Weekly journal-miner., 1908-11-25
CFrom Thursdays Daiiy)

siderspie entertainment, yesterday oc' cupiedf the time of the Masons and members of the Eastern Star gathered nere for their annual convention.
 The Grand Lodge session opened at 10 o'clock. The business for the past year was reported and the officers for the ensuing year elected. Among the important things done vas the estab- fishing of the time and place for the next meeting. Heretofore, the lodge has convened in November, but on ac. count of the territorial fair and the convention of court during this month, the next Grand Lodge will be neld in February, 1909, st Tucson. After the business was disposed of and prior to the election of officers, the Grand Orator, l.. ]. Owen, deliver cd the speech of the morning. This interesting and instructive oration dealt with early Masonry, the founda- ton of Solomon's Temple, and traced the lodge through ifs various stages of growth up to the present day.
 The following officers were elected
 Fletcher M Doan, of Tombstone. Grand Master.
 Prank Thomas, of Phoenix, Deputy Grand Master
 Henry A. Morgan, of Wilcox, Senior Grand Warden.
 Thomas s. Bunch of ssnord, Junior Grand Warden.
 R. x. Fredcricks of Prescott was re elected Grand Treasurer, Geo. !. Roskruge, of Tucson, Grand Secretary, and F. A. Shaw Grand Lecturer.
 Mir. Doan, who for the past twelve years has been associate justice of the supreme court of Arizona, is promi' nent in the fraternity of the territory, being four years Worshipful Master of the Gila Valley Lodge, No. Q, and al present a past master of that lodge in Florence. He is a member of the | Tombstone Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Phoenix Commandery of Knights Templar, and of the E Zariba Temple, Order of the Mystic Shrine In '06 and '07 he was Junio' Grand Warden and in '07 and 'Os wa Deputy Grand Master. Aside iron this, Mir. Doan has come rcgulari, through the chairs, having served on' year each as Junior Grand Deacon Junior Grand Warden, Senior Crane Warden and Deputy Grand Master.
 Twenty.one years ago MT. Doa' came 10 this territory and moved hi Masonic and Blue Lodge membership from Curryville, No. 333, Pike county Missouri, Lodge, to Gala Valley Lodg at Florence. about five years after ni coming
 A few years later he transferred hi Royal Arch membership from PIX Chapter. No. Q, R. A. M., of Missouri , to Cochise Chapter No. {, at Tomi stone. and his Knight Templar me" . bership from St. Aldemar Command cry. No. (, of St. Louis, Mo, to Pho' f nix Commsndery, No. l. I MT. Frank Thomas for five years ha been city recorder at Phoenix. He $ n past master of the Arizona Lode !. No. 2 at Phoenix, is secretary of tn I Masonic Temple Association of Pno' q niv. last year was elected to the pos a ,ion of Senior Grand Warden at M |. renei and this year has been advance :. to Deputy Grand Master. fl Tomorrow morning the appointi'
 officers will be secured and the install e alton will take place.
 q After yesterdays morning sesSio l. the visiting ladies and those who al not members of the chapter, were col
 yeyed by tallaho and automobiles "a lTort Whipple Barracks, and Murphy }. Drive and Park.
 In the afternoon, the Grand Chapt'
 of Royal Arch Masons convened
 The time was given over to the ele O ton and installation of officers VI
 following officers being eleeted'
 s !. Miehaelson, of Phoenix, hiI
 Priest.
 H.. M. Wood, of Bisbce, Deputy hi'
 Priest.
 W. ]. Martin, of Prescott, King. ,- Geo. N. Luhrs, Phoenix, Scribe.
 J. M. Ormsby, of Tucson, was F. elected Grand Treasurer, c. J. Hos .e ruge of Tucson. Grand secrtary, Rs n F. Bennett, of Prescott, Grand Co