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alexaNdria,VirgiNia· Volume21· Number1· 2015

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Celebrating Washington’s 283rd Birthday

OnFebruary22,attendeesfromaroundthecountrycametogetherattheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialforourannualcelebrationofthebirthday

ofAmerica’sforemostFreemason.Thespecialeventsbeganthemorningofthe21st,withthedisplayoftheMt.NeboLodgeAproninMemorialHall.Unusuallysevereinclementweatheronthe21st,regretfully,meantthatseveraloftheplannedactivities—includinganintendedspecialcommunicationofAlexandria-WashingtonLodgeNo- 22,andthetraditionalwreath-layingatWashington’stombatMountVernononthemorningofthe22nd—hadtobeforegone.Thisdidnot,however,dampenthespiritsofthemorethanonehundredtwenty-fiveparticipantsintheMemorial’scelebrationofWashington’slifeandimpact.Astheweatherimproved,ouractivitiesresumedinfullswing.Asthedaybegan,theWatson-CossoulApronwasputondisplayinMemorialHall.

Thiswasthefirsttimeinseveralyearsthatthisapron,giventoWashingtonin1782,hasbeenexhibited.Intheearlyafternoon,theannualGeorgeWashingtonSymposiumbeganintheMemorial’sNorthLodgeRoom.OurthreeguestscholarspresentedfascinatingresearchonGeorgeWashingtonandtheMarquisdeLafayette,followedbyastimulatingpaneldiscussion.(Seepage4formoreinformation.) | CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

PresideNt’smessagePursuing the Visionby Ridgely H. Gilmour

Myfirstvis-it to the

GeorgeWash-ingtonMasonicNationalMemo-rialwasin2004.

I wasDeputyGrandMasterofUtahattendingtheConferenceofGrandMastersofNorthAmerica.Imustadmitthat,apartfroma pictureofitthatIrememberedseeinginSaltLakeCity’sMasonicTemple,I hadn’tbeenawareofexactlywhatthebuildingwas.Seeingitinperson,thestructure

astoundedme,asdidtheMemori-al’smanyexhibitsaboutPresidentandBrotherWashington.ThosefirsthoursspenttheregavemeadeeperunderstandingofourfirstpresidentandofhowinfluentialFreemasonrywasinhislife.Elevenyearslater,itistrulyhumblingtohavethehonorandprivilegeofservingasPresidentoftheMemo-rialAssociation.WhenIjoinedin2005,theBoard

hadjustupdatedthemissionoftheAssociation.Theoriginalobjective,tobuildtheMemorial,wasfulfilled.Ournewmissionstatementfocusedonmaintainingthatmemorialandfurtherto“educate our members about George Washington, the man, the Mason, and Father of our Country,

The attendees of the 2015 Washington’s Birthday Gala enjoy the opening reception in Memorial Hall.CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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as well as to further educate the pub-lic about Washington and the impact the Fraternity had on his vision of the future, his integrity, his perspectives on living and on relationships with his fellow man.”Today,theBoard’sstrategic

planfocusesonthismission.Thiswillrequirelong-rangefundingbyactivelypromotingvariousdonorprograms,generatingincomebyoutsideuseofthebuilding,andbyaskingalltheU.S.GrandLodgestosupporttheMemorialata$1permemberlevel.WearepleasedtonowhavehalfoftheGrandLodgescommittedtothislevel.Regard-ingeducation,weareexpandingourstateambassadorprogramtoprovideGrandLodgesandtheirindividuallodgesandMasonswitheducationalmaterialsandpro-grams.Withthiseffort,wehopetobringagreaterunderstandingofhowimportantthisbuildinganditsmissionistoMasonryintheUnitedStatesandindeedtoMasonsthroughouttheworld.WhenIreflectonhow,atfirst,

IonlyknewtheMemorialasaphotographofabeautifulMasonicbuilding,IrealizehowmanyamongushaveyettoexperiencewhattheMemorialhastooffer.AsthenewPresidentoftheMemorialAsso-ciation,Iinviteyoutovisitasanindividual,asalodge,orasaGrandLodge.Youwillfinditapowerfulandeducationalexperiencethatyouwon’tsoonforget.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, CONTINUED

ourmissioNTo inspire humanity through

education to emulate and promote the virtues,

character and vision of George Washington, the Man, the Mason

and Father of our Country.

CELEBRATING WASHINGTON’S 283RD BIRTHDAY, CONTINUED

Aseveningfell,ourguestsassembledtoattendtheblacktieGalainhonorofWash-ington’sBirthday.AspecialreceptionwasheldformembersoftheGeorgeWashingtonMemorialSocietyandtheirguestsintheGeorgeWashingtonMuseumonthefourthfloor(learnabouttheSocietyonp.15).Then,at6p.m.,theGalaReceptionbeganinMemorialHall.Guestsenjoyedrefreshmentsandfellowship,whilehavingtherareoppor-tunitytostudytheoriginalWatson-CossoulApron.Afterward,ourguestsenteredtheMemorial’sTheaterfortheGalaConcert,onceagain

givenbytheWashingtonMetropolitanPhilharmonicAssociation,directedbyUlyssesS.James.ThePhilharmonicperformedanumberofimpressivepieces,includingworksbyMasoniccomposersFranzLiszt,W.A.Mozart,FelixMendelssohn,andJohnPhilipSousa.Then,inGrandMasonicHall,attendeesgatheredfortheformalGalaBanquet.The

GeorgeWashingtonMemorialAwardwaspresentedtoscholarStuartLeibiger,whothenaddressedtheassembly(seep.11formoredetails). TheMemorialisproudtohostthisannualrecognitionofthetremendousandendur-

ingimpactofGeorgeWashington’slifeandwork.Pleaseplannowtojoinusfor2016!

The Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association performs in the Memorial’s Theater to celebrate George Washington’s Birthday.

At the George Washington Memorial Society reception, new President Ridgely H. Gilmour (center) stands with retiring President Donald G. Hicks, Jr. (left) and Executive Director George D. Seghers (right).


messagefromalexaNdriaYour Support Makes the Memorial a Reality

by George D. Seghers

OnJanuary15,1783,GeorgeWashing-tonwrotetoBushrodWashington,“Let

your heart feel for the affliction, and distress of every one; let your hand give in proportion to your purse; remembering always, the estimation of the Widows mite. But, that it is not every one

who asketh, that deserveth charity; all however are worthy of the en-quiry, or the deserving may suffer.”AsFreemasonswearedoublyawareofourresponsibilitytoourfellowhumans.Thegeneros-ityofourBoardMembersandourMemberGrandLodgeswasveryapparentfollowingourAnnualMeeting,whichwasheldFebruary15th.Eighteenofourtwenty-oneBoardMemberstraveledtoVancouverattheirownexpensetoattendourBoardofDirectorsMeetingandourAnnualMeeting.FollowingourAnnualMeeting,nearlythirtyofourfifty-two

ActiveMembers(GrandLodges)presentedcontributionstotheMemorialAssociation.TheremainingActiveMemberscontributetotheMemorialatvarioustimesthroughouttheyear.Charitytrulyshouldbeginsathome,andthatistrueofourBoardofDirectors.Theygivetheirtime,theirtalentsandtheirresourcestoinsuretheperpetuationoftheMemorial.WewillmissthefollowingBoardMemberswhohavecom-pletedtheirthreeyeartermofoffice:RichardW.AydelottefromDelaware;D.BrookCunninghamfromArizona;CraigL.DavisfromIowa;BennyL.GrishamfromIllinois;LonW.KvasagerfromNorthDakotaandGregoryA.Riley,Sr.fromWestVirginia.Allofthemwereactive,engagedandcontrib-utingBoardMembersandweareconfidenttheywillcontinuetopromoteandworkfortheMemorial.WewillespeciallymissourimmediatePastPresident,DonaldG.Hicks,Jr.,PastGrandMasterofMassachusetts.WeweretrulyblessedtohaveDononourBoardofDirectorsfrom2003through2014.DonwasnominatedforBoardMembershipunderthePresidencyofWarrenD.“Duke”Lichty.DukewasthePresidentwhosettheMemorialAssociationonthecourseitisnowtraveling.DonwaselectedanOfficerin2006andservedasourPresidentin2013and2014.TheelevenyearsthatDonservedontheBoardwereyears

inwhichmuchwasaccomplishedandmuchwasplanned,notonlyforthepreservationandrestorationofthephysi-calMemorialbutalsotherestructuring,strengtheningandrefocusingoftheMemorialAssociation.AsPresidentoftheMemorialAssociation,Donwasaleaderwithvision,strength,

courageandfocus.ItwastrulyapleasureandanhonortoworkwithDonandwelookforwardtohiscontinuinginputandpar-ticipationwiththeMemorialAssociation.ThisFebruary,wewelcomedournewPresident,Ridgely

H. Gilmour.HeisaPastGrandMasterofMasonsinUtah,andthroughhismanyyearsofserviceonourBoardofDirectors,I’vecometoknowhimasoneoftheMemorial’smoststalwartandenergeticsupporters.WealsowelcomedsomenewBoardmembersinFebruary:

OrvilleR.Armstrong,PastGrandMasterofTennessee;JohnM.Chambliss,Jr.,PastGrandMasterofVirginia;RichardJ.Elman,PastGrandMasterofIndiana;MansourHatefi,PastGrandMasteroftheDistrictofColumbia;DouglasW.Mac-Donald,Sr.,PastGrandMasterofGeorgia.Also,returningtotheBoardwerePhilipG.Buchholz,PastGrandMasterofWyoming;ThomasK.Sturgeon,PastGrandMasterofPenn-sylvania;andJ.F.“Jeff”Webb,PastGrandMasterofLouisiana.ItissuchapleasuretoworkwithsuchoutstandingmenandFreemasons,drawnfromsomanydifferentregionsofournation.WearegratefulfortheeffortandenergytheseleadersdevotetopromotingtheMemorialanditswork.ItwasthegenerosityandthehardworkoftheFreema-

sonsoftheUnitedStatesthatmadeTheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialareality.Whatbeganasadreamandadesiretoemulateandperpetuatethevirtues,characterandvisionofthegreatestAmerican,theFatherofourCountry,GeorgeWashingtoninenduringstoneresultedinthismag-nificentMemorial.TheBoardofDirectorsformulatedalongrangeplanfortheMemorialandwearenowinthefifthyearoftheplan.Muchhasbeenaccomplishedinthelastfewyears,butthereisstillmuchtobedone.ThestabilizationandrestorationoftheMemorialiswellunderway,someofthemostdifficultandmostexpensiverepairsandrestorationshavebeenmade.TheworkthathasbeendoneandtheworkthatistobedonewouldnotbearealitywithoutthesupportoftheFreemasonsofAmericaandtheFriendsoftheMemorial.ItisthegenerosityofGrandLodges,Lodges,MasonicOrganizationsandindivid-ualsthatispropellingtheMemorialAssociationforward.OnbehalfoftheOfficersandtheBoardofDirectorsIextendoursincerethanksandappreciation.PleasecomeandvisityourMemorial.


The2015GeorgeWashingtonSymposiumwascenteredonthetheme,“Liberty’sAlli-ance:Washington,LafayetteandEuropeans’SupportofAmericanIndependence.”

TheadditionalfocusonBrotherLafayettewaspartlyinordertohonorwiththeupcom-ingvoyageofanexactreplicaofGeneralLafayette’seighteenth-centurytallship,theHermione.AftercrossingtheAtlanticandvisitingYorktown,Virginia,andtheMountVernonestate,theHermionewillmoorinAlexandriafromJune10throughJune12,2015.ThefirstpresentationwasJuliaOsman’s“SoldiersofLibertyandGlory:EuropeanOffi-

cersintheContinentalArmy.”Dr. OsmanisanAssistantProfessorofHistoryatMississippiStateUniversity,whereshespecializesinresearchingtheseventeenthandeighteenth-centuryFrencharmy.Next,BenjaminHugginsofferedhistalk,“GeneralGeorgeWashingtonandtheFrench

Commanders.”Dr.HugginsisanAssistantProfessorandAssistantEditoratThe Papers of George WashingtonprojectattheUniversityofVirginia,Charlottesville.HehaswrittenseveralarticlesfortheonlineJournal of the American Revolution.Finally,StuartLeibigerpresented“WashingtonandLafayette:FatherandSonoftheRev-

olution.”Dr. LeibigerisprofessorandchairoftheHistoryDepartmentatLaSalleUniversityinPhiladelphia.Hisbook,Founding Friendship: George Washington, James Madison, and the Cre-ation of the American Republic,waspublishedbytheUniversityofVirginiaPressin1999.HehaswrittennumerousarticlesontheFoundersforhistoricalmagazinesandjournals,andhasbeenahistoricalconsultantfortelevisiondocumentariesandmuseums.Dr. Leibigerwaslaterpre-sentedwiththeGeorgeWashingtonMemorialAward(seethestoryonp. 11).TheGeorgeWashingtonSymposiumisheldannuallyattheMemorialaspartofour

observationofWashington’sBirthdaytoprovidethepublicwithenlighteningcontem-poraryresearchonthelifeofGeorgeWashington.MarkA.Tabbert,theMemorial’sDirectorofCollections,servesastheSymposium’sMasterofCeremonies.Wethanktheoutstandingscholarswhoprovidedlectureshelpingustoexpandour

understandingofGeorgeWashingtonandtheMarquisdeLafayette.

AnnualGeorgeWashingtonSymposiumHostsScholarshiponWashingtonandLafayette

Dozens of attendees gathered in the Memorial’s beautiful North Lodge Room on Washington’s Birthday to hear the three special presentations (top right). The scholars speaking at the Symposium were Dr. Julia Osman (top), Dr. Benjamin Huggins (center), and Dr. Stuart Leibiger (bottom).


AlthoughPresidentLouisA.Watreswasempoweredtosecureanarchitectin1920,itwasnotuntilaftertheFebruary1921

annualmeetingoftheMemorialAssociationthatthesearchtrulybegan.HeelectedtodelaytheprocessuntiltheAssociationhadsecuredsufficientlandholdingsandhadgeneratedsufficientcashflowtosustainthemonumentalproject.Withdeedstomorethan12acresandover$350,000inhand,heandtheExecutiveCommit-teedecidedtoseekadvicefromschoolsofarchitectureatseveralnotableEasternuniversities.Threemonthslater,onMay3,1921,theExecutiveCommit-

teemetinNewYorkCity.ItsmemberswerePresidentLouisA.WatresofPennsylvania;MelvinM. JohnsonofMassachusetts;WilliamL.DanielsofNewJersey;CharlesC. HomerofMary-land;WilliamS.FarmerofNewYork;andCommitteeSecretaryJ.ClaudeKeiperoftheDistrictofColumbia.TheirpurposewastodeterminetheproposedMemorial’sarchitecturalstyle.Unfortu-nately,thesolicitedschoolsofarchitecturewereoflittlehelp,butareportfromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects,promptedthemenintowhatwasrecordedasa“veryextensive”discussionofthevariousoptions.

