Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-11-02
WELCOME TO TOWN F.!
GREAT FALLS GIVES HEARTY
GREETING TO THE GRAND LODGE.
Distinguished Party Arrives in a Spec
fal Train-Business of the Masonic
Grand Lodge In
Progress.
Iron Wednesday'sD aily.]


honor Of visit from the Grand Lodge OF
Masons. Her growth, hospitality and
beautiful surroundings have secured for
Great Falls this honorable distinction.
The special train, chartered by the
Grand Lodge left Helena today at 7 a. m,
and made such good time that 1t arrived
here at 9:35, making the run Of 90 miles,
in 9 hours and 30 minutes, which is the
fastest time on record being at the rate Of
fraction less than 40 miles an hour.
Tie locomotive was decorated splen-
didly with Masonic enblems and every
officer connected With the tram belonged
to The order.
A warm spontaneous welcome awaited
the visitors who were greeted by the Free
and Accepted Masons of Cascade Lodge
as we'll us by many personal friends.
The corridor of the Park hotel was
quickly crowded with the visitors who
were received by Mr. Horst and Mr.
Lockhart, who without confusion or de-
lay provided them with rooms in the
spacious hotel.
The visitors include many old timers
who have note worthy careers and have
won distinction in business, mining or
professional life. They are all jolly,
good-humored people who are
resolved to do the work Of
the order efficiently and at the same
+iro aninv ~ q ra1o ynt;on froro thucinaoe
cares which these holidays afford. That
Montana is we'll represented may be
judged from the fact that the following
named towns are each represented by one
or more Masons: Helena, Deer Lodge,
Livingston, White Sulphur Springs, Mis-
soula, Dillon, Virginia City, Billings,
Corvallis, Miles City, Townsend, Fish
creek, Sheridan, Stevensville, Butte, Glen
dale, Phillipsburg, Anacoda, Utica,
Grantsdale, Bozeman.
Appended is list Of the visitors. II
will be seen that some are accompanied
by their wives or other ladies.
Chas H Gould, Chicago; H J Haskell.
RO Hickman, Virginia City; D D Lambie,
Helena; A .Munsen and wife, Living
ston; J A Hyde, Deer Lodge; J K Baker
and W 9 Fowler, Livingston; s W Lang
horne and daughter, F F Webb and wife
Helena; D E FOLSOM, White Sulphur
Springs; ] Anderson, Missoula; ] T Paul
Dillon; A Warrington, Virginia City; g
M Hays, Billings; DR. S Pope, Corvallis;
CIR Middleton,T Thompson, Geo B
Silberberg, Miles City, ] E Hunt, G E
Ramsay, John Ramsay, Billings; N Fritz
and wife, W W Brown, H R Comfy, R
Lockroy, ] J Rohrbough and wife, Miss
M Z Warehein, Helena; John, Weston,
A Dean, W White, W George, Townsend
Harrison Jordan and wife, Fish creek
Frank Foster, wife and child, Fish creek;
W R Gilbert, Missoula; P Lowell and wife,
Dillon; Duncan, Sheridan; W T Ford
and wife, White Sulphur Springs; Fl
Buck, Wife and son, Stevensville; J A
Chapman, Stevensville; H Condor and
wife, Helena; G A jackson, Butte; H S
baugh, White Sulphur Springs; G E Par
bell, Glendale; ] Norton, Phillipsburg;
James Hansen, Phillipsburg; J Warner,
Phillipsburg; Miss E Hansen, Phillips
burg, E 0 Railsbach, Helena; F P Sterl-
ing and wife, Helena; A Fl Barrett, wife
and child, Butte; A o Hammer, Helena;
j McNulty, Anaconda; Keppler, An
aconda; N A Witme and wife, Helena;
W F Boardman and wife, Helena; M
Mix, Missoula; G b Mahony, Missoula;
F R Warren, Utica; NJ L Stone, Helena;
H H Grant, Grantsdale; G Hedges and
wife, Helena; T NJ Jones, Bozeman.
Grand Master Logan said that work
ho ot1hr nd " in 1occ
than an hour after their arrival the Grand
Lodge had assembled in convocation at
the Masonic hall. The proceedings be.
gan impressivelY and continued until
near noon, when there was recess fol
dinner.
In the afternoon the Grand Lodge re
assembled in full strength. Grand Mas
ter Logan, whose successful administra
ton is about to close, rose and addressed
the assemblage as follows:
Brethren of the Grand Lodge: BIZ
you welcome, thrice welcome to this oul
25th annual convention. Another Mason
ic year characterized by prosperity ant
peace among the craft, has drawn to
close, and its joys and sorrows are record
of the past. Let US with greatful heart
return thanks to Almighty God for divin
protection vouchsafed and privileges en-
joyed since our last communication, ant
humbly invoke His counsel and guidance
in this our present convention, while will
cheerful hearts and willing hands we re
sumo our labors of reviewing the pas
and legislating for the future.
As we survey the faces before us ant
recognize the forms of those true ant
Jealous hearts who assemble year afte
year to participate in our labors, and a
we witness the fraternal greetings ant
experience thrill of exquisite pleasure
in the renewing of old ties and the form
ing of new ones, we find ourselves look
ing in vain for the absent ones and as W,
pause and contemplate the scene We ar
reminded by the mute language Of thos
sombre draperies that so Significant
circle the chair of the s. G. Deacon, tina
one of our number at least has Joined tina
celestial lodge above, where the Suprem
Grand Master forever presides, and W
''sigh for the touch Of a vanished hand an,
the sound of voice that is still"
OUR DEAD. r.7
While the Grim Tyrant has been unus
ually sparing in his ravages, yet our rank
have been invaded and Brother John Ma
ginnis, s. g. Deacon, was the first to fal
victim to his remorseless hand. At GU
last communication, recognizing the Ma
sonic ability and sterling Qualities of gu