The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-02-25
MASONIC CEREMONIES,

Ing In Deer Lodge was completed. tn,
sound Of the hammT and saw had ceased
tsoweIs, brush and needle had done thci
work, and the Hall was in readiness to b
dedicated 10 the purposes Ut the Mystic
Brotherhood. MAJOR Elwcll had faithfully
performed his contract. The floors Of III,
Hall ana ante.rooins, with an area Of 2jxC(
feet, without partition or support beneath,
were thronged during the day by an audi
sncc dense Us they could 81, and stand, With.
out perccp,iblc ;rcmor or yiclding., The
Dancing Hall on the first floor was tustefully
decorated with cMblcms, wrcatls, and fes.
toons Of cvcrsrcccs, cngrayinys, designs.
drspcry, etc, and ready for tlsc festivities of
Of tic evening. The Lodge ROOM was, for
this country, a marvel of elegance and
beauty, and ciicitel universal expressions of
admiration. The floors were laid with .Brus.
sells and American carpets Of handsome Dc.
sign and co!ors; the several stations cano-
pied and draped with scarlet, purple and
blue, surmount,d with gilt mou,dings; the
columns. altar, furniture and fixtures Gle.
giant and harmonious; the walls pcrfcc,
study Of symbols, mGn"grams, garlands,
wreahs and cinblcma,ic designs. in the en-.
ara!d brightness Of the mounia cvcrSrccns.
or frosted 10 the pCa"ly beauty Of their
wi,try bur'h,n. az tn, may Hills, where
woodland dcitics were invoked to dwell in
tho merry Christmas times; in The grand
cathcdruis where the hands Of the faithful
have woven, in patience and skin, tho HON.
age Of the heart into the decorations Of the
Church, we have never seen II equalled.
The patient toilcrs Of the Graft, the lslics
Ut the village, who checrfully laid their
esmhrics by to ply the cnsyscr needles in
'he Lodge Eoom, and citizens not the less
generous Of good dccIs that they are he.
youna the portals Of Masonry. Won their re.
ward in tho happy cGcc: Of their eo.suu,.
mated !abors.
At:P II. the public ceremonies Of Dcd-
icat;on, Conservation. Constitution antr In
stallation Of officers began and were con-
Quoted in due form by Deputy Grand Mas
ter J. II. Weston, assisted by Past Masters
Fullerton, Lane and Pomcroy, aud Grand
Lodge officers Pomcroy, Poznainsky, Par.
chen, Stuart and Mills, in tho presence of
some fifty Master Masons ind al audience
large as could find standing or sitting room
in the hall. large proportion Of whom were
ladies. The address Of Judge Knowles,
which we publish to-day, was delivered III a
mastery manner, and although occupying
some forty minutes was listened to with pro.
found attention, as were the entire cercuo.
MICS, occupying some three hours. 'a .'''
Succeeding the address was tho Drt!ica.
zion and Conservation. the details Of which,
would 10 t. o elaborate for o r. Columns, bu:
conducted with . solcmnity only letractcd
from by the crowded condition OF the hall,
ncccssitn,ing the omission Of some Of the
moro impressive ceremonies Upon The
reading OF the charter, the following officers
having been chosen by The Lodge, were
duly installed:
W. Il. Dance. Worshir'ul Master.
Hiram Knowles. Serior Warden.
Peter Walton. Junior Warden,
Thomas Aspl!ng. Treasurer. ,..l
W. W. Jones, Secretary.
Charles Murphy. Senior Deacon.
Charles Kenyon. Junior Deacon. IL "
ID. j. Hals!erinau, Seward. L'.|Hv z
Thomas Stuart. {" ..'..s !-... ''.ll
H. kcnnOn, Tilcr. a,I .,,',. .-
Upon the installation Of officers, the Mar.
shal proclaimed. in the name Of tho Grand
Lodge Of Montana, that Deer Lodge No.
"a was duly organized. aud tho Grand hon
on Of Masonry closed the public ceremonial
Incidental thereto tho hymns Of conservation
and "IIa.l Masonry" were sung, and instru.
mental music discourscd-Mr. Clagett hav.
Ing generously rendered tho use Of his cabi-
net organ for the occasion. Tho: audience
dismissed, the Lodge Was called TO- Labor.
and the following public resolutions pass
Rfso'red. That tho thanks Of Deer Lodge
No. II are due and arc hereby gratefully
rendered 10 the ladies Of Deer Lodge city.
for their cheerful and valuable assistance II,
preparing the hall. and 10 the many citizens
who have bestowed gcrc:ous fav0rs upon
this Lodge Of The Masonic Fraternity.
Kesc'rsd. That the thanks Of the Lodge
arc rendered 10 Bro J. II. Weston. u. d.
~, for the jealous interest he has mamie
Jchteu Ill u. ana INC hFuuONS journey he has
made to constitute our Lodge, and that wo
gratefully appreciate the Kindness OF onr
many visiting Brethren from sister Lodges.
NesOlrrd, Thst the thanks Of the Lodge
are rendered to Bro. Hiram Knowles fsr, the
preparation and the delivery Of the Address
m this occasion. and That he be requested
~ furnish copy OF the same TO tho NEW
NoRru West for pubic. tor.E gh'gltaaE
And thus was Masonry instituted in Deer
Lodge City, under hsppiest auspices, in
cheerful Lodge Room, on the anniversary
Of his birth, whosc memory nations revere
aud honor, whom Masons remember A. d
Brother, whose tomb Is by the ripping VI
tsn OF the Potomac, hin ever sequisps lsAe
shrob Of millions loving hcarss. When I'd !
works are ended, its columns fallen, sAe
voice OF the l(asecr ssilled, and shs souad N1
IN gavel heard no more forever, may ~
Accord in the Hereafter b inscnhedr In
brightness - an cvangcl of "Peaoe onsasth,
md good will II good willing naen."'or.'s
, C''iaA HceH, Weeping. t,3..,a !
A Washington dispatch Of the I'D says:
Tho Indian Commission announce that |
they have the sickening detaik Of CHI N! /