Evening star., 1944-12-24
BY John Clagett Proctor

~S~oSSe ArASStS4
Last Friday the S. s. William W.
seaton, a Liberty ship. was scheduled to
be christened at the plant of the Sa-
vannah shipbuilding Corp, Savannah,
Ga, in the presence Of high Masonic
omcials and others from the District of
Columbia, where Mr.. Seaton was once
Mayor of Washington and Grand
Master of Masons from 1922 to 1924,
and had held other high Offices. For
many years he was the junior men,
ber of the firm of Gales & Seaton,
publishers of the National Intellineer.
subsequent to November, 1872, which
IN It's day was the most successful
publication of this city.
The naming of this ship in honor
OF Mayor Seaton is due to the local
Grand Lodge, FAAM, program for the
sale OF War Bonds and Stamps,
through the various subordinate lodges
and through the efforts of individual
members Of the fraternity. AS early
as last July, the order in this way
had subscribed for $3,OO0OO0 in Bonds,
and by October 81 this amount had
been increased to $5,15O000, and up
to date the total amount has reached
100000.
Three million dollars, it seems, will
be sufficient to build the present ship.
which Is about completed, and a heavy
bomber, which was completed last MAY,
ana was named Masonic Light, WASH
hgton. D. C. The remaining s3,OOO.-
600 will be used to sponsor the con-
ssruction of four B-29 heavy bombers,
The carrying out of this vast pro-
Tram has been largely the result of
the efforts of Grand Master Aubrey
f. Maars OF Barrister Lodge, No. 48:
John T. Vivian of Osiris Lodge, No.
%, general chairman of the War Bond
ma Stamp program, and Clyde H. But
Ter OF National Lodge, No. u, president
of the 1914 masters association.
e Street Residence
Col. William Winston Seaton was born
m 1785 and on March 30 1909, took
Is his wife Sarah Weston Gales, daueh-
ter OF Joseph Gales. sr. His cornmodious
which he occupied from 1888
o the time of his death, June Is, 1866.
vas on the south side of E street,
'etWeen Seventh and Eighth streets
ND 1t was here, in 1924 that he and
Mrs. Seaton entertained the celebrated
'atr1ot, the Marquis de Lafayette. when
hat distinguished Frenchman visited
his country.
Col. Seston served in the War of 1872
Sl5, and was in the ranks when the
mce of the Intelligencer was DESTROYED
y the British on August Is, 1914, the dav
the triumphant entry of Gen.
'oss and Admiral Cockburn into Wash
lgton. 1t was the admiral who took
reat pleasure in destroying the In
'lhgencers printing plant and pulling
own It's building, which he would have
urned, had it not been for the i'm
ortunit.es of several women in the
eighhorhood, who said that if the
ulldlng were set on fire, the flames
ould spread to nearby property. And
THIS the admiral Is said to have re-
lied: We'll. good people, do not wish
D lnJure you, but I really am afraid
~ friend Josey will be affronted with
le, If after burning Jemmy's palace.
DO not pay him the same compliment
so, my lads, take your axes, pull down I
le mouse, and burn the papers in the
rect" &
According to Mrs. Samuel Harrison /
NTH; "Cockburn often rode down the
venue on an old white mare. with Q
ng name and tail. and followed bv its v
al, to the dismay of the spectators. Q
e, and all his soldiers were perfectly
'lite, to the citizens He stopped at a t
'or, at which young lady was stand
&, and entered into familiar CONVEX n
tion Now, did you expect me such tt
clever fellow; were you not prepared S,
see savage, furious creature. such fl
Josey represented me? But you see ii
am quite harmless. Don't be afraid, 81
WILL take better care of you than Il
mmy did, Such was his manner Il
at OF common sailor, not a digni- fs
d commander" RI
The capture of Washington at this n
ne was probably as big a surprise to u