The border vidette., 1913-01-25
CONVENTION NOTES.
Communicated

ly opened in the Masonic Hall,
 last Monday at ten o'clock, a.
 m.. by the Supreme President of the order, Mir. Samuel Brown,
 among the honored guests pre sent being the Honofa ble Mayor of NogSIes. Arizona, Captain l.: | W.<Mix..- and Mexican Consul | Hon. Don Ricardo 'Gayou, of this city, who represented the | Mexican Republic. '1: T's'f; -izi''- --<
 Since; Monday, the Supreme Lodge, which was largely at tended by delegates from Ari zoI1ja,< California;, New Mexico and Texas, has been busy at work day and night checking up the records of the. Supreme Lodge for the past three years I business, making needed re! forms of their by laws, = and in general by Extensive sdelibera- tions iii order to. arrive at. ~so1u I tiofis' of difficult problems, which in future will prove more and more the importance and worth of this rapidly growiiing 'fraternaf 1stesi:i
 According to Statements made byTeitts ,;offfcers; the Spanish American Alliance, during the nineteen, 'y1tears 6f, it's existence, has paid to ws'ftdf6'1as and orphans of it's deGeaS9d1 sfffenibers, the large si4fm Sf2@,06O, U IS. gold tf1ee death befiefits for 'tllG year ending DeGember 1912, being $45,C0O, hot including. sick be- nefts which are promptly paid: By funds Of the locaaa1' lodges at the ffateFof S1:5o per diem. i. .,z,..,5 .l, ,l,iThe oraferr; orafteesrr ;enjoyS ann ann exteh!lsiIve membefshiP,l thfoli1fghto!pqt '.Ari- A1; :. zena lstS h9mg} SsJfo9 9Jfn 99ai fahiiai si New New. ana @ phSsiSslg si ist 1sBIs' s Then el 'Sf, ,an Rationaiitias,' With hptt the exception of the Asiatic Y nd nd N M4o&ngoli '3ll an1 q
 6nes of ofnfhanihnso6SsAt fha host a4f1fb3s5fta 4fn1fb DOT tant 1p5,rrobfefns uffder sdeffberationaby the Co5nventiiUttnhMl iiUttnhl aaa nat na1'siio iofe which csainfi,c.ba can, ihsthftYS1tl fefmed its most vital 'I Ii iss ttiieen 4g2 tffe ,2forfnation of an aGxiliaTy ordgf Under the safne title, 4lfStl5e lfS aeonposed of the ladies, moth CTS, wives and daughters of it's members, which if iaaddo1ip1feead:ss will prove of great and lasting benefit t6 the order ::- .: The erowning event, Of con Veption week. :. was the concert held at the Ramirez theatre on iThursday night under, the aus ;pices of the, local lodge No. s, :, in honor. of the Supreme Lodge delegates. the big play house being crowded by. delegates and invited. guests from, both sides of the line,~ -s < -....- ,-.-.c.. ... 1.-The opening. act was presided Q over by MT. Brown, assisted by the board of directors of the Su- preme Lodge and the directors of Local Lodge No. 6.
 After a fine overture by Pro- lessor Soto's famous orchestra, by the. .silVertongued orator, Sc nor Don Julio H. Rodriguez, !ot this city, :l'who acted as private secretary of Sr. Don Francisco Leon de la Barra Gate provision, al president of Mexico)e during the :Diaz-Taft meeting in El Paso; after which Mr. Spfro s. @Proto, ex-presidentt Of ,fhe' 1ocal lodge, assisted by President Sr
 Don: Manuel Esca1ada, intro
 duced to5the great audiance,i the Supreme President, MT: Samue Brown who delivered a ringing address, which was enthusiaSt ti ca1ly received. +: --..~ -:
 The musical. part of the pro gram under the able direction O. Professor Soto, was a great sue cess, all the-young ladies having executed itheir part in a mos pleasing manner, as did the loca amateurs who presented tht farce comedy "Chif1aduras, ';anC the comedy entitled 'Casas d. Carton. "z.-.~i= ~- --a..>-. :.es~ ... To all those who in any, wa. helped make the. affair a sue cess. as well as all those Wht during the stay of supreme lodg' delegates in our city, this week thanks .are. due. The commit tees having charge of the re ception and entertainment of ;ou
 guests did their work well, ant the delegates will return to thei
 respective homes well, pleased ;with.t their visit to our little cit. and our hospitable people,,