The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-05
AN EPOCH COMPLETE
Quarter-Centennial of Good
Templars in Seattle.
GROWTH Or THE ORDER HERE
Great Gathering Of Total Abstinence
Recommendations by Mr..
Costerfll and Others

E1znt Of TIE o-1sr OF re Good Ienp3azs n tazz
ely an practically ire state eelso-ztes-
last evening &t tie First Methods. Protestant
| ehGre1- TIE church was crowded 70 iEs :n-
ezSEc1tF, more tAaE s0o being II the Eangregz-
| ton Right u the ten GSo1 TsEpix-s lodges N
TIE eity were Represented. sao between so Az
! 90 mszhers were II -szzliA. G7sn1 Cl1-t
IeE1p-ar Robert Alternately Of sFoks-e. csn1l-
Gate foT cor g-=sz TIVE years Zgo OF tie Proaie1-
Ese2 Iezet- was p-ese1s sna addressed tze GcsH1
4-uEazss -I.ezT- Ar. D. & = ard. o. sE-s S2.Es
( :ise os1e<s eozsizuCE.s member Of tss order Il
inS stA-er Was 9lso grzsEE. sl1 addressed the
mating. and Rev Clark Davis 6elIyere1 8 SLY
z.og discourse CT she subject Of tssarerznca-
". George CosssrilI, gave an interesting and
/ Instructive historical address
"a ~ the date OF t1e organization OF the society
whose Anniversary We sre ton1g1t ee!eo:ats1g,
sa11 Ar. cO:teTiiE- st75sre wss 10 German EN-
piEe oyersAzCoEIzg che continent O. EUrose
{ and Napoleon III So: on tas tnrone OF f2e
french empire VIII gil the p-i-s and nops OF
i dyazs-s sscurs IN 4ppsFsutl! lasting
2uiao-..=. OR ozn eoznsry, Just emerged
from tie terriers OF civil eooAlct,
Vas forcing problems o. DISQUALIFICATION
which involved rebuilding OF the ioluc3tioas
OF republican government illinois, lowa,
Kansas and Nebraska we're then IN Inc west
ard Minnesota wzs re Northwest frontier. The
PsciSc coast IVES occupied By . few cArdy pIc-a-
eers. who rad crossed ire plans or rounded tie
! continent % this xss-e-u shore sa1 established
homes. Z be Pacific railroad, which Tss dss-
tined % re TIE fore-unnsr o. the Development
OF this country, was hen changing froEn dream
70 a reality Tae hundreds q thousands who
Eo1 ea5oy TIE blessings Of lzfe n tbs favored
/ Had sa1 cline eve deb. unce4s1g g-sT.tuds
| 70 thcse whose foresight z1d energy turned tie
| tide CT progress n HIS direction
TWENTY-FIVE year. il the history of Pugs.
souad rnzrks tae entire development Of cora-
raereial highway which nos ranks third IN ths
$3.50 II
means the transition from the ssT-miIi village
70 tire COMMERCIAL metropolis
when Seattle Lodge o. Good Tenpla-s was
| organlzea-cetober 4. IS5s-p.o1esS tel Is that
Seattle bo2ste1 three stores, two hotels, one
i blacksmith shop snd general delivery poEto1iee,
without private boxes. with mail once week.
when the stearnsr call - ~ the village wharf On
hersgay between the towns OF olympia stella
coon ana Victoria Taeona was thea uEkncvn
and Mount Rainier had no: yet basn re-
! christens9-
Commercial street was the only highway
I worthy OF TIE name, upon which 81 business
I was eent.reG, and from Is northern end various
/ roads spread ous into the county The present
vicinity OF Fourth street NAKED the lac OF the
| unbroken woods, and the corner OF Front and
/ Madison streets was away out Of town There
was frequent and loud complain. =: the location
| OF the University fe1 years previously o. ae
| count Of its being 100 lar out in the woods
than 1866.
