Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-28
eooD rEMrLAns' GRAND LODGE
A BiE Excursion From rheaix Io Attend
 the Session.

| Big Excursion From Pheaix Io Attend
 the Session.
 There were just v people in the
 Good Templar excursion which ar
 rived from Phenix this morning. and
 a jolly crowd they were. Most of
 the excuTsionists were members of
 the order, coming to attend the session of the grand lodge which convened this afternoon, though quite few came for pleasure.
 Those composing the party are; Mrs R Andrews, Miss Lavinia An drews, Mrs H 4 Alderman, Prof. and Mrs. Baernstein, l. J Brown, Miss F.
 Black, Miss Eva CrabD, Miss Nellie Crouch, Waldo Christy, NJ N Cas- terline, Frank Couch, A V Domin- guez, Mrs Dobbs. H B Evan, Mrs Fifield, W H Ford and family, Mir. and Mrs : $ Greet, J k Green. Geo E Godfrey, Miss Lulu Hall, A E Hinton, Mrs H Hilbers, Miss Lulu Irvine, Wm. Marian, Mrs M Mat thews, Mrs J McCabe, Mrs. W Mu- dock, Mrs Nj Murdock, Miss Rose Marston, Walter Norris, Miss Neiiio Norris, Rev Cal Ogburn, Forest B Payne, w k Potter, O O Parrett, X c Randall, Miss Jennie Root, Mrs C $ Scott, MT and Mrs Geo Tompkius, C Fl Utting, Miss Ida Warren, Miss Hattie Wright, A F Walbridge, Chas Williams and Miss Edna Wilder, from PhenIx; l. C Austin, J NJ Gull yer, Miss Nellie Culver, Miss Bell Cosner, Miss Bessie Hough, J. Web ster Johnston and wife, W. $. John ston, MT. and Mrs Whit and Miss Ida Woolf, from Tempe; Mrs J l. Ballenger, Miss Jennie Humphrey and Miss Millie Legget, from Bisbee; Miss Birdie Hsrdwick, from Flor ence; Wm Place and W E Orr, from SOlomonville; Mrs 4 Hartzler, Mrs Nash and Geo Nash, from Stafford, and A r Snowman and wife, from Mesa City.
 The visiting Good Templars re- mained in their special car until 6:30 o'clock, when they were taken in charge by the members of the local lodge. and conducted to the vaIious places in the city where ac- commodations had been provided. l 1t l2 o'clock lunch was served ia Odd Fellows hall by the local lodge 1 and this will be repeated on tomor- TOW and Friday.
 The grand lodge convened at 1 30 1 o'ciuck with Grand Chief Templar | Green, Grand Counselor Place, l Grand Secretary Johns On, Grand | Treasurer Snowman and Past Grand | Chief Templar Walbridge at their posts. The business of the after noon consisted of the report of the 1 committee followed by | the seating of delegates, the appoint ment of standing committees for the session. and the conferTing of the grand lodge degree upon quite a large number of members. Tonight an informal reception will be tender ed the visitors in K. of F. hall 10 which the public IS invited. A pub lie meeting will also be held on Friday evening to be addressed by some of the best orators in the order.
 The visitors are pFofuse in their praise of the treatment received at the hands of the railroad officials on Iheir trip up. Everything was pro Vided for their comfort and con vcnience that could have been asked pr wished for, and the long night ride was made as comfortable as possible under the circumstances. They are also much pleased with the hospitality of the people of our city, who have given them such a cordial reception.
 Slowed away in their car we've twenty-five large Salt river valley water melons and 300 pounds of grapes. Tho only disagreeabls fea- Iure of the excursion. so far as re- ported, IS the leaving behind ot the trunks of Mrs. Snowman, MT. Wal bridge and MT. Nash. The baggage ear was not large enough to hold he baggage of the excursiOnists, hence some of It had to be left oyer for the next train.
 Three sessions of the lodge will be leid tomorrow the morning. af- .ernoon and evening.