Weekly journal-miner., 1908-11-18
ARIZONA MAS0NS HONOR TEMPLE
 DEDICATION
Prominent Members Here At Twenty Seventh
 Session
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several prominent Masons and their wives arrived here yesterday from diff fctcnt parts of thc territory to assist iu thc dedication of the new Masonic temple today and attend the 21th an. uual session of the grand lodge of thc order and thc grand lodge of the Or der of the Eastern Star
 promincr, among those who arrived |, George j Roskruge. of Tucson. grand secretary of the Masonic bodies of the territory. Al the formation of the grand lodge of Arizona, March 23, 1882. hc was elected grand secretary. lIc has served continuously until the present time. with the exception of the year lsO when he was elected grand master. His connection with Masonry began in his birthplace, Corn. wall, England. IIc is generally known as the "fathcr' of Masonry in Ari- zona.
 lie cmigratcd 70 the United States in 1870 and in 1872 came to Tucson from Denver, Colorado, hraving the dangers of floods. famine and the hos. tility of the Indians on the trip. He assisted in surveying the fifth stand. ard parallel north from Partridge Creek to the Colorado River IIr was afterwards appointed chief draughis Ifan in the office of the surveyor gen. cral of the territory. llc served four terms as county surveyor of Pima county, three terms as city engineer of Tucson. and one term ou the board of regents of thc University Of Arizona. ilc wns appointed to the office of sur vcyor general of the territory in 1896 under thc Cleveland administration and held thc office until August, 1897. when change of the national admin istration caused inc appointment of his successor.
 AS civil engineer, explorer and tra vclcr.' he has wide and varied cxpe. rience in Arizona. One that still 'lwells in his memory with unfading "learness IS q camping expedition with three companions at Volunteer Springs near Belmont on the Santa Fe rail. road. He and three companions par took of a breakfast consisting of '"'iN' iAiFh UpAdlpfN dUu tHfH rldTttu to walk to Prescott without provisions. They reached the Banghart ranch at Del Rio, where they were served with hearty meal after fasting eighty.four hours.
 Another visiting Mason who has as- sisted in the development of the ter. ritory is W. M Griffith, of Tucson, Al territory.
 He is a native of Pennsylvania and served with distinction in the Civil war. He came to Arizona in the lat. Yer 10's as manager of the Texas and california stage Company. The com. pnny's main line was one thousand seven hundred miles long and required twelve hundred horses to operate it.
 in 1897 he was appointed United States marshal by President Mckinley. He Is prominent in Masonic circles. being n thirty second degree Mason.
 Among the other visiting Masons and members of the O. F. $. who arrived yesterday were noted A. l.. Grow of Tombstone, Francis A. Shaw of Phoe. nix, F.. x. Miller of Flagstaff, Leroy Middleton of Globe, Harry A. Drach. man of Tucson. A. w. Davis of Win. slow, Charles I. Chapman of Tucson, MT. and Mrs. r. T. Miller of Yuma, R. M. Chandler of Yuma, MT. and Mrs. c. G- Jones of Tempe, Mir. and Mrs. II. 4. Morgan, Wilcox, Mrs. I. L.. Brown, Mrs. ]. q. Pritehard of BisLee, Mrs. '. q. Caps, Mrs R. E. stephens and Mrs. D. M. Lowry of Tucson.
 The reception to be given by Golden Rule Chapter No. 1, 0. F. S, this eve. ming st the Masonic Hall will he for all Masons and their families. All wis. iting Masons and their families are cordially invited.