The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-25
WOUND UP ITS BUSINESS
Reports Show Order of United
Workmen in Good Condition.
WILL MEET NEXT IN BUTTE
The Grand Lodge Will Pay the Assess
ments OF Those Members Who En-
listed for the Wal The Or
hcers Installed.

Special Dispatch to the Standa-d.
Helena, Aug. 24.-The grand lodge
Ancient Order OF United workmen will
meet next year in Butte. That city was
selected without q scintilla OF opposi-
ton. This was decided upon this after
noon shortly before the grand lodge
adjourned. To-day the grand lodge
wound up its business. elected new off,
GERS and decided upon the next meet
ing place. This morning the various
committees. finance. good of the order.
etc, reported, and their reports were
adopted. There was little In the reports
that can be published. 1t is sufficient to
say that the reports showed the order
to be in a flourishing condition. A reso-
luton was passed that will meet with
the approbat ton of every patriot. This
was TO the effect that the grand lodge
will pay out of its general fund the as
! sessment of any member who has en-
listed in the army or navy during the
Hispano-American war. Power was
conferred upon the master workman to
appoint deputies, IL he sees fit. to act
for him in certain lodge matters. Each
deputy is to be assigned TO a certain
district.
The election of officers resulted in the
selection OF the following: Grand mas
ter workman, II. A.. O'Hara, Hamilton;
grand foreman, J.. NJ. Rhoades, Miles
City; grand overseeT, j. w. Pace, White
hall; grand recorder, James Sullivan,
Helena; grand receiver. Henry Filing,
Virginia City; grand guide, G.. 7.
Young, Livingston; grand inside watch
man, G. p. Williams, Victor: grand out
side Waterman, FL Grandey, Butte:
grand medical examiner, DR.. w. w. An
drus, Miles City; grand trustees, Charles
Wegner, Great Falls; Richard Jockey,
Helena; J. b. Trevarthen. Walkerville.
Il. N. Averill, BoZeman, George Pascoe,
Butte, and Patrick Carney, Fish Creek,
were elected delegates to the supreme
lodge.
The committee on laws consisted OF
j.. w. Kinsley, Helena; G.. S +. Wis
ner, Anaconda, and E. Afford, Center
VILE. On the finance committee these
were chosen: J. II. C~alderhead, Butte;
c. w. Burton. Helena, and Joseph Con-
rad, Marysville. Z. NJ. Gardner, BoZs-
man: T. ". AveriIl, Townsend, and Pat
rick Carney, Fish Creek, compose the
board OF arbitration.
Nearly all of the grand officers were
chosen by reclamation. The election
of a grand recorder developed three
candidates. including James Sullivan.
the present recorder. Mr.. Sullivan re-
ceived l2 votes more than both Of his
: opponents. George Pascoe OF Butte and
Henry Filing were pitted against one
another for the office of grand receiv-
err. but Mr.. Pascoe withdrew from the
race before the ballot was taken. In
recognition of Mr.. Pascoe's services as
grand receiver for three consecutive
terms, he was elevated to the position OF
past grand master by a resolution. The
new grand master, r. A. O'Hara, is a
practicing attorney of Hamilton. He Is
a native of Minnesota and has resided
in the Bitter Root city since Its infancy.
He is very popular with the order and
his selection meets with general favor.
This evening the new officers were
installed by Past Grand Master Work
man J. w. Kinsley. After this cere-
mony the representatives and their Ia
dies went out 10 Central park, where "A
concert and dance was given in their
Honor. Grand Master Workman OHara
and other newly elected officers re-
sponded to calls for speeches, and alto
gether' the evening was pleasantly pass
ed. Tomorrow the ladies' auxiliary,
The Degree of Honor, will meet. There
are about 70 representatives present.