The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-16
SCOTTISH RITE IS
TO INSTITUTE ITS
CONSISTORY HERE
Four Days to Be Given Over to
Conferring Degrees From
the 18th to the 32d
MANDAN WILL SHARE IN 1T
Expectation That Nearly 200
Will Be initiated and 33d
Team Will Function

Team Will FUNCTION
The biggest event in Masonry evel
TO be held in Bismarck is scheduled
for March 1929, inclusive. wien from
$50 TO 200 initiates will take the
thirty second degree in the Scottish
Rite reunion Of the southern juris-
dictiOn. The reunion will embrace
the Scottish Rite Masons of both Bis
marck and Mandan. just as the re-
cent York Rite festival at Mandan
embraced the Masons Of that branch
in both cities. The final ceremonies,
the institution of the new consistory,
will take place in the city auditorium.
The first step to this large access
sion to these high degrees OF the Ma
sonic fraternity was taken last March.
when LOG MaSonS were given degrees.
Since then about SO others have
signed to take the higher degrees and
others are to make their application
between now and the reunion dates.
The pending activities here are
under letters temporary and special
dispensation. After the l. -stitution of
the conSiStory. ii will continue to
function until next October, when the
Supreme council meets at Washing
ton. At that time regular charter
is expected to be granted
Thirty thirds 10 Confer Degree
Under the special dispensation.
members who will form the consistory
have trained themselves in the ritual
of the various degrees to be conferred
and have the work very thoroughly
nemorized. SO much so that Walter
Reed, sovereign grand inspector gen.
eral for North Dakota. has applauded
their perfection and has smoothed
the way wherever possible toward the
coming institution.
An unusual feature OF the institu-
ton Of the consistory here will he
comforting Of the thirty-second degree
BY group consisting entirely OF
thirty-third degree Masons. in full
dress. This seldom happens in such
events. The big feature of the cere-
monies will be Walter Reed. the
sovereign grand inspector general OF
the state.
During the reunion, the kitchen
and dining room will be operated. as
heretofore. and dinner will be served
each day In the reunion.
At the Maundy Thursday services
and banquet. the evening of March %.
the ceremony of extinguishing the
lights will be observed. The attend
ance at this banquet is obligatory on
Ill Scottish Rite brethren.
General vision Of Ceremonies
The program for the reunion has
just been issued and it provides for
the ceremonies as follows:
The degrees from the fourth to the
fourteenth, inclusive will be con-
ferred on Tuesday. March g. The
program for the day will be in charge
OF J. Q. Lyngstad. SOD degree, vener-
able master, Bismarck Lodge OF Per-
lection.
The fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth
and eighteenth degrees will be con-
TERED on Wednesday. March y.
George F. Dullam. 32d degree. wise
master of Missouri Slope chapter.
Rose Croix, will be in charge Of the
ceremonies for the day.
Thursday. March %, the degrees
from the nineteenth to the thirtieth,
inclusive, will be given. The exer-
ciSeS for the day will be in charge OF
Louis F.. Smith. 32d degree. COM
niander. Great Plains council,
Knights kadosh.
Friday, March 20. the consistory
degrees, the thirty-first and thirty
second. will be presented for the first
time in this part Of the state by the
officers and members of Dakota con-
slctory No. l. Fargo. with Alfred
Arvold, 33d degree. in charge. This
will complete the Scottish Rite degrees
fer the Bismarck -Manolan bodies. as a
consistory will be established here on
that date.
Those Who Will Man Posts
For the ineffable degrees. fourth
to fourteenth, inclusive, Bismarck
Lodge Of Perfection. the program is
divided into three periods. the scs-
Sions Of which arc timed for 8 a. M.
] p. m. and the evening at 7:30. THE
officers who will function are John
@. LyngStad, venerable master: a B.
WEIGH, senior warden: Archie john
son. junior warden; I. N. Steea. ora
tor; John Parkinson, almoner: Gil.
bert Haugen. secretary: Frank A.
Lair, treasurer; T. G. Ploinasen,
master Of ceremonies: H. M. Bca]l,
expert; Lorenzo H. Belk, assistant
expert; Forest F. Skinner. captain of
the host: Thomas McKane, tyler.
Wednesdays assembly of Missouri
Slope chapter Of Rose Croix, for the
comforting Of the historical aud re-
lgtous degrees, the fifteenth 20 cigh-
teeuth. inclusive, will have sessions
ct $50 and 1880 p. m. The sessions
VIII p Differed BY George F. Dulism,
vtse master: George M. Constans.
senior warden: Lorenzo H. Belk.
jQntor warden: Charles G. Boise,
oretog: John Parkinson, almouer:
0lpegt H4ueen, secretary: Frank A.
Lair. treasurer: Harold Hopton, mas
ter Of ceremonies: r. g. plomasen,
expo@t; Thomas McK1ne, tyler.
n the copvocation 81 Great Plains
-eevnctl, knights Kadosh. Thursday,
The ntneteenth to the thirtieth de-
Qrees. inclusive. will be conferred In
sessions q 2 .. a.. 2 p. m. and Z in
the evening. The manning officers
ytu - Louis +. Smith. commander;
Harold j. Parsons, first lieutenant
conn1endef:: Alfred B. WEIGH, second
lieutenant commander; Edwin A. Rip
~, chAncel1og: Otto bauer, orator:
John HAEktnson, aluoner: Gilbert
aaGon, recorder: Frank A. LAIR,
kSlan1N1~ns u - 9xA..A 1890. sra>.~A.-