The Dickinson press., 1912-04-20
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select a design for Past Grand Com
mander's Jewel : and the committee on
chartered Communicates.
The committe on Past Grand Com
mander's jewel provided for the pur-
chase Of sixteen Past Grand Commanders
jewels which will be presented to Past
Grand Commanders.
OF the local Commandery DR.. C. N.
Barker was a member of the COM
mittee on chartered Communicates, and
Wilson T.. Richards, a member of the
committee on charity.
On the evening of Tuesday, Temple
Commandery of this city conferred the
orderol the Temple upon F. A. Little
after which was a light lunch and
several short addresses. The Knights of
Dickinson were especially commended
by the visitors for the excellence of their
opening as we'll as for the manner of
comforting this beautiful order.
On Wednesday morning the first order
of business was the selecting of the
place of meeting of the next c%onclave.
Grand Forks being the choice. Follow
ing this came the reports of the COM
mittee on visitors, on charity and on
revision of the statutes and bylaws.
At this time. all of the business ex-
cept the election of officers having been
disposed of, the Grand Commandery
called upon the distinguished visitors
to address the Grand C~ommandery,
which they did briefly and to the point !;
then followed the reception of the repre-
sentatives of other Grand COMMUNICATES
who were in attendance.
At 10 rs, probably the most touch
ing affair in connection with the whole
Grand Commandery meeting occurred.
By previous arrangement a committee.
consisting of r. E. Sirs Hill. Hale and
Sprague. waited upon Mrs. Jane Thomp-
son. mother of the late Grand Recorder
of the Grand Commandery, and escorted
her into the presence of the Grand Com
mandery. She was received by the
members stsnding and welcomed by the
Grand Commander. Following this
r. Sir w. L. Stockwell, successor to
her SOL, as Grand Recorder. briefly adj
dressed her and presented her with a
beautiful bouquet of roses Following
this, Mrs. Thompson received all. the
members of the Grand Commandery.
This whole affair was such as to move
some of the Sir Knights to tears. and
gave a very beautiful touch 10 the whole
Grand Commandery proceedings.
Election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows:
DR.. S. j. Hill. Fargo, Grand Comman-
der.
Dr.. Andrew Ekern, Grand Forks,
Deputy Grand Commander.
John w. Carroll, Lisbon, Grand Gen
eralissimo.
Geo. M. Pike. Grand Captain General.
Former Governor Frank White. Valley
City. Grand Senior Warden.
Herbert G. Proctor. jamestown. Grand
Junior Warden.
Rev. E. A. Clattenburg, Devils Lake.
Grand Prelate.
Alexander B. Taylor, Fargo. Grand
Treaurer.
Walter L. ~Stockwell, address Fargo,
Grand Recorder.
Granville W. Wolbert, Bismarck,
Grand Standard Bearer.
William D. Henry, Wahpeton, Grand
Sword Bearer.
Wilson L. Richards. Dickinson. Grand
Warder.
Dr.. G. Roy Rineo, Grand Captain of
the Guard.
Following the election the Grand
Commandery vas at ease until the
officers could don their uniforms, after
which they were installed by v. E. Sir
j. w. Chamberlain. Grand Junior WaE-
den of the Grand Encampment of the
United States.
No further business appearing before
the Grand Commandery, the Twenty
third Annual Conclave closed in form.
It is the very general opinion that il
was n of the most successful con-
claves in the history of the Grand Com.
mandery. and the Knights from all
over the state were unanimous in theil
expressions of appreciation of many
c%ourtesies and hospitality which was
extended to them by the fraters Of
Dickinson.
TEMPLAR BALL
Wednesday evening Temple Command.
cry entertained the visitors and theil
lady friends at. a Templar ball and
banquet in the beautiful Masonic tenn
pie. The members of the local Com
mandery made sure that everybody
knew everybody else and that each
and all had q good time.
At nine O'Clock the GRAND march va 9