The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-21
"A SUCCESSFUL SESSION.
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The twenty-ninth session ok ~
Most !Worshipfnl Unitsd Grand Lodss
OF Iowa and her Masonic jurisdictaon
q A. f. and A. n, held Ia Ottumwa
last week, was tho largest attended
and The most snthusiastic and Aar-
monious communication svsr held II
Iowa.
One uniqa4 feature o8 this meeting
was that all q the past grand mas
tsrs living "A Iowa vsrs present,
eight n number. They ars - fol-
lows: r. g. N. John i. Brooks, Of
Sumner lodge, Burlington; Joseph II.
Shepherd, Of North Star lodgs, Dss
Moinss; Austin "A. Bland, Of Union
lodgs, No. !, Ksokuk, Iowa; John D.
Rselsr, Of Ksystons lodgs, Mason
City; / i. Brown, Of Eureka, MsF-
shalltown; William II. Millisaa1 81
Mt. Olive lodge, Cedar Rapids: I'd
ward 7. Banks, of Doric Lodge, De-
Moinss; John L. Thompson, North
Star lodge, Des Moines. s
For one to have been there and
.hsard the inspiring words of wisdom,
history, experience md good advice
given would have mads any man
think of lie IN IT. biggest idsal.
Thoss mon have worked for more
than quarter Of 1 century 1or NJ
sonry in Iowa. IN fact, Brothsr Aus-
tin a. Bland stated that hs va 81
his S1st year and had ben made 1
Mason just hfty yssrs ago The 4th of
Slast April. He also stated that ha
had mover bsen suspended Or desnit-
ted from : Masonic lodge during tAa&
halt century.
At $50 O'Clock John Z. Thompson,
with the assistance Of his other on
cers, ret up the grand lodge, aftsr
which he appointed tho following
members on the various committees:
Committee on credentials i.
Brown, Marshalltown; w. II. Bailey,
Buxton; Silas Loudsn, Cedar Rapids.
A Dispensationg and chartsrs H.
Bailey, buxton; B. ]. Hack, D.
Moines; !. = Brown, Marshalltown.
Returns of lodges g. Joe Brown,
Des Moinss; /. w. Bess, Waterloo;
a. G. Clark, Oskaloosa. q
Grand masters address John D,
Reslsr, Mason City; Geo. II. Wood
son, Buxton; M. @. Marshall, Davsn-
ortp. III
Appeals and grievances NJ. il.
Milligsn, Cedar Rapids; u II. Res;
EOttAs y N ! Z
~ Jurisprudence Joseph q. Hhsp-
ard, Des Moines; John D. Rssier, Ma
son City; VIM. 81. Milligan, Cedar
Rapids; Isaac y. Brown, Marshall-
town; 2. +. Banks, Dies Moines.
Auditing committee Herbert E,
Jacobs, Des Moines; Silas London,
edar Rapids; Geo. L. Suter, Mar
shalltown. u III II
Fraternal dead Fl. ]. Mott, Clin-
ton; G. B. Woods, Des Moines; J. B.
Lucas, Buxton. s = I
The next was the receiving Of the
past grand masters and Rev. w. A,
searcy Of Golden Square lodge, No.
81, Monmouth, Illinois, all Of whom
made splendid talks. al
The lodge took recess for dinner.
The afternoon session was given over
to the grand masters address and the
reports Of other grand officers. All
the reports were in excellent condi-
tion, and showed that each man had
done his full duty in his Office.
The grand masters address was
highly complimented for itS brilliancy
ard business-like way in which it was
presented. In his address he stated
that he was not a candidate for rs-
election and would not accept the
nomination. 81
The session adjourned to meet next
morning. In the evening the local
committee gave q public reception
The program was as follows: II
Song, congregation. " .:ssi si
Invocation, Rev. w. a. Searcy.
March, entitled Minstrel King
by Miss Eta Searcy, recent graduate
from Ottumwa high school.
Address Of welcome, Hon. +. 81
Carter (white), mayor Of Ottumwa.
Solo, Mr.. Paul Johnson.
Welcome, ]. G. McClellan, w. M. 81
! Golden Star lodge Of Ottomwa.
Solo, Miss Lenora Williams.
Welcome, Mrs. Mate E. Clark.
Spanish dance, Miss Constance
Downey and Miss Aleine Johnson. v
Response, s. Joe Brown, G. c.
Solo, Miss Genevieve Searcy.
Address, John L. Thompson, GRAND
master. IS ..s7 81. 3 y.
Wednesday morning was taken u
10 Masonic work pertaining to thl
Jurisdiction. Wednesday afternoon
reports Of committees and the intro.
ducing Of visitors. In the eveninR
lodge Of sorrow was held, In whicl
the following brothers responded X
their deceased brothers: ss 4
The complete list Of those swht
have died during tho last Masoni,
year and those who win respond Ii
their memory follow:
Luther ]. Williams 81 Golden Sta,
lodge, No. Ottumwa Address b,