The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-23
|. 0. G. I. IN SESSION.
Twenty-seventh Annual Meet
ing Of the Grand Lodge.
At THE cHAuTAuouA GROUNDS.
Reports Of the OalceFs show . slighs
Falling on in Msmbership-Busi-
ness and Pleasure.

trip 70 ChautzuQuA on wednesday, the oc-
casion being the tventy-sevenfh annual
session Of the Grand Lodge of this state
Others came via Tacoma and IL was soon
evident that the session would be one OK
the best attended In the history OF the
order.
At the session year ago plans were
made for purchasing flag 20 be raised
at the next session over the building own
ed by the Grand Lodge. commonly called
the temple" At o'clock Tuesday after
noon the nag raising exercises were held,
G. l. Haggard being master Of ceremonies.
The following was the programme: Song.
America" address, Grand Chief Templar
r Fisher; recitation. Mrs- c. L. HagsaEa;
song. The Star Spangied Banner; sd-
dress, Rev. Clark Davis The theme OF all
the addresses was patriotism and its ap-
plication to the temperance cause The
song, Hail Columbia, was then rendered
and as the closing stains died away the
naS was unfurled TO the vashou breeze
and three hearty cheers were given with
win.
The Grand Lodge session was called to
order at % p. m Tuesday by Grand Chief
Tempsar Fisher, the following Grand
Lodge officers being in attendance: Grand
chaplain. Rev. Clark Davis. grand super
intendent OF juvenile temples. Miss Anna
Seton, of Tacoma; grand secretary, Arm
8. Allen, OF Seattle. grand assistant sec
Rotary, Miss BESSIE Mckee. Of Vancou-
yer; grand treasurer, J. c. Biies. OF Mel
bourne; grand sentinel. William Weir. Of
Port Townsend: grand vice chancellor. Z.
E. Martin. of Seattle: grand electoral sd
perintendent c. L. Baxgard. OF Seattle.
The following pro tenn appointments
were made: Grand vice templar, Mrs. c.
l. Haggard, of Seattle. past grand CHIEF
templar. Alexander Coutts, of Tacoma;
grand marshal. w. III. Cassels. OF Taco
ma grand deputy marshal. Miss Lena
Bruce, OF Tacoma; grand guard, Charles
TT. Easton. OF Tacoma: grand messenger
Miss Lottie Hodgson. OF Ri,zville.
After opening with the usual ritualtstic
ceremonies. a COMMITTEES on credentials
Ras appointed. consisting Of Arm S. Allen.
Of Seattle; Rev. T. q. Hodgson. of Ritz
VILE; C. A. Palmer. of Lynden: j. r.
OFarreii. of orting. and James Howard.
OF Vancouver.
While the credentials committee did its
work the members were entertained with
recitations by Miss Bessie Mckee. OF VAN
couver. and Miss Ina Pratt. of o'Brisn.
The Delegates.
The committee on credentials presented
its report. showing the following delegates
In attendance:
C. c. Warren, Port Townsend. William
Weir. Port Townsend; Miss Ella Croy.
Blaine: ID. j. Loop. Hollingsworth. W. L.
Bell. Hollingsworth: Charles III. Perry.
SIras City: Walter Greasy, Custer; Hep-
~ Miller. Custer. II. Olsen. New What
com: Frank Reasoner. New Whatcom;
Caroline Olsen. New whatcom: Mrs. f.
w. Hsrvie. Marietta: Mrs. IL. Il. Strand.
Matietta: +. ID. Hardness. Everson; j. A.
kaie. Eyerson; Miss Libby Bradshaw,
Friday Harbor; Fred Creasey, Mountain
View: Rev r. Busheil. Marysvilie. John
Robinson. Lyman. Ben Baldridge, Han,il-
ton: w. E. Giliies. Wooliey: II. E Loop.
Mount Vernon; A. Clifford, Arlington;
George NJ. Buck. Everett: ]. l.. Hutchi-
son, Burlington; j. ]. Langenstein, Wal
lace: Helen Larson. Tacoma; Judge BY
ron M!llett Olympia. w. II. Clock, Buco-
da Lena Bruce. Tacoma: Mrs. C. Price.
Chautauqua; ]. r.. O'Farrell. Orting Net
tie Ludwick. South Prairie. w. II. Ami
don. Montesano: ID. ID. Emo. Wynooche;
James Howard. Vancouver: J. c. Robin.
Castle Rock: l.. Porter. Ilwaco: +. b.
Reese, Chinook: Mrs. l.. Campbell. Ros-
Ign, Burt Owens, walla Walia: n. o.
Baldwin. Pomeroy: Mettle Heaton. Pom
eroy; Nellie NJ. Wright. Springdale; j. A.
Forehand. Seattle; II. Benedict. Seattle;
George Cotterill, Seattle; Mrs q. L. Conn.
Black Diamond: Mrs. Lee Van Smith, See
attic: Otto Roseleaf. Seattle: c. l.. Rus
sell. Tolt: Phil Ernst, Fremont: Lilly Dur
ham, Ballard; NJ. 4. Durham, Ballard: ..
Espy. Seattle: c. l. Haggard. Seattle; ".
~
Pratt, O'Br!en; A. w. Steers, OBrien. A.
b. Matheson. Columbia City: ]. w. Brew
er. Seattle: II. p. wadsworth. Gilman: c.
Alfred Palmer, Iyrden; Jay b. Edwards.
Mount Vernon; ]. T. Otis. Olympia. c. w.
Barremore. wynooche: T. @. Hodgson.
E.tzville.
There were also present a number Of
delegates from Juvenile temples. and
large number OF candidates for honorary
membership in the Grand Lodge. After
The consideration and adoption OF the re-
port of the credentials committee q re.
cess was taken until p. m.
At the evening session the Grand Lodge
degree was imprcssiveiy conferred upon
sixty-n!ne candidates. Right Worthy
Grand Templar DIR. Mann presiding on
this occasion. The committee on order
Of business reported an outline OF proceed
ure fer the session. which was adopted.
The grand chief templar, grand secrc-
tary and grand treasurer presented their
annual reports. neatly arranged In pamph-
let form The reports were ordrcd re-
ceived without reading and distributed 20
the representatives.
Grand chief Tcmpiar's Report.
In his report the grand chief tempiar
said:
..Time with a steady tread and onward
eeaseaess march has brought Us 20 an
other yearly milestone Of our organized
existence. Another page has been added
to the thirty already written In the his
tory OF our order 10 Shis inr1sdhstion; tbs
records OF earnest toF and sacrifice. un-
selfshness born Of a love for God ard
humanity, deeds OF gsllantry. examples
0. courage. History furnishes US no
greater Illustrations OF true herofsrn than
can be found in the ranks OF Good Tenn
plary. Oaly look. II you will. at the earn
sss. enthusiasts and persistent men and
women. ready to lay their Hives on the
altar OF their country that they might
free IL from the bliglstlng curse of the
traffic in rum. sfustitndes OF these noble
workers fired with a love for home pro-
ts.stson for themselves and kindred.
desire 10 iiH up the fallen and save 9TH
ers from falling. marching against a
mighty foe strongly entrenched behind
dsslseuehe3 public sentiment. stranglei
press and cowsraIy pulpit The rum pow
er trsnsbIes az the sight Of this invtