The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
SULLIVAN IS REELECTED
Will Continue Grand Recorder
for the A. o. U. w.
A SPECIAL LEVY VOTED
One Dollar Per Capita on the Entire
Membership for the Extension
Fund officers Elected for
the Ensuing Year.

The grand lodge A. o. U. W. of Mon
tana adjourned it's session of two days
last evening. The meeting yesterday
was particularly interesting, even al
most exciting, as the result of quiet
little contest over the office of grand
recorder. James Sullivan of Helena.
who has held the office since February,
1893, was reelected by a majority of 81
over his two opponents. Helena was
chosen as the place of holding the next
meeting.
An important resolution was adopt
ed. 1t provides for a special levy of
81 per capita on the entire membership.
This fund is to be designated the Eek
tension fund" 1t will be used to pay
awards to members who secure new
candidates. 1t has been shown that
during the past year the membership
has not grown as much as desired. One
reason was the fact of the old Cotter
case remaining unsettled. This mat
ter was settled early in the session
which closed last evening and henceforth
the Cotter case will be known as a has
been.
Following the suggestion made by
Grand Recorder Sullivan several weeks
ago, the finance committee recommend
ed that the salary of the grand record
er be reduced from $1,000 to $500 per
annum, the difference to be applied to
the extension fund. The report was
adopted.
The order of business after o'clock
was the election of officers The Off
GERS elected were: Grand master work.
man, James M. Rhoades of Miles City;
grand foreman.J w. Pace, Whitehall;
grand overSeer. George T. Young, Liv-
ingston; grand recorder. James Sulli-
van, 80; William Zastrow. %, w. Stein.
Is; Mr.. Sullivan's majority, 81; grand
guide. A. Logan, Missoula: inside
Waterman, F. l.. Grandy, Butte; out
side Waterman. Patrick Flanagan,
Centerville; grand trustees. c. r. A.
Scobey, Glendive; Richard Jockey.
Helena; ]. A. Landrum, Stevensville;
representatives to supreme lodge, r.
A. OHara. Hamilton: e. N. Gardner.
Bozeman; T. N. Averill, Townsend.
Grand Recorder Sullivan of Helena
has held this important office since
February. 1898. 1t is the most import
ant office in the grand lodge. In con-
nection with the routine duties of the
office the recorder edits the Montana
Workman, a copy of which is sent ev-
cry month to the members of the su-
coordinate lodges. 1t was ordered at the
session just ended that the contract of
publishing the Workman be given to
]. NJ. Pace of the Whitehall Zephyr.
Still the recorder will be required to
furnish the data and statistics for its
compilation.
J. NJ. Rhoades, grand master work
man-elect is register of the land office
at Miles City.
The session has been productive of
much good for the lodge Of this city
and the climax last evening, the grand
ball, was a jolly affair. The law of the
order provides that each jurisdiction
year. If the assessments will not pay
the death claims, the deficiency is made
up by levying a pro rata assessment
upon the entire membership of the or
der, which is about 100000. Montana
since it was made a separate jurisdic-
ton in 1891 has called but once for
general assessment to meet the de-
mands made upon it. 1t has, however,
been called upon for relief from other
Jurisdictions. Last years statement of
the beneficiary fund submitted by the
recorder at the meeting yesterday is
as follows:
Aug. l, 1898, balance in beneficiary
fund, $1,53S.1S: received from lodges
during the year, 1921, 064.45: received
balance of supreme lodge relief, ST.
1898; transferred from general fund,
account of volunteers, $367.20 disburse-
ments, IS death claims paid, $4,000;
supreme relief call No. 10. $6,463.60; SUI
preme lodge war tax, $2,4S5.00; settle
ment of O'Leary claim, $192.70. 1t has
been decreed that members of the order
who went to the front shall not be sus-
pended on account of delinquency in
payment of dues. They will be cared
for by the grand lodge until such time
as they return to their pursuits at
home.
This morning the ladies' auxiliary of
the order will meet for two days ses-
sion. A large number of delegates ar
rived yesterday and it is expected that
the delegation from the several state
lodges will be unusually large. Among
those who arrived yesterday are:
Mrs L. NJ. Preuitt of Townsend. Mrs.
Fl. S. Davis and Mrs. Fl. C. Kline of
Glendale Miss Ida Marcyes of For
syth, Mrs M. Meader of Pony. Mrs.
A. N. Mettower and Minda Williams
of Victor, Mrs. M. w. Trask of Deer
Lodge Mrs p. Sennett of Marysville,
Mrs. A. c. Mcdonald of Granite, Mrs.
Helen Mcbride of Philipsburg, Mrs.
Jennie Williams of Bozeman, MS. E. L.
Vincent of Anaconda.