Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-10

Colonel Frame Worshipful
Master of Lodge Formed
at Camp Greene
By E.sse II. rossevtn.)

Fr|
Camp Greene. Charlotte, N. c., Nov.
6.-North Dakota Military Lodge No.
2. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
was duly launched at an interesting
meeting hold In the beautiful Mason
ic Temple in the city Of Charlotte,
Sunday afternoon. The lodge No. 2
counts in Its personnel and officers
mon who members. Of the origi-
nal North Dakota Military lodge No.
II established during the Philippine
war.
It's ofacers. appointive and elective,
are as wollows:
John H. Frame. tColonel), wor-
shipful Master. Grafton, N. D.
Gilbert c. Grafton (Lieut. Colonel),
Senior Warden, Fargo. N. D..
Frank 8. Henry major First Bat
talion). Junior Warden, Valley City,
N. D.
Louis L. Eckman, tcapt. Mach.
Gun Coz, Treasurer, Grand Forks.
Chris J.. Kunz (Lieut. Company Ky,
Secretary, Killdeer.
John W. Grant (capt. Attached
Headers. Coz. Senior Deacon. Rolla,
m. D.
Ross o. Zollinger Corporal, Com
pany M. Junior Deacon, Beach.
George e. Pavey, private Co. Ed,
Senior Steward, Ray, N. d.
Allan w. Mclean. Sergeant Com
pany c.. Junior Steward, Grafton.
]. H. Crea. Corporal Company b.,
Tiler, Fargo.
The membership as determined by
the number of signatures to the pc
tition to Grand Secretary Walter L.
open for a. few days to permit Masons
in the camp to be signed. The origin
al list. however. had At names.
Men who have received or been
started in Masonry in North Dakota
will be conferred the further degrees
of the blue lodge, and men who will
be initiated will receive double sane
ton from the home jurisdiction and
the military lodge.
The new lodge will be duly installed
in the . future at appropriate
Headquarters company, who is Grand
Tiler Of the North Dakota Grand
lodge. 4
Col. J.. H. Frame. commanding the
164th regiment. and who is master
Of the new Masonic body. recalled the
North Dakota Military lodge No. 1,
which the present organization sue
ceeds.
Grdnu Master CdFutIleTS granted n
d~ispensation to ~ Masons for the
conducting work, in such countries as
were then or might thereafter be, or
which had heretofore been subject to
the row of Spain. In May, 1898.
Lieut.. Col. w. e. Trueman of Graf
ton. N. D.. now retired; Major Frank
White. Valley City, later governor,
and nov a colonel commanding the
supply trains; and Major j. H. Frame,
now colonel commanding the 164th
infantry, were named as the 'ster.
senior and junior deacons.
1.-THE first. meeting We held" con-
tinued Col. Frame, was in August,
in the city Of Manila. when the APP
pointive officers and a committee was
named to secure suitable lodge rooms.
The committee rented a house with
ample grounds surrounding for 500
a month: we bought 100 chairs and
built other furniture and had the ne
cessary jewels made. We held two
meetings a week on Wednesday even
nings until February, 1899. During
the time much work was performed
and a great many hundred Masons
visited the lodge. The 100 chairs
were altogether insufficient to seat
the members. The North Dakota
Military, lodge No. 1 was visited by
Masons from almost every state in the
union. from almost every country un-
der the sun. from members Of lodges
in every continent, yes. v from the
Fiji Islands.
I'VE continued holding meetings
until the outbreak Of the trouble with
the F1lipinos February 4. 1899. and
only one meeting was held after that.
IT was on washington's Birthday,
February o.. in a building renuisition-
ed for the purpose on the Culi-C Gull
battle line. south Of Manila.
1.-THE original North Dakota Mill
tarv lodge rave us great pleasure. and
1t is, 6. source Of much satisfaction to
us to know that It was frm this start
and basis Of the North Dakota lodge
that Masonry was given snch impetus
that it now is firmly established In the
| Philippines"
From present Indications the lodge
| will have approximately 15n members
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