The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-20

1t was red badge day in Butte yes
terday.
A couple. of hundred knights of Pyth-
las are in town attending the session
of the grand lodge of Montana, and
1t is splendid lot of good men. They
are here to attend to important lodge
business, the nature of all of which
is not given to the public. The pub
lies interest in the lodge is manifested
in the endeavor to make the adherents
of the Pythian faith feel at home while
they are transacting and discussing
lodge business.
The session was called to order by
Grand Chancellor j. w. Stanton, as
sisted by Vice Chancellor S. A. Ballet.
On the platform was the guest Of
honor, the Hon. Thomas G. Sample,
supreme chancellor of the order. Other
officers at the helm were Grand Pre-
late r. D. Steele, Grand Keeper of the
Records and Seals Jacob Loeb, Grand
Master of the EXchequer E. H. Tai
cot, Grand Master of Arms G. S. Lam
pert and Grand Outer Guard j. H. Ow-
ings.
The Representation.
The report of the credentials COM
mittee showed the following delegates
present.
Damon No. 1, Butte-A. N. Yoder,
Sig Schilling.
Pythagoras No. 2, Bozeman-J. R.
Scahil, A. M Brandenburg.
Myrtle No. 8, Helena-Albert I. Loeb,
w. A. Moore.
Golden Rule No. 4, whitehall-E. w.
Burdick.
Ivanhoe No. 8, Butte-F. H. Walker,
George r. Davis, Edward Caddy.
Valley No. 6, Deer Lodge-Martin
Gleeson.
Crusader No. = Miles City-H. A.
James.
occident No. 8, Dillon-william s..
Pyle.
Oswego No. 9. Butte--James Doull,
Elmer Snavely, A. G. Elerick.
Yellowstone No. 10, Livingston-John
Skillen, j. C. Robinson.
Laurel No. IL, Missoula-William II.
Reid.
Chevalier No. 70, Choteau-C. A. Mil
Ter.
Montana No. 13, Anaconda-Carle
Galiger, James Duane.
Mountain Home No. IA, Pony-Willis
E. Wood
Delta No. Is, Lima--O. X. Paul.
Evergreen No. Is, Marysville-Will-
lam M. Phillpotts.
Bullion No. II, Wickes-James K. Hill
debrand.
Cataract No. IS. Great Falls--J. G.
Caufield.
Boulder No. 19--Lees Taylor.
Phlllpsburg No. 20-R. w. Getty.
Mountain No. 81, Granite--W. Sey-
mour, James Argall
Park No. 20, Red Lodge-George NJ.
Jones.
Glendive No. 23-E. o. Busenburg.
Ivy No. "a, Helena-C. w. Wiley, w
F. Zeitz.
Big Timber No 25--J. w. Bailey.
Kalispell No. 26-George F. STAN
nard.
Loyal Castle No. &c. P. Tooley.
Rathbone No, 2s, Billings-C. H. New
man, II. F. McFarlin.
Elkhorn No. 20-Thomas German.
Judith No. 30, Lewistown-John C.
Bebb.
sand Coulee No. 31-s. Wick.
Red Cross No. 80, Helena-John Ma
jerus, S. l. Deal.
Broadwater No 81, Townsend-E. NJ.
Wardell
AllandaIe No. 35. Havre-C. w. King.
Ravalli No. 3s, Hamilton-H. H.
Spaulding.
Jefferson No. sS, Clancy-Jesse Will
kinson. 4-E
Cascade No. 80, Belt--H. NJ. Miller
Calanthe No. 40. Centerville-Frank
Billings, A. E. Ford. ,-,
Silver Bow No. Al, Butte--J. H. Vo-
gel, ]. A. Mcmillan, Charles E. Red
man.
Pine Tree No AZ, East Helena-Max
Jacobs.
Mount Powell No 49, Anaconda-H.
r. Burg.
Grand ChanceIlor's Report.
The grand chancellor read his annual
report. which in part was as follows:
Il am happy to report" said he, that
the order is growing in this grand ju-
risdiction Dec. 81, 1897, there was
membership of 2.OS3. During 1893
there was net loss of 81, leaving,
Dec. 81, 1898, a total of 2.021. The pres
ent year has witnessed a growth. for
July 81. 1899. there were 2,334 mem
bers. Since that date members have