The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-04

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the lodge the trustees built and fur
nished the rear hall. and from the
| time of it's completion until January
/. 1914, it was used and occupied for
lodge purposes.
In this building, in the main and
rear hall. nearly every lodge in the
city of Missoula. was instituted.
The grand lodge in recognition of his
abilities and work for the advance
ment of the principles of the order
embodied in the three links, Friend
ship, Love and Truth, elected Brother
J. s. Kemp to the office Of grand mas
ter. He served frem October. 1896,
to October 1897.
Brother J. S. Kemp was the third
member of Covenant lodge No. s. to fill
the office of grand master.
Fourth Grand Master.
From this time for a number Of
years nothing other than the regular
business Of the lodge came up for
consideration. until 1904. when Cove.
nant lodge had the distinction of hav-
ing a fourth grand master from among
it's membership. r. w. Kemp, was
elected to and filled the office of
grand master from October, 1905, to
october, 1906.
This then concludes what we term
the third stage or second degree Of
the life of the lodge.
The Fourth Stage.
Tho fourth stage of the existence
and work of the lodge begins with the
complete rcmodeling of the lodge
building
The lodge had decided to open and
maintain u club room for the use of
it's own and sojourning members and
on April I. 1914, the club room was
opened and maintained until July /,
1916, when it was temporarily closed
while the entire building was re-
modelled, which was done at an ex-
pensc all told of more than $4,000.
The changes brought about during
seating capacity of at least one half
more than it had and by reason over
looking as it does the business section
of the city and also by reason of its
location on the avenue makes it the
finest club room in the city.
1t is provided with card billiard and
pool tables, and on it's reading tables
are found tho leading magazines, and
its library is being continually added
to by purchase and donations from
members.
The wisdom OF establishing this
club room is demonstrated by the in
creasing patronage Of local and visit
ing members of the order, and this is
particularly noticeable among the
younger members. who find 1t an ideal
place to spend their leisure moments
The renodeling of the building was
supervised by trustees, c. Il. Higgins,
a. =. Spaulding and Wallace Galloway,
aided as building inspector by Andrew
Logan and the work and results they
accomplished were absolutely satisfac-
tory to the lodge.
Temple Is Pleased.
The lodge has in contemplation one
more important action, which might
be termed the browning Of the fabric.
1t is the owner of a site 90 by 1870 feet
on the corner of Pattec and Main
streets, on which ii is proposed to
erect a temple at no remote date.
Those who have contributed so much
to the building of the order in this
city, hope and are planning to make
it the finest structure of its kind in
the state, that will be when their time
also comes to follow the trail across
the great divide, a monument to all
who assisted and gave the best years
of their lives to its achievement, and
a beautiful home to all that follow.
Summing it all up we find Cove