Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-15
Revival In Great Falls

topic from that of the old fashioned
revivals, have nevertheless strangely
resembled them in continuous at
| tendance, enthusiasm, and results
Five days meetings were held,
Nov. As, inclusive, The old
Weinstein store building, on Cen
tral Avenue was engaged. Ii
proved a most admirable meeting
place, opening right on the street
where there was a continual passing.
The place was filed every night,
from three to FIVE hundred people
being present. Comrade Wesleder
had his handsome morning glory
phonograph down to amuse the
crowd until the speaker arrived.
Everybody worked. There were
four to take up the collections,
others to distribute leaflets, pass
application blanks, sell subscrip-
tions to the paper, and literature,
act as ushers. and do whatever was
to be done. Eight meetings were
held in the FIVE days. including a
noon meeting at the foundry, when
Comrade Graham was present, and
spoke awhile also.
Fifty eight dollars collections were
taken, $40 worth of books sold, and
nine subscriptions taken for the
News. The fact that the party has
become the owner seems to have
given new enthusiasm to the mem
bers.
Young Master Leonard Wesleder
proved himself regular Rockefeller
in handling the literature sales.
The first night he sold S3.o5 worth
of books, and the second 1910.
Application blanks were taken in
large numbers. Two ladies' mee,-
ings were held on Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons. Thes e
were we'll attended, there being an
unusually large number of Socialist
women in the Falls. A woman's
auxiliary to the local was formed
with fourteen members. The pur-
pose of the woman's club is on the
order of work done by the Boston
woman's Socialist club, to assist the
financial and social features of the
movement, and the afford opportu-
nifty to women for to study of econ
omics aud Socialist literature. Mrs.
George Wesleder is secretary, and
Mrs. Phillips organizer, with a
literature agent to be chosen at the
next meeting. These three officers
form a committee on program.
Membership in this club does not
represent membership in the So
cialist party. Women belonging to
the party must join the city local,
and women who are not avowed
Socialists and wish practice in eco
nomic and political study are wei
coined to the membership.
Comrade Graham had sent word to
the different locals in Cascade
county to send representatives to
meet him on Sunday, in conference
regarding a county central com.
mittee, and county organization.
The conference was held at Com
rade Wesleder's home. The oc-
casion was saddened by the news
that had recently reached Comrade
Graham of his brothers death. He
had but few minutes in which to
make brief advisory remarks before
taking his train. While all regretted
the trouble which had fallen upon
him, they we're nevertheless gla6
to have had the opportunity OF
meeting the state secretary, anc
coming to a closer understand ding o.
the approaching years campaign
work.
Comrade Rector, of Monarch
was made provisional secretary o
the county central ommitteec. HI
will notify the locals to elect eacl
a delegate. From these delegates
will be chosen a permanent secret
ary, and a county chairman, anC
steps will Immediately be taken tc
arranae meetipge In avsry ecbon