Ell1s'
lodge room. The wives and friends
OF members are invited TO be
present
4 charter has been granted by the
state corporation commission to the
Railway Employees Cooperative
Association Of Alexandria, the pur-
pose OF which is to conduct a gen.
ersl mercantile business. with a
maximum capital stock Of 100000
and a minimum OF 5000. Officers
and directors are: L. A Howard
president: II. 4. Lipscombe, vice
president: J. W. Snencer. secretary
and treasurer: Mrs Margate !.
Dennis. W. $. Hisdon. J.. d. Mellon.
p. Esrriker. Mrs. f. Bragg and l..
II. MILAN
An amendment has also been
granted to the charter OF the Rock
creek Company. Inc. providing
that there shall be no difference be-
tween the Common and preferred
stock
Members OF the George Wash
ington Birthday Association. in
accordance with an established
custom. will go TO Mount Vernon
Wednesday and place a wreath on
Washington's tomb. They will
meet at the Chamber Of Com
merce at 1915 and leave at 1880
o'clock.
Funeral services for Thomas
Dewey. Sc years old. who died
yesterday at the residence OF his
| daughter. Mrs. Peyton Bsllenger.
1914 Duke street. will be held at
) o'clock Wednesday afternoon at
Sharon Chapel, FairfsX County.
Rev. DIR. S. A. Wallis oniciatinE.
and three daughters. He was born
in Nottinghamshire. England. and
came TO this country when ? years
old.
Two white men. registered On
the police blotters as TIME Criger
and Oscar Bidsaul. were held in
$500 bonds each for action OF the
grand jury in Police Court today
on a charge of violating the State
prohibition law.
In order TO raise funds for the
children's Fairgrounds articiic.aI
cherries will be sold on the streets
! Wednesday by committee of
women and children.
The Alexandria delegates who
attended the Y. NJ. G. A confer
ence in Richmond last week have
| returned. Judge J. h. NJ. Norton
was again elected a member of the
State committee.