Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-24
OUT IN KLONDlKE.
Sir Knight Perkins Sends an Account
Of Knight Templar Services
at Dawson.
Christmas Toasts to the Eminent Com
mander From the Land Within
the Arctic Circle.
Various Items of Gossip and News
Gathered in and About the City
of Bismarck.
DAWSON, N. w. r., Dec. %, 1898.

Editor TRIBUNE-Twclvc o'clock moor
Washington standard time corresponds
to 1882 IL. IN. Dawson local time and il
you will try and realize, that day is just
dawning at 8 o'clock and that the sun
has not shown itself above the ridge OF
mountains toward the south for ovcl
three weeks and yet another three
weeks will roll around before it's bright
rays will shine in the streets of Dawson
and make light the hearts of her citizens
and that at 7 o'clock Egyptian darkness
still prevails, you will then give credit
accordingly to the faithful sir knights
who arose before 6 o'clock on this grand
Christmas morning and by the light of a
brilliant and almost full moon. just dis
appearing in the west, made their way to
the new fraternity temple and gathered
around the triangle made for the oc-
c%asion, to participate with loyal fraters
of the world in that most beautiful of all
tcmp;arism rites, the Christmas service,
in response to the following call:
DAWSON, Y. T., Dec. 6, 1893.
To all Knights Templar of the United
States of America now in the Yukon
District of Canada. Greetings:
You are earnestly requested to meet
at the Fraternity Temple, Dawson on
Christmas morning, Sunday, Dec. %. at
7:15 a. M. local time for Christmas SER
vices and at 1882 a. m. sharp, correspond
ing to - o'clock o Washington time,
to participate in the annual Christmas
toast to the most eminent grand master
of Knights Templar of America, Reuben
Hedley Lloyd.
All Knights Templar of the world
now in Dawson are cordially invited to
join with their fraters in the United
States in the observance of this beauti-
full Christmas custom.
1t is not our privilege to be with the
loved fraters of subordinate command
cries or the still dearer ones of our home
circle on this great festal day of the
Christian world. but let us not forget
that we shall be remembered, and when
the Sir Knights arise to drink that other
toast.''To all KnightslTemplar, where
ever dispersed throughout the world"-
the absent one wintering in the far north
will be uppermost in the thoughts of
them, and therefore though the hour is
early and the winter morning dark night
the occasion is worth the effort.
Fraternally and courteously,
VIM. T. PERKINS,
Past Grand Commander, n. Oak.
G. y. ALEXANDER,
Past Grand Commander, Wash.
Faithful Sir Knights from ten states
assembled at the temple to participate
in the Christmas libation. The Christ
mas observance ritual was read by Past
Grand Commander Geo. n. Alexander of
Washington acting as Prelate. The Of
fetal Christmas sentiment, as doubtless
duly promulgated by the chairman Of
the Christmas observance committee.
has not as yet been received, as we are
oyer three months behind time in the
receipt of mail and at least ten weeks in
the receipt of authenticated news from
the world at large, and indeed consider
ourselves fortunate. as Tcmplars, that
one little item in a late paper gave us
what we choose to regard as official news
from Pittsburgh, that Ruebcn Hedley
Lloyd had been chosen as the well be-
lONcu uTallu NldSlcf VI Illc NIduu ELI
campmcnt Of Knights Templar of the
United States, but nevertheless at seven
thirty-two a. N. Past Grand Commander
VIM. T. Perkins of North Dakota pro.
posed the first toast with the following
sentiment.
To our Grand Master Rueben Hedley
Lloyd-'May his life be as peaceful as
the great ocean on whose shore he dwells
and may he send in the name of the
order that message of Christ, Peace or
earth, good will toward mem" westward
with its waters to all the nations of the
world"
Sir Knight John ellison of Colder
Gate commandery, No. 16, the command
cry of our grand master, feelingly res
ponded in behalf of the grand master tc
the words of greeting and he was dull.
authorized in the lame of the Sil
Knights present and all Knight Tenn
plars on the Yukon and it's tributaries tt
convey to the grand master their Christ
mas greetings.
Sir Knight w. H. Bard of Allegheny
Penn, responded to the next toast