Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-16
SOCIAL LIFE N SEATTLE.


A writer to an Oregon paper, undel
the above heading. gives some hard
blows Az we'll rs taffy:
We get a good idea of place when
we hear of its societies. Its busines;
interests are best represented By an
enumeration of its Stores and nanufac
tories. cannot give such an inveu-
tory of this place. An idea ot the ex-
tent of cur manufactures may be
gained by stating tue fact that the ag.
gre2ate steam power in daily use
amounts to seven hundred horse power.
OF course. this means local engines, and
not Steamboats, and tugs.
In religious matters we are represent
ed by almost all the prominent sscfs.
We have three kinds of MethocIsts and
one Of the three is not the Methodist
Church South. I have visited all the
churches and ind them we'll attended.
In fact. think tho religious elemeni
here Is quite prominent. The singing
~ most OF the churches IL very good.
Good music has a power IN fltiing any
church. The Catholic church Is tue
largest in the city. II has large PIPE
organ and a choir OF we'll trained sing
era.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton meetings are well attended. They
have recently permitted the use OF brass
band instruments to aid in the singing.
This innovation hsSs frighteAeA some OF
the old school attendants, but the audi
ences every Sunday afternoon seem lar
ger than ever.
In opposition to the religious element
n haldg
weekly meetings aud processes to allow
the utmost liberty III It's proceedings;
but I'm inclined to think the members
would not listen with patience to any
speaker not in sympathy with their work
OF destruction. BY this expression !
tnean their work of tearing down. All
so called Liberal Leagues lnow any
thing about delight in demollshing Old
theories, doctrines and customs, but
never engage IN building up anything
better, never supply substitute Tor the
religion they endeavor to destroy.
Americans have q passion for secre!
societies. We have them in proportion
| to Tie size of the city. We see their
grandiloquent names in the papers, and
| almost every month new order, "an-
cient," OF courre. appeals for our pat
Il lHCSE Oi6 -AofS DO SVStOs S~SA-
cites are the biggest humbu ,s of tue
day. Thousands OF poor mechanics
not able to clothe their wives respecs-
ably, pay out their monthly dues to the
knights of the RoyalG ate". Cham gions
of the Imperial Paiace," OF some othei
| of the thousand and one societies with
II highfaluting name. | may he toe
sweeping, but If the broom was in m,
| hn s,da xxftfh Il xrnftld fhe
| whole swarm, with rHo exceptions, out
of existence. l am disposed to think
that the order of Free Mas nry. with
that of Odd Fellowship are amply suf-
ficient AS secret societies for ali the re
quirements Of social life. once heard
a venerable Mason remark when invited
to take the degrees composing the Scot
ssh Rite: No / have taken the Yorh
| Rise degrees and they contain more
moral lessons than poor human natdrs
II capable of putting into prac, ice '
We have recently organized chaptei
of Royal Arch Nissons and also a Com
mandery of knights Tamplar.
i III literary and musicsl societies Sc
attic has nothing to boast of. In fact
think the place destitute of that eie
tneist necessary 10 sustain a good musi
cal and literary society. We have no
had public lecture daring the pas
year. j believe we have men able To en-
tertain an audience, but they are SO in
tently engaged in making money thai
they cannot SIP re the time to prepare
a lecture. In such natters we are be-
hind Roseburg and Canyonville.
We have three daily newspapers--two
more than are needed. We have about
fifty lawyers and a dozen doctors
enough of the latter for a city of twelve
thousand Inhabitants. The three items
just mentioned show the competition
and crowding Of the professions.
have not mentioned the ministers. We
all know how numerous and poorly sup
ported they are. Indeed it Is wonder
how they have the heart to work SO hard
with such poor pay.