The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-15


other. In fact, Ii is a representative or
ganization of women. making its own
laws, transacting its own business, and
is the first society of women in the
world to organize upon the cooperative
life endowment plan. 1t originated in
Michigan seven years ago. and has, in
this short time reached a total men,
bership of over $4,000 and has issued
certificates for life benefits aggregating
over $5O,O00,000. There are two classes
OF membership. social and life benefit.
and the membership is not restricted to
relatives of knights of Maccabees, but
any lady is eligible. In addition to its
life endowment feature, IT is a vast ed
ucational movement among women,
giving them practical experience in bus
mess management, parliamentary prac-
tice. and clear and concise thinking
and speaking. The lodge organized in
this city will be known as Livingston
Hive No. 3, Ladies of Maccabees, and
starts out with charter membership
OF 1s. AT the first session, held last
Thursday afternoon at X. of p hall
an installation of the following officers
took place: p. l.. c., Mary Colpitts; l..
C., Mary Z. Short; L. L. c., Clara
Young; r. X, Mary Howard; F. K,
Mary Il. Skillin; chaplain, Halle Liel;
sergeant, Gertrude Polk; mistress-at-
arms. Mary McNellis: sentinel, Emma
Lowry; picket, Jessie Berkey.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Finn entertained
a party of young people at their home
wednesday evening. The object of the
gathering was to tender a surprise to
Otto +. Lemm, who is but recently
back from quite a protracted trip east
and so carefully and secretly had the
arrangements been carried out that the
surprise was one in reality as well as
in name. The fieeting minutes of the
evening were passed in the enjoyment
NJ inst II
IN the participation of parlor games.
Inc hostess exhibited curiosa felicitas
IN providing for the general enjoyment
| especially in the serving of a dainty
| luncheon.
A social was held at the Baptist
church last evening and was participant
| ed In by several score of people. The
programme consisted of literary eff
forts, living charades and interesting
enlgmatical contests. Light refresh
ments and Ice cream were served, at a
charge of Is cents, and quite sum was
| thus realized for the church.
number OF the High school scholars
and some of the teachers went to
Bozeman this morning to attend the
school debate in that city tonight
The marriage of Gustave Schott and
| Miss Camille Lechmere at Missoula this
week is subject of some interest to
Livingston people, as the groom resid-
previous to the marriage, was an ac-
| tress at the Cremorne theater of Mis-
| soula
The Ladies' Aid society or the Congre-
| gational church will meet with Mrs. A.
| A. Richards next Wednesday afternoon.
On the same day the Ladies' Guild of
| st. Andrews church VIII meet with
( Mrs. r.. ID. Alton.
The membership of the Women's Re-
lief corps was increased this week by
| the addition of four names and, after
the close of the exercises, a luncheon
| was served by Mesdames Yeaton and
| Van Brocklin.
| st. Patricks day will be observed by
a social ball at the Albemarle parlors.
| Invitations by the courtesy of the en-
| ployes of the hotel.
| The tardy announcement comes from
| Cokedale that on the Sd of March a son
| was born to Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Schugg.
| Another time Mr.. Schugg will please
sen dthe information down to his Liv-
| ingston friends little more promptly.
| Kumms orchestra will furnish the
music for a St Patrick's day dance at
| Big Timber.
| Mrs Mentor Wetzstein is entertain
ing as her guest this week her sister-in-
law from Butte, Mrs. Adolph Wetz-
| stein.
| Mrs. John Graham and her daughter,
| Mrs. p. Cummings, departed for Chi
| cago Monday, to be in attendance at
| the bedside of Mrs. Graham's mother,
| who is very ill.
Mrs. Lee Eisenberg returned Thurs
day from her sad journey to st. raul
to attend the funeral Of her mother.
Miss ollie White has returned from
| Glendive, where she had been visiting
her father and brother.
| In the makeup of the executive COM
mittee of the State Mining and Inmi-
| grafton association, Park county was
| honored in the selection of +. II. Talcott
| as treasurer.
| T.. V. Smalley, editor of the Northwest
| Magazine, was a guest this week of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Wakefield,
| stopping over in this city yesterday on
his return from Helena.
The family of w ID. McClelland have
removed to Livingston from Spring
dale. Mr.. McClelland is cashier at the
| Northern Pacific freight office.
| +. b. Lamme came over from Boze-
man Thursday and drank i'm some of
the exhilarating ozone for which this
| side of the range is noted.
| T. S. Ash and family We're down to
| Billings this week and attended the
wedding of Joseph Zimmerman and
Miss Nettie NJ. Graves. the latter being
a niece of Mr.. Ash.
| ]. c. Mccartney, who will receive the
| honor of being elected the first mayor
| of Gardiner when that thriving little
town incorporates. is a Livingston
| guest this week.
Charles Turley. a prominent Fridley-
| lite, was in Livingston several days this
week.