Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-05-22

ure IN Inc Grand Lodge, Is doing some
earnest work on the Legislative COM
mittee.
r. r. Evarts, of Mellette, is one of
the finest looking men in the. Grand
Lodge and of course he had no trouble
to find partners for the dance.
N. j. Garman, of Aberdeen, master
mechanic of the c., M. & st. P. Ry. at
that place, is a great admirer of the
Black Hills country, which he visits
for the first time.
Bro. Geo. Bolles, of Aberdeen, Grand
Junior Warden of the Grand Encamp-
ment, is occupying most of his leisure
time at the plunge. His friends say he
is stuck on his shape.
M. A. Heath, Grand Patriarch, fam
liarly called "Deacon Heath" was a
prominent figure at the dances,- both
at the Evans and the Gillespie and is
i'll great demand as a partner.
Bro. John Munro, of Wilmot, is at
tending the Grand Lodge session for
the first time but is getting on to the
ropes in good style.
S. NJ. Pasco, of Milbank, chairman of
the Mileage committee, spent some
time looking for the party that took
possession of the livery team he en-
gagged and paid for, for the Wind cave
trip.
Everybody knows Ed. Dietz, of Gro
ton, he isan old landmark inthe Grand
Lodge.
Hon. Geo. w. Snow, Past Grand Mas
ter. is present at this lodge session as
he has been at every session for the
past twenty-onc years. Bro. Snow
while yet a young man, is old and firm
i'll the precepts of the order.
Banker Lostetter isthe Grand Treas
urer of the 1. o. o. F. Every member
of the order feels sure that his funds
are safe while in charge of that brother.
j. l.. Bentley, the busy commercial
agent of the B. & Nj. and Ben Marvin,
road master of the same line, have
been down from Deadwoodf for a couple
OF days working up the excursion to
Spearfish and the northern Hills over
their Scenic line" They are popular
hustlers for business.
Happy Jack Gable, travelling pas
senger agent of the Elkhorn, and Mr..
Irish, travelling passenger agent of the
G. & N. w. railway, came in with the
special Sunday. They are q great pair
of passenger hustlers and are among
the most genial of men.
The exterior decorations of some of
the buildings are worthy of Especial
mention. The Evans hotel was render
ed particularly attractive by a profuse
display of flags and bunting while
many business houses we're adorned
with cedar boughs, flags, bunting ban
ncrs and designs emblematic of the
orders whose representatives. we have
had the pleasure of entertaining.
Odd Fellows hall was beautifully
decorated with boughs and sprigs of
pine and cedar, which, together with
the beautiful artistic draperies of veri-
colored crepe paper, the rich and ele-
giant canopies on the west and north
sides. recently purchased by the lodge
at great expense, and the myriads of
fragrant flowers and potted plants
combined to render the scene an in
spring one.
ID. II. Campbell, the GrandTr%easurer
elect is member Of Brookings lodge
No. 40 at Brookings. Has been a men,
Der since 1888 and has been in Grand
Lodge at several sessions, beginning at
the session at Huron eight years ago.
Charley Tinkham, member of the
Grand Lodge from DeSmet, is here
this year. Tink is known as the bald
headed furniture man at home but at
these annual sessions he is known as
an Odd FellowJof the best kind.
Zina Richey, Past Grand Master, is a
member Of the Grand Lodge but puts
IA uAOoO VI ulS OAIuo 6U Gu0 fC0O0k6Q
meetings as that branch of the order
thinks he is just the incest sort of a
brother.
Peter Marquett, the newly oelected
Deputy Grand Master, is a resident of
Madison. He is not much on dress
parade but when it comes to the prin-
ciples of Oddfellowship he has them all.
I. G. Brown, representing Sioux
Falls lodge No. 8 and an officer in the
Grand Encampment, has his six feet
and two inches of anatomy thoroughly
enthused over Hot Springs and its at
fractions. He was heard to- remark
that with his first header from the
toboggan at the plunge bath, he ibade
dull care depart" and from that mo-
ment he has been an animated exclama-
ton point, when touching upon the ex-