Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-22
W0RkMEN MEET
Grand Lodge of the Montana
Jurisdiction in Session.
A LARGE ATTENDANCE
TOdayS' Session Given Up to Reports
--OfficerS Will Be Elected
Tomorrow.

at 10 O'Clock this morning. with an at
tendance of between so and 80 delegates
representing the 1850 members Of the
order in the Montana jurisdiction. The
session will continue until tomorrow
evening, and On Thursday morning the
grand lodge of the Degree of Honor. &
kindred organization made up of MEM
bers Of the Workmen and their wives,
sisters and daughters, will meet in an
nual session.
The lodge was opened by Grand Master
Workman r. A. O.Hara of Hamilton, as
sisted by Past Grand Master Workman
7. N. Averill, Grand Foreman j. NJ.
Rhoades, Grand Overseer j. w. Pace,
Supreme Representatives r. n. Averill
and George Pascoe, Grand Recorder
anne Sullivan, Grand Receiver Henry
Filing, Grand Guide George T.. Young,
Grand Worthy Inner Guard c.. p. Viii
Jams, Grand Worthy Outer Guard F. L.
Grandy, and Grand Trustees Charles
Wegner and j. B. Trevarthen.
The following committeeman We're
present.:
Finance. r. Calderhead, C. w. Bur-
ton and j. D.. Conrad.
Laws-Massena Bullard and G. S. +.
Wisner.
Board of Arbitration-T. n. Averill and
Patrick Carney.
Among the past grand master work.
men present We're J. w. kinsley. Patrick
Carney. J. Shoemaker, JON w. Eddy
and j. S. Hammond.
Representatives of subordinate lodges
were present as follows:
Butte No. l, Butte-W. Michigan, j.
b. Fury. J. H. Vogel. Dan Hastings. j.
w. Gum, c. H. Moore, H. S. Clark. d. +.
Lewis, Daniel Thomas. F. l.. Grandy, j.
". Pace, H. S. Wales, Thomas Driscoll.
Capitol No. ,. Helena-J. S. Dunn,
Moses Morris, J. B. Lands, P. r. Cram.
William Zastrow. S. n. Nicholson, r. H.
Howey, S. A. D.. Hahn, A. ]. Sullivan.
Union No. 8. Observation-Disclosures Logan,
Fred Won Bestenbostle.
Bozeman No. ), Bozeman-Jonas Hen
derson.
Townsend No. 6, Townsend-W. c.
Whaley.
Rocky Mountain No. s, Elliston-Robert
Roberts.
Montana No. 9, Fort Benton-Jere Sui
Ivan.
National Park No. 10, Livingston-W.
w. ann
Silver Bow No. II. Walkerville-J. B.
roll.
Mount Powell No. 13, Deer Lodge-P.
H. Miller.
Kinsley No. Is, East Helena-Fred
Schulten.
Elkhorn No. 16, Elkhorn-Hugh Nor
row.
Twin Bridges No. II, Twin Bridges
]. r. Comfort.
Belt Mountain No. Is, Neihart-F. ).
| Putnam, Peter Rush.
Silver Creek No. 10, Marysville-C.
! Watson.
Hamilton No. 90. Familton-Henry
Grover.
Sheridan No. q, sheridan-Dr. G.. w.
! Rightenour, D. l.. Whisman.
Anaconda No. %, A~naconda-J. w.
King, j. A. Shredder, D. COIN, ST., W. l..
Rowland, d. c. Scott.
Yellowstone No. "a, Billings-W. H.
Ross. -
Waterloo No. 26, Fish Creek--B. II.
Madison No. 81, Pony-W. s. Dun
can.
Centennial No. IS, Boulder. @. Skel-
ton.
Sapphire No. 81, Winston-John N.
Kelly.
Heberlein, George Anderson, w. Stein.
Granite No. "a, Granite-C S. Rowland,
P. Gala CHER
Tongue River No. So, Miles City,. J.
Wilson.
Silver star NO. 80, sc
A. O'Rourke, Conrad Wipf.
Dawson No. 81, Glendive-R. A. Sco-
hey.
Forsythe No. So, Forsythe-D. J. Muir.
Big Timber No. SO, Big Timber-A. G.
Hatch.
Kalispell No. 40, Kalispell-charles
Smithers.
Pride of the West No. AZ, South Butte
j. A Good, George Whitcomb, I. H. Har-
mon, Oscar Else.
Evening Star No. 43, Gunderson-Chas.
Burns.
Ekalaka No. 46, Ekalaka-W. B. Os-
born.
Code Rule No. As. Bonner-Peleg
Demmols.
Argen,a No. 40. C~enterville-J. C. Bow
den, G.. J. Henneberry.
Basin No. so, Basin-E. NJ. left, B.. A.
Blivcn.
Belgrade No. SO, Belgrade-L. T. Nor
gan.
Bearpaw No. 81, ~Havre-Henry J.
Meili.
%Stevensville No. IS, Stevensville-E. A.
Landrum.
Darby No. Sc, Darby-John Stewart,
Plains No. SO, Plains-W. r. Beamish.
Ennis No. 60, Ennis-G. l.. Wilkins.
The reports of officers for the past year
were presented. Grand Master Work
man O'Hara in his report made the fol-
lowing among other recommendations:
my observation for the past year has
demonstrated to me the inutility of rely
ing entirely upon the membership to
bring in new members. Any increase in
membership must be brought about by
constant work by special workers put in
the field under the supervision Of the
Grand Lodge; or by some method of
prizes or premiums that will encourage
individual effort and encourage persist
ent work.
"While it is the duty Of each member OF
the order to interest himself in the well