Arizona republican., 1908-04-20
1. 0. 0. f. DELEGATES
 ASSEMBLING TODAY
A Larger Representation Than Ever Before-The Project For Establish ing a Fraternal Home.

The annual sessions of the grand bodies ot the Arizona Jurisdiction I. O. O. F. which also includes northern Sonora, will begin at 10 o'clock this morning on the third floor of the Mon ihon building, known as Oddfellows' hall, at the corner of Washington street and First avenue. The grand lodge and the Rebekah assembly will both meet at that hour and at 3 o'clock this afternoon there will be a meeting of the grand encampment. This even ing there will be a ball and reception in the auditorium of the Arizona School of Music for Odd Fellows and their families.
 The local committees of arrange ment have been busy for a long time and everything is in readiness for the sessions. Both the School of Music building and the Odd Fellows halls have been beautifully decorated with in and possess an air of pleasing well come. From both north and south, delegates were arriving yesterday and the red badge of grand lodge mem bership is familiar sight on the streets It will be more so to- the next few days for in addition to those now here there will be many more ar rivals this morning. Among those ar irving yesterday were the following named. the list probably not being complete as number went to the private residences of friends and their names may have been overlooked. The greater number of the delegates, how ever, are stopping at the Ford hotel:
 From Prescott-Grand Master Hen ry J. Suder and Mrs. Suder, Mrs. An nie Henry, F. C. Moore. R. Behr. C. F. Ryer. John NJ. w. Moore, Ben Robin son.
 From Tucson-S. F.. Gregory. N. w. Mitrovich. Samuel Henninger. A. w. Smith.
 From Kingman-J. E. Perry and J. Lang.
 From Tempe-Andrew Neilsen.
 From Bisbee-R. Humphrey, Will liam Hughes. F. C. Henderson. Mrs J. D. Blair. Mrs. H. Snodgrass. Mrs. Per ry.
 Globe-E- c. Bright, H. H Pratt Charles ". Slack
 Clifton-Mr. and Mrs. John NJ. Web ster. Mrs. Tappin. MT and Mrs Thos Sidebotham. MT. and Mrs. George Reit- ger. Mrs. Billingslv. J. A Mac Leay. Miss Grace Pierce
 Douglas-A. A Ferguson. r. J. F. Demarest. S. c. Dowell, Mrs. Etta Brodie.
 Yuma-Wm. H. Elliott, Mrs. H. H. Donkersley. Mrs. David DeVore.
 Morenci-Thomas H. Clarke. w. J. Arthur. MT. and Mrs. L. F.. Rice. Mrs. T. T. Thompson. Mrs. Yorke, Mrs. Jennie Moore.
 Cananea-Mr. and Mrs. c. \. Davis, c. J. Bible Mrs Wm. Zent. w. E. Drummond A C. Lawrence.
 Safford-Theodore Shirley. John c. Belt. John F. Weber. A. R. Lynch.
 La Colorado. Mex-Frank P. del Castillo.
 Nogales-Mrs. W. A O'Connor. pres ident of the Rebekah Assembly. MT. O'Connor is expected to arrive this morning. as well as other delegates from the line cities and several added members Of the Tucson delegation. Glendale. Mesa City and Tempe will also be here in force and the Phoenix Odd Fellows will of course be here and there and everywhere all the time. There will also probably be some del egates from Williams and Flagstaff on this mornings train and perhaps a few more srom Prescott
 The order is now in a flourishing condition and it is expected the ses- sion will be very harmonious and very interesting for the members of the or der for there is considerable business IL matter that will most interest the public. in fact about the only one in which the public could have more than passing interest. will be in respect of the proposed home for the aged and invalid and indigent odd Fellows of the territOr.-. The order has been accommodating a fund for this purpose for great many years and while 1t is not as large as they would like to have it. it amounts to some thousands of dollars. enough so part Of the mem bers at least, think it would be advisable to secure site and prepare for the erection of a building during the next year or so. Others will con- tend that the fund is not large enough to justify the undertaking. However,
 
 will be offered to the grand lodge on very pleasing terms and strong ef- fort will be made to secure the adop- tion O. one or another of them.
 The most definite and pronounced has been undertaken by the odd Fellows Of Stafford who have been joined by the public spirited cit izens of that town in an effort 10 se- cure the home. They are here with d delegation headed by John Nj. Web CT, d member Of the order and editor of the Guardian. He is equipped with a pamphlet for distribution setting forth the climatic and other advan- tages of the upper Gila valley and the details of a forty acre site which was belt six miles from Stafford. The delegation however has another offer to make that it believes will ap- peal almost irresistibly. It is a twen- | ty acre tract in alfalfa, with trees around it. C quarter O. a mile from | the center Of Safford and near the | railroad and a good irrigating canal. 1 1t is believed the property will return i a revenue of over s1,000 a year from | the date of requirement until the | home would be finished and that there after it would almost perhaps quite ! support the home for the present. This | site will b. offered free to the order, | he land being valued at $200 per acre, 1 -hough sold to the people of Stafford | 4 ,f