The northwestern bulletin., 1923-06-30
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bright, but Its membership is replete
with names of Masons who are known
from one end of this country to the
other. There. were FIVE Past Grand
Masters zone from Minnesota. he be-
ing the Senior p. G. III. OF the num-
ber; three from Iowa and one from
Nebraska. One Past Grand High
Priest; he was formerly of the Illi-
nois Jurisdiction. One Past Grand
Commander, Knights Templar, late of
the Missouri Jurisdiction. A former
president of the International Con-
ference Of Grand Masters. A Past
Deputy Imperial Potentate Of the An
cient Egyptian Arabic Order of the
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine and the
present president of the International
Conference of Knights Templar. The
Deputy Grand Master of Masons Of
Minnesota, as we'll as the Grand
Treasurer, were also among the
members. Taken all in all, we do
not think so many notables have ever
assembled in SO small a group before.
officers Elected.
The visitors were splendidly cared
for by Bethel Chapter, R. A. NJ, and
are loud in their praise Of st. Paul
and its citizens.
The newly elected officers were,
Jose H. Sherwood. st. Paul. Most Ex-
cellent Grand High Priest; NJ. B.
Johnson, Keokuk, Right Elk. Grand
King; Robert Green, Waterloo, Rt.
Ex. Grand Scribe; Albert Walker,
Marshalltown, Rt. Elk. Grand Treas
urer; s. Joe Brown, Des Moines, Rt.
Elk. Grand Secretary; William Bell,
Waterloo. Rt. Elk. Grand Instructor.
The officers were installed by NJ,
Elk. Companion s. Joe Brown. Past
Grand High Priest. The retiring
Grand High Priest, NJ. z. John L.
Thompson, was voted Past Grand
High Priest Jewel. The Grand Chap
ter will meet in Des Moines next
year.
Commandery Reports.
Hawkeye Grand Commandery,
Knights Templar, Iowa Jurisdiction,
held their First Annual Conclavs in
Pioneer Lodge hall, Friday, June 81.
Rt En-. Sir E. T. Banks, Grand Com
mander. Des Moines, Iowa, presided.
Every Commandary in the jurisdic-
ton was represented and each one
was reported to have paid all indebt-
edness. The gain in membership,
since the organization of the Grand
Commandary last November, was
about twenty per cent.
A jewel was voted to the retiring
Grand Commander. A committee to
draft a complete Constitution and
Code was appointed, of which Rt.
En-. Sir ]. H. Sherwood was named
chairman. Des Moines was chosen as
the place for the next Conclaye and
the following officers were elected:
s. Joe Brown, Des Moines, Grand
Commander; Walker Williams, st.
Paul, Deputy Grand Commander; F.
s. Johnson, Keokuk, Generalisimo;
Jefferson w. Taylor, st. Paul, Cap
tain General; William A. Hilyard, St.
Paul, Prelate; William T. Joyce, ST.
Paul, Senior Grand Warden; w. H.
Humburd, Des Moines, Junior Grand
Warden; z. T. Banks. Grand Treas
urer; Branham N. Hyde, Des Moines,
Grand Recorder; William Bell, Wa
terloo, Grand Instructor. Oficers ap-
pointed: Nathaniel Hunter, Omaha,
Sword Bearer; John L. Thompson
Standard Bearer; Edward Fletcher,
Omaha, Warder; David Hall, st.
Paul, Sentinel.
The officers were installed In full
form by Rt. EN-. Sir jose n. Sher-
wood, president OF the International
Conference of Knights Templar.
A resolution was passed thanking
the citizens Of st. Paul for the many
kind courtesies extended; thanking
the newspapers for the publicity CIV
en- and thanking the Masons in gen.
eral, Pilgrim Commandary in particu-
lar. for the hospitality shown.