The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-04
Masonic Fraternity.


r state and many from the state of Min
q nesota.
e On Thursday night of this week Their
= was session of Ell Zagal Shrine wheI
the various committees for the biz
meeting set for next Friday made re
ports which showed that everything i
ready for the big time
> Beginning Monday next and lasting
I until and including Thursday the Scot
fish Rite will occupy the boards at the
, Masonic Temple and there will be z
large class present to take the differen
, degrees represented in the rite. The
banquet will take place on THURSDAY
evening, and there will be a lunch
every evening during the meetings in
the temple. The solemn work of the
Scottish Rite is most beautiful and
there will be many strangers in the
lefty during the week.
The fun of the week will be furnish
ed on Friday when Ell Zagal will cause
a number of pilgrims to cross the burn
ing sands, shaking their thirst as best
they can from the hump of the camel
They will be assisted in this journey
by the degree team of the Shrine, which
will work many a new stunt on the
mobile parade during the afternoon
which will be headed with brass band
and the MEMBERS of which will be seat
ed in autos. This is expected to be a
big thing
1t should be remembered that the
grand lodge of masonry will assemble
in this city June 81 and % and that the
Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons
will meet here June %. The Order
of the Eastern Star will also hold it's
grand lodge meeting here June % and
"a. This is the ladies lodge of Ma
sonry and it is always we'll attended
Much interest Is being taken in the
coming meetings and large crowds will
attend.
There will be a stated convocation of
keystone Chapter Monday evening,
June 6, for balloting on petitions.
There will be a stated convocation of
Shiloh lodge Friday, June 10.
There will be no work in the York
Rite bodies next week on account of
the Scottish Rite reunion.
Independent Order Foresters.
Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger Reilly
and DR.. Kaess, his assistant and medi-
cal director, are working hard for the
success of the new court of the Order
of Foresters which is soon to be insti-
tuted in the new town of Dilworth
Already seventy-five names have been
secured for the charter list and it is
believed that in another week there
will be fully 100 on this list. The date
for the institution will then be an
nounced and the work will be done by
the members of Court Daisy of this city
who will go to Dilworth in hay wagon
1t is also expected that in a very short
time a court will be created at Cas-
selton by Mr.. Reilly. DR.. Burrows,
the high chief ranger of the state of
North Dakota will attend the institu-
lions at Dilworth and Casselton.
Court Daisy will meet next Thursday
evening when there will be another big
class taken into the order in due form /
There is a membership now of over
$50 which is going some for a court
that is yet very young. The work of
initiation as performed at the last
meeting was a revelation, for it was
well done and the members were high
ly complimented by High Chief Ranger
Burrows as we'll as by several other |
The dance given by this court |
last Thursday night was also well pat |
ronized and most enjoyable.
Brotherhood of America,
This organization is growing nicely
and is increasing in membership very
fast. The lodge believes in sociability
and at their entertainment which was
held during last week all had a pleas
ant time. The programme as given in
The Forum was we'll carried out. The
nice lunch was enjoyed and the dancing
pleased everybody.
EIks Quiet Till Fall.
There will be no more meetings of
he EIks excepting for strictly business
until next fall, but next Saturday night
here will be meeting for business in
present as possible. During
he parlors of the lodge, when Exalted
Ruler Burns would like to see as many
he summer months the Elks will take
| rest. but watch the doings next fall.
t is hoped that when work begins on
he fourth Saturday night of October
| very large class will be present to
AXE the different degrees.
Eagles Big Time. II
According to President MuIlin of
Grand Forks and Secretary knight of
his city of the state organization of
he Fraternal Order of Eagles there
will be a big time in this city during
he month of July when the state
eagles will be here in big numbers.
dr. Knight says that the various COM
nittees having the matter in hand are
III down to solid business and that the
arrangements are completed for hav-
ng the biggest kind of a time 1t is
expected that there will be a parade
# the feathered ones, when several
rass bands will participate. The
Eagles have increased in membership
n this state over so per cent in the
oast year, which ic going some.
Modern Woodmen.
1t has been decided by the Modern
Voodmen of America to have their big
anquet for the visiting Woodmen in
he armory building of the Fargo agri-
ultural college on the first day of the
tate fair which has been designated
s Woodmen day. At least 1000 people
will attend this banquet and nearly all
f the arrangements have been COM
leted. The local members are feeling
cry grateful to President Worst of the
ollege who has kindly consented to Il
ermit the banquet to be held in the
rmory, as this is the only hall in the 4
ity that is anywhere near large enough
0 accommodate the crowd. 1t is hoped L
hat Mayor Lowell will make the adj
ress of welcome to the visitors. There
yilI be other addresses and the feed ! Fl