The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-18
TUCSON, ARIZONA.
BY ROBT. N. LAWSON.

POoSSooihS Tic WOIlu greatest Gil
mate, has just experienced the liveli.
est week of it's history, insofar as the
Afro-American is concerned. Your cor.
respondent has been so busy attending
the numerous delightful affairs that he
has been unable to get all events to.
eether, but however, we shall en-
deavor to report a few of the most
notable.
The public installation of officers
of Good Hope Lodge 1852, A. F. & A. M.
and Rosebud Chapter So, o. f. S., Jur-
isdiction of Missouri, was held in the
Mexican Methodist Church, last Thurs.
day evening, September 8, and was at
tended by an exceedingly large audi
ence. The ceremonies were very i'm
pressive and very ably conducted. Mr..
X. M. Lawson, D. d. 6. NJ, deserves
the highest praise for the manner in
which the ceremonies were carried
out and the completeness of arrange
ments. The feature of the evening
was the participation of Mr.. Nelson
G. Crews, noted editor of The Kansas
City Sun and Grand Master of the Mis-
souri, Jurisdiction of Masons, under
whose auspices the Tucson lodges
were organized. Mr.. Geo. w. K. Love,
president of the Love Regalia Co., of
Kansas City, also Grand Secretary of
the Grand Lodge of Missouri and
Grand Patron of the o. E. s., aided in
the installation ceremonies. The in
Sta1latiOn nnramnnioc ,,aro eo1Iou-od
by an elaborate banquet at the Odd
Fellows hall, at which both Grand
Master Crews and Grand Patron Love
delivered addresses which were in
deed very eloquent and instructive.
The former spoke on Racial Develop
ment and Community Betterment,'
and the latter spoke on The Frater-
nifty and It's Relation to the Afro
American" Both Mr.. Crews and Mr..
Love urged more unity within the
race. In speaking of Tucson, Grand
Master Crews stated that he was very
much pleased to find the good feeling
and cooperation existing between the
two races in Tucson and Southern Ari-
iona, and that he appreciated very
much his pleasant visit in Tucson, and
Il will be a booster for Tucson from
now on. l was certainly more than
surprised to see such a thriving, pro-
gressive city set away out here in the
desert, and my visit has convinced
me that Tucson bids fair to become a
most important city and one of the
greatest commercial centers of the
United States. | feel sure that Tue
son will receive the benefits of a large
immigration to the West this fall and
winter. From information that |
have obtained, there will be a big
of homeseekers towards the
West this coming season, and l feel
sure that Tucson, right in the way of
the coming immigrants, will get a
good share" 1T seems to me that the
mining industry should be of great
aid in the future upbuilding of Tue
son.. This, with the splendid climate
and agricultural development, will
make Tucson the coming city"
Covers were laid for seventy-eight
persons at the banquet and the ar
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elaborate scale. 1t was the most nota-
BILE event ever carried Out by the Afro
Americans of Tucson. Mr.. Crews and
Mr.. Love remained in the city two
days and left for Phoenix on Friday
morning. From there they go on to
the coast and to visit the expositions
there.
Rev. Wells, the noted divine of Ell
Paso, Texas, arrived in the city last
in company with Mr..
Crews and Mr.. Love. Rev. Wells held
services at the A. NJ. E. Church for
two evenings and those who heard
him state that he is indeed an excel
lent speaker. Rev. Wells left Friday
evening for the West.
Residents of the "Old Pueblo" were
given quite a surprise last Tuesday
evening upon learning of the quiet
wedding of Miss Louisa Williams to
Mr.. Joseph Montcrief of the Consoli- |
Bank. The bride and groom
have moved to the newly acquired
ranch of Mr.. Montcrief.
The local Odd Fellow lodge on last
Monday evening gave a delightful en-
at their hall at which a
very large attendance was reported
and a very pleasant evening spent.
Mrs. R. M. Lawson and Matilda Nc
distinguished themselves as be-
ing speakers of more than passing
in the deliveries of their address
of introduction and welcome at the
Masonic installation.
We have as visitors in u city some
very pleasant and prominent people
in the persons of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Johnson of Columbus, Ohio, who have
to spend the winter in Tue
son. Mrs. Johnson is an accomplished
musician and her renditions at the
Masonic installation received much ia
vorable comment.
Mr.. Thos. Skinner of Los Angeles
is another welcome visitor. Mr.. Skin
ner is ath~irty-second degree Mason
and a Past Master Of his lodge at
Los Angeles. He is employed in the
erection of the Masonic Temple at
'TucROn