Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-03-06
HOW WE APPEAR TO VISITORS.

Mr.. Noltner publishes in the E,aer-
prise column article describing his
visit to this place. He says of our
town:
This was our first visit to Olympia, and
we must acknowledge that we were much
surprised at disappearance OF the place. Tho
town contains about 2 600 inhabitants, Is beau
tifully laid out, with wide streets, shade trees
on almost every street and splendid side
walks. The buildings look well, and some OF
the residences are really handsome. The
town presents very picturesque appearance,
being located on an arm Of land which Is a.;
waters of Puget Sound. The business houses
seem to he in o prosperous condition, many
of them carrying large stocks. The public
buildings reflect credit on the enterprise Or
excellent water, and to US the place presented
every indication of present and future pros
perity."
He alludes to visit to Tumwater as
follows:
paid visit to Tumwater, about two miles
this side of Olympia and called on our young
friend, Mr.. w. +. Crosby, and his young and
accomplished wife the got her from Oregon
sn ap our
friend Crosby seems to have his hands full.
The place has an excellent water-pOwer.
which is used fora saw-mill, pipe-factOry and
grist-mill, besides other factories"
Complimentary allusion is thus made
to the Order Of which he is q high rep.
resentative:
Gin the evening, In company with ii. G.
nal visit to Western Lodge No. 6, I. o. @. F.
We are not going to fiatter the members of
that Lodge, but we say, without successful
contradiction, that they are as fine looking
an Odd Fellows Lodge room, and their off,
GERS are certainly up to the work and show
that they feel the responsibilities Of their
high and honorable positions; Under the
were made by several of the visiting men,
beers including ourself. The past and pres
ent condition of Odd Fellowship was pre-
scented, and while there was not a single
Lodge in the Territory in 1867, now there are
six, with membership of near three humid
red, of which there are one hundred in Olym-
pia alone. After the close, the visitors and
members of Olympia Lodge, No.. ], and
up line and march for the Pacific Hotel
where most sumptuous supper had been
prepared by the two lodges. The brethren
were seated, and c. G. Hewitt, p. G. W., took
justice to the rich and bounteously spread
viands before them, short speeches were in
order, and to our great surprise, we were
then first informed that this was all in honor
of our visit among the brethern in that place.
Brother Strive made the opening remarks,
and of course, after this information, not
withstanding we were nearly "too full for
we were required to answer. 1t
was an occasion that viii ever linger among
the pleasant memories of our life. About II
o'clock the party rose highly pleased with
the evenings programme, and were thor
onghly impressed with the beauties of Odd
Fellowship in the Northwest. They have
the true material there to make good Odd
Fellows and their proficiency shows that
work, and the two Lodges OF Olympia will
compare favorable to any in the Jurisdiction,
if we may not say in the Union. Harmony
tons of the selfish world are shut out from
the hearts of its members.