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FRANCIS EDGAR MANNING 1892-1970
Grand Master of South Dakota, 1946-1947
BIOGRAPHY
From "The First 100 Years of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of South Dakota, 1875-1975", Page 164:
Brother Francis Edgar Manning was born June 29, 1892, at Hubbard, Iowa. After graduating from high school at Schuyler, Nebraska, in 1910, he took the pre-medical course at Midland College, finishing at Creighton University, Omaha, in 1915 with an M.D. degree. He established an officer in Overton, Nebraska, but soon moved to Edgemont, South Dakota, and later to Custer.
On June 14, 1915 he married Miss Lucille Aileen Davis of Schuyler, Nebraska. They had a son, Don, and a daughter, Shirley. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
He was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason in Custer City Lodge No. 66, on June 11, 1930. He was a member of Black Hills Chapter No. 25, Rapid City; Black Hills Council No. 3, Lead; Deadwood Consistory; Naja Shrine Temple, Deadwood; and the Order of the Eastern Star at Custer.
1947
"Masonry in this Grand Jurisdiction has marched forward like a mighty army - shoulder to shoulder - and gaining every day in every way. The Craft as a whole is in excellent condition." These were the words of Grand Master Manning as he opened the seventy-third Annual Communication at Aberdeen in 1947.
The Grand Secretary added to this optimistic view by reporting a gain in membership of 824 for the year.
During the year the lodges in the state had been requested to confer 124 courtesy degrees for other Grand Jurisdictions and this Grand Lodge had asked other jurisdictions to confer 215 courtesy degrees.
The Grand Lodge was saddened during the year by the death of Deputy Grand Master Samuel E. George.
Twelve hundred electric razors had been gathered during the year by the Masonic Service Committee. This project was entirely in the hands of Brother Guy H. Harvey, Secretary of the Committee. These razors were then sent directly to the Masonic Service Association office in Washington, D.C., where they were sterilized, reconditioned if necessary, and given to the blind and disabled veterans in the various Veterans' Hospitals. The estimated value of the razors was $12,000.00.
The Committee on Masonic Home reported, "We are of the opinion that the llme has not arrived for the establishment of a Masonic Home." They further recommended that the matter be indefinitely postponed.
The Grand Lodge voted to change the name of District Deputy Grand Masters to District Masters.
The by-laws were amended to create a new Board of Custodians of the Work. It was to consist of six members, all of whom would be appointed by the Grand Master, each for a term of six years, then one annually after the expiration of each of the several terms of the first incumbents of said board. The member of the Board serving his final year would be the Chairman of the Board. The area covered by the Grand Lodge would be divided into six districts and each member of the Board would be assigned to one specific district.