A Question of StyleTheCommittee’sdeliberationsledthemtostronglyconsiderboththeColonialandtheGothicstyles,with“theformeronaccountofitsassociationwithWashington,thelatterbecauseofitsMasonicorigins.”Intheend,theCommitteeagreedtocontacteminentarchitectswhoseworkbestrepresentedthetwostyles.Theresultsoftheseinquirieswouldbepresentedatthenextmeeting.TheconversationcontinuedwhentheBoardreassembledin

Washington,D.C.,onSeptember12.Theyaddressedseveralnon-architecturalissuesatthebeginningofthismeeting.JohnH. CowlesresigneduponbecomingSovereignGrandCom-manderoftheScottishRiteSupremeCounciloftheSouthernJurisdiction.TheAssociationreportedthattheirtotalfundsavail-ablestoodatover$400,000.TheBoarddecidedtosendletterstoeveryGrandMastertoencouragepromotionoftheanniver-sarycelebrationofGeorgeWashington’sMasonicinitiationonNovember4th.Furtherdecisionsweremadeonformallyincorpo-ratingtheAssociation,supportingstatepromotionalchairmenandcompletingthedetailsofthepartnershipagreementwithAlexandria-WashingtonLodgeNo- 22.Afterlunch,theDirectorstookanoutingacrossthePotomac

toAlexandriainordertoinspectShuter’sHill.InlightofareportbyCharlesCallahan,theBoardagreedtopurchasefringeparcelsoflandtoensurethatfuturedevelopmentswouldneverencroach

upontheMemorial.TheBoardalsoagreedtocontractwithalandscapearchitecttobeautifythehill.

Three Potential ArchitectsThen,theCommitteegaveconsiderationtotherepliesthathadbeenreceivedfromtheirinquiriesaboutarchitecturalstyle.Threearchitects—PaulP. CretofPhiladelphia,JohnRussellPopeofNewYorkandRalphA.CramofBoston—recommendedneithertheColonialnorGothicapproach,butunanimouslyendorsedthattheMemorialbedesignedintheClassicalstyle.TheBoardacceptedthisexpertassessmentinstride,andvotedtosecuretheservicesofeitherCretorPope.Ifneitherwereavailable,theywouldapproachCramtobecometheMemorial’sarchitect.PaulPhilippeCret(1876–1945)wasaFrench-bornarchitect

whotaughtattheUniversityofPennsylvania.EducatedinLyonandParis,hecametoAmericain1903.Cretwasfamousforwork-ingintheBeaux-Artsstyle,whichemployedClassicalGreekandRomanformstocreatebuildingswithpronouncedornamenta-tion.ExamplesofhisworkthatwouldhavebeenknowntotheCommitteearethePanAmericanUnionBuildinginWashington,D.C.(1910),theNationalMemorialArchatValleyForge(1917),andtheIndianapolisPublicLibrary(1917).JohnRussellPope(1874–1937)wasalsoamongAmerica’s

greatestarchitects.AlsotrainedintheBeaux-Artstradition,PopewasaconfirmedNeo-ClassicistwhowasabletodesigninGothic,GeorgianandTudorstylesaswell.HisaccomplishmentsalreadyincludedtheHouseoftheTempleoftheScottishRite’sSouthernJurisdictioninD.C.(1915),theBranchHouse(1916)andUnionStation(1917),bothinRichmond,Virginia.RalphAdamsCram(1863–1942)wasanactivebuilderofcol-

legiateandecclesiasticalbuildingsintheGothicstyle.HewastheseniorpartnerinthefirmofCram&FergusoninBoston,andwasthechairoftheschoolofarchitectureatmit.AmonghismorefamousworkswerePrincetonUniversity’sClevelandTower(1913),NewYork’sCathedralofSt.JohntheDivine(c.1916),andAllSaintsChurchofPeterborough,NewHampshire(1920).

A New OptionOnOctober10,fourweeksaftertheDirectors’meeting,theExecutiveCommitteereconvenedinNewYorkCity.TheCom-mitteereviewedthereports“onindividualsandfirmsofarchitectsobtainedbytheChairman.”Theminutesdonotspecificallymen-tionMessrs.Cram,Pope,orCret,butsimplyreporttheCommitteeadjourningtotheofficesofHelmle& Corbett,“whohadbeeninterviewedearlierinthedaybyBrothersWatresandDaniels.”

FindingtheMasterBuilder:TheExecutiveCommitteeatWork,1921 byMarkA.Tabbert


studieddesigninParis.AmonghisfirstcommissionswerethemunicipalbuildingsofSpringfield,Massachusetts,dedicatedin1913.AlthoughCorbetthadaBeaux-Artsbackground,healsoembracedModernism,becomingachampionofstep-backsky-scrapers.OneofhismostimpressiveaccomplishmentsinNewYorkwastheBushTower(1918),a30-storyskyscraperwithNeo-Gothicelements.AfewdaysaftermeetingwiththeExecutiveCommittee,Cor-

betttraveleddowntoAlexandriaand,inthecompanyofLouisWatresandCharlesCallahan,inspectedShuter’sHill.BackonthetraintoNewYorkCity,hesketchedhisvisionfortheMemorial.Afewdayslater,onOctober29th,theExecutiveCommittee

convenedagainintheofficesofHelmle&Corbett.Theminutesreport:“ThesketcheswereexplainedtotheCommitteeatlengthandwereapprovedbyit,asageneralscheme,thedetailstobesubmittedatthenextmeetingoftheCommittee.”AndwiththesewordstheMemorialhaditsmasterbuilder.

