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One of the outstanding buildings in
House of the Temple at 10th and S
streets northwest, has a peculiar ap-
peal for the Mason. 1t is the home
of the Supreme Council of the South
ern Jurisdiction Of the Scottish Rite.
Dedicated with elaborate cere-
monies October Is, 1915, the corner
stone of the building had been laid
October IS, 1911. Today the temple,
distinctive in architecture among the
buildings Of the nations capital, has
taken it's place on the noble thor
oughfare which leads straight north
from the White House.
The history of the temple and a
terest Masons. In 1909 the Supreme
ing for the enlargement or extension
of the House of the Temple, then
located at 3rd and h streets north
west, which building is still the head
quarters of the rite in the District
Of Columbia.
in the hands of the then grand com
mander, James ID. Richards. 1t was
decided that it was impracticable to
add to the old House of the Temple.
A site was selected on 10th street be-
tween Il and NJ streets. The grand
commander then entered into nego-
tiationS with the local bodies Of the
rite looking to the exchange OF the
Scottish Rite Cathedral, then at 1907
G street northwest, for the old House
OF the Temple at 3rd and + streets.
This exchange being effected, the
grand commander sold the q street
property to a business firm for $685.
900. and turned the money into the
treasury Of the Supreme Council. At
a conference held shortly after it was
decided to make the temple the most
elegant stately and superb ever built
for Scottish Rite Masons"
Many Plans Submitted.
In January, 1910, invitations were
sent out to the leading architects of
Washington and other cities for
sketches. In March further plans
were asked for, but all these plans
were rejected. as had been the former
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connect with the main road to Mount
Vernon. providing pending legisla-
ton introduced in Congress by Rep
reSentative r. Walton Moore of Nfr
ginia is enacted. This extension
would afford sightseers a short cut
to Mount Vernon across the edge of
Alexandria and directly past the Ma
sonic memorial.
Tower Rises From Terraces.
The tower will rise from the sew
enth of series of beautifully land
scaped terraces, formed by excavating
and grading Shooters hill--a knoll
127 feet above the Potomac river,
named after the English estate of Lud-
we'll Lee, son of Richard Henry Lee,
signer of the Declaration of Independ-
ence and prominent in the Continental
Congress of the resolution that the col
onies ARE and of right ought to be
free and Independent" Ludwell Lee
had noted dwelling on the hill, foun-
dation ruins of which still are visible.
and his first wife is said to be buried
in an unmarked grave there. Incl
dentally workmen are exercising eau
ton in digging lest the grave be desc
Grated. Its exact location is not
known.
The operation already has proceeded
to the point Of sodding the terraces
and to near-completion of the laying
of the immense concrete foundation.
The terraces will be surmounted by
semi-circular gravel walks, connect
ing with each other by double stone
steps. At the street entrance to the
approaches and at the uppermost ter
race will be granite steps 100 feet
wide. To the left of the terraces will
be q wide driveway for vehicular traf-
fic. curvin% in front of, the memorial
on the east and around the north side
to a large parking area Another
driveway will form an "S'' in the north
west part of the grounds and merge
with the Middleburg pike. The land
scaping will form an essential ele-
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and true path that leads TO inenaDls
light, he himself must be master
and that not only in name but in fact.
Between the sphinxes. then, lies
the way Of entrance into the temple
which leads upward by series OF
steps, three. five, seven and nine In
| number, to the great door.
Teaching SymbOIIzed.
Having entered through the great
door. we pass through the tests anu
teachings of the Masonic degrees
symbolized by the designs on the
plaques behind the great pillars; We
pass the Inquisitors, the Searchers OF
Hearts, the Great Queens of Aaru ana
Amenti; we ascend the great stair
way. and there before the entrance
to the temple room we are saluted
by the startling admonition, Know
Thyself
These my brethren, are the quail
fications for entrance into the inner
temple
Entering. we find ourselves in a
lofty room. 1t is cube Of which
each dimension is 10 feet, and II IL
surmounted by dome supporting n
skylight, which makes the height OF
the room from floor to skylight more
than 100 feet. In the sides OF the
room are three great arched windows,
one on each hand and one opposite
the door. over the grand east. Each
window is divided by two pillars OF
polished green granite. and the lower
part of each is screened by tracery
of bronze serpents. All round the
room above the pillars is frieze OF
black marble bearing this inscription
From the outer darkness of ig-
norance through the shadows of our
earth life winds the beautiful path
of initiation Onto the divine light of
the holy altaH'
"In each, Of the four corners is
plaque bearing an emblem. These
emblems are Of two patterns: The
square and compasses. and the six
pointed star in a circle. The apex OF
the dome is ornamented by -four
double headed eagles. one on each
side. with the tablets Of the Ten
Commandments between. High over
the main doorway is the organ loft
Finally. in the centeK Of the room
stands the great altar, which is a
great block Of black marble veined
with white IT has four horns AT the
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.ry Of the country. does not expect at
this time to have the building and
grounds completed before the time
stated. so vast is the project.
