The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-04

The officers for the current year T. I. M, A. F.
Strebel; D. M, Asa M. Wallace; P. o. of w. Il. R.
Kells; treas, D. B. Caughren; recorder, E. E. JAM
ieson; c. of S., Leroy Working; c. of O., E. A.
Richards; steward, John N. McGibbon Sentinel, Geo.
Rennicks.
SAUK CENTRE LODGE l. o. o. F, NO. "a
Sank Centre Lodge No. "a, l. o. O. F., was insti-
tuded March 1, 1872, and from that day to the
ent time has failed to hold lodge meeting
upon the regular night, except one.
Ferdinand Trace is given the credit of being the
father of Sank Centre Lodge as through his efforts
the lodge was instituted. He died September, 1890,
at the home of his DR.. o. F. Trace at Rice, Ben
ton county, MINI. The five charter members
Ferdinand Trace, A. M. Stiles, S. M. Bruce, John M.
Gilman and Lafayette Stiles.
A. M. Stiles was the first Noble Grand and is still
a member of the Sank Centre lodge, although
living at Long Beach, CAL Samuel Beidelman was
the first Vice Grand and S. A. Irish the first treas
Both of these brothers departed this life while
living at Sank Centre, and were well known and
highly respected.
The first lodge home of Sank Centre Lodge was in
d room on the second floor of the brick building
known the Dicks building, corner of Main and
Third streets In the year 1873 the lodge leased the
south half of the third story of what was known
the Fry building for term of SO years. The lodge
used these premises until the year 1890 when it
moved to its present lodge rooms, selling the lease
to the Masons.
In 1883 Sank Centre Lodge No. "a bought the
block, now known as the Odd Fellows block, and in
1890 built an addition, raised the walls laid
roof and fitted up the entire building exclusively for
lodge purposes, except that the auditorium and din
ing sometimes used by the churches and
others, occasion NAV require.
In 1888 Sank Centre lodge bought and plated
Greenwood cemetery, and later bought add-
tonal tract of land not yet plated but which is be-
ing fitted up for cemetery purposes. 1t is not the
purpose of the lodge to make money out of the GEM
etery but to sell the lots for such price as will per-
nit keeping the cemetery in proper condition, with
the help of the lot owners, and is the aim of the
lodge to make this last resting place of man place
Of beauty mark of respect to those departed.
CRESCENT ENCAMPMENT NO. Fl
Crescent Encampment No. Fl was instituted in
1880 and represents the higher branches of Odd Eel
lcwship in Sank Centre.
VALPARAISO REBEKAH LODGE NO. SO
Valparaiso Rebekah Lodge No. 80 was instituted in
1893 and the first lodge in Sank Centre in
which ladies were received as coordinate branch
of any of the prominent lodges and in this
nection it may be said that the Odd Fellows the
first of all the principal lodges to receive ladies into
membership.
Sank Centre Lodge has always stood we'll among
the lodges of this Grand Jurisdiction and has fur
nished it full share of the Grand Lodge officers
and representatives. C. M. Sprague was elected
Grand Master in 1889 and later Grand Representa-
tive to the Sovereign Grand Lodge, and for
than Is years has been the grand treasurer. S. M.
Bruce elected Grand Patriarch and was also
elected Grand Representative to the SOVEREIGN
Grand Lodge.
M. C. Kelsey likewise elected Grand Patriarch
and later Grand Representative to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. Mrs. Alice Kelsey elected presl.
dent of the Rebekah Assembly.
1t may be said in conclusion that Sank Centre
Lodge has made large plans for the future which
will develop in due time
MACCABEES OF THE WORLD
Sank Centre Tent of the Knights of Macabees of
the World was organized in 1896 by w, w, Hubbard