The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-20
The Ancient Order Of United Work.
men Install the Grand
Lodge Officers.
An Enjoyable Entertainment Civ
en- at Night at the Armory
Building.
Speeches, Music. REGULATIONS, Dancing and
Other Pleasures for the Members
and Their Families,

IL was req letter day for the Ancient
Order of United Workmen in Montana.
The grand lodge officers who were elected
on Thursday were installed yesterday morn.
ing and the night was devoted to an enter
tainment at the armory. The officers of
the grand lodge will have a banquet to-
night at the Merchants hotel. This will
end the most important chapter in the his
tory OF the order in this state. A few days
ago Montana was in the jurisdiction of Ne
vada. Now it has q jurisdiction of its own,
and one that bids fair to rival in the number
of members that of some of the older states.
On account of the absence of Supreme
Master Workman William Warne Wilson,
the duty of installing the officers of the
grand lodge devolved on Grand Master
Workman j. w. Kinsley. The ceremony
took place in the hall of the order in the
morning. and was witnessed only by mem
beers. After the installation the grand lodge
adopted the benefit system and transacted
some routine business.
Inc big hall at the armory was filled with
members and their wives and families at
night to witness the public celebration.
The scene was pretty one. From the cen.
trail chandelier hung festoons of many COL
ored streamers branching out to different
points on the walls, which were also dec
grated with garlands and gay ribbons.
over the stage was the inscription, Grand
The chairs which were placed fac
as though they would furnish >e a
couple of seats for each person in the ar
mory. But by the time the exercises got
under FULL Roadway. there was g anding
room only.
komandy's orchestra opened the pro-
Rramme with pretty and popular selec-
ton. Then Moses Morris, who was deputy
grand master for Montana when the state
was under the Nevada Jurisdiction, extend
ed hearty welcome to all in the name of
the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He
sald the occasion was full Of happiness.
they were present to celebrate the setting
apart of Montana rs a separate iurisdic.
ton, by the inauguration Of grand lodge.
he said he would show the audience what
the order had been doing and what
it intended to do. Its object was to pro-
tect those who had lost their protectors,
and care for those who needed some one to
widows and orphans and see that thew
came to no harm. The members of the or
der in Montana had labored hard and long.
and early and late, and now was the RIGHT
time and this was the right place. TO ceie-
bra tetheir success. Mr.. Morris then spoke
a. length on =. the beneficial objects Of the
When Mr.. Morris had finished Prof. Ro.
mandy gave violin solo, which was ad-
mirably rendered and heartily applauded.
Dr.. w. NJ. Billiard, of Pony, the past
grand master workman, was then intro
duced. He said that at the meeting of
Capital lodge OF Helena the night before
he had never expected to see again. It was
the initiation of over one hundred good
mon and true as members of the lode
For over three years. he said, I'VE have
been working hard and battling TOR a sepa-
rate jurisdiction. We have at last b, en-
lay one of the brightest ii not the bright q
of all the Jurisdictions in the United
states" Though the organization was
called the Ancient Order of United Work.
men, it had in its ranks men from all pro-
essions and walks of life. It extended the
land OF fellowship to all. One of the BEN
fits of the order was that man might Law
Town his life knowing that his family wonld
20 provided for. Referring to the growing
Of Capital lodge the speuker
aid he had no doubt but that in the next
nree or four or five years it would be itself
applying for separate jurisdiction.
Mrs. May sang solo with such good eff
e ecs tnat sne received a deserved encore.
Mss murray, one of the young school
eachers of Helena. gave q very dramatic
ecltatlon. and this also was applauded and
he lady forced to give another. Miss Daisy
linsley's piano selection received the same
liberal treatment at the hands of the audi.
nee.
Judge John w. Eddy was down for n
,oem. It was intended as compliment to
ne supreme grand master. But the su-
RENE grand master failed to come. So
no versatile poet of Last Chance Gulch
'rote the poe m nevertheless, referring to
ne absence of the supreme grand master in
very witty manner, which brought down
he house.
The male quartette, Messrs. jackson.
urges. Eddy and Osborne, then favored
ne audience with some excellent music.
'hich was SO we'll appiauded that they had
D give second selection. The set pro-
ramme closed with a selection BY Roman
VS. orchestra.
When this portion of the exercises were
yer the hall was cleared for dancing. The
hairs were placed around the four long
DIES OF the armOry, and the ladies' and
1elr escorts spent several hours in dancing.
lany OF the ladies, in fact most of them. Z
ere IN evening costume and the SIGHT of |
ny colors floating around to the strains of
Veet music. was one of great beauty. long
} be remembered. The gathering broke
p at late hour. with the universal wish
lat there should be q grand lodge insti-
tied oftener in Montana.
The refreshments were served under the .
rection of d. A. Mcdonald.
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