Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-17
Long Session.

Long SeSSlon.
 The above officers of the Grand
 Chapter, Order Eastern Star, of Ari-
 zona. were elected at the fifteenth
 annual session of the Grand Chapter
 yesterday afternoon at the second
 meeting Of the day which convened
 in the Masonic Temple at ? o'clock
 ill the afternoon and remained in ses-
 sion continuously until after o'clock in the evening. Today at the last
 meeting of the chapter, to be held at 10 o'clock, the Worthy Grand Matron
 elected last night will appoint the re- nainder of the staff of grand officers, | eleven in number, after which the
 whole list will be installed. ending the annual meeting of the Masonic Grand bodies of Arizona for this year. First Meeting In Forenoon.
 The first regular meeting of the
 Grand Chapter was held in the morn ing at the K. F. hall at which the formal business of the annual session
 was commenced. The visiting dele gates were welcomed to Prescott, and
 to the homes and hearts of the mem bers of the local chapter, in neat address by Mrs. J. R. Lowry, Worthy
 Matron of Golden Rule Chapter No.
 l, after which the Grand Chapter took up the routine business at its dispo-
 sal. all of which was finished, except the election of officers, during the forenoon.
 After the long. tedious session of yesterday afternoon, the tired dele
 gates and visitors were guests of
 Golden Rule Chapter No. l, at a spread in the banquet hall of the Ma sonic Temple which was delight to all present, owing to its perfect ap- pointments and careful attention to all details necessary to the success Of such a function. The ladies of the local chapter had spent a great deal of time preparing this spread, and q peep into the banquet hall just prio-- to its occupancy by the guests, dis closed one hundred and fifty plates about two long tables, with chairs at the head of each for Worthy Matron Mrs. J. R. Lowry and the head off cers of the Grand Chapter. The table decorations consisted of evergreen, and each plate was provided with delicate little receptacle filled with salted almonds, the five colors of the lodge being deftly worked into the lace.
 The feast lasted until late hour. and the end was not yet" Exempli- fication of the work of the Order of Eastern Star by Golden Rule Chap ter No. l, was the next feature of the program, and this lasted until about midnight. Delegates and visitors packed the spacious Masonic lodge room during the entire progress of the work, which is reported to have been SO well performed that it re- ceived the hearty plaudits of all who were present, the officers of the local chapter, who conducted the work. re- ceiving the congratulations of the '! officers of the Grand Chapter on the efficiency of their ritualistic demon stration.
 Registered Visitors.
 Owing to the fact that the visitors l were not diligent in registering. it 1 has been practically impossible to se- cure complete list of those who are delegates to this meeting from dis tance. They have been scattered at the hotels and in the homes of friends in the city. it being estimated that as many as fifty or sixty are in attend ance. The register at the ante-room of the lodge contained the following names last night:
 Mrs. Dovie Thomas, Bisbee; Wm. A. Parr. Winslow; Mrs. Katherine Burgoon, Nogales; James Barrett, Douglas; Mrs. Annie St Claire, Phoe- nix; Mrs. Anna B. Morgan, Wilcox; Mrs. Della Frie-. Flagstaff; Mrs. Mayela Mckinney. Willcox; Mrs. Eliza Gregg, Phoenix; Mrs. David Benshimol, Douglas; Mrs Jessie Sem ington, Flagstaff; Mrs. Danitza An gius, Bisbee; Norman F. Wykoff, Je- rome; Mrs Holland Merryman, Phoe- nix; Mrs. Alice Lutley, Tombstone; Mrs. Emma Frankel, address not given; Mrs. Dora Edgerton, Sulphur Springs. Arkansas; Mrs. Pauline D. Dyke. Phoenix; Mrs. Elwin F. Farr, Jerome: (. C. Wolf, Tempe; Mrs R. I. Wolf. Tempe; s: F. Denison, Je- rome; Mrs. Augusta Wykof, Jerome; H. H. Savage, Houston. Texas: J. R. Treat, Flagstaff; l.. T. Movers. Globe; Sydney Sapp. Winslow; Wm. Eich- 1aum, Douglas; David Benshimol, Douglas; Mrs. E. Luhrs, Phoenix; Mrs. Laura McFelton, Kingman; Mrs. ,,, Caarna KsDnr,ap