Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-12-23
4 Pleasing H"ccnt!"H.

evening, the 18th instant. tie &C.
casion being the return Of Prof. W.
II. Roberts, an honuled member @!
the order, to lis old home, OiyuiIia.
Like the proli9al of old lie MS re-
ccIvcd with nyouS welcome, and
if the " fa;tcd cI'f WIS not killed,
other d"licacio.' Supplied its place.
Tie Literary and social l,i,tim,r,
which constituted - large part OF the
programme, were held i'll thc bali,
and the closing festivities. took l.i..ce
AZ the Pioneer Holel, where
splendid rera,t was sljcal by thc
hostess, Mrs. H. l. Barnes. Limi-
ted space viii hot admit of an tx
tended account Of tie entertainment,
bat we fihd loon, by unanimous re-
quest for IL letter written hy all es-
teemcd friend of The Prof; >sor, who
was unable to be present, and after
expressing regrets proceeds To
tell villa. lie knows about Champtpn-
ship:
Most Iria1;iLh' dh EStiha'{r
Champions ant Ch0,rpi"l'S-rS
On such Il solemn OCCASION rs the pre-
sent it brhOvrS meth" reel picnl OF Your
| tender SvmpltnirS- to address Won in
| In, Lac, H.,
your bursiing feelings on this momcntuli>
occasion.
Nothing that know of would thing
give YOU more pleasure than to have me
speak to YOU on that most important subject
Championships aims, objects, secret
work &c.
might first state that Chanr ionship or
| Red-crossism dates as far back as the time
OF Constantine, the Roman Emperor, who
when Soreiy pressed by his enemies WAS
permitted to see Il wonderful sight in the
| heavcnS.-a flaming Red croS>,-and 50
| impressed WAS he bv the 81 ht that he
adopted as his iattlc-cry the words l;v
the cross we conquer'-;ind he die So
From this we learn that Championship
is at least loo years old, if not Uldcr-by
Il iug-full.
Its membership consists of males and
females only.
The first degree has to he taken Inrvio,l~
to the Second or Third degrees, but my
rn,,IJ Ina ,t ~ ~ az Mio WISH To lnli,
"o.iiu NC w tahe the Ihird degree first
The order is also divided into Encamp.
mcnts, Grand Encampments and Supreme
onJ .,,,r. a,,n,',i' n "'ic " no ~ hc'i,nN
can,nminnt I,nt !, III .'i Se' lllth an I'm
iii,,,' ~, uu' II u!kes pretty Sood-
Grand ltncampmcnt, and it is only IL man
with tho cheek of Il Government mule
i ShaIi 'nnu, nr''.Ii' I',io Coulcii.
SECRET vorL a, / ha,.o i,' ~ iS!;,ipiilH tnc
u u q G, and ~" II if u II rom the
WISHING tn "l.ta;n .,,,,,; ~ ;iio -. !, ~,
",iiS w o'..'ii, ;'uiiilS>ioh 10 an En-
.t thn nuts;j lou do m,ii hii3ck Twelve Times
'i,taI, uopI, anu II II DC not opened
iiiii'c .;ii WE'VE hraNN Kicks with The
nutI; VA, ~ r3''Siuclel an aiarm. To Inc
VOL which IL ~ S.; VIII give me pass
admit vn, to tba ,in'tn an" '',iS VIII
Lrmshoi ,,a,',. ta;, iiit-looii. having
~ '-nmr .:,t;sf,,. ,' emu nii,,iiicu yourscii
aI,r,,, NJ liz ;,'aS W wiz sHc INC same
Jn',dnr md 70 ihn I,,' uoi, onIH NIKE
80 H. o,,J,i i.''"c ru'lu YOU VIII
links" '''''''''' WHICH Is liish
| I:.,;nc, ,,,Oso, ,I,,, ,, -,
,ancn in ~, f'cnu anc GUARDS you VIII All
the ,reSi',ing o,i;car vi ,ue fo1ni' anu salute
viii one ny,, ~ tho "y wlha!hS 'ioirntiN
vour thumb cnerUc,i .,'n ''h'r euehinS
| viii take vour 500, ''i .nell you
called ON Tor n sn,rr,' x,',., '" ,1 UNI,
/ rIS .A n
..w;Ih to ia nxrmsn,, S'"i '''" Noci'erate
M onIv d;a.,ro,,.n , ~
and SocouI dn,rroa =. =; ,t "'ci, we flrSl
inner ,ratn and Tho n,. II, .rio "ihriii NJ me
Of rams ho;n" sn soy ann m'iu, me number
,,,n.d :, NJ, nS,',r,,ici' anu lhe pass
,a,,a,;m ,a'iu E;,l CLOCK the en-
The alarm ro, tho ,r,,;.., ,
tyantr-ona ,a, o ny ihiu u'Srcc Is
nIa;nc,i and he ,' y. NichS as before cN-
n;NSlthc ,iii iaSs-M"rh GU never
The Sanitation IL ,,n'J,, I u,'N'u ''.;
| tho hoaI thn nx,,,o, n,; ny ScIa!cnin@
81 aim as green ~ ! ,.n'i vi whIcn r., Is
| ,oystar;o,:,5 t.,,,aas ISL 20 WIS. Inc
| chamnions ore n n 4. I'D unr1 pE
| which means :. WG;nI, ,.-o IL ~ W. :"
do or pon t;sbinr "'"'" 80" rainier
| Tho Grand Emca,,,,,,,,. ,,..
ba diyui,red tn n,, i,'''u , uuSfee cannot
reached mo ot,;o" any o'ic VINO mas not
| thorafnra T sI,.ii ,,ro,i, -. w II r.,
into the w"rt d pi' ,I', give an insight
| THO .Inrn, cn,ois, nv .'.pi.n'c council.
tLi,,i' -; m, O i;I OF lhirtv-Io'ir fapS,
e VIII, o rs one nio hrsner than any Mason on
The nasS-word (. =. III, >,;.-,.,,, =,
and ~. nv n,anat; M. uT VI iSil.V HUDSON
Wa w. i,as,.'d ~, ne rordoh Knot
salute by placing the thumb ON the tip Of
rotary motion from east to west. The 'eI II a
after When I ho w VIZ eS s. ms tongue
the principal password, which you will
rockandceresvosimidepomhectumS,cctttp,-
wers YUM Yum" S StS thS Son H. +: ans
part OF OHM. TINS password hundred swords
and unless you can give an account OF
ihy. into the midst Of an infuri ou mali j.
tiohtin ,.s anu am c nfrs VINO are continually
continue assessing yen until you are COM
This cn o n 90 ' me roo rinc;, r
the nasa Champions PIE, an order devoted to Tenn;
from instrdcting You in the work as far As
The Las: Law Of the Nj Mns,r., oi ,,G .aEe
me way was bundle OF straw, he