"The charter of Seattle Lodge, No. 6, L o. G.
| Twas Issued By the Grand Lodge OF Oregon and
/ Washington territories, aad bears the signature
| OF William II. Payne, g. C. T., and William b.
| Harter, grand secretary. Following is the frat
/ list Of officers:
| Rev. George F. whftvorth, W C. T.; Rebecca
/ Horton, ". V. T.: David r. Denny, W. c.; Viii
/ liam Hammond, ". =. Josiah settle, ~. A 8;
" WI r. John II ys.le. " NJ &c cara ' WhitTort k
/ ". ID. u: l. Gertrude Boren, W L g; d. w.
/ Hnghston, W. o. g.; Iaez Denny, T. Il 8;
sasie Lord, l. H. :. u. Z. Lord, p. c. T.
'rhe following were also Charter members:
John Alexander, Willism Alexander, Eva
| Andrews, Frank Allen. john BuckleT. Mary
! steelrnan, Hiram Burnett, Nina Parker, Roliin
Horton. ". 4 WhitwOrta, W X. Andrews,
| Frhk Hastings, Jane Buckley, Ed steelmsn,
| Elizabeth Burnett. William Boren, Catherine
| Alexander, Orion Denny, Thomas Reynolds,
| John 3. Libby.
aSince the organization no less than LOO per-
/ sons have stood before the lodge altar ana taken
/ upon themselves the VOWS of total abstinence
! and devotion 70 the cause OF temperance. While
it cannot be claimed that ali OF these have rc-
NAMED true to their Obligation, verify be-
| Eeve that person has taken the TempIar's
| VOWS IS laid down II the solemn ritual without
| feeling new sense Of duty towards himself end
his fellow man. Doubtless il surprises many TO
feel that the Good Templar organization is not
!
long as it should. This 10 more or less true but
+. is it not more surprising that an organization
| with no financial or beneficiary basis, with no
| bond OF union other than the reform principle
Of striving 70 prevent the evils OF intern peranee,
| should maintain an uDbroken existence for
quarter OF a century? The pioneers in this
lodge WORK were undoubtedly as earnest as those
| who now carry il on. and get their period OF
! service in thu lodge ranks averages bat abou.
/ four yeaFs each.
| During the early years OF the history OF Seat
| tie lodge, the sessions were held in the old
| plumbers headquarters hail. on the southwest
| corner o. Main and Commercial streets opposite
the old New England hotel. This was at that
time the only hall in the village, and the build
ing still remained up to the tins OF the grea; fire
| OF 1889
"Along in the seventies an arrangement was
| made By which the lodge secured and fitted ND
! the second story OF the old brown church. then
| standing on the corner OF Second and Madison
| streets. This was the home of Seattle lodge for
| many years, and il is EN- neatiy appropriate that
! Its anniversary should be eoEnmemorated in this
beautiful eGifce, which is. in certain sense,
| built up from the ruins OF the odd brown
| church
'fsinee 1880 the lodge has removed from time
| to time 20 Eenug's hall, on Front street de-
| stroyed in the fire. then 10 the obi Fellows
| nan ii North Seattle, and finally 10 the present
| tcoge haH, on the corner OF West aud Battery
| streets, where the sessions are still held.
| "ln examining the lodge records, hundreds OF
| cases OF assistance TO worthy people, attendance
| with the sick and sympathy and consolation
ana assistance given in time of bereavement are
1 found
ain the early history OF the lodge this charac-
| teTlstic OF Good Templary was fully tested In
| ls6s or iS59 there was epidemic OF measles in
| the village-torty or flty cases OF sickness.
The manner IN w3ich the brothers and sisters
NJ hn - ~ dad - ~ka.r II
| suffering and followed in solemn procession
the remains of Of their ranks 20 the last rest
ing place was matter o. much favorable COM
meat.
Time fails me fto record the work and deeds
| OF some of those who have passed away; but
should fall short OF duty on this occasion were
| to forget the worth and services 10 Seattle
/ Lodge, No. 6, Of the old patrach, John Webster,
| who died full OF years and honors a few short
| months since. Brother Webster was a. the time
/ OF his death the DIGEST Good TeInp.ar IN the