The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-08-30
LETTER FROM PORT GAMBLE.
PoRT GAMBLE, Aug 90. 1891.

Order Of ODD Fellows, will give you
q little talk With reference to the in
sti,ution Of Washington Encampment
No 4. D o 2. which took place here
on the night OF the 26;h instant. The
history Of the move which resulted n
the above named organization dates
back some three years OF more. prior to
the organization Vt Friendship Lodge
IooF of this place. which occurred
on the i1th day of June. 1878. and out
of this grew the material which CON
pose wholly this Eacampnent- but
more of this further on
On the 18th day of March. 1881,
there was only one Encampment men,
Der ofsthe Order in the place. aud he,
with six oth4r members of Friendship
Lodge, above referred TO. made appli-
cation to the SovereignGraud Ledge of
Odd Fellows, st Baltimore. Nd. for
authority TO confer the Enesmpment
degrees upon q sufficient number OF the
Order TO enable them To apply for q
charter TO establish said Encampment.
In due time the required authority ar
rived. the degrees were conferred and
application made for q charter. Also
the essential parapherDalia was ordered
of n G .Ti.ly 4 Co. OF Columbus. Ohio.
The chartera arrived in due time. and
the outfit arrived by the steamer
Idaho, on the 2ith inst. Invitations
were issued. and ON the evening of the
Goth instant the steamer Fanny Lake,
which bad been charterd for the pur>
pose, arrived from Seattle with dele>
cation from Unity Encampment No 2.
of Seattle. with Bro II @ Strive. ID ID
Grand Sire of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge o o F., with authority to or.
ganize the EncsmpmeDt. Also. Bro,
or more properly speaking, Patriarch
w NJ Evans. Past Grand Representative
with Patriarch j N Swan of Alpha En-
campment No /, of Olympia. Past
Grand Master and Grand Secretary of
the Grand Lodge of Washington. Also,
His Exceliency GOV Vim A Newell.
Past Grand representative of the Sover,
eign Grand Lodge. who was to deliver
lee ure on the occasion on Odd Fell
lowship.' It being determined to hold
the organizing with installation ser
vices publicly. word was passed around
the town only little more than half
hour before the services were to COM
mence, and in that short time the citi>
zens of Port Gamble showed them
selves equal to the occasion by
filling the Hall Masonic) full with
eager lockers and listeners for the uR-
usual services of the occasion.
ID. ID. Grand Sire Fl G Strive called
the house to order just before 8 O'Clock,
and Miss Mary Steinbury presided at
the organ. The opening hymn was
sung, and the following Grand Officers
TOOK their stations. Gov. Newell on the
left of Institu'ing Officer W w Evans.
Grand s Warden; j NJ Swan, Grand
Scribe; @ Ii Hall, Grand Treasurer
Frank Hanford. Grand High Priest j
Levy. Grand Warden; and - -
Grand Guide. When the following
charter members answered to their
names: N w Lane, w ID Scott. p Nc
Intire, Ole Gundersen, John Kelly, o
A Case, G Watson, w Smith. NJ S
Drew, &C 4 Stevens and c Bangs,
also charter members, were absent)
and were duly obligated, when the ID
ID Grand Sire declared Washington
Encampment No 4, l. O. o. F., duly
instituted. Upon ballot being spread
the following officers were elected for
the current term: G p, N w Lane; S
W, w d Scott; j w. Ole Gundersen
II p, p McIntire; Scribe, y A Case;
Treasurer. J Kelly; Guide, NJ S Drew;
Is, C Watson; o 5, @ w Smith; who
were duly installed After which the
ID ID Grand Sire made q few appropri-
ate remarks and introduced Governor
Newell, who, in his usual pleasing
manner and fifty chosen language held
his audience for hslf hour in close
attention while discoursing on the lead
ing characteristics of the Order. At
the close he was greeted with more
hearty applause by his audience;
when the institution and organization
and installation of the officers of WASH
iuaton Eocampment No. 4. /. o. o. F.,
Of Port Gamble. was declared, and the
sssemblage dispersed to carry with
them pleasant memories Of the unusual
occasion.
The Encampment was called to order
in secret session, when the names Of
sixteen applicants were received and
electsti. and thirteen being present
we're duly Instructed In the mysteries
Of the Enczmpm Mt degrees of the
Order At IL pm. supper was spread
ut the hotel, to which all paid their
personal attention. and the many here.
bones and relics Of former greatness.
showed how severe the struggle had
been, and who were the victors. We
must pause here to congratulate Mr..
McGrs.h, the presiding genius of the
occasion in charge OF the hotel. who
personally superintended the collation..
and paid strict attention to the guests.
for his success and the fitness which
appears IN his being the representative
Of the absent proprietors.
The closing exercises took place at
/ the hall .. m. when congratulations
were exchanged. and the company dis.
persed, satisfied with the advance step
which had been taken in the Order.
The receipts Of the evening were
$6i5. and the number of members %.
1 with five more TO sign the constitution.
when the total membership of the first
night will be 81.
Thus ends one of the most pleasant
occasions in the history of the Order on
the northwest coast. Thanks axe here
/ nv tendered tn all visiting patriarche