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Stated
Meetings
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Lodge #31 meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, except for
July and August. Quite often we'll meet at 6:30 for dinner prior to the stated
meeting. So come by early - if there isn't dinner you can be sure there will be
a few Brothers visiting and drinking coffee. Both dinner and the stated meeting
are held in the Masonic Temple at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Lawler Street,
just one block south and one-half block east of the World's Only Corn Palace. Our
Temple is architecturally accessible and readily available to persons of all
physical abilities.
Third Thursday Discussions
On
the third Thursday evening of each month, September through May and barring
conflict with holidays, a group of Brothers meets at 7:00 p.m. for informal
discussion on various topics of Masonic interest. In short we “converse on
Freemasonry.” The program is led by
our Lodge Education Officer, or his proxy, and has ranged from viewing a popular
movie with Masonic themes to discussing the esoteric effect of initiative
rituals. Any brother Master Mason
is welcome to attend and weigh in on the ideas being bandied about. You might well be very surprised at what
you’ll learn, both about yourself and your fraternity, and your
brothers!
The
Masonic Temple
Built
in the first half of the 1920's and dedicated in 1924, the Mitchell Masonic
Temple has been extensively renovated over the last several years and was
rededicated to the work of Freemasonry by the Grand Lodge of South Dakota in
May, 2004, on the 80th Anniversary of the original dedication ceremony. Our
three story, historically significant, structure was, from the symbols inlaid in
plaster mouldings to the door hardware cast with the Square and Compasses,
specifically designed for Masonic activities. The Temple boasts two spectacular
Lodge Rooms reserved exclusively for fraternal activities; a modern commercial
kitchen; a Dining Room seating up to 100 persons; a Ballroom suitable for
weddings, receptions, dances, dinner theater, meetings and activities for groups
up to 300 persons; and a large, two story Lounge tastefully decorated in English
Club style and overlooked by the Billiard Mezzanine. Our
entire Temple is architecturally accessible, having ramp and elevator
access, and is readily available to persons of all physical abilities.
Steam heated for winter comfort and with main floor air conditioning in the
Dining Room, Ball Room, and kitchen for summer use, our Masonic Temple
is fast returning to its tradtional role as the premier venue in Mitchell
for meetings of all kinds.
Mitchell Masonic Bodies
Mitchell is also home to Starlight Chapter #41, O.E.S.; Mitchell Chapter #16, R.A.M.; Mitchell Council #8, C.M.; St. Bernard Commandery #11, K.T.; the Sigmund F. Schirmer Scottish Rite Club [Valley of Yankton, A.A.S.R. ]; and the Corn Palace Shrine Club & Corn Palace Hillbilly Clan #161 [El Riad Shrine, Sioux Falls, SD ]. All Masonic bodies use the Masonic Temple for meetings and activities. Eastern Star meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. The York Rite bodies meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The Scottish Rite Club meets intermittently and holds its annual Ceremony of Remembrance the Wednesday before Easter. The Corn Palace Shrine Club meets the last Thursday of each month with an Oasis at 6 p.m. followed by meeting and dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Most Recent Revisions - November 22, 2009