The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17
In Basin.

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Basin, April 15.-Social life has been
on the continual whirl in Basin this
week, but the first and most important
event was the annual ball of the local
lodges of the A. o. u. w. and Degree of
Honor, which was given at Leary &
S~ullivan's hall Monday night. The at
tendance was unusually large, and with
good music n every other require
ment at hand, the dance went by as
a most successful and pleasant affair.
About 30 persons came up from Boulder
IN their enjoyment and comfort was
especially looked after by the commit
tees, with the result that the visitors
from the neighboring town returned to
their homes expressing profuse thanks
for their hospitable entertainment. The
committees who a the dance in
charge, and to whom 50 much credit is
B. A.. Blevin, Mrs. b. A. Blevin. Miss
Rose Rightenour. f. M. Tefft, James
Langan and Z. r. Sumner; music. Mrs.
Fred Hutchinson. John Baskin and d.
A. Rightenou; Floor. James Felts, E. r.
Sumne and Mrs. Anna Claflin; recep-
ton, Mrs. f. M. left. DR.. d. f. Rain
vile and lou Sponheim. At IL o'clock
the Degree of Honor served An elegant
supper in the dining room of the Union
hotel, after which nearly everybody re-
turned to the hall and danced until 4
o'clock in the morning.
Thursday night Lincoln ten of the
order Of the knights of the Maccabees
was organized here by Deputy Supreme
Commander c.. r. Newell. The new
tent starts off with % earnest and en-
thusiastic members, and is at once
placed on a prosperous IND growing
basis, as a large number ave signified
their intention of coming into the order
during the next few meetings. All those
who were initiated Thursday night were
highly pleased with the degree work and
other exercises of the order. The Off
GERS of the new tent are as follows: Past
commander. H.. L. Hughes; commander,
James Il. Felts; lieutenant commander.
Zeph Lagasse; record keeper, William
H. Godfrey; finance keeper, w. w.
Wickes; chaplain, Hugo Freyler; SER
geant, James Dwyer; master at arms.
William r. Lloyd; first master of
guards, David Refill; second master of
guards. Percy w. Taft; sentinel. Otto
e. Tfmonson: picket, DR.. ID. f. Rain
Vile: trustees, Joseph b. Brein, James
Dwyer and b. A. Blevin. Other MEM
bers are: Lieutenant Governor A. E..
Spriggs, Harry l.. Charles, Harry Lid
gate: L. d. Kent, John Fogerty, z. S.
Mcdonald and George Lisle. This
makes the thirty-second tent of the or
der organized in Montana, and the
membership in the state is now consid-
erably over 1000.
Fairview Lodge. No. 81, Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows. is making elab-
crate preparations for the celebration
at this place Of the seventy-ninth ami
versary of that order. On the 26th of
this month. at 2 o'clock on the after
noon OF that day. they will have a
grand parade from their hall, after
..Is,A &Hara mill he nm o11rAe. NJ tka
Presbyterian churc by Massena Bull
lard of Helena. In the evening they
will give an invitation ball at Leary
& Sullivan's hail.. The arrangements
for this celebration will principally be
in charge Of these committees: Ar
rangements, D.. f. Hackett, o. A. Len
ming and Zeph Lagasse; invitation. o.
r. Simonson, b. A. Blevin, Louis Spon-
helm, Frank Beebe, Mrs. B. A. Blevin
and Mr.. j. ]. Brooks: reception, b. A.
Blevin. Mort Freedom. August Free
burg, George s. Felts, ]. ]. Brooks John
Ecklund. Mrs. Zeph Lagasse, Mrs. Har-
ry Lidgate, Mrs. o. A. Lenning and Mrs.
Ed Loomis
There was a large attendance at the
services at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday night to listen to an interesting
Easter sermon by Rev. C.. Howard
CRUDE of Boulder.
Born. Saturday night, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Davidson, a boy.
John Berkin of Boulder has been in
town several days this week. and is
thinking some of locating here to en-
gage i'm business.
Miss Clara Allen of New Paris, o.,
who has been visiting here for several
days with her brother, c. NJ. Allen, went
to Butte Wednesday evening to visit
with relatives there for a short time be-
fore returning to the East.
DR.. f. A. Houck of Cleveland, o.. ar
rived here Tuesday night. and will
spend some time looking after mining
interests in the Basin district.
Miss Ida Brooks was visiting in
Boulder Friday.
Mike O'Donnell was in Helena the first
of the week on business.
Mrs. Harry G. Smith. wife of County
Commissioner Smith, is seriously ill at
her home in this city.
Charles NJ. Hewett was in Butte FRI
day on business.
c. w. Sweet of Boulder. who is soon
To open a business establishment here,
was in town Thursday.
Attorney George Haldorn was out
from Butte Sunday to visit the Ruby
mine.
Mrs. Martin Buckley is visiting
friends in Butte.