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Charles A. Howard, Jr., the ninety-fourth Grand Master of Masons of South Dakota, was born in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, on August 11, 1904. | Charles A. Howard, Jr., the ninety-fourth Grand Master of Masons of South Dakota, was born in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, on August 11, 1904. | ||
Revision as of 04:13, 23 November 2024
CHARLES ALLEN HOWARD, JR. 1904-1981
Grand Master of South Dakota, 1967-1968
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BIOGRAPHY
From "The First 100 Years of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of South Dakota, 1875-1975", Page 208:
Charles A. Howard, Jr., the ninety-fourth Grand Master of Masons of South Dakota, was born in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, on August 11, 1904.
He received his elementary and high school education in Aberdeen. He attended Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen for one year and then transferred to Princeton University in New Jersey where he graduated with an A.B. Degree in 1927. He then attended Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he graduated with an LL.B. Degree in 1930. He served in World War II as a Major in the Air Force.
He practiced law in New York City from 1930-1942. Since 1946 he has been President of Howard and Hedger Company in Aberdeen. He has been a :Ve in many community affairs over the years. He is a member of the Episcopal Church.
He was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason on September 6, 1927, in Aberdeen Lodge No. 38. He is a member of Aberdeen Chapter No. 13, Aberdeen Council No. 9, and Damascus Commandery No. 10, all of Aberdeen. He served as Grand Master of the Grand Council and is a Past Grand Commander of Grand Commandery, Knights Templar, of South Dakota. He is a member of the Aberdeen Consistory and a Past Potentate of Yelduz Shrine. He was Coroneted an Inspector General Honorary of the 33rd Degree in 1969. He is a charter member and a Past Master Councilor of Dr. Edward Ashley Chapter DeMolay, Aberdeen. At present he is Executive Officer of DeMolay for South Dakota.
1968
"If we can truly make the golden tenets of our fraternity - Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth - live in our lodges and dominate our lives, we need have no concern about the growth and effectiveness of our fraternity."
This belief, explained Grand Master Howard to the ninety-fourth Annual Communication at Aberdeen in 1968, had been the basis of his programs for the past year. In order that all might understand the aims of the program, the Grand Master had asked that every lodge exemplify each degree sometime during the year, even though it might be necessary to·use dummy candidates.
Two mergers were reported during the year. Mystic Lodge No. 89, Volga, had merged with Brookings Lodge No. 24, and Kampeska Lodge No. 13 and Concord Lodge No. 206, both of Watertown, had consolidated under Concord Lodge No. 13. The number of chartered lodges then stood at 162. The membership was at 18,136, with a loss during the year of 401.
To make it possible for the membership to gain a better understanding of Masonry through education, the Grand Master proposed that a Commission on Masonic Education be established. After acceptance of the proposal by the Grand Lodge, the Grand Master appointed six members to the new Commission and set them to work at once.
The by-laws were ordered amended on a proposal by the Grand Master to increase the per capita dues to $3.00.
Brother Warren N. Stoner, Fraternal Correspondent, gave a report in depth of the various movements and conditions existing throughout the Masonic world and discussed each trend encountered.
