The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-06
40. j. ". LODGE
HERE OBSERVES
30TH BIRTHDAY
Anniversary of Founding To
BE Celebrated with Banquet
and Other Ceremonies
OFFICIALS ARE HERE

The thirtieth anniversary of the
establishment of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen in Bismarck will
be celebrated tonight at the Grand
Pacific hotel with a banquet, to be
followed by an initiation and program
in the lodge hall Bradley Marks
of Fargo, head of the organization,
Walter Fearn of Fargo, manager of
the disability department. and An
drew Haas, former secretary of the
jamestown Commercial club, are here
for the event.
The local lodge was instituted by
DR.. Herrick who lived at Lisbon. N.
ID. Charter membership was made up
of business and professional men in
the city and at the statehouse. The
first master workman was Rev. Arch
ibald Durric of the Presbyte erian
church. b. II. Bronson, director of
the weather bureau, was the first fl
nancier and recorder, Jerry Barnes,
an old time lumberman, was first
overscer. Dr.. Smyth was elected
foreman at the institution and he
and Capt. Moffet are the only sur
viving charter members Of the local
lodge. April 3, 1894 date of institu-
tion.
me lodge has now 300 members.
Rev. Durric represented this lodge
at the time of the separation of
North and South Dakota lodges in
1895. The lodge has invested i'm Bis
marck and Burlcigh county insurance
funds Of nearly 100000, and has
$4,000 of water plant special assess
ment warrants. The lodge took some
Of the white way assessment certi-
ficates and also some school district
bonds.
Charter Members
Col. NJ. p. Moffet, DR.. +. X. Smyth.
Past Master WOrkmcn
Fred Brodl. B. NJ. Dunn, T.. j. Ru-
pert, B. c. Marks. J. II, Newton.
Thomas Shcchan Langdon No. 12D;
Dr.. +. r. Smyth, Chas. Schcbler, c.
T. Wynkoop, Frank f. Williams.
Deaths
VIM. W. Ames, John NJ. Wright,
John White, Chas. e. Murrell, Even
f. Scmling, Leonard M. Wallin, Pat
rick Harvey, Chas. S. Rohlen, Jesse
c. Marty, Charles Ferris, Walter E.
Peck. Murdock J. Mckenzie, Adam NJ
Nicholson. Robt. NJ. Treasy, John A.
Werigate. Paul r. Graham, Chas. H.
Boyle, Walter w. Brcen. Samuel NJ.
Ferris, Frank Neibauer, Thomas
Aebridge, Edward f. Morris, Frank
Campagna, Geo. f. Gillet. Wilton G..
Robidou, Howard ID. Bahmer, Neal
Robidou, Fred Wilmovsky, Jr., Engel-
bert Elfstrom, Theodore J. Hauge-
berg, Amos r. Ines.
Members 20 Years or More
j. f. Youngman, 5-9-92, (Forman) !;
Alfred Zuger, 4-17-93, (Fargo);
Thomas .Sheehan, s-16-93. Langdon) :;
DR.. +. r. Smyth. 1894; W. F.. Pat
terson, 4-20-94; II. S. Wood, 6-26-94;
j. b. Taylor, iO-26-94; John r. Mann,
l-4-95; j. d. Wakeman, l-4-95; j.
II. Newton, 1-2G-95; +. G. Grambs,
l-26-95; Chas. F.. Warhter, 1866;
Frank f. Titus 4-5-95; A. T. Welch,
6-21-95; Arthur Van Horn, 12-20-95; !;
A. p. Lenhart, 2-17-95, (Fargo); W.
A. Stalcy, $3.50; T. w. Sanders, 3
5-97; Geo. Robidou, 6-1S-97; Dugald
Campbell. 1-lS-9S; VIM. Breen, 1-lS-
SO; p. c. Remington, 1889; H. W.
Richholt, 118-98; F. j. Rupert, l.
1897 Alex Mcdonald, 4-1-9s; John
Mas 'en, 5-30-9S; VIM. Cook, 1916
90; Axel E. Johnson, 12-l5-99; Chas.
Schcb!er, 1-ls-19OO; Sidney Cohen,
5-16Ol, (Wahpeton); E. H. L. Vesp-
erman, 2-4-02; Walter Knott, Sr. 2
| 24-02: B. c. Marks, 2-24-O2; j. M
Eastwood, 2-18-O2; M. J. Scoville, 2
2S-02; G. M. Register. 1921 -02; DR..
F. B. Strauss, 4-23-O3; II. w. Sand
crs 5-2S-O3; c. +. Moody, 1-18-03;
+. j. Gletschka, 2-l6-O4; Col. w. r.
Moffet, 4-3-04.