The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-02-23
MAsoNs ENTERTAIN
Members of that Lodge from all over the
County--Presentg given Past Master.
On Tnos6av aveninO there Occnrrn1

Members of that Lodge from all over the
County--Present given Past Master.
On Tuesday evening there occurred
in the Masonic hall in this city
social event which will long be remem-
bered with pleasure by those who were
fortunate enough to be there. The
real purpose of the gathering was to
make presentation of jewel to
Thomas Sims who has for four years
held the Office of Worshipful Master
in the local lodge of the A. F. & A.
M. The real object was kept hidden
from Mr.. Sims and banquet and
social session was arranged for. The
hall was we'll filled. there being a
goodly number from Westhope, Souris,
Willow City, Omemee, and other
points as we'll as large attendance
of the local Masons and their wives.
The early hours of the evening were
spent in card playing and in listening
to the excellent music rendered by the
Rygg orchestra Then followed
splendid banquet served in the ban
quet hall adjoining the lodge room.
After the inner man had been amply
cared for the guests returned to the
lodge room. John Fl. G. Turner. act
ing in the capacity of chairman called
to order and invited Thos. Sims and
Judge Goss to take seats with him on
the raised platform in the east. Judge
Goss then delivered short address,
telling in a few we'll chosen words
the important Offices which Mr.. Sims
had performed for Tuscan Lodge and
dwelling teelingly on the debt of graft
tude which the lodge owed to him for
his arduous labors in its behalf. He
then presented the P. w. M. jewel
of Office, beautiful specimen of the
jewelers. art which had been further
EN- mbellished by the addition of a gold
plate attached to the moracco case and
upon which Fl. O. Sheldon had neatly
engraved the symbols of the order and
the following inscription, Sin token
of further continuance of our friend
ship and brotherly love. Presented to
Thomas Sims by the members of Tus-
can Lodge No. a. A. F. & A. M, Bot
tineau, N. D." So great was the
surprise to Mr.. Sims that he found it
difficult to find his voice to express his
gratitude to the lodge for their action,
but in brief speech, which was
characterized by its sincerity. he ex-
pressed his thanks for the token given
him and said he hoped he could so live
that none could reproach him for
unworthiness of the trust reposed in
him. Just at this point the audience
was treated to genuine surprise.
The Mckinley Comedy Co. had arrived
in the ante loom during the presenta-
tion speech and had brought along
their band instruments and at the
close of Mr.. Sims speech they at once
commenced to play. After one selec-
tion they came into the hall and rem
dered several more. This was the
first public performance of the McGin-
ley band as they secured their instru-
ments only two days before, but judging
from their initial performance, they
will certainly make good. The bal
ance of the evening was enlivened by
short addresses from various mem bers
and by musical program by the
McGinleys, which later included Bob
McGinley's inimitable Chinese song, a
vocal solo and several instrumental
pieces by Miss Hoskins, duets by Miss
Hoskins and Mr.. Claude Woods, etc.
No better evidence that those who
were present enjoyed themselves is
needed than the fact that when the
program was finished at 1 80 nearly
all were loath to go home Ill.
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