The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1894-08-02
THE DEGREE OF HONOR.
Interesting Installation Ceremonies Last
Friday Night.

4 E Friday Night.
Hope Lodge, No. z, Degree of Honor
4. 0. u W., held it's installation o
officers at Masonic hall last FRIDAY
evening. Mrs. Rose Schanlanker, o
Butte, grand chief Of honor, and Mrs. DR.
Hattie B. Hunter, of Helena, grand re
corder, had been invited to perform th.
work.
The ladies of the local lodge here hae
carefully looked into the details of al
the arrangements Of the affair in order
that everything might pass off pleasant,
and enjoyably, SO that the visitors who
attended would be we'll entertained
At about $50 o'clock the inner doors
OF the lodge-room were thrown open te
the guests and the evenings work began
Mrs. Schanlanker. who is entirely vel
qualified to fill the high position she
holds, in conjunction with Mrs. Hunter
went through the installation in 6
manner that showed their entire famil.
iarity with the work. Not flaw was
made, and the lengthy and impressive
ceremony was rendered in manner that
ought to afford an example for the
officers of some of the men'slodges. The
ladies had every word of their charyes
committed to memory, and no book was
resorted to during the progress OF the
work. ""F
Following is list of officers installed
Past Chief Of Honor, Miss Lottie P1zer;
Chief Of Honor, Mrs. Viola Wilson; Lady
of Honor, Mrs. Lizzie Crowley; Chief Of
Ceremonies, Mrs. Lizzie Shull; Recorder
Mrs. Annie Brown; Financier, Will
Yenter; Usher, Mrs. ANNE Harding;
Inside Watch, Mrs Lucy Huffman; Out
side Watch, r. NJ. Nowak Medical
Examiner, I. @. Heine, NJ. D.
After the installation was concluded, a
poem, entitled, "A Word of Warming .
was read by Mrs. Will Yenter. A song
was sung, entitled, Soldiers Chorus
by Mrs. j.. j.. McAlllster, Mrs. A. S.
Huffman, Mrs. G. J. Reek, F. Fl. Coy,
Q. J. Quivey and Josiah Shull, with Miss
Mary Pizer presiding at the organ. F.
NJ. Nowak followed with recitation,
A duet was then sung by Mrs. G.. J..
Reek and son, Gilbert.
Remarks were made by several members
of the order.
At the conclusion of the programme
an ice cream lunch was served, which
had been prepared by the ladies In ad-
vance.
It would be hard to find a more con-
genial and sociable gathering than this
event proved to be; and from the re-
marks Of those who attended, it Is evil
dent that they enjoyed themselves i'm
mensely.
Among those who attended were the
following: Mrs. Rose Schanlanker, of
Butte, Grand Chief Of Honor; Mrs. Hattie
B. Hunter, of Helena, Grand Recor1e
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Crowley, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. Huffman, Mr.. and Mrs F. M.
Nowak, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Winning
hoff, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Dawson, Mr. and
Mrs. D. N. Mcdonald, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. J. J. McAllister, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. @. johnson. Mr.. and Mrs BENZ. Pizer,
Dr. and Mrs. W. I. Power, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs. H.. M.
Browning, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Walker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Weaver, Mr. and
Mrs r. D. Sayres, Mr. and Mrs. Will
7enter, Mr.. and Mrs q. j. Reek, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. J. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ii.
Harding, Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine Jacky,
Dr.. and Mrs. T. G. Heine, Mr.. and Mrs.
2. G. Pringey, Mrs. James Hanson, Mrs,
J. Il. Cole, Mrs. William Hammond, Mrs.
a. J. Mcdonald, Mrs. Fred Mcdonald,
Mrs. H. F. Titus, Miss Clara McDonel,
Miss Mary Pizer, Miss Lottie Plzer, Miss
). B.. Fshbaugh, Messrs. M. H. Bryan,
David Pizer. G. Fl. Eshbaugh, John
Ainsley, r. Fl. Coy, T. S. McConkey,
Angus Johnston, James McGurk, @. j.
euiyey, 10 x. Bryan.