The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-14
.COMMANDERY
CONSTITUTED
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
HERE ON IMPORTANT
OCCASION JUNE IA
FINE Meeting HELD
Dispensation Granted March II,
But Actual Organization Oc-
CURED Last Thursday
Excellent Lunch,

Another important eDoch in the his
tory of Sank Centre Masonic circles
was passed Thursday afternoon of last
week at which time Pilgrim Commands
cry No. 80, Knights Templar, was
duly constituted bv Grand Comman-
der Alfred c. Page of the Grand
jurisdiction of the state of Minnesota
assisted by number of other grand
commandery officers.
Pilgrim Commandery was granted a
dispensation U. D., March IL and on
April IA the orders of Red Cross NAL
ia, Knights Templar, were conferred
upon six of the brethren. At the
meeting of the Grand Commandery
the first part of Nav charter was
granted to Pilgrim Commandery and
the gathering Of Thursday was for the
purpose of bringing into actual being
the local Knights Templar organizes
ttion:
The grand lodge officers arrived in
the city on No. Of the G. N. at 3
o'clock in the afternoon; they were
met at the depot by an escort of 80
Knights in full dress uniform with
Past Grand Commander Bonniwell, the
real godfather of the local comand-
cry IN charge. The Sank Centre band
headed. the procession. Promptly at
4 p. M, the grand commander con-
vened SPECIAL conclave of the grand
commandery with the following Off
GERS:
Austin. eo'
Md DEPUTY groo Grand Communication
Acting Grand Generalissimo-A. g.
Nussbaumer. st. Paul.
ro Grand M,n CAPTAIN adns General-silas H.
Grand Marshal-Eeugene c. Bonni-
well, Minneapolis.
Acting Grand Senior Warden-Ne1s
Osgard. Superior, Wis.
Grand Junior Warden-Eugene s.
Hill, ST. Cloud.
Acting Grand Prelate-Geo. w. Crit
ten, Minneapolis.
Acting Grand Treasurer-Geo. Rem.
hicks, Sank Centre.
Grand Recorder-John Fischel st.
Acting Grand Standard Bearer-v. q.
Wedge, Sank Centre.
Acting Grand Sword Bearer-Asa M.
Wallace Sank Centre.
Acting Grand Warder-Sherman y.
Acting Grand Captain Of the Guard
L. M. Kells, Sank Centre.
Following the impressive ceremony
of constituting, the Grand Commander
convened regular session OF Pilgrim
Commandery. The following officers
were elected after which they were
| installed by Commander Page:
Commander D. b. Caughren.
Generalissimo-E. A. Richards.
Captain General-Wm. S. Parker.
| Senior Warden-R. p: Hansen.
Junior Warden-Gunther Hillerud..
PreIate-A F. Strebel.
Treasurer-George F. Rennicks.
Recorder. r. Kells.
Standard Bearer-V. G. Wedge.
Sword Bearer-Asa Nd. Wallace.
/ Warder-Sherman +. Strong.
Sentinel M. kells. r,,
Guards-Thos. Sullivan, L. L. kehs
and A. j. DeBeau. a.
The ladies of Naomi Chapter, Or
der of the Eastern Star had been CIV
en- carte blanche orders to prepare
supper for the grand commandery of
ficer visitors, and local Knights, and
at $3.50 the most sumptuous and elaD-
crate dinner served at Masonic
function in this city for years was
daintily served by the wives, sisters
and daughters of the Sank Centre
Masons.
/ At eight o'clock the order Of the
Red Cross, Malta and the knights
Templar were conferred upon A. l..
Ingram by the local officers.
The Grand Commandery officers ex-
pressed themselves as very much graf
flied at the suspicious conditions UNI
der which Pilgrim Commandery was
organized, and predicted that it would
develop until it was one of the strong
est communicates in the entire juris-
diction.
| Under the charter Sank Centre,
Melrose, Glenwood. Long Prairie,
Grey Eagle, West Union, Westport,
Osakis, Alexandria. Willard, Brooten,
and Belgrade are in the jurisdiction Of
i Pilgrim Commandery. The local or
Iganization has q charter membership
of nearly 40 members. S
The new Masonic home was thor
oughIy inspected by the visitors and
the zeal and enterprise of Sank Centfe
Masons in erecting so honey and prac-
| teal structure for strictly Masonic
purposes was favorably commented
.tupon.