Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-23
MASONS WILL
BUILD HOME
Grand Lodge in Annual Session in
Helena Decides to Put Up a $780,
600 Building.
WILL AGAIN MEET IN HELENA
Capital City Gets the Grand Lodge
Meeting for Next Year-Address
by Colonel Sanders.

Helena, Sept. 1.-THE grand ma
sonic bodies Of Montana will all
meet in Helena again next year, and
the meeting will be held in the first
week of October, which will be the
week Of the state fair. This was de-
cided today. when the committee APP
pointed By the grand lodge to select
a meeting place presented its report.
A few Of the delegates wanted to
meet in Butte. but they were out
numbered. Next year the first week
OF October will be devoted 10 the FOL.
lowing meetings;
Monday, grand ~commandery,
knights Templar; Tuesday. grand
chapter, Royal Arch Masons; We'd
ncsday and Thursday, grand lodge,
A. +. and a. NJ; and Friday. Grand
Chapter of the Eastern Star. At to-
days meeting OF the Grand lodge
Grand Master Hepner announced his
appointments as follows:
Right Worshipful Grand Chaplain.
Rev, \. Is. Martin, Dillon.
Right WorshipfuI Grand Marshal
D. \. Mccall. Livingston.
WDrshipful Senior Grand Deacon.
G.. 5. L. Wisncr. Anaconda.
N~arshipful Junior Grand Deacon,
II. G.. Pickett. Helena,
WorshipfuI Grand Standard Bearer
T.. j.. Carter. NissOula,
Worshipful Grand Sword Bearer,
Alexander Fraser. Billings.
Worshiplul Senior Grand Steward
+. A. Woehncr. Great Falls.
Worshipful Junior Grand Steward
w. =. Piper. Hayrc.
Grand Tyler, Henry Cowden, Hell
cna.
The matter of a Masonic home was
revived and a committee was ap-
pointed to work in conjunction with
the permanent trustees of the charity
fund to look up a suitable site for
the home. This committee will also
look after the bequest made to the
grand lodge by ID. +. Auchard. whose
will provided for a donation OF about
SG.ooO 10 be used as an endowment
for the home. Mr.. Auchard's estate
has not been settled as yet, but the
affairs of the estate will be closed
this year, and the money bequeathcd
by Mr.. Auchard will be turned over
10 the grand lodge.
II vas the sentiment OF those pres
ent at the meeting that the time was
ripe for the building of the home, ant
il Is expected that by the time tho
grand lodge meets next year every
thing will be in readiness to begir
work. The committee named today
consists of Lew l.. Galloway, of Nir
ginia City. II. l.. Frank, of Butte. w
X. G. Stewart, of Bozeman. and Fran
ccs ID. Jones, of Helena.
One of the pleasantest features d
today's session of the grand Lodge
was an address 10y Colonel w. i
Sanders on Early Masonry In Mon
tana."
Colonel Sanders is a past CRANE
master of the grand lodge. but illness
has prevented him from attending fol
several years past. He was presen'
today. however, and in response Il
calls for a speech he delivered al
eloquent and characteristic address
This evening the grand chapter o.
the Order of the Eastern Star met tt
witness the exemplification Of thu
floral degree by a team from thu
Havre chapter. Tomorrow morning
the business session of the CRANE
chapter will he held. Tomorrow even
ing The grand lodge visitors will b'
entertained at a ball to be given IN
der the auspices of the local Masoni'
lodges.