The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-26
IDENTIFICATION
MARK FOR n. D.
WISCONSIN WAR
Will Be Ineligible to
Brother Masons of
Three Nations
TWENTY-EIGHT
FROM SHILOH
Scottish Rite Offers Life
Membership to Its
Soldiers

North Dakota's Masons who go in
of the world war will carry on their
person an official mark of identifica-
ton from the North Dakota Grand.
lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons, which will be ineligible to
brother Masons in no matter which
of three tongues dominant in the war
zone they may be called.
The Grand Lodge has prepared an
official certificate of membership,
printed on heavy parchment paper
and enclosed in a little water proof
envelope, which is to be carried
about the owners neck. The
| certificate bears the grand seal and
insignia of the state lodge, the num-
Der of the members home lodge, and
| in English, French and German, the
| following greeting:
Mr. Blank is a worthy Master
Mason, a member of Blank lodge No.
blank at Blank, n. D., u. S. A, and
and lawful aid to any Mason who
| incident to his services as a soldier
of the United States of America,
with the assurance that all courtesies
| Utended will be deeply appreciat-
ed"
Each certificate bears the actual
signature of Grand Master William
]. Reynolds and Grand Secretary
Walter l.. Stockwell.
&C.. Twenty eight From Shiloh.
In addition to this standard form
of Identification, each Blue lodge in
the state is preparing some individual
token for it's members who have gone
or who are going to the front. Shiloh
lodge No. /, Fargo, will furnish each
of it's % members in the service with
a solid silver locket, engraved with
his name, number of his lodge and
dates upon which the degrees were
conferred. The locket is designed to
contain the metal identification tag
with which each soldier is furnished
by the United States government.
The honor roll of Shiloh lodge now
consists of Lieut.. Col. Gilbert c.
Grafton of the First North Dakota
regiment; Maj. Edward G. Gearey,
jr., of the former Second regiment;
First Lieut. Ernest S. Hill of the
First North Dakota infantry; Harold
3. Bachman, bandmaster; Capt.
Reginald f: Z. Colley of Company
B, First North Dakota regiment;
Edward S. Peterson, John H. Crea,
Mai. Harold Sorenson in the quarter
masters corps, First Lieut.. DR.. K. M.
Lier of the dental section reserve
corps; Theodore B. Hale, Sergeant
Mai. Otto L. Danek of the former
Second North Dakota infantry; Sec
ond Lieut. Charles A. Dawson, First
Lieut.. William H. Comrie, First
Lieut.. Harry Carpenter, First Lieut..
James f. Finfrock, Second Lieut..
Croil Hunter, Second Lieut.. Sam L.
Chesley, First Lieut.. Richard M. Still,
Julius r. Baker, Hubert X. Harring-
ton. Harold +. Hubbell, Jack d.
Thompson, Ray N. Tackaberry,
Eugene Davis Lewis. Thomas Wesley
Morris, Roe McBullis, Lawrence w.
Hamm, and Norton o. Gard.
Life Membership.
The Scottish Rite has voted life
memberships to all it's members who
have gone into the service, which
means that when they return they
will have no more dues to pay.
Masonic bodies of North Dakota,
it was learned at the temple in Far
60 this afternoon have RENTED dues
for their members for the time that
they have been in the service Of the
country.