Indeed. the MEMORIAL will take rank
with the great Washington Monu
7inent shaft, with the whole of Mount
Vernon or the Lincoln Memorial as
a shrine for national pilgrimage.
The site, on the western outskirts
at Alexandria, was at one time owned
by Gen. Washington. 1t is, therefore,
regarded as especially fitting that
this memorial to Washington, the
man and the Mason. should be erected
upon this very spot, for the combina-
ton of unusual architectural features
and remarkably terraced landscape
approaches planned will thus be seen
iniles away.
Built of Granite.
Granite will be used in the con-
' Struction of the great memorial, with
q statue of Gen. Washington as the
main feature within the structure.
This was decided upon at the thir-
1senth annual session of the asso-
t'iation held on Washington's birth
day anniversary this year at Alex
andria.
A fund of 100000 is being raised
for the memorial, of which SS,0OO.000
viii be for the erection of the build
ing and s1,000.000 for an endowment
sfuud.
/, The edifice will consist of a series
o four colonaded stories of dimin-
i;hing perimetcr. taperiEg from the
'.c through SUGGEST" stages to
me Observations provided at
top
~ buildiu= i'@t ~ house a
.,ee's., collection of III, 9tCrabilia OF
,5,..sl ingtou. including numerous ar
ti.;ics closely connected with his ca
recr in the Masonic order and mark
ing his term in office as worshipful
master Of the Alexandria Wa ashing-
TON lodge. y stately memorial hall
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massive fiuted pillars of polished green
granite. A doorway on the left leads
to the apartments Of the sovereign
grand commander, and another on
the right to those of the secretary
are panelled throughout from floor
to ceiling with Russian walnut.
I'm the center of the atrium is a
great marble table; and on either
hand between the pillars are four
marble seats. On the wall behind the
following symbolical designs:
"a lighted taper. A five-pointed
star with Yod. Compasses with
crown and sun. The pelican feeding
it's young A ST. Andrews cross. A
Teutonic cross with eagle superim-
The banner of Scottish Rite Masonry
united with the flag Of the United
States.
Magnificent Interior.
Directly opposite the great door is
the great stairway, guarded on either
hand by the seated figures Of Isis and
Nephthys. The ceiling of the atrium
is of oak. with heavy drop beams and
with panels painted in Egyptian de-
signs.
ITO the right of the stairway a
door opens into a corridor which
leads to the office of the librarian of
the Supreme Council. large room in
the southeast corner Of the building
lined with shelves from floor to
ceiling. A door from this room leads
to the stock room which is in the
ellipse behind the great stairway
and extends from one side of the
building to the other.
ITO the left Of the stairway the
corridor leads to the door Of the
Supreme Council room, a moderately
large room with a paneled ceiling
and lighted by a skylight. and which
Will be used by the Supreme Council
when in executive session.
Passing between the figures of
Isis and Nephthys and ascending the
stairs. we come to the first landing
at the back of the ellipse. from which
two other flights. curving to right
and left. lead up TO the door Of the
temple room. In front of this door
is the marble seat of the grand tiler,
bearing the inscription, Know thy
self
And now let us return and again
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SPHINX TEMPLE CLAIMS
FIRST BAND OF SHRINERS

The Sphinx. Temple comes from
Hartford, Conn. and, according to
record, this temple was the first to
have a band composed entirely of
Shriners. and they always appear in
fez and full dress. To them belongs
the honor of being the first Shrine
band to formally open an imperial
council meeting, this having occurred
at Rochester y. Y, in 1907.
The Arab patrol consists of fifty
men in uniform, while the band totals
an equal number.
