Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-03-14
HAD A DANDY Time =!
h. OF P'S OF NORTHERN
DISTRICT SOUTH DAKOTA
THURSDAY, MARCH I, 1912
Had Their Annual Gathering in
The City of Webster. The
Attendance Was Large.
The Work Excellent.
The Ladies' Assisted

Last Thursday evening the delegates
from nearly every lodge in the North
ern District of South Dakota met in
Webster in yearly session.
The members of Webster Lodge No.
60, had prepared everything in advance
for them and had candidates for work
the First and Third Degrees. The boys
from the west made arrangements to
have the fast trains stop for them
here, and the boys from the east came
in on the evening passenger. After
the visitors were shown around the
city for a while they were taken to
supper. After supper, until lodge
meeting time, the locals and guests had
a good time.
About $50 o'clock Chancellor Atlas
Knapp called his lodge to order. Then
followed the program.
Invocation Rev. E. c. H. Peithman.
Address of Welcome-Judge S. M.
Duggan.
Response-District Deputy Grand
Chancellor j. l.. Ruckman, of Aberdeen.
The lodge was then opened in due
form and the rank of page was on
ferred upon Frank Anderson, Ole T.
Strandness, Clarence B. Riggs, Joseph
G.. Englehart. The work was put on
by the Webster team and from every
other lodge came the comment,
splendid.
Intermission was then taken and the
members and visitors adjourned to the
rest rooms of the Coteau opera house
where the ladies had prepared a most
excellent banquet. They had every
thing that there is on the market and
we're there to assist and see that it was
properly served and that none of Web
ster's visitors went hungry away.
When the feast was over and every
one had his fill, came the toasts.
S. NJ. Duggan acted as POSTMASTER
and called upon ond received happy
responses from the following gentle
men:
DR.. Ferguson, Milbank
Thomas Potwin, Lennon
X. 7. Nordley, White Rock
c. l.. Rathbun, Minneapolis
Mayor E. M. Hall, Aberdeen
Frank Anderson, Webster
Every speaker took occasion to
express his appreciation of the work of
the evening, the attention of the Web
ster boys, and each took particular
pains to thank the ladies for their part.
After the last speech, again to the
lodge room where work was resumed.
This time the Third rank was con.
ferred upon Walter l.. Ross by the
Webster team and was exceptional
good. Every part being played to
perfection.
After lodge closed the boys told
stories and smoked until the early
morning train when the Aberdeen boys
went home. 1t was a splendid and
successful meeting.
The following are among the out OF
town Knights present: Jno. L. Ruck'
man, W.. E. M~illington, E. M. Hall,
Chas. P. Bowel, Auctioneer Baird, M.
d. Fulker, Sam Calmenson, Aberdeen
E. H. Benedict, c. M. Bowe, F. w
Meyers, P. C. Saunders, T. Elsepeth,
C. ]. Trap, R. E. Leach, Geo. w
Thomas, Z. S. Schriener, M. Mitchell,
Frank Michigan, Edw. Schleisman, M.
Nelson, H. Eikmans, F. H. Schneider,
DR.. Ferguson, S. B. Smedley, F. Mel
son, Milbank; c. l.. Ranhbun, Mime
apolis, Mimi; X. T. Nordley, White
Rock; Thomas d. Potwin, Lennon
o. H. Strand, A. Auswald, A. M
Nicholson, Jno. Eklund. E. c. Eatman,
Wilmot.