The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-11


Amid a terrific din, with stage lightning
aasalng and theatrical thunder crash
sng. with all sorts of elements roaring
away. with a fanfare of fsh-horns and
heating of tomtoms. Seattle Priory. No.
!. was born at Olympic hall Saturday
night, tie members of the order from
Port Townsend acting as midwives
For the past two weeks arrangements
had been In progress TO establish a priory
~ the order In this city. the matter hav-
ing been In the hands Of several we'll
known Shriners and members Of the fra
terulty Of EIks. 10 whom the tenets of the
Cerberusians particularly appeal
About fifty OF the best known men in
town were on the application for dis
rensafion, and to that large number was
added another fifty. who came from Port
Townsend to be In al the birth. as well
AZ several from Tacoma, who appeared
on the scene 10 ask for a dispensatlon for
that city.
With the grand officers came the ex-
uavagant paraphernalia and the pack OF
trained dogs belonging to the order. The
ceremonies began about $50 O'Clock in
the evening. and for two hours passers
along Second street paused appalled, at
the racket coming from within the Old
church building.
The visitors reached the city, late In
the afternoon and. after going TO the
hail and preparing for the nights work
they were conducted TO the Hotel North
ern, where arrangements had been made
for their entertainment Succeeding the
mutations and institution or the priory
the officers-elect were installed and a
social session was declared. al which a
mixed programme was rendered
The officers elected for the ensuing year
we're as follows: Benign prior. w. II.
Gorham. senior seneschal. u. u. Jack
son; junior seueschal. T. j. r. Scoones
sarcedox. Harry Shaubut; senior vigil
lante. George a. Noble; junior vigilante,
James Sheehan: waraer. j r. Stsley:
secretary Ralph Schoerfeld: treasurer.
C. q. Perkins
The ritual wac originally prepared for
musicians. but during the past year the
bars have been thrown down ana all good
fellows are welcome. The order is es-
sentially social ore. there being no
benefits other than membership itself.
and the fees are only those OF initiation.
The officers OF the Grand Priory who
were I'm attendance upon the initiation
Saturday night were: @. r, p. J. A. Kuhn.
.. G. r. p. Charles n. Wood. g. J. s..
= c. rTiagie, G s. James A. Wood. q.
s. v, T.. A Batwell; q J. V, w T.
Hutchinson. grand treasurer, J. u. Thag-
ard. grand secretary, a. l.. Sutton.
There were also several committeeman
from the Grand Priory. among whom
were Lincoln Brooks. OF Port Towns
end. snd James Ashton and w. +. Car
son. OF Tacoma.
committee was appointed on consti-
tuition and bylaws. To report Monday
night November IS. az which time tho
dogs VIII barb and bite n few trespassers.
Tho charter members OF the priory are
ms follows: Frank w Parker. Joe
Schlump. Ralph Schoenfeld. A c. Bow
man. W II Parry a ]. Adams. Levi @.
Smith. James Sheehan. @. NJ. Stewart. g.
T. Mcconnell. T. Van de Vanter. w.
Mckee. +. l. presbrey J n. 1'hagard. W.
H. Gorhsm, G.. 4 Noble. r. c. Calhoun.
c c. Perkins r. II. Wagner II. A. Ing
ham. X l.. Wade. \ c Mcleod. c.. r.
Carder C. DeiIus. G Bachman. s. r.
Gorham. :. G. Yerkes. J. ". Allen. y. r.
Jackson. ]. r. Staley. T. w. Gordon. r..
F. Stewart. n. Nj Hopkins. w. II. Brink
err. Paul d Heirry. T.. s. Echois. NJ. Earle
G Preston. T. J. T.. Scoones. l.. Ahra-
hams. r Brogan. y w. Bolster. James
II Corhett. r w Clarke. W. II. Cowie
Harry Shaubut and r. NJ. Boyd.