Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-04-26
Gar.s!.Ii...i! sta.G..!
The Masonic Fraternity Entertain Dis
tnsuiShed Guests and do it
Right Royalty.
Reception. Banquet and Ball!

CuhCou"y, 1APih ioSh' was q
gala day for Webster, mor especially
for the Masonic fraternity. Arrange
ments had been perfected to confer
the degrees of the Blue Lodge on no
less a parsonage than Gov. Sheldon
during the day, and in the evening
have a festival, banquet and ball.
Tuesday evenings Sis train brought
a delegation of Brethren from Mil
bank, and as it was the night of
regular meeting of Coteau Lodge,
after the guests had satisfied the
cravings of the inner man, they were
escorted to the Masonic Temple, to
the handsome lodge room, the home
of Coteau Lodge, of which every
member is justly proud. The regu-
lar business Of the session was soon
owe and the evening given up to
getting acquainted and general social
enjoyment until time for the train
from the west, when they adjourned
in a body to meet Grand Master of
the State, r. G.. McCalIister, and
other distinguished guests and breth-
rem. After the greetings usual on
~
such occasions were exchanged, the
visitors were escorted to their respect
i've quarters for the night.
Wednesday morning Lodge was
opened at 10 o'clock and the Grand
Master received and escorted to his
position in the east with due pomp
and ceremony, who, after a few re-
marks to the brethren as tothe reason
of this meeting, paid Coteau Lodge
and its proficient Master, l..
6. Levoy, the great compliment of
requesting him to do the Masters
work during the session.
The guest of honor, Gov. Sheldon,
rived on the morning train from
Ne west and was met by a delega-
ION of Masons, and soon after his
arrival was escorted to the lodge
room to wrestle with the goat" AT
12 O'Clock the beautiful ceremonies
and lectures having been completed,
which made the candidate an Entered
Apprentice, an adjournment was
taken for dinner until 1870.
The comforting of the Fellow Craft
and M. M. degrees took up the
greater part of the afternoon, the
remainder was spent in listening to
appropriate and instructive remarks
by Grand Master McCallister, Past
Grand Master Harvey j. Rice, DR..
G. A. P%ettigrew, secretary of the
Grand Chapter of I. A. NJ. of South
Dakota, Rev. Vanix, chaplain of
Grand Chapter, r. A. NJ, Bro. Shell
don, Bros Blesser and Gold, of Mil
bank, Taubman, of Aberdeen and
others. Rev. Vanix, in the course
OF his remarks, related an anecdote
which caused a smile to play round
the classic features of Harvey Rice,
and the serene, august profile of Geo.
Pettigrew relaxed slightly while the
rest of the boys fairly howled. Sorry
we cannot reproduce it, but that
would be telling tales out of school,
see!
An informal reception was held in
the Lodge from 1880 to $3.50
o'clock, where everyone met every
body else and was pleased to see
them. You know how it goes, a
pleasant time was enjoyed until nine
o'clock, when those who cared to,
some sixty odd couple, repaired to
the ball room, the opera hall, to par
ticipate in the giddy whirl, the others
remaining to enjoy a social evening
at cards and conversation.
BY request of Grand Master Nc
Callister, Past Master Rice and Mrs.
A. ii. Kramer led the grand march,
thus introducing the festivities of the
ball, and it was on with the dance,
to the e~xhilerating strains of the
Columbian Orchestra until ii o'clock,
when all returned to the Masonic
Temple, lower hall, where
THE BANQUET
was served, a repast elegantly and