The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-15
GRAND LODGE
OF MASONS
BLUE RlBBoNED FRATERNITY
ARE DOING sooD WORK.
Have Questions Of Vital importance
to the order at Hand-Labors Of
the Grand Lodge VIII Cease To
night--Eastern Star Tomorrow.

ritry convened tL.s morning In the
Auditorium The Grand Lodge was
called tp session ny Grand Master
t. w. Choate AT 800 O'Clock.
The entire morning was consumed
in taking up the report OF the commit.
tee appointed yesterday whose puf.
pose % was 20 devise some means OF
disposinE Of the proposition now con.
fronting tie lodge I'm regard to locat.
ing the orphans home. This committee
which was composed OF fve represent
ative Masons. reported and suggested
that the question be left TO the vote
OF the iodges, recommending that
each lodge have one vote as To where
the home would be located. This e.
port was amended by the body as a
whole to read that the vote be LETT
TO every Mason and that all have a
vote as to where the lodge should
erect their Orphan Home. The report
passed with the above amendment. It
4 was then decided to vote on the prop.
osition within the next six months.
/ This received the sanction OF those
present but IL rs the general opinion
that the matter will not be fully set.
tied until the next meeting of the
Grand Lodge, one year from the pres.
eat time.
a committee will to appointed. prob.
abby this afternoon. 20 receive the
bids of amy and an towns which desire
TO make bid ior the location of the
Orphans Home. This committee will
probably De appointed by the incom.
ing Grand Master who will be elected
this afternoon. The committee will
Dc Instructed go receive the bids ana
recommend that the building be award.
ed TO the town which makes the best
bid. Henry VI. Furman was appointed
inspector OF the guarantee bonds that
viii have TO accompany all bids.
Resolutions have been introduced
FOR the Grand Master to appoint
committee of hye from tne Grand
Lodge to meet with q committee from
the Grand Lodge Of Oklahoma. These
looking TO the merging of the two
organizations. II Is the general opin.
ion that this merging will take place
at the next annual meeting of the
loase at which time It Is thought the
two jurisdictions will eet jointly.
the merger OF the two Grand
Lodges Of Indian Territor- aud Okla
homa is az present the most important
question which confronts the Grana
Lodge now in session here This mat.
ter is the chief feature of the meeting
this afternoon. and is being slfted
~ the Masons. the general opinion
Of the attendants 10 the Grand Lodge
here Is that so far as they arc con.
.cCrned the work OF merging the two
can begin at once, as they are favor.
able 10 the move. The merging of the
two will necessitate tnat the Oklaho
ma Grand Lodge be merged into that
Of the Indian .erritory, as the terri
tory lodge Is the Oldest
The question OF where the Orphans
Home viii be situated is also requr.
Ing mucn debate. Almost every town
of an. importance In the territory viii
make an effort for the home ard re
settlement Of the question is colYm
ing some time. These bids will be con.
sidered and the best bid Is the one |
which will get the home that Is. the |
town which will put up the most |
money and furnish the best location |
VIII probably get the building, other
advantages being equal
These questions will be decided this |
afternoon or tonight, as they have al.
ready been taken up and are under
discussion as we go to press.
The entertainment which has been |
afforded the visiting Masons has been |
all they could wish, and on every hand |
expressions Of the hospitality OF Ard
more are heard. Yesterday evening |
In the shadow OF large brick building
on West Main street, some five hun.
dred Masons and others gathered to
an old-time watermelon feast. More |
tnan two hundred watermelons had |
been cut and were spread upon long
tables prepared for the occasion,
Much laughter was INDUCED in as
the highest officers OF the Grand |
Lodge and the representative citizens
Of the largest cities OF the territory !
stood side by side with Ardmore's |
citizenship and ate watermelons, The
scene was jolly one and VIII long |
be remembered by the visiting Masons
and their friends.
Last evening at the auditorium,
the annual address by Grand Orator
w. II. Talmage OF south McAlester