Evening Star Newspaper, July 4, 1923, Page 4

3 Monument Corner Stone Laid Seventy-Five Years Ago Today Interest Displayed by Masonic Fraternity in Support of Memorial to Washington ' Described as Conspicuous and Fervent. BY JOHN CLAGETT PROCTOR, Seventy-five years ago today the orner stone of the Washington Mon- ument was laid with solemn and im- posing ceremony. There are few liv-| ing today who recall this great his- toric event, although there are many who remember the Masonic dedica- tlon, February 21, 1885 Indeed, the fidea of its erection #eems to have been Masonlcally &pired and directly or indirectly Pleted under the order’s auspi corner stone was laid by the Jodge, F. A. A. M, of the District of Columbia, B. B. French, grand mas- ter, and it was dedicated nearly thir- ty-seven years later by ‘the same body, while Myron M. Parker was serving In that exaited Though more than thirty-eight years have elapsed since its completion, Col. Parker is still hale and hearty and one of our most distinguished citi- zens. Although the District Grand Lodge did not come into existence until 1811, yet fourteen years ed a set of resolutions commending the project of erecting a monument to George Washington and pledgin ment appearing ater it pass- | g Jcorner stone of the Capitol, and was imade in 1793 from marble used in construction of that edifice. It longs to Potomac Lodge, N {jurisdiction. to whose { master it was handed by V\anhlnsmn | upon the conclusion of the ceremonles i1of September 18 793. It is one of the most cherished relics In the Dis- trict of Columbi a beautiful day. rain fell during the previous day, which " | haa “eooled the carth and the air, and, 1g place to a clear and brilliant 3 to lend its ald tu ll e joy and grandeur of the occasion.” Grand Lodge's Early Quarters. At that date the Crand Lodge held its meetings in the Medical Society | building, which formerly stood at th st corner of 10th and E streets st, where is now a gasoline fill- At 8 o'clock on the morn- 4 the Grand Lodge met > procession was formed on I treet with the right resting on 10th street. It then moved down 10th to D street, down D until it joined the rest of the procession, where it took posi- tion on the extreme left, and the down ' Louisiana down 3d street to up Pennsyl- h street, down 14th street to the te selected for Monument. r i T 1 Intelligencer Decem- | X, n effort was made to zton Monument by ems to have failed ained for the Ma- cularly those of the T trict of Columbia—to start 1 with which the monument w: commenced. National Soclety Formed. Tn 1833 their efforts In this direction || culminated in the formation of the ‘Washington Nation: ciety, which still is one of the most as one of the most honor: izations in the Unit the funds collecte of the then secretar: ston, amounted to Jater to $30,779 Justice John N president. He W member of the M than Towson son, Matthew € McClelland, orge Bomford, man. Peter Force. Willlam 5 . ‘Weightman w masters. Quotation from Address. In his address at the laving of the corner stone, with other things, Grand | Master B. B. French said: “The fraternity of Freemasons can recur with proud satisfaction to our revolutionary struggle when they remember that every general officer of the American save one, was , the pen of history has so made up the record— and he, whose s never beheld “*That hieroglyphic bright ‘Which none but craftsmen ever saw,’ FiEs it et n s honored with the presence of the Royal Arch apron owned and worn by Gen. Joseph Warren, who fell at the battle of Bunker Hill, the first herple martyr of high rank Who podred out his blood in the cause of Amgrican liberty. ‘§ien Warren was grand master of Freemasons of America. The apron to which I have alluded is now in the possession of a worthy brother of the craft, who has journeyed from Boston to this city fo join in these ceremonies, and has brought with him that sacred relic of the past, that the name of Warren, immortalized by his patriotism, his valor and his early but glorious 'death, might be asso- clated here in the never-to-be forgot- ten ceremonies of this day with the name of Washington.” Historlc Apron Worn. On this occasion French wore the apron and sash worn by Washington while lay corner stone of the United & d. as well, the s historic occasion by the orator of Winthrop, Sp mnmon Lod purch: vashington himself, pied by him du he presided o and Grand Master | tempore; 0. for warden: J\H\Xor WA pro ions from the husett Rhode. 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GALLITHER in of the Beard JOHN POOLE President THE EVENING S by Grand Master Parker: Gavel used in laying the corner stone of tl Llnllol the Bible belonging to Fre ericksburg Lodge, No. 4, of Virginia, upon which Washington took his first Masonic vows: the Eible belonging to St. John's Lodge, No. 1, of New York, upon which he took the oath of office as the first President of the United States; the great light, belonging to Alexandria-Washington Lodge, No. 22, of Alexandria, Va., upon which Washington, as master of that lodge, recelved the vows of initlates; the apron worn by him which was wrought by Mme. Lafayette; a lock of his hair presented by Mrs. Wash- ington to the Grand Lodge of Mass: chusetts and dncased in @ golden u the gift of the late Brother Paul Re- vere, and a candle, one of the lesser lights, used at the funeral exercises at Mount Vernon in 1799. EMPLOYES TO GET BONUS. NEW YORK, July 4—A bonus of from 5 to 16 per cent will be pald to the several thousand employes of the Title Guarantoe and Trust Company | this week, it was learned last night. The award is on vearly salary and will be awarded according to length | of service. LATIN-AMERICANS FETED. LOS ANGELES, Calif, July 4.— Latin-American diplomats who came here to participate in the opening of the Monroe Doctrine centenniai and motion pleture exposition were feted on the exposition grounds last night by former residents of South and Central American countries. Pack of Terriers In Bout With Lion Win the Decision Killing of the famous old Whiteriver” mountain 1ion, one of the largest ever known in Ari- zona, which had been particularly destructlve to livestock, has brought to the archives of the Bi- ological Survey a story of a feat as thriliing as any fiimed in the movies. Charley Miller, a co-operative hunter under the Department of Agrioulture, with a pack of wire- haired terriers tralled the animal to the clifts near Whiteriver crossing. There the llon tried to whip the little terrlers as he many times before had beaten oft packs of hounds. The terriers ‘wouldn’t yleld and the animal took to a cave in the side of the clifr. Repeated charging falled to frighten the terriers and the lion backed into the den. Miller, lowered over the side of the cliff and dangling from the end of a rope in front of the den, shot the lion, secured the prey and was p;xlllcd safely to the top of the cliff. "TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., POLICE FAVOR GONGS ON ALL PATROL BOXES Congress May Be Asked for Funds for Devices to Mobilize Men Quickly. Installation of a system of gongs on all patrol boxes to call policemen to the telephone to recelve important lookouts may be recommended to Congress by the, Commissioners in the new budget. There already are bells on a few of the downtown patrol boxes, but in order to make the system effective there should be a gong on every box, police officials belleve. Here is how the system would work: A bandit walks into & downtown establishment and forces t hi to hand over the cash. away In & walting automobi Within a few moments after re- celving word of the robbery, police headquarters could summon every patrolman on his beat by ringing the patrol box gongs and ive him descriptions of the man and automo- Under existing facilities each police- man would get the lookout individ- ually when he made his relulnr | hourly call from a box. INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN W. B, Moses & Sons Established 1867. F Street at Eleventh 7 Seasonable Items of Furniture Priced Very Low for Quick Clearance Fiber Rocker, cretonne cushion seat and back. ....... $10.50 Solid Maple Porch Rocker, double woven cane seat. . . . $4.50 Cedar Chests, 25 patterns to select from. 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