Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-07-20
GRAND LODGE NOTES

of Master Masons.
Some Of the old wheel horses of th
grand lodge often seen were absent.
What's the matter with the ciphe
work? ''lt's all right"
Oh how Bnrling ton needs some youn,
girls and young men,
Brother Milligan makes an agreeabl,
fair and just presiding officer; although
he needs little more posltiveness il
his rulings.
Oh how the boys missed Bros. Wm
Coalson and Harrison Gould of NORTH
Star, Des Moines. Bros. E. Tracy
Blagburn and VIM. Ruckner took theil
place only in number.
Many of the Burlington ladies vice
in with each other in serving dinner
and entertaining the many brethren.
The Grand Lodge school was no,
what many had expected.
Hot weather greeted each days
session.
Bros. j. l.. Brooks, S. l.. Tiggs, 0. F.
Folks, Chas. McGinnis, Joe Redd, H.
w. Bird, Ed Williams, and A. l.. Drew
were active workers in entertaining
members of the Grand Lodge.
One of the Mcst elaborate six o'clock
dinners given during this grand lodge
was given by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Cooper. at their pleasant home, 1905 S.
Twelfth street. 1t was given in honor
of Mrs. Cooper S old Des Moines friends
and associates. The table was heavy
laden with we'll cooked dinner, and to
say that we all had an enjoyable time
is putting it very mild. Mr.. Cooper as
we'll as Mrs. Cooper knew how to make
II pleasant. Ask f. r. Il. who the
young lady was that caused him to
lose his appetite. Those present were:
J. II. Shepard, Geo. Fl. Cleggett, e. T.
Banks, w. T. Buckner, Fl. E. Jacobs.
g. T. Blagburn and John L. Thompst n
Ill of Des Moines.
Cedar Rapids degree team was good;
heir Big Four was tine--but when the
Des Moines Big Four got through with
he third rank the craft was completely
carried away. Their work was COM
J. Fl. Shepard is good and valuable
man in any organization, but more.
as authority in a grand
odge body.
Bros. Montgomery of Clarinda and
Blagburn of Des Moines made good
workers, and this was their
irst time in grand lodge session. Bro.
was the only brother who
oroue ht his wife with him. ...'
Business, work and promptness seem
20 be the spirit of nearly all the repre-
here.
On to Des rloines next year is the
Oh my! Ten young ladies came from
ut. Pleasant Thursday.
The Keokuk boat excursion contain
d large crowd, but they were not of
ny benefit to the finance of the grand
odge. They left at 9 o'clock p. m.
Oh what business like, clear and
orrect report was made by the Grand
ecretary II. X. Hillon.
Bros. Zachari Taylor of Ottumwa,
Ienry Jones of Abba, A. A. Bland and
,range Fields of Keokuk, Geo. H.
leggett, E. T, Banks and j. Fl. Shep-
rd of Des Moines John Williams and
. L. Brooks of Burlington are some of
he old. pioneer guards of Iowa Mason
y, and it was good to see them here.
II. e. Jacobs and E. T, Blagburn of
les Moines, L. Lowrie and John Van
amp of Cedar Rapids, Henry Martin
t Dubuque, w. F. Wade and William
'urrell of Omaha, j, Fl. Reynolds of
and R, W. Montgomery Of
larinda are some of the coming young
len Of the Iowa grand lodge.
Away with commercialism and poll
les in Masonic bodies.
Mr.. and Mrs A. L Drew know how
0 make it pleasant for their guests.
hey had the Big Four Des Moines
egree team and Grand Master Milli-
an Of Cedar Rapids. On Wednesday
vening they served an excellent six
clock dinner 10 w. P. Wade Omaha,
Teb w. Fl. Milligan, Cedar Rapids,
ohm L. Thompson, E. Tracy Blagburn
Ierbert E. Jacobssand William Buck
er of Des Moines.
The Big Four who composed the Des
loines degree team were: E. Tracy
'lagburn, John L. Thompson, VIM. T.
'uckner and Herbert e. Jacobs, and
hose composing the Big Four on the
'edar Rapids team were Luther Low
ey, John VanGamp, j. Washington
nd j. Robinson. Chas. Searey, E. 9.
'homas and Thos. Jackson filled the
,inor stations; while Goe. d. Cleggett
nd J. H. Shepard acted as Stewards
n the Des Moines team. VIM. Burrell
+ Omaha also assisted on the Des
Ioines team.
Another new lodge has been added
, the Iowa Jurisdiction, one in North