The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-11
IN THE LODGE ROOM.
Hfssery Of Masonry in the State
OF Washington
o. roaTv-THRsE YEARS AGO.



Totsraxt il 70 be added to this weekly
rolnnsn Of fratesTazI notes D. pa pisssiins
s,rtef histories at the VARIOUS secsFl
orders and their Jurisdictions N thas
STATE. Last afsek HISTORY was given
81 the sons Of the American isesoah-
sffu. This week resume OF tue his-
4ory OF blue lodge Masonry = given
fvnxn its inception when me state WAS
h..f q territory, and IL taken from the
ertirie prepared by Edwin ~ sherman.
1z.i dexreee. OF Oakland. Cal. the nfst
e<cr0tary OF Eureka lodge OF Seattle.
far the History Of Free masonry ana !
ror.corsianf orders. published III issz
b. = board Of editors.
the Masonic jurisdiction In Washing
nm originally formed part OF tnas OF
the Grand lodge 81 Oregua. but wnfn
che territory OF Washington WAS Great
"a the poiisica. divisson was speedily
followed BIZ the Masonic authorizes.
a.he emigration from Missouri and Other
ef2tes carried with IL the light OF Free
uanurv. which FIRST found lodge
snemt II the fails Of the Willamette IN
Oregon. while the insnosrzasn from
Maine and other Eastern states. 5sith
fhe gold-se9klng prospectors OF cai'-
4ornia soon occupied the shores OF
Puget Sound and penetrated INTO the
Interior Of British Columbia
On November IS. 1872. the grand mas
4er OF Oregon granted . dispense iion
Tor & lodge to be known a. Olympia
:saxe. u. D.. 10 be located at Olympia
Tists lodge was chartered June u. 1913.
81 Olympia hodge No. 5.
EMriy Ia 1854 the deputy grand master
and acting ex-cfflcio as grand master
of Oregon, territory, granted dispense
zion 10 open lodge at Steiiacoorn. TO
- known a. StesI8coofn lodge. q. D..
near the head waters OF Puget Sound.
This lodge was chartered by the Grand
Hodge cf Oregon as Ssealacoorn lodge
No T.
EARLY In 1855 the grand master OF
Oregon granted dispensations, 10 two
lodges IN the territory of Washington.
namely: Grand Mound lodge. q. D..
"A Grand Mound. Thufston county,
chartered July IA, 1865. as Grand Mound
lodge No. q. and Washington lodge at
Vancouver. Washington territory, char
tered a. No. %. This lodge. being To-
Gated Mt military post had o large
number Of Masons enrolled On Its reg
5atcr.
A convention OF Free and Accepted
aiaeoss, delegated by the several lodges
ln this territory. assembled at Masonic
hall In Olympia December 6. 1858, TO
consider the propriety Of establishing
3 grand ledge for The territory. Dele
gates to this conyentipn were from
olympia No. s, Stcilacooni No. s, Grand
Mound Ne. 81 and Washington No. %.
The Grand lodge WAS, at once organized
and Brother T. r. MeEaroy elected most
warshIpful grand master, The other
grand officers were then Installed, and
on December 2. ISIS. the Most Wor-
ehlpfui Grand lodge OF Free and Ac-
cepfed Masons Of The territory of Wash
snxsen was opened IN due and ancient
form. Thus the third Grand lodge OF
Master aIasafs was formed on the Pa
cifo coast. or the four hodges that
formed this Grand lodge one has ceased
70 exist
The Grand lodge Of Washington al
most immediately after It's organization
began TO erect affairs of Free Masonry.
not only along the shores OF Puget
Eaana, but across the Cascade range
10 the western slope OF the Blue mount
aims. 70 the eastward OF the Columbia
river. and az the junction of the Clear
water and Snake rivers cat Lewiston,
now In Idahol. Its great tributaries
and there planted It's lodges and ignit-
Ell the holy fire. Scarcely had the act
81 transfer OF Alaska from the Rus
Sian government TO that Of the United
States taken place. aud the American
flag raised upon It's snll when the
Grand lodge Of Washington at once oc-
supied II. and under the stars and
stripes organized the most western
lodge OF FreeFfasonry on the American
continent, stu thousands Of miles west
ward. ard Intentionally the grand cas-
~ the Grand lodge 81 Washington Is
fised Ia she eegter. OF this saagnldeeni
domain ST zhe American republic.
Mr.. sherman wrote the foregoing II
JSss. ana 10 clasing his article he says
.tsut ten years ago. where now stands
the baautlful ard iousishlag Inland cit,
~ Spokans Falls. a lodge which hat
ssesn working under dSspeasatlon wa.
PATIENTS waiting Tor lis charter. whicl
gently granted. Its then warshipfu
master, who subsequently became grans
anaster Of that Jurisdiction. convene,
Ills ledge On 81. John the Bsp,Ist's day
end mAashea 10 a beautiful grove Z
eeiehrate Il in aa agreeable manner
Mssafs were there with their famslis
u enjoy the day IN feasting. and Il
listen 20 the addresses ~ their Worship
fni master and others. including IN
writer OF THE sketch. Net "A Nsapot
Had the brethren there assembled. n
Though surrounded hy Indians. senls, a
whessc hands were vet mosSt with ia
hlcnd 90 the white siAssn. Searselv ha,
1he esshees ~ the last sYseaks~ arYaan
the Brotherhood died away, when wa
nvSsd that - ttIc red man In eosfnc{
assembled BY United states arm
officer. the representative az rs gov
sFsstuaat. N>quirAnw that earr -na,s
should take on his own homestead upn
the puh.sr lands In seversltv and so |;
wurs. nr else he gathered with al n
oshefs 81 their tribe ufasn the seserys
fisf1s. THE Straagwness - haiIsYg
Nssefise eeiesration under such eaad
LIONS and surs~uassnws WAS one aor
"a De remembered. anil We believe I
Re wlshesslt a parallel"
Sh~ Masonic sras~ruIsw
Last fassssRS, February :. TIE Fieh
tesaSh dcssYNe was conferred hy Vast,
sngton Chapter ~ Rose t,roax. Ne. \
4. s. n. ca barge ciA~s * asrss~arss
Lorraine Chapter, No {. orvier az ID
yassssn STAR. nsst tass Wednesday. Feb
yaasy & arnf ssN,entet number ~ ars,,.
cNatz Tive degrees Mill sse eaasr~rs