Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22

Looking over the audience that filled
every seat in the Auditorium last night,
with nearly a hundred standing. one
must conclude that the order Of Modern
Wootmen of America in Butte ranks in
numbers with the greatest of the secret
societies in our midst The entertain-
ment provided by Butte camp. No. 6i27
afforded an excellent opportunity for out
sders to gather information concerning
the objects and benefits of the order.
Dr. Quirk. in a we'll wordeh address.
amplihed tEis subject together with H.
J. Sumner. venerable consul. who spoke
along the same lines in the opening ad
dress of welcome. The programme car
riei out was an olio Of song and decla
nation. music ard dance. Some of the
people who contributed their share to-
wards pleasing the vast audience were
young men and ladies who made the re-
cent Burns festival a success. 1t was a
long programme, but even its length did
not preclude frequent encores. The la
dies and gentlemen who made the oc-
casion enjoyable appear in the following
programmes:
Opening remarks. II. J. Sumner. ven-
cradle consul; selection, West Side quar-
tette-Hobart. Blivens, Kepler. Dram and
McCarroll; recitation. Ethel Butcher;
THE Enigrants," Green and Klein; vio-
lin solo and duet, +. NJ. and Miss Ada
Houston: song, f. H. Giske: piano solo,
Miss Hartnell; address. ex-Nenera BILE
Consul Dr. Quirk: humorous selections
w. E. Kahn: piano solo. Miss Clara Burk-
ard Chinese song. Griffin brothers:
"Highland Fling" Miss Frances Cleary:
summer Days. (by Ado. the Ariel
quartette-Mrs. G.. J. Marks. Mrs. S.H
Burgin. Mrs. f. O. Morris and Mrs. w
b. knowlton: selection. West Side quar-
tette; recitation. Miss Bessie Hughes:
vocal solo, Justin Butler: piano solo. Miss
Theresa Pincus; address. State Deputy
w. c. Austin: song, Bud Davis: recita-
ton. Mrs. Y. p. Fitzmaurice: violin duet,
Mr.. Brobink and sister: address Mrs,
Fannie Bang, oracle of Il. n. of A; song,
and dance. King sisters: recitation Miss
Jessie Carruthers: humorous selections,
w. f. Kahn: Upper Ten and Lower
Five" Green and Klein: cakeWalk, Miss
Fannie Cleary.
After the entertainment the floor was
cleared and the young people INDUCED in
dancing until late hour.
The Anaconda delegation which num-
bered So men and women, returned home
on special train, leaving Butte at
O'Clock this morning.
The record made by the Woolmen dur
ing 1900 is little less than marvellous
| and aside from affording qualification tC
| the members of the society, viii be stud
| led with interest by all fraternalists. life
| insurance agents and policy holders
On the first Of January 1900. the tota
benefit and social membership of the
| Woodmen was 44S.346. on the first OF
January. 1901 the membership had in
creased to 56S, 161, net gain for the veal
1900 of 109,347 benefit members. and TO-
SIG social members. q total net gain o
1885 for the year. This was a create
| gain by more than 60 per cent than tina
made by any other society doing bust
ness in the United States
On January l, 1900. the INSURANCE
| maintained in force by the Woodmen ag
! gregated $1S6. S11 90. On January l. 1901
the insurance in force was 1865 81 800
the net gain during the year 1900 bein;
$l7S.342, 800.
During the year 1900 there were 2,23
| death claims allowed in full, the dis
| bursements footing SALT 3643O, a
against disbursements of $3,453.55O for tn
year 1899. The grand total of deaf
claims paid from January 5, 1888, to Jan