Arizona republican., 1913-04-22
More Than Two Hundred Delegates from All Over Arizona Throng Streets of the Little City Across the River
ANNUAL ELECTION
 OCCURS TODAY
Republication Work by Phoenix Lodge Last Night PrOvOkes Great Praise Automobile Trips Over the Valley Today

TEMPE, AriZ., April 21-ln the presence of over two hundred delegates from all parts of the state of Arizona, the grand lodge of the Independent Or der of Odd Fellows was called to order this morning in the Cosmopolitan hall of Mesa, the chief presiding officer. With the calling of the roll of the del egates it was found that from all the state there were but sixteen members absent, most notable. record. The hour of calling the convention to order was at 10 o'clock sharp. In connection being held the grand assembly of the Daughters of Rebekah, and the grand encampment of the Patriarchs Militant of the state.
 Delegates and members of the orders are present from all over the state, and Tempe today presented IS busy a scene on the streets of the city as could well be imagined, for the little city of schools and churches. The streets are decorated and there is not business establishment in the city that has not put on a gala attire in honor of the coming of the delegates from all Arizona.
 The early morning session of the three branches of oddfeliowship were taken up with perfecting the prelimin- ary details of organization of the grand lodges. The second meeting occurred early in the afternoon, the oddfellows themselves ; gain meeting in the Cos mopolitan hg,l. while the ladies lodge met in the l.. o. o. F. hall.
 The early hours of the afternoon ses- sion were taken up in giving the ini- tiary degree to the grand lodge to twenty eight past noble grands of the subordinate lodges and they were ad- mitted to the rights and privileges of full members of the grand lodge.
 At night there was work in eXem- plification in both the grand lodge of oddfellows and the Rebekahs. The de- gree team from the Phoenix lodge came down in a body, and up to a late hour last night were busly engaged in ex- qualification of the work of the initia- tory degree. The Rebekahs at their. meeting place were engaged in a like task. When all was over the grand lodge officers were loud in their praise of the excellence of the ritualistic en- deavors of the degree teams at both grand lodges.
 The sessions of the order are for three Gays, but beginning tomorrow there will be a good deal of the time spent in sightseeing and entertain ment The annual election occurs to-
 morrow in the grand lodge at ten o'clock and the installation ceremonies will be held Wednesday evening. The program for the coming two 1 days is as follows:
 Tuesday, April 22. g a. m.-Grand lodge convenes in Cosmopolitan hall.
 1 a. m.-Rebekah assembly convenes | in l. o. o. F. hall.
 D. m.-Grand encampment convenes | in Cosmopolitan hall. p. m.-Literary and musical enter | tainment at Normal auditorium. 1 Wednesday, April 23. 1 a. m.-Grand lodge convenes in l Cosmopolitan hall.
 a. m.-Rebekah assembly convenes l in I. o. O. F. hall.
 l D. m.-Grand encampment con- venes in Cosmopolitan hall. l 9 p. m.-Banquet in Normal dormi- tory.
 1 Headquarters were established at 1 the Casa Loma hotel, where a brother 1 was stationed to attend to the wants
 of visitors and from whom autos can
 be secured for short trips through the | valley. Autos will leave Casa Loma | hotel for Granite Reef and the Ari Zona canal power house at II o'clock 1 tomorrow returning through Mesa city l for the dinner to be served by the members of the order of that city, re- turning to Tempe in time for the en- tertainment at the Normal school ] which will be exceptionally good