Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-21
THE STONE |SLAID
CONER STONE OF THE ORPHANS
HOME FOUNDED BY ODD
FELLOWS PLACED
CEREMONIES IMPRESSIVE
Members of the Order From Over
the State Assemble to Partci-
pate in Initial Work on
Structure

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The event to which Odd Fellows Of
/ South Dakota have been looking for
ward to for fourteen years took place
at Dell Rapids Thursday afternoon,
July 14th, when the cornerstone OF
the magnificent Orphans Home now
being erected by the order was laid |
with impressive ceremonies
Several hundred members of the or
der from al parts of the state gath
cred to take part in and witness the
interesting ceremonies special
train from Madison was loaded to the
members filled a special coach A !
great many came by team and auto.
The day was ideal one for an out
door function, there being gentle
breeze and no dust or any other dis
agreeable feature. A session of the
Grand Lodge was held at noon, all
the Grand officers being present with
one exception. Also all but one of the
Grand Encampment officers were pres
ent. Following is a list.
Officers of Grand Lodge
Grand Master-H. M. Wallace, Elk
Point.
Deputy Grand Master-F. B. Raymond,
Villas.
Grand Warden-B. A. Tibbits, Clark.
Grand Secretary-Harvey ]. Rice
Huron.
Grand Treasurer-Georgc W. Snow,
Springfield.
Grand Rep.-George W. Ladd, Sturgis
Grand Rep.-Ruel E. Dana, Armour.
Grand Chaplain-R. M. Haruman,
Madison.
Grand Marshall. NJ Patton, Sioux
Falls.
Grand Conductor-R W. Rowley,
Mitchell.
Grand Guardian-C. B. Billinghurst,
Pierre
Grand Herald-A. L. Larson, Aber-
deem.
Officers of Grand Encampment
Grand Patriarch-Zina Richey, Yanf-
Grand High Priest-J ]. Pfster, Fan
dreau.
Grand Senior Warden-W. H. Da.en
port, Columbia.
Grand Scribe-Haryey J. Rice, Huron.
Grand Treasurer-George w. Snow,
Springfield.
Grand Rep.-M. ]. Sweeting, Sioux
Falls.
Grand Rep.-W. R. Stephenson, Brs-
toll
r Grand Junior Warden-.A T. Adams
Speartish.
o Grand Marshal-Fred Gerber, Jr.,
Worthing.
Grand Inside Sent-A. ]. Neshy, Dell
Rapids.
i Grand Outside sent.-R. M. Burin-
: game, Watertown.
Also Past Grand Masters C. J. Each
A. E. Clough, C. B. Knott, and Zina
Richey, and Past Grand Patriarchs
Il George Waskey, L. C. Thomas, G. H
Tinkham, M. J. Sweeting, c. H. Blow
and Fred Schnauber. Nearly every
member of the Home Board was pres
It ent. Twenty-one subordinate anc
Y many Rebekah Lodges and Encamp
n ments were represented.
o The march to the grounds was un
der the direction of Grand Marsha
Y J. NJ. Patton, editor of the Odd Eel
J. lows World, and promtly at 1:3(
~ p. m, the procession moved, heade$
by the Madison cornet band and cs
corted by the Patriarchs Militant II
full uniform under command of Capt
Fuller of Madison. These were fol
g lowed by the subordinate lodge mem
bers and Past Grands and RebeNahs
lg then came the Dell Rapids band ant
the officers Of the Grand Lodge ant
n o
ie and autos, making line severa
ic blocks in length and containing a
- least 600 people
On arriving at the grounds tn
Grand Officers were seated on tenn
= porary flooring laid over the founda
: ton, which with a fine canopy ha'
I been erected by the contractors Sea-
had been provided anu all were com
Portable. The foundation with inter
secting walls is nearly completed an
the work is progressing most salts
factorily.
The Madison Band played "Amerl
ca and the regular ritualisttc cer''
monies were then carried out, Gran
Master H. M. Wallace officiating, a
sisted by Grand Chaplain Hardmar
and the other Grand officers. Gran
Secretary Rice presented to Gran
Treasurer Snow the following record
which were placed in copper DO
and Theoretically cemented in tn
stone Journal of Proceedings OF tn
Grand Lodge of 1886, containing tn
first mention of the Home project, an
names of the first Home Board; jour
nal of 1910 with final action OF tn
Grand Lodge on ire building project
Copy of Rebekah Assembly JournE
1909; Copies of Odd Fellow World
1896 and 1910; Official Roster of HON
Pierre-The state capitol commits
sion has let to the Dakota Centri
| Talanhnna cnmnanY the contract &c