The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-10
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD,
Odd Fellows 70 Celebrate the Ami
vsrsary Of It's Institution
in Montana.
Every Subordinate Body In the
State to BE Represented
July a.
Mssting Last Night and Sub-Committs
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS M Of the
Celebration.

cslebrate the tw%enty-hfth anniversary Of
the establishment Of the order in Montana.
For several months the subject has been
discussed BY the members, and recently a
committee representing ths Helena lodges,
was appointed 70 arrange the preliminary
details. This committss sent = circular to
oil the lodges in the state. asking their
views On the a~dviaability Of having the
celebration. So nan lodges. sncamp-
ments, osntons and lodges Of Daughters Of
Rebskah made a favorable response II
slectsd representatives to cooperate with
the general committee, that the SUCCESS Of
the celebration ID assured. The indication, .
now are that July "a will witness thu
largest assembly Of Odd Fellows
evsT seen in Montana. Following this
first circular letter. the committee sent to
each lodge = list Of nine questions, replies
being necessary before 1 programme for the
exercises could be prepared. This action
WAS taken because while it wal not practical
to have the personal attendance Of repre-
ssntativss u any one time and place in ad-
vance OF the date Of tho conclave il was de-
sired that every lodge have an equal voice
in making mp the programme.
Iast night there was . meeting OF the
committee al Aasssna Billiards. Office to
prepare . programme. and arrange other
details Of ths celebration. Tho lodges rep
rsseAted were Montana No. l, Excelsior
No. 8, Queen City No. ~, Rocky Mountain
encampmsns No. l. Canton schuy-
Ter Colfax No. 2 and Naomi
No. 1. D. Of II. Those present were
8. !. Stone. N. silvsrman. Chss. Hsfaer, H.
I. Davis, T. Maekansss. NJ. Ballard, ".
Hsight, Il. A. Fraser and Mrs. "A. Grace
shsrson. N. Silvsrman was elected chair
man and r. A. Fraser secretary. The fol-
lowing sub-csnmittses were aprointed:
Finanos-N. Silvsrman, H. Asnussen,
Geo. H. Taylor and Z. Marks. On parade
&C. Hsfner, =. p. Sterling. Decorations
r. =. Davis. Mrs. A. G. Sherson. Hall-R.
Stone, Masssna Billiard. n. Hothss, V.B.
Howe, Mrs. r. W. Neill. Proqramms-v.
Haight, y. ]. Stone. Ausic-Charlss Het-
ner, J.. Aaekansas. BanqustTMrs. A. g.
Sherson. n. Silvsrman. HI 7. Davis.
Printing--MasssnA Bullard, A. Frank.
kirkwood, d. j, Waite. r. Mackansse, Mrs.
A. g. 6herson.
Every subcommittee 10 expected TO hand
In its report June II At 4 meeting to be
held at Aassena Billiards. Office on that
date.
The general outline of the programme, a.
s' .'so parade =. !: q esa y :; =. 81 ' oaa R !; p,1m :. Z
which addresses will be delivered and es-
says will be read. These addresses and
essays will relate TO the history and growth
of Odd Fellowship. and will suggest mea-
susss and plans for making the order yet
moro efficient in conducting its benevolent
enterprises and carrying or tho work in
which it has already achieved such great
results. Measures meeting with the ap-
proval of the conclavs nay receive its en-
dersemsnt in the form Of resolutions, me-
morials or other appropriate expression.
held, 81 which will be prsssntsd "A attract
i've literary and musical programme, in
sluding an Grafton on Odd Fellowship
The public meeting will b followed by a
banquet rendered by the Odd Fellows of
Helena to the visiting members
All expenses attending the hiring Of hall,
borns BY the Odd Fellows Of Helena, 80
that other subordinate bodies and visiting
members will be at no expense except that
in preparing and forwarding in
papers. travelling and personal
The ar.t lodge of Odd Fellows in the
state was Montana No. /, instituted July
2, 1867. The order has grown in the quar-
ter of a century from one lodge with nine
members to 4 state organization with forty
subordinate lodges. fourteen encamp-
eleven Kebsckah degree lodges and
q membership of 1921. and has been a
great factor in the social. moral and ma
terial welfare of ths territory and state.
Each subordinate body will have at least
one representative present at this anniver-
sary, and he will present u concise history
of the body hs represents. It will thus be
to gather and put in permanent
form many interesting is cts concerning the
early history of the order in the state.