The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-12-01
DISTRICT MEET
AT PARAMOUNT
Masons Hold Tenth Semi Annual Ses.
sion Tuesday Afternoon and
Evening of this Week
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS THERE
Next Meeting to BE Held in Spring..
Place Not Decided On

Masons of the seventh district, COM
prising the lodges Of Wahpeton, Mil
nor, Forman, Fairmount, Lidgerwood,
Hankinson, Cogswell and Oakes, as
sembled at Fairmount Tuesday for
their tenth district meeting. The
weather being fine, good many were
able to make the trip by car, and a
goodly number were on hand to take
in the convention, all the lodges being
represented with the exception Of
Cogswell. Grand Secretary Stockwell,
Grand Lecturer Boyden and Grand
Junior Warden Miller of Fargo were
also in attendance, and Grand Sword
Bearer Merrifield was present as a
member Of the Hankinson delegation.
Lodge was opened at 2:40 p. m. in
the M. M. degree, Past Master Jacob
son presiding. He then surrendered
the gavel to District Deputy Grand
Master E. Naylor, who read the min
utes of the last district meeting, held
at Hankinson in May, and gave an
outline of the program for the day.
Grand Lecturer Boyden took the floor
and gave short talk relative to some
suggested changes in the opening cere-
mony, after which the officers Of the
Hankinson lodge we're placed in charge
of the meeting, and with their degree
team proceeded to exemplify the work
of the third degree on candidate from
Hankinson.
Grand Lecturer Boyden again made
a few remarks relative to the manner
Of giving the work, yielding the floor
to Grand Secretary Stockwell, who de-
livered short address on the aims
and plans of the Masonic Service as
sociation. He spoke Of the moving
as part of the evening program, say
ing that the grand lodge of North Da-
kota had purchased the film outright
and that every lodge in the state
would be given the opportunity to pre-
sent it in their own halls within the
next few months. He told of the sew
eral bulletins which had been gotten
out by the association, pertaining to
the work of the organization. The
grand lodge will issue these bulletins
to all lodges from time to time, and
the facts contained therein will be pre-
sented to the brethren by some speak
er in each lodge.
The meeting was adjourned for re-
freshments at o'clock, and the as
semblage made haste to gather at the
banquet board, presided over by the
ladies of the Fairmount chapter of the
Eastern Star. The ladies had outdone
themselves in the preparation Of the
repast, and feast fit for the gods was
served the gathering. While Oakes
was handicapped in having only two
representatives present, we are sure
they accounted for as many viands as
any other delegation there, with the
possible exception of the Hankinson
aggregation, numbering twenty three,
which you will admit is almost too
great odds.
At the evening session Secretary
Stockwell delivered an interesting and
enlightening discourse on the early
history of Masonry in the United
States, in connection with we'll known
historical facts concerning the found
ing of our government. The moving
picture, "A Citizen and His Govern
ment," was then shown, which proved
to be an eye-opener also, bringing
home some facts which, while known
to all, are ordinarily lost sight Of.
i At the suggestion Of Secretary
Stockwell, the exact date Of the next
meeting was left open, but it will be
about May Is. The question of the
next meeting place was also left un-
settled, and the meeting will be award
ed to the first lodge extending an in
vitation.
The meeting adjourned at 10 p. m.,
the grand lodge officers from Fargo
leaving to catch a train.
District Deputy Grand Master Nay
lor and E. F. Bassingwaite were in at
tendance from Oakes.
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