Show r HONOR IS PAID TO ti GEORGE WASHINGTON A Thousands of Masons Including Including Ut Utah h Gl Grand ud Officers Join in Laying Laying Lay Lay- i ing Corner Stone Stono of Memorial tJI at Alexandria J With solemn ritual in the pr pees pres- f ij f ence of the nations nation's highest officials officials 11 and one of pt the he largest gat gatherings J J t of Blue Lodge Masons in history history- the cornerstone was laid No Nov 1 1 of the lofty national memorial wh which ch j jwill f will be cr erected by the Fr Free e Masons 1 v I- of oC America to their revered craftsman craftsman crafts crafts- man George Washington When completed complete the structure c tur re e I will be one of of the tar l largest est menu menu- manu monuments J 1 ments ever ver erected in honor Jot of an individual Standing on the crest of Shooters Shooter's hill Alexandria V Va the massive granite pile will rise in I I columned dignity feet above the she stone set in pla place e to command command a perpetual view of the vast estate estate once owned by Washington the capital capital capital capi capi- tal of the republic he help helped d make possible and the quaint old town of Alexandria where he presided over over r I Masonic meetings Not far away lies Hes Mount Vernon VernoI where he spent 1 J z- z much II uch of his life and died U d. d J President Cool Coolidge dge though not a j mem member ber of the fraternity silently spread d the first mortar with the trowel his illustrious predecessor used In laying the cornerstone of the first national capitol a and d th the first Ma Masonic temple erected here C Chief Justice Taft followed him using the same relic which which then J was put away to be guarded guarded until f r about five hence its final i years l resting rest rest- in ing place is ready In tb the shrine that was consecrated At After r the the president president and the chief justice had performed their act of of- homage Charles H. H Callahan deputy deputy grand m master ster of Virginia Virgi i 7 and iid th then grand masters of every jurisdiction in the United States or their emissaries emissaries emis- emis emissaries saries with a number of past grand grand grand' masters convened as members of the grand lodge of Virginia each in turn spread mortar with a silver trowel destined to to- toa a place among the treasures of their grana grans jurisdiction Mr Callahan presided over the ceremony at the request of James H. H f Price the grand master of Virginia r in in recognition in-recognition of his service for for the advancement of Masonry in the United United States States' and because the erection erection tion tiou of the m memorial was vas his s- s Lion tion He was attended by thou th full grand grand' lodge two past grand masters masters' mast bearing the Holy Bible and three 1 rv i others others carrying th the lesser leaser less r lights J o of Masonry tl I r r rt- rt fa The gre great t stone stone hearing hearing bearing thin the emblematic em- em m square d compass of Free FreeMasonry Masonry and containing ing inga a Bible an t s American flaga a copy Opy of or the Un United t l S States s constitution and iid t the e. e s declara iI i i t tin n of ot ind independence pe liter i. i l v trier de i 11 scribing th the theT i l S i y d of ur tIle the order ardor j other documents and tokens and token from from each of th the g grand fl jurisdiction l as to J Hi tried d w I t l e workings working v rk 1 O J Nr f 71 i v J offices JI ce by th ip ifa e r rands d s pi master s er v M-v t the grated fraud senior senio w tie warden lon t and the gran grants H j Y junior Junor warden l who who whip Y cl l J it and amid well laid J true trusty trust 0 4 It was lowered into by fOp fOp- 1 lias Masons 1 A with t three three rc distinct l t movements between between each ach of which grand honors were ere lJ bestowed ed and was was consecrated ted lJ by the n i. i it t t of the corn of plenty the wine wing oL of 4 t J I Spy and the oil all of bf Grand Grund Master Leroy A A A. A McGee cGee or of Utah took took- took took-an an active pait palt in jn the ceremonies ceremonies cere- cere j r 1 monies of laying the corner cornerstone ton ro rothe forthe for forthe the Washington memorial F- F orial at at Alex Alex- and andria la He Fe a was s. s o one C Cof of tl the e grand grand- g d i r r- 5 musters masters o of or grand lp lodges who wit with President Co Coolidge l spread cement cement on on ithe i- i i the foundation where h fe the con cornerstone lS l'S j was placed i ii k J ol i With Mr r fm j i n also so r pr pre s renting the of h I 1 s Deputy GrandMaster Gl m l ln n 9 rs w Uns Grand Grand' Secretary S. S H H. H G Goodwin Past Past Grand Master A. A C. C Wherry t Past Grand Master t ste C G. G C 9 C. C Grigg Horace H. H Smith and E Eo E. B. B Palmer r r i r rI 7 7 |