Among the prominent members of
Sphinx Temple is the present COVER
nor, Charles A, Templeton, and two
former governors, Marcus n. Hell
comb and Everett J. Lake.
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led Abou Sal Temple III 1917, fol-
lowing III. example of their fellow
citizens who chartered Anezeh Temple
III Mexico City in 1905.
The charteriEg of Ben Ali Temple
at sacramento. Calf, last year
brought the total number of temples
to date 10 1jj. Several applications
for new charters are already in and
will be voted upon at the June ses-
sion.
Popularity me Shrine is known as
the playground Of Masonry. Sessions
of it's temples everywhere are occa-
siohs of -Sbciabllity. innocent. meIri-
ment and fun. such as might be ex-
pected among gentlemen and business
men who seek surcease from toll. But
fun making - only one feature of
Shrine life. t is n universal fact
that when YOU dig under the surface
of merrimcnt you find a heart
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forming the heart of the shrine
will contain the actual memorial
statue of the general set in a niche
at one end of the atrium. In the hall
will be allotted space for individual
memorials of every Grand Lodge in
America.
The axis of the building comedies
with the extension of King street,
Alexandria,. from which the main
east approach will emanate. Run
ming along the north end of the
grounds is the old Middleburg turn
pike, chartered in 1885 as the first
toll road in the United States, and
along the south is the old Kings
highway. which ran from Alexandria
to Williamsburg, then the capital of
Virginia. Intersecting the latter road
at a slight angle in front of the me-
mortal is Mount Vernon avenue,
eventually to be extended between
the monument and the railway sta
ton, just to the southeast, so as to
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Masonic Memorial to George Washington
i'm Virginia to Rank With Greatest Shrines

ment of the whole project and the
landscapes, Olmstead Brothers and
Parker of Brookline, Mass. have been
intrusted with this feature. w. S.
Manning Is personally representing
the firm on the site, with r. w. CAL
houn as general superintendent of OPP
erations.
The original design for the building
was drawn by Helmle & Corbett, New
York architects, and the general plans
were evolved by them in consultation
with Osgood & Osgood. architects of
Grand Rapids, Mich. The architects
representative on the grounds is Ed
ward Brown, The plans call for an
overall depth (east and west measure
ment) at the foundation of 237 feet, a
width of 165 feet and a height. as
previously stated of 205 feet, max
ing the total altitude above Potomac
tidewater 332 feet.
The foundation sets a precedent for
size in this type of structure, con-
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acres of land for the site, most of
the ground being purchased from the
city of Alexandria.
south OF the memorial grounds, in
the direction of Mount Vernon, is
Cameron valley, named for Baron
cameron. the sixth Lord Fairfax for
Whom Washington surveyed when a
youth. On the ridge beyond the val
ley visitors to the memorial will be
able to see Mount Eagle, home of
Bryan, eighth Lord Fairfax, and the
last house visited by Gen. Washing
ton before his death. Miles back Of
Mount Eagle the trees surrounding
Mount Vernon will be discernible
serted.
Alexandria Is bound up historically
with associations relating to George
Washington. dating from the time
when he surveyed it's quaint streets
to the time he endowed there the
first free school in Virginia and in
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Ff One of the most magnificent me-
'.orials to George Washington, sol
tier. patriot statesman, will adorn
.Hhooters Hill. on the outskirts OF
Alexandria, Va, before the next great
Gathering of Shriners is held in the
national Capital.
Five years from now, it is expected.
ne George Washington Masonic
4at:onal memorial, a shrine modelled
; fter the ancient towers which were
used as beacons to guide mariners,
= a. Ill be completed on that site to
:erve as guide and Inspiration to
all men.
While the corner stone will be laid
November l next, the George Wash
IGgton Masonic National Memorial
Association, organized by the Mason
Evening star., 1923-02-17

Mothers may indeed choose whole summers supply
OF these little panty dressesfor there are dozens of
pretty syles-and all the prices way below what heyd
usually be, If 1t wasn't for the Anniversary. Checked
g1ng1ams, plain g1nghas poplins cfambray crepe-and
even unbleached muslin make these little dresses that
require no petcoats and keep little girls looking fresh
and Clean
Fourthf
Evening star., 1923-01-08
FIVE MILLION INVOLVED
IN MOVING PICTURE DEAL
S. A. Lynch Declared to Have Sold
Out Southern Interests to
Famous-Players-Lasky.
