The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-17
CONvOCAT|0N
Of SCOTTISH
RITE MASONS
GUTHRIE FLOODED WITH
VISITORS. FULLY 500 ARE
HERE TODAY
OVER ONE HUNDRED
MASTER MAS0Ns PRESENT
Big Ovation Given Grand Com.
4
mander James D. Richardson, |
33rd Degree Mason !

At the formal opening yesterda.
OF the anniversary convocation OF The
Valley of Guthrie, Orient OF Oklaho
ma at the beautiful Masonic TEN
pie an ovation was rendered the emi
nent visitors within its walls Cour
teOus and fraternal were the greet
ings extended to the grand command
er, James Daniel Richardson 33d de
gree Mason, of Washington. d. c..
to William Busby $50 degree, SOY
ereign grand inspector general for
Oklahoma and TO other dignitaries OF
the Supreme Council for the south
jurisdiction of Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Free Masonry.
The halls and spacious reception
rooms of the Temple in the morn
ing were crowded with fine looking
and intelligent men and handsome
women. Every one semed in a happy
mood and were apparently glad they
were there. The usual intelligent and
courteous attention is being given the
vlsito , by that most affable gentle
man Frank f. Derr the general sesre-
tary of all the bodies,
Fully five hundred Masons from all
parts of the state and many from for
seicl states are in attendance. Among
those.here at the opening of the Guth-
rie Lodge OF Perfection at 8 o'clock
were some of the most illustrious dig
nitaries OF all the affiliated bodies OF
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite.
These members of the rite are dis
tinguished for their scholarly attain
ments, their profound Masonic infor-
nation and their ability to shed ad-
tlitional luster to this the most firm
ly cemented fraternity OF men in the
world. This occasion has brought TO-
gether a class Of just 100 Master Ma
sons from over Oklahoma, represent
ing the best workers from all the Ma
sonic lodges of the state. This great
meeting will close Thursday night
with a banquet, at which time it Is
thought 500 covers will be laid.
The following Is a complete and cor
rect list of the class which will grad
uate at this annuai conyocation: Ray
M. Adams, Tonkara, H. Y Arnold,
Tulsa Arthur Bradbury, Ava. Dyke
Ballinger, Anadarko; John H. Bridges,
Sentinel. William Beatty, Wanette'
Daniel Bentley, Olustee; II E. Bret
schneider, Anadarkoi IL. A. Berg
Wood ward; Floyd S. Ellis, Oklahoma
City; G. ID Evans, Norman H II
Everett. Lexington: William S. Ep'
person. Cherokee; Henry l.. FLOOD
ponca City; Eugene B Forbes, "a
pulpa; f. G.. Faulkner. Cushing
Harry z Garrett. Carnegie; Frank
Castator, Ponca Cit Lott Glover
Nash: William Catron Cement; isaac
j. Cawood, Stroud: l.. N Clark
Wellston ]. w. Copiey. Anadarko'
Lewis w. Curry. Stroud; G. a Cham |
bers, Hydro: Newton Douglas. NC
Loud John T Dungen, Cushing; Ed |
mond j. Davis. Binger; John Hart
Woodward; Leon J High. Cushing;
William Haviland. Alva; Charlie w
Hays, Sapulpa Albert e. HemminC7'
Tuttle; Arthur G. Hoffman Oklahoma |
City. Edward G. Houser, Cleveland;
George H. Hotter, Guthrie; John W
Hartman, Guth .e; John d. Humphrey
Bristow; Ira b. Ivy, Oklahoma City; /
Dwight l.. Jelf, Hominy; Robert A. /
Jones. Stroud; H. N. Keating, Wood
ward George Kirkman. Wellston'
Dexter NIX ramer, Tuttle; Joseph H.