The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-02-12
MAS0NS
ASSEMBLE
At N 'ALESTER
MORE TIL A N THOUSAND
THRONC PENITENTIARY
CITY; LASTS 3 DAYS

4lFttt4uH o. Itst +iAHRhtt t7i"AiN 4ets7
opened at McAlester last night and
viii be in session until SATURDAY,.
There viii be the usual meeting of the
adjunct bodies
William Perry Freeman, or Meal
ester former deputy grand master,
was eleated grand master Of the Okla
homa Nasones at last nights session.
! @ her officers elected were Elmer f.
Nonroney ar Oklahoma CITY. deputy
grand master; Arthur J Wier Of Hugo
grand senior deacon; Sam W Hogan,
Anderson Oklahoma City, grand sec
Cashion grand junior warden: " NJ.
retary. pr Leo Bennett. Mmskogee,
grand treasurer The only variation
| from the regular order of succession
was in the election of Wier who vas
/ formerly grand senior deacon, snp-
: planting Henry W Morgan of Ana
darSo who vas next in line for grand
senior warden " er won over Nor
gan with a vote OF S2s ia 3G., with ahe
rest Of the vote scattering. Secre-
tary and treasurer were reelected
Following statehood the grand lodge
of Indian Territory and the grand
lodge of the Territory of Oklahoma
were consolidated after committees
from the two supreme bodies worked
long on details. BY reason of the
erection of the fine temple n this
city it waa sought to have all the
meetings of the grand lodge m Nc
Alester, but a compromise was finally
reached and an agreement entered
no that the annual meetings of the
grand lodge should be alternated
Last year the meeting was held in
Guthrie and this years gathering
comes here.
There VIII be 1000 delegates to
the meeting, which begins tomorrow.
This number will overtax the hotel
capacity Of the CITY but the residents
have responded TO call from the
comittee and the people of the city
are throwing their homes open TO the
visitors and all will be cared for.
Prom nent Masons have been ar
irving in the city since ,ast Friday,
when school Of ins ruction began
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
teams have been at work in the tenn
PIE exemplifying degrees.
Dr. y NJ HALEY, who succeeded
the late VIM, Dusby as sovereign
grand Inspector general for Oklaho-
ma VII be the ranking Mason in at
tendance Dr. Hailey's home Is rele.
The c.ts OF Haileyville. in this county
is named for him. Monday Of this
eek Dr. HALEY celebrated his sew
ems third birthday He came 70 tbs
action Of the old Indian Territory
u 1866. following the dissolution Of
served as soldier and surgeon. When
the Confederate army in which he
left Alabama. his native state. he
was too young to vote In Old In
dian Territory ahere was no voting
and he cast his first ballot in 1907 At
the statehood convention. He is one
of the early Masons Of this jurisdic-
lion and at he head Of the order
The other Mason to whom all mem
bers Of the order love and honor above
% hers is Rev. J. s Murrow OF Atoka
lie Is known as the pioneer Of Mas
cnry on the eas, side, or what was
formerly old Indian Territory. He
caused 70 be- nstitu ed the first Ma
sonic lodge in his section and has
been q faNhfu9 Wor r. lie years
ago received his honor from the su-
prefae hody. mas for ye : and wears
beer secretary Of the era 1 lodge and |
when the grand lodges the east
ern and western port ons the state
were rousht together in 1e grand |
iodg he vas made nora grand
secret ~v for life.
one cf the features Of this eet'ng
ss vel as that Of former on will
,e the visit Of the orphans iro1 the
Masonic home at Darlington To-
morrow morning 15a Of these chi. ren
vill arrive here in puilamn cirs TO
'isit the 9iand lodge They Il 5e
aiken 10 breakfast at The temple di7-
ng rooms and hen gwen a ride ov
be interurhan through the minin
istrict. Al un n.heon they viii IN
"a little pl4g o. the stage Of the
rand temple Al 9 O'Clock that af-
erpoon they will he taken for az
ut0mohile ride 70 The ro~niry Cluh
nd over the cit splendid dinner
.iil be served them at the temple,
-hen they 90 TO Their cars. prepara-
org iheir return home.
lioa Henry Flrman. Chief Justice