Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-01
GRAND MAsrem REED.
The omcIai Announcement of his Deat
 Issued hy the Grand Lodge.

The following official announce ment of the death of the GranC Master of the Masonic Grand Lodgl has been sent to the lodges of thi jurisdiction:
 GRAND LODGE. r. x A. Nj.
 OF ARIZONA. OFFICE or THE
 DEPurY GRAND MASTER,
 PREsooTT, 4 T.. July l6, 1891. To the officers and members of sub
 ordinate lodges in Arizona:
 BRETHREN: - It becomes my sad and painful duty, as Deputy Grand Master, to make su official announce ment which will be read with deeI regret, and fill with sorrow the hearts of the Brethren throughout the Territory.
 At his home in the City of Phe- nlx, on Thursday, the l2th instant, our beloved grand master Day ton Alonzo Heed, peacefully de. parteG this life, surrounded by his grief stricken relatives and sorrow ing brethren.
 lie was bora in Millbrook, Wayne County, Ohio. on December 22, lSil In lsI3 his family moved to New vile, Richland County, Ohio, where they located permanently. Brother Reed received only such schooling as could be ohtaned at that time m the district school; but at the age of F he commenced to study at night and other convenient times, which practice he continued throughout subsequent years, while teaching school When a boy from thirteen to fifteen years he worked on a farm. He had some experience working m a general merchandise store. At the age Of sixteen he commenced working al the mill wright trade with his father. He continued at this until he was about twenty five years old, tea thing school, however, in the winter time.
 In ls66 he was appointed priuci pal Of the Bellyille Union school. which had six departments, and was reappointed annually to the posi- tion, till he linally resigned in 1873. He left Ohio and went to Los Angeles, arriving at that place in August 1873. He was connected with the schools there till 1885, when he went to Phenix. He was elected principal of the Phenix public schools aud served two years, graduating, in March 1887, the first class that had ever complsted the high school course in Maricor a county. He resigned the principal. sh'p aud we 1t into a real estate, insurance aud conveyance office. He was elected president Of the Western Investment Banking Company. which corporation commenced busi. ness in Phenix March 1, 1890. He was reelected to that responsible position annually. In tune, 1890. he was appointed principal of the Territorial Normal School, and was re-appointed in 1891. In June 1892, he was compelled to refuse re. appointment on account of broken health. From that time mp to the day of his death, he did no work of any kind.
 Brother Reed was a true and jealous Mason, having filled many stations of prominence to which he was called by his Brethren, with credit to himself and honor to the Fraternity. He was made a Master Mason oD tine 7th day of January, 1868, in "Bellvillen Lodge No. 376 Bellville, Richland County, Ohio and served as Master of said lodge for the years 1870 .I-2 and 8, demit- ting March ,, 1874, he, on May Is, 1874, affiliated with "Lexington' Lodge, No. 1O4, Fl Monte, Los Angeles County, California, and was in the following December elected its Master, demitting August 30, 1884, he affiliated with %Arizona' Lodge, No. 2, Phenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, serving two years as Master; in 1892 he was elected Deputy Grand Master and in 1893 Grand Master. Loving our noble order with his whole heart, he richly deserved the honor conferred upon him, and was eminently worthy of the confidence reposed in hun.
 He was laid to rest by the hands of sorrowing Brethren, with the impressive rites of the order, to await the resurrection morn, when his body shall arise and become as in corruptible as his soul.
 He is not dead to ne; he cannot die,
 His memory with our own bstng blent.
 Although ascended to the ioftiest sky,
 His soul with ours has still communion
 lent"
 As a mark of. respect to the mem- ory of our late we'll beloved Grand Master, it is ordered that thls circu- lar be read in open lodge, at the first meeting after its receipt, and that it be made matter of record in each subordinate lodge, also that the jewels and altars be draped in mourning for the period of thirty days. Fraternally,
 RIcKMER N. FREDRICKS, Attest: Deputy Grand Master.
 GEORGE J. RosKRUGE
 Grand Secretary.