Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1894-02-16
BROOKlkGS A. o. U. w.
The Banner Lodge for observation-disclosures
ings ID. of III. the Banner Lodge
of the World.

of the World.
BroOkings Lodge No. initiated dur
ing January 81 new members. This
splendid work on the part of the lodge,
coupled with the fact that during he
same month Degree of Honor lOCge
was organized with 122 charter mem
bers, more than doubling the charter
list of any Degree of Honor lodge yet
organized in the DakOtas, and is more
than likely the largest Degree of
Honor organized up to the present
time in the world, excited the curiosi-
ty of he editor of the Visitor to see
members of both lodges and ascertain
if possible the moving causes Of this
splendid work The South Dakota
Press Associations winter meeting,
which was held in this thriving and
beautiful city January 23 and oath,
brought me to the scene Of this WON
derful A. O. L. w. activity.
| was met with warm grasp Of the
hand and sparkle of the eye that
denoted cordiality and good Fellowship
from every Workman. The members
were proud of their work, and of our
beloved order, and the citizens not
members (but who soon will be- were
also proud that BrOOkings lodge No. |
A. O. L. w. was rapidly assuming a
position among the best and largest
lodges in the jurisdiction of the Dako-
tas. The newspaper fraternity of
Brookings had nearly all been gather
ed into the fold. Many of the profeS-
sors of the much abused Agricultural
college are also members. 1t has won
its way to the brightest Of the spIen-
did citizenship Of BrOokings.
On Wednesday evening fully 80 of
the citizens of BrOokings assembled to
give the editors Of South Dakota fit
ting welcome and banquet, which was
greatly enjoyed by all. Thursday
evening was the regular meeting of
the BrOokings ID. of II. lodge and |
tarried behind the departing editors
to meet with the lodge and enjoy the
hospitality of DR.. and Mrs. CulbertsOn,
the DR.. you know, is our present eff
cient grand Medical examiner, and his
estimable wife is the past chief of
honor of Brookings lodge d. of III. At
an early hour about $40 had gathered
in the A. O. Z. w. hall, and when the
gavel, welded by the hand of the G. of
H., Mrs. Lawshe fell, full quorum Of
officers were found present and several
new candidates awaiting initiation,
one of whom, Mrs. Il. NJ. Nally, had
come all the way from Huron to unite
with the lodge. 1t was she who wrote
such a delightful communication to
the Visitor on the degree of hOnOrand
published i'm the December number.
| had been asked by some Of the Off
GERS to freely criticiSe their work as
they were new to lodge business, and
| presume they made the request in
good faith, believing in their heart of
hearts that they must appear awk-
ward to their brothers who had more
or less familiarity with lodge business.
| watched faithfully for something to
criticise | was too old to be found
criticising a lodge of ladies in their
presence, for as general thing the
fair sex will stand praise with unblush-
ing composure, but the moment cri-
ticism is offered the cheek begins to
warm, the face becomes flushed the
eyes to sparkle withunpl easant lights,
the lips twitch. the brOws become
firmly knit and finally the unruly
member which has been kept in abey-
ance until all the pent up forces Of
female nature are gathered there and