Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-08-06
Structure to Cost $60,OOOOO and to Be Magnificenty
Equipped Beautiful Site Nesting in The Corner Of
the North Side Park on North Oak Street


Tomorrow (Friday} will be great
day in the annals of local Masonry
The occasion will be the laying Of the
corner stone for the magnificent new
temple under process Of construction
at the corner Of Oak street and Third
avenue N. b., adjoining the north
side park and abutting on the beauti-
ful curved driveway through the park.
1t is expected that the attendance
of visiting brethren will approximate.
two hundred and fifty. A special
train will be run both from Aberdeen
and Sioux Falls.
Eastern Star members from various
potions Of the state will also be pres
ent in large numbers, and the local
Star membership will attend in a
body.
Grand Lodge Session.
At 2:30 in the afternoon the formal
opening of the Grand Lodge will take
place, ald thirty minutes later the
march to the site of the new temple
will begin.
At 3:15 the Fourth Regiment band
will render an overture at the tenn
pie, followed by the ceremonial lay
ing of the corner stone by Right Wor-
shipful Grand Master George Philip.
Following another overture there
will be an address BY Grand Orator
r.. w. Charles II Brockway, Past
Grand Master.
The return march to the Grand
Lodge room will follow another selec.
ton by the band.
Trip to the Lake.
Through the courtesy of the Wa
tertown Country club autos will be
waiting at the new temple immedi-
ately after the cerenoaa.sg tns sfnayey
visiting brethren to the Country c1u0,
on the shore Of axe Kampeska where
lunch will be served, followed by Q
ride on the lake on the steamer Stella
Mae, and return by auto to the city.
The procession to the lake will be
led by Worshipful Brother 0. ~.
Whistler. Past Master of Kampeska
Lodge No. 13, of Watertown, followed
by the Fourth Regiment band in autos
and the vehicles conveying the visit
ing brethren. .5s..
1t is particularly desirable on the
part of the management that the or
der OF procession be strictly OBJ
served, with no attempt on the part
OF even those not members of the
marty to PASS the auto leading the
delegation. Those nonparticipat ting
tourists desiring to proceed to the
lake about the same time are request.
ed to take another route II they de.
sire to go at a higher rate OF speed
Autoists, Take Notice.
5 1t is the special request of Mr. NJ.
II. Baskerville, who will superintend
.,,,e disposition 5f the autos forming
in the procession that IL by chance he
has missed extending an invitation
to any local automobile owner to have
his machine ready to take the guests
Ito the lake at p. m. the fact OF such
omission will be made known TO him
DIT the earliest moment. MI BasR
eryilIe wishes to have every machine
Il in The city placed at the disposal OF
the committee in charge of the COLI
yeyances to the lake, SO that local
Masons may be assured that transpor-
tation for every visiting brother may
! be provided for.
Building Association.
The construction Of the temple has
been rIaced under the supervision ol
the Masonic Building association OF
i. this city, whose officers are the t,i' foi
lowing:
j. M rerris, President.
J E Mather, Vice President
p Il. Loucks, Secretary
Il L. Bramble, Assistant Secretary
ri / Fahnestoex, Treasurer
Directors T. Bramble, III. q
Parsons, d. N. whistler, H. ]. Fahnes.
tock Lawrence Gilruth, r. S. Lock
hart w H. Mather, F X +. Lto,lcks, y
& w. Ferris.
Grand Lodge officers.
The officers Of the South Dakota
Grand Lodge are as follows:
George Philip. NJ. w. Grand Master
MarshaIl II. Brown, r, M. Deputy
Grand Master. Il.
James Roane, R. ": Senior Grand
b Warden. @ K
Fred d. Rugg, b W Junior Grand q
John I. Bryan 3. n: Grand Treas,
aeo. 4. Pettisrev, 4. ~ Grand see
& retary.
Benz i. Nes. ". Grand Lecturer
Rey Edward Ashley Grand
chsS 1. Brockway VI Grand oras;