2020 Annual Report of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Memorial Association I extend our thanks for your support of the Memorial during the past
year. The restoration of the Memorial is steadily moving forward along with improvements.
The Memorial is truly a beacon of light for Freemasonry and for American Patriotism.
It proudly reflect the character and virtues of our foremost Founding Father and Mason,
General, President and Brother George Washington. Without his efforts we would not have
this great country that we are so blessed to live in. Again, I thank you for your support. We
will now proceed with the report of the Executive Director.
George D. Seghers
Thank you Jeff. Brothers, my report is also in the Annual Report. Please read it at your
convenience. I will be outside and please and contact me with any questions or concerns.
Thank you.
J.F. “Jeff” Webb
I will now ask Brother Ken Nagel, our Second Vice President and Chairman of the
Cornerstone Centennial Committee to address the membership.
Kenneth G. Nagel
Good afternoon Brethren. Grand Masters, at your place you will find two copies of a postcardsized
card that says on it “Save the Date.” That date in particular is Monday, February 20 th ,
2023, when we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the
George Washington Masonic National Memorial. We want each of you to be there. Although
you won’t be sitting Grand Masters, we want you to come back. Second we would ask that you
give the second card to the brother that will be the sitting Grand Master in 2023 so we could
have him there as well.
The Commonwealth of Virginia has graciously agreed to host the Conference of Grand
Masters in 2023 and we will be a part of that celebration in coordination with them. Our
Conference Secretary, Most Worshipful Brother Mike DeWolf has set aside Monday of that
Conference so we can recognize the Memorial and celebrate it all day long.
We will have transportation for you from the Crystal City host hotel to bring you into
Alexandria for the celebration. We are going to start in the morning with the laying of
a wreath at the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon. We will then take you to
the Memorial where you will start your morning deliberations in our auditorium at the
Memorial. Just before 12:00 noon we will then transport everyone to King Street to where
we will have a staging area for a parade that is going to come down King Street, through Old
Town Alexandria, to the base of Shuters Hill and up the driveway to the Memorial. In 1923
there were some 19,000 Masons who assembled on King Street and marched up that street to
lay the cornerstone. Present were the President at that time Calvin Coolidge, Chief Justice
Howard Taft, the Governor of Virginia and many other dignitaries. We hope to have the
same in attendance in 2023. We want this to be a national event.
When we get to the top of the hill we will reenact the laying of the cornerstone. The
Grand Master of Virginia, who will be Most Worshipful Jack Lewis, will officiate along with
the Officers of the Grand Lodge of Virginia. Also, each of the sitting Grand Masters from
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