The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-20
ITS ANNUAL SESSION
The K. Of P. Grand Lodge VIII
Convene Next Tuesday.
AND A COMPETITIVE DRILL
Butte. Anaconda and rBozeman
Uniformed Divisions VIII Be
Out In Full Force--Work
of Exemplifioation.

Butte. May 1s.-The eleventh annual
session OF the Grand Lodge. Knights
of Pythis OF Montana. will convene In
this city on Tuesday. and the second
annual meeting and competitive drill
of the Uniformed Rank VIII be held at
the same time. The opening session Of
the Grand Lodge will be held at 10
o'clock on Tuesday at Miners Union
hall, where an address of welcome will
be delivered by Mayor Thompson and
response made.
| At 2 d. m. on Tuesday there will be
a grand parade Of the uniformed divi-
sions, Grand Lodge and subordinate
lodges. The parade will form at Min
| ers' Union hall and will march south
on Main to Park. west on Park to
Idaho. north on Idaho to Broadway,
| east on Broadway to Arizona. south on
Arizona to Park, west on Park to Main
and north on Main to Miners Union
hall, where 1t will disband. 49,.
At s d. m. on Tuesday there Will be
an exemplification of the ritualfsuc
work by the Butte lodges at Miners
Union hall. The three ranks will be
conferred and the work will be FUZZY
exemplified.
The forenoon of Wednesday will be
devoted TO a session of the Grand
Lodge. and at 2'p. m. the competitive
drill of the uniformed divisions at the
athletic grounds. Three prizes are Of
fered for the drill, as follows:
| Ffrst--To the best drilled division.
$3.50 in cash and the pennant trophy,
held by Anaconda division No. 9, which
IL held through three consecutive COM
petitions becomes the property OF the
division so holding.
Second-$150 to the next best drilled
division.
Third-s100 to the division in compe-
tition and not winning a prize-which
travels the longest distance to Butte
by the nearest practical route.
The uniformed divisions at Butte,
| Anaconda and Bozeman will be present
in full force. but the two last named
will probably be the only ones that
will compete, and the third prize will
last year at Anaconda, Anaconda, Bill
ings and Bohemian were in the race,
and they finished in the order named.
The Billings division has had not suffi-
cient opportunity for drill this year,
however, to enable ii to make a credit
said of the Butte division. The judges
| for the drill will be Maj. Byron III
| Cook, Capt. +. w. Wynne, and AdJt
George f. Marsh of the Montana Ma
tional Guard.
In addition to the three full divisions
. for Butte, Anaconda and Bozeman al
| of the uniformed rank officers and a
number of individual members from
: Helena, Deer Lodge, Missoula, Billings
Livingston, Big Timber. Great Falls
and Glasgow will also be present. Or
Wednesday evening a regiment of tn
uniformed rank in Montana will be or
ganized and regimental officers will b.
elected. There are IL uniformed divi
sions in the state, with a total mem
= bership of about 500. A ball will ais
1 ~ Of obox hon Hnn "a
day evening In honor of the Crane
Lodge.
$ The day and evening of Thursda,
will be devoted to sessions of tn
Grand Lodge.
o Elaborate arrangements are beinl
!. made for the reception and entertain
ment OF the visitors, and all of tn
: business houses and public building
will be handsomely decorated in homo
of the occasion. The decorations hav
:. already been commenced. and the
! promise to equal anything that the cit
has ever seen. The visitors will be en-
tertained at the clubs, and those VIII
a are not members of the Grand Lodg
A will be entertained at social function
" throughout the city. The parade o
Tuesday will be an imposing affair an
the competitive drill on Wednesday al
ternoon will be attended by an i'm
mense crowd.
There will be about 100 regular rer
resentatives to the grand lodge, bs
u sides all past chancellors and a lare
a number of visitors from Anaconda
" Bozeman. Helena and other cities.
. The following committees hay
;. charge of the celebration:
n Executive Committee-John q. z,
o ans. chairman; w. f. Wright, seer
i' tary; j. b. Shackey, corresponding Sc,
rotary; c. w. Gould, treasurer; Geore
Pascoe, George C. Fitschen. ]. II. LIE,
sen, James Doull, Frank Chaser.
Ie Grand Lodge Committee in Charge
I. Competitive Drill-John G.. Evans, ]
Is A. Walker, c. S. Whitney. hi
II Reception Committee
II Lee Mantle. ) Gilston.
r. Geo Pascoe, j 5 Hammond,
IL Geo @ Fltschen. WA Estabrook,