Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-24
Many States Represented at Convention Which Opens
 at Little Rock.
SUPREME WORKMAN
 PRAISES ARKANSAS
Has Doubled Membership in Very Few Years and Now Ranks With Leaders in Big National Fraternity.
 Honor Deceased Officer.

Little Rock, April 23.-ThC supreme lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmcn convened in it's 37th bicn- Eial session at 10 q. m. Monday. in the auditorium of the Hotel Marion, with the supreme master workman, Will VI. Narvis, of Muscatno, Iowa, presid- ing. The first days session was de voted to a consideration of reports, the work of the various committees, and other routine matters.
 All the Supreme Lodge officers are present with the exception of the su- premc medical examiner, Dr. C. A. Aschmann, of Wheeling. w. Va. They are: Supreme master workman, Will M Narvis, Muscatine Iowa: supreme foreman, Ed E. IIohmann, JohnstoWn, Pa; supreme oyerseer, John k. Frazer; supreme recorder, F. J. Moore. Fargo, x. D., supreme treas urer E. r. Danforth. Skowhegan, Me. ; supreme guide, G. Herbert Bishop, New Haven, Conn.,; supreme watch man, Chas. C. Rhodes, Pawtucket, R. i.
 One past supreme master workman is present, John C. Bickford of Man chester, N. H.
 The following grand lodge repre- scntatives answered to the rollcall:
 Arkansas-H. l.. Cross, R. w. IIol- land, D. G. Beauchamp.
 Connecticut-Ed s. Merrill, John E. Fahey, George StrCh.
 Delaware-E. F. Kane, pr. l.. IIeis- Ter Ball. E. F. Melvin.
 IOWa-E B. Evans, A. V. ProudfOot, D. M Brothers (of Chicago. IllO.
 Maine-J. Frederick Hill. w. A.. Vannah Artemus Weatherbee.
 Manitoba-Wm. FenWick R. Chrys- tai Irving.
 Hams, John c. Bickford, Chas. H. Mar tin.
 North Dakota-Wm. J. Kennshaw, John Calmody, George J. Price.
 Pennsylvania - Wm. T. Powell, James J. Mum, Ed E. Hohmann.
 Rhode Island-F. l.. Pierce. John Curran, Phillip J. Pagan.
 South Dakota-J. E. Platt. l.. J. Thomas.
 Texas-Jos. B. Reed, c. J. von Ros- enberg, R. E. l.. Montgomery.
 West Virginia-C. F. Brandfass, Frank Gruse, James A. MathisOn.
 In addition to the above, the follow ing members of supreme lodge stand ing committees answered to roll call: EX-Gcv. E. F. Carroll of Des Moines, Iowa; pr. r. M. Grain, of Redfield, s. D.; Ezkiel Cooper. of Wilmington, Del; Fred C. Wetmore, of Cadillac, Mich; Samuel S. Blitz, of Louisville, Ly KrI1 of Cut
 The address of welcome was deliv cred by Grand Master Workman Frazer. Supreme Master Workman Narvis responded to the address. and pointed to the Arkansas grand lodge as a model for others to follow. He said that few years ago, Arkansas was struggling to get 4,O00 members, and by the end of this week will have 5000 and is just beginning to grow.
 MT. Narvis said that this is the first session of the supreme lodge ever held that had not been attended by M. w. Sackett, of Pennsylvania. the su preme recorder, who died last year, and the supreme lodge stood for one minute in silence, in respect to his memory.
 The supreme master workman an- nounced the appointment of Clio Harper, master workman of Capitol lodge as journal clerk. and Jos. Sax ton of Little Rock past grand master workman of Arkansas, as postmaster.
 It was announced that delegation is present to confer with the supreme lodge officers, regarding the affilia ton of the Oklahoma grand lodge with the supreme lodge.
 Invitations were presented by Rep- resentative Kane of Delaware. for the 1919 meeting of the supreme lodge to be held in Wilmington.
 Supreme Master Workman Narvis reported that the supreme lodge is free from all litigation of whatever character, and is in most satisfac tory condition for doing vast amount of good in the interest of the various grand jurisdictions. There are still a few of the grand lodges that have not re-affiliated with the supreme lodge, but Mir. Narvis perdicted that the time is coming when all will be reunited in a great fraternal brother hood