The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-10

No. es.centralIa. No s.; Hoquiam, No. Ga; Elna,
No IS. Fall City, No. IS: Western star, No. 81;
and State, No. IS.
Commissions have been issued 20 the follow
ing Masons as grand representatives OF washing
ton district in Other sovereign grand bodies:
J. ". Anderson, san Francisco, for California
Grand Lodge: w w. Walker, same for New
York. and similar commissions have been re-
ceiyed by B. w sharpste;n, Wslia Walla, from
the Mississippi Grand Lodge: T. NJ. Reed,
Olympia. from the Iowa Grand Lodge, and +. r.
Hare, Tacoma, from the Grand Lodge OF Mani
tobs.
The grand master appointed the following
Credentiais-Y. C. Blslock. J. P. Glover. J. T.
Lee.
Return. and work of lodges. H. Van Pat
ten, ". W. Weatherspoon, w. g. McCslley.
Charters and new iodges-A. c. Campbell, w.
F. stevens, W. p. HASTE.
By-lawt--J L. Hayden, W. W. Alien. Isaac
Parker.
Representatives expenses. Fl. Kunzie, II. c.
Merrtce, J. l. Jones.
charity-J " Taylor, ". II. McMicken, d. /.
Defnorrest
Unfinished business-M A. sawtelle, A. J.
Cook, j. =. Glover. - -
obituaries-T r. Dyer, A. p. Fassett, I. b.
Wright.
The following standing committees were APP
pointed:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s. Porter, Joseph a.
Kuhn, II. W. Alien. 80 :, a,
Grievance and appeals-Joseph Smith, T. NJ.
Fsnance,w. j. Thompson, Philip Frank, ). H.
CoTrespondence-T w. Reed, Louis Ziegler, v.
Printing. NJ. Reed, j. NJ Austen, T. B.
Wright
The various committees viii report at the
next regular session of the lodge, during this
present grand conyocation.
The committee on the grand masters address
-. 4rs~NSn q
were desired for reference to the proper COM
mittees, coneurrcd in the remainder of his re-
port and approved OF such action as he had
taken during the year
Hon. Trusten p. Dyer gave a cordial and
pressing invitation to all sojourning knights
Templar to assist in laying the cornerstone
today OF the new Masonic temple.
Professor j. NJ Taylor announced the extension
of an invitation TO all delegates to attend last
evening the ceremonies of the Scottish Kite
Masons, held ut Young Naturalists nan.
where there were 10 be conferred several
important degrees. He also announced
that all who had deposits for the cornerstone OF
the new Masonic temple, should call on \. D.
Peterson, at Freed hall today "wednesday De-
fore . o'clock in the morning.
Worshipful Master NJ A. Sawteile. OF Fort
Townsend, extended al invitation 10 the mem
bers Of the Grand Lodge to lay the cornerstone
Of the new courthouse OF Jefferson county. The
matter was discussed briefly ana submitted ior
the consideration of the incoming grand master.
Past Master Bailey, of Nevada, offered reso-
luton requesting the Grand Lodge OF this dis
trct TO consider the ACCESSIBILITY of uniting with
other grand Masonic bodies and holding gen
erGl congress of Masons, for the mutual ex-
change of iraternal ideas, on June "A, 1893, at
the Worlds fair in Chicago. This matter, after
some discussion, was referred TO a special COM
mittee, composed of J. NJ. Taylor, II. w. Pringle,
W. REACH, W. o. Montgomery and 7. A. Daggett.
Several bills and resolutions submitted were
received and referred to the proper committees.
The recognition of the New Zealand Grand
Lodge was referred to the committee on cor
respondence, and the bylaws OF the body re-
ferred TO the committee on bylaws.
The meeting then adjourned. No session was
held last night. A number of the delegates at
tended the ceremonies OF the Scottish Rite
Masons at Young Naturalists' hall, where
Professor j. NJ Taylor, assisted by the brethren
from Spokane, conferred two degrees on two
candidates.