The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-29
Annual Convention For Valley
of Pensacola, Orient of Flori-
da, to Bring Many Visitors
Prominent in Fraternalism.
ALL SESSIONS TO BE
HELD IN THE TEMPLE
About 100 Blue Lodge or Master
Masons Are Expected to Be
Candidates Seeking Advance
ment Through S. X. Branch.

Elaborate plans have been made for
the annual fall reunion OF Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite Free Masons.
Valley of Pensacola, Orient of Florida.
in this city September 80 and October
!, and 3.
"a lengthy program for the meeting
is arranged and il is estimated that
about one hundred Master Masons
will be in attendance for the purpose
OF being raised i'm the various degrees.
Many prominent send and 33rd degree
Masons will be in attendance to par
ticipate in the work.
Among visiting AIasons of distinction
who are expected to be in attendance
at the meeting are Dr. Olin S. Wright
sovereign grand inspector general for
Florida. and Or. J. II. Mccormick. OF
like title and rank. Alabama.
The sessions which will begin Tues
day night with a business meeting and
enrolment OF candidates, viii be held
at the Masonic Temple. corner Gar
den and Palafox streets
Practically every moment Of the
time of the convention is TO be taken
up with work i'm the various degrees
and other business activities. though
and other business activities. though
Masons and members of the local com
mittees in charge that time may be
found on Thursday and Friday morn
ings for outside entertainment for the
visitors. including perhaps a pleasure
jaunt on the bay, automobile trips,
etc.
The master of works committee for
the meeting embraces Johnnie Jones,
chairman; DR.. Louis deM. Blocker,
George Wentworth and Dr. G. j.
Smith. Refreshments win be served
the visitors and candidates in the
Temple under the direction OF n re-
freshment committee composed OF
James Lyle Lazar Calm and Walker
Willis.
ITO all Members OF the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free
masonry wherever dispersed" the fol
lowing greetings have been sent out
concerning the convention by Lewis
Cruikshanl<, Venerable Master OmaI
Lodge of Perfection. No. s; William
Fisher, Wise Master Tarshatha Chap
ter Rose CEolx, No. 4: Charles 5.
Bonacier. Commander Escambia
Council, X. OF X, NO. 4: J. s. Reese,
Master Kadosh Pensacola .consistory,
No. g. all 32nd degree Masons.>
We 1ALElld u SQu a. GOIuldA dtlN
fraternaI invitation 10 be present nj
our fall reunion. beginning at 7:3e
p. m. September 80. and ending oc-
tober 3.
. The great principles OF the rite
that so strongly appeal to every patri-
otic, liberty loving citizen of our be
loved state. have made Scottish Rite
Masonry a powerful factor for gooc
citizenship and good government
everywhere. Scottish Rite Masons have
a most important duty to perform, ir
searching for and standing firmly by
the truth, political. religious, philoso.
phical and social wherever and what
ever may be it's source.
With its grand and glorious past
to cheer us, and with an abiding faith
in the ultimate success OF it's prin-
ciples, we have raised our banner or
the outer walls, believing that its sue
cess means much for God. for man, for
home and country. We shall desire al
good men and true TO come under
it's banner We stand today
For truth that lacks assistance,
For the wrong that needs resistance.
For the future IN the distance,
For the good that we can do.