The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-25
EAGLES DEGREE TEAM FROM
CAPITAL CITY SECURES THE
FIRST PRIZE.
GRAND PARADE At NIGHT
Delegates to State Catherine Form in
Line and March Through Streets to
the MUSIC OF Numerous Bands and
Amid the Glare of Much Red Fire
Business to Be Accomplished To-day.
Special to The Daily Missouian

She&lul to The Daily Msspuliau
Butte June 24.-Helena won the
Eagles drill contest held at the audi.
toriun this afternoon. The hail was
crowded To it's fun capacity with visit
ing Eagles from all over the state and
the work of the riva teams was
watched with the greatest interest. Ii
WAS expected that several teams would
enter the contest, but only Helena and
Anaconda put in their entries. The
fitst prize is $500 and the second
prize $500
Tomorrow the convention will tram
Saet the most important business of
the week. so far as many hundreds
Of Eagles are concerned. First viii
come the election of the state officers
and then will follow the selection Of
the place of holding the next state
convention The competitors for the
next meeting place are Miles cit,
ana Livingston, While the candidates
Tor state president include f. D. Weed
Of Helena, H. ]. Miller Of Livingston.
at present occupying the position of
state vice president and s. y stew
art Of Virginia City
The big parade tonight started about
$50 o'clock, although every Eagle Who
TOOK part IN the procession was on
mana az 10 sharp and the procession
started just the minute 1T was suf-
flciently dark to admit Of the red
fire and other lluminations showing
To advantage. Abe Cohen was chair
man Of the parade committee. The
Eutte aerie was ont 1000 strong all
attircd in blue overalls and red white
and blue hats. The local aerie was
headed BY its own band Five thous-
and men We're in line, together with
half dozen bands. including the
Boston and Montana, tho Ladies'
band Of Bozeman and the Gateway
city band of Livingston. The chief
marshalls We're Chief Of Police Quinn
and Sheriff O'Rourke with Aldermen
Nerny and Phil c. Goodwin as as
sistants. The parade formed on East
Quartz street, proceeded along Main !
street to Granite street, west on Gran
ite to Montana street, thence along
Broadway as far as Arizona, south on |
Arizona to Park, and west on Park to |
Montana, south to Mercury then to |
Main street and up Main street to the
DAILY monument, where the procession
eountermarched and proceeded down
Main street and east on Granite
street to the Carvina grounds.
State President Pringle read his re-
port dealing at considerable length
with the work of his office and the
order generally during the year. Mr..
Pringle speaks of the satisfaction
given by the election by the national
organization of Finley McRae as ma
tional treasurer, and says that it was
q tribute to his ability and integrity
and the faithful services he rendered
as chairman Of the finance committee
of the grand aerie. He also extended |
his congratulations to Helena aerie
on the capture of the degree team
prize at the national convention in
recommended that the deputy grand
president visit the aeries in his dis
tret at least once each year and ex-
emplify the secret work and attend
to such other matters that may be
beneficial to the aeries. The presi-
dent says that the growth of the or
der in the state has been steady and
consistent since the last meeting AL
though only two aeries have been in
the old aeres in many in
stances. can show a substantial gain
in membership.
Report, Made.
John w. James of Anaconda, the
state treasurer, submitted his report
and the same was referred to the fl
nance committee. The report shows
that the balance on hand was S96347
and that there was received from the
secretary during the year $992l0, MAX
ing total of 81 ,9G5.51. After paying
all bills there is a balance of 81 ,154 9b.
G. j. Mackey state secretary, read
his report and 1t went Very fully into
the work of the order throughout this
state during the year He says the
treasury is in excellent condition and
the progress of the order through
out the state is of a character to
be proud of. Several of the larger
1eries have decreased in membership
and many of the smaller ones have
made substantial gains Taken as a
whole. notwithstanding the depressed
period of the last year the Eagles OF
Montana are steadily increasing. New
ierles have been organized and others