Mark A. Tabbert is the Director of Library & Museum Collections of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association.

Itappearsthatallthreeoftheotherarchitectshaddeclinedthecommission,orthatperhapstheCommitteefoundthemunsuitable.WhileCret,Pope,andCramdidnotworkontheMemorial,allofthemmademajorcontributionstotheCapitalregion,whichistheMemorial’scontext.CretwouldlaterdesigntheFolgerShakespeareLibrary(1932)andtheMarrinerS.EcclesFederalReserveBoardBuilding(1937).PopewentontodesigntheNationalArchives(1935),theNationalGalleryofArt(1941),andtheJeffersonMemorial(1942).Forhispart,CrammademanycontributionstothedesignofD.C.’sNationalCathedral.

The Builder FoundHowLouisWatresandWilliamDanielscametoknowthefirmofHelmle&Corbettisunclear,butitmaybethroughtheirworkontheBrooklynMasonicTemple(1907).Inanycase,afterthevisitandmuchdiscussion,thecommitteepassedaresolutiontohaveHarveyW.CorbettvisitShuter’sHillandaskedhisfirmsubmitacontourmapwith“amodelofsuchastructureastheyproposetoerectthereon....”HarveyWileyCorbett(1873–1954)graduatedwithanengi-

neeringdegreefromtheUniversityofCaliforniain1895and

The Springfield Municipal Group, designed by Harvey Wiley Corbett and dedicated in 1913 in Springfield, Massachusetts, comprises the City Hall building, the Auditorium, and a 300-foot tall Campanile or bell tower. This impressive trio of Neoclassical buildings was cited in the Executive Committee’s resolution as a major reason why they entered into discussions with the architectural firm of Helmle & Corbett.

Harvey Wiley Corbett’s initial sketch, made in October 1921, while on the train back to New York after visiting the site of the Memorial, depicts a monumental lighthouse with distinctive Beaux-Arts features, including a highly-decorated roofline on the lower structure, and a grand archway at the door. The design would be refined in the coming months, but the original concept proved to be a compelling inspiration.


EveryFreemasonisfamiliarwiththebeautifullessonsontheartofarchitecturethatarecommunicatedintheFellow

Craftdegree.There,welearnabouttheoriginofstonemasonrythroughthearchitecturalimitationofancientwoodenbuildings:howstonepillarstooktheplaceofuprighttreetrunks,andhowtheplanksthatframedthesesupportsinspiredthebasesandcap-italsfoundonstonepillars.Insomeolderversionsofourlectures,evenmoredetailisfoundregardingtheancientoriginsoftheDoric,IonicandCorinthianorders.Thesehistoricalillustrationsareremnantsofastageofdevel-

opmentwithinourCraftthatislittlerememberedtoday.Therewasatimewhen,inadditiontothephysicalsymbolismoftheworkingtoolsofstonemasonryandtheabstractknowledgeofgeometry,thestudyofarchitectureitselfhadaroleinthelivesofmanybrethren.

The Early Grand Lodge EraMostofusareawarethatontheFeastofSt.JohntheBaptist,1717,thefirstGrandLodgecameintoexistenceinLondon.FouroftheexistingLondonlodgescooperatedtoestablishit,andithadatransformativeeffectonMasonryeverywhere.Oneofthe

ThisDivineScience:ArchitectureandSpeculativeFreemasonry byShawnE.Eyer

earlysuccessesofthepremierGrandLodgewasthepublicationofBro. JamesAnderson’sConstitutions of the Free-Masonsin1723.Thisbook,whichformedthebasisforallMasonicconstitutionstofollowit,revealsakeeninterestintheartofarchitecture.Facingthebook’stitlepageisabeautifulengravingbyBro. JohnPine,depictingleadersoftheGrandLodgeinanimaginativearchi-tecturalsettingwhereinthefiveClassicalordersofarchitectureprogressivelyapproachandframetheforeground.TurningthepagesofthisfoundationalMasonictextrevealsa

Craftdeeplyconcernedwiththehistoryandpracticeofarchitec-ture.TherearemorethantwodozenreferencestoarchitecturethroughoutthefirstBookofConstitutions,wherethetermisnearlysynonymouswithMasonry.Thesereferencesareoftenunexpected.Forexample,thetabernacleofMosesisdescribedasaworkofarchitecture.KingSolomonisdescribedas“thatwisestManandmostgloriousKingofIsrael,thePrinceofPeaceandArchitecture.”InthelegendsofthefirstGrandLodge,theTempleofSolomonwasofsuchinspiredarchitecturethatthetravelingstonemasonswhoerectedit“correctedtheArchitectureoftheirownCountryupontheirReturn.”Thisideastillechoesfaintlyinourteachings,butitwasakeyconceptandquiteexplicitthen.

The 1723 first edition of Anderson’s Constitutions, showing the elaborate engraving of John Pine, is on display under protective glass in The Form and Function of American Freemasonry exhibit on the first floor of the Memorial. It was the first official publication of the original Grand Lodge.


