The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-12-31
LEGISLATURE
OPENS MONDAY
Capital City Is Swarming With
Lawmakers from Every Part
of Treasure State.
new GOVERNOR ON SCENE
Will Give His Message to Legislature
Tuesday at Joint Session. Helena
Will Royalty Welcome the
Visiting Montanans.

Visiting Montanans.
Helena. Dec 3O.-All is in readiness
seventeenth legislative assembly of
Montana.
At nooon on January 3, Secretary of
State c. T. Stewart will swing the ga
vel and call 1O8 representatives to or
der, after which he will give the oath
of office and all will qualify before
being formally seated At the same
time a member of the supreme court
will induct the new senators to office.
To prepare for this session it has
in each, the senate and house of repre-
sentatives The new seats have been
placed in both houses.
OF the II new counties which were
created during the last two years,
seven We're created by the last legis-
lature and four by popular vote. Roose-
velt county was created early in the
session and Immediately sent repre-
sentative to the house.
The counties created by the legisla-
ture are McCone, Garfield, Powder
River. Pondera, Glacier. Treasure and
Roosevelt. The counties created by
popular vote are Liberty, Daniels,
Golden Valley and Judith Basin.
Members of the seventeenth legisla-
tive assembly are beginning to reach
Helena in preparation for the apening
session next Monday. Most of the law
makers have made reservations in ad-
vance for apartment for the coming
two months.
Among those arriving those most
recently are the following:
Senator R. p Heren of Custer
county, who is accompanied by Mrs
Heren and their daughter, will live at
the Electric block.
Senator James Stewart of Meagher
and Mrs. Stewart have rooms at The
Templeton.
Senator T. L. Clark of Toole county
Senator John L. Slatterv of Valley
county and Mrs. Slattery. Representa-
tives. F. T. Phelps. K H. Knudsvig
and F. y Gillette Of Valley county.
c. r. Swift, representative from
Treasure county.
Representatives Percy F. Dodds of
Flathead county and Mrs. Dodds.
Others are arriving hourly and are
taking up residence at the different
apartments especially arranged for
their convenience during the session.
Governor S. V. Stewart and family
moved Wednesday afternoon from the
executive mansion on Warren street
to the home he has purchased here To-
Gated at 504 Dearborn avenue, in pre-
pairing to end his administration Of
eight years and give way to Governor
Joseph NJ. Dixon and family.
Mansion in Readiness
The executive mansion was put in
readiness for Governor and Mrs. Dix
on who arrived in Helena today and
went directly to the executive mansion
where they will make their home. They
are accompanied by Miss Dorothy
Dixon, student at the state university
and Misses Betty, Mary 10 and Peggy.
Miss Florence Dixon, who is a student
at the John Hopkins university, Miss
Virginia Dixon, who is a teacher in the
Missoula high school, and Horace Wor-
den, cousin. arrived here on the
noon train and went to the eXecu-
tive mansion. The family will remain
in the city until after the inaugural
ceremonies, after which Miss Florence
Dixon will return to John Hopkins and
the Misses Virginia and Dorothy Dix
on will return to Missoula.
Home is Show Place
The executive mansion was pur-
chased eight years ago on the recon-
mendation of former Governor E. l..
Norris. The legislature approved the
idea and a committee purchased the
former residence of the late Peter Lar
son. The home is among the show
places of the capital, has Is rooms and
is modern throughout with every con-
venience and facility for the states
executive to rest and also to entertain
either informally or on a large scale
as the occasion demands.
Governor Dixon will deliver his mes
sage to the next legislature on Tues
day. The two houses will combine for
the occasion and make it a special
order of business.
With the arrival in Helena today
of Governor and Mrs. Joseph M.
Dixon, plans are rapidly being per-
fected for one of the biggest social
events in the history of the state, to
which every one in the state is in
vited. 1t is the inaugural reception to
be held in the governors reception
room at the state house on January 3.
There will be 25-piece band on the
main floor of the state house for the
reception, and 10-piece orchestra will
play dance music in the law library for
all who desire to dance.
In addition to this function residents
of Helena are also preparing for the
invitations have been sent to Governor
and Mrs. Dixon, all state officers and
their wives and all members of the
legislature and their wives. Already
several hundred tickets have been sold
for this function. which will be held
IN the new Shrine mosque on January
7th.
Governor Dixon will assume office
at noon on January 8. He will be
sworn into office by Chief Justice
Brantly of the supreme court. and with
him will take the oath an entire set Of
state officers, all of them Republican,
several being holdovers.
The legislature, which is to get down
to business January 8 for a session
limited by law to go days, including
Sundays, is also Republican, over
whelmingly. 1t will consist of senate
n