The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-05

Ta+te1 States. having been mem Ger OF orc u
the arss organizations in New YORK s1sse II sne
early 1ssies, serving a. grand cher temp. AZ q
that state n lss7- Brother Webster TOOK tSe
5rsr occasion possible after his removal 70 I1is
territory 70 again identity himself WIZ the
wcrx- n 1s66 Ens1ze was o.gaaizsd q N14. -
now Kezf. called White RIVER .o1ge- ne n
sEssutIO- t0ox place AZ tue residence o. ~. y.
B. Ward. and o. that OCCASION NJ. a1a AEs.
Ws-t sD1 Brother s3sser became Hisnaoefe Oh
the o-3ey Mr. srd Ms Tsrd SION removed 20
-eatt.s znd isentsse3 Themselves WIN Se2s-As
Lodge, 40 g. 70 uaica lodge, alter iWeasy-ioaf
years service, they still oescas- SAGE tHs
death Of B-atae- webster they hold the aoao,s
Of being TIE o.6ss. II continuous lasl..Ds
in the STATE Brother Webster moved 20 20
stEle in the early seventies. and up 70 the TINE
OF his death sickness alone preventing. was
regular attendant on the lodge woTs, serving
seve-as yssrs az trustee, and often representing
Is a. .he Grand Lodge. The lodge bioae remains
30 as 81 -er-pEesenr rem E1er OF me services
OF cd Father Webster IS We loved 20 caA
him
-In the summer Of ISIS proposal was made
70 r,.r<ksse lodge Bible, out it was discovered
that there was not sufficient funds The Old
patriarch arose and with trembling voice, sAid
that ii the lodge wished the trustees 70 purchase
gibge the funds would uog Be lacking. On the
falrow1ug Monday e-ening Brother Webster pre-
sautsd rae lodge with a beautiful Bible -
tcrs1 o. as esteem and grateful re-aem oranee-
Several years ago IL was the privilege Of the
lodge 70 share with him his grief when his aged
partner Il lIfe's so-rows ard happiness vas iaia
s%Ey, and Iast rear We showed the sane rsspecs
10 the old veteran az the end OF htes journey.
Nay his name and isbors d sn exam PIE aad IN
Euencs for tire remembrance OF rs all.
tsSssssie Io1gs hss always gtoo1 Tor something
t.rgible before the general public Of Seattle
Opea meetings have been held from year 20 year
and some O. the best pubic speakers On the
1 4. -rE=
auspices. IN 1s3s, II conjunction vita the ".
C. T. [. and others. they carried 20 SUCCESSFUL
ecrciusson the placing Of fountain On the pub
lie street This proposition was first advanced
by " Han MOAN n April OF nat rear snd oy
the persistent efforts Of 2 lo1ge committee,
consisting o. Messrs. Aor.n, Jones ana carter,
the Nancy was raised al9 the fountain SCI up
On Front street in front OF the Merchants Nation
a. bank. in August. Iss5. Until that great day in
June, 1850, when the Oh Seattle was burned from
the face Of The earth, the Old fountain did pfac-
teal tero yerEnce vo-x On the day following The
fire. surrounded By fallen ruins, the fountain Was
practically the only landmark showing where
Front street had been. Strange 10 say, il had
bean missed BY falling walls and burning beams.
and. sonncEha. the worse for wear, ~as Still fur
nishinz the sans article az the Old stand-puEe,
cod water. II was three weeks before anT
saloons Ber. allowed % resume business, 80 thu
Good Tempiars and Womaa'f Christian Temper
quite monopoly. few weeks later tho foun-
| tain was removed 10 make Way for piles OF
building material, AMI has since been stored
away. Before another summers heat Is upon
u.s. this old relic will be brought forward and
| placed in some frequented thoronghfaEe TO con-
tInue its mission.
.such are few incidents OF the work of this
| lodge, whose anniversary We celebrate tonight
| We cannot come beiorc you with report OF vast
| landed interests or crowded Golfers We present
| before you record Of twenty-five years OF per-
| soma. effort 20, the good Of humanity, and the
organisation still exists striving % continue rs
| mission along the same line.
| twenty-five years marks great change in the
| plans, manner and future OF temperance work.
| The founders OF the Good Templa,s laid broad
/ and deep the cornerstone OF the Orter-'totsl
| abstinence for the individual and prohibition
| for the state'-bu. weak followers have rot
| always lived and worried up 10 the standard.
| Sometimes they have followed too much along
| the line OF the committee o. the state senate Of
Oregon, 70 whom vas referred, IN 1559, the petit
| ton Of the L o. G. T. FOR prohibition
"No later than 1853, the then supposed reform
! idea OF high license was iadorsed by Seattle
| Lodge, No. 8, after al extended debate. We're
| 20 mention the names Of some who then upheld
that doctrine, in the light OF the last few years
experience they would scarcely believe they
ever occupied such ground. But when the
saloon-keepsrs and whisky advocates stepped
up and joined the high license advocates there
was no room for Good Ternplass. Just prior 10
the Grand Lodge OF lS56, Seattle Lodge, No. 8,
thus instructed her delegates:
"'Be il hereby resolved by Seattle Lodge, No.
g. /. o. g. T., that we denouhce the present sys-
TEN OF licensing the liquor traffic as both NOR
ally wrong and Ineffective in practice in e.
strainiug the liquor traffic.
'ftBe il further resolved, th.t we regard prohi-
bition as our only ain and object.
Therefore, be Il resolved, that We instruct
our delegates TO the Grand Lodge 70 declare
our sentiments as opposed 10 iegaiizing the
liquor traffic in any form By license.
"'JoHS B. DENNY,
"'WILLIAN ". CALHOUN
"Prior TO 1857 Seattle Lodge, No. 6, was the only
]. o. G! 7. lodge in the city. Pacific lodge was
the first ofIshoot ana from tine TO time since our
order has followed the spread of the city until
now We have ten lodges, with over 60 members.
''Ths separate organization OF the Grand Lodge
Of Washington was largely due 10 the efforts OF
the lodges at Seattle and Olympia Al the
Grand Lodge organization tweaty-one years ago
Rev. George +. Whitworth was elected as the
first grand chief TEN plar Sicce that time seat
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