The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-05

lodge of the Independent order of Good
Templars, which starts with a charter
membership of AZ. The final lecture of
Major Bateman. who, by the way, is a
veteran of the civil war. was delivered
at the court house Tuesday evening
to good audience. despite the counter
attraction at the opera house of Uncle
Josh Spruceby," his subject being The
Badge in the Window, or Save My
Fathers Family" The following were
installed as officers of the Good Tenn
plar lodge: w. A. Allen, lodge deputy:
G. w. Shoemaker, p. c. T.; Miss Lou
Linton. S. j. t.; A. M. Peters, c. t.;
Miss L. L. Jones, V. t.; z. II. Funk,
secretary; Mrs. Nina Brown, assistant
secretary; r.. It. Allen, F. s.; Mrs. Will
lam Linton, treasurer; John Peters,
marshall; Miss Gruwell, d. M; Miss
Marion Goss, guide: t. Chapple, senti-
mel; Rev. j. Hooking, chaplain; trus-
tees, H. B. Clafiin, Mrs Funk, r. r.
Grove.
A Hive of Ladies of the Maccabees
was instituted in Billings last week by
Mrs. Eudocia S. Moffat of Tacoma,
deputy supreme commander of the or
der. This is the fifth secret society to
be organized among the fair sex in this
city, who are becoming as great Jim
ers" as their male friends, but member
ship in this order differs from that in
the others inasmuch II is restricted
exclusively 10 IT combines a
system of life insurance and disability
benefits, and has a total membership
in America of over 81, 900. While Ii is
the recognized auxiliary of the knights
of the Maccabees membership, ii is not
restricted to relatives of the members
of that order. Any lady socially ac-
ceptable is eligible to membership. The
revised ritualistic work is said to be
beautiful and impressive, and every
thing in connection with the entire or
der is reported to be of the very highest
character. The officers of Yellowstone
Hive are as follows: Mrs. Julia Jones.
past lady commander; Mrs. Juel Sar-
gent, lady commander; Miss Loa Jones,
lieutenant lady commander; Mrs. Nina
II. Frizelle, lady record keeper; Mrs.
Ollie Donovan, lady finance keeper;
Mrs. Daisy Jackson, chaplain; Mrs.
Ida Parker, sergeant; Mrs. Dora Ross,
MISUNDERSTANDING; Mrs. Eunice Ryan,
sentinel; Mrs. Edith Townsend, picket.
The young friends of Jack and Ed
Fraser made a raid on the residence of
our genial police magistrate, Judge
Alexander Fraser, on Thursday night,
and came well equipped with cake,
fruit and other delicacies for a good
time. They also brought their fresh.
young, vigorous appetites with them,
and their supplies were supplemented
by the stores kindly provided by the
Misses Fraser, who were assisted in
entertaining by Miss Lamport. The oc-
casion was genuine surprise to the
two boys, but on being confronted by
the array of young people, they gal
lantly caught on to the situation and
made themselves useful and agreeable
as hosts. The party broke up at mid
night after an evenings enjoyment of
cards and dancing. The guests were:
Misses Lillian Allen, Blanche Baker,
Eunice Brigham, Winnie Jones' Mar
n do anrsf do Mofr
Jane Preuitt, Clara Schmudlach, May
Toole, Masters Robert Hopkins, Percy
Smith, Earl Morse. Tony Matheson and
Charley Whitney.
p. NJ. Gallaher on Saturday gave an
afternoon tea to a large party of mar
ried ladies, who were invited to bring
with them their fancy work. The fancy
work and pleasant interchange of ideas
made the afternoon pass very agree
ably, and the delicious refreshments
served added greatly to the pleasure of
the occasion. The hostess was assisted
in entertaining by her sister Miss
Dodsworth, of Los Angeles, Cal, in
whose honor the party was designed.
The guests were: Mesdames II. NJ. AL
len, Babcock, Berky, Becker, Chapple,
Crenshaw, Donovan, Frizelle, Goss,
HARDWOOD, Holmes, Mccormick, ODon-
nell, Porter and Williams. In the even
Ing the unmarried ladies were invited
and had quite as much enjoyment as
their married friends had had. The
guests were: Misses Chapple, Fraser,
Hayden, Oglevie, Roeser Anna and
Ella Rixon and Lila Soule.
The street performance of the hay
seed band attracted a large audience
TO the Uncle Josh Spruceby" perform
ance at the opera house on Tuesday
night.
A large party, composed of the neigh
bors and friends of Mr.. and Mrs. B. w.
Toole, made a raid on them Thursday
night, and Notwithstanding the short
notice. were most handsomely received
and entertained. The evening was spent
with cards and dancing and bountiful
refreshments.
The young friends of Emma Ohland
assisted her to celebrate her thirteenth
birthday last Saturday afternoon at
the home of her mother on Twenty
eight street, south. Refreshments in
profusion were disposed of by the
young people and all had a jolly time.
Those present were: Misses Nellie
Mills, Bertha Szitnick Della Gilsdorf,
Lila Sawyer, Sophia Sawyer, Lena Oh
land, Lola Payne. Catharine Williams,
Eta Hirsch, Clara Lamport and Ida
Savarasy.
Mrs. II. S. Williston and little boy on
Tuesday took their departure over the
Burlington for Cleveland, Ohio. She
will be met at Chicago by her father
Mr.. Hays, who will go there to escort
her home. large number of her
friends were assembled at the train TO
bid her goodbye. Mr. Williston is now
winding up his business preparatory to
locating elsewhere.
ID. l.. Lamereaux, a son Of the COM
missioner of the land office, spent Sun
day in town and left on Monday for
the Big Horn basin, Wyoming where
he will, as a special deputy of the land
department, report on the big irriga-
ton schemes in progress there under
the Carey act.
Will o. Allen has returned for his va
cation from Chicago. where ne is a
student of the American College of
Dentistry. He will spend the summer in
the practical work of his chosen pro-
fession in the office of his father, DIR.
Allen.