Evening star., 1923-09-15
NASONS FURTHER
/ MEMORIAL PLANS
Committees Report on Cor
ner Stone Laying for Wash
+, ington Memorial.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 10.
Plans for the laying of the corner
stone of the s4,0O0,00O temple being
erected at George Washington Park
by the George Washington Masonic
National Memorial Association at
noon November I were mapped out
at a conference held yesterday after
noon in the rooms of the chamber OF
commerce between James III. Price,
grand master of Masons in Virginia;
Andrew l.. Randell. Texas, past grand
master; ]. Claude KEEPER, District or
Columbia, and members Of the local
committee of arrangements. Many
of the details for the affair We're COM
pIeted and reports of chairnien of the
various local committees indicated that
the plans for the big event are being
rapidly completed.
Many Distinguished Guests.
Among the distinguished guests who
have accepted invitations to be pres
ent are President Calvin Coolidge and
members of the cabinet, Chief Justice
Taft and grand masters from all over
the country, including Alfred NJ
Spear. Augusta. Me-; George T. Wit
ney, Bellows Falls. Va; J. r. BOW
doin, Atlanta. Ga; Frank e. savers
Charleston, S c.; H. NJ. Poteat, WAKE
Forrest, n. c.; Joseph Gill Clayton
New Mexico; James NJ. McConnell, 81
Paul, Mimi; r. $. Lockhart, water
town, S. D.; Charles "A. Chappell'
NIlnden. Neb: Milo J. Gabriel, clinton.
Iowa; Bert S. Lee, Springfield, New;
John l.. Hall, Jacksonville, Fla;
Arthur S. TOmpkins, Nyack. n. l.,
Walter l.. Stockwell. Fargo, \: u;
E. F. Nelson. Louisville, KY; Marx
T. Finley. District of Columbia; Mike
H. Thomas Dallas. Tex; Joseph SINAI
New Orleans, La; Dudley Ferrell'
Boston, Mass. and Arthur NJ. Brown
Jewett City, Conn.
Thousands of Visitors.
1t is estimated that there Will pc
90 600 Masons in line of march ana
10000 visitors in addition to the city
for that event and reports received
up to the present indicate the neuIes
even will exceed the foregoing est-
mates. Grand Master Price eNpects H,as
10. 900 Blue Lodge members and Grand
Commander JoalIins 1,50O knlgntS
Templar, including full TempIar
band of fifty pieces from Virginia.
Alexandria Washington Lodge; no 40,
90 this city; Fredericksburg Lodge
and Potomac Lodge of the District OF
Columbia have been invited and ac-
cepted. The corner stone VIII be lald
by Deputy Grand Master OF Masons
of Virginia Charles H. Callahan of
The local committee is composed
of J. E. w. Timherman, chairman;
e. Cliff, Claude w. Fletcher, Will
liam A. Moore, C. h. Dare, Chester
A. Gwinn George Z. Wartield and c.
C. BatchelIer. Chairmen of COM
rnIttees are: J. z. Shinn. banquet;
DIR. J. T Ahston, decorations; Harry
IIaTaT1 finance .TDbn Fl Trim
yer housing; Roger Sullivan, music;
Kenneth W. Ogden, parade and also
grand marshal: Julian Y. Williams
program; G. b. Swan, reception; DR..
g. E. Outclat. automobiles; p. Gran
ford, temple grounds; +. F. Ticer,
transportation; U. S. Lambert, halls
and ]. Randall Cation, citizens.
Banquet for 1000
The cafeteria floor of the A1exan-
dria Naval Torpedo Station has been
secured for serving the banquet. at
. o'clock in the afternoon. Admis-
sion will be by card only and covers
win be laid for 1000. The banquet
will be prepared and served by a
committee of ladies, under the di-
rection of Miss Cora Cochran.
The third victim of the grade cross
ing accident, which occurred Thurs
DAY afternoon at Clifford avenue, St
Eimo, Arlington county, when an au-
tomobile driven by Austin Johnston,
a
. Washington and Old Dominion cleo
. trio car, is dead. He is John L. Craw-
Iord, thirteen years, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James p. Crawford, Hume Ar
hngton county. The youth expired at
the Alexandria Hospital shortly after
3 o'clock last night. Death was due
to concussion of the brain This
brings the death toll of the accident
to three.
The only survivor of the accident is
James F. Crawford. brother of the
deceased, who is seventeen years old
He is in the Alexandria Hospital suf-
terlng from fractured leg and brok-
en- collarbone. He will recover and
his condition is reported to be some
what improved.
The funeral of young Crawford will
take place at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday
morning from St, Mary's Catholic
oIlvet cemetery. Washington.
Young Crawford when pinned be-
meath the debris of the machine and
When rescuers started to remove the
reFcuers not to mind him, but to
take out first those most seriously in
jured.
One of Victims Buried.
The funeral of Austin Johnson.
driver of the Inflated automobile,
took place this afternoon from the
residence of his mother, Mrs. Dora
county. Many companions of the boy
attend the obsequies, which were con-
Quoted by Rev. J. Raymond Wood,
pastor of the Del Ray Methodist
church. Burial was in the Presby-
terian cemetery.
The funeral of Stockton Kelly, the
second boy to die in the accident
Will take place at 2 o'clock Monday
afternoon from the residence of his
parents, Capt. and Mrs. Austin Kelly,
A96 n street southwest, Washington.
Burial will be in Glenwood cemetery,
Washington.
A coroneTs jury summoned by DR.
T. NJ. Jones, coroner of this city, met
ElIis morning and after viewing the
body adjourned until 7:30 o'clock
Monday night to take testimony The
jury is composed of John H. Fisher,
Julian F. Poss, William ]. Schuler.
Hunt Russell, Alfredo Thomson and
James G, Graham.
Odd Fellows Meet.
Potomac Lodge, No So, l. o. o. F., at
a meeting held last night made prelimi-
nary arrangements for attending the
annual meeting of the Northern Vir-
ginia Odd Fellows Association, which
will be held in Leesburg, Va, October
D Announcement was made that in
vitatfons have been accepted by Gov
l1 Lee Trinkle. Virginia, two mem
bers of President Coolidge's cabinet,
the grand master of Virginia, the
grand master of the District of Co
lun1bia and the grand master of
Maryland to attend
A big parade at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon will be feature of the af-
fair. Ten bands will be in line, in
cluding the Citizens Band of this city.
The Northern Virginia Association is
composed<of fifteen lodges in this sec
tion of Virginia.
Thousands of fight fans thronged
the streets of the city last night and