Weekly journal-miner., 1908-11-25
From Wednesdays Dslly)

tfrOm Weunesuays DaiiyD
 Wth many Masons of high degree and .lually as many prominent ladies of 'Nc order of the Eastern Star in at. ,enI,urc. the twenty.seventa annual .e..,.n of the Arizona Grand Lodge, F. IA A N.. convened in Prescott yester. day
 Most of the day was spent in sd. iu.uug matter in the usual way; . IuI business was transacted; many old acquaintances were renewed; and in tbe afternoon the visiting Masons werr driven to Fort whipple.
 The day ended with the dedicatory service of the new Temple and form. al reception of the Eastern Star.
 Al 10 o'clock a. m. the Grand Lodge of Masons convened, c. q. Jones pre-. siding After the report of the com. mi'tcc on Credentials, several reports of he grand officers were read and referred 10 the respective committees These reports of the various officers were most encouraging, showing Ari. zona's increase in membership for the past year to be about 200 members.
 During the afternoon session the auditing committee, committee on re. ports and committee on ritual reported back 10 the lodge, leaving several committees with reports still out. Thi. work completed, the visiting members of the Masonic order were driven to Fort whipplc and other places of interest, returning to Pres. colt at about 5:3O o'clock.
 AS evening approached the town be. | gan io assume a very festive air. The streets were ablaze with light, practi. rally every building in the business section being outlined, and the plaza ic,iooned with incandescent lights.
 The dedicatory service of the new cnplc began promptly at s:3O o'clock, with the usual corn. oil and wine cere. mony. lntcrspcrscd with this cere. mnny were songs by the male quar. 'eite. this quar,cttc consisting of M. M Thomas, first tenor, W. T. Decker, second tenor. Dr. Southworth. bari. tone, w. T. King, bass.
 One fo the prominent features in the dedicatory service was the speech of Architect Burnham in which he thank. cd the lodge for his appointment, and returned to them the plumb, square and level which had been given him st the laying of the cornerstone of the building.
 After the completion of the service several speeches were given by prom. inent members of the order. Most Worshipful Grand Master Jones gave a resume of the dedieatory service and its meaning; K. N. Fred. ericks delivered an address of welcome and introduced the speakers of tne evening.
 Mir. Roskrudge, the grand secretary spoke of the objects of Masonry and 
 told of his own experiences in tho lodge. One of the oldest members of Aztlan lodge, he helped to organize the Grand Lodge, has watched it' growth from five subordinate lodges t' twenty subordinate lodges, and it. financial growth from two hundred dol lars in debt to more than twenty.tw' thousand in the treasury today. The next speaker was Leroy Ander son. He told of the history of Ma sorry in general, and of Aztlan lodg in particular. After Mir. Anderson speech an informal buffet lunch wa served.
 Early in the evening the Chinese o' der of Masons presented to the Pres cott lodge two handsome Satsum
 vases and silk tapestry framed | bronze with inlaid ivory. This gif' aside from its monetary value, is on
 of great art and workmanship. One of the most prominent feature
 of the evening was the reception give
 the visiting ladies by tne members c the Eastern Star. The reception ha in the new building was strcwn wit handsome Navaios, and the window
 with their white hangings, were mas
 cd with American Beauty roses m
 smilax. Cozy corners and settees wei
 filled with rugs and pillows; potte
 ferns were arranged artistically at il
 tervals and in fact the ladies conver
 ed this room, scarcely finished, into
 pretty and attractive meeting place.
 Tae exquisite and costly gowns wei
 indeed well set off by this charmir
 background and without doubt n pre-
 tier affair has never been held in Pre-
 eott.
 During the reception Mrs Smith
 orchestra rendered the following pr