Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13
TEMPLE DEDICAT
TO MASONRY AMID
CEREMONIAL RITES
Five Hundred Attend Ban
quet Given by Eastern
Star Tuesday Even
Weeks Event Concludes Friday
Night With Grand Eall
at the Temple.

Watertown.
The magnificent new temple, re-
Gently completed under the direction
OF the supervising architect, Mr.. ].
Nv. Ferris, a well known local Mason,
and a description of which III detail
has hitherto been published In the
Saturday News, was dedicated amid
resplendent ceremonies.
The Temples site.
The site occupied by this beautiful
structure Is a commanding one. Il.
is part Of Flatiron Park, fronting
on North Broadway, with d winding
driveway through the park along the
south side of the grounds and prin.
cipal avenue on the north, so that
the grounds are surrounded by
street, avenue and driveway.
The Dedication.
The dedicatory service took place
Tuesday with the principal Grand
Lodge officers 81 charga George
Phillip OF Fort Pierre, ihe Most gVoss.
shipfnl Grand Master, present. OtiBr
grand loge officers participatin were
the following;
Marshall r. Brown, RI. w. ID. q. NJ;
James Roane, r. w. G. s. w. Will
liam Milligan, acting r. w. G.. u. W..
Philip IA. Schaller, acting r. w, Ct.
T.; G. 4. Brockwal, w. G., o. and act
Ing r. w. G. s.; B, #. Ives, w. &. l..
and acting w. O.; G. N. Bontacou,
W. G. 8. d.; J. b Vaughn, acting w.
6. j. D.; Frank Millard, acting w. q.
J. S.; s. RosenthaI, w. G. p; r.. Al.
Fowler, W. g. r. Two Watertown
Masons took part in the dedicatory
exercises with the Grand Lodge, o.
N. Whistler. acting W. g. M. and Ed.
IS. Lorimer. acting w. g. S. s.. n
Sumptuous Banquet.
Perhaps one Of THE events OF the
week was the banquet served by the
Easter Star Tuesday evening, which
was preceded by social affair In
which about 500 participated, with
music by the Carey.Pease orchestra,
Following the banquet, brief per.
iod was given over to speechmaking,
with r. s. Lockhart acting as toast
master. Mr.. N. a. Hartman OF Yanx.
ton lodge, Frank MilIard Of Candy,
Mimi, William MilIigan OF Aberdeen
Thomas Ferris of Usage. Ia. (brother
CT J. W. Ferris), Benjamin ives OF
Huron, and NJ. r. Brown OF Sioux
Falls, were among the speakers.
The chairman of the banquet con-
mittee was Mrs. ]. d. earle, assisted
by Mrs. Lawrence Gilruth, and other
ladies OF the Star. The following
sadies were table chairmen. Mrs.
Archie Stutenroth, Mrs. Walter Mil
Ter, Mrs Winkler, Mrs. Abe Weaver
Mrs. ]. w. Martin, Mrs. a. T. Hop.
kins, Mrs. Charles Smith, Mrs. Davy,
Mrs. James House, Mrs. Emery
Wheelock. Mrs. Pearl Pope. Mrs. Fred
Harper, Mrs. r. r. Meadows, Mrs. E
p. DeGroff. Mrs. g. g. Best, Mrs.
Encfe Hopkins, Mrs. MARQUIS. Mrs.
Arthur Hirsch, Mrs. Broderick, Mrs.
s. q Dickinson, Mrs. Englesby, Mrs.
~. II. Prey, Mrs. Golfer Walsh, Mrs.
"a. ~ Ferguson, Mrs. Carl Hide
brand, Mrs. Jess Pratt, Mrs. Hugh
ready Mrs. G. ID. Ray, Mrs. Ben
Wells, Mrs. William Langwill, Mrs.
Banks, Mrs. J. d. Binford, Mrs. Jas.
Purcell, Mrs. George Farrell, Mrs.
Brandt and Mrs. Coffee.
Varied Entertainments.
During the week the ladies enter
tanned at various times In a most
gracious manner At one of the ar
iernoon affairs the guests were de-
lighted with readings by Miss Helen
Bronson and little Lucille ShurtIe5f
OF Sioux Falls, and a solo by Master
Robert Dickinson.
In the evening program Of music
and reading was given. Walter Earl
rendered violin solo. and Il. r. East
wood vocal solo: Miss Marie Schal-1
glsr gave q delightful reading, and
solo. Miss Dorothy Curl briefly an.I
tertained with graceful dance.
The Concluding Feature.
During the week the various phases
OF the ritualistfc YTork were exempli-
fed In q practical way, with initia-
lions and degree ceremonies.
me concluding feature Of the week
will be grand bali at the fenanIe
On Friday evening