The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-19
MAsoNs NAME OFFICERS.
Sossph Davenport. Of sturx.A. - u. =
Clb0eru Grand Master.

SoRsph Davenport. Of sturx.s. i n. =
Clso<eu Grand Master.
The Masonic grand lodge election %
officers at Mitchell resulted ~ fol-
lows.
Grand master. Joseph J, Davenport.
Sturgis. deputy grand master. Samuel
A. Brown. Sioux Falls. senior grand
warden. samuel 5. Lockhart, Mitbank:
junior grand warden. chas4 l. Brock
way, Chamberlain. grand treasurer,
John e. Bryan. Mitchell: grand secre-
tary. George A. Pettigrew, Sioux Falls.
grand lecturer. benjamin r. Ives. Hu-
rom. grand chaplain. = Edward
Ashley. Cheyenne Agency: senior
grand deacon. Frank Smith. Ssurwis;
Junior grand dcason. Owen IL. Will
Jams. Springfield: grand marshal. HUI
bert II. Bartlett. Lead. senior grand
steward. Edmund Cook. Wilmots jun
Tor grand steward. III. NJ. Carroll. Dali
las. grand sword bearer, Clarence b.
Wilt. Mitchell: grand PURSUANT. Will
am J. McMachin. Central City; grand
| tyler William II. Mather. Watertown.
committee on correspondence. =. A.
Brown. Sioux Falls: grand orator. Rev,
NJ. r. Montgomery. Lead.
Wednesday night the past grand
| matrons and the past grand patrons Of
the Eastern Star held their annual
banquet. there being 20 present at the
gathering. The guest OF honor wal
Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart. grand natrou
| Of Iowa
The grand chapter 81 the Royal
Arch Masons convened IN their annual
session Thursday afternoon with a. c.
Biernatski. Of Salem. grand high
| priest presiding. Routine business oc-
cupied a portion of the time. Grand
Secretary Pettigrew reported the ad-
dition Of two new chapters In the past
| year. AT S o'clock In the afternoon
| The election OF officers was held with
the following results:
Grand high priest. John r.. Nipple.
Pierre: deputy grand high priest.
David A. Douglas. OF Sturgis. grand
king. Frank A. Brown. of Aberdeen.
| grand scribe, Jacob J. Nisscn. Yank-
ton: grand Bernard G. ia
cobs. OF Lennon. grand secretary,
Geor. A. Pettigrew. Sioux Falls.
Grand High Priest Nipple appoint
ed the following officers:
Grand chaplain. Rev, III. Babcock.
Sioux Falls: grand lecturer. BENJAMIN
r. Ives. Huron: grand captain Of the
host, Charles r. Brelsford. Hot
Springs: grand principal ~sojourner,
Adam Rolbiil. Arlington. grand Royal
Arch captain, Geo. II. O'Neiil. Canton;
| grand master Of third veil, Clarence
Z. VIII, Mitchell: grand master OF Sec
| ond veil. Charles A. Christopherson'
Sioux Falls: grand master first veil, J
| A. Cleaver, Huron: grand sentinel w
A. Mather. Watertown, committee or
| correspondence, Louf fNvcy. WeOeter
The Masonic grand lodge selectee
watertown as the place for holding
| the next session OF h lodge. The
| other orders. including the Eastern
Star, will also meet at watertown.
At the session OF the grand chapter
| OF the Eastern star Thursday after
| noon the following officers were elect
cd:
Grand Matron. Mrs, Bell 8. Bell. OF
yermiiiion: grand patron, A. y. Nc
Caliisser. OF Madison: associate grand
matron, Mrs. Anna Lumeiy. of Pierre
associate grand patron. III. $. Fletcher
| OF WATERFOWL: grand secretary. Mrs
Agile Williamson. Of Madison. grand
| treasurer. Mrs. Caroline kenefick. OF
Dell Rapids: grand conductress. Mrs
May Ferris, OF Deadwood.