The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-12
CHOICE OF OFFICERS.
Elections and Appointments of
Masonic Grand Lodge.
OBITUARY or 4 PIONEER MASON.
JEFFERSON County Courthouse Corner
stoning- Conference at worlds
Fair Meetings Today.

order ia Freed hall. corner OF Ninth aud Olive
streets, yesterday morning at 9.aD o'clock By
Gfsnd Master J. y. Edminston. Several com
mittecs submitted their reports. which Grand
Secretary ncsd did not deem proper to make
public The election OF officers was made the
special order for 100 y. m, and the following
six officers were chosen By ballot
Grand master, Jhomas Amos, OF colfax: dep.
MY grand master. Alfred A. plummer, Of Port
Townsend: senior grind warden, I'D r. Hare, of
Tacoma jmniof grand warden, Joseph NJ Tsy-
Tor, OF seattle, grand treasurer, Benjamin IfHr-
ncr, OF Olympia grand secretary. Thomas III.
Reed, Of Olympia The two iast named were re-
elected
On the Recommendation Of the finance com
mistec sl,2ao was appropriated for the grand
lecturers salary, and 500 for the printing OF tho
Grand Lodge proceedings, among other Gus
tomnry appropriations.
The Grand lodge was again called together
81 :9o for the evening session. The following
Officer were appointed by Grand Master.Elect
Amos for the ensuing year:
H. w. Eagan, waila waIla. grand chaplain; !.
H. Huagin, waitsbnrR, grand lecturer: r. II.
Van Paften, Dayton, grand orator; Phillip Wisi,
Port Gamble, grand marshal. J. 7. lea, Tacoma.
senior deacon; William seeman. Puyailup
Junior deacon w. r. stevens, centfRlia grand
standard bearer; q. W. Morse Oak Harhor, grand
sword Dcnrer; II. a. Libby, slaughter, grand
srd; II. b. Williams, whatcom, junior steward;
J. A. Hufris. Cheney, grand tyler.
The following committees were also an
nounced:
Jurisprudence--t. E. Edminxson. DAYTON: W.
A. Fairweather. Tacoma; y. =. Porter, Olympia.
Grievances and nppenls-~W illam MeMieken,
Olympia: A. ]. Cook, Vancouver: W. ". With
oftp0on Spokane,
finance. II. Beiiinger Colfax: Y. C. Bla.
lock. wsIia walla W: W. Poole. Seattle: J; J.
non.
Correspondence. NJ. Reed. olympia; o. a.
Kuhn, Port Townsend: Daniel Fish, oaksdale.
Printing!. ". Reed. Olympia: G. O. hallcr,
Seattle. Joseph Smith, kalama.
The following report from the committee on
obituary was received aud adopted
The returns Of the grand secretary show that
since the last meeting of the Grand lodge forty
one breshern have Travelled upon the level OF
Time 20 that bourne. that undiscoyerrdicoun
whence no traveller returns but our member.
ships pw numbers 3,5iI. this death rate is, com.
pnrafiyelg speaking, low.
our attention has not been called by the re-
ptrts OF the grand officers To the death of any
past OF present egrafid officers during the last
Mgscnic yeal, but looking over the list Of mem
eers reported. we ind the name of Pdst Master
John Webster. OF 81 joaa's Lodge. No. o, who
was also past grand senior wnrden'of 1866, who
passed over 20 join the great majority on March
-, 1891, ut tho ripe old uge of ~ years.
Worshipfni Brother ebster was the FIRST INNS
ter Of ~ Johns Lodge. occupying that position
. early ~ 1850 He belonged 70 tho pioneer cir
Gle OF Aas0ns, mud the trials aud hsrdships
which were endured by the pioneers 10 those
days IN trying to establish homes for themselves
upon the Northwestern Pacific coast. and in
planting the banner of Frcemasonry upon these
then inhosritabic shores. deserves more than u
passing notice.
Those were dnys when our brethren Of the /.
mystic tie Travelled many miles To- attend the
meetings Of their lodges, either in the frail In
dian canoe. or travelling on foot the lonely trail
Through forests. over mountains aud valleys,
70 meet their brethren upon the level And we
are reminded from time 10 time tv the deaths Of
thesc old Masonic pioneers that their ranks are
gradually thinning, and we who come after
have done IN establishing the foundation Of
masonry so firmly aud securely I'm this new
state, desire 10 do them reverence And may
the blessing oi heaven rest upon those who sur
viyc.
Your committee iraternally recommend that
ei1itnbie page be set apart In the Grand Lodge
proceedings 10 the memory OF the deceased
brethren reported at the meeting OF this Grand
Lodge.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
TRUsTEx r. DYER,
Chairman,
A. I. FAssErT,
7. b. wgIGmr,
Committee on obituaries.
The per capita dues OF the representatives 10
The Grand lodge were reduced from s. tosl The
matter OF laying the cornerstone OF the Jefer-
son county courthouse at Port Townsend wss
left with the grand master elect, who will dep
utize Mr. Plummer, u. +. ~, to convene =
Grand Lodge and perform the ceremony Judge
Baiiey's resolution pertaining TO a national eon-
ference at Chicago nj the Worlds fair was Laid
over until next year, there being plenty Of time
20 net upon thu, matter. II was decided to hold
the next annual communication OF the Grand
Lodge At spokane. The Grand Lodge adjourned
after the installation of officers, the proceedings
continuing until midnight.
The first Grand Lodge was organized in this
state, then territory, In 1853. In wbieh year
Washington became distinct Jurisdiction from
Oregon. There are now seventy eight lodges in
this jurisdiction and charters were ordered
granted last night % ten lodges which have
been under dispensation, namely: Tekoa Of
Iekoa; Oriental, OF spokane; Valley. Of Orting;
Sumner. OF sumner; Port Angeles, OF Port An
geles; fairhayen, OF Fairhayeu; Fidnlgo Of
Anacoftes; Western Light of Iatah; la Canss.
OF la Camas, and Occidcnt, OF ballard
This morning at 10 o'clock the annual convo-
cation of the Grand Chapter, ROYAL Arch Ma
sons, win begin, and representatives are 10 DO
chosen to the twenty-eighth regular trIenuiai
conyccaton of the General Grand Chapter OF the
United States, TO be held in Minneapolis in July.
At y. m. there will be a convocation of past
high priests TO confer the degree upon fifteen
high priests. In the evening the Ancient Arabic
Order OF Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine will gather
IN Elks hall TO take several travellers over the
hot sands of the desert, aud 20 enjoy 8 banquet
at the Seattle oasis, refreshing the weary csmels
Tomorrow, at > r. M, the annual couclave of
the Grand Commandery, Knights TefnplaF, will
meet in the asylum of this city, and after the
report oi the credentials committee, the Sir
knights will break ranks TO again assemble on
Monday at 10 a. m.
GOOD TEMPLARs' EXCURSION.