The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-17
oo.Mos OF THE 600 FELLOWS,

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Orsss Fs11a Yesterday.
GREAT FALLS, Oct. 16.-Work and rec-
reation occupied the grand officers and
representatives Of the grand lodge Of Odd
Fellows Today. The app0intive 0flicers
were announced in the forenoon ny Grund
Master Stone, and met with general apr
prevail. In tine afternoon the Interesting
and impressive ceremony of installation
took place. The grand officers chosen
yesterday entered ON their duties and their
predecessors attained the dignity with
which the rank of past is invested. The
work of the grand lodge ended with APP
propriate The brothers then
went On an excursion train tn view the
wOnLerous c~ataracts of the Missouri and
The appointive officers are as follows:
Grand marshal, {. III. Tracy; grand COM
sa%ss.' U Carrier M; sn' sr"aa f herald f"e GsasE:
grand INSTRUCTOR. J. McNiurphy. The
were as follows: Credentials, A.. J. White,
lodge No. IL; John 4. Athcy, No. Is G. w.
j.. White, No. II; j. Mendelsohn, No. 4;
order. Andrew Logan, No; 9; Benjamin
f f%;ns"ss:. F. |. f. +: x-% >; ssas' NO. no.: s. s;
]. &. Budds,. No. %; +. B. Smith, No. rs;
appeal" and x<,,evSnces; Jas. Harris,
No: u. f. Il. fhis%e. No.. VIM. Woedss..
NO. ~ OH &t~s tI StltDOFNIlI1AusSs M tJOI~
lard. No. 1, J.: Lceb, No: i, up. McCabe,
Murphy, No Is, p; Mclkicjohn. No, Il,
White. J.5.' Ycri, George %r f P"seos. IL.
Athey has been chosen deputy division
< resoi"sion was passed that the meet
ing of the grand lodge shall he held i'm
Helena for the next three years. The
grand encamp'nent will convene tn-mor-
The new district deputy grand masters
arr. as follows: Lewis and Clarke, P..S.
L. Allison Silver Bow, J. b. Collier Of No.
9; Missoula, w. e. Bancroft; G~allatin, J.
e sass'J ). E. A;E Ms:f Gna;e a. .i Rohs. Steele sas;
Fergus. j. H. Moe; Jefferson, &c. Berg;
Beavcrhead, w. T. Cooke; Custer, &. w.
Grand Representative Mc(ab to-day
said that the order hadon the first of Jan
uary last a total membership Of LA 129.
Montana of 1,52i, and we had 32 working
lodges. On July LIST, 1sss, our member
s ssar w was sa a;;s isi a 0%r we total a;sb,, rsxsn from has; +
50, 1s4. In the Rebekah degree lodge the
membership is si26. The grand treasurer
year We added four lodges and we have
instituted three since january i'm Montana.
We gained last year over 70 per
mate branch. In the Rebekah de-
gree the gain i'm membership was .76.
This has been the iarsss, and in every
S@ak
that the order has held In Montana. The
attendance has been large and the reports
from the. several lodges very gratifying.
The proceedings have been animated,
cordial and interesting. The order enters
on another year with the brightest pros
poets.
The Odd Fellows banquet was IA grand
affair and was crowned with the fullest
success. Grand Representative Mct,abe
of Helena presided. j. p. Lewis well
coined the brothers i'm am appropriate
speech. James Mantz responded. H.
McMurphy spoke to the toast of "Our
Sisters. the Rcbcckahs," and was warmly
a~pplauded. SIS. Hawkins responded for
Great Falls, the huh OF Montana.
j. w. Miller made a telling speech for the
p~atriarchal branch. w. NJ. Cockrill made
an eloquent speech on the sentiment,
Montana Our Home" He elicitei
hearty applause. DIR. Stone spoke in fell
tiot,s words for the ladies', and Walter NJ.
O'Dwyer responded for the press. Earnest
A. Ringwold referred i'm complimentary
terms To the visiting Odd Fellows, and the
chairman. Mr.. McCabe gave interesting
details of the growth and possibilities OF
the order.