The Washington herald., 1922-06-06
Impromptu Ceremony Is
Held in Pouring Rain
At Alexandria.
WATRES PRESIDES
President of Association and
Vice President Callahan
Turn First Earth.
THE HERALD BUREAU,

III ming street
ALEXANDRIA. Va. June 5.-Amid
a steady downpour OF rain and in
the presence of only about two doz-
en- persons, ground was broken for
the erection Of the George Washing
ton Masonic Memorial Association
Temple. on Shooters Hill. in George
Washington Park. at noon today.
Earth was dug simultaneously by
Louis A Watres, Scranton. Pa. pres
ident of the association. and Charles
H Callahan. Alexandria, one of the
vice presidents. Mr.. watres made
a brief address, and Rev. William
]. Morton. DID, Alexandria, chap
lain of the association and rector of
Christ Episcopal Church. gave a
prayer.
The temple will be erected at a
cost OF s2.5Oo,OOo. which is being
contributed by Masons of the United
States.
The picks and shovels used at the
ceremony. together with four small
portions Of the earth, will be pre-
served and placed in the museum
of Alexandria Washington Lodge,
Of which George Washington was
the first master.
Within the next few days the
work Of excavating will be begun
in earnest by the Crawford Paving
Company, Of Washington. which has
been awarded the contract.
The matter of breaking ground
was not decided until this morn
ing, when President Watres arrived
here; consequently only a few per-
sons were present. Others attend
ing were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Callahan. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. W. Tim
herman, C. c. Batcheller. George w.
Zachary. Mayor James NJ. Duncan.
Urban S Lambert. David ]. Howell.
Thomas W. Robinson. c. Aubrey
Callahan, W. H. Thomas. George
f. warheId. Llewellyn Dyson. Clar-
ence J. Robinson. DR.. Thomas b.
Cochran. John T. Cochran. Miss Mil
dred Callahan. Miss Virginia Gala
han and Mrs. w. S. Risdon-
The memorial association was or
Eanized here twelve years ago, and
is composed of representatives of
Masonic bodies from every State
in the Union.
Within the next two weeks the
Eighth district Democratic Congress
sional committee will hold a meet
ing here to declare Representative
r. Walton Moore again the party
nominee. The time limit for can
didates desiring to enter a primary
expired June l. and the name of
Mr.. Moore was the only one pre-
scented. This. therefore, will do
away with the necessity for holding
a primary.
Whether or not Mr.. Moore will
have opposition in the general cleo
ton in November depends upon
whether the Republicans nominate
a candidate. \ Democratic nomina-
ton is equivalent to election.
Mr.. Moore has been member OF
the House Of Representative since
May 81. 1919. being elected to NIL
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Representative Charles C.
Carlin. and reelected to the Sixty
seventh Congress.
Deeds of conveyance were placed
on record in the ONCE OF the clerk
Of the Corporation Court today for
the following property: DR.. Charles
Z. Outcalt and wife to Hugo Her
furth. IT., lot Of ground at overlook
Place, and lot 4. block l. section l,
George Washington Park. Percy
w. Pickford and wife. and others.
to Bernard waisner house and lot
10. block "a. Section 4. Rosemont.
William l.. Allen to Charles W.
Thomas house and lot on the east
side Of Henry. between Cameron
and Queen streets.
Miss Lucie S. Vaughan. daughter
Of S. B. Vaughan. Of George Wash
ington Park, and ]. Hope Patter-
son. Of Charlottesville, were mar
ried Saturday afternoon at the
chapel of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary. Rev. R. Edgar Carpenter,
rector of Grace Episcopal Church.
officiating. The bride was attended
by Miss Lille Pitt. the best man
was Berry Patterson and the flower
girl was Miss Sabina Vaughan.
After a wedding trip through the
South, the couple will reside In
Washington.
A musicale was given tonight by
the music pupils of st. Mary's Acad-
envy. Among those taking part
were Misses Reed. Shuman. Smith.
O'Sullivan. Stanford, Ellison ana
Lee, with Miss VI. Griffith as reader.
The closing exercises of the
Xaverian Brothers School will be
held June Is at ST. Mary's Catholic
Church. Rev. Louis Smet. pastor.
will preside.
Funeral services for Miss Emma
Irene Hamnerdinger will be held at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at
Grace Episcopal Church, Rev. Ed
gar Carpenter officiating.
The funeral OF John H. Johnston
who died Friday. was held this
morning at his residence, III North
Payne street, Rev. w. ]. Morton,
d. D.. rector of Christ Episcopal
Church. officiating, and burial was
In the Presbyterian Cemetery.
NAVAL. QECEPVES