, 1884-02-02
ESrEEPgEsE ioDGL so. ., 4. o. @. D.
T~eniy-cRe Years of its E;iSiory by Jan1eS
Mciu.iI.

co 30 IN the iuu ElCW ie1se that us eaily
recorded history Is qaite fragTneItary- TIA
6ition and memory avail bat Ets'e; !or the
vicissituies of IN active life vItl its ever
changing EceEes a1i never ending cares,
have tlGrring effect ol the pictures g the
past. a day wi:h its work and pleasure Is
soon passed 70 the IeaF and as one alter one
they string cut in the long pergpsctiye he
hind we find them EOon buHched into yesrs,
and in vain We t-y - recall them as they
almost disappear beneath the hoFiz9n of oar
memory. 81 it is no easy IA k to look back
through p yea-s T. 1868. Il doing 50 Ut
fni the way Incl, not with wrecks, butwith
those surpriscE, successes and wonderful de-
velopmcu.s that can olly be found with
a strong people in a yoaES asa vigorous
community. As year alter yes: has coine 20
Us it has brought It's surprises AMI develop
Inents. and al each time We thought we bad
reached tie li.ni. OF orr strength anu g-o"th.
Wslla Waila p ylars ago bad Just brEun
to put IN the Or So Ct a chartered ,oTn, ant
aspir7d wi.h It's 1900 people so he cl.isa q
city. \ great civil War was e its Iclt IN
the east, bat its tumult isade bgt ht.!s in
p.ession IN this far od noEthwez+. where l.
took q we for i.t.sr 70 e % Portland,
aud another week u reach san Er-ac.sc,,
AMI two wes Is more to make the ata.-s The
miles Of hills and pan ssgrOuud.u, tie loan
were unclaimed ami no ore dreamed pl the
wealth 0; wheat that would in lew y,a-s
replace the bunch grass. WailI Na.ia al
that time consisted OF bu, the original Go-a-
ton given by the government, and tie var-
ious I idiiions that have s.uce one ty one
been added, were then un:io1Sht Ci. B-in5
the point OF cnGGtn-c where TIE routes
leading to tie gold folds OF koo:enai, Sal
mon River and Bose j,.us3, the only way
GU: 10 the world, W: VA Portland, Wall
Walla naturally became distributing ?. Iat
and reGdtzyous Tor these places. Added To
this, United S,a.cs g.rrso. close b. ami
tide Of emigJaliOn just b ginning 30 .olr III
frcm the s.zts. tended To .is tHe P.smaaeat
character Of "ala Waiia Eyi'caces Vi
progress and growth vcao a.ur la0r o. al
sides and the irrep,e es-,,.e sliDt o.. cur cEief
made itself NANTES. hsre p ys--s s-5 Co-
night by the granting q q disren ii ola o.
Org. Il. Lodge, bearing d2te Jan. 4 1863,
TO five uld Fellows ia. N.aIa WaIi- TO or.
ganizs 4 log Tae Jsgeaza.iun grants
permission 90 james NAa'jd, Wn. =
Kdy, l. \ b-4tleY 0 II. Iu-@y, aad
Meyer Lazuus 10 me. IL iha nae vi car
order and work for z. l. & T. IN i-r tie
name Of Enterprise L9'g' g. > I. @ O. +.
The records having tesa "a tToy,d L as rra-
Ios,ib.c aotg 70 record ;ls raae Of she s.ee-
i'll d. G-lad Mlstsr. Who ils..tut=d IL,
lodge and iast.I,.i the ulacg.s, but Use L.
stltu;ioa i remembered IS i very qul-t
affair, agi beyond ;h1 eiac,.9a AM las ala
ton of Officers ro.h5ug Wa done tAs lrs
meeting The officers p.c-t q 80 4 Installed
on the evening Of institution w,.s: jane
McAuEg \. c.. Wm. B HOLY, Y. g., -nd
U. II. Purjy, TyelsUTer ani Sscr-.asy. I
b. Whitman, T. g. was tie 6T5, A. fresCutI-
tive 10 the Grand Lodge of OrgrD l.G ~2s
also 4 first d. D. G. II OF O., Lodge.
