The Anaconda standard., 1896-04-16
THE STAT COUNCIL.
Org ,nixation of the Jr. q. A. Nj. b.
jam s'oweil of Denser.


jam Poweil of Denser.
The Montana state council of the
Junior Order of United American Me-
chanics was organized at Stees' hall
yesterday by James Powell of Denver,
national organizer of the order. The
following subordinate lodges were rep
resented: Washington No. l, Butte;
Tiffin Home No. 2 of Great Falls; Hell
ena No. 3, Missoula No. 4, Abraham
Lincoln No. of Anaconda, and
Thomas II. Benton No. of Butte.
atives, Missoula council had two and
the others had one each.
The following state officers were
elected: Junior past state counsellor,
S. N, Mullen of Butte; state counsel
lor, b. II. Cook of Butte; state vice
counsellor, l. II. Plummer of Misosula;
state secretary, A. p. Jones of Butte;
state treasurer, S. II. Robson of Mis-
soula; S. c. conductor, Frank Bertsch
of Anaconda; S. c. warden, r. G.. Da-
vies of Helena; S. c. inside sentinel, j.
l.. Weighton, Great Falls; S. c. out
side sentinel, r. NJ. Roger of Butte;
national representatives, five year
term, b. II. Cook; 4-year term, r. M.
Boyer; three-year term, /. H. Plum
mer; two-year term, 5. II. Robson; one
year term, S. n. Mullin.
The junior past counsellor, counsellor
and vice counsellor constitute the board
of officers and all matters requiring i'm
mediate action which come up during
the year will be referred and decided
by them. The state counsellor was
instructed to put a state organizer in
the field at an early date.
The national council will meet in
Denver June 16, for four days ses-
sion, and it is expected by the mem
bers that IL will be an event second
only to the knights Templar conclave
There will be about 300 delegates repre-
senting 100000 members in 80 states,
and preparations are being made for
the entertainment of 5000 or 10000 Wis
itors. Montana is the 34th state to or
ganize a state council and inside of 30
days state councils will be organized
in Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada,
Idaho and Vermont.
The Junior Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics is a social, fraternal
and beneficial organization to which
/ only native born Americans are eligi-
BILE TO membership. In it's declaration
of principles it vigorously opposes the
unrestricted immigration of ignorant.
vicious and lawless criminals, but ex-
tends a hearty welcome to all immi-
grants who desire TO better their con-
dition and become a part and parcel
of our nationality. The order affirms
its devotion to the pubic SchOol SyS-
| tenn, and believes in compulsory edu-
cation, guarantees to every man the
| liberty Of worshipping God according
| to the dictates of his own conscience,
and believes that the Bible should be
read in the public schools, not to teach
sectariansm, but to inculcate its
teachings. 1t is essentially a patriotic
| and political organization, but declares
/ itself to be absolutely non-sectarian
| and non-partisan.
The first lodge of the order in Mon
| tana was instituted in Butte last May
| and Ii has had very rapid growth.
| National Organizer Powell leaves this
afternoon for Wyoming. where he will
| organize a state council and institute
/ two subordinate lodges at Sheridan and
| Big Horn.
The state council met last evening
and the board of officers announced the
| following committees:
Finance committee-J. L. Weight
man, Great Falls, chairman; F. Bertsch
/ of Anaconda, G.. II, Davies of Helena.
Committee on credentials-S. II. Rob-
son, Missoula. chairman; ]. w. Master
son and r. NJ. Boyer, Butte.
Committee on laws. n. Mullin,
Butte, chairman; b. II. Cook and A.
p. Hayward, Butte.
Committee on appeals-E. b. Judge,
| Great Falls, chairman s. II. Robson
| and Ira III. Plummer. Missoula-
Helena was selected as the place for
the next meeting of the state council,
which will be held on the second Wed
nesday in April, 1897.