The daily miner., 1882-01-01
History of Good Templary in Mon
tana.
by MAS~ENA BtLLAKD.

The cardinal principles of the Il'ie
pendent Order nI Good ,remplars are Sc
iurti, in the following '.rlank> Of it
platform: -..
|. Total abstinence from all in'oNicat
| ing liquors :- Il beverage.
| >. no license. in any form. under an,
circumstances, for the sale ni intoXicut
ing Liquors to he used aS II beverage.
| 3. The absolute prnhihitIon Of tht
manufacture, importation and sale I"
Intoxicating Iilno,> for such purposes
prohibition hy the will of the people
expressed in due form OF law, with tn,
/ penalties deserved for crime OF slici
tnnrInity.
| l. The election Of good, honest mcl
to administer the laws.
\ j. The creation Of II healthy public
opinion upon the subject by tile activ.
.Iis~ animation of trut!. in all the mode,
known I" enlightened philanthropy.
q. Persistence in efforts to save inli.
vi,lualS and collln mites from 80 dread
ful II scourge, against all forms of oppo
>ition and difficulties, until success i.
complete and universal.
The Order Of Good rtlnplar- had it,
beginning in the state of New York in
ISL. The Right Worthy Grand Lndu,
was instituted in May, 1853. The or.
ganiz;tion now has under the jurs.lic.
tioll of one general legislative body
eighty-tivr state or Grand Lodges and
G,GD subordinate lodges, with /; mem.
htr>hip, in round numbers, of 4on.M,o.
The first lagr in Montana was organ
lied 1T Virginia City March -, l~Gs, by
Thomas Il. Hraml,al!. Il deputy of TN,
Il. We. Templur. and named Montana
Il 1.
months, MIR. Era,nlIall and his wife, in
the face Of much opposition and amid
many difficulties, devoted their entire
the 18th day Of April, ls6! had Succ. ed
cd ~, well that they were prepared Ia
and did organize the Grand Lodge of
Montana at Helena, having ut that time
ten subordinate lodges with IL member
ship "i ;;337, composed of - sisters and
2:'> brothers. rh. officers CHOSEN and
installed ut the first session were as fol-
lows:
q. w. {. T.-Robcrt Lawrence.
q. to,ln>clor--t'har,s W. Cook.
q. ". Y. T,-Mi.s Z. /. Fare.
q. W. S.-Ricilari i.orkcy.
q. w. T.-William Clanccy.
q. t.-(:corgc Comfort.
q. M.-AdricI Il. Davis.
Il. Mess. -t;corgc \. Douglass.
q. G.-Mrs. \. =. bailey.
q. S.-t;eoryr W. Wright,
G. W. \. S.-NIi~- Emily T.. Jeffrey,
q. ID. M.-Mi-> Lille T.. GRAY,
Fourteen sessions of the Grand Lodge
have been held as follows:
lst AT Helena, April, 1854.
at Helena, November, 1859.
;hi at Helena, Move nlrr, ls7o.
ltl 1t Bnzclnan, October, 1871.
9th at Virginia City. October, ISL.
Gth at Boulder, November, 1873.
'th at Helena, November, 1874.
stu ut Helena, November, $50.
9tl, ut Helena, October, 1876.
10Th ut Butte. October, 1877.
ilth at Diamond City, October, 1875
l2tl ut Helena, October, 1871.
18th ut Butte. October. lSsD,
Eth ut Sheridan. October. 1881,
Ihe position of q. w. e. n. has been
heid ny the following named persons:
Kobcrt Lawrence l>t and o,l terms,
Anrlei H: Davis, I'd and 4th terms.
MILAN w. Anderson, 9TH term.
Richard Jockey, 9th term
!. {. Tiff. 7th term,
Mass ma Bularl, sth term.
William ii. Sutherlin, 9th term
Clark Wright, 10th term.
Timothy T.. Collins. llth term
a'e"rgc \. Douglas, 18th and 18th
Thomas I. Taylor, present incum-
Richard l.ockey was elected Sccret,rv
n the first and eighth sessions. Hanson
II. Barnes ut the second session and
curing the remainder of the time thr
llOSltlOn has been held l,A. AIaau.1.,., NJ