The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-27
MITCHELL MAN
ELECTED MASTER
SAMUEL w. RoWLEY CHOSEN
HEAD OF I. o. q. +. GRAND
LODGE FOR COMING YEAR,

BY the vote of 81 to "a the +. O. O.
#. grand lodge voted this afternoon
to hold the 1916 session at Hot
Springs. Sioux Falls was the other
contending city.
Samuel w. Rowley. of Mitchell,
this forenoon was elected grand mas
ter of the l. o. o. F. of South Da-
kota, the supreme position of the
order in the state. The election
marks Mr.. Rowley's promotion from
the position of deputy grand master,
which he held during the past year.
Other officers of the grand lodge
named at the forenoon session were
ia. L.. Larson, Aberdeen, deputy
grand master; Henry Robertson,
Dell Rapids. grand warden; Harvey
j. Rice, Huron. grand secretary;
Geo. w. Snow, Springfield, grand
treasurer; A. F.. Clough, Madison,
grand representative for two years;
Charles Barrette, Watertown, grand
representative for one Year. Grand
Master Rowley will name the APP
pointive officers later.
Arrivals on the morning trains
swelled the attendance at the com
bined grand lodge and Rebekah as
sembly sessions TO close to 500 mem
bers. This showing is considered by
members of the local reception com
mittee to be especially favorable.
considering the atmospheric condi-
tons which have initiated against
this weeks sessions from the start.
With fair weather, ii Is estimated
that over 1900 members of the
orders would. have been present.
To Enlarge Home.
One of the important moves grow
ing out of the present session was
the resolution passed by the !. o. O,
F. home board, in charge of the Odd
Fellows home at Dell Rapids, tic
lay plans for the building of a $25..
600 addition to the structure. 1t is
not expected that this can be COM
pleted for several years.
To finance the erection of the adj
dition to the home, the board rec
ommend that a per capita tax of sc
cents be levied on January /, 1916
1917, 1918 and 1919. This assess
ment will be levied on the subordin-
ate lodges and paid out of the gen.
eral fund.
The proposed addition will be sc
by AZ 1-2 feet on the ground, three
stories in heigth, with a gymnasium
and assembly room in the basement,
also a place for manual training.
The building will be connected with
the addition by corridors. INC
Debt" was adopted as the slogan OF
the board and construction work will
not commence until the funds fol-
completing the project are in sight
Secretlu.ys' Association.
The auditorium of the city hall
was packed last evening for the
meeting of the South Dakota Sec.
retarys' association. The program
opened with the presidents address
by A. j. Mossman, of No. 13. The
remainder OF the program follows:
Paper-"Our Motto; Friendship
| Love and Truth"-By j. II. Hall, OF
No. 5S.
Paper-"How TO Raise Funds Sc
that Secretaries Can Attend the AS
sociation"-By Jessie b. Wallace, OF
Rebekah No. 129.
"How the Secretaries Association
Can Raise Sufficient Funds to Aid the
Lodges in sending Secretaries to the
Meetings'-By Jessie Parsons, OF
Rebekah No. III.
The Value of the Association to
its Members"-By George j. Jarvis
of 1863.
The Fraternal Press and its Value
to the Orderly o. c.. Look, OF
No. 66.
The Duties We Owe to Our Crane
Secretary"-By Alice A. Mumford, o.
Rebekah No. 50.
"Why the Spirit and Work Odd.
fellowship is Beneficial to Society
BY c. j. Bach. p. G. M.
Remarks, The Condition OF oui
Order in the Jurisdiction'-By
Charles Barrette. Grand Master.
Remarks. For the Good of the
SYSTEMATICALLY Harvey j. Rice
Grand Secretary.
Officers Elected.
In the annual election, Guy Sails
bury, of Geddes was named as presi.
dent, Cirie d. Henton, of Spearfsh
vice-president; w. r. Burlingame, OF
| WATERFOWL, secretary-treaSury