Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1922, Page 12

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D..C, DECEMBER 3, 1922—PART 1 12 WORK ON member of the former lodge, known llndza from Alexandria served as the |death, which occurred December 14 IMPflSING SHR'NE ’VIEWS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL MASONIC MEMORIAL, 25 e B Barioe e atonia | cantet Ot Bbnar 1999, ‘and 1t served a8 a mucieus {01 WHICH IS PROGRESSING. with 1t after his campalgning.in the | The fsmous Chippendale chalr in |the - collection of historic article: 1S SLOWLY RISING | ing over his lodge, and which was In After the oivil war the collectiox Relics guarded jealously by the lodge and to be placed In the George ‘Washington Memorial Museum in- clude the Masonic apron which Wash- ington wore at the laying of the cor- ner stone of the Capitol in 1793—a ore colored, gold-embroidered ‘ment, decorated with crossed continuous use for 117 years, will | was kept from public view, but, ai form an attractive addition to the|the demand for seeing the relics grew museum’s collection. It is now pro- [apace with the vastly increased num. tected from wear in a glass case. redr of vllito{:‘ the possessions o: l'nc odge were thrown open in 1907 fo Old Clock There, Too. public inspection. It was the grow: On exhibition alzo will be the ©ld|ing realization that the lodge head: clock which stood In President|Quarters no longer could accommo- American and French flags and a bee- date the crowds of sightseers from revolution. which Washington sat when presid- | later assembled. Five Years Required to Com- hive and fairies. The apron was pre- Washington’s bedchamber, all parts of the United States, and sented to the lodge In 1812 by Law- still pointing to twenty minutes after | indeed, the wo+d, who daily taks rence Lewis, husband of Nellle Cus- |10, the hour and minute at which|part in the pilgrimage to revere thi tis, Washington's adopted daughter. |they stopped when the pendulum cord [ memory of the country's first leader Another pricelees article to repose ' was cut by Dr. Elisha Cullen Dick 2s | that has reeulted in the initiation oi In the museum is the silver trowel |Washington breathed his last. Dr.|the memorial project. A total of 40s which Washington used at _the Cap-:Dick was at the time master of the 000 persons viewed the collection 188 -plete Huge Memorial to Washington. WILL COST $3,000,000: ! Masonic Tribute Being Built at| Alexandria Modeled After Ancient Towers. | About five years hence the average' sightseeing visitor to Washington will have jotted down on his penciled itin- €rary of interesting points a show- Place as vet intangible to the present generation, but by that time destined to rank with Mount Vernon, the Lin- coln Memorial and Arlington national cemetery as a national pilgrimage shrine. This shrine, for its historic asso- ciations wi'l make it a hallowed spot, 13 the magnificent national memorial to George Washington, the man and the Mason, now rearing itself on Shooters’ hiil, on the western out- skirts of Alexandria, Va.. on ground once owned by the Father of His Country and =0 cherished by him that he once refused to allow it to he- come the site for the National Capital. Topning this famous hill’s summit, the imposing 205-foot edifice will overlook to the north the entire city of Washington, founded by the coun- try's first President as the seat of eovernment. and to the south Mount Vernon. his home—while connecting | the two will he the long-arched course of the Potomac river, scene of ‘Washington's boyhood adventures and delights. At the foot of the memorfal and stretchinz away eastward to the banks of the Potomac will lle Alexan- dia. scemingly doing homage to the man whose engineering ability had much to do with the planning of the town and whose love for it was evi- denced by his fraternal and religious afiiliations there. Vinihle Miles Away. The unusual architectural features and the remarkablv landscaped. ter- raced approaches of the memorial will present a striking appearance miles away. Modeled after the anclent tow- ers which were used as beacons to ®uide mariners into harbor, exempti- fled in those at Rhodes. the edifice will consist of a series of four colon- naded stories of diminishing perimiter, tapering from the base through suc- cessive stages to the observation tow- er provided at the top. Whether of marble or granite—the 8election is vet to be made—the edi- flee will stand out architecturally as unlque. constituting, it is claimed, the only building of that design in the world since the days of ancient Eu- rope. It will cost in the nelghbor- hood of $3.000.000—perhaps more—ana probably will take five years from the date of starting, June 10, 1922, to complete it. It was originated and will be carried through to consum- mation by the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Assocla- tion, organized by Masonry for the purpose. The building itself will house a priceless collection of memorabilia of : Washington, including numerous* ar- ticles closely connected with his ca- reer in the Masonic order and marking his term in office as worshipful mas- ter of the Alexandria-Washington lodge. A stately memorial forming the heart of the shrine—will contain the actual memorial—a 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. It Asto Engineer. To attempt to set down In writing an adequate description of the struc- ture as it will appear when completed is. in the words of C. A. Warthen, e; gineer in charge of the project, * difficult task.” “Even we who are Ing on it do not grasp its magni- he explained. A general, some- what technical outline of its location and principal features must suffice, it . was pointed out. | The axis of the bullding coincides _with the extension of King street. Alexandria, from which the main east approach will emanate. Running Zalong the north of the grounds is the old Middleburg turnpike, chartered in 1786 as the first toll road in the . United States, and along the south is Zthe old King's highway, which ran from Alexandria to Willlamsburg. then the capital of Virginia. Inter- ‘ secting the latter road at a slight angle In front of the memorial is Mount Vernon avenue, eventually to Dbe extended between the monument and the railway station, just