The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-06-02
DISTRICT MEET
AT HANKNQSON
Large Delegation of Oakes Masons
! Attends Convention Held Last
Thursday Evening

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Thursday Evening
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS THERE
Eastern Star Ladies Provide Sump-
tuous Banquet for Members
Representatives from the Masonic
lodges comprising the seventh dis
trict of North Dakota met at Hankin-
son last Thursday for their ninth dis
trict convention. The seventh dis
trict includes the lodges Of Wahpeton,
Hankinson, Cogswell, Fairmount, For
man, Oakes, Lidgerwood and Minor,
and a full representation of the dis
trict was present, each lodge having
a number Of members in attendance.
Grand Master Haig of Devils Lake,
Grand Secretary Stockwell and AS
sistant Grand Secretary Ralph Miller
of Fargo were also present, so the
session was one of especial interest
and Importance.
Lodge was opened about 2:3O in the
afternoon by William Granell, master
of the Hankinson lodge, who there
upon turned the gavel over to Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master E. Naylor,
who read the minutes Of the eighth
district meeting, held at Wahpeton,
and made a few short remarks. The
officers Of Hope lodge of Oakes then
took their stations, and assisted by
their degree team, proceeded to ex-
emplify the work of the Master Ma
sons degree, ]. C. Lawler Of Fuller
ton being the candidate.
Grand Secretary Stockwell then
gave q short talk, explaining the new
work in the degree, and making few
suggestions. He also urged the selec-
tion Of permanent degree teams by
the various lodges, in order that a
new set Of men might not have to
learn the ritual each year. This was
followed by ten-minute speeches by
speakers from the several lodges, and
many things were brought up for the
thoughtful consideration of the breth-
rem. Fairmount lodge extended an in
vitation for the next district conven-
tion to meet at that place, which was
accepted by unanimous consent. The
exact date for the meeting was not
set, but it will be held some time next
fall.
At the last session of the grand
lodge the proposition Of reapportion-
ing some Of the districts was brought
up, and has been agitated more OF
less ever since. The proposed change
would place the Oakes lodge in a new
district instead of in the seventh, and
an expression of opinion was asked
for from the members Of the Oakes
lodgeeas to whether or not they favor
ed the move, it being proposed to
formulate a resolution so that the
convention might go on record as op-
posed to the change, if agreeable to
the Oakes brethern. ]. F. Nichols
worshipful master of Hope lodge
spoke in reply, stating that the SEN
timent of the Oakes Masons was
unanimous in favor of remaining in
the seventh district, and District Dep.
uty Grand Master Naylor spoke q
few words in corroboration. Grand
Secretary Stockwell then informed the
gathering that since the opinion OF
all was so overwhelmingly in favor
of leaving the district intact, he was
in position to give positive assur.
ance that no change would be made
and a resolution on the proposition
would not be necessary.
At 600 o'clock the assemblage re.
paired in body to the basement OF
the Congregational church, to partake
of the sumptuous banquet prepared
by the ladies of the Hankinson lodge
of Eastern Star. It was a feast fiji
for king, and no appetite was left
unsatisfied. Even Cakes famous epi.
cures found nothing to be desired
than which no more can be said.
The evening was given over to ad.
dresses by Grand Master Haig and
Grand Secretary Stockwell. The
grand master opened his talk with 8
discussion of the new key. He ther
spoke of his recent trip to Washing.
ton, D. C.sand of the work of the
Washington Memorial association
urging every lodge which had not re.
mitted it's full quota towards the
Washington memorial to do so al
once. Mr.. Haig complimented Hope
lodge for the manner in which they
had put on the degree work, and spoke
enthusiastically of the ten-minute
talks and discussions which had fol
lowed the work that afternoon. HI
stated that this was one of the great
est district meetings he had ever at
tended, and said that the lodges o1
the seventh district were accomplish
ing everything that the grand lodge
expected of them, and more. Tn.
grand master was invited to attent
the next district meeting at Fairmount
and while his term of Office expire,
before that time, he said that hi
would be only too glad to come if h,
could be assured Of as interesting ane
instructive a meeting as this one
which assurance was readily given.
Grand Secretary Stockwell spoke OF
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