The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-27
REUNION OF MASONIC BODIES.
Large Glass Initiated Into the Myster-
les Of the Scottish Rite.

les OF the Scottish Rite.
The fall reunion of the Scottish
Rite bodies of the valley o. Little
| Rock was held in Albert Pike Con.
| sistory at Little RCok last week. The
| reunion opened with a banquet to Wis
itors and members of the Rosenbaum
class. A. & A. S. r. The reunion
closed on the 21st inst. by the conferr-
ing of the 32d degree upon class of
ffty-five candidates. The ceremony
| comforting the 33d degree upon fou.
members selected for that honor did
not take place The honorees are:
William Letzig. DR. F.. l.. French. +.
NJ. Jefferson of Little Rock and Muir.
ray Taylor of Hot Springs
The following composed the class:
p. II. Mccarthy NJ. J. Kenney. w. II.
Buckley. w. H. Marshall. J. b. Bond
l.. A. Pollock. John l.. Deason. d. H.
Cantrell. J, H. Byers, J. G. Kirk, A.
S. Lang, F. A. Brown, d. G. Taylor,
J. $. Barkman, NJ. Helman, w. NJ
Purvis, Little Rock; + NJ Crossar
Hot Springs; w. b. Allen. Mer Rouge
La; W. A. Dickey. Wynne H. w
Mullis, Malvern; s Haas. Monroe
La; f. Fadner, Esau; f. F. Parker
Sayre; f. NJ Rogers. H. Townsend
Arkansas City; G. w. Adams. Laco.
mia; ID. Litchtack, Texarkana: d. A.
Hollhger, Alma S. Hecht. Sweet
Home; II. Walker, w. II. Walker,
Mena; VIM. Berse. Sr., Cabin Creek
Joel Mills, Welton; r. E. Burke
Texarkana; DR.. B. G. Wood. Cominto;
B. Lavo, Garnett, Kan: w. II. Row.
| land. Van Buren,; II l.. Wood Comm
to; c. S. Drake, Glover Bend: L. r.
Bowen, Biloxi. Mich; Chas Etgcomb.
| Comintc; c. II. Hostetter, Warren
{. Turner. Chas. I. Turner. Warren;
M. Fl. Patterson, Augusta: Dr.. Nor.
gan Simth, Ell Dorado; G. J. Klock
Eureka Springs; d. S. Hayworth,
Cotter; J. S. Cliatt, Laconia; O. Oliv-
er, Van Buren,.
Order of Eastern Star.
Seyenty-three out of 140 chapters of
this order were represented. The of
tcers elected for the ensuing year
We're: Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs.
Jennie E. Ellis of Fort Smith; Wor-
thy Grand Patron, John Nj. Oathout of
Bonneville; Associate Grand Matron,
Mrs. Alice Bowser of Sheridan; Asso-
ciate Grand Patron, w. l.. Rodgers OF
Nashville; Grand Treasurer, Mrs.
Cora Westerfield of Conway; Grand
! Secretary, Miss Carrie Hampstead of
Little Rock; Grand Conductress. Miss
Mollie Morgan of Weeks; Assistant
Grand Condustress. Mrs. Lucy Hal
stead of Pine Bluff. Appointive of.
ficerS were announced as follows:
Adah, Mrs. Minnie Mckelvey Green
wood; Ruth. Mrs. Myrtle McCollum,
Greenbrier; Esther, Mrs. Vestal, Little
Rock; Martha, Mrs. Sarah Woodson,
Bonanza; Electa, Miss Grace Hixon,
Blaine; Grand Lecturer, Mrs Blanche
klock. Eureka Springs; Grand Chap
lain, E. H. Owen, Dixie; Organist.
Mrs Alexander Mansfield; Marshal,
Mrs Belle Rainey; Warder. Miss Mag
gle Burton, Cove; Sentinel, Frank
Bartlett, Conway
Royal Arch Masons.
This was the ffty-fourth annual
number were in attendance. Capitu-
lar Masonry was established in Ar
kansas in 1S41, when the general
grand high priest, NJ. E. Paul Dean.
issued his dispensation for the forma.
tion of Far West chapter at Fayette.
Vile which received a charter in 1912.
At the close of the session the follow.
nj oil cd
Priest. G. J. Klock of Eureka Springs :;
Deputy Grand High Priest. J. r. Don
nell of Conway; Grand King. n. p.
| Richmond of Malvern; Grand Scribe,
J. T. Hicks of Little Rock: Grand Sec
retary, J. c. Bone of Batesville: Grand
Treasurer, John Brode of Little
Rock; Grand Chaplain, f. f. Taylor
of McCrory; Grand Marshal, w. c.
Rogers of Nashville; Grand Captain
of the Host. S. H. Davidson OF Even
ing Shade; Grand Principal Sojourn-
er, Rees B. Higgins of Little Rock );
Crane Royal Arch Captain, jeff L. Da,
Wis of Fayetteville; Grand Master of
the Third Veil, J. r. Mayhan of New.
port; Grand Master of the Second
| "
| Grand Master of the First Veil, Mark
+. Oiney of Mena; Grand Sentinel,
| Edmund Metcalf of Little Rock
Royal and Select Masters.
The forty-first annual assembly OF
the grand council of Royal and Select
Masters of Arkansas met in the Ma
sonic temple on the 10Th. Grand Mas
ter S. ID. Dodge of Little Rock presid-
ing. Officers We're elected for the en-
suing year as follows; NJ. l. Grand
Master, G. w Skidmore of Little
Rock; Deputy Grand Master. Nick
| keizer of Eureka Springs; Grand
| Principal Conductor of the Work J.
S. Westerfeld of Conway: grand treas
urer John Brodie of Little Rock;
Grand Recorder. Fay Hampstead of
Little Rock; Grand Chaplain F. E.
| Taylor of McCrory; Grand Captain of
| the Guard. A. f. b. Oden of Hot
| Springs Grand Conductor of the
Council. NJ. Z. Akin of Little Rock:
Grand Marshal. Durand Whipple OF