The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-18
In THE LODGE ROOM.
Brief History Of Odd Fellowship
in Washington.
WEEKLY RECORD or SOCIETIES.


= n Tayio~. Grand pssrsarrh OF tie
Ynsesarsseuf Orsier OF Odd Fellows, has
tsyssy corsrsilea a hixtory % Odd Fellow
sb4r, In tbs state OF Washington. which
Al given herewith for the beHsfst OK the
Brethren Of that craft
xvashsugfou Odf Fellowship History.
In tsse year Iss1 few enthusiastic
r,ad Fellows afTliesi sos, ami Obtained.
rrx.rn ff.s GRIND Lodge OF tsae United
efatex. a charter 10 institute a sueor-
st.uate lodge sn The territory az Washing
ion and on the 18th day Of july, isss.
Olympia Lodge. No !. MAS duly organ
szas in Olympia. and contlnsaed 10 work
unssr the 3slfssdsetson Of the Grsrsd Ledge
of the United States Uso~ called the
Ssveretgrs Graad Lcssgel. uHtn about TIE
year 1850. when = special apfssiesssson was
made by both the Olympia lodge and the
Grand Lodge Of Oregon. 20 place ofsss-
psa lodge under the jurisdiction OF the
Grand Lodge of Oregon. This appsica-
ZION was granted by the Grant Lodge OF
The Tinted STATES at its regular session
In 1881. ny the adoption of the following
resolution.
tResoIyef, That the subordinate lodges
within the territory ef Washington be at
4achsz. to and made subordinate To Ssfe
Grand Lodge Of Oregon; and that the
Grand Lodge Of Oregon have fun 5uris-
zasc,lau over she territory or Washing
ton.
Under the pruyision OF said resolution
Olympia lodge repnrfesi thereafter TO the
Grand Lodge OF Oregon. This was the
fesslc beginning ~ this WORKS. greatest
Beneficiary order IN Washington. II; had
10 struggle against nxany Obstacles for
n long slime. The fnrIlan war OF isss-s
materially interfercd with she work OF
she order. Tile Frazer river gold excite
mem of 1863 and the Salmon river gold
excitement OF 1861 caused many persons
a. leave Oayutpis, Including several men,
herA OF 1he lodge. through those nsgrt-
fsonK hence, and bai few IL any arrivals
sha times we're very duh. rendering II
extremely dlffieHis to maintain the lodge
IA prpFsr staaftng. The few brethren
who fhnu composed the lodge struggled
faithfully against those adverse eircam-
stances for some time. But at last. In
she autumn Of as62 very reluctantly
yielded "a a temporary suspension by the
surrender of the charter 30 the Grand
Ledge OF Oregon.
They subsequently revived the lodge
and the charter was restored In 1857. after
q lapse o. nearly ave years, and the
lodge has continued On a prosperous con-
dision up 20 the present tsznc.
While the territory az Washington was
attached 10 the 1srarsi Jurisdiction of
Oregon. FIVE more hodges were Instituted.
named and numbered as follows. Enter
prize. No. ,. at Walls WaIia- February
:. isdS. Vancouver. No. 3, at Vancouver.
April II, 1886. Olive Branch. No. I. Seat
ale. August .. $50. Touchat. No s. Waits
barg. Sepsenher Il. 1871; Western. No 6.
Olympia. October -, ls72
EtEst more lodges were organized from
the years is7s 10 1873. this being the time
preliminary 10 the organization OF the
Grand Isoage or Washington These
lodges were Instituted under the imrYs-
dtafe jurisdiction and by authority OF
she Grand Lodge OF the United States
and We're named and numbered as fol-
lows: Seattle. No, 7. at Seattle, June
Il. 1876; Newvassle. No. s. a. Newcastle
February ~. ISL: Mount Baker. No. O.
Pert Townsend. February y, 1877: Patti.
No. ~, Dayton. March $. 1877; Rainier.
