The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-26
ANACONDA NEWS.
IN ITS FOURTH SESSION
Grand Lodge of Sons of Her.
mann Meets in Anaconda.
REPORT OF PRESIDENT
It Shows the Organisation Has More
Than Eight Hundred Members in
the State-Three Busy Ses-
sions Held Yesterday

A lusty young organization is that of
the Sons of Hermann in Montana. AL
though the grand lodge of the state has
been in existence only four years the
attendance at its annual session, which
convened in Anaconda yesterday,
showed it to be the central body of
large and powerful organization, and
one which numbers many representa-
tive men in it's membership.
Owing to belated trains the conven-
ton was late in getting down ITO bust
ness yesterday morning at Turner hall,
where the meetings are being held Roll
call showed all the grand officers and
delegates representing IL lodges pres
ent. Belated delegates from Livingston,
Bozeman, Billings, Kalispell and Twin
Bridges are expected to be here for this
mornings session.
Business transacted yesterday at the
three sessions-morning, afternoon and
evening-was of a purely routine ma
ture. To-day's session promises to be
busy one. A large amount of new
business is'to come up and, at the close,
new grand officers are to be elected and
a place for next years grand lodge
meeting chosen.
When the grand lodge was called to
order yesterday the grand president, f.
w. Kuphal of Helena, delivered an ad-
dress and made his annual report. Then
followed the appointment of F. Paul
Auerbach, J. Wingenbach, Albert Klein
and William Recksick as a committee
to consider the first part of the presi-
dents report, and of f. Schulten, DR.. l..
Bernheim, George Balkenhal, Ed Rob-
kramer and j. j. Geier a committee TO
consider the second part.
While the committee was celebrating
the grand lodge transacted minor rou-
tine business. After the committees had
reported in the afternoon the grand
lodge adjourned until evening.
The presidents report showed there
are now more than 800 members OF the
order in. the state. During the year
seven new lodges have been organized,
five of which are not yet old enoue to
be represented at this meeting. These
new lodges are in a f1ourishing condi-
ton. One has go members. The treas
ury Is la excellent condition.
i8a. At the last session of the grand lodge
it was decided to keep in good standing
any member who had enlisted in the
military service of the country. Since
that time two members of Montana
lodges have fallen in the field in the
Philippines. In each case the full sick
benefit of $500 has been paid.
GERS attending the session:
iEx-grand president, w. Stein of Great
Falls: president, E. w. Kuphal of Hell
ena: grand vice president, l.. Weigel of
Helena grand secretary, N. WAGNER
of Butte; grand treasurer, John Hubert
of Butte; grand physician Dr. y. ber II,
helm of Butte; trustees, j. Wingenbacn,
E. Fischel, ]. Hansen; grand marshal,
A. Klein, Anaconda.
The lodges represented and their dele
gates are as follows:
Bismarck Lodge No. 1, Great Falls
Jacob Schmidt, Paul Auerbach and
Louis Lang.
Teutonia Lodge No. 2, Butte-Adolph
Heller Emil.Zschau, Andy Walther, l..
Winterhalter and l.. Wolpert
Helena Lodge No. 8, Helena-George
Mahrt, John Geer, John Wick, Fritz
Schimpf, W. ELMER and II. Gerber.
Schiller Lodge No a, Missoula-Andy
Schilling and Ed Rohkramer.
Anaconda Lodge No. 5, Anaconda
B. Radenfeld and Joe Phster.
Goethe Lodge No. 6, Marysville-
George Balkenhal and Carl Lehman.
Germania Lodge No. Z, East Helena
Fred Schulten and Fred Benrecke
Walpurga No. l, Helena-A. G.
Dogge.
Einigkeit No. 2, Anaconda. A.
Hansen.
Louise No. 8, Butte-william Reck-
sick
Thusnelda No. T. Butte-Henry c.
Hauck.
Eintracht No. 5, Marysviile-H.
Schonhorn.
At the opening of last nights session
Louis Weigl of Helena, grand vice pres
ident, submitted his report The re-
ports of the grand secretary and grand
treasurer were also submitted. All
these reports were sent to committees,
which reported on them.
1t was decided to enlarge the official
journal of the order, Die Hermannsohn,
published at Great Falls. The editor
of the publication, which is issued
monthly, is Waldemar Stein.
The committee on bylaws submitted
a report making minor changes i'll the
laws of the grand lodge. The report
was adopted. Adjournment was taken
to a. m. to-day
The sessions will conclude this even
ing with banquet and ball at Turner
hall, given by the local lodges to the
grand lodge