Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1913-12-12
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Chadron Journal Give Degree Team Fine
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Chadron Journal Give Degree Team Fine
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On Saturday, November Goth, twenty
men, comprising the Hot Springs En-.
campment Degree Team, arrived in
Chadron for the purpose OF conferrinR
the three degrees in the Encampment
branch of the Order. The local Camp
had twenty nine candidates in waiting
so the visitors had plenty Of work to
do. The mechanics among the visitors
were busy all day unpaoking their re.
gala and paraphernslia aud getting the
hall ready for the work in the evening.
During the afternoon the visitors we're
shown out around the town in the oars
Of Snow, Mcdowell, Warner and Glib.
son, as we'll as taking spin short dis
tance into the country.
At seven thirty the meeting was
called to order by j. A. Munkres, Chief
Patriarch of the local camp, and after
some few necessary prelimtnaries the
hall was turned over to the visitors
The Patriarohal Degree was then COD.
ferred upon the candidates. and it is
safe to say that the impression pro
duced by the work will have a LASTING
effect upon all who were privileged to
witness it.
At eleven thirty a recess WAS de-
olared, during which short talks were
made by the Grand Patriarch of Ne.
braska. John W. Pittman, Of York, and
the Past Grand Patriarch and Grand
Representative Of South Dakota. w. r.
Morgan, Of Hot Springs.
Adjournment was th.n taken to the
Royal Cafe where an oyster stew, with
trimmings, was ready for the sixty hun.
CRY brothers present. Needless to say
that all enjoyed it and felt ready for
the remaining work of the evening.
Upon re-assembling in the hall, the
visiting team started in on the Golden
Rule Degree, the lesson of which, az
might be j ldged by the title, is to ac
knowledge the right of every man to
worship God according to the dictates
of his own conscience, and oonoedine
to him perfect freedom of thought, &C
tion and opinion. The lesson was most
forcibly and beautifully impressed
The Royal Purple Degree, the highes,
In the Ecampment Branch, was the1
conferred. After a long, toilsome anc
at times, somewhat rugged journey, til,
candidate was made to feel that on,
should not always believe what b,
hears to the detriment OF his fellow
man, but should credit him with hi
good actions, aud intentions.
It has been said that the work of tn,
Encampment is the "cream" of Odt
Fellowship, and when conferred by
team which has taken first place il
world contest, it could not help but b,
doubly impressive The visitors ar,
practicing up getting ready for tn,
world contest st San Francisco in 1915
ard 1t will not be surprising to hea
that they capture the prize. Thei
team at present consists of the follow
ing: D. K. Bachelor, captain, Col
Baker, Q. o. Brady. E. T. Clark, VIM
Connor, T B. Dings, l. w. Englebert
John Gross. f. d. Hummel. Q. John
son, w. R. Morgan, John Mueller. 9Th,
One Man Bend," Frank Newquist, E
8. Parsons, E. r Phillips, W. A
Rankin, j. G. Richer. Lemuel Ross
George Trimmer and O. A. Wilson.
Among those present from out o
town, we're John W. Pittmsn, Gran,
Patriach Of York, Nebraska, and tn
following from Harrison: P. B. Bige
low, John H. Lacy, John II. Newlin
Joseph Q. Parsons, E F. Pontius
Ralph B. Sohnurr. O. 3 shorow, J. II
Wilhermsdorfer, John w. Davis, /. Il
Dieckman. Several brothers of Crsw
ford were present for initiation, an,
visitors from New York and Wyomin
also witnessed the work.
The last degree was completed a
about 4:30 and by the time the pare
phernslia WAS p .cked and ready it wa
train time and the first streak OF dsw
was seen stealing up on the horizon
!; Every ybody expressed themselves q
being highly pleased and we'll repsi
for coming, as it Ia not often Rrante
TO witness the work of team such q
the visitors put on. n.-Chadron Iourno