The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-11-11
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED

W aSnhgton a0nfltGQraa mo III raa-
sonic lodge hy having The past masters
.of Nilhank lodge confer the Fntered
Apprentice degree upon three can
didaaes Friday evening of last week.
All o. the Dastnastera OF the lodge
now living except ono, Mr.. James
Watson, OF Los Angeles, CAT, were
able 10 be present and take part il
the ceremonies, the Hsr consisting Of
Fr, J. g. Knapp, Of Siaseton, and The
following gentlemen selil residing in
9i'l5ank: 1. l. Gonricht, George
Mitchell. !. }. Blescr, ". ". Downie.
4. Emanaol S. s. Lovkhalt. ] ".
Ross, /. c. Saunders, G. 0. Goodman,
T. A 8ion7quiat, q. 3. Bailey. IN ats-
dition to these there were four Others
who had presided IA tho east in other
| jnTizsIct:onS, OF other lodges Lessrs.
Cha%. Noiander, G. IL. Atkins, G. P.
| Sch2ller aad E. II. Emanuel.
| ht tho conclusion Oh the fnitatosy
cotcmcn4cs several short eSpositioas
of George Washingtoaa history Al 4
mason wcse Given. Rev. Past smoke
on the fiG%t president ;.s a Christian
mon and mason. showing bis earnes.
| dcTout2ess rs q snamber Of the Epis-
eoDal church, and his practice Of ac-
knoWlodging the goodness of Cod by
! tcBula, grace at the meal time and
havln@ family prayer in the home life.
Dr. Goodman IN a paper on Was
| lrgton a craftsman, said:
1T is peculiarly fitting that We IS
Masons should set aside a little Of
our tire this evening 10 contemplate
| the virtues and learn something of tile
! lite ara character Of this great man.
Born in 1882, ne easily became the
outstanding personality cf the period
in which be lived. At the age OF twen-
ty he sought admission into cur order.
One hundred and sixty -nine years ago
tonight in Virginia, Fredericksburf-
Lodge No. a, made a mason of George
Washington.
among the leaders OF public
thought at this period We find many
men who we're masons. Fifty of the
ffty-siN signers of the Declaration oe
independence were masoas. It ha,
been said that this document is ac-.
knoWiedged the world over to be tie
most profound exposition of civic ard
religious liberty that was ever reanaI
by man.
\
On April 30th, 1889, the oath OF Of
flee as the first president Of the Unit
ed states WAS administered to Wash
lngton BY Robert l.. LIVINGSTON. w.o
was then the Grand Master Of Massns
OF New York state !.
April 18th, 17ol with masonic care-
monies, Washington laid the south
east cornof stone Of the District ~
Columbia boundary line and on tho
18th OF September, 1913, he, acting as
Grand Master nro ten. laid tire oor-
rer stone Of TIE Capitol building.
Washington was the only president
OF the United States, who while ch;se
executive, was Worshipful Master Of
his lodge
when the time came for him to
lay down tho working tools Of t',,s
life he was teaderly aid to rest 5y
masons.
Because of the high ideals ard
noble manhood displayed during more
than thirty years Of service davosed
to state ard ration it i most proper
that i'rce11,asonry should reverence
his memory.
! a national memorial furd has been
established. tie idea being to collect
- oer member for the fund. Ni,bank
Lodge contributed its share over q
year 40. Plans are now being per-
fectea Tor masonic temple in keen
ing With the dignity of the fraternity.
and Tor this purpose tract Of land
mas Eeen secured near Alexandria,
Virginia The temple itself will stand
on very prominent site overlooking
the Potomac river and our natinonal
capltot. Here it will stand for all tine.
the embodiment in brick and stone &C
the American masons ideal Of Ameri.
can citizenship"
| Chas. Molander gave a very inter
estlng description of visit he made
70 Mount Vernon, while delegate 10
convention at Washington q short
time ago, when he visited the lodge in
which George Washington was Master
and saw the masters chair and othel,
masonic emblems which Washington
handled as master of his lodge. H
was presented with an apron by
master of Alexandria lodge and with
photographs of the various relics OF
Washington's connection with ma
sonry.
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