The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-08-21
SONS Of HERMANN
HOLD CONVENTION
REPRESENTATIVES OF TWENTY
TWO MONTANA LODGES MEET
IN THIS CITY.
REPORT SHOWS INCREASE
More Than 1000 Members OF Order In
the State, With 600 Ladies
in the Ausiliaries.

tana is in q very flourishing condition as
shown by the reports read today at the
eighth annual meeting of the grand lodge.
There are ~ lodges in the state including
the ladies' auxiliary or sister lodges. Three
new lodges were instituted during the year.
This has been busy day with the grand
lodge which convened at Q a. m. in Sean
dia hall on Lower Main street. During
the morning the reports of the grand
lodge officers were presented and referred
to the committees appointed by President
Stirn.
President Stirn Reports.
President Stirn called the grand lodge
to order and briefly welcomed the dele
gates to Butte. Sixty-four delegates were
present.
President Stirn presented his annual re-
port covering the work of the past year.
There are ~ lodges in the state with a
membership Of nearly 1000, while the sis
ter lodges have a membership of about Goo
Treasurer Gustav Nickel of Butte re-
ported the financial features of the years
work. There is about $iI 900 in the benc-
hciary fund which is considered a remark
able showing for the eight years of the
grand lodges existence in Montana.
Emil Lschau, first grand vce-president
then presented his report, telling of the in
stitution of new lodges at Deer Lodge.
Havre and Livingston. Emanuel Fischel
of Helena, grand secretary then made his
report covering in the main some of the
matters touched upon by President Stirn.
During the year six members had passed
away and the sum OF $4,000 had been paid
out in death benefits. The grand physician
also reported.
Committees Named.
After the reports had been presented
President Strn named the following COM
mittees:
On Presidents Report-Koenemonn. Dehler,
Sale, Herbst, Brier, Burmaster, Stein, Rath-
geber Kenck, Auerbach, Hitz. Best
On First Vice Presidents Report-Still,
IIenic, Norgaard.
Secre'ary's Report-Weigel, Steber, Nahl-
bach, Fi,schen. Hunert.
Grand Physicians Report-IIansen, Wienkc,
Schoenberger.
On Appcai-Bertsch, Bcllin, Winterhalter
Finance-Pissot, Gerber, Lutz.
Law-Stein, Valentine, Dahblcr.
Treasurer's Report-Wagenbach, Schiller,
Gerber.
Mieage--Fischl, Ref. Feiter.
Press-Zschau.
Delegates in Attendance.
The following are the delegates in at
tendance from the different lodges
Bismarck Lodge No. !, Great Falls-IIer.
mann Nabach, Hermann Koennemann, Ed
Reincke, Nick Hansen, John Fieten, Rudolph
IIerbst.
Teutonia Lodge, No. 2. Buttc-Gus Fitschen,
II. +. Pissot, II. w. Walther, o. Ref, L.
Winterhalter, Max Schocnberger
Helena Lodge, No. &C. 7. Breer, Hermann
Gerber, George Dehler, II. Valentine, J. {.
Martin, i. Wagenbach, Frank Kenck, George
Mahrt.
Schiller Lodge, No. 4, Missoula-Rain,und
Sale.
Anaconda Lodge, No. s-Jacob Lutz, Charles
Bertsch, ID. Kaufman.
Goethe Lodge. No. g.. Marysville-Ad Stili,
Michael Dobler.
Cherusker Lodge, No. g, Bozeman-G. w.
IIenke.
Motke Lodge No Q, Livingston-L. Han.
sen, Albert RAIN. II. Burnmeister.
Blucher Lodge, No. 10, Kalispel-Chrst
Best. Nick Waschbuscli. Christ Norgaard.
Philipsburg Lodge, No. lotto Schiller.
IIavre Lodge, No. r4-M. Auerbach.
Heinrich IIcine Lodge, No. -, Deer Lodge
Jacob IIitz. Henry Better.
Delegates from the sister lodges are:
Walpurga Lodge, No. !, iIcena-C Colmar
Winke.
Louise Lodge, No. g. Butte-F. W. Kuphai.
Thusnelda Lodge, No. 4, Butte Rudolph
Herbst.
Elizabeth Lodge, No. g. Kalspell-Wiam
Rathgcbcr.
Immergruen Lodge, No. II, Livingston--
Joseph Thomas.
Social Session.
Last night the visitors were entertained
at a social session and banquet. This
evening they will be entertained in the
grove at Columbia Gardens.
Tomorrow evening at the Grand Opera
house "Spielt Nicht Nit Dem Feuer,"
German play, will be given by the following
cast:
Heinrich Wnfried, Advokat, Herr w. Stein;
Theresc, seine Fraue Fri. Anna Pauly; Gott.
fried Huber, ihr I,ruder, Sceman, Herr Athur
Seller; Doktor Weller Herr L. Fischl; Nett.
chen, seine Frau, Thercsen's Tante, Frau
Emma Underling Minchen, hrc Tochter, Fri.
Louise Bauer; Alice Van Molden, Heinrich's
Muendel, Fri. Louise Doer; Pappel, Helm.
richs Schneider, Herr John V. Brass; Ort der
Handling, Fine Provnzialsadt; Reggie, Herr
Franz Koch.
Sunday evening there will be a ball at
Rcnshaw hall.
Installation OF Officers.
The business session Of the grand lodge
will conclude tomorrow afternoon with the
installation of the officers who will be
elected early in the afternoon. The place
for the next meeting will also be decided
upon.
A number of changes in the laws or con
sttution of the grand lodge will be con
sidered during the session, but the nature
of these cannot be forecasted. A promi
nent member said, however, that they
would be largely minor changes.
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