Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-18

The twelfth annual convention OF
the George Washington Masonic Ma
tional Memorial Association will meet
in this city at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday
morning in the Masonic Temple. 1t
is expected that 200 delegates will
attend. The purpose of the assoc!a,
tion is for the erection of memorial
temple to George Washington the Ma
son on George Washington Park at
the western end Of the city. The pro-
posed temple and landscape garden
ing will cost approximately S2,OOo,-
600 and their will be an endowment
fund of S5O0,O00 will be kept. More
than million dollars has been raised
in cash and pledges, tentative plans
for the temple prepared and VIII be
submitted for ratification to the as
sociation Tuesday morning. In the
event of their ratification. regarded
as more than probable, the actual
work of construction will begin this
year.
Delegates who arrive here Monday
will be rendered an informal recep-
ton at night in the Masonic Temple.
The business session of the associa-
ton will convene promptly at $3.50
o'clock,the morning of February 2l in
the Masonic Temple and following in
vocation there will be an address of
welcome by James H. Price, grand
master Of the Masons in Virginia af-
ter which will come the regular order
of business. Luncheon will be served
aL; Iz.JU sO'cfuciSvfn tile -after4ro.,u, ana
the convention will reassemble at 30
o'clock in the afternoon for business.
That night at 1880 o'clock there will
be state communication of Alexan-
dria-W ashington Lodge of Masons
and the conferring of the Master Ma
son degree.
The second and last days session
Of the association will be held Wednes-
day, February %. 1t will open at
9 o'clock with invocation followed by
the regular order of business. Lunch
con will be served at 1890 in the af-
ternoon and at 2:30 o'clock the dele
gates will make a prilgrimage to Mt.
Vernon. That night, Washingtons
birthday, at 1880 o'clock there will be
a stated communication Of AleNan-
ia-Washington Lodge and the an
nual celebration of Washingtous
birthday will take place. This will be
held in the lodge room of Alexandria
Lodge Of Elks. At this celebration
an address of welcome will be deliver
ed by James Fl. Price, grand master
of Masons in Virginia. Other speak
crs or the list will be Louis A. Wat
res, president of the Memorial Associa
ton; Melvin NJ. Johnson, past grand
master, Georgia; Andrew l.. Ran
dell, past grand master, Texas.
The last report on the account Of
money collected for the temple re-
ceived by Charles H. Callahan, local
secretary, showed that the amount
of cash in the treasury for the temple
was S625,000 with a large number
of pledges which would raise this
amount to from s1,200,Q00 to $780,
OOO Since the receipt Of this inform
alton number of states have made
returns the amount Of which will not
be made public till the meeting of the
association Tuesday.
The plan to raise the money adopted
at the last meeting Of the association
has been carried into effect with the
utmost satisfaction. Personal repre-
sentatives of the association working
under the immediate direction of the
various grand masters have been ap-
pointed in forty-five states and about
forty of these representatives have
Signifed their intention to be present
at the meeting which will be held next
Tuesday. All but two jurisdictions
have joined the association.
Strange to say the grand lodges
holding allegiance to Masonary in our
lnsular possessions such as the grand
lodge of the Philippines and Porto
Rico have not only Joined, but the
grand lodge of the Philippine Islands
has contributed $500 to the temple
fund. Porto Rico also made sub
Stancial contribution and donations
have been received from lodges in the
Panama Canal and Alaska.
There are 2,540,000 Freemasons in
continental America and it is intended
to raise sum of equal to one dollar
per capita which from present pro-
spects will be accomplished in a very
short while.
About $50 representatives from tbs
grand Masonic bodies in the United
States are expected to attend this
meeting and participate. These in ad.
dition to state chairmen referred tc
above will make grand total OF
about 200 delegates who will attend
This movement has been gradually
growing. The first meeting held here