The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-23
A. o. U. w. Begins It's Yearly
Convention in Butte.
TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP
Mr.. OHara Makes a Number of Valu-
able uggestions-Report of the o.
f1cers-Famous Cotter Case Set
tled-To-Day's Programme.

Union hall. r. A. O'Hara, grand mas
ter workman, called the meeting to Or
der. He was assisted by Past Grand
Master Workman T. N. Averill, Grand
Foreman ]. NJ. Rhoades. Grand Over
seer j. w. Pace, Supreme Representa-
tive George Pascoe, Grand Recorder
James Sullivan, Grand Receiver Henry
Filing, Grand Guide George T. Young,
Grand Worthy Inner Guard C. p. Will
Jams, Grand Worthy Outer Guard F. L,
Grandy and Grand Trustees Charles
Wegner and ]. B. Trevarthan.
The session yesterday was in the
main devoted to the reception and re- d-
ing of the reports of the officers The
grand recorder reported membership
July 81, 1898, 1870; new members, 157;
| reinstallments 426; transfer by cards,
1O4; total, 1857. During the year there
were 943 suspensions; 123 withdrawals
by card: / expulsion: IS deaths.
The grand receivers report showed
| that Sill, 141.30 had been expended dur
ing the year, leaving balance of
| SO, 1864.
Grand Master Workman o'Hara's re-
port contained among other suggest
| tons, the following:
| My observation for the past year
| has demonstrated TO me the inutility
| of relying entirely upon the member
ship to bring in new members. Any in
crease in membership must be brought
about by constant work by special
| workers put in the field under the su
pervision of the grand lodge: or by
some method Of prizes or premiums
| that will encourage individual effort
| and encourage persistent work.
while it is the duty of each member
of the order to interest himself in the
| welfare of the order and promote its
| growth. yet we are confronted with the
| opposition of the other fraternal orders
| that keep paid solicitors in the field.
| Thus active and energetic workers are
| constantly in the field, carrying on
vigorous campaign against an adver-
| sary that is practically unprepared TO
| meet the issue.
| IF prompt redemption of promises
| to give protection to the benehciaries
| of it's deceased members, at actual cost,
| and economical administration of its
| business affairs. together system OF
assessments which justifies the asser-
| ton that our order will continue to DO
| in the future as it has in the past, were
| all that We're necessary to recommend
| it, then indeed were it sufficient to rely
upon these propositions. But the expe-
rience of our own and other jurisdic-
| tions has fully demonstrated that with
| out the expenditure of money and ef-
| fective work by special workers, no
| gain can be made.
Il would therefore recommend that
| the missionary fund for the ensuing
| year be placed a. sum equal to 81
| per capita for each member of the or
| der, and that the same be collected in
| quarterly installments from the MEM
bers of the various lodges. That such
| sum be placed at the disposal OF the
| incoming grand master workman and
| be by him expended in placing and
| keeping two or more canVassers con-
tinuously in the field
Among the past grand master work
| men present were j. w. Kinsley, Pat
rick Carney, j. Shoemaker, John w.
Eddy and J. S. Hammond.
| Representa- tives of subordinate lodges
| were present as follows:
| Butte No. l. ,Butte-W. Michigan, j.
| B. Fury. ]. H. Vogel. Dan Hastings, j.
w. Gum, C. H. Moore, H. S. Clark, d.
| T. Lewis, Daniel Thomas, F. L. Grandy,
| ]. w, Pace, H. S. Wales, Thomas Dris-
| coll
Capitol No. 2, Helena. S. Dunn
| Moses Morris, j. B. Lands, p. r. Cram,
| William Zastrow, S. N. Nicholson, r.
H. Howey, S. A. D. Hahn, A. ]. Sui
| Ivan.
Union No. g. Observation-Disclosures Lo-
| gan, Fred Won Bestenbostle.
Bozeman No 5, Bozeman-Jonas Hen
| derson
Townsend No. 6. Townsend-W. C.
| Whaley.
Rocky Mountain No. s. Elliston-Rob-
ert Roberts.
Montana No. g. Fort Benton-Jere
Sullivan. .-.
National Park No. 10. Livingston-W.
| w. Grannis.
Silver Bow No II, Walkerville-J. B.
| Trevarthen, Pat Colligan, John ]. Car
| roll.
Mount Powell No. 10, Deer Lodge-P.
= Kinsley No. Is, East He1ena-Fred
+ Schulten.
Elkhorn No. 1s, Elkhorn-Hugh Nor
| row.
Twin Bridges No. II, Twin Bridges
| ]. r. Comfort.
Belt Mountain No IS, Neihart-F. S.
| Putnam, Peter Rush.
Silver Creek No. 10, Marysville-C.
Hamilton No 20. Hamilton-Henry
| Grover.
Sheridan No. 81, Sheridan-Dr. G. w.
.Rightenous, d. L. Whisman.
Anaconda No. %, Anaconda. W.
| King, j. A. Shredder, D. Cohn, ST., w.
L. Rowland, D. C. Scott.
| Yellowstone No "a, Billings-W. H.
| Ross.
Waterloo No. &c. Fish Creek-B. H.
| Hunt.
Madison No. 81, Pony-w. S. Dun
| can.
Centennial No. IS. Boulder-L. @.
! Shelton.
Sapphire, No. 81, Winston-John n.
Kelly.
Great Falls No. 33. Great Falls-Gus
| Heberlein, George Anderson, w. Stein.
Granite No. "a, Granite-C. S. How
| land. Peter Gallagher
Tongue River No. IS, Miles City,.
| ]. Wilson.
Silver Star No. SO, Philipsburg-
George A. O'Rourke, Conrad Wipf.
Dawson No. 81, Glendive-R. A. SEQ
| hey.
Forsythe No. sS. Forsythe-D. J..
| Muir.
Big Timber No. 80, Big Timber-A. G.
| Hatch
Kalispell No. 40, Kalispell-Charles
| Smithers.
Pride of the West No. 40, South Butte
| j. A. Good, George Whicomb, T. II.
| Harmon. Oscar Else
Evening Star No. 4S, Gunderson-
yl,.,,