Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 278, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1919 — MASONS HELD FINE MEETING [ARTICLE]

MASONS HELD FINE MEETING

140 MASONS ATTENDED MEETING AND BANQUET HERE MONDAY EVENING. Prairie Lodge, No. 125, F. & A. Me, held a fine meeting here Monday evening which was attended by local and visiting members to the number of one hundred and forty. Following the meeting a banquet was served which was pronounced as being one of the best ever to be served in the city. The entire evening was a round of pleasure and the program was one that was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone present. ' Forty visiting members of the organization were present from Monticello, including the degree team, which conferred the Master Mason degree upon the candidate, P. H. Hauter, and the manner in which the work was given was very commendable and drew forth much praise from the members of the local lodge. The Monticello team was pronounced as being one of the best that had ever appeared in the city, and their familiarity with the work was perhaps the most pleasing part of the entire evening. —-- The meeting over, the members repaired to the Barnes restaurant and when all were seated it was found that over one hundred were in attendance to partake of the delicious dinner Mr. Barnes had prepared. in the history of the local institution has there ever been such interest manifested as is the case at the present time, and the lodge is growing rapidly and is improving in every respect, and the members are working to make it one of the very best organizations of its kind in the state.