The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-26
The A. o. L. w. Columbia Lodge
Has It's Anniversary.
PRINCIPLES OF ORDER SHOWN
The Thirteenth Anniversary Made the
Occasion to Rejoice Over 500
New Members.

| platform where the exercises were held was q
| mammoth banner depending from the balcony,
| which bore the insignia OF the order--an anchor
| against which leans shield bearing on a diag-
| onal bar the letters A. o. Z. W. Behind them
| OF a waving scroll Yves the motto OF the order,
| "Al.erurn slterius auxiiii ege1."
The exercises began ct $50 O'Clock. and, as
| the Knights OF Pythas ba2d played medley,
! the officers speakers and distinguished visitors
| took seats on the platform. They were: Master
| Workman o. s. Jones; Grand Master John d.
| Geoghegsn. OF Vancouver; Deputy Grand
| Master +. W. Becker, OF Coliax; Grand Recorder
| E. S,einbach, OF Tacoma; Grand Receiver 4.
! Amuuds. OF Seattle; Grand Medical Director r.
| VI. Davis, of seattle; Grand Representative D.
| T. Wheeler. OF Seattle: Hon. John Arthur,
| Gilbert T. Little, Judge H. d. Gaus. OF Tacoma;
| d. Z. Daw.ey, OF Tacoma: F. A. Twichell, OF
/ Seattle; J. II. Babbitt, OF Tacoma: l. Hoare, OF
| Tacoma; Z. ]. Bailey. Of Everett; D.. O. G.
! Root, Roswell Scott, William Goodman, S. G.
| Benedict, John Hancock. Daniel Warner. u
| Butterfe.d, c. II. Stolte. John I.tz Mrs. Stein
bach and Mrs. Hoare, OF Tacoma, accompanied
! their husbands and represented the Degree of
I Honor lodge, of that city. A large delegation
| from Tacoma expected to be present, but their
| arrangements for coming miscarried, as ex-
| piaiDed below.
When the band ceased, Worthy Master O. S.
| Jones stepped forward and called the gathering
| TO order and explained that the object of the
! meeting was 10 celebrate the thirteenth ami
versary OF the birth o! Columbia lodge, No. 10,
and also to rejoice over the unpara leled feat OF
| December e in initiating the greatest number
! OF persons ever initiated at one time by any
| order
! After a cornet solo by Leader De- Vale, of the
| band. Gilbert +. Little introduced and de-
! livered the opening address, the substance Of
| Yhich was follows;
| Not aiinlessly but with good inten. our feet
| nave wandered from the cIamor to seek here
| amid friends aud brothers tn. holer influences
that sweetel our ives wien our hearts are tired
! by the ceaseess pressure of common things of
| the day. The cardinal principles are charity,
| hope and protection. We are taught to employ
these principles in alternating the suffering OF a
| brother, to succor the unfortunate, care for the
destitute, zaaiously watch at the BEDSIDE
| OF the sick. soothe the dying, perform
the last sad rite at the grave Of the departed,
offer consolation to the afflicted and aid the
| Wicow and the orphan. Snce its birth the or
der has donated for hose Obi ecs over $4,000 600
| exclusive Of contributions during floods and
| scourges. This labor Of love is performed by
| grand army o. over 10000 mem oers. In this
connection IL has been reserved for Columbia
| Lodge, No. TO- in the grand jurisdiction of
| Washington TO win the grandest honor thus far
conferred upon any subordinate lodge for the
energy. success ana perfection manifested thus
tar IL its life Ia July last the lodge
had but $50 members; now her
roster shows over 900 members On December
y she won the banner by initiating at one time
| 513 new members, being more than 200 in excess
| o. any other initiation on record in The order.
iuu5 II Will De seen tlGt seattle institutions
| and Seattle people always lead, never follow.
