The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-19
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Is Progressive.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
Butte Is Chosen as the Meeting Place
Next Year = Proceedings OF, the
Session of the Rebekah
Assembly.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

attended session. 1t is said that more
more special committees appointed,
showing a desire to effect a number
of changes that it is believed will be
beneficial to the order in general.
There are 81 subordinate lodges in
the state, an increase of four since
the last grand lodge, and 1857 mem
bers, an increase of 33S. The receipts
of the grand lodge for the year have
been s4,77265, and with the balance
from the preceding year the total the
grand lodge has handled during the
year was $s,343. During the year there
has been expended $5,1177S, leaving a
balance of 1925. The total receipts of
subordinate lodges has been s57.305.95.
while the expenditures for relief have
been $19,244.45.
Among the proceedings Of note was
the proposed change in the laws re-
lating to the election of grand lodge
officers. 1t was proposed that the past
grands of the different lodges elect
the grand lodge officers. They are to
announce the result of the election dur
ing the last week in June. The newly
elected grand lodge officers are to take
charge at the session of the grand
lodge after having been installed. This
method will give the grand lodge more
time to transact other business. The
proposed change was introduced by S.
c. Price and G. T. Chambers of Lv-
ingston. AS it was such a radical
change, it was decided to postpone it's
adoption until the next grand lodge,
but those who claim to know say the
scheme would have passed had it been
presented at this session.
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the different subordinate lodges for the
widows and orphans home, Fidelity
lodge of Butte alone giving 500. The
grand lodge now has about one-half of
the $4,000 that is to be raised before
the home can be located and built.
1t is expected that the balance will
be raised before the next grand lodge,
so that the location can be decided
upon in 1900 and work commenced on
the building.
resolution was passed making it
the duty of the grand secretary to pre-
fer charges against any member vio-
lating any Of the laws of the grand
lodge. it being claimed that in many
instances a delcacy has been felt about
enforcing the rules, particularly the
rule in relation to saloonkeeper men,
bers who engaged in that business af-
ter it was placed in the interdicted
class.
resolution was also passed giving
permission to two or more lodges in
the same town to consolidate If such,
action would prove beneficial Out of
respect to the late past grand master,
Thomas Stees of Butte, a committee
consisting of George Pascoe and David
Melklejohn of Butte and Andrew Lo-
gan of Missoula was appointed to draft
a memorial to be incorporated in the
public proceedings of the grand lodge.
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a member of the order for 30 years
Hereafter prospective members can
be elected to the three degrees by one
ballot instead of three separate bal
lots. a resolution to that effect having
been unanimously adopted.
j. J. Hennessy, D. J. Charles and H.
"A. Mayhem were appointed on a COM
mlttee to inquire into the legality,
practicability and ACCESSIBILITY Of the
grand lodge providing fire insurance
at actual cost upon lodge property:
also the feasibility of creating a grand
lodge fund death benefit, out of which
all death benefits shall be paid in
stead of by the subordinate lodges as
at present; also a grand lodge sick
fund to be paid to members i'll over
20 weeks: also to provide means where
by members of defunct lodges, who
from any cause are unable to join
other lodges, may receive sick and
funeral benefits. The work of this
committee, which is one of the most
important outlined during the grand
lodge, must be reported to the subor-
dinate lodges before May /. 1900.
1t was decided to revise the laws of
the grand lodge, and to that end three
past grand masters. Massena Bullard,
r. w. Neill and Jacob Loeb all of Hell
ena, were appointed on committee
for that purpose. Following the lead
of the resolution adopted at the SUI
preme lodge, it was decided to appoint
a committee to devise plans for general
relief work not included in the specific
relief work of the different lodges, and
Grand Master Collins appointed on
such committee c. F. Williamson. Will
liam Bailey and Thomas Sturdridge
all of Butte.
The new officers of the grand lodge
were all elected by reclamation. They
are as follows: Grand master, John A.
Collins, Great Falls: deputy grand
senior warden. w. H. Griffin, Kais-
pell grand secretary, "A. ]. White,
Butte; grand treasurer, George Pascoe,
Butte; grand representative, J. M.
Rhoades, Miles City.
Grand Master Collins announced the
following appointments: Grand mar
shall. r. A. Fraser, Helena; grand con-
dutloI, n. DdNle, iHeS lily Sldit
guardian, ]. H. Little. Cascade: grand
herald, r. w. Kemp, Missoula: grand
chaplain. w. P. Butcher, Sun River:
grand instructor. Andrew Logan, Mis-
soula.
The new officers were installed this
afternoon by Grand Master Neill.
Grand Master Collins appointed the
following committees:
On laws and subordinate lodges-E.
f. PaXson, David Meiklejohn and Will
lam Eddy, all of Butte.
Appeals and grievances-J. NJ. Rey-
nolds, Butte; f. E. Romig, Townsend;
f. w. Fiske, Helena.
Butte was selected as the place for
holding the next grand lodge in 1900.
The only other place a candidate was
Great Falls. The vote resulted: Butte,
SO; Great Falls. 81.
The session of the Rebekah assem-
bly,, the ladies' auxiliary, also conclud-
ed it's labors to-day. There We're SO
delegates in attendance. The usual
business was transacted. The follow
ing officers were elected President,
Elenora Dodson. Bozeman: vice presi-
dent. Ellen Burton, Billings: warden,