The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-16
The Annual Session at Butte City
Closes With a Banquet at
the McDermott.
Subordinate Officers Are APP
pointed for the Year by the
Grand Master.
Deer Lodg. Selected rs the Place OF Next
Me6tlng--Other News OF the
~.=m state.

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grand lodge of Montana closed its annual
session ut 10 o'clock tonight, and later
partook of banquet at the McDermott,
given by the members of the Butte lodges.
The forenoon session was devoted entirely
to the discussion of matters pertaining to
the good Of the Masonic fraternity and to
tho consideration OF suggestions and proro-
stions in regard to changes in the consti-
tuition. Several committees were appointed
OH secret matters and their reports were
adopted at the evening session. About
twenty-five new visitors registered at the
temple to-day. At the afternoon session
the grand muster appointed the following
oflicers: Grand chaplain, w. B ooombe,
Of Great Falls; grand historian. James II.
Moore, of Lewiston; grand orator, 9. 3.
Nolan, of Helena; grand lecturer, a. 9.
Logan, Of Miles City; grand marshal,
George M. Hayes, Of Billings; senior grand
deacon, Tidel Huber, Of Dillon; junior
grand deacon, J. N. Powers, OF Towns
end; grand standard bearer, y. q.
1 Ramsey, OF Glendive; grand sword
bearer, Fred Buzza, Of Butte;
senior grand steward, Patrick Kearney. Of
Silver City; junior grand steward, Q. o..
Cooper, of Grantsdale; grand tyler, Albert
Whitworth, of Deer Lodge. Committee on
\ jurisprudence-S. w. Langhorne, James
4 r. Weston, Il. II. Comfy; committee on
correspondence-Cor Cornelius Hedges, w. Y.
Boardman, F. w. Wright. A committee
was appointed to decide upon a place for
the next annual meeting OF the grand
Hodge. The delegates from Deer Lodge
made such strong demand for the honor
that very little OF no opposition was made
to them, although 1t was known that q
4 large number were in favor of making
Helena the grand lodge headquarters and
permanent place Of meeting. So Deer
lodge will next year have the pleasure and
honor Of entertaining the grand lodge del
! egates. AT the final session this evening
y the officers elected yesterday and those ap-
Y pointed to- day were duly installed with all
!. the solemn and impressive ceremonies for
+ which the Masonic lodges are known.
\ The services were secret, the hall having
!. been well filled with the members Of the
order. AT the close Of the services the
Masons with their wives, sisters and sweet
hearts adjourned to the McDermott, where
thev participated il the festivities Of the
banquet.
There were 17s covers laid, and there
\ were very few Of them without represen-
tatiye. The large number OF ladies present
gave a tone to the affair which was wanting
t at the banquet few nights ago. Col. g.
! B. Nolan, the brilliant wit and orator ct
! Helena, presided as toastmaster and his ins
troductory remarks were the feature
of the evening. The Grand
Lodge of Montana" was ably handled
by A. G. Logan, Miles City.
and P. r. Dolman, of Butte, paid hand
some compliment to "Our Guests" "The 1
! Mystic Tie' was the toast to which Corne-
, Illus Hedges. Of Helena, responded. "The
Moral Design OF Masonic Degrees was we'll
spoken upon by Patrick Talent. OF Butte.
+, w. B. Coombs. or Great Falls, responded 70
, Free Masons as Architects" and ]. ~.
, Monteath, OF Butte, spoke on Free Mason
. ry and Woman" w. A. CLARK, Of Butte,
!, responded to .,The Antiquity and Uniyer-
salty Of Masonry" "Ihe Pioneers Of
Montana was assigned to Miss Ella
Knowles, of Helena, and the subject received
full Justice. ..Ihe Eastern Star was re-
sponded to with effect by Mrs. Ella I.Hedges,
!. Of Helena. s'Our Sister Jurisdiction" was
4 the toast presented upon which j. Adams,
! grand master Of Wyoming, delivered an IN
: teresting speech. The toast Of the evening,
however, was ..Ihe Ladies" to which Past
Grand Master Boardman responded with
, grace and wit.