The Nevada County picayune., 1906-11-30
ANNUAL SESSION GRAND LODGE
 F. AND A. MASONS.
rch Masons and order oi
 Eastern Star.

l The GranU Lodge or MaSOnS or AT | kansas has closed it's annual session | ip Little Rock after most successful | meeting There were more than 300 delegates in attendance to mark the l sixey-fourth annual session. On the | evening of the first days session the Master Mason's Degree" was confer red on a candidate at the Scottish Rite Consistory by Magnolia Lodge | No. 60, c. F. Rosenbaum. w M, sev- eral members of Western Star Lodge No. 2, assisting. This was complimentary to the off | cers and members of the Grand Lodge and was particularly impressive on account of the costuming and magni- ficent stage effects available in the Consistory building. Among the many questions of i'm portance before the body, that of the sale of the Masonic Temple in Little Rock attracted the greater in terest This building not only affords place for the grand lodge and other Masonic bodies. but has a great amount of floor space which has been rented out. committee was appoint ed to act in conjunction with the Board of Control, and will report at the next session of the grand lodge.
 The Board of Trustees of the Ma sonic Orphans Home reported the work incident to the proposed build ing of the home, progressing favor ably. A site has been offered at Ratesyille for the home. and the lodge has empowered the committee to go ahead and erect the building as soon as it has funds at it's disposal 70 pay for the building upon completion. In this connection the committee may use the funds of the grand lodge except s10, 900, which is set aside to care for the bonded indebtedness on the Ma sonic Temple Following a custom prevalent in the Arkansas jurisdiction, the new officers were elected by being advanced from their several stations and are as follows:
 Grand Master-Jacob Trieber Lit tie Rock
 Deputy Grand Master-M w, Gree son, Prescott.
 Grand Lecturer-J o Tn Oathout, Bonneville.
 Grand Orator-W. & Chastain, Yell. vile.
 Grand Senior Warden-E A. McCol- lock, Little Rock
 Grand Junior Warden-A. J. Witt Pocahantas.
 Grand Treasurer-C. F. Rosenbaum, Little Rock.
 Grand Secretary-Fay Hampstead. Little Rock.
 Grand Chaplain-Rev. Geo. B. Nor ton, Newton.
 Grand Tyler-Edmund Metcalf, Lit tie Rock.
 The Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star, also in session at the time, closed with the election and installation or the new officers. The following were installed.
 Worthy grand matron, Mrs. Ella Leonrad, Gravette. worthy grand pat ron. w. B. Sexton, Mansfield; asso- ciate grand matron Mrs. Minnie Simp- son. Conway: associate grand patron, F. E. Ammons, Jasper; grand treasur- CT. Mrs. Cora Westerfeld; grand sec retary. !. Frank Hopkins, Mablevale; grand conductress, Mrs. Lillian Lee. Benton: associate grand conductress, Miss Nola Eastwood Ross, Pine Blun; grand lecturer, Miss Mollie Morgan, Weeks; Ada, Miss Sue Williamson, Winchester; Ruth, Miss Sue Baynham, Fort Smith; Esther, Miss Louise Ken nard. Jonesboro; Martha. Mrs. Mol lie Hotchkiss, Hot Springs; Electa. Mrs. l.. A. Chestnut. Saline; grand warden. Mrs. Lon Williams, Elkins; grand sentinel, F. c. Bartlett, Conway; grand marshal, Mrs. Anna Treadway; grand organist, Miss Maude Havener; grand chaplain, Mrs. Esther Schimmel pfennig, Little Rock.
 During the last days of the week the Royal Arch Masons convened in the Masonic Temple, with practically every chapter in the Arkansas 1urisdlc' tion represented. This meeting marks the fifty-seventh annual session, anu was devoted to the transaction or Dusi- ness pertaining strictly to the order During the sessions there were ad' dresses by prominent members, repiete with things instructive and entertain ing to this branch of Masonry, while on the evening of the first day, the Order of the High Priesthood was con ferred on class of twelve candidates.
 Before adjournment the new officers were elected ana installed and are as follows:
 Grand High Priest-John T. Hicks, Little Rock.
 Deputy Grand High Pricst-Sam h. Davidson, Evening Shade.
 Grand King-R. B. Hegins, Rnssei- vile.
 Grand Secretary-John c. Bone Batesville.
 Grand Treasurer-John Brodie, Lit- tie Rock.
 Grand Chaplain-F. F. Taylor, MIG