The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-02-05
A. 0. .. W. BANQUET.
Workmen Meet in Special Session
and Serve Their Friends to
Royal Repast.
All in Honor. Of Mr.. c.. II. Clark.
and the Dedication of
the New Hall.

On Wednesday evening the A. O.
u. w. convened in regular session
with Master Workman, G. J.. Ring
valid in the chair. The usual grist
of business was found, in the initia-
ton of one applicant for the junior
workman degree, one for the work
man and II for the royal bumpers
degree. There were present from
Great Falls; Brothers {. Fl. Clark
and f, A. Ringwald.
Brother Clark, city treasurer Of
Great Falls, has been a member OF
this order for eleven years. He is at
present installed as Grand Overseer
Of the Grand Lodge, of Montana,
which position he has filled with
trust and ability. As the banquet,
which followed, was held in respect
of Mr.. Clark, it is we'll to speak
this at length concerning his char
acter. He first joined as charter
member, of the lodge at Silver Reef,
Utah, at the same time with our own
brother VIM. Harrison. He ranks
high in the Grand Lodge Of Montana,
second only to J. W. Kinsley in this
state. The rites and ceremonies of
the lodge are we'll understood to him
and he makes as fine a presiding
officer as ever graced a chair.
At 10 o'clock the lodge adjourned
and repaired with invited friends to
the Park Hotel, where a rich banquet
had been spread. The Messrs De-
vine & Farris had been elaborate
in their arrangements for the occa-
sion. The walls of the dining room
were adorned with flags and ever
green's and the two sides of the room
were decorated with the emblems' of
he order.
The three long tables were set in
elegant style. AS one entered the
room he approached the foot of his
table, the head being placed at the
rear of the dining room. AT the
head of the table, to the right, sat
Master Workman G. j. Ringwald,
his estimable wife at his side. At
the head of the middle table sat in
honor, Brother c.. H. Clark. The
table to the left was presided over
by Foreman John S. Cook, his lovely
wife at side. At the foot of each
table sat in order from right to left,
Overseer James A. Fisher, Financier
G. H. Burchard and Recorder DR..
q. K. X. Vidal. And at the middle
of each table, sitting at the left side,
were stationed from left to right,
Guide S. S. Kooser, Inside Watch
man O. N. Holt and his loving
spouse and Gust Damn. At the
/ middle table, at the left of visiting
brother Grand Oversecr, G. H. Clark,
sat Recorder, r. S. Tucker and his
interesting wife.
The tables were set in elegant
style. There vas everything to
tempt the appetite and satisfy the
inner nan and the amer of its
preparation was something worthy
of special mention. Seventy-four
persons representing the Serene de
, la creme" of Neihart, partook of the
banquet. A more or less complete
, list is as follows: Mr.. and Mrs.
? Orcutt, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. S. Bailey,
' Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Cook, Mr.. and
Mrs. Devine, Mr.. and Mrs. r. S
Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs. p. Sweeney
Mr.. and Mrs. O. N. Holt, Mr.. anc
Mrs. w. H. Banks, Mr.. and Mrs
: G. J. Ringwald, Mr.. and Mrs. Andy
: Johnston; Mrs. Sprague, Mrs. Broad.
gate, Mrs. Peeler; Misses Thornton.
F~razee, Curtis, Corbin, Lindsay,
Voorhees,, Elliot, Eberha1t, Ida Sutton,
May Sutton, L.akin, Martin, and
; White; the Messrs Kooser, Salmon.
DR.. Sandow, DIR. Vidal, Soulc, Burch.
f ard, c. H. Clark, E. A. Ringwald,
t Parry, Hanna, S. Pierse, Courteau.
Wright, Bell, Genzel, Malcolm
Monaghan, DIR. Hunter, DR.. Mccain
Gordon, Praul, Hoyt, Con Lucid
| Sprague, Lewis, Damn, l.. G. Nc
Cam, Lenny, Huntley, DIR. Beaupre
Mcneil, Harrison, Moore, Fisher
Sherror and Abbott.
. A more entirely enjoyable time
e could not have been had. Wher
supper was ended Master Workma,
G.J. Ringwald proposed a toast t.
& the occasion and called for the open
ing speech from E. A. Ringwald
visiting brother. This gentleman
n spoke in forcible language of TIN
n great benefits to come to the member
= of this lodge who continue faithful
j. His speech was greeted with ap
plause. After this the Maste
T. Workman introduced visiting bro
,e ther Clark, the principal persoI
present, who spoke at some lengt1
y concerning the rapid growth Of tn
II order in this and other states. II