The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-30
4 fL0URISHIKG ORDER
Workings of the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen in Mon
tanA
An Event Of Note to the Organ
ization In the North
west.
Tho Programme Laid Out by Committee
Of Capital Lodge In Honor Of the
Occasion.

At the regular meetings Of the subordin-
ate lodges of the A. 0. U. w. in this state
to be held on their first meeting In Decem-
Der delegates will be elected 70 the conven-
ton to assemble in this city December Is.
to form the grand Lodge A. Q. U. W. OF
Montana. This is an event which the order
has looked forward to for long time with
a great deal of interest. and it's early con-
summation ia the source Of pride to every
member of the order in this state. With
the formation of the state of Montana the
A. o. U. w. set actively about securing for
themselves full recognition as separate
grand lodge and separate beneficiary jur-
isdiction. One year ago the aggregate
membership in Montana was about 1,15O,
to-day it is nearly 1900.
The several steps necessary to bring about
this result have been regularly taken and
tho following circular from the supreme
lodge officers 10 the authority for the CON
vention which will DO organized into
grand lodge.
SUPREME MASTER WORKMAN,
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. IL.
To the subordinate lodges Of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen IN the state of
Montana:
Dear Sirs and Brothers The supreme
lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen at its eighteenth stated meeting,
held at Boston, Mass, June 1924, 1890,
authorized tho formation Of the grand
lodge of Montana, and the setting Of the
diction, provided, that . majority Of the
lodges in Montana should petition, the su-
preme master workman, and that the grand
lodge of Nevada should, by resolution ad-
dressed to the supreme master workman,
recommend the formation Of such grand
have received the necessary petition
from twenty-one of the twenty-three lodges
in the state of Montana, and the official
recommendation Of the grand lodge Of
Nevada that the grand lodge of Montana be
arate beneficiary jurisdiction on the 3oth
day of December, 1880.
It is, therefore, hereby ordered that each
subordinate lodge in the state of Montana
elect from its past master workmen, at its
first stated meeting in December, the rep
resentatives to which such lodge is entitled
in the grand lodge Of Nevada, under the
laws of said grand lodge, viz: One repre-
sentative for each lodge. and also one sddi-
tional representative for each fifty (5O)
members in good standing in such lodge on
beneficiary report for said month.
The representatives so elected must be
present at Helena, Mont, on the 18th day
Of December, 1880, at ten o'clock a. M, for
the purpose Of participating in the forma-
ton Of the grand lodge Of Montana. Each
representative elected must present creden-
tials from his lodge setting forth the fact
that he ia past master workman in good
standing in his subordinate lodge, and that
he has been duly elected representative AZ,
Enclosed herewith you will find dupli-
cate prudential blanks for each representa-
tive to which you are entitled, which must
be properly filled out and the seal of the
lodge attached thereto. One copy for each
representative must be forwarded immedi-
ena, Montana. The other copy mnst be de-
hvered to the representative with instruc-
tions to bring the same to Helena at the
time heretofore named.
The fee to be paid for the institution of
the grand lodge is $50. which must be
paid to the supreme master workman prior
to the organization Of the grand lodge, of
which take due notice and govern your
selves accordingly. Yours fraternally,
w. WARNE WILSON,
Supreme Master Workman,
Attest: u. w. SAoKETT.
Supreme Recorder.
Capital Lodge No. 2, Of this city, will
elect thirteen members of the new grand
lodge, having membership of $50. The
entire grand lodge will not exceed fifty-two
members. At 9 recent meeting Of Capital
lodge q committee consisting Of Moses
Norris, Jas. Sullivan. H. C. Yaeger, w. NJ.
Mann, VIM. Zastrow, j. w. Eddy and j,
w. Kinsley, were selected to make suitable
arrangements for the meeting of the 18th,
and have decided upon the following:
The order will have as it's guests w.
Warne Wilson. supreme master workman
OF the order. who resides at Detroit, Mich,
and 2. j. Dunno, grand master workman Of
the present Nevada jurisdiction. from Vir-
Rinia City, New.
Thursday, Dec: 18th. the convention will
constitution for the grand, lodge Of Mon
tana. In the evening . mammoth subordi-
nate lodge meeting will be held at Electric
hall at which place list of about fifty cam
didates will be received into Capital lodge,
ana general reception TO the visitors in
grand lodge oficers will be elected and
other routine business necessary to pre-
cede their installation will be rerformed.
In the evening there will be grand
public reception to the distinguished
Of Welcome by ). w. Kinsley, master Wort.
man of Capital lodge. response by Supreme
Master Workman Wilson and Grand Mas.
tor Workman Dunn. followed BY literary
and musical proeramme in which Mira.
sing: A quartstte consisting Of Messrs. +.
X. Osborne. II. 9. Burgess, ]. W. Eddy
and Geo. w. jackson, choice violin solo by
Prof. Romandy and recitation by Miss L.
=. Murray, instrumental solo by Miss Daisy
whole to conclude with grand ball. The
capacity of the a1mory will permit eighty
sets to dance at one time, and it ia believed
it will be taxed to the utmost. 10 this en-
tertainment and bali all workmen and their
families are invited as guests of Capital
lodge
Saturday, Dec. 20, the newly elected
grand officers will Be installed and the
work OF the Arst meeting will be Concluded.
In the evening the grand lodge and it's Ms
ieinR supreme and Nevada grand lodge
visitors will partake of q banqet at t6e