Arizona silver belt., 1881-02-26

wariike achievements. worslippe1 ~ the
masonic ailar. On Tits most fitting day
by the grace Of tied and The pleasure Of
the nlosf wo,sld pful, Tire Grand Lodge Of
Free aud Accepted Alasons Of the Terrific
~ If New Mexico, White Mountain
Lodge IS credited sovereign IN the body
Of masonry, to wave lis banncrs proudly
10 unfurI is flag 10 tac geiltle llreeze and
may no stain tarniSh It's starry fields.
Aeein tie orator said
Like to one who vision
Sees what Is 10 be, but Is not"
+ can coniara up vivid picture Of great
ness and of glory OF the magnificent sym
halism Of ours, when i viii have evolved
from the mystery and darkness of its long
and faithful quest, the one surprising M
esgimable iepiel OF divine truth After
speaking Of the grave respoasi hilifies Of &
lodge, and admonislfng the grcatest care
10 The selection Of It's material; ike thai
majestic temple, so stnpendious il its
structure, devised BY the cunning skill Of
ART, was creciisa without the introduction
Of unworthy material, tie brethren were
admoEished I'd admit none save such as are
worthy aud emiaentls well qualified as
the safest and suFest protection from quar-
rel and dissensi0n and thus trniy become
society. or band Of brothers ceEenfed 10
gctber, with the sole purpose Of who ear
best work. aud ameng HON no contention
should ever exist. That masonry was ~
stituled 10 make de good better and than
by being practical masons, 0y being wha,
masoDs should be, gentlemen, they might
live ia rear a temple whose spire shall
tower bigla towards tie heavens. % greet
the sun AZ as early coming, and truly Ok.
icate il as monumesit Of their masonic
zeal, and beQueath their masonic history
jas a legacy to heir eaildren's children,
Tint when the future should this happy
day recall, posterity should point With
pride to their every name The orator
spoke IN happy terms of tie officers Of tie
lodge and asked for Gaem the masonic
support, respect and esteem shey deserve.
The Grafton closed with this pfeoR3ion
'One prayer, one fond spontaneous al.ira-
non as j fitting conclusion Of tliis hour,
may peace and harmony ever dwell IN your
midst, may strife and discord never enter
your portals, aud may re 81 lahoF with
increased motives for the advancement Of
the material prosperity ol Our institution,
whose deep, noble influences are factors
which united with love, serve to harmon.
izc the world.
Prof. White and The choir rendered ex-
ceIlent music at intervals The brethren
all knelt while che lodge Was couseerated.
after which tie following were Installed
as the officers Of the new lodge: The wor.
shipf,d, A. II Morcheia as Master; Alon-
20 Bailey as ST. Wardea; j. Abraham as
Jr Warden, G. Fl Cook as Treasurer; i.
T. Kellner as Secy; Saller snd Pascoc As
Deaeons; Tucker and Lanther as Stewards
aud G. Burns as Tyler After which the
new lodge was proclaimed BY its name
and number IS, and Us officers declared
duly installed 4 benedics;on by the
chaplain closed The beautiful services.
which viii long be remembered by the
many aho were there The professions re
formed ard marched to their lodge room.
The affair ended with a ball ia theeven-
ing. attended BY the Fraternity and their
invited guests a more orderly, enjoyable
and elegant affair has not been seen in
Globe.
THE ladies we're there in force, and why
notg What would ball room be without
them Thomas OtFay (he's dead now)
had mother two hundred years ago,
which accounts for bis having declared
that there IS in woman, ali that men be-
lieve Of heaven, mazing brightness. purity. (
and truth, and that angels are painted
fair to Ieok ike them" Tom should have
spotted Mrs. Sampson who wbecdled her
husband into having his hair cut short for
a fell purpose, as also Mrs Macbeth who
instigated Mac to murder Duncan and
Cleopatra for having lost Mark Anthony
a world. Those sphinxs. cerisinlys did noi
live in Mr. Otway's neigDborbood or else
he would not have failed to have spoken
Of their demeriis. but those we present as
having attended The Masonic bali, are as
near Toms ideal woman as IS possible 10
OF, and who would lie angels If
they would eschew high-heeled shoes and
round dances. Here are their names
Aesdames Walker. NscDonnel. Van
sYagcnen, Fisk. Miller Bailey, Cook,
Arana, Moore, Hisc, Clark, Swascy, Ca /
rev, Wright. Putnam, Abrnhans. Els
worth, Mills. aazard, Anderson, Kellner.
DuPuy, Lydolph, Meels, Gerald. White
and slrs. J. Kennedy Misses Sal.er. VIII
son, Bailey, Howell. Moore. Price, Camp
bell, AbFalams, ellison, Howard and Gill