Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-15
(BY w. B. CLOMAN.)

The Most Worshipful Sovereign Grand Lodge of Free and accepted Masons, colored, of the Grand Jurls- (iictiOn of Arkansas, convened here today at noon, in it's 45th annual com munication in the Masonic temple.
 The grand master, J. H. Harrison, of Wilmar, presided. He called the grand lodge to order and the lodge went immediately into the business Of the hour. w. B. Cloman was elected grand reporter and the committee on credentials was instructed to ascer- tain whether or not there were pres ent constitutional number of local lodges to begin the labors on the grand ledge.
 The credentials committee began their work in business-like way and soon informed the grand master that there were present more than a suf- ficient number of local lodges and that he might proceed with the reg ular business of the grand lodge.
 The grand master acted on this in- formation and the grand lodge was opened formally, according to their custom. The hours of labor were fixed as follows:
 S:3O a. III to 12 m.-Refreshments 12 m. to p. m.; Labor. 2 to , p. m: refreshments, 5 D. m. to D. m.; labor 8 a. m. to adjourn "at will" Refresh mentS.
 Evening Session.
 Grand Master J. H. Harrison, assist ed by c. w. Scott, deputy grand mas ter, presided. The business of the evening consisted in the reading ot the grand masters address, reports of the grand lodge officers, and the appointment of the following commit tees: Hill, w. H. Hill, J. H. Hill.
 Committee on charity board-J. M Morris, Jas. Jones, U. D. Dalton.
 Committee on elevator movement Wiley Graves, $. H. Graves, J. w. Car rington.
 Committee on grand treasury-C. A Milford. J. H. Hammond, l.. T. Gil more.
 Committee on dispensation of chari- eA>S 'A' - iSiSCs W DOllNS, 6. U Smith.
 Committee on accounts-J. w. Cur. ry, Samuel Vaster, w. l.. Lea.
 Committee on burial sec-treaS,-I. J. Brown, l.. J. Ramsey, J. B. Mancil
 Committee on trustee board-J NJ Allen, w. R. Ashmore, E. w. West.
 Committee on unfinished business B. IS. Jackson, J. H. w. Tate, C. w. Jones.
 Committee on jurisprudence-J. D. Shackelford, M. A. Clark, William Rutherford
 Committee on temple fund-Toney Jordan, E. P. Anthony, H. w. Fergu- son.
 Committee on grand masters ad- dress-l. T. Gillian, Geo. H. Moore l.. c. Culliver.
 Committee on returns-H. H. Bowie D. B. Dubison, D. R. Brown, Committee, on sec-treas. of NJ. B A w. H. Traylor, c. l.. Cary, P. Bi- lope.
 f committee on by-laws-W. s Moore, J E. Elliott, w. E. Brewings. committee on credentials-D. B Arnold, c. T. Toms, c. Brown
 The Night Session. 1 The grand lodge resumed labor a, o'clock with the grand lecturer J. w. Curry, presiding. The labors ot the night consisted of degree an( | ritualistic work.
 l.. J. Brown of Little Rock, led ir the initiation of a brother in the flrst, second and third degrees, ant the brethren of the grand lodge wer, hlshly pleased with such a demon stratlon of efficiency as was displayed by him. Hundreds of the brethrel remained to late hour Of the nigh to get the full benefits of the initia tion and the conferring of the thre, degrees. Grand Master Harrison tool no part in the labors of the night, bu sat far back among the representa-