, 1889-08-15
THE SECRET SOCIETIES.
All tho Lodges Lost Their Psrapher-
MALTA aud Furpiture.

All the secret fraternit3es, benevolent
and class associations and objective
organizations, were losers in the late lire.
This was owing to the loo alton of nearly
all in halls In the business part of the
city. The German societies and others
located south of the railroad of course
escaped. The halls were located almost
in cluster and occupied part of the up
per floors generally of promin ent bust
ness blocks, such as Glover's hill, south
cast corner of Front and Main streets.
Keats hail. southwest corner of How
ard and Riverside,
Wolverton's hall, over the Traders
Riverside avenue. Wolverton hall was
occupied by three Masonic ,,rganiza-
tions and Reno Post, q, A. II.
Spokane Lodge No. 81, A. +. N A. NJ,
lost almost its entire property, which
included nearly all the furnitul e, worth
$500, nearly new, its parapi hernalia,
records, etc, The only. proper ~ saved
was the charter and n few pape rs which
had been removed to the rooI ~ Of the
Worthy Master Captain w. A. Wither-
spoon. The property was ins ured for
$500.
The Royal Arch Masons Chqpter lost
everything, including its records, jewels,
robes and all the paraphnnala OF the
Chapter, II would be difficult 10 esti.
ulutt at ull tpIItNtll Nti' INV iitN Nbiut VI
its loss, u portion of the regalia, etc,
owned by members indivi dualiy being
kept by them at their own homes. No
insurance. The Knights templar also
lost everything, and were nc insured.
A mysterious express enN 'elope, con-
tanning $40, reached Capts in Wither.
spoon day or two ago, whic h contained
dressed merely to "TheMastel .or Masters
of Masonic Lodges, Spokane ya lis" and
bearing the name on the out III de of 81.
j. Burket, The Dalles Lodge. The con
tents will he used for the bel tit of the
the three Masonic organizations
Reno Post No. AZ, g. A. r., In 1t in the
same hall and also lost e,yeryt hi ng, IL
property was fortunately irlsu red fol
$500 in the Home Insurance Com pany oi
Seattle, and the loss was prom pti Y paid
within an hour after the claim was pre-
sented.
Samaritan Lodge No. 80, |. O.. o. f..
met in which Odd Fellows hall, corner
of Riverside avenue and Berna rd, lost
everything pertaining. to the loo Ilje, in
etc. The loss Is estimated at $500, upor
which there was no insurance.
Spokane Lodge No. IL, |. o. o.. f..
owned the furniture of the hall. l.. also
lost everything The loss is estimated
at $1,000; partially insured.
North Star cncampment, NO. u, me IN
the same hall, and also lost everything
no insurance.
"A. O. u. w. No. 60, meeting in the
same hall, also iost everything, includ-
ins seals and records, The loss of the
records is especially severe, because of
the benevolent ch aracter of the work
ings of the order. Not insured.
The Knights of I. abor met in the same
hall, and also lost everything records
included. Not insu red. ..
The Carpenters Union lost every
thing. No insurance.
The Womnn's Relief Association also
lost everything.
Sedgwick Post, G.. A. r., was tho
lessee of Glovcr's hall, and owned the
furniture. Ii lost everything including
the charter, and there ,yas,no insurance.
The post can continue working until the
arrival of new chaateI,
The typographical un ion also met in
this hall and lost SOME papers. The
charter, seal and n qua nifty of papers
were saved by members who anticipated
the danger and removed them 10 a
place of safety. II is not yet known
how much or how little has been lost
The Independent O;der of Good
Tcmplars lost everything; no insur-
ancc,
The Sons of Veterans also met in this
hall, and lost every thing; no insurance.