BY the Associated Press.


ATLANTA, January SIS. A. Lynch
has reached an agreement with the
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
to surrender control of his holdings
in the motion picture business in the
south, according to information re-
ceived here from New York.
The deal involves an exchange of
So, 100000, 1T is said, for which Mr.
Lynch will relinquish his control of
southern Enterprises. Inc, and sub
sidiary corporations represented by
zoo motion picture houses in the
south and five film exchanges, located
Charlotte and Oklahoma City.
Final contracts and agreements
covering the deal will be signed early
next week and the agreement made
retroactive to January 1, according
to the information from New York.
individuals involved In the deal with
Mr.. Lynch include c. +. Holcombe,
Y. F. Freeman, d. r. Millard and
Fred Kent, it is said.
Frederick G. Lee, former president
of the Irwin Trust Company of New
York, will be president of the new organ
ization, Harold B. Franklin, at pres
Players-Lasky interests, vice -presi-
dent. and Dan Michaelov, former
director of theaters of the Lynch
concern, will be promoted to general
manager under the new control in
charge of all theaterS operated
by the Southern Enterprises, Inc. 1t
is reported that under the new man.
agement the corporation plans the
erection of a three million dollar
theater on the site now occupied by
the Putnam Building in New York.
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cleaner and purer than that in any of
the other business districts of Chi
cago.
THE same is true of all other work
ing conditions here. The work has
been dignified. The man who sticks
the hogs as they roll along to a quick
and painless death in the hot watts has
a clean place in which to remove his
bloody apron and goes home quite as
dignified and self-respecting a citizen
as ever drew a pay envelope Saturday
night.
The stock yards are paved and
lighted and kept clean, and the peo-
pie who work in them and have their
homes in this neighborhood are
thrifty and well cared for. It's just
improved conditions in industry with
which packers have kept pace as well
as the others"
Mr.. White has lovely wife and
two daughters and 4 son-Gertrude,
Hester and Edison, jr. Gertrude, the
eldest of the three children. has just
returned from d school in Rome.
Hester is in school in the east and
Edison, jr., is preparing to enter
Princeton.
Copyright 1923
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NelU Head of armour Company
Put Opportunity Abore Pay
Edison White Quit S7O-a-Week Job and
Vent to York for SI8 With
Larger Firm.

from which the sweet juices had been
squeezed for the stills were thrown
to the farmers, making cheap food for
stock, and Peoria was the stock
feeders heaven.
Refrigerator cars were unknown
in those days, SO stock was sold to
local packing houses instead of being
shipped TO Chicago as now. My first
job was keeping books for Godel and
Company. a small packing house in
Peoria. [ took it purely as a, vacation
job, between terms Of business col
lege, but continued 1t instead of re-
turning to school, when they made
me their city salesman"
At the age of eighteen young White
was called to San Francisco. where
in two years he became manager of
the dressed beef department of the
Western Meat. Comapny.
But | wasn't contented there" said
Mr.. White. II saw that if / really
wanted to succeed I must go to the
fountain head of the business rather
than to the outskirts, so back l came
and offered my services to Armour
and Company.
This was in 1898. and was at
the halcyon age of twenty-one."
But even in a concern so vast as
that of Armour, genius does not lie
idle under a barrel. 1t was soon dis
covered that the clerk knew meat.
He was made manager of the dressed
permission to organize a sheep de-
partment, an innovation in the firm.
This permission was granted, and
from then on his rise was not only
steady but swift.
"The public at large has the wrong
conception of the packing business.
especially of the stock yards said
Mr.. White. Popular fallacy paints
it a poorly conducted, foul smelling
place such as Upton Sinclair de-
scribed in The Jungle But there's
no jungle here any more; there never
was one such as he painted it sixteen
years ago. This industry has kept
pace in Improvement with all other
Last week a bunch of New York
bankers came to see me. They enter
ed our main office and shifted the air
of the corridors with wry noses.
Where's the smell?' they asked me
in surprise. They didn't realize that
all the air in all the offices of the
yard is thoroughly washed and far
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increasing. Beautiful teeth were seen
less often than now. For dingy teeth
and most tooth troubles are due to film.
