Evening star., 1932-05-08
ALEXANDRIA MECCA
Of MASONIC BODIES
Special BicentenniaI Week to
Be UShered in
Today.

A series Of 20 or more events, begin
ming this morning at $50 O'Clock, in
cluding dedication Of the George Wash
lngton Masonic National Memorial at
Alexandria, and closing Saturday, will
constitute Masonrys part in the cele-
bration of the Bicentennial of the birth
of George Washington.
Religious services by Kallipolis Grot-
to, at the Sylvan Theater at $50
o'clock this morning, today's only event
in the program, will open the series Of
services and exercises
Tomorrow the annual meeting of the
Masonic Service Association of the
United States will be held at the Ra-
leigh Hotel, and at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon the Grand Lodge of the State
of Texas will hold a special communi-
cation in the Memorial at Alexandria.
Tomorrow night the annual conference
OF grand secretaries of the United
States will be held at the Raleigh and
the annual conclave of the Grand Com
mandery, Knights Templar, of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, at the Masonic
Temple.
Grand Masters Conference Tuesday.
Tuesday will be devoted to the an
nual conference Of grand masters of
the United States at the Willard Ho-
tel, followed by the annual dinner in
the evening. The conference will open
at $50 am.
-Four events are scheduled for
Wednesday, two Of them at the Alex
andria ediflce and two at the Masonic
Temple, Thirteenth street and New
York avenue, Washington.
The annual convention of the George
Washington Masonic National Memorial
Association, sponsors of the memorial,
will be held at the memorial beginning
at $50 o'clock.
Wednesday evening the Grand Lodge
OF Missouri will hold special COM
munication in the memorial
King Solomon's Lodge, No. 81, F. A.
A. M, will hold a special communica-
tion at the Masonic Temple here at l
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
The Districts big event of the week
will be held Wednesday evening, when
the semi-annual communication of the
Grand Lodge Of the District is to be
held at the Masonic Temple here
Regular business of the communication
will be set aside until postponed COM
munication on May 81, so that the
meeting may be converted into Bicen-
tennial celebration and devoted to a
commemoration of the presence of
these visiting grand masters" who will
be in the city for the week.
Local Units TO Participate.
The District Grand Lodge will meet
at 7:30 O'Clock Thursday morning to
go to Alexandra for participation in
the ceremonies Of dedication. A parade
at $50 o'clock will open the dedicatory
exercises, and Alexandria Washington
Lodge, No. %, of which George Wash
ington was master, will meet in the
newly dedicated memorial at 1880
o'clock Thursday evening.
reception and ball for Masonic Of
ficials and visitors will be held under
the sponsorship of the Circle Club of
Washington at the Willard Hotel at 8
o'clock Thursday night.
On Friday the annual eonclave of
the Grand Commandery, knights Tenn
plar, OF Virginia, and the meeting of
the Masonic Librarians and Educators
Of the United States, will be held at
the memorial in Alexandria.
st. Johns Lodge, No. IL, F. A. A. M,
of the District will meet Friday evening
at the temple here with st. Johns
Lodge Of Missouri conferring the Master
Mason degree.
'WaShington's Vision of a Triumph
ant Nation" a pageant, will be pre-
sented at o'clock Friday evening at
Washington Auditorium by the Grand
Chapter, Order Of Eastern Stor of the
District.