The Palladian RevivalThearchitecturalstoryinAnderson’sConstitutionsculminatesinafascinatingdevelopmentthatisseldomdiscussedtoday:thecelebrationofarevivedClassicalstyleofarchitecturecom-ingtoEnglandthroughtheworkof“ourgreatMaster-Mason”InigoJones(1573–1652),inspiredinturnbytheItalianarchitect,AndreaPalladio.MasonsareevensurprisedtolearnofthestanceoftheGrandLodgeagainstGothicarchitecture,andAndersondescribeshowtheroyalpatronageoftheCraft“recovered”Classi-calarchitecturesfrom“theRuinsofGothicIgnorance.”

For after many dark or illiterate Ages, as soon as all Parts of Learn-ing reviv’d, and Geometry recover’d its Ground, the polite Nations began to discover the Confusion and Impropriety of the Gothick Buildings.

AllofthiswasnomerepersonalfancyofBro.Anderson.Intheearlyeighteenthcentury,EnglandturnedtoPalladianisminordertoestablishanewnationaltasteinarchitecture.ThestyleofPalla-dio(1508–1580)hasbeendescribedastheveryquintessenceofthevalueoftheHighRenaissance.InigoJoneswasthefirsttoapplyPalladio’sNeo-ClassicalapproachinEngland,andmanyFreema-sonsregardedthisasamajorimprovementandwishedtofurtherencourageit.TheexamplesgofarbeyondAnderson’sConstitu-tions.MartinClare,aleadingfigureinthepremierGrandLodge,presentedportionsofPalladio’sFour Books on Architecture as lodge educationprograms.IntheoldestsurvivingMasonicspeech,FrancisDrakenotedthatinmanylodges,“alectureonsomepointofGeometryorArchitectureisgivenateveryMeeting.”EdwardOakley,inalodgespeechgiveninLondonin1728,saidthat

it is highly necessary for the Improvement of the Members of a Lodge, that such Instruments and Books be provided, as be convenient and useful in the Exercise, and for the Advancement of this Divine Sci-ence of Masonry, and that proper Lectures be constantly read in such of the Sciences, as shall be thought to be most agreeable to the Society, and to the Honour and Instruction of the Craft.

Twoyearslater,Oakley,himselfanarchitect,publishedjustsuchatextbookofPalladianarchitecturefortheuseofanyonewhowantedtostudythesubject.ItwasillustratedbyBenjaminCole,anotherleadingFreemasonoftheday.It’seasytoseehowqualityarchitecturewasawidespreadconcernamongtheearlyCraft.

Bringing Classical Style to AmericaItmightbelittlesurprisethattheearlyAmericanFreema-sonswereinfluencedbytheseideasaswell.ThefirstAmericanMasonicbookwasBenjaminFranklin’sreprintofAnderson’sCon-stitutions,whichhelpedtheCraftgetestablishedinthecolonies.

Inhis2014book,That Religion in Which All Men Agree: Freema-sonry in American Culture,historianDavidHackettdescribeshowcolonialFreemasonrywenthandinhandwithanewsenseofculturalrefinement,oftenprovidingavenueforthecultivationofamorewidespreadappreciationofthearts.WhiletheAmericanMasonsechoedtheirEnglishcounterpartsintheimportanceofNeo-Classicalarchitecture,themostsignificantproponentofPal-ladianismwouldbeThomasJefferson.WhileitishighlyunlikelythatJeffersonwasaFreemason,hewasadevoteeofAndreaPalla-dio.WhileinEurope,heobtainedacopyofPalladio’sFour Books on Architecture,andlaterreferredtoitashis“bible.”InJefferson’sview,thiskindofarchitecturewasnotjustbeautiful,butitcould“exciteideas”—andwasthereforereflectiveofthenew,freesoci-etythatAmericanshopedtobuild.AftertheRevolution,throughJefferson’seffortsandthoseofGeorgeWashington,Neo-ClassicalarchitecturewouldbecomethestyleofthenewFederalcityandthedistinctivearchitectureoftheAmericanrepublic.

Enduring Lessons in StoneBynow,itisclearthattherewasatimewhenFreemasonry’sfocusonarchitecturewasfarmorespecificthanwenormallyimag-ine.But,althoughtheCraftnolongerpromotestheerectionofPalladianbuildings,thepurposeofFreemasonry’sinterestinarchitectureisnevertoteachtriviaforthesakeoftrivia.Perhapsthemostimportantarchitecturallessonthatwearestilltaughtinourdegreesiswhen,afterconsideringthefiveClassicalordersofarchitecture,weareinformedthatFreemasonrydoesnotviewthefiveequally.Threearesuperior.Boththestripped-downandoverly-complexapproacheslosethepurityfoundinthemorebal-ancedGrecianforms.Thisisalessoninaestheticsthatisfarmorethananhistoricalfootnote,foritcanbereadilyappliedinourper-sonalandprofessionalactivities.Init,weseeanotheraspectofourancientCraft’senduringrelevance,aswethoughtfullygoaboutourworkinthequarriesofourlives.Whileourteachingsaboutarchitectureareusuallymetaphor-

icaltoday,therearetimeswhenwereallyarebuilders.Thoseoccasionsgiveusanopportunitytotranslateourancientteachingsintophysicalreality.NowhereisthisbetterdemonstratedthaninthedesignoftheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemo-rial,wherethefiveClassicalorders,tastefullyaccentedbymodernArtDecoelements,uniteinanharmoniousfabricdevotedforevertothememoryofourmostesteemedFreemason,BrotherGeorgeWashington.WeimaginethatbrethrenlikeJamesAnderson,MartinClare,FrancisDrake,EdwardOakley,andBenjaminColewouldbeproudtoseethattheFraternitywhichtheyestablishintheupstairshallsofEnglishtavernswouldonedayhonoritsgreatestmemberwithastructureofsuchmagnificentbeauty.

