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

been added to the institution of Pine
Tree No. AZ and Mount Powell No. 43.
From recent report l estimate the
present membership at 2,43o No strife
or discord has marred the peace and
harmony prevailing throughout the do
main. have reinstated one lodge,
consolidated two, instituted four"
The report showed 81 members of
the endowment rank and the total
amount of endowment, $66750. In con-
clusion the report says:
1T is my ambition to be able to re-
port to you at this time a very large
increase in our membership, and
strong, healthy organization. In some
respects / have not attained my ideal
along this plane. True, in this grand
domain the order is growing stronger
it is flourishing, and seems full of hope
and promise, The future is bright
But the increase the past year, il
double what l have reported, would
please me better. We should enroll a
membership of not less than 5000 in
this great state within the near fu-
ture. ] have endeavored to do my
duty as 1 saw 1t. ] have no apologies
to tender for any of my conduct; were
IT to do over, l would likely do no
better. / have been in earnest in my
efforts toward unbuildlng the order.
and regret no time or labor spent in
that endeavor. Indeed. the labors
have been laborious, but labors of
love"
MIR. Loeb's Statistics.
Jacob Loeb, the pioneer keeper of
records and seals. submitted his re-
port, which in part is as follows:
To the Grand lodge, knights of
Pythias of Montana: ! have the honor
to make a report to you of the work
done and the business transacted in
my off1ce during the fiscal year ending
August 81, 1899. Mostly all the lodges
are in fair condition financially, and
otherwise
Four new lodges have been instituted
during the year namely: Calanthe, No.
40, Centerville; Silver Bow, No. Al,
South Butte: Pine Tree, No. AZ, East
Helena, and Mount Powell. No. 43, Ana
conda.
All lodges in this domain have re-
ported to me, with the exception of
Northern Light, No. SO, Glasgow. I have
written and telegraphed to the deputy
grand chancellor, reminding him of his
duties, but received no answer from
him. No report or per capita tax has
been received from the above-named
lodge for the past year.
St. Mary's lodge, No. 81. Of Stevens
VILE, and Ravalli lodge, No. 36, were
consolidated, adopting the name of the
latter. I think this was a wise step.
AS ST. Mary's lodge was about to be
abandoned, there was nothing left for
them to do, except to consolidate in
order to save their insurance in the en-
dowment rank.
Golden Rule lodge, No. 4, at White
hall which was suspended during the
year 1898. was reinstated during this
year. and it gives me great pleasure to
say that the lodge Is now in good condi-
ton and shows a remarkable prosper
ity.
1t gives me great pleasure to an
nounce to you that the increase of mem
bership since we last met Is $50. Well
can we be proud of such showing.
Let us congratulate ourselves upon the
good work we have done during the
last 12 months. Let the good work be
continued. Let us put our shoulders
together, so that when we meet again
a year hence we can count 5000 mem
bers.
In the year 1898 we lost in membership
by suspension for non-payment of dues
230 members. So far this year we have
lost in membership for the same cause
only SS. This is quite a decrease.
In my opinion, If lodges would pay
their master of finance a fair compen-
sation for collecting the dues from the
members, even better result would be
the outcome, and the suspensions would
be still less.
The uniform rank in Montana does
not receive the support that it is en-
titled to.
An institution so thoroughly in accord
with the spirit of American ideas of
patriotism should have the more ac-
tive support of the members of the sub
ordinate lodges. A little encouragement
from them would aid the officers of this
branch of the order in their efforts to
make it success in this domain. To
Colonel James Quane of this domain
is due our profound respect and thanks
for his manly efforts to increase the
companies of the uniform rank in this
domain; but let us not forget that one
man cannot do all, alone. We should
cooperate with him in the future,
and should not as in the past, through
our apathy leave everything to Brother
DUANE.
Annual report of Grand lodge,
knights of Pythias, domain of Mon
tana. to the Supreme lodge, for year