Arizona republican., 1907-10-21

of invitation to iayingi of corner stone; one NJ. M. penny; one commandery cross; copy of lodge bylaws; history of Aztlan lodge No. 1. F. & A. NJ; monitor; picture of O'Neill monument; photograph of Past Grand Master and Grand Secretary George J. Roskruge; ! collection Of coins; old Roman penny {; coins from San Francisco fire; small copper bar from Jerome: picture of Prescott bank buildings and public li- 1 brary; and list of present county of 1 ficers.
 l On the face of the corner stone are engraved the words: Laid by the M ! w. Grand Lodge, F. & A. NJ, of Arl- zona. october 18th, A. l.. 5g07." | Two excellent addresses followed one by Judge F. w. Wells reciting the history of AZtlan lodge and it's strug- sles and the other by Leroy Anderson on the general subject of free mason ". These addresses necessarily re- qGire considerable space and will be published in a succeeding issue of this newspaper. After the conclusion of the exercises the grand lodge marched back to Aztlan hall. after which there
 
 ner hour.
 The members of the order reaSsem- bled in the lodge room again at D. m.. where a lodge social session was held until o'clock. At that hour the mem bers repaired in body to the Yavapai club to participate in a banquet fol- lowed by toasts and speech making.
 For this occasion the Yavapai club had made extensive and perfect prep aration. Messrs. A.. w. Edwards. Frank l.. Wright and the club man agement had left nothing undone tha. could add to the comfort of the guests or the magnificence of the festal scene. The club was placed entirely at the disposal of the order. and the banquet room had been given attention that was not only special and careful but thoughtful. Its decorations were rich and inviting. and smilax and other Sreenery formed an attractive back ground for floral and other settings. The banquet was in the nature of a cold spead, no warm dishes being served. but 1t was an excellent ar engagement of toothsoIne delicacies that appealed to all the 156 guests irrespect- i've of their normal appetites or the lack of them.
 k. N. Fredericks was master of cere- monies and toastmaster. In his usual pleasing way he introduced the speech making and the toasts responded to we're as follows: The Grand Lodge. by Herbert Brown, grand master: The Grand Chapter. by A. D. Barnhart. past grand high priest. his address fol- lowing that of the grand master being most appropriate and entertaining In like manner Judge J. J. Hawkins. de- partment grand commander. bore tes- timony in behalf of the Grand Com mandery. Knights Templar Past Grand Commander r. P. Parker of Phoenix made response to the Eastern Star. kindred society of the order. in a very pleasing talk. C. G. Jones. dep uty grand master. had for his subject Corn. Wine and oil. Past Grand Com mander Thomas Armstrong, Jr., of Phoenix was given the broader sub ject, Arizona, and handled it in an elo- quent way. of course looking forward to the time when Arizona shall drop her territorial swaddling clothes. A. A. Johns of Prescott. past grand com mander. responded to AZtlan lodge No. l. and being a longtime and faithful member his remarks were historical and reminiscent. Leroy Anderson was given that most natural subject, The Ladies. and his usual wit and felicit- ous expression were employed to the credit of both himself and his subject. The speechnaking was ended by an impromptu talk by Mir. COhn. one of the carly members of the lodge. who had traveled a thousand miles to be