The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-18

BENEFICIAL SOCIETY
ORGANIZES
LOCAL LODGE OF ORDER OF ST,
JOHN THE BAPTIST is ES-
TABLISHED.

Yesterday was great day for the
French people in this city, and 1t will
go down as one of their important
days, for it marks the establishment
of the society of st. John the Bap-
tist Many delegates were in the city
from Butte, Anaconda, Frenchtown
and other places and helped to install
a local lodge of the order.
The outside delegates arrived in
the city on the Copper City train
from Butte and Anaconda, meeting
in the Odd Fellows hall, where a
temporary organization Of the Mis-
soula candidates was formed. This
was done with the election of the fol-
lowing officers: T. ]. Lacasse, presi-
dent; A. J. Violette, vice president;
f. Lacasse, recording secretary; Il.
NORM, financial secretary; A. r. Des-
champs, treasurer; G. J. Deschamps,
inside guard Felix Martin, sergeant
alarms. After the election of officers
constitution was submitted, and
"a fter deliberation it was decided to
appoint a committee to look over the
constitution and make any necessary
changes in it. The next thing in Or
der was the formation of the state
central council. The organization was
completed and the delegates from the
outside cities were elected to men,
bership, along with several members
from Missoula.
The officers for the state central
council are: DR.. F. l.. st. Jean Of
Anaconda, president; william Marion
pI,t. Il. AgiI A
j. Violette of Missoula, second vice
president; j. A. Lemre of Anaconda,
secretary; William Page Of Butte,
treasurer; U. Marcure of Frenchtown,
sergeant-at-arms; Fred Petit and
Frank Boucher of Butte and A. J.
Violette of Missoula, trustees. This
finished the work of the afternoon ses-
sion and an adjournment was taken
until o'clock in the evening.
At the second meeting the candi-
dates from Missoula We're initiated
into the order, after which the new
members We're instructed as to the
use of the ritual and then the frater-
nal feeling was cemented with a So
cial session. The meeting lasted until
a late hour.
les We're as follows
Butte-Frank Boucher, Dr. Lezault.
William Page, j. b. Narcotic, j. +.
Petit and Ross Lemire.
Anaconda-Dr. f. l.. ST. Jean, AL
fred Ganger, Fred Thibodeau, J. A.
Lemire, A. Fortier and l.. p. Lavalee.
Frenchtown-William Marion, j. b.
Dorais, U. Marcure, Frank Hamel and
John Parent.
The following Missoula members
were chosen as members OF the state
central council, along with the above
delegates: A. ]. Violette. George Cyr,
Edward Christen Gaspard Des-
champs, Jr., J. r. Lacasse and Ma
poleon Lacasse.
The Missoula men taken into the
order We're: Frank Cyr. George Cyr,
f. Lacasse. j. A. Lacasse. Louis
Narcotic. Felix Martin, j. r. Linch.
j. T. Lacasse, George Lacasse, G. J.
Deschamps, Jr., Eugene NORM, A. ].
Violette, E. Fl. Christen, A. r. Des-
champs, Joseph Lacasse, Henry Pas
tan, Cash Brunelles Denis Lee, Phil
Gagnon, Joseph Florget, Fred Therri-
ault, A. J. Spooner, Joseph Lavois, F.
r. Cadun, Alphonse Lacasse and G. C.
Spooner.
The society of St John the Baptist
is a purely social order although each
lodge is given local option in the mat
ter of benefits. There are but three
lodges of the order besides the Mis-
soula lodge in the state-Butte Ana
conda and Frenchtown. The Butte
lodge isa the largest, having a MEM
bership of 225, Anaconda coming sec
ond with 1876, while F'renchtown Is
credited with 20 members. The Mis-
soula lodge starts out with a mem
bership of 80, which is said to be
even better than was expected.