Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20
W at Artesian, Thomas H Mitchell, s
w, at Sherman.
Aliva Branch Lodge No AID q

W. at Artesian, Thomas H Mitchell, s
w, at Sherman.
Aliva Branch Lodge No 47-D G.
Tettle, w M at Park Place.
Montrose Lodge No 4S-Frank E
Smith, W n, at Arteslan.
Ellendale Lodge No 49-Jas A Scott,
w n, at sherman.
The following subordinate lodges q
|D, we're represented as follows:
Scotland Lodge No 3, U D-Asa
Coyill, w NJ, at Central house.
York Lodge No 4, q D-J G Slater,
> VIZ d Luerdeger, J w, at Artesian.
DeSmet Lodge No 6. U D-George N
Afmes, w M, at Sherman, Wilton E
Whiting, 8 w, at Artesian.
Chamberlain Lodge No z, q D-John
LaFaber, w NJ, John Stearns, 8 w, at
Sherman.
Elkton Lodge No 8, U DC It Plank,
w N, at Park Place.
Wahpeton Lodge No 8, U D-HO
Hyatt, S w, at Park Place.
North Star Lodge No 10, U D-A p
Remsok w NJ, at Sherman.
Esau Lodge No IL, q DIX o Skal-
iabe, 3 w, George P Harvey, w, at
PARK Place.
Upon receiving the report of commit
tee on credentials the Grand Lodge ad.
Journed until Up. m., when the grand
master again called to order and deliver
ed an address reviewing the work of the
past year, showing healthy increase in
numbers of both membership and subor.
dlnate lodges. The address was care.
fully prepared and well received and re-
te1red. The following committees were
appointed: Committee on jurisprudenee,
committee on lodges o. D., committee
on code. Following this was reports of
delegates as to the condition of their
various lodges. These reports were ex.
ceedingly gratifying, showlng great
prosperity throughout the whole terri.
tory, both as to members and financial
condition, with one or two exceptions the
subordinate lodges having surplus in
their treasury, in some instances as high
as thousand dollars. These reports
were received with pleasure and feeling
OF qualification was evinced by the
actions and remarks of delegates. Ap-
pointment of the following committee
on chartered lodges and their relations:
II b Herrick, Robert Graham, VIM r
Thomas, A Boynton, on grievance and
appeals. Geo II aerrick, A E Rome,
Gustave Gilbert, R F Stephens, Il 8 Oil.
yer, on finance. Q A Braden, Frank
L VanTassel, L w Thaxton, F b Treat,
u Q Tuttle, on Grand Lodge library.
Frank 3 Messner. G B Douglass, Herbert
s Hersey, William Lee, Robert A Bill,
on unfinished business. John o Bates,
E D Ely, VIM t Hardin, @ " Willlame'
Robert TowDle, on work. Jno F Schroe.
der, Victor Landquest, j K Birche. John
K Buck, j q Boyden.
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Grand Lodge at 5 p. N. to-day. Pending
consultation of committees, the Grand
Lodge adjourned until 1 80 p. m. called,
to order, resolutions introduced and dis.
cussed. The hour of p. m. arriving.
election of officers with the following
result: John F Schroeder, of Rapid
City, NJ w G NJ; VIM. Blatt, of Yank:
ton. r w D G NJ; s Conklin of Clark.
r G 8 w; 81 NJ Wheeler, Grand
Forks. RW G W; w B Cameron,
Madison, R W G T; Charles T Mccoy,
Aberdeen, r w G s.
After receiving reports of several com.
mittees the Grand Lodge adjourned un.
til Thursday at 9 q. m.
| Grand Lodge called to order at lO;15
a. NJ, Thursday. Committee on finance
made detailed report showing various
amounts expended during the year, and
recommending certain appropriations
for the expenses of current year, includ
ing mileage and per diem of delegates tc
present Grand Lodge, and that the mile
age and per diem be established upon ar
equitable basis. Upon resolution re-
; ferred to them by the lodge relating to
payment of 9 per cent. of imitation fee
report was adopted.
Report of committee on work, reported
: sixty-two lodges and forty schools oI
instruction. Reported resolution recon
mending that grand master open suct
schools of instruction as in his Judgment
he deems proper, and that suitable ap
> preparation be made to meet the expense
of the same, and regulating the fees oi
> the grand lecturer received and adopted
Committee on foreign correspondence
report and congratulatest the Grani
Lodge on the happy relations existing
between it and ether Grand Lodges O
the United States. Committee on juris
prudence recommend change of in sec
tion AZ of bylaws striking out the fou
last words of that section. Fargo wa
unanimously selected as the place of th,
next ANIMAL communication. Installa
tion OF officers elect for the ensuin,
year took place at o'ciocl
m. N w Grand Master Clifford, as
sisted by r w Grand Marshall Buck, in
stalled the new officers.
NJ s g Master Schroeder, upon tn
closing of this ceremony, proceeded t,
announce his appointment of subordl
nate officers, as follows:
Rev s G Updike, g @.
> james 81 Stephens, Springfield, G M
Robert Graham, Central City, G s D
Melvin B Ollie, Aberdeen, G d.
Frank w Thaxter, Forestburg. G 8 S
Frank NJ Isham, Gary, G is.
Jerus E Gates. Mandan, G s B.
Charles Fl Douglass, Lead City,
Purv.
HIM Wakefield, Pierre, G Tyler.
is Houston, Redfeld, G Il.
Then. having no further business, th,
Grand Lodge was closed in due form,
Delegates marked t-) are proxies.