Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-18

con served by the Order of the East
ern Star.
The business session of the first day
of the convocaton was resumed AZ
/ 30 o'clock and following a series of
reports the election of the high priest
hood occurred.
The eXemplification of the most ex-
cellent master degree by companions
# the Muskogcc chapter followed at
s o'clock, after which the second days
session adjourned until o'clock this
morning, when the election of the
grand officers will occur.
The present officers arc: fSham
Hamilton Goss Hume, most excellent
president William Henry Essex. right
excellent vice president; Leo Edmond
Bennett, right excellent recorder
treasurer; Robert Hodgson. right ex-
Ccllent chaplain; Charles Wormon
Tcdrowe. right excellent master of
ceremonies; John Angus ellis, right
excellent conductor; Edgar Cook,
right excellent herald, and William
Pearl Anderson, right excellent
steward.
Distinguished Guests.
Among tho distinguished guests
present at the c)nNocation are u. NJ
HALEY, inspector general of tho Scot
lahoma. Hesldes teirF n 80 deere ;
Mason Mr.. HALEY is an enthusiu site
friend OF all Masonic orders and has
mover been known to miss a meeting
of any Of the higher orders. William
T.. EaSleton of Norman, Okla. Ira A.
KIRKLAND Of Musk"gee; G. W. Spencer,
Oklahoma -Gitv, w II. Essex McAles-
icr; OTTO A. Shuttoe. IL Reno; Eugene
Hamilton, Shickasha; /. ". G. Hulme,
Fix City; II. L. RicKor. IL Reno;
John Noyic, Rush SPRINGS; E. H.
DOYLE. McAlester and Robert Hcdgeon
A special committee was appointed
yesterday afternoon from the Nom
tcrship Of the grand chapter and dis
patched to Muskogee TO bear resolu-
tons touching on the present serious
illness of DR.. Leo e. Bennett, for many
years royal excellent recording treas
urer This committee went in auto
mobiles and will return TO Tulse this
morning.
The second day of the sessions OF
the grand CHAPTER will open This morn
ing with the election of officers a.
8 O'Clock in the Masonic temple, Els
South Main II Was decided yesterday
afternoon that Enid, Okla should be
the next conVCcation city.
Members of the arrancement com
miltee yesterday afternoon completed
whereby the entire dele
cation in attendance at the cOnVoca-
ton will he taken on an automobile
tour Of the city on Thursday after
noon. AS a special feature CT this
tour the scores of automobiles in the
ayade will he driven thru Convention
hall while the great muIrfcipal organ
is rendering a number of selectior.s.
The tour also will include a trir t.
the Country club, where an informa.
reception will be held.
Secure Ihcatcp.
For the evenings entertainment of
The several hundred guests, the local
reception committee has secured tho
sole right to the Grand theater on
Thursday and to this the members OF
the three orders and their ladies' will
he guests. The members of the en-
tertairment committee are:
Reception Committee - John A.
Walker, john Meissenhachcr, w. p.
Tomson, Harry NJ. WelliVcr, Charles
l. Abbott, John u. Anderson Arthur
Eaker, John II. Edrkston. +. B. Berlin.
harry Boult, A. +. Bradshaw, John
fyrne, j. o. Campbell, j. NJ. Crutch-
field, \. l.. Dehnor, John j. Dcshane.
Clark Field, George II. Foster, II. o.
Green. r. b. Hanna, w. NJ Herriff.
]. f., Eildt, Capt. w l.. Hickman,
Harry II Hudson, Charles L. Huonker,
Howard 9. Kaufman, w. f. Kiser. ice
i-everins. j. W. Law. WilliNm NJ. Main |
worring, Charles Mecklin, John NJ. Me- !
serve, Thos |. Monroe, Charles Nc |
cormick, J Truman Nixon, Dr. C. l. |
teedor, II. O. Simmons, w. f. StnhI |
T. i. Tucker, A. l.. Wait, j. C. White