Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-12
C0LORED MASONS WILL ELECT TODAY Presiding Officer Insists That Work Be Dispatch
 ed Speedily.
HELP HARMED WOMAN
Delegates Contribute Sl4 Toward Fund for Providing Widow Former Member with Artificial Limb.
 Collection Taken for Church.
(By w. B. Cloman.)

The second days session of th most worshipful grand lodge of Ere and Accepted Masons Of Arkansas was called to order by the deput grand master, J. $. Fellx, and ther, was a large attendance of member in attendance
 The following brothers reported ol foreign correspondence c. S. Me bane and c. Brown.
 The grand master then appointed committee on condolcncc, consist ing Of the following brethren: Morrow, V. l.. College, M. c. Nelson J. H. Hill, G. w. Ramsey.
 Brother George H. Moore thel made report on the endowmen board, and on motion of Brother E w. Gaskin, the report was accepted
 Grand Master Harrison ordered tn, junior warden to call the lodge t( rest, to listen to 8 blind brother iron lodge No. 6, A. 'P Mitchell. Later, { letter from the grand jurisdiction O. Florida, Grand Master J. H. Dickson was read
 The junior warden was then order ed by the grand master to call thf members to rest for noon refresh ments, to be called to work again al , D. m.
 The Afternoon Session.
 Promptly at ? o'clock, Grant Master Harrison called the grand lodge to order and proceeded to thF transaction of the business iron where it was left off in the forenoon The grand master presided with firm and steady hand and the busl' ness was handled with great rapldltJ There are present about 300 delegate: and at times they are hard to con trol. but he put his foot down, de clared that the business of the Srsh( lodge must be transacted and rule' accordinglv. The records show tha there are 5000 Masons in good stand ing in the state, and during the las Masonic year 113 have died. The lodge recessed a few minute to hear the plea of 9 one-anmed slste, widow of former brother Mason who appealed to the lodge for ald t' enable her to buy for herself an artl ficia1 arm. The brethren contributes $1401.
 One unusual thing about this gram lodge is that there has been a grea demonstration of religious fever dis nlaved during it's various sessions n,onv songs sung. and many prayer said. Night Memorial Services. l ,At , o'clock the grand lodge wa called from labor to refreshments | lcon,e, on again at o'clock at o Pauls Baptist church, for the pul pose of memorializing those who , ma died during this Masonic year. Tn church was crowded with memoefs the lodge. and many others from th city were inattendance. TIC
 Dr. H. G. Montgomery or 1o snr;nps preached the man orlal SCI mon. He preached with much lervo land his discourse had much ellee unon the members of the cralt all the congregation generally. Anon tho many who died during the las Masonic year, Bro. s. M. wesley ., tile Rock, grand secretary of LII grand lodge, was mostly lam5nte' ' He was greatly loved by the msmoel of inc grand lodge, and while ne Wa being eulogized many or 'he oi' lhad tears in their eyes. M
 The text used by the hev; s,, ' Montgomery for his mcmorlal us ,' courso was. "Right blessed are LII dead who dieth in the Loro ana oa a.aochea his sermon as few men ca do it. ;s ,ostnred h nc w. R. Patterson and had been making preparation LOT ~ uo reception for year. lie en.el 'a.n, ,a, us splendidly, and the brethren "e' highly pleased. cherri,, WE
 as+or of ceremonies, and presloe m;th ia areat distinction. The gran nster ma.H closed the memorial exerclss .n;+h short exhortation to the Dreel @on @ tn close up their ranks, ana he better men, peter Masohs anu ae oe tor Christians. The, coilection on,, Un r, was lifted and given to the c''ut tS for incidental expenses duflhs u
 
 services. ;t+,o Rock pr,
 uood inc benediction, and all T, l tnrned home from the church hon rul nf satisfied satnfn that they had had penel cial meeting a.., roaor
 The. principal business peio,u o,ecti1 il nrand lodge today will be the eieo.'. ef ef"ni officers, and this is expectea e,s a';dn or oA,,o0i, u virtually all of both session forenoon and afternoon, ,avo m " all fl by the grand master aa, to 1odse nase comple a ts business of the grand n ioase ,sss4a,,ad a I nc. noon of Friday. and he IS woiAi- with that end in view.
 l Fined for Larceny.