to the southeast, so as to connect with the!l main road to Mount Vernon, providing | Dending legislation introduced in Con- | Bress by Representative R. Walton 3loore of Virginia is enacted. This| . extension would afford sightseers nf short cut to Mount Vernon across the edge of Alexandria and directly past! the Masonic memorial. Tower Rises From Terraces. The tower will rise from the sev. enth of a serics of beautifully land- he digni- fled architecture which will feature ke edifice. A statue of George Wash- Ington will ntand In a nicke, ax shown. digging lest the grave be desecrated.! Its exact location is not known. i The operation already has proceeded to the point of sodding th terrs S and to mnear-completion of the laying ' of the immense concrete feundation. The terraces will be surn semi-circular gravel ing with each other by steps. At the street ent approaches and at the up race will be granite step: feet wide. To the left o will be a traffic, curving morial on the e north side to a Another driveway the northwest part of the merge with the Middleb landscaping will form the ' r of the me-! around the| king nds and | pike. The | essential | noted landscapers, Olmstead Brothers | Mass, and Parker of have | been intrusted (ul AL S. Manning is personally representing | the firm on the site, wi R. W. Cal- houn as general superintendent of} operations. i Total Altitude 332 Feet. The original design for the building was drawn by Helmle & Corbett, New York archite and the general] plans were evolved by them in con- | sultation with Osgood & Osgood, ar-| chitects of Grand Rapids, Mich. The| architects’ representative on the! grounds is Edward Brown. The plans | call for an over-all depth (east and! west measurement) at the foundation | of 237 feet, a width of 165 fect and height, as previously stated, of feet, making the total altitude above Potomac tidewater 332 feet. The foundation sets a precedent for size In this type of structure, con- taining seven hundred and twenty tons of reinforced steel and 14.000 cu- bic yards of concrete and covering an area of 171 feet by 245 feet. It is nine feet thick at the center and steps down to about seven feet and four- and-a-half feet at the edges. Ac- cording to experts engaged in pouring the foundation, the mat, as it is called, is the largest in the worll. The foun- dation problems were worked out by H. S. Adams of Detroit, Mich., con- sultant, and by Moran, Maurice & Proctor of New York, consuiting en- gineers. The contract is held by Cranford Co. of city. under the per- sonal supervision of Percy Cranford, vice president. Mr. Warthen is engi- neer in charge and F. S. Schondau is handling the auditing work. Pare Greek Architecture. The entrance to the building will be through & portico of six Doric_col- umns, the whole a unit of pure Greek architecture. The portico will lead into the great atrium, comprising the main central room of the structure and forming the memorial hall, a space one hundred feet long and sev- enty feet wide. The simple lines of this hall will add to its solemnity and dignity, the walls rising virtually in unbroken expanse by a clerestory to the ceiling sixty-four feet above. Ionic columns will stand sentinel-like, at intervals along the sides, and sur- rounding the hall will be rooms de- voted to purposes of the Masonic or- scaped terraces, formed by excavating | N and gradmg Saocters' hili—a knoil one hundred and twenty-seven feet above the Potomac river, named after the English cstate of Ludwell Lee, son of Richard Henry Lee. signer of the Declaration of Independence and prominent in the Continental Congress of the resolution that the colonies “are | and of a right ought to be free and in- depende Ludwell Lee had a noted _awelling on the hill, foundation ruins of which still are visible, and his first wife is said to be buried in an un- marked grave there. Incidentally workmen_are_exercising _cautfon_in R e e Safety Week, Nov. 26-Dec. 2 Don’t Get Hurt! Interfor and Exterior . Painting e PERPETU BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in or 83 montl::“ It s Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity. 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Above and forming the third level of the tower will be another large ! place in whic room, no definite use for which has|serve the collection of Washington relics held by the lodge. coupled with The final colonnade will form an a determination to honor suitably been determined. Prices Will Buy Here $200 Platinum-Diamond Watch Bracelet; very fine and hand- s‘zs some watch 2 carat Perfect Solitaire Diamond Ring, set in beautiful man’s 475 $75 Lady’s Diamond Cluster mounting........ 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The proposal was received with favor by the entlre Masonic order, and the George Washingion Masonic National Memorial Association wase therefore instituted to execute the idea. Officers of this assoclation are Louis A, Watres, Pennsylvania, presi- dent; J. Claude ‘Keiper of this city, secretary, and Melvin M. Johnson, usetts; W. L. Daniels, N. : W. S Farmer, New York L. Schoonover, Igiwa; Walter L. Stockwell, North Dakot L. Randall, Texas: Charles H. Calla- han, Alexandria, Va.; Harry No New Hampshire, and George M. pler, Georgla, directors. The first president, Thomas Shyrock of Mary- land, died several years ago. 35 Acres Acquired for Site. The association acquired thirty-five acrev 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, tor whom Washington surveyed wi a vouth. On the ridge beyond the val- ley visitors to the memortal will e 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 from the observation tower, it is asserted. Alexandria is bound up historically with associations relating to George Washington. dating from the time when he surveyed its quaint streets to the time he endowed there the first | tree school In Virginia and in other ways perpetuated his memory In the! town in a concrete way. i | Washington as Masen. Washington was made a charter | master of the Alexandria lodge in 1788 serving a vear and eight months as master. Before the lodge was | chartered he had been an honorary be 14 kt. Solid \ White Gold Watch s17 50 \ Bracelet, 15 jewels - *R itol corner stone laying. 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