Enterprise Ladgs was the secsEd l,d,e
instituted in the Territory oi Washington,
hut at the time Of is Institution was tie
only lodge OF Old Fellows n ,ae ,c-rit,ry,
and coatinu L tie only lodge uarl lSG5,
when 0ymliA Lodge No. ] resumed their
charter whcl they had Ugca 90. .gad 10 sur
rsaler in 1861 /, wiil ts not 1ei I. at the
lodge wss chartered b. The Oses0a Grand
Lodge, It bCin. opposed that by p rmissicn
OF the S8vefsiga Grand Lodge they had
jurisdiction over the Territory @. Washing
iug.on, with organic powers bu, IL 1871
the Sovereign Csani L.dge declared { at
the Grand Lodge of Oregon rad exceeded
tdeir limit il gya1t.Ug charters il Wa hing
ton territory, aad directed ths charters
issued BY tie Grand L1Ggs Of Oregon re-
placed by charters from the So e,,i N Grlud
Lodge. Ea,erpyi,e Lodge, however. nsve.
received j charter trcn tGc Sovereign Grind
Lodge, aui has always worked under the
charter re,sir, Il from the GranI Lodge o!
Oregon. Tie Sovereign Grand Lodge IN
Its last ion maie sp,ciaI ,rIer tLat
charter from Their grand body tt issued 10
Enterprise I-dgs and this ehaite: viii s,oa
be in possession u the !otga.
Bat to return 70 car ca,ly history TIE
first lodge room uszd, and where tae ici.,a
was instituted, va5 near tie scgt--,ast COZ
ner Of Main aud FJyr-h streets, IN 4 building
that stood yu BIS pso.er;Y nos owned uy
Mrs. 0'RguIk. Tss lO5ge continued TO held
Its meetings "a his hal f,r 4Iou. 4 year.
when frs hurried them ont. and they
moved into a h.lI N g iui'Gi that st,oa
where NJ. NJ B. W-r5's dwelling nog
stands. b,,oayj1g 20 Mr. \. &. Ro5aTts, N
tAe lover story ,l which a.s family lived.
TIE lci gs id rot tad tbs Aiding place
ecuyen'eat, It beng too iar iror. town, and
they soon u.OyCG ba,k 4 INTO thc o,a quarters
at TIE corner at Main and Fourth streets
In the scmrg7 Of 1854. after the hre which
buIne3 the i.var north side Of Man street..
the Masonic illterui,y tuil: . two story
frame building ca tie corner O AiI=r ana
Third, using tie upper starS !5s lodge
hall, and the Lover story vai r.nt,d Tor $
ihe4tre. Ea,-rP-.ss Lodge rented th:s hall
Il the Masons sad male smother move.
which also proved ulfo-tauats, tlr the small
boy and h5s tirc-cracke, set IRE u the tai!i.
Iag. Jlly {. 1866. aud records, regain and all
lodge property we're destroyed The loss o.:
tae records was irTep@rAb.e aad ssrious-os,s
act 30 nuch ;e!. az tlSt time a. rox VIII u
information Is scughs R,srning cur early
history. After this disastrous t-s hall
was fitted a2 on Alder street b,tE,ea Fiss.
and Seoo.d-a place wsEl kaesn C al lodge
goe-s a. tae ''Figs0a r5os:, and /: w2s vel
Eaued. Esre the lo5gs rested aud grew,
extended lis iIasoEce, g.snsrvi us means,
uaie jGdieioas investments, and while 1t
can prob .biy he sl.i :hA. 70 ye-y pleasant
memories hnssr &zOsaE ;ss Old pigeon
roos, a." - E',.r-S n. - ~. i'd. ,,,s-.3 -.