Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-11-18

pices of the acting Grand Officers.
The smoothness of the entire per-
Torrance is a subject of pride and
qualification to every Mason who
either witnessed OF participated
therein.
At about six o'clock in the even
ing it became noised abroad that
Gov. Mellette, who had been chosen
orator OF the day had arrived, and
at half past seven a large audience
assembled at the Lodge room to
listen to his address. And such an
effortl We have listened to Pearson
Paryin, Drurey and Bob Morris, and
we never yet heard anything as Ma
sonically complete that so fully
met our ideas of the symetrical
principles of the mystic brotherhood.
Full of truth, of logic, of the most
beautiful imagery, replete with elo-
quent rounded periods, of rich,
glowing, breathing, living, pulsat-
ing thought, it captured and held
the closest attention of the audience
from the beginning to the close of
address. So perfectly'and faithful
~ did 1t portray the relation sus-
tanned BIZ Masonry to the universal
brotherhood of man, TO the Father
hood of God, that mere words viii
not suffice to give its merits. We
hope to be able to publish it in full
in the near future and let our read
Judge for themselves.
At nine o'clock the grand bail
opened in the large room On the
first floor of the Temple and right
merrily did they chase the glowing
hours with flying feet. At twelve
o'clock supper was announced and
such a supper. Well, mine host of
the Prior had ransacked the whole
earth and produced a banquet fit to
tempt the appetite of the Gods
| elegant in all its appointments it
secured the unqualified endorse
ment Of every person who sat at the
festal board, There is no doubt
but that Frank did himself proud
on this banquet, and placed himself
OH record as among the princes of
caterers to the public wants. After
supper all again repaired TO the ball
room and the lodge rooms where
fun and pleasure ruled the hour till
Aurora began to guild the eastern
sky with the rosy tints of morn.
Up stairs the social part of the
evening went gaily on and the par
ticiTants enjoyed themselves fully
as well as did the deyotees OF
terpsichora in the hall below-so
wei indeed, that it was not till the
music ceased that they retired to
their several homes.
The entire day and night va:
complete-not a thing occurred tC
mar its pleasures, from the time the
procession was formed to lay the
corner stone of the church, till the
close Of all the exercises, the pro
cram was carried out in its entirety
without one hitch or break, ane
thus comes the unanimous virdict
"What royal good time had. "
In its beautiful ceremonies, III
social features, it was day long 3,
| be remembered by our citizens a
an oasis in the desert of life.
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