The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-20
Thay Gather in Annual COnclaye in
Butte and Legislate for
the Future.
A Grand Complimentary Reception
Ball and Entertainment to the
Delegates last Evening.

crane Receiver-James Sullivan.
Grand Recorder-D. Thorburn.
Grand Guide-F. II. Jones.
Grand Watchman-W. A. Mensch.
Grand Trustee. r. Shaw.
Messrs. William Zastrow, John
Stickley and J. L. Onderdonk were
appointed a committee on credentials
and later reported the following
persons present and entitled to seats
in the convention:
NEVADA.
Alrha, No. 1T. T. Haley.
cold Hill, No. 2-D. Thorburn.
storey, No. 3-Ben Robinson. J. C. Harlow, P.
J Dune.
River, No. 6-J. r. Shaw.
Archer, No. l2-B. II. Reymcr.
UTAH.
Ontario, No. Thomas Cupit
Fidelity, No. 81. d. %Iarnahan. J. M.
Edwards.
W Pacific. 40. 7-E c. Nautilus.
salt Lake Valley, No. 12-J. l.. Whytock.
Terrace, No. l5-S. II. Cave.
MONTANA.
Butte, No. ii. r. Clark, George Pascoe,
Green Majors.
Capital, M. 2-James Sullivan, J. A. McDou-
gald, Ii. [. Iaegar, William Zastrow.
Union, No. 3-P. J. Smith, A. Logan.
Alta, No. 4-Willlam J. Heiber, J. C. Hanra-
Bozeman, No. Sc. NJ. Gardner.
Iiil0n, No. IA. :. Rife, C. l.. Thomson.
Bedford, 30. S-Van II. Fisk
Montana, No. e-Jere Sullivan, S. Gems
berger.
Nj. Powell. No. l3-George Miller.
pr,tnnfihn M. DC, G. Brown.
Twin Bridges, No. In. H. Lott, J. l.. Com
Silver Creek, No. I'D. B. McKillican, Geo. ]
Anaconda, No. 22-B. r. Mahan.
Yellowstone, No. 24-B. S. Scott.
Valley, No. 25-James Featherman, W.. H.
wills II.
Waterloo, No. 26-P. Carney. J. S. Marsellis.
Madison, No. &c. L. Church.
Centennial, No. 2s-A. E. Wells, William
Deasce".
Paradise, No. 29-Gust MOrer.
Alder, M. 3G-ThOmas Baker.
WYOMING.
S~wectwater, No. 2-F. II. Jones, R. Smith.
Cheyenne, No. 3-F. W. LafIentz.
IDAHO.
Ketchum, No. 1T. W.. Gillette.
Bullion No. 3-James Mcpherson.
Idaho, No. 81. l.. Oade donk.
Teton, No. 6-W. E. Wheeler.
tate City, No. 81. H. Hague.
No. "a. l.. SlmOndi.
Banner. No. 10--H. W. Dunton.
Clearwater, No. III. D. McConky.
The following members of the
Order, not regularly certified as del
egaEes, were admitted to seats:
Twin Bird es, No. I'D. A. Pease.
Union, No. 3-F. P. Curran.
Alta, No. William Smith. |
After the appointment of the usual
committees, the lodge adjourned for
lunch.
Ill AFTERNOON SESSION.
Immediately after the assembling
of the lodge in the afternoon the re-
ports of the grand officers were read
and referred to appropriate commit
tees. The reports showed that on
May lst there were $500 members in
the jurisdiction. Fully M hundred
have been added since. There are
twenty-eight lodges in Montana, six
in Wyom ng, thirteen in Idaho.
seventeen in Nevada and ten in
Utah. Daring the year the order
within this jurisdiction paid $4,000
to widows and orphans, in seventeen
assessments OF 81 each upon each
member.
The rest of the afternoon was con-
sumed in routine business and bust.
hess of a secret character.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day.
THE EVENING ENTERTAINMENT.
ments perfected by the committee of
Lodge, No. l, and Silver Bow
Lodge, No. II, under the direction of
the respective lodges, the objective
. int for the visiting members and
guests in the evening was
Butte Pavilion, where an enter
taiumert and ball had Eeen arranged.
As early as $50 o'clock the guests
began to arrive, and for an hour they
in such rapid succession that
count showed over four hundred.
n Naturally, the spacious dimensions
uf the building made the audience
look small, but it was added to by
late arrivals until the number
,welled to fully five hundred. When
it Is known that all admissions were
by invitation, it will be conceded that
The attendance was very large for a
citv the size of Butte.
UnfortL nately the Pavilion had not
been heated, and as a result the
most OF whom had come in
ball dresses, were compelled to kt ep
on their wraps while they were seated
in the visitors chairs during the rem.
ditiun Of tie musical and speech
making ex ercises. The musical pOr-
ton Of the programme had been left
IN bad hands, and almost at q mo-
notice Professor 5. H. Speck
accepted the task of presiding at the
which he did to the entire sat
of the volunteer vOcallsts
and the audience. About 8 O'Clock,
e. B. Sarchet, Of Butte Lodge,
No. l, G.. NJ. Ex., who had been
chosen to preside, called the meeting
to order, and in a brief and pleasant
address welcomed the guests in the
of the hosts. To this G. NJ. w.
J. w. Kinsl y made a most felicltous
response. when the flowing tide
in" was beautifully rendered
by &. w. Jackson, and this was fol-
by. al original poem
by Grand Lecturer John w.
DR.. Holmes, of Butte,
thea made a short address, in which
he dwelt particularly on the BEN
Tea .ures of the order, and he
was followed by Mrs. Sarchet and
Miss Lurton with an exquisite duet,
Moonlight on the RHINE" DR..
Billiard of Wickes and Mr. Harlow
Of Nevada, made short and interest
ing addresses regarding the organl-
zation and scope of the order, after
which G. e. Fisher, with his wonder
basso voice, sang "GOod Night,
My Child" one verse e in German and