The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-25
First Days Session Of the twenty
Sixth Annual Communication
at Livingston.
Many Past Grand Lodge Omocra.
Delegates and Past Grand
Masters Present.
W. T. BOardman Elected Right Worsl,tnfu1
Grand Master-Next Comnunicn-
tl0n Mt Butte.

LIVINGSTON, Sept. A. Especial The
nrst days session Of the tWenty-sixth an
nual communication Of the grand lodge Of
Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Mon
tsna was held in Masonic hall in the Mills
block here to-day. Owing to the severe ill
ness Of Grand Master John Anderson. at
Missoula. his chair was filled BY w, T.
boardman, of Helena. deputy grand mas
ter. The following officers of the grand
lodge were present: Deputy Grand Master
w. I. Boardman, Senior Grand Warden
X. o. Hickman, Junior Grand Warden pro
tenn j. H. Mills, Grand Treasurer pro tenn
". u. Smith, Grand Secretary Cornelius
Hedges. Past grand officers present: Cor
nelius Hedges, J. r. Weston, S. w. Lang
horne, J. A. Hyde. A. G. Logan, j. w.
hathaway, H. R. Comfy, A. J. Davidson;
Harrison Jordan, past deputy grand master.
The subordinate lodges throughout the
state were represented as follows: Vir-
Rinia City Lodge No. I, Robt. Vickers, Or
naldo Baker: Montana Lodge No. 2, Edwin
D. Hare; Helena Lodge No. 8, b. w. s.
Folk John Il. Raleigh. q. B. Nolan. There
were five past masters Of this lodge present:
G. Hedges, Geo. Booker, Il. Lockey. w. D..
smith, A. ]. Davidson. Morning Star
Lodge No. 8, Helena, was represented by
j. ". Hathaway, Joseph J. Hudson, NJ. l..
Stone and by Past Masters II. Il. Comfy,
j. G. Majors, A. J. Fisk. J. ]. Huden. Gal
latin Lodge No. 6, Bozeman, E. B. Martin,
Jno. Gray, s. H. Osborne, and Past Mas
ters s. w. Lanohorne and 8. H. Osborne.
Diamond City Lodge No. Z, White sulphur
springs, J. 1. Anderson, L. X. Owen, and
Past Master j. r. Weston. King Solomon
Lodge No. 8, Helena, M. A. Wilmer, d. N.
Fretz, who is also past master. Flume
Greek Lodge No. II, James Jarvis.
Missoula Lodge No. Is, F. G. Webster.
Deer Lodge Lodge No. IA, III. b. Davis,
James II. Mills, and j. A. Hyde, past mas
ter. Bannock Lodge No. l6, A. F. Greater.
Silver Star Lodge No. II, Harmon Jordan,
Patrick Carney. Bozeman Lodge No. l8.
y. d. Furguson, who is also past master of
this lodge, and A. d. Mcpherson, past mas
ter. Sheridan Lodge No. 20. Madison Cau-
yon. w. ]. Freeman. Valley Lodge No. n,
Bozeman, William S. White, Thomas Dean.
H. L. Kline and Past Masters J. II. Weston.
s. NJ. Powers. Butte Lodge No. %, NJ. C.
Riley, A. A. Burton, J. H. Monteith and
Past Masters o. p. Blaine, o. H. Barrett.
W. - A1ohA0AuuAt A1s ns OoCAHOu. NlOuNb
Moriah Lodge No. "A, Butte. Ed Aiken.
William Hamilton, Albert Minges. yell
lowstone Lodge No. 26, NJ. G. Martin. T.. J.
Thompson, w. j. Lamonman, Past Masters
A. G. Logan, Chas. Gould. West Gate No.
q, Caleb Eldred. Ashlar No. g. Anaconda,
George NJ. Hayes, b. s. Scott, Sydney +.
Morris. Dillon Lodge No. 30, Phil Lowell,
George w. Dart, Phil Poindexter. Glen
dive Lodge No. 81, H. j. Haskell, Frank II.
Marsh. Livingston Lodge No. 32, I. W.
Baker, s. NJ. Nye, J. G. Villas and Past Mas
ters H. w. Bingham, F. w. Wright and j. A.
Mason. Acacia Lodge No. 33, E. s. Maxwell,
F. w. Stebbins and Past Master James Nc
Nulty. Cascade Lodge No. "a, B. H. Pow
ers, William B. Coombe, F. w. Wright
Monitor Lodge No. IS, Joseph Buzzo. Ruby
Lodge No. 3G, Thomas Davis, John C. Will
Jams. Ionic Lodge No. SO. II. H. Grant.
Corvallis Lodge No. 80, Samuel Pope.
Reports of officers were read and accepted
at the morning session, and various COM
mittees appointed. At the afternoon session
grand lodge officers were elected as fol-
lows: W. I. Boardman, right worshipful
grand master: Il. o. Hickman, right wor-.
shipful deputy grand master; W. B. Gould,
right worshlpful grand senior war
den; j. H. Mills. right worship
full grand junior warden; Fl. NJ. Parchen,
grand treasurer. and Cornelius Hedges
grand secretary. The newly elected grand
master will appoint the subordinate officers
of the grand lodge tomorrow. At this
evenings session the work of the third de-
gree was exemplified by tho grand lecturer,
j. q. Majors. Butte was selected IA tho
place to hold the next communication of
the grand lodge. Tomorrow evening the
newly elected grand officers will be in
stalled and all Master Masons are per-
mitted to bring their wives to witness tho
After tho installation tho grand
orator, W. B. Gould, will deliver nm ora
lion. after which aa elaborate banquet will
be given at tho Albemarle by the members
Of Livingston Lodge No. az, to which, also,
the ladies are inyited