Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-13
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The 18th annual Communication Of
the N. VI. Grand Lodge Of Free and Ae-
cepted Masons. and the first COumuni-
cation held out of Olympia. began its
sessions in WaIla Walla June 7th at 10
o'clock, the following Grand Officers
being present: Ralph Guichard, Walla
Walla, Grand Master; Joseph A. Kuhn,
Port Townsend, Deputy Grand Master;
]. E. Edmistoa, Dayton, Senior Grand
Warden. G. G. England. Snohoc,ish,
Junior Grand Warden. BENZ. Harmed.
Olympia, Grand Treasurer. T. n.
Reed, Olympia, Grand Secretary. A.
8. Nicholson, Vancouver, Grand Chap
Lain. Joseph Smith, kAlama, Grand
Lecturer. Ross G. OBrien. Olympia,
Grand Or1tor.'. D. C. Guernsey, Dayton
Grald 0afshal'. h. s. Porter, Oiym-
pia, Senior Grand Deacon. John Gas
ton, Walla WallA, Junior Grand Dea-
con, protem'.' A. ]. Anderson, Seattle,
Grand Sword Bearer, protsm-'. How
ard Carr, New Tacoma, Grand Bible
Bearer. Francis Tarbsll, Olympia,
Senior Grand Steward" w. 8. Leon
ard, Stsilacom, Junior Grand Steward,
protein. Alfred Lowell, Wsila Walla.
Grand Tyler protein.
The report Of the Grand Secretary
shows the order to b in a very prosper
Gus condition. During the year dis
pensations have been issued for the for
nation of Mt. Baker Lodge at SkaGit
city, Whatoom county; Pennington
Lodge at Harrington, Whitman county
Tacoma Lodge at Tacoma; Corinthian
Lodge at Puyailup, Pierce county; FL
lsnsburg Lodge at Ellsnsburg, Yakima
comfy. A few Of the lodges have
fallen OF in membership, some barely
retaining while others snow u marked
which with the five new hodges swell
the not Increase to the number of about
100 members during the year. The to-
tai membership is LOO. From official
and private sources of information
and the rapidly increasing population
of our Territory We may reasonably OK
poet not only larger increase Of MEM
bership to existing Lodges during the
next year, bull also several additional
applications for the establishment of
new lodges. At the close of the Com
munication, number of chartered lod-
ges will have reached 10 on the roll, IS
of which are in active existence. The
peace, Quietude and almost universal
harmony prevailing among tho Craft
throuhout the jurisdiction is q fact
worthy of mention. Not single case
of appeal, nor complaint or grievance
of any note, has been reported to this
office since the last Communication,
No better evidence need b shown for
the healthful and prosperous condition
of the fraternity throughout the juris-
diction. A Misrepresentation exists on
the part of some lodges in relation to |
the remission of the dues Of men,
bers. The constitution provides that |
honorary members, elected as such at |
the will of the lodge, and also those |
whose impeouniOus circumstances re- |
Quire their support at the expense of !
the lodge, shall pay no dues to lodge or |
Grand Lodge; and while lodge may |
for good cause shown, also remit the |
lodge dues of member. it has no pow
Or under our laws to remit tho Grand |
Lodge dues. This is not unfrequently |
the cause of error in returns and rare
~ there Is any explanation given.
The report OF the Grand Treasurer |
shows that there are at present no out |
standing loans duo the Grand lodge; |
all orders drawn upon the order have !
been promptly paid on presentation |
and there remains q small portion on |
hand.
Total receipts from all sources during |
the year, $3772.69; total expenditures, !
$3600.84 balance on hand $1l6335
A letter from tho Grand Secretary of |
the Grand Lodge Of Utah, setting forth |
the relations between Masonry and |
Mormonism, and explaining Why Nor
mons cannot become Nasons, was read |
and referred to the Judiciary Committee |
with instructions to report suitable resO-
buttons Of approval for the action Of |
this Grand Lodge.