The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21
KNIGHTS At DEER LODGE
Meeting of the Grand Lodge for
the Domain of Montana.
A STATE OF PROSPERITY
An Excellent Showing Made by the Re-
ports of Grand Oficers-Strong
Financially-A Gain in
Membership.
special Dispatch TO the STANDARD.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Deer Lodge, Sept. 20.-The grand
lodge, knights of Pythias. for the do
main of Montana convened in ~extraordi-
nary session in the court house audi
forum yesterday morning under the call
m gavel of Grand Chancellor John NJ.
| Evans of Missoula, with the following
officers In their places of honor In the
temporary castle hall:
John NJ. Evans of Laurel No. IL, Mis-
soula, grand chancellor.
John w. Stanton of Cataract No. Is,
Great Falls, vice grand chancellor.
S. A. Ballet of Ivy No. "a, Helena,
grand prelate.
Jacob Loeb Of Myrtle No. 8, Helena,
grand keeper of records and seal.
L. III. Talcott of Yellowstone No. 10,
Livingston, grand master of exchequer.
X. ID. Steele of P~ythago-as No. 2,
Bozeman, grand master at aims.
@. $. Lamport of Rathbone No. rs,
Billings, grand inner guard.
George Sanderson of Allendale No. SIS,
Havre, & rand cutter guard.
Supreme Representatives Charles s.
Whitney of Crusader No. Z, Miles city,
and James b.. Gallagher of Myrtle No. 8.
Helena.
Past Supreme Representative John G..
Evans of Ivanhoe No. s, Butte.
Past Grand Chancellor L. ii. Talcott
of Yellowstone No. 10. Livingston.
The major part of the business trans
acted by the lodge during the forenoon
was in the hands of the committee on
credentials, below being the report of
that body as submitted by to the off,
GERS:
TO the Grand Lodge, knights of
Pythias, Domain of Montana: Having
examined the credentials of past chan
cellors within this domain, we respect
fully submit the following names who
are entitled to receive the past chancel-
lors' rank: Valley No. s, Deer Lodge, j.
H. Snow; Crusader No. z, Miles City,
George II. Milburn; Mountain Home
No. IA, Pony, +. T.. Williams; Big Tim
Der No. 25, Big Timber, Sydney Fox,
Henry Nicholson, c. +. McGurk; Loyal
No. u, Castle, j. w. Duncan, c. p.
Tooley; Rathbone No. 20, Billings, c.
II. Newman, A. p. Hart, Charles L.
Sawyer; Sane Coulee Nc. 81. Sand Cou-
lee. Lee Dennis.
The committee on credentials, having
examined the certificates of the grand
representatives and alternates, beg leave
to report that we have found the fol-
lowing correct and do therefore recon-
mend that the Knights named below
be recognized by this body as the grand
representatives and alternates from
their respective lodges:
We have also examined the creden-
tials of Brother Fred A. Agate, past
grand chancellor of the domain of
Washington, and at present a member
of Myrtle lodge No. 8, X. of p, Helena,
who is entitled to a seat in this grand
lodge.
DAMON NO. 1, BUTTE.
Representatives, Sig Schilling. A. H.
Yoder. Alternates, Thomas Killing, 1.
d. Naccherri.
PYTHAGORAS NO. 2. BOHEMIAN.
Representatives, w. L. Holloway, Jo-
mas Henderson. Alternates, w. @.
Henke, ]. r. Scahill.
MYRTLE NO. 5, HELENA.
Representatives. Ed L. Flaherty. AL
bert l. Loeb. Alternates, F. A. Haus-
valid, ]. l.. Koontz.
IVANHOE NO. 8. BUTTE.
Representatives, r. c. Fort. G. r.
Davis. T. H. Walker. Alternates, J. p.
Hensler, j.. II. Leyson. w. II. Roberts.
VALLEY No. 6, DEER LODGE.
Representatives, d. S. Schroeder, Mar
tin Gleeson. Alternates, j. II. Owlngs,
James II. Snow.
nv. - LILLE
Representatives, E.. Butler, II. A.
James. A~lternates, Frank Shepard.
Lee Eisenberg.
OCCIDENT NO. 8, DILLON.
Representatives. Paul NJ. Walsh, w.
5. Pyle. A~lternates o. NJ. Best, ].
Cashmere.
oswEGo NO. 9. BUTTE.
Representatives. George p. Mennie.
James Doull, Elmer Snavely. Alter
mates. Alfred Doull. Frank CHASER, C.
II. smith.
YELLOWSTONE NO. n. LIVING
STON.
Representatives. ohm Skillln. ]. F.
P%ritchard. Alternate. j. c. Robinson.
LAUREL NO. IL. MIssoULA.
Representatives. H. l.. Knight, John
s. Sloane. Alternates, d. C. Wagner, |
d. M. Ingall.
CHEVALIER NO. IL. CHoTEAU.
Representative, George Adam. AL
~ternate, A. c. Warner.
MONTANA NO, 10, ANACONDA.
Representatives. ]. A. Hoge. Carl
Gallagher. Alternates, P. ]. Gardner, |
Charles Bertsch.
MOUNTAIN HOME NO. IA. PONY.
Representatives, A. N. Richards. f.
2. Williams. Alternate. L. w. Allen.
DELTA NO. Is. LIMA.
Representative, George Knox. Alter
nate, j. f. Holloway.
EVERGREEN NO. 16, MARYSvILLE.
Representatives, J. d. Conrad, Will
liam McKendrlck. Alternates, A. h. |
Atwater, G. W. Padbury.
BULLION NO. IL. wICKEs.
Representatives. Fred Mayer. James
X. Hildebrand. Alternates. John J.
ppitch, Jake Kauf.
CATARACT NO. IS, GREAT FALLS.
Representatives, NJ. L. Bridgman. A.
f. Garfield. A~lternates. George II.
Stanton. A. f. Dickerman.
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