The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-12
tue MAsoHs CONVENED
The Blue Lodge Delegates Opened
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Their Grand Lodge Session
at $3.50 This Afternoon.

at $3.50 This Afternoon.
9 After waiting a day for. all the
Masonic delegates to the Blue Lodge
to reach the city, many of whom were
detained at home Tuesday on &C
count OF the primary election, the
Grand Lodge began its session We'd
nesday at $3.50 o'clock. Many Of
the delegates reached the city Tues
day evening and the remaining one
came in this morning.
The session was called to order in
the Masonic hall this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock by the Most Worshipful
Grand Master w. E. Milligan, with
Grand Secretary Pettigrew occupy
ing his place. There TAI a very large
attendance of Masons aside from the
regular delegates and they all took
! a great interest in the proceedings.
A. f. Hitchcock, in behalf of the
local lodge, delivered the address of
i welcome to the Masons in a manner
that indicated to them that Mitchell
was glad indeed to have the repre-
Isentatives of this Grand Order with
in her confines. Mr.. Hitchcock was
Responded to by G. T. Brockaway, Of
chamberlain, whose remarks indicat-
with the local lodge in their annual
session.
Grand Master Milligan gave his an
nual address to the assembled Ma
sons in their thirty-fourth Annual
\ Communication. The Welcoming
greetings of old friends, honored la
borers in Masonic Fields" said the
.!Grand Master, "are enhanced by the
knowledge that here new and endur-
ing friendships are formed to further
brighten and broaden our lives.
bring you words of good cheer; our
state in it's abundant prosperity, is
striding forward. Masonry is keep
ing pace with hat development, not
only by the infusion of new blood,
but many worthy brothers from 9TH
er Grand Jurisdictions are settling
in our midst and uniting with US in
advancing the tenets of our profess
sion. Great organizations cannot re.
main stationary. Masonry is IRE.
sistably moving forward to the &C.
complishment of its great ,unmeasur'
ed destiny. We, its stewards of to-
day, individually and collectively, are
to the extent of our abilities. respon'
. sible to posterity for the faithful dis.
charge Of that trust. We are taught
i ty Precept, Rule and Example. The
: greatest of these is Example, for man
I kind knows no more potent agent ir
Masonic labor Of uplifting humanit,
than that of personal example, al
immeasurable, %ceaseless influence
The world very properly expects from
t. him who Wears the Lambskin as tn,
e Badge of the Nation the highes
: type of personal example,"
, The Grand master made reference
+ to the fact that there were no DEATH
E in the official family of the Crane
Lodge. In the subordinate lodge
f there were 70 brothers who passet
: away. He mentioned some of the of
= fcial acts that he has performed dur
ing the year in the way of visitation
e granting di~spensations and laying o
{ cornerstones.
Grand Secretary George A. Petit
' grew followed with his report, show
q ing the standing at the end of TIL
year. There ere 115 lodges in tn
Grand Jurisdiction, with 7,196 men
=. bers in good standing; there we're Sc
initiated and GIG passed, sos bein
raised. The net gain during tn
year was 53S. Many new lodges wi
be organized during the year, juds
ing from the applications that hav
4 been made for quarters, most
: which are from the new towns OF
g west of Chamberlain. Mr.. Pettigre'
. said that the past twelve month
8 have been the most prosperous tn;
~ Masonry has had since the organizs
y ton of this Grand Lodge.
II Grand Treasurer j.. C. Bryan. {
- this city, reported that the receip
A. during the year from all source
y amounted to $6,962.74.
Tomorrow morning the Royal Arc
Masons will meet in their annu
convention.
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