The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-05
The CONVENTION SEASON
Announcements Of the Executive
Committee A. 0. U. W. to the Cit
izens Of Helena.
Business Houses and Dwellings,
Should Be Decorated to Honor
the Visitors.
Program me for tho Supreme Lodge md
Other Visitors, Iisginning
June Ia.

Program me TOR tho supreme Lodge nnd
Other Visitors, beginning
Jun Ia.
The convention season In Helena Ia near
at hand. Next Saturday the officers of the
Supreme lodge Of the Ancient Order oil
United Workmsn will arrive in the city
to arrange for the meeting of the body. A
great deal Of routine and committee worh
is prepared and put in shape before the su-
preme lodge convenes each year to facili-
tate tho transaction of the large volume OF
business which comes before it ut its annu-
al sessions, and which ~correspondingly in
creases 40 the membership of the order
grows. The last visitor to Helena on this
occasion will hardly have taken his de-
parture when representatives to the Ma
tional Mining congress will commence com-
ing to Helena from all sections of the
United States. The congress will open its
session on July II. 1t will be followed by
the national convention Of the Sons of Vet
Grams. commencing on Aug. Ii. These
three great conventions will bring thous-
ands OF visitors to Helena who will OF course
go TO other parts of the state and the Ma
tional park before returning to their homes.
Many have taken advantage Of the rail-
road rates to continue their journey further
west and to Alaska.
The executive committee of the A. q. u.
". authorizes the announcement of the toll
lowing programme:
Commencing Friday, JUNE 10, our citi-
zens generally and the membership of the
A n TT w IN nart;n,lar rvsu ko a--nnAnJ
to decorate their buildings in honor of the
visitors. Large arches constructed of pip
ing will be erected at the junction Of Main
street and Broadway and Sixth avenue and
Main street. They will be surmounted with
gas jets for night illumination, which when
lighted will read Welcome A. o. u. w."
In addition thereto. there will be twelve
steamers with appropriate notices there
on, suspended from buildings. Hotel ac-
commodations have already been made for
most of the visitors, and with the aid of the
large reception committee appointed for
that purpose. it ia believed ample accom-
modatlons can be furnished to all who may
come here.
Monday, JUNE 49,. the day preceding the
opening of the supreme lodge, the grand
lodge of Montana will meet in special ses-
sion in this city, for the purpose of con-
ferring the grand lodge degree upon such
members of the order as may be entitled
thereto, and who have not yet received it.
In the evening. there will be q monster
subordinate lodge meeting in the Audi
forum under the auspices of Capital lodg .
No. 2, Of this city, opening at 8 O'Clock.
Richard Jockey, ESQ.,, master workman Of
Capital lodge. will preside, and addresses
will be made by several distinguished men,
hers of the gu prems lodge.
No work will b. done, the evening to be
given over to entertaining their visitors.
~ Tuesday, June II, the supreme lodge will
assemble at Broadwater hotel at nine
o'clock a. m., when y photograph of the
their ladies will be taken with the great
natatorium as a background. At II O'Clock
sharp the supreme lodge will be So ted in
carriages by Troop A., Capital Guard. I'M
attached cavalry, of Helena, Capt. WIN.
Zastrow commanding, to the left Of the
general porcession, which will form on the
Hauser boulevard and escort the supreme
lodge to the auditorium.
The procession will be under the COM
mand of Gen. Fl. s.. Howell. adjutant gem
eral Of Montana, marshal commanding.
with Gen. c. D.. Curtis az assistant adjutant
general, Col. Frank +. Sterling as chief of
staff, and n large corps of aids.
The following organizations have been
invited to participate in the procession,
most of whom have accepted and viii. be in
line: Company G, Meeeher Guard. Helena,
Capt. j. W. CleAry commanding; Troop A,
Capital Guard, Unattached Cavalry, Hell
ena, Capt. VIM. Zastrow commanding; Bat
terry A. Unattached Artillery, Helena, Capt.
q. s.. Sander; Helena Fire Depa tlnent,
Fire Marshall G.. Il. McKinnon command
ing; Wadsworth Post No. J, G. A. r.. Senior
Vice Commander G. B. Nowbury command
inn. I 7 - EpnrA ~, NJ, I a-,, - WI
Grams U. S. A., Capt. W. s.. Votaw com
manding; Canton Schuyler Colfax No. 9,
Patriarch Militant I. o. .. F.. Capt. Chas.
Hoepfner commanding; Montana Lodge
No. l, ]. O.. o. F., Noble Grand Ii. f.. War
ner commanding; Excelsior Lodge No. i.
manding; Queen City Lodge No. az, l. O.
o. f., Noble Grand Il. W. Nein command
ing; Silver State Lodge No. 43, /. q. o. f.,
Noble Grand Thos. Is. Graves command
ing; Rocky Mountain Encampmsnt No. |,
l.. o. O. F.. Chief Patriarch Moritz Mnthes
Of Pythias. Chancellor Commander L. s..
French commanding; Ivy Lodge No. "a,
knights of Pythins, Chancellor Commander
=, G.. Worden commandinR; Rocky
Mountain Tent No. l, Knights OF
the snt Maoabees, GGmmander Frank
Tent No. 3. Knights of the Maccabees,
Commander Fl. G. Freeman commanding:
Rocky Mountain Branch No. 29s. Catholic
knights of America, President Hugh A..
Mckinnon commanding; Washington
Camp No. 3. Patriotic q der Sons of Amer
lea. President b. Il. Piatt commanding;
Mt. Helena Council No. 1882. Royal Area
Vice Regent G. s. jackson command
ing; Albion Lodge No. 227, sons of st.
George, President Vincent Haight, COM
manding; Caledonia Club, p, resident Il. G.
Wallace commanding: Helena Turn Vereiu.
+. A.. Matthews commanding;
Helena Wheelmen, President L. j. Wait
commanding; Independent Order Of Good
%Iemplars. Chief Templar G. l.. Martin
commanding; Irish American Club, Presi-
dent James Dunn commanding; Society
Scandal, President Matthias Staff COM
mnnding; Society Svea. President Martin
henson commanding: Nonpareil Assembly
392S. Knights of Labor. Advance AS
sembly No. 1909. Knights of Labor; Helena
P'essmens' Union; Granite Cutters Union:
United Association Plumbers; Helena "
biographical Union No. 95; Journeyuen
Union No. l0i: Helena Barbers'
Union; Order Of Railroad 1rainmen; Hell
.na Plasterers' Protective Union; Carpeu-
tiers and Joiners' Union No. go; Stonema-
soma Union; Quarrymens' Union.
All tho foregoing escorting the following
lodges of the A. q. u. W.:
Butte No. l. 400 members; Union No, 3.
Al iuunrtn 11E v,a1,~,, A. II.