The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-01

are W. II. Blackwell. Thos. W. Farns- worth, the nrst Arctic Chief. Ernest F. Miller and hls brother. August II. Miller, Major Strickland. of the Northwest mount cd police, and c. 0. Rinearson. They wore the original suggestors Of the movement, and at the first meeting they added to their numbers Dr. A. II. Bryant. the real estate dealer: pr. Mahlon F. Hall, Charles E. Moody. sbanker; Ernest Peck, lawyer Harrie n. Thaeher. who was the hrst Camp Recorder; James A. Kettles. W. A. Miller and Captain E. w. Johnston. or these there are now resident In Skagway and as active members of the organization. as they were at its inception. the Miller Brothers. who were the first Arctic guides over the new ly blazed trail. W. II. Blackwell and James \. Kettles. the first Trail Blazer elected by the order. The credit for the title Of Arctic Brotherhood Is due to Major Striek- land. The Skagway Camp has long been a parent and Is really the Grand Camp or the order. although not yet formally or ganized as such. lt has already establish cd prosperous camps at Bennett, Tagish. Atlin. Dawson. Circle City and Juneau Of the membership Of these camps there Is no recent record at hand. but it can b. safely estimated that its rosters would place the total number of members of the order at from one thousand to fifteen hundred. And all this has been accom- plished since March last. The camps at Bennett, Tagish and Atlin were personally established by the first Arctic Chief. Thom- as W. Farnsworth.
 IIs MUSEUM FEATURES.
 The Brotherhood's building at this port is two stories high and measures thirty feet by ninety. Of this the lodge room takes up twenty-nine and a half feet by sixty. the full two stories in height. Then there Is the wide entrance hall and the spacious reception and reading room be- fore referred to, and three dressing rooms. Above these Is a wide balcony for the or chestra, composed of members, which dis courses sweet music throughout the work of the ritual and emphasizes its solemnlty or gives the signal for seemly mirth. A quartette of male voices also occupies the balcony during the lodge meetings. Back of this balcony and fronting on Broad way Ia A large room intended for billiards and a sleeping apartment Tor the mouse steward. The whole building is completely ! furnished in excellent taste. and Is just beg,nning to receive those interesting and home-like touches which could only have been given by personal gifts to it of Alaska relies, Indian curios. mineralogieal speel- mems. furs. art work iu gnarled branches of trees. pictures and books and SO on.
 This handsome club house has un- loubtedly been an important factor In the rapid growth of the order. Members trav- cling to the interior And in it home or comfort where they can spend their hours of waiting in reading. writing. playing games, greeting old acQuaintances anu forming new ones. It Is the place of all places. before its glowing open hfeplace. To sWap bad luck stories" Co recount the hardships gone through before the enjoy ment of such luxury was reached. On the visitors book of the club there are all ready many pages of names. and the writ CTS og every one Of these autographs VIII heartily join with the Daily Alaskan In
 wis ing the Brotherhood "A Happy New Year"