The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-03-16
ROMAN ODD FELLOWS
INSTALL NEW LODGE

INSTALL NEW Lodge
With impressive pomp and cere-
mony and the customary dignity of
procedure, Roman Lodge No. 1870, |.
o. o. F., was duly installed at the
Scearce hall Wednesday afternoon.
The installation was conducted under
the supervision of the Grand Lodge Of
the state of Montana by Andrew Log
an, Past Grand Master, o. S. Draper,
Deputy Grand Master, and r. W.
Kemp, Grand Secretary. all of Mis-
soula. with the assistance of j. B.
M. Bronson Joe l, Carr, Gordon Sew
ell, j. r. Warner. Fred Simmons,
John Nadrau, Guy V . Sherell and
Charles c. Beach, installing men,
bers. At this meeting a charter is
plications for membership were acted
upon and J. B. Bear and Verne Ma
drau were elected Noble Grand and
Vice Noble Grand respectively,
Forty-four candidates were put
through the initiation at the meeting
called in the evening and nineteen
card members affiliated with the new
lodge. The work was put through by
the crack team from Poison with con-
sumate finish and detail and officers
were chosen as follows: Earl F..
Hughes, secretary; Onis r. Smith,
treasurer; ID. ID. Hull, warden; Lloyd
L. Wallace, conductor; e. l., McCon
nell. chaplain; H. Booth, and Caska
Allen, scene supporters; J. j. Rogers
and Peter Hanson, supporters to the
Noble Grand, and Don RathbOne and
Ernest Landquist, guards.
An elaborate banquet was served
at seven O'Clock under the direction
of the Odd Fellows ladies, at which
one hundred and i've plates were laid,
and a musical program provided by
Carr's Junior orchestra.
The visiting delegation from Mis-
soula consisted of r., w. Kemp, An
drew Logan, o S. Draper, G. b. Wal
lace, Claude Marshall, Alfred M. West,
M. A. DeGriff, !, f. Pease and G. A.
Tripp. Poison was represented by
G.. w. Harrell, e. 3. Swart, G, w.
Dawson, j. J. Flies, l. II Smith, II
O. Thurston, r, A. Phillips, G. II.
Thompson, David Boyd, Marion Muir
gatroyd, w. H. Harrison, M. S. Daw-
son, Godfrey Johnson, A. II. Cloude
berry, w, II. Clubb, r. l.. Pryor, r.
+. Stiles, l. N. Sturm, C. A. Bevers,
II. E. Rakeman, Claude Miller, A, M
Miles, w II. Brown, Cecil G. Phipps,
A. A. Lowrie, Geo. w. White, J. B.
Hoskinson, Joseph Vollin, A. B. Long,
Frank Middleton and Carl c. Simonis.
Other visiting Odd Fellows were
], w. Gabb, Colorado; A. l.. Cuddy,
Oklahoma; Ben f.; Eayrs, Kalispell
c. V. Klotsche, Livingstone; f. Payne,
Stevensville; w. w. Meranda, Idaho;
August Withers, Washington.
The following is a list of the mem
bers initiated: A. a. Slcr''nc. T., +.
Hughes, Robert Johnson, James E.
Wright, William II. Boyd, w. H.
Simonis, VIM. r. Cook, Gerais Curtis,
o. F,Smith, Peter Hanson, F.. ALand-
qust, l.. A. Olson, l.. d. Grady, d. d.
Hull, II, O. Bacon, Caska E Allen,
w. f. Connerly, Frank Doser, j. F.
Olson. Grover Richardson, c. A. Coul-
ter, A. ], Swanson, E. L. Mcconnell,
Nels Rosegg. Leroy Farnham, A. L.
Marshman, John D. Rathbone, Alfred
Holman, C. H. Booth, AlmOn Hooker,
Harry Townsend, Arthur Reed. F. ],
Ford, George McClain. Charles Allen,
]. r. Winn. Howard Loewenstein. C.
NJ. Dorsett. Jesse Swinehart. Earl D.
Covell, James Anderson, J. T. De-
nault. C. e. Rickert. Lloyd I. Wallace.
Card members We're admitted as fol-
lows: Robert Bennett, A. A. Dix, F,
j. White, Stanley Scearce, Frank c.
Mayer, 0. ]. Kelly, Barney Fitz-
gerald, Peter Livingston.
On Sunday next at 1915 special
public services will be conducted at
the M, f. church by Rev. F.. D.
Swisher, which the Odd Fellows will
attend in body.