No. II. New Tacoma. February o. 1878:
Snoifomisf, No. L. snohogaSsh. April q.
lsss; frtendskip No. H. Port Gamble,
June II, is,s. colsax. M. Il. ccifax. June
IS, ISIS
The Grasai Losige OF Washington was
duly constituted November -. 1878 with
fourteen subordinate lodges as given
ahsyss bearing On their rolls n total MEM
hs.fsfaD ~ Sal Tsas order has steadily ai-
vance, and grows IN strength. and num-
beers "a fae report Of she grand secretary
Ter The term ending Deoezrser 81. ISas.
ssnnS the total number sc lssizes 10 be
III bearing on thesr rolls a total member
shsa q 5sSS
1,As FIRST session az the Grand IsSlre
ef Hsshlagsou was held ia SEATTLE CON-
snsfeing Tuesday. May Il. fs7a. ]. NJ.
s~ss was the first grand master He Is
stia living in Olympia and + a inenssssr
81 olympia feo3<se. No J. During his long
sst usef8a life he has steadily adhered
20 the true fwtncts,lss Of Oh pe,lowshIn
AM Is Regarded by the h~sthrea az ne
efsisT throughout The Grant Jurisdiction
as the father 81 tes8 FScHsvs.s'4if, In Wash
saSien. BE = st present she chairman
% the trustees appointed hy the Grand
Lodge So iocate ansi organize an oes1
seiiows' fscuaa 81 washfggfag,.
The other grant Officers present at the
fEst FessscIy We're; q T. Mcconnell ,ser-
NY sraHfs master. Abe Rsiss. grand war
aea, }. T. Chtiberss. grand srssasssrer: W
w Evans. grand representatives n. q
Fest Nlsk, grand marshal; Frank Han
foEsi. grand oaa5sluc,er.
Af79ng TIRE many IgNea,sneut osta Eel
ie~s i1swstged with the wx,sk az sha
srant Lodge nssS Ne mentioned George
". Han 90 SEATTLE, who has been grand
treasurer Ssamv years. asss lie r A
Shaw. ~ Wal}a Wai1a. who a. grant
sscvsssFs. has aso su;.cFior ara s.a equals
ss - sts3oiencv
gae ssrau8 fsnses yFalsaagn4 ~ us.sN,,~
ten Was organized a. thN city ~ Wan.
waFta IN the year iSSa AMI Nathan :
Porter. OF Olympia. " So tA4 FRS, sr-.n.t
ps'rsareh. and I.e r \ SHAW, was els>se.,
grand scFltsc. position which no has
continually held since
TIE secessd aHeaal ssssaan osf re l;rs...
EsSan,psaesst was hcla "a -, ys,ess NJ
II. tS>A> at which glsae ciSi.s sefs,r.s,-,,t.
sssssSsss'peteass were rsgr,sesfssf. IS f,s.
bows.
Aloha EIYcs nsgsnseus. M / OIvn,nta
tnlty E'aoasssgsssnt, NJ :. Seattle. wsaea
Wsils ErsessssEss'eas. NJ s Malta wafl.
Washington f1esssapns<nt. M : pe-t
Tossssesss Aha Elsssa sasssusesse. No
fayailar: Nas3a ssar Nrcvsaapnaeat. No.
s Spokane Yakima tfsvsrupsnent. Ns.
Yakima. Tacesna tsrs'sEaasyssss. Ma.
Tacoma. The tesaa membership ~ these
sishs etrc8sap1neats was 80.
Taeve are - peeSeaE th5yss+S3x en-
easssFataeats ia this gryesss ttgssll,s ssyr..
VITA 'stal usee7e~rnhlp. SIS AAavn hy
shse reINev ct she grAa,s seTfea fav he
Sssaa snding iAes~saesy 81. 1885. % sSsa
J. ", Tay5ae. 81 Seagtae is abs yreseas