How teeth are ruined
Film absorbs stains, making the teeth
look discolored. Film is the basis of
tartar. It holds food substance which
ferments and forms acid. It holds the
acid in contact with the teeth to cause
decay.
Germs breed by millions in it. They,
with tartar, are the chief cause of pyor-
rhea. Think of leaving on teeth and
between the teeth a grinny coat like
that.
,.,..... New discoveries
Dental science, after long research,
has found two film combatants. One
acts to curdle film, one to remove it, and
without any harmful securing.
Evening star., 1923-01-08

Able authorities proved those meth
DDS effective. Then a new-type tooth
paste was created, based on modern
research. Those two great film combat
ants were embodied in it.
That tooth paste is called Pepsodent,
now advised by leading dentists the
world over.
These results also
Pepsodent also multiplies the aka
Unity of the saliva. That is there to
neutralize mouth acids, the cause of
tooth decay.
It multiplies the starch digestant in
the saliva. That is there to digest starch
deposits which may otherwise ferment
and form acids.
Those are Natures great tooth-pro-
tecting agents. Soapy tooth pastes de
crease their power. Pepsodent gives
them manifold effect
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tllan the Dutcher / was an SlS-a-Week
clerk. But that was thirty years ago"
This is the man who has been
chosen from among half dozen vice
presidents to succeed j. Ogden Ar
mOur as president of the largest pack
ing house III. the world. Breadth of
vision and extensive knowledge of
the business in it's smallest details,
coupled with d remarkable executive
ability and an infectious personal
magnetism, were the qualifications
which won him the office.
Dropped Pay for Opportunity.
II was never contented to be big
frog in little puddle he continued.
II wanted to be in the biggest puddle
and then | wasn't content to remain
little frog. That's the real secret
of success-have your ambitions and
then pursue them for all you're
worth
In harmony with his theory of the
big puddle, Mr.. White, at the age of
twenty-one. left a $7O-a-week job in
San Francisco packing house to ap-
ply to Armour & Co. for work He
was given a clerkship at SIS a week
"a wage which scarcely equals his
present income for each working hour.
Il wanted to get at the source of
things" said Mr.. White. "I knew |
could never be president Of Armour &
Co If | stayed in San Francisco, SO
l gave up the job and came here"
The new president of Armour and
Company harmonizes we'll with the
luxurious surroundings of his Office
He is built on a big scale with a
ruddy face and a wealth of snow
white hair, which at first glance
makes him appear older than his
forty-nine years His eyes are gray
and very keen under shaggy, gray
brows, and, as though the better to
accentuate his unusual coloring, he
was dressed in light gray, even to
tie and Spats, when he left a di-
rectors' meeting to submit to a few
moments of interviewing. To say
that Mr.. White has risen from the
ranks is not quite right. Although he
began work in his teens, foregoing a
college education to get ahead in his
Job, yet he came Of excellent family
stock Feeders Heaven.
My father was a big feeder in
Peoria, Ill.," said Mr.. White. MY
earliest recollections are of driving
the stock over the prairies. Those
were the good old days, before Mr.
Nolstead had thrust his morals on the
world and Peoria was the home of
vast distilleries. Quantities of corn
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Avoid Harmful Grit

Pepsodent curdles the film and removes
it without harmful securing. Its polishing
agent 10 far softer than enamel. Never use
film eombatant which contains harsh grit.
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eraI monsignori, and numerous other
high prelates and more than a hun
dred students of the American College
were present.
!. Cardinal Bonzano. in an address, de-
scribed the United States as com
prising more than a hundred milIio on
people, gathered from all countries,
from all climates, forming a ma gnifi-
cent human mosaic. engaged in fever
riches"
The cardinal added that amid the
thriving industries the faith for which
st. Pancras sacrificed his life had
penetrated, and described the prog
ress of the Catholic religion in Amer
lea as marvellous.
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New discoveries
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Cut out the coupon now.
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People who want prettier teeth -
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dent of Armour
& Co., sat in his
luxuriously equip
ped rose mahog-
any office, whose
windows overlook
the pens and
slaughter houses
Of the Union stock
yards, today and
smiled a genial
smile.
II know steers
from the nose to
the hoof," he said.
That's why I'm
here. But when |
came to Armour
& Co. ] was far
less CONSPICUOUS