The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-02
oUARTER OF A CENTURY.


plary In Seattle.
seattle Lodge, No 6, Independent Order of
Gooo Iemplsrs, is the pioneer temperance or
ganization OF this city, and. with one exception.
OF the entire state. On October T. 1850. when
seattle was village reckoning her inhabitants
ey the hundred and occupying small clearing
In the thick forest on the hillside skfrting the
Day, this lodge was established, and has contin-
ued up TO the present date. Appropriate OBJ
servance OF the conclusion of well rounded
quarter century of temperance work will be
neld at the Methodist Protestant church. corner
Oh ihird and Pine, next Sunday evening at 7:45
p m Rev. Clark Davis, of that church, is a mem
Der oil Seattle lodge, and has consented to de-
vote the usual evening service to this annivers-
airy cominemoration.
AT the organization OF this lodge, twenty-five
years ago, the following pioneer residents were
selected as its first officers: Rev. George r.
Mhitworth, w. c. T.. Rebecca Horton. w. VT:
David T. Denny, w. Chap: William Hammond,
w. Sec: Josiah Settle, W. A. s.; John A.
shoudy, w. +. g.; Mrs Louisa Denny, w. Treas
5onn ID. Maggie. w. Mar: Clara whitworth, w.
u. NJ; L Gertrude Boren. W. /. g.; d. W. Hugh
ston, w. o. g.; E. L Denny. R. Il g.: saIlie
Lord, l. d. s.; ID. 4. Lord. p c. T.
Besides these there were about twenty-five
charter members. Many of these are still alive
ana doing good work for the temperance cause,
although other duties and responsibilities have
forced their retirement from good templar
work Three of the above list OF pioneer officers
sui retain their names on the lodge rolls and
maintain an interest in the work, viz David T.
Denny, Mrs. Louisa Denny and e. J. Denny
During the twenty-five years just concluding,
more than thousand persons have taken the
pledge oil total abstinence at the old lodge altar,
and given their influence to active temperance
work A list OF its various officers and active
members from time to time would include
many OF Seattle's most prominent citizens
judges, legislators, ministers, professional and
business men,
Besides the personal work done by this organ
ization many incidents of contribution TO the
general good OF the community are recalled.
For more than year its assistance, financial
ana otherwise, was given to the main
tenance OF the Gospel Temperance Union,
conducted by the ladies Of the w. c. T. u, in
the old Standard theater, years before the
IRE. In conjunction with the W. C. T. q. it
purchased and placed In position the old foun-
tain which stood in front of the Merchants Ma
tionai bank. For several years prior to the great
IRE II demonstrated in q practical manner on a
public highway one OF the benefits of home
temperance effort. The fountain was one of the
very few structures which survived the fire. on
the following morning, and during the weeks of
confusion afterward, amid the smoke and dust
OF heated ruins, II furnished clear, refreshing
draughts to the hundreds of workmen then en-
gagged in cleaning up the debris 1t W g removed
to make way for piles of building material for
the construction of the new city, and has since
been stored away. movement is now on foot
to place 1t in repair and again put it in active
service in front OF the postoffice.
Prior to 1sS7 Seattle Lodge, No. 6, was the only
organization of that character in the city. at
that time the necessity OF another organization
was felt and Pacific Lodge, No. 81, was the first
offshoot from the mother lodge. Increase of
population and the spread of the city has caused
from time TO time further division of the field
of work, and at the present time there are nine
lodges in the city besides one at Ballard pfac-
tically ten lodges in the metropolitan district,
with a united membership of over GOO.
All these lodges will unite In the anniversary
service next Sunday evening. 1t is expected
that their officers and members will be present
in regalia The musical exercises will be appro-
pirate to the occasion and are under the charge
of Professor Munson, of the Methodist Protest
ant church choir. Rev. Clark Davis will give
an address with reference to the work and mis-
sion OF Good Templary and q brief historical
summary viii be prepared and read on that
occasion.
expected that all of the grand lodge officers will
be present at the anniversary.
The lodge extends cordial invitation to all
the old officers and members who can make il
convenient to participate in this observance
whether members OF the order at present or
mott 10 meet Win them IN the basement OF the
church between Z and tbs o'clock on that even
Ing so as to prepare for appropriate positions in
the church. They especially desire the presence
of those pioneers now here who were instru-
mental in launching the work of Good Templary
in Seattle quarter OF q century ago.
All members of Good Templar lodges in the
city and any visiting members are requested to
be promptly on hand at the same time, pre-
paratory to the services
The exercises in the church win commence at
1880 p. m, and general invitation is given the
public to attend