The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-06-07
STATE MASONS
MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGES
IN SIOUX FALLS NEXT WEEK.

Sioux Falls, June Sioux Falls
will entertain the Victory Grand
Lodge, or Forty-fifth annual session
OF the South Dakota Grand Lodge,
A. +. and A. NJ. and affiliated bodies,
and the thirty-first of the Grand
Chapter, o. f. s., next week, June
10. IL and IL. The meeting will
open Monday evening, June 8, with a
reception and dance to delegates and
visitors at the coliseum. Between
500 and 600 delegates are expected,
with a number of visitors which will
vary largely with the weather.
Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock the
grand chapter of the Eastern Star
will open at the coliseum at 10
o'clock with addresses OF welcome,
opening ceremonial and official re-
ception to distinguished guests. Tues
day noon at 1916 will be the Past
Grand Matrons and Patrons banquet
at the Masonic temple on Tenth
street. That afternoon at $3.50 re-
ports and addresses of grand Off
GERS will be made, with routine busi-
ness and reports of committees named
in the morning. Tuesday evening at
s o'clock the ritualistic work will be
exemplified at the coliseum by Jas
per Chapter No. s., of Sioux Falls;
the affiliation ceremony by Acacia
No. 63, Platte; balloting by Wynoka
No. 107, Elk Point; examination OF
visitors by Grebory No. 1O1, and
closing by Jasper No. 8. Wednesday
at $50 will be a memorial service
in charge of Mrs. Belle S. Prentis,
given by the Past Grand Matrons,
and routine business. At 1915 the
Grand Officers banquet will be at
the Masonic temple and that after
noon at 2:3O will come the election
Of the grand officers. Wednesday
evening at $3.50 the grand officers
will be installed and final business
completed.
The Grand Lodge, A. f. and A. NJ.
will open at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning at the Temple. Their meet
ings will continue through the day
and that evening the NJ. M. degree
will be exemplified by Minnehaha
and United lodges, OF Sioux Falls.
At G o'clock the Past Grand Masters
will have their banquet at the Tenn
pie. Wednesday business will con
tinue, with election and installation
of grand officers for the coming year.
Immediately at the close of the Grand
Lodge the Masonic Veterans associa-
ton will meet, and Wednesday eve
ming at 6 o'clock will be their ban
quet at the Temple. This will be the
nineteenth annual meeting of the
association. Wednesday evening, at
s o'clock, the third annual convoca-
tion of the Grand Council Royal and
Select Masters will be held at the
Temple.
Thursday morning at 8 o'clock the
thirtieth convocation OF the Grand
Chapter. Royal Arch Masons of South
Dakota, will be held at the Temple.
At the close of that meeting the
twenty-fourth annual convention of
the Order of High Priesthood will be
held.
Headquarters of all Masonic bodies
will be at the Temple on West Tenth
street. Headquarters of the Eastern
Star will be at the Cataract until
Tuesday morning. afterward at the
Coliseum on North Main.
Among the matters to come up for
consideration are the plan and scope
of the Masonic Service association,
which will come before the Grand
Lodge for consideration and ratifica-
tion. The subject of completing the
building for the Washington Memo
rial association will be a subject fol-
consideration. Guests of honor will
include w. l.. Stockwell, Grand Sec.
rotary of North Dakota, representing
the Masonic Service association; and
George G. Stowe, Grand Master oil
the Grand Lodge of Minnesota.