The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09
TENTH ANNUAL MEETING
Members of the Mystic Shrine
Gather in Belena.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
Thirty-one Novices Were Given . Trip
Over h Burning Sands and rniti-
sted Into the Mysterious
Rites OF the Order.
Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Dec. S-Helena has been own
Ell to-day by the members OF the Mystic
Shrine. who gathered here from all quar-
tiers OF the state to attend the 10th annual
meeting Of Algeria Temple. and inciden-
tally to help initiate 81 nov.ces who de-
sired to be led over the parched sands
OF the desert to the oasis that is said 20
await the weary traveller making his
first trip.
The Auditorium was used for the ses-
sion and for the initiation. The windows
were covered and all OF the paraphernalia
Of Algeria Temple cartcd there for the
use of the officers and as assistants.
The session began this afternoon with a
business meeting. presided over by IL
lustrious Potcntate Il. C.. Day. The bust
ness session concluded with the election
Of the following officers: Iliustrious po-
t~entate, Frank II. Jones. Helena: Illus
trious chief rabban, Anthony Harrity.
Anaconda; illustrious assistant rabban,
Ritter Thompson. Missoula; inustrious
high priest and prophet. A. ID. Edgar.
Helena: illustrious Oriental guide. Emil
II. Renisch. Butte: illustrious' treasurer,
George l.. Tracy, Helena: illustrious re-
oiut U kt IbohtIs fttltItds
imperial representative. Colonel F. NJ.
Malone, Miles City.
Then came the great event of the meet
ing-the initiation of the candidates-31 In
all. 1t was nearly Z o'clock tonight when
the last novice succeeded In crossing the
tortuous pathway that is reputed to have
led over a red-hot Sahara desert. Those
initiated were: Maurice Eisenberg. Will
liam C. Siderfn. Sigmund Genzberger.
Ignus Cohen. DR.. Fred w. M~cCrimmon.
Dupont NJ. Newbro. w. b. Thompson. c.
q, Hascomb. all of Butte; NJ. n. Ruther-
ford, r. f. Palmer, w. III. Houston, :.
A. Weed. Missoula: John r. Odgers. Rob-
ert r.. Evans, Centerville: John Everett.
Frank A. S~cheuber, Charles L. Howard.
Livingstone: Charles O.. Dodge. George Il.
Gum. Frank y. Mayall. Charles n. Kess-
Ter, Abe Goldberg. Charles T. Stewart,
Walter w Sanford. Helena; III. n. Ken
nedy. Billings: Samuel X. Fishel. Mann
moth Hot Springs. Wyo.: Robert W.
Main. Columbia Falls: NJ. o. Robertson.
East Helena; Frank Klepetko, Frank d.
Starlight, Great Falls; +. J. Pascoe, Elk
horn.
At S o'clock tonight the degree OF the
Daughter of Isis was conferred upon a
number of women. the wives, sisters or
daughters of Shriners by Past Potentate
r. l.. Jockey. Among the candidates were
Marie f.. Greene, Nettie r. K~irkendall.
ENilild II. nv h@aaaA
Hindson. Marie Evans. Abel Parchen.
Ida Middlemas, Isabel Kirkendall. Clara
Potter. Amelia King Ella Black, Eliza
Il. Stewart. Mrs. c. l.. Howard, Antol-
cite Van Hook Brown. Matilda Renisch,
Anna Renisch, Ida N. Fiaherty, Jesse Ev-
erett. Mary Bingham, Ella p. Scott.
Mary L. Gaddis. Jesse F. Campbell. Vio-
let /. Matteson. Mary Carkeek. Alice VIM
ter. Mabel Burbridge. Mary A. Jackson,
Jennie A. Mcdonald. Harrie.-- NJ. Robin
son. The women candidates reside In Diff
ferent parts of the state.
At the conclusion Of the comforting OF
the degree came the installation OF the
newIy-elected officers of Algeria Temple,
which was conducted by Illustrious Po-
tentate r. c. Day. An entertainment and
dance. with music by the Boston & Mon
tana band. followed. A banquet was
served at which the famous drink OF
shriners, "Sem-Sem. flowed like the pro-
verbal water. II was a late hour when
the last weary Shriner ought his bed.