Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-08-13


ten members or fraction thereof.
, Send all the delegates you can. We
want to make a good showing and
have a fine convention.
Considerable pains have been taken
to get railroad rates, and we have en-
couragement from the roads that
these will be available.
Special Assessments.
An earnest attempt has been made
to gather up enough money through
the convention assessments of SO
cents per member to pay the expenses
of the delegates. Every local should
see that every single member pays
this assessment, and every one else
that can be approached on the sub
ject. The local secretaries should ap-
proach every one who ever had a sus-
picion of being a socialist and get so
cents out of him for the state conven-
tion. In this way weak sections OF
the country can have full represen-
tation in the councils of the party
The strong locals will perhaps forego
drawing their share after they get
here, and themselves pay the expenses
of their delegates, and that will insure
beyond a doubt that these weak SEC
tions will have their representatives,
provided for.
Good Entertainment.
An excellent program has beel ar
ranged for the entertainment of the
delegates. Mr.. James Harmon is
chairman of the committee on ar
rangemnts and a socialist feast has
ben planned for the three days of
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
the 25th. goth. and 27th.
The night of the 25th ]. Phelps
Stokes and Rose Pastor Stokes of New
York will be here, and will speak in
the Auditorium. Admission 25 cents
to the floor, and Is cents to the bal
cony. This will be a treat that will
be appreciated by all visitors. II is
not often that a convention has the
opportunity to receive such distin-
guished guests.
Social Banquet.
The night of the 26th there will be
a banquet on the parlor floor OF the
Workers Club. Comrade Harmon is
providing excellent music, quartette
singing. for both the Stokes meeting
and the banquet. Comrade Ambrose.
alderman of Butte. will be toast
master. The following program of
speakers has been arranged for five
and ten-minute speeches:
Welcome and address by State Sec
retary James ID. Graham: Toast
master, George Ambrose. Butte.
Socialist Work in Cities"-Alder-
man Ambrose. Butte.
Music.
Women and Socialism'-Mrs. Geo.
McDermott. Great Falls.
Socialists and the legislature
A. T. Harvey. Lewistown.
Music.
''The Children and socialism"-Mrs.
Eva NJ. Wells. Fridley.
"A Point OF Honor"-Rev. +. l..
Buzzell. Conrad.
Socialism and science''-Jesse ID.
Selby, Great Falls.
Music.
Industrial Democracy"-Rev. l.. ].
Duncan. Butte.
Socialism and the Farmer. +.
Mabie. Fridley.
"our State work"-Harry Hazel
ton, Missoula.
"Our organization"-D. Burgess,
Seattle.
Socialism and Labor"-T. f. Lati-
mer, Seattle,
Three Cheers for Debs and Han
ford'-John Hudson. Dean.
Music.
AS many able speakers viii be pres
cnt and persons that those assembled
will desire To hear from, impromptu
speeches will bc called for at the close
of the regular program. The ban
quot will be thrown open to the
public.
Grand Ball.
The night OF the 27th there will be
n grand ball at Electric Hall on the
top floor of the Workers Club build
ing Madame EriclO''s full orchestra
of seven pieces has boon engaged,
This ballroom is celebrated as having
the best floor I'm the state. Besides
the convention reception committee a
reception committee Of ladies will bc
In attendance TO see To- the comfort
OF the guests. composed Of Mrs, James
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