The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-15
GRAND MASTER
ELTON OPENS
ANNUAL MEET
Ninety.five Of States 127
Lodges Represented at
NOOn-MOre Coming
So PAST MASTERS HERE
Officers and Delegates Will
BE Guests of Bismarck
Lodge at Banquet

The thirty-seventh annual COM
munication Of the Grand Lodge Of
North Dakota opened this morning ut
10 o'clock. with q large representation
OF delegates present, though number
of the largest lodges had not yet re-
ported. It is expected that all the
lodges will report before the session
ends.
AZ noon today about $50 delegates
had registered. in addition to the
grand lodge officers, district deputies
and members of standing committees.
Representatives from 95 Of the states
127 lodges had presented their Gre
dentials before the noon hour, and IS
past masters had registered.
Only One Officer Absent
The meeting this morning was fea-
tured by the presence of all the grand
officers except the grand junior dea-
con. John j. Manning of Bathgate.
The opening of the Grand Lodge was
further solemnized by the reception
Of the cOlOrs, and the reception Of DR..
+. w. Spottswood of Miss0ula, Mont,
Grand Master of the Montana Masons.
Grand Master T. B. Elton's speech
this morning was characterized by
Masons in attendance as a "masterly
address" Grand Secretary Walter l..
Stockwell delivered another very in
teresting address before the repre-
sentativcs at the Grand Lodge COM
municatiOn.
The report Of c. d. Lord, grand
treasurer. was another outstanding
feature Of this mornings session Of
hn 1,.1~
Banquet Tonight
This afternoons session was fea.
turcd by number of other reports.
This evening there will be dinner
for the delegates at the Bismarck
Country club. The Steele high school
band will give music at-the banquet
tonight.
The Bismarck Juvenile band gave u
concert this morning prior to the
opening Of the communication.
Another interesting feature of this
mornings session was the reception
of four 'Masons Of so years standing.
They were: George II. Keyes, Ellen
dale; Charles F. Boyden. Fargo; E. II.
Skinner, Minot. and A. w. Parmenter.
Drake. Mr.. Keyes is a past grand
master The grand high priest Of the
Royal Arch Masons Of Enderlin was
also received with honors this morn-
ing.
The afternoon session began Short
ly after $50 and was featured by a
number of further reports. At $3.50
this afternoon the visiting delegates
will assemble at the Masonic temple
and transportation will be furnished
to the country club where they will
banquet. s
Meetings Tomorrow
TomorrOw's session will open at
$3.50. The dinner of the district dep
uties will take place at noon at the
Grand Pacific hotel and sessions will
be resumed at the auditorium at 1880
The Veterans Association dinner will
take place at 6 o'clock tomorrow
night and the grand lodge school Of
instruction will be held at 8 o'clock
at the city auditorium.
What will probably be the final
session of the communication viii
take place at the auditorium at 1(
o'clock Thursday morning.
The 32nd annual session of the
grand chapter, Order of Eastern Star
will be formally opened Thursday
morning at the Masonic temple. Mrs
Lillian Lillibridge, Dickinson, Crane
Matron of the state. will preside.
Representatives Registered
The following representatives o
lodges throughout the state had re
| eistered up to noon today, but more
are expected during the afternoon
Harlow L. Walster of Fargo, RALPH
w. Heneman and Walter c. Maris o.
Pembina, John McIver, G. D. Smith
and Chas. Allen of Grand Forks
John Jarkinson, Arthur ]. Arnot ant
L. v. Miller Of Bismarck, Howard w
ROlfe and T. Douglas Steel of James
town, Harry H. Roberts Of Towe
| City, Peter Brims Of Grafton, Charlie
w. Halliday Of Lisbon, H. Preston
Coleman Of Glendale, James Brine
Of Sanborn, John M. Ness of Wahpe
ton, George L. Bohnenblust Of Lari
more, Charles o. Johnk and F.
Melton of Page, Nelson Savrain o
Devils Lake, Edward s. Simons o
Cavalier.
John S. Hamilton and William A
Brown Of Rathgate, John R. Phelp
of Minor, Thomas VIM. Ladrence o
lnkster, Charles B. Gibbs Of Oakei
Lincoln L. Armstrong Of st. Thomas
Rudolph H. Johnson Of Formar
Howard w. Newman of Dickinson
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A. Crawford and VIM. Stevenson o
Langdon, Robert Fee Of Hamilton
Byron A. NASSAU of Forest River
Harley r. Swanson Of Fairmoun
Stanley d. Croker Of Hoople, Henr
r. Torfin of Sheldon.
E. D. Salm Of Edgeley, Malcolm y
Campbell of Bottineau, George I
Todd and James Nichols Of Mime
waukan. Clarence B. Olson Of Willo,
City, Frank Sehrt Of Milton, Waite
]. Loomis and w. w. Shaw Of Endel
lin, William C. Lee and A. F. Hs
of Walhalla. Ivan v. Metxger I
Williston, Roy A. Olson and II. v
Gilroy of Drayton, George e. Linz
burg of Churches Furry, Guy 4. E
ken OF MAyville, Robert +. Pryor I
Darlington.
| Louis r. Burfening Of Hankinsol
Robert NJ. Mclean Of Gilby, HarI
Peterson Of Leal, John Martinson aa
John Dodds Of New Rockford. Wi
liam w. Barr Of Harvey, N5ls Rosya
: OF Hunter, E. b. Roscoe Of Dfcks
FL Easton n. Weir Of Rugby, Carl
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d Russel O. NcCrory Of Cog1Well. Va
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