The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
SESSION is At AN END
Sons of st. George Have Captiv-
ated the Falls.
LAST DAYS PROCEEDINGS
A Cricket Match Between the Visitors
and the Local Eleven-Splendid
Addresses Made by Members
of the Order.

Great Falls, Aug. 23-This afternoon
closed the session of the grand lodge
Sons of St. George in this city, The
delegates have been here since Sunday
evening, and every attention that could
be given by the local lodge, Shake
speare, No. Alb, and by the citizens,
has been rendered, and the order has
shown itself worthy of every kindness.
More than this, they have conducted
themselves in manner which leads
the citizens of Great Falls to hope that
they will again make this city the place
of their state meeting and to promise
that still greater efforts will be made
to entertain them the second time.
The visitors are gentlemen whom the
city will be glad to meet at any time
in the future.
This afternoon a cricket game was
played between a picked eleven from
this city and another from the visitors.
According to the official report fur
nished the Standard office, the home
team did good work, but were outbat-
ted by the Butte men. And the bowl
Edwards and Robinson was hot stuff.
The official report also states that while
John Nance was warm sport at the
running, Maxwell slipped a cog. There
was also a foot race between Robin
son and Maxwell in which the grand
lodge prize went to Maxwell on a foul.
Isaac Williams acted as timekeeper
and John Nance as judge, which, even
in the absence of official time, is enough
to insure satisfaction among the bet
ters. The official report of the days
proceedings is as follows:
AT this, the closing session of the
grand lodge, Sons of st. George, which
was the most important session of the
meetings. Brother William Robinson
spoke of the Importance of unity in
Shakespeare lodge, and he hopAa they
would show in the next report d grand
increase in membership.
Brother E. A. Ford gave a splendid
address on the order. Brother William
Bartle spoke on the beauties of nature
as shown in and around Great Falls,
and also of the impression made on the
delegation visiting the Giant Springs
and Rainbow Falls. Brother Nelson
Maxwell spoke on behalf of the delega-
ton from Marysville and Helena and
for the treatment received fro Brother
B. c. Walker and Brother Daniels and
the other members of the Shakespeare
lodge for Kindness shown during the
visit. Brother Thomas Edwards and
Fred Martin spoke in behalf of the
Butte delegation. Response was given
by B. c. Walker, William Newman and
Dudley Crowther from Shakespeare
lodge.
AT an open session of the grand
lodge of Sons of st. George the follow
ing resolutions were passed:
Resolved, that we extend our thanks
to Manager c. W. Goodale and other
officials of the B. & M. c. C. and s. S.
M. company for kindness shown us in
giving us permission to visit their Won
derfu works, also to Mr.. Jensen, man.
ager of the Montana Brewing COM
pany, for showing us through the
brewery.
"To the Great Falls cricket club and
to members of Shakespeare lodge for
showing us the wonderful works of ma
ture in the Giant Springs and the Rain
bow Falls