The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-04
IT'S MAKING FRIENDS
The Rapid Growth Of the A. 0. o. W.
In This State.
AN ENCOURAGING SHOWING
Anaccrda's Lodge May Have a
Building Of Its Own Before Long
Interesting History OF the
Order by Mr.. Sullivan.

latest issue of the Montana Workman
the Official paper of the order, publish
ed at Helena, there are now in good
standing 5.056 members In the Mon
tana Jurisdiction. OF this number
there are 306 in Anaconda lodge No. %
Of this city, which is the third largest
lodge In the state. Butte has 74S and
Helena $40. They only lead the lodge
in the Smelter City. Missoula is fourth
with 255 members of Union No. 3, in
good standing.
Anaconda lodge No. % has under
consideration the feasibility of build
. Ing a hall. The matter was referred to
a committee and If a suitable site can
be seucred at reasonable terms the in
" stitution will be one of the first enter
< prfses to be begun when spring comes
again. Several propositions are under
> consideration and 1T is more than likely
that before July the local l0ige will
nave home of its own in a two-story
. brick block. Financially the lodge is
. IN moss. healthful condition and will
= be able to carry the project to a sue
cessful conclusion If IL is undertaken
. During the month of December So
y members were initiated in No. 22 and
there are now on hand from 10 to a
dozen applications for membership.
: as possible.
: IFe retiring master workman, f. G.
fisher, has been an indefatigable hus-
tier for members and has probably Sc
Gyredr personally, more, applications
tnan any other member, and he retires
with -honors. F. W. Stebbins, who
collected the assessments as financier
mas his books in excellent shape and
was a good collector. Receiver Fred
Wits retired from that position with
honor, having served for three success
sive terms and will undoubtedly be one
ANT -
next year The new officers Installed
TINS week are: For M. W., G. s. e.
Wlsner; foreman, Thomas Graham:
overseer, p. Cummings; recorder. r.
N, Gibson; financier. c. j. Healy: re-
ceiVer j. L. O'Brien, all of whom are
lrieu, faithful and true Workmen and
Will be as ardent as their predecessors
from the report of the grand record
er, James Sullivan, these facts are
/ CLEANED that will interest Workmen
I and others.
SINCE the organization of the Mon
tafla grand lodge. at which tinoa W.
lodges of this state withdrew from the
Nevada Jurisdiction to be senarata
ana apart, there have been 81 assess
ments in the five years. averaging 10
per year. Last year there were IL as
sessments, and seven of the deatbs
covered were victims of the Rutte CIV
preston Each assessment amounts to
III and this, II will easily be seen when
coilected from 5000 men, pays the ben
eneaery or two certificates with a hal
ne nue on hand. In the five years there |
nave been 145 deaths, for which tbare |
mas been paid 1920, 900 at 81. 900 for each |
loss - ~-'OO' ioi ee'ch
recorder Sullivan gives the following
history OF the order in Montana:
Inc grand lodge of Montana was
organized Dec. 10, 1890 1.-THE oreapiza
ton TO take effect January ! ise,I
str ting off with 20 lodges and a mem,
pefship of 1925.
AT the second session. held ar Hell
eha aug 70 and 26 1891, the report
SHOWS rs lodges and a membership OF
To-. net increase OF 256 members in
seven months, having in the meantime
PAID ii death claims of 81. 900 each or
$4,000, and 81, 1870 for supreme hodge
reheI call. In the report or the grand
recorqer at this session in reporting the
NUMBER or lodges he states: We have
Da uis humper three weak lodges
Bozemap, No. S. with eight members
az Bozemap; Yellowstone. No. "a with
Iour members at Billings; and Mon
lana, NO. "A. with four members ar
Fort Benton. At this writing Boze-
m. No 5, has 15s good and true
NJ aneh upon It's roll, Yellowstone
NO. "a has As members, and Montana
NO. y, has IL. and while No. 9 does NOT
loom up numerically, yet Considering
hel-iocaloh and the number to draw
upon she has done remarkably we'll
LstAt the third annual session held at
areaS Erals Aug. 20 and "a. 1899. the
record showed AZ lodges. and a man
peTsnlp or 2,s4O. being an increase of IA ,
iodges ana a net increase in member
ship of 75S; and during the vear
having paid 20 death claims, aggregat ,
~ ess.QoV, supreme lodge relief call. .
Sb65s5. or O. total of s47, $685. IS.
AT the fourth session held ar Rutta
Aug and 8. 1898, the record, as shown ,,
ny the report of the grand recorder ts ..
as follows: -Four new lodges, making ,
10 In all. Membership in good stand, .
ing. S'4es. being a net increase for the
year of sic; rs death claims Maid
amounting to s56.0OO. and TO supreme
lodge relief call s2,Ss4. a total of SIS. ss4
for the year. = !
AT the fifth annual session. held AT /.
Anaconda Aug. IA and is. 1894, the re-
pprt shows four new lodges added.
MAKING 90 lodges in all, and a mem
oership in good standing of 4.O7s. a net
increase for the year of SIS During
me year 30 death claims were paid I
amounting to $4,000: 20 this may be
tdoed LOO on account of settlement
u Ola Nevada claim. as well as 1910
ssto OUT or the general fund on same @
.osount. and afterwards TRANSFERRED to ;
ne beneficiary account, or in round .
isufes $4,000 paid on account of bene- y
iciary. .funo. During this year there II
vas paid on account of supreme lodge y
ellef call S4.255. or a total of see. 255'
5 AT the sixth annual session. held AT
Y lssoula, Aug. 20 and 2I, the record
hows II new lodges added, making 81
edges, and membership of4.sO4. a net u
ncrease for the year of 726. Forty-two
cath claims have been paid during the
ear amounting to $4,000. supreme =
odge relief call. s4.s1640. q total OF :,
ss.Sios4O; and as We go to press ON -
his. the s1st day of December. 1885,. =
Fe show membership OF 5,O5s. and -
ave paid since the meeting of the :,
rand lodge in August last 10 death :,
ialms, amounting 10 so. 900. and a =.
rand total IN our five years of exist =
nee Of the @4FFra - ssoA aa.a - -