Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-22
I. o. o. F.
Proceedings Of the Grand Lodge.

Tacoma; deputy grand master, w. G.
Alban, of Walla Walla; grand warden,
j. c. Mitchell, OF Seattle; grand secre-
! tary, lie +. A. Shaw, of Walla Walla ;
grand treasurer, George w. Hall, of Sc
attle, and grand representative, o. c.
White, of Olympia.
Those are all the elective officers;
the others are all appointed. Follow
ing are the new appointive officers:
Grand marshal, ]. B. Krienbuhl, OF
Spokane; grand conductor, f. E. But
Ter, of North Yakima; grand inside
guard, DR.. Phillip Frank, of Puyallup;
grand herald, Frank l.. Wait, OF Day.
ton, and grand chaplain, w. N. Noff-
singer, of Pomeroy.
District deputy grand masters, by
counties-Lewis county, II. L. Meade,
OF Centralia; Thurston, N. S. Porter, of
Olympia; Chehalis, Joseph Graham, of
Aberdeen; Yakima, J. NJ. Stout, of
North Yakima; Cowlitz, N. r. Smith,
OF Marysville; kittitas, w. A. Stevens,
of Ellensburg; Kitsap, J. H. Yates, of
Port Gamble; Skagit, r. H. Ball, OF
La Conner; Lincoln, d. NJ Glasgow, Of
Davenport; Pacific, James Armstrong,
OF South Bend Douglas, F. NJ. Scheble,
of Waterville =; Clarke, III. l.. Hathaway,
OF Vancouver; San Juan, G. E. Hills,
OF East Sound Garfield, C. II. Mowrey,
of Pomeroy; Spokane, J. B. Krienbuhl,
OF Spokane Mason, Thomas McClarty,
of Shelton; Whitman, Zell Nj. Beebe,
of COlfax; Asotin, H. E. Benedict, of
Asotin; Clallam, E. Z. Fisher, of Port
Angeles Columbia, Frank L. Wait, OF
Dayton; Snohomish, J. V. Bowen, of
Snohomish; Jefferson, G. Pink, of Port
Townsend; Adams, F. r. French, of
Ritzville; Klickitat, Mcdonald Pierce,
OF Goldendale; Whatcom, B. w. McIn-
tosh, of Whatcom, and King, A. T.
Van de Vanter, of Kent.
The Grand Lodge decided that here
after its elective officers should be
chosen on the first day of the session
instead OF the last as heretofore.--.-.-
Past Grand Master Henry E. Holmes
has appealed from the decision of the
Grand Lodge relative to the wearing OF
scarlet ribbons instead of the regular
regalia. He contends that under the
legislation Of the order the substitution
of tile ribbon instead of the collar by
the representatives is permissible. Ac-
cordingly he has been allowed to APP
peal to the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
A proposition was made to amend
the constitution so as to change the
basis of representation in the Grand
Lodge 10 one for every charter, and
one for every 100 subordinate members.
1t was lost, however, the old basis of
one for every charter and of one for
every fifty members being adhered to.
A second proposition was subsequent
ly made, embodying the same change
as the first, and in the form of reso-
luton signed by number of represent
atives. This puts the matter in such
a shape that it lays over and must be
considered by the next Grand Lodge.
The committee on mileage and per
diem recommended total mileage and
per diem aggregating $2,933.51. Its
report was adopted. 1t was decided
that any representative leaving for
home, without first obtaining consent,
should not be allowed per diem and
mileage. Commencing with the next
annual meeting all representatives not
answering roll call on the morning of
every session, shall not be allowed per
diem for the day or days on which they
are to be absent, and representatives
leaving for home without consent are
not to receive either per diem or mile
age.
A per capita tax of Is cents semi
annually was fixed upon, and the bonds
of the grand secretary and grand
treasurer were fixed at $1,000 per an
mum.
The committee on obituary reported
suitable resolutions in memory of the
thirty-five members of the order re.
ported deceased by the grand master
for the year, and on their recommends
tion the flag on the building was
lowered to half-mast in honor of the
departed, and the portrait of the late
George D.~Hill, who had served the
lodge as grand treasurer, grand warden,
deputy grand master and grand mas
ter, was ordered draped in mourning.
Copies Of the obituary resolutions were
ordered sent to the relatives of the de-
ceased.
Grand Secretary Shaw distributed to
each subordinate lodge a copy of the
report OF the proceedings of the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge, which convened at
Topeka, Kas., last September.
Mr.. Henry f. Holmes, one of the
past grand masters, is engaged in COM
piling digest of all the laws and de-
cisions of the Grand Lodge of Wash
ington since its first session at Olym-
pia, in October, 1878.
The Grand Encampment elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Grand Patriarch, Alexander Mckay Of
Walla Walla Encampment No. 3;
Grand High Priest, George D. Neville
of Hope Encampment No. 10, LaCon-
ner Grand Senior Warden, ]. NJ. Stout
of Yakima Encampment No. 7, North
Yakima Grand Scribe, L. F. A. Shaw of
Walla Walla Encampment No. 8;
Grand Treasurer, George w. Hall, of
Unity Encampment No. 9, Seattle: