Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-16

purpose and sentiment is attained
which disarms the opposition of
those who deprecate secret orsaniza-
tons for reason of the selfish mo-
tires which are presumed usually to
underlie all such works.
Olympia EncampInent I. C. Il. c.,
Of which the present organization is
the successor, was instituted Aug.
-, 1872. The charter members
were ]. G.. Sparks, Margaret Sparks,
A. Il. Rabbeson. John j. Murphy.
+. H. Cook. J. 3. Dobbins, CD.
Mcclure, T.. X. McCausland, Jos.
$. Allen. Emily T. Munson, c. Ii.
Elliott, AdaIine X. Elliott, g. +.
Smith. J. H. Munson, X. II. Hewitt.
A. J. Babceck, ID. W. c. Britt, L.
Young, q. +. Hvam, Wm. McC ul-
ION, L. +. Beach, Henry Sabin and
Elizabeth Sabin. This Encamp-
ment met with very gratifying sue
cess, until the meeting of q con-
vention in Portland, about the last
of October, 1872, to form . Grand
Encampment, when disagreement
occurred rs II the authority Of the
organizing officer, which resulted in
the organization of two Grand En-
campments, that Of the Independent
Champions of the Red Cross, with Mr..
Burrows, Of Salem, as Eminent
Grand Commander, and the Grand
Encampment Champions of the Red
Cross, which was not however, or
ganized until April 10th, 1874, with
Companion A. F. johnson Grand
Commander, Olympia Encampment
during the time being under the
jurisdiction of the Supreme Council
of the order. At the regular meet
ing of Olympic Encampment JAN
uary 9th, 1873, by vote, it sur
rendered its charter. and FROM its
twenty-five members, fifteen we're
chosen as charter members of Wash
ington Encampment No. latter
wards changed to No. 81 G. R. G.
The following named companions
were selected charter members: D.
w. q. Britt, G.. F. Hyam, J. H,
Munson, NJ. E. Hartsuch, J. S.
Dobbins, Alfred Durham, r. H.
Hewitt, Emily T. Munson, A. J,
Babcock, G.. F. Smith, G. B. Elliott
E. r. McCausland, Lucy j. Marcele
F. Carmichael and Adeline r. El.
lott.
The change was attended with i'm.
mediate benefit to the Order, and
Washington EncaMpment became
one of the permanent institutions OF
the town. 1t held weekly meetings
(Tuesdays) in Good Templars'. Hall,
and always numbered among it,
membership many of the most de.
voted of the champions of the tenn
perance cause.
In the Summer of 1877, Washing.
ton Encampment purchased Their
building near East Olympia Bridge,
and by adding to and changing the
design of the uppetstory, have made
it one of the neatest lodge-rooms in
the Territory. The main incentive
for pride IN this achievement is, that
although the Encampment was low
in funds at the time of the purchase
it has succeeded by individual eff.
fort of its members in making thei,
hall not only cosy and comfortable
retreat, but an elegant place of meet.
ing for other worthy objects besides
that embraced in their ritual. Tc
the women engaged IN this noble
mission. no less than the men, is
this result due; and no small share
Of the manual labor incident to the
changes and innovation of the hall
is the result of their handiwork.
The Encampment-room is neatly
carpeted and we'll furnished, and is
supplied with one of the finest or
gains in the Territory. The mem
bership is constantly increasing, and
gives promise of even greater re-
suits in the future than in the past.
EMINENT metaphysicians assert that
as a rule the burden of question is
all that is required to sound the
minds of men. Let person but
task N oues.ion and he hetrays tn ms