Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-20
DAKOTA ODD FELLOWS
WILL MEET AT HURON
Grand Lodge !. 0. 0. F., Grand En-
campment and Rebekah Assem-
bly, to Gather There,
TUESDAY is THE OPENING DAY
Three Days Session Will Begin Then
--Reports Of Officers SHOW the
Lodges Are FIourishing
Throughout State.

Huron, S. ID. May 16.-The twenty
fourth annual meeting of the grand
lodge /. o. q. f., of South Dakota, the
Grand encampmcnt, and the lIebekah
assembly. will be held in this city, be-
thinning tomorrow and continuing
lhree days. For this gathering local
members Of the three bodies are max
ing great preparations. 1t is csti-
mated that at least 300 delegates and
Visitors will be here, including proml-
nent members of the order from other
ltates. An important feature of the
gathering will be the report OF the
GRAND officers, particularly that of
Grand Secretary Harvey j. Rice. This
report, besides giving all historical in
formation of value, will show the con
lition of the order throughout the
tate and what has been done during
the past year. Al this time there are
% subordinate lodges, with n member
ship on the LIST of last January OF
'.Sl3: 80 deceased brothers were bur-
led during the year, and 80 were re-
licyed, for which there was paid out
Of the relief fund $j1 ,0SS, and for
burial purposes $1,j16, making Il total
Of S73,OlS. The total number OF weeks
for which sick benefits were paid was
l8.OSS. The subordinate lodges now
nave funds invested TO the amount OF
575.s4s, and every lodge is in splendid
working condition and financially
prosperous. ,
The present officers Of the grand
lodge are: Lewis l.. Lustctter, OF lro-
mois, grand master: Benjamin +.
rcaIl, of Belle Fourchc, deputy grand
master; Ralph w. Hobart, Of Dell
Rapids, grand warden; Harvey j. Rice,
of Huron, grand secretary; Dyer II.
Campbell, Of Brookings, grand treas
urcr: Newman {. Nash, Of Canton,
and Willis T.. Benedict, Of Custer,
grand representatives.; Rev. j. }. Mc7
lntyrc, Of Spencer, grand chaplain;
Theron G.. Brown, Of Sioux Falls,
grand marshal; S. NJ. Pasco, of Mill
ba g.. grand conductor; j. c. Calder,
of Plankinton, grand guardian; f. Il.
Carpenter. of Alexandria, grand
herald. e
All of the twcnty-thrce cncamp-
ments i'm the state have done good
work the past year. and officers OF tins
branch of the order are, according to
their reports, well pleased with the
made. In his report Geo. /.
Grove, of this city, will make some rec
concentrations for the guidance n
upbuilding of cnCampmcntS which are
stronger each year. The olll-
rcrs are: George L. Grove, Of Huron,
grand patriarch; George Bolles, of Alb
rrdccn, grand high priest; G.. #. De
Mouth, of Deadwood, grand senior
warden; Geo. ii. Waskcy, of Madison,
grand scribe; r.. G.. Brown, of Sioux
grand treasurer; w. j. Nattice,
Of Brookings, grand junior warden; NJ.
A. Heath, of Groton, grand representa-
tive: Chas. III. Blow, of Dell Rapids,
grand inside guard; ID. &. Grippen, or
Hot Springs, grand outside guard.
There are siXty-one Rcbekah degree
lodges i'm the state, with a total mem
bcrship of $3.50. There were twelve
Of these lodges instituted during the
with a net increase Of A1l mem
bcrs. The officers are: Miss Helen
Baker, of Dcadwood, president; Mrs.
Helen Cripps, of lroquois, vice presl-
dent: Mrs. Hattie Bradley, Of DE Smet,
warden; Mrs. Ella Abbott, of Waubay,
secretary: Mrs. Jennie Sherwood, or
Sioux Falls, treasurer; Mrs. Jennie
Nash, Of Canton, chaplain; Mrs. Ella
Kingery, of Parker, marshal; Mrs. An
mic Woods, Of Sioux Falls, conductor;
Mrs. Evelyn Pasco, Of Milbank, inside
guardian; Mrs. Mary Marsland, OF
Madison, outside guardian.