The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-27
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.
The Men Who Will Serve for the
Ensuing Year in the
A. o. U. w.
Rules and Regulations for a Board
of Arbitration and Code
of Practice.
Complimentary Action Toward Supreme
Master Workman Kinsley-SessiOn
at Electric Hall.

At the session of the Grand Lodge held
Tuesday evening several important meas
ures were passed, among which were rules
and regulations providing for a board of
arbitration and q code of practice to be
pursued by claimants under beneticlaries
before suits can be maintained on a %certiti-
cate, Provision was also made that in case
OF expulsion or suspension OF a member,
the same shall not be operative until the
entire proceeding has been submitted to the
grand master workman, and by him APP
proved. Hereafter subordinate lodges will
not turn out in a body with regalia and
badges at funerals unless the ritualistic
services of the order are to be performed.
After this business had been transacted
a very complimentary action was taken
with reference to Grand Master Workman
Kinsley by his election as supreme master
workman of the order. By the action OF
the grand lodge he will have q voice and a
vote in the supreme lodge the remainder OF
his life so long as he maintains his good
standing IN the order. The grand lodge by
q unanimous vote provided that no should
attend every session OF the supreme lodge
during his life, and if at any time he shall
not be ON any committee. board. or in office
whereby mileage and per diem Is secured a
member and paid by the supreme lodge,
the same shall be paid out of the general
fund of the Montana grand lodge.
Just before the close of the session on
Tuesday evening Mr.. Kinsley, who was
then the sitting grand master workman,
having three times held mat of1oe. ana Pc
ing in q position where he could resign
without losing fany honors. tendered his
resignation, which was accepted. lie effect
Of this was to make j. schanlinker, Of
Butte, then grand foreman. succeed to the
chair as grand master workman. and there
by become entitled to the honors OF past
Grand master workman by serving the last
half of the day of MIR. Kinsley's term.
Invitations were received from the Mon
tana State Fair association to attend the
fair in a body. The thanks of the members
was rendered the association and they at
tended the fair Yesterday afternoon.
At the morning session the first business
was the election of officers and their Install
ment. The officers of the grand lodge for
the ensuing year are as follows:
Past Grand Master Workman, j. Schan-
Tinker. of Butte.
Grad Master Workman, John W. Eddy,
of Helena.
Grand Foreman, j. S. Hammond, of
Butte.
Grand Overseer, G.. H. Clark, of Great
Falls.
Grand Recorder, H. G. Yaeger, of Helena.
Grand Receiver, James Sullivan, of Hell
ena.
Grand Guide, Thomas B. Grayes, of East
Helena.
Grand inside Watchman, A. 8. Kellogg,
of Boulder
Grand Outside Waterman, 9. E. Ring
valid, of Elkhorn.
Grand Trustees, Jere Sullivan, Of Fort
Benton. P. Carney, of Fish Greek; j. @.
Kerley, of Townsend.
Grand medical examiner, DR.. j. S.. Gum,
of Butte.
Committee on finances. Genzberger, of
Helena; J. D. Conrad, of Marysville; T. N.
Averill. of Townsend.
Committee on laws and supervision-J.
VI. Kinsley. of Helena; N. s. Morley, of
Anaconda: Charles Hershman, of Billings.
The grand lodge refused to issue a csrtiti-
cate to a member asking to have it made
payable to his estate. on the ground that it
must be made payable to some person GER
tain, and that that person should be related
to the member by blood or marriage, or a
member of his family or some one depend
ent upon him.
A resolution was adopted returning
the thanks of the grand lodge to Gov. J. X.
Toole, Hon. I. IL. kleinsehmidt, William
Muth, vice president, and Secretary r. G.
Walker. of the Helena Board of Trade, for
the interest taken i'll the order, in that
their dispatches assisted the Montana dele
cation so materially in securing the next
meeting of the supreme lodge in this city
in 1892.
The next session of the grand lodge will
be held at Great Falls, beginning on the
third Tuesday in August. 1892.