The Helena independent., 1890-12-14
LODGE NIGHT, DEAR!"
No Terrors in the Old Subterfuge
for a Friend of the
Shriners.
woman's Opinion of the Order Set
Forth By Mrs. l.. O.
Young
Elegant Reception By>coi. and Mrs "or"
I'm Honor of Their,Son and HIS
Bride.


too fine tnlnS 10 Do ~ u;
could not attend the ',nflher . o"naue' 80,
dsy evening. 1t was in substance aS 'oi'
lows: ,or4r,,;+v If
addressing the mobiles of the Mystic onf'ne'
The imnression seems to prevail 1nht NY
...;.-,aa toward the order Is unfrlenoiy.
r., 4bo contrary. there is not IN the Wnole
hroad land of America more IN ore earnest
s.th,,s;ost;c friend of the Shrine than 1.
~. -o.sons for admiration l wiz proceed
+o state consider the order or Tue hays'Ac
Sh~;ne the most consistent thing connected
With Masonry. if indeed it be- part OF tna'
;rstitution at all. look upon 1T aa surety
,,1va for the relief of the pressure OF tne
r;neteenth century civilization. Nlthln
+ha walls of the temple each
member may return W LIS
o;nal. primitive noble conoi'io1.
drink the bubbling, foamng waters VI
ohi;r;on smoke the fire cracker OF peace,
and each to his admlrinR ofe'nien WA LAS
deeds of wondrous daring. ,o.,,
Maa;4at;no on the benefits had seen
so,.ina from the shrine, and weighed down
With the responsibility OF an American Wv
ven in this troublesome Indian questioh, ~
occurred to me that the war any lI.oi a;nr
1anqYtmnntS
onpestion orpat. for ali time by instituting among
~ several tribes the Order of the Mystic
Shr;na II combines in Its ceremonies tce
s;.as sc c-called religious, OF the anclent
Drnids. the sun dance OF the sioux, anu 'iie
activity of the present Messiah craze. ~
order to properly dlscnarse NY Ia nn,,
hilities. I telegraphed these welgnty con,
s;darotions Ia General Miles and he wlred
me- that. accompanied by Sitting Bull, he
werid e i"S, Come to Helena to investigate the
work of Algeria Temple with view 70
usjnp the order as war measure, IN accoro-
ance with my suggestion. . ,,..
night by Algeria temple. Sit,
ting ting Bull is quite "at he home, me-,
with the mobiles, and Gen. Miles thinks that
a weekly or semi-weekly invitation with lts
accompanying banquet would not only IN
sure perpetual peace, but that the expense
to the government would De hucn less IH1n
that incurred at present i'll maintaining
army nosts all over this western country
and in massinp the troops occasionally IN
those places where an outbreak seems I'M
minent, Noble Hedges seems to be IN
doubt concerning the origin OF the order.
Sitting Bull believes it to be OF lndlan
origin and asserts that IT ls now oiHc9reu ~
renepades from his tribe. l said con-
sidered the shrine the most consistent part
of Masonry, but not being Of divine origin
we cannot expect it to be absolutely per-
feet. The most serious charge nave 10
bring against the order is that women are
excluded from its membership. II the
scorchinp the candidate for initiation re-
ceiyeg is q recreation our gentlemen need to
relieve them from the weight OF business
cares, is it not quite as needful ana httng
that We ladies should so recreate ourselves
after enduring the many perplexltles th"t
fall to our lot? Grant to US the privileges
of the shrine and curtain lectures will be-
n biSfnrV And now,
hoping that my friendly attitude toward
the shrine is clearly established and thank
ing you for this opportunity OF extlnRu'sh
ing myself, close"
Where is the eastern friend who Think
Helena log cnbir town in the middle OF
vast wilderness with Indians, buffaloes ane
bears for nearest neighbors? Why coul'
he not have been transported from his sc
cluded "civilized'' home. and led blind
folded into the midst of the richly attire
company that thronged West-side man
sion, in response to 800 invitations issue
by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Word to recep
ton and ball in honorof their son. VIM.
Word, and his charming bride. on Thurs
day evening last. How great would ha,
been the shock to his incredulity when IL
blinds were removed and the CONSCIOUSNESS
of the delusion under which he had Lahore
for lifetime flashed upon him with dlzi
force. Indeed, the verdict OF those WI
we're priviledged to promenade throuRn u
spacious halls, dance in the brilliant
lighted ball room, enjoy tete-a-tete IN u
elegant parlors. and partake of the dellcio
refreshments served in the dining TOOL
which had been transformed into a fai
bower. was that Hon. Samuel Words res
. dsnce 10 palace.
About $50 the guests began to assemb
and after paying their respects to NJ
Eam'l Word and the ladies who assisted
receiving, viz: Mrs. Wm. Word, Mrs.
X. ,Toole, Miss kosencIans, MRS; ~. a..
Ashby, Mrs. Jno. 7. Murphy and Mrs. j.
Perkins. we're given the freedom of t
house. and each bent ON pleasure and t
full enjoyment of the evening. found not
ing lacking to make it memorable "r
letter. day. The ball room, from viii
issued such strains OF music as only X
mandy's orchestra can produce. was an {
traction that few could resist. An alcove
the ball room, furnished with exhaustle
fountains of lemonade and claret, was
inviting retreat. where the warm and thirs
refreshed themselves for the next ma
waltz. The dining room bid welcome o
and all, and delighted the eye while graf
fyinp the inner man. Garlands of smil
hung from the chandelier, and were fe
tooned about the table, on which were bo
quets of pink roses and carnations in c
glass bowls on mirrors; mountain
fruit in the center and Oh the corners silly
candelabra with pink wax candles.
Hon. Sam'l Word, the genial host, "
everywhere present, adding to the gale
of the evening by his cordiality and hum
About two a. m. the guests took their &
pafSure, all acknowledging that perfecti
in every detail was the prevailing chara
teristic of the reception.
Following is a description of costumes
Mrs. Sam Word, an imported gown
black and scarlet brocade, en- train, cors,
bouquet Of orchids, pear! and ruby net
lace, diamonds.
Mrs. Will Word. white faille, en- tra
diamonds
Mrs. NJ. f. Downs, white pen desoie,
train. pearl and opal necklace, diame
ornaments. hyacinths and violets.
Mrs. 8. G. Ashby. sapphire blue vel'
trimmed in pink and blue silk, jewel pat
Mrs. John I. Murphy, amethyst broc
velvet, old rose silk and lace. chrysant
NUNS.
Mrs. J. L. Perkins, Felix elegant imp,
ed gown, fawn colored, trimmed with
pliqued embroidery, Paris tinting, d.
train, diamonds.
Nrs. w. F. Franklin, black lace, V fix
yellow chrysanthemums.
Nrs. w. II. Smith, black silk and
Niss 6. L. Wade. white parze with
threads, pearl necklace and white roses.
Mrs. G. B. Curtis, black lace, Mexi