Shawn E. Eyer is the Director of Communications and Development of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association.


A seveningfellonFriday,January 9,theGeorgeWashingtonMasonic

NationalMemorialwasilluminatedinblueinrecognitionofNationalLawEnforcementAppreciationDay.Atexactly5:30p.m.,dozensofAlexan-

driaSheriff ’sOfficeandAlexandriaPoliceDepartmentpolicecruisersthatwereparkedalongtheMemorial’sfrontdriveactivatedtheirlightbarsandemergencystrobelights.Simultaneously,thebuild-ing’slightswereactivatedinbluetoshowsupportforAlexandria’slawenforcementofficersandProjectBlueLight.SupportingthiseffortweretheAlex-

andriaCommitteeofPoliceLocal5,theSouthernStatesPoliceBenevolentAsso-ciation,theAlexandriaPoliceAssociationandtheAlexandriaSheriff ’sAssociation.“BecauseoftheMemorial’sprominent

locationinAlexandria,thiseventwaswit-nessedformilesaround,”saidShawnEyer,theMemorial’sDirectorofCommuni-cationsandDevelopment.“Itwasatrulyimpressivedisplaytopromotecommunityawarenessofthesacrificesmadebylawenforcementpersonnel.”ConcernsofPoliceSurvivors(CoPs)

andtheNationalFraternalOrderofPolice(foP)designatedJanuary9,2015asNationalLawEnforcementAppreciationDaytoremindthepublicofthetremen-douseffortslawenforcementofficerstaketokeepourcommunitiessafe.ThefoP notesthatonaveragebetween105and203officersdieinthelineofdutyeachyearandthat50,000officersareassaultedand14,000officersareinjuredannuallyinperformanceoftheirduties.ProjectBlueLightisanationwiderecognitionofthosePoliceOfficerswhohavefalleninthelineofduty.

TheMemorialCelebrates NationalLawEnforcementAppreciationDay


OnJanuary31,2015,attheir204thAnnualGrandCommu-nication,theFreemasonsofLouisianapassedaresolution

toannuallysupporttheGeorgeWashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialwith$1foreachMasterMasonontheirrolls.Severalbrethrenwereinstrumentalinpromotingtheadoption

ofthisimportantproposal,including:WilliamJulesMollere,theGrandMasterofLouisiana;J.F.“Jeff”Webb,PastGrandMasterofLouisianaandSecondVicePresidentoftheMemorialAsso-ciation;andChuckPenn,PastGrandMasterofLouisianaandaformermemberoftheAssociation’sBoardofDirectors.TheGrandLodgeofFreeandAcceptedMasonsoftheStateof

Louisianaisthe26thGrandLodgetosupporttheMemorialonanongoingbasiswith$1PerMemberperyear.Theotherpartici-patingGrandLodgesare(inorderofparticipation):theDistrictofColumbia,NorthDakota,Michigan,Alaska,Virginia,Mary-land,Washington,Massachusetts,Nebraska,NewJersey,NewHampshire,Oklahoma,PuertoRico,Wisconsin,Utah,Oregon,Wyoming,RhodeIslandandProvidencePlantations,Indiana,Idaho,Nevada,Delaware,Connecticut,Maine,andKentucky.“Louisiana’ssupportoftheGeorgeWashingtonMasonic

NationalMemorialmakesarealdifferenceinourworkandprograms,”saidtheMemorialAssociation’sExecutiveDirector,GeorgeD.Seghers.“WeareextremelythankfultoallofourLoui-sianabrethrenfortheircontribution.”

TheGrandLodgeofConnecticutJoinstheMasonicDigitalArchives

TheMasonicDigitalArchivesrecentlyexpandedbytheadditionofmorethantwohundredvolumesastheProceed-

ingsoftheGrandLodgeofAncient,FreeandAcceptedMasonsoftheStateofConnecticut.Spanning225yearsofConnecticutMasonichistoryfrom1789to2014,thesetextsprovideresearcherswitheaseofaccessasneverbefore.TheadditionoftheConnecti-cutProceedingsmeansthatnineGrandLodgesnowhavemadetheirhistoriesavailablethroughtheMemorial’sMasonicDigitalArchives.ThephysicalvolumeswerecarefullydigitizedintheMemorial’shigh-qualityscanninglab,andsubsequentlyuploadedintoourrecently-upgradedMasonicDigitalArchivessystem.New2015upgradeshavemadetheArchiveseveneasiertouse.

Inadditiontothefasterspeedandbook-styledisplay,wenowfeaturetheabilitytodownloadPdfsofmostitems.TextmaybecopiedfromthesePdfs,savingresearchersvaluabletime.Also,anewhelpfileprovidesinstructionshortcuts.ToexploretheMasonicDigitalArchives,visithttp://gwmemorial.org/archives.

Ridgely H. Gilmour, President of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association (left), presents a plaque to William Jules Mollere, the Grand Master of Louisiana (center) in token of appreciation for Louisiana’s outstanding support of the Memorial, as J.F. “Jeff ” Webb, Past Grand Master of Louisiana and Second Vice President of the Memorial Association (right), looks on.

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The2015GeorgeWashingtonMemorialAwardwaspresentedtoStuartLeibigerattheGeorgeWashington’sBirthdayGala,heldFebruary22attheMemorial.Dr. Leibiger

isprofessorandchairoftheHistoryDepartmentatLaSalleUniversityinPhiladelphia.Anotedacademicinhisfield,hehaswrittennumerousarticlesonWashingtonandtheotherFoundersforhistoricalmagazinesandjournals.Hehasalsobeenahistoricalconsultantfortelevisiondocumentariesandmuseums.TheAwardwaspresentedbyRidgelyH.Gilmour,thePresidentofTheGeorge

WashingtonMasonicNationalMemorialAssociation.BrotherGilmourcongratulatedDr. Leibigerandthankedhimforhismanyvaluablecontributionstothepublic’sdeeperunderstandingofGeorgeWashington.Dr. LeibigerthenaddressedtheattendeesattheGala,presentingaveryinsightfullecturetitled,“‘HisSimplicityisTrulySublime’:LafayetteSeesaNewSideofWashingtonatMountVernon.”Hisbook,Founding Friendship: George Washington, James Madison, and the Creation of the

American Republic,waspublishedbytheUniversityofVirginiaPressin1999.Inthisfasci-natinghistory,Dr. LeibigerexploreshowWashingtonreliedheavilyonMadison’sadvice,pen,andlegislativeskill.Together,theyendeavoredtocreateademocraticframeworkthatwouldsatisfythemajoritywhileprotectingtherightsoftheminority.ThroughtheprocessofdialogueabouttheformandstructureofthenewRepublic,themendevelopedaprofoundandenduringfriendship.

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Atthe2013annualmeetingoftheMemorialAssociation,theBoardofDirectorsvotedtoapproveextendingtheoppor-

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ormoretotheMemorialwiththeiroriginalmembershipapplica-tion,and$250ormoreperyearthereafter.CharterMemberswillreceiveauniquepatentsignifyingtheirmembershipintheSoci-etyandahigh-qualitymedalandlapelpin.CharterMemberswillbenamedonapermanentplaqueintheMemorialanddisplayedonourwebsite.CharterMemberswillalsobeinvitedtoarecep-tionatthegalacelebrationofGeorgeWashington’sBirthdayattheMemorialeachyear.Membershipisforindividuals

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Association OfficersElected February 22, 2015RidgelyH.Gilmour,PresidentRobertP.Conley,First Vice PresidentJ.F.“Jeff”Webb,Second Vice PresidentClaireV.Tusch,Third Vice PresidentGeorgeD.Seghers,*Executive Director

Board of DirectorsTerm Expires February 22, 2016RobertP.Conley,*MichiganJohnV.Egan,iii,ColoradoAndrewU.Hammer,*A-W Lodge No. 22StephenJ.Ponzillo,iii,MarylandGailS.Turner,MissouriClaireV.Tusch,*Maine

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ourgifttoYouWashington’sRulesofCivility

GeorgeWashington’smanyvirtueshave,forcenturies,ledMasonstoregardhimasatrueexemplarofthedignityandmoralitythatourCraftespouses.Hewastwenty

yearsoldwhenbewasinitiatedintoFreemasonryandbecameexposedtothebeautifulvaluestaughtinourdegrees.ButweknowthatWashingtonwasalreadythinkingaboutvaluesanddecorumaboutfouryearspriortothat.FrancisHawkins’1661book,Youth’s Behavior, Or, Decencie in Conversation Among Men,wasapopularvolumeusedintheeducationofyoungpeopleinWashington’sday.AtsomepointduringWashington’sado-lescence,hehadoccasiontomakeacopyofasectionofthisbook.Whilenobodyknowstheexactcontextorreasonwhy,onetheoryisthathewaspracticinghispenmanship.Or,perhapshemayhavesimplyfoundthesectionvaluableanddesiredafullcopy.Thesectionistitled,“TheRulesofCivilityandDecentBehaviourinCompanyandCon-

versation,”andWashington’smanuscriptofitstillsurvivesintheLibraryofCongress.TheRules of Civilityisamanualofbehaviorcomprising110guidelinesformaintainingfriendly

andrespectfulrelationsamongpeople.TheyshowyoungWashington’sconcernforcivilbehaviorinpublic,inprivate,inbusi-ness,andinallotherrealmsoflife.Whilesomeoftherulesseemantiquated

tousnow,mostareasusefultodayastheyeverwere.Theyprovideimportantremind-ersforcivildiscourseandofferafascinatingwindowintothevaluesthatshapedGeorgeWashingtonfromhisveryyouth.TheGeorgeWashingtonMasonic

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