The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-09
WORkMEN MEETING
GRAND LODGE MEMBERS GATHER
IN ANACONDA.
entire STATE REPRESENTED
Great Growth of the Order Since the
First Lodge Was Instituted,
Twenty Years
Ago.
Especial to Inter Mountain.)

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Anaconda, Sept. 9.-The Grand Lodge
of the A. o. u. w. of Montana convened
at Turner hall at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. There were representatives pres
emit from every subordinate lodge in the
state.
1t was just 20 years ago when the
first subordinate lodge in the state was
organised in Butte. There are now s.
lodges In the state with a membership
of more than 5000.
Three prominent members Of the grand
lodge have died since the last session,
and their pictures adorn the walls Of
the hail in the which the grand lodge
is meeting. They are George A. Young,
who was grand master workman, Henry
Elling OF Virginia City, who was grand
receiver, and James Sunivan of Hell
ena. who was grand recorder.
A great many of the delegates arrived
yesterday and there are still more ex
pected today.
When Grand Master Workman Logan
dropped his gavel calling the grand lodge
to order this morning, there were in at
tendance about 125 members from the
various parts Of the state. The usual
committees were appointed and while the
8IAuO AOOSS was W0ll4IlS 4VA IACAA W AS0
port the reports of the several grand
lodge officers was submitted to the
members of the body.
The report OF the grand master was in
part as follows:
Officers and Representatives-It Is
with mingled feelings of pleasure and OF
sorrow that I welcome you to the
twelfth annual session VI the grand
lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen OF Montana.
One year ago, at our last annual ses-
sion held in the City of Helena, when
was by the vote of our representatives
honored by an election as grand fore
man of our order, I had little thought
that the duties of Grand Maste: Work.
man would devolve upon me within less
than ninety days from the close of that
session.
You at that time chose as your
grand master workman, 10 serve for
the ensuing year, one then IN the en-
toyuent of robust health and strength,
our worthy Brother George 7. Young.
of Livingston.
Nothing was farther from our
thoughts, at that time, that before the
SHOWS of winter had come. the brittle
thread Of his life would be broken.
On the Sth Of last November. at my
nome IN MISSOuIkA, VeCcANCu !" tS'S-
gram saying that he had been stricken
down while In the performance OF his
duty as a peace officer OF the state OF
Montana. On the receipt ~ the news.
at once haztened to Livingston and
on the 18th of November. under the
auspices of our order and under ITS
beautiful form Of ritual we consigned to
mother earth the mortal remains OF our
Grand Master Workman.
In conformity with the laws of the
Grand Lodge Immediately went to
Helena and after conference witt, some
of the Grand Lodge officers, I assumed
the duties of Grand Master workman.
Scarcely had I returned to Missoula,
when I was notified that death had
again entered the ranks of the officers
of the Grand Lodge and that the grim
reaper had claimed as hrs own our
Grand Receiver, Brother Henry Elnng'
of Virginia City. Immediately hasten
ened there and was in attendance at ms
funeraa ON the 18th day of November.
Within a day or two after returning
nome. for the third time within the
space of 30 days, I received telegram
announcing the death Of another brother
who had for years been one of the pill
aars .of strength of our order IN Mon
tana. Past Grand Recorder James Sulll-
val, of Helena, who after months of sur
feriing and struggle against the inroads
of an incurable disease had yielded 10
Nhe final impulse in the city of Chicago
on November oath.
We buried him with the monors que
a past officer of the Grand Lodge al