Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-23
Local Committee to Ar
range Details For
Stone Laying
CALLAHAN PRESIDE
Now Seek to Raise $4,000,
000-Temple to Cost
O,OOO-Oficers are
Chosen

The George Washington Mason
ic National Memorial Association
before closing its thirteenth an
nal session held in the Masonic
Temple elected officers and direc'
tors to serve for the ensuing
year yesterday afternoon. The
officers chosen are: Louis A. Wa
tres, Scranton, Pa, reelected
president; James r. johnson, past
grand master of South Carolina,
first vice president; James f.
Dunn, past grand master of
Michigan, second vice president;
Harry Noyes, past grand master
of New Hampshire, third vice
president; Bert S. Lee, grand
master of Missouri. fourth vice
| president, last named officer be-
! ing a new one, taking the place
1 of Senator Catron; j. Claude
KEEPER, Washington, D. c., seere-
! \tary and treasurer and Rev. DR..
3William ]. Morton, Alexandria,
Va, Chaplain.
The membership of the board Of
directors was increased from nine
to twelve and the following were
elected DIRECTORS: Louis A. Watres,
Scranton. Pa; William L. Dan
iels, New Jersey; Melvin NJ. john
son, Massachusetts; William s.
Farmer, Syracuse, n. Y; Chas.
II. Callahan, Alexandria, Va;
Andrew L. Randell, Texas; Geo.
l.. Schoonover, Iowa; Walter l..
Stockwell, North Dakota; Col. G
NJ. Napier, Georgia; Owen Scott,
Illinois. grand secretary; Albert
Boynton, California; Arthur W.
Lee, Wisconsin.
A committee consisting of seven
members of the local fraternity
Of which J. f. w. Timberman is
chairman. was named to arrange
a program for the laying of the
cornerstone of the temple which
will be laid between November l
and u.
The ceremony of laying the
cornerstone will be done by the
most worshipful grand lodge of
Virginia and the present grand
master, Most Worshipful James
Fl. Price, made the announcement
to the association that Deputy
Grand Master Charles Fl. Cal
lahan of Alexandria, would pre-
side at the function and perform
the ceremony.
The representatives present at
this meeting were unanimous in
their opinion that large delega-
tiOns would attend from every
jurisdiction and the representa-
tive from New Jersey stated he
expected as many as 5000 from
that state to be present and other
Jurisdictions were equally as san
guine that tremendous outpour-
ings OF members of the craft
from their localities would b.
present.
Those couhdentially expressed
the opinion that the occasion
would be one of the greatest il
Importance and of the largest pre-
portions numerically speaking
! that has ever occurred in Amer,
lea.
From the opinions expressed il
is not an exaggeratiOn To opinC
that there will be $4,000 visiting
Masons from other jurisdiction.
here on that day.
The work of building the tenn
pie will continue as rapidly a
possible. The contractors expec
the stone to be coming in within
a few weeks when the work o
setting the granite will be be
gun and proceed without inter
ruption, Notwithstanding that tn
point where the cornerstone coult
be laid will be reached not latel
than the middle of July, thert
will be no interruption in the pros
ress of the building.
One Of the interesting incident
of the meeting was brought on
in the report of New Hampshire
This little jurisdiction away u
in the northern country has al
ready raised its full euots ant
is now engaged in doubling tht
amount allotted which their rep
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