Arizona republican., 1914-02-11
COMMUNICATION
 IF GRAND LODGE
Masons from Twenty-one Lodges of Arizona Gather In Annual, Session With Deputy Grand Master Smith Presiding.

With most worshipful Grand Mast CT Leroy Middleton, of Globe, in the Sisters Hospital, eonvalescent from an attack of convulsions, which he suffered on Sunday night, and unable to fill his chair the thirty second annual communication of the Arizona grand lodge, F. X A. M., was con- vened yesterday morning in the Ma sonic Temple. For the second time in the history of Masonry in Arizona every one of the twenty-one lodges in the Arizona jurisdiction was rep resented by one or more delegates. In all about 13O delegates answered the roll call.
 Deputy Grand Master Charles Mill Ter Smith, of Yuma, convened the communication which continued until the luncheon hour and reconvened at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The seS siOns were devoted principally to the reading of reports of the various com mittees and outlining the real work which will be taken up today.
 Tn the afternoon while the dele gates to the grand lodge were en- gagged in the business session. the ladies of all the visiting Masons were taken for an automobile tour of the valley. touching at the ostrich farm, the Country Club, Scottsdale, Ingle- side and Tempe
 The third degree was eXemplified last evening upon two candidates, Grand Lecturer F. A. Shaw, putting on the work. And then the entire assemblage adjourned to the banquet hall where the local chapter of the Eastern Star rendered all a recep- tion, banquet and card party. This was a most brilliant and pleasing affair no less than three hundred people being present.
 The real business of the gather ing comes today when officers will be elected and various resolutions adopted There is a lengthy program including a school of instruction un- der the auspices of the Grand Chap ter. Order Eastern Star, the twenty fourth cenvoeation of the grand chap ter. Royal Arch Masons another auto ride for the delegates and ladies, a dinner to the Past Grand Masters As sociation at the Arizona club and a grand ball in the evening at the Womans club building.
 The lodges represented at the grand lodge communication are as follows: Aztlan, No l, Prescott: Arizona, No 2, Phoenix; White Mountain, No g. Globe: Tucson; No. 4, Tucson: Mt. Moriah, No. ,. Douglas; Chalcedony No. G. Holbrook Flagstaff No. [ Flagstaff: Morenci, No. 8. Morenci; Gila Valley, No. g. Florence; Wilcox No. 10, Wilcox; Stafford, No II, Saf- ford: Perfect Ashler. No 12, Bisbee; Winslow, No 13, Winslow; Verde, No. 14, Jerome; Tempe. No. 15 Tempe; Yuma, No. 16, Yuma; No- gales. No r, NOgales; Clifton. No IS, Clifton: Tombstone. No. 19, Tomb stone; Oriental, No. 20, Mesa; Dun- can, No. 21, Duncan.
 Following is today's program.
 Grand Lodge of Arizona, F. and A. NJ. 1O:OO o'clock a. m.; Masonic Temple
 School of Instruction, Grand Chap ter o. E. &; 10:OO o'clock a. m.
 Twenty fourth annual convocatior Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons 200 o'clock D. m.; Masonic Temple
 Auto ride for delegates and ladies leave Masonic Temple at 800 o'clocl p. m.
 Dinner to Past Grand Masters as sociation 6:30 o'clock p. m.; Ari zona Club.
 Grand ball, S:30 o'clock p. m.