The orders labor OF charity, its Inspiration OF
| hope. It's timely projection embrace the
| cIama;lon OF poor downiallen humanity. de-
velop aud preserve the good in every creature.es-
| pecialiy member of the oder. aud when others
shal! speak naught but Ill 10 express a favorable
| word and silence evil reports and slanderous
| tongues. Associations or fraternal societies are
| but the WORK Of natures law. There is nothing
acne in the universe. Matter, the association
oil chemical atfluities, Is subj Get to the sway of
| that law OF gravitat0n whereby solar and
| stellar systems are fashioned. There is not a
star that Is no: one OF group, nor a comet that
| is not one of a brotherhood, nor a sun that
| Is not part OF galaxy. Atom Is bound TO
| atom; gas commingles with gas: mountain
| leans upon mountain, AMI wild fowls wing
| their flight in squairons and batra:ions The
science which piucks from the ocean its mys-
terry, from the lightning its meaning. from the
| sunbeam its message, from the forest its Won
der, from the ancient hills their story from life
its law, from death IS lessons; the science
which hath tracked the meteor and heayed
| the human heart is more than the
! sprit of fraternal association, and il is one of
the sure and certain evidences OF the reign OF
| freedom ana prosperity in any country where
| human trate:nlties multiply unchecked for the
| social, intellectual and financial ameloration
| OF the membership, the teachings of all So
| cieties make their members very much purer,
| nooler and Drawer than they otherwise wou d
| be- the membership bang "as distinct
| as the billows yet one as the sea-" exeun-
pliiyIng in every walk OF life the Christian
| virtues upon which this order is founded and
| framed. The OBJ igation OF our order teaches us
| that II is the law OF duty to our fellow man that
| holds systems together and fills space with the
| melody OF order and OF law. 1t teaches that
We have cross to bear aud that II we look for
600 smile through our tears will find our
lie rainbow there.
Alter n musical humber by the band Mira
! Frances Lafayette gave powerful recitation of
the potion scene from Romeo and juliet"
| which was warmly applauded
The next number trombone solo nv
| Martin Hobbs. after which Hon J0hn
| Geoghcgau, grand master workman of the order
| in this state, spoke as follows:
| When, some thir cen months rgo. this Grand
| Lodge jurisdiction was formed from a segment
/ o. the prosperous frater0aI circle of Oregon
| WASHINGTON and British Columbia, / was not
| am free TO confess, san-uine of its becoming
| SO rapidly the established success 1t now I'M
Goubtediy is.
assure you il is a great and a sincere pleas
| ure to staod before this vast audience and
| acknowledge that mv brother workmen who
| advocated the establishment OF this separate
lAFlsd ictiOn. while possibly building het-
ter than they anew" were undoubtedly
! sighted than ], and Others who instinctive,v
| shran& from change. This Number 49, NV
/ friends, is vested with an ominous significance
IN The minds OF m9uv; am confident no
| brother workman attaches any weight 10 this
| or HnS other unmcaniug and seuSeless super
| stition: but with that conservation WI ch
have before referred 10 and which would
! treat the veriest irIties with some considera.
tlou, am wlII.u- 10 cOnceie that this
! S't'I4btAH 0tl.4FNSE4Elu at!DlFSENuES fCrehDEes
TIE destruction o. not only one hut of
| many things. It 'orebcdes the destruction of
! cHreessues~, se}fshness, uncuaritabere.s and
! kindred evils il the habits and minds Of all
those 30 come within the benign influence OF
tie effort 10 do good OF the A o. L W; anu
! nay We NOT with confidence hope that IN place
Ut these cVil things wi! see the
| minds and hearts Of nor onlv al! our
! brothers. with their loved ones, but Of all
thoNr with whom they come Ia contact thro;leh
! ii:Nt filed with thougatlUiuess, unseldshness
charity aod sovc, one IT another, throughout
/ tals grand roClDouw attn, 80 that ''Our Juris-
! Q;ctioD ot a>hlugtOu may bud, blossom and
bloom 80 the talrcst rose IL the conservatory o.
iraiefnal eadeavor FOX the betIermeut OF
humanity.
Pro-, Jones stated tina; Judge Llkeus. of Ia
coma, had been invited to speak, but al the las.
! moment had sent word that ne was unable 20 Ii,
! present. He spoke te..cttou>Iy about the cor
claiIty existing between the lodges OF the tyo
cities and introduced Hon. JOAN Arthur as
! representative ot the new members aging that
! ina>much as there were go many new members
! present they had "a :Igat 10 De represented Mr.
Artsur sp Ae aS fcligws.
Grand Mas - Norman Ia les and (fe,t,s,,s,,.
et, GA sac evening at buCcrn byr = }>l1 I
found myself one OF tile s meni5 ers nf Co.tlu1-
TIA Lodge, No. IL, OF the Ancient Orier Of United
NocAmen, awaiting aui participating in tha
Performance OF thr InltiStory rIies q. the .nstl.
tGtlou, think was r0st toTcIbly and stink.
luE.y Impressed by what. :0r AIT OF better aud
E}oEc distinctive name. I must caAracterIrs as
/ tAe democrats" cosIOpolltauism OF the e.tifts
/ As>etptiaGe. There. siGe ny side, in the rhrong-
| lEs, cagcr. g1od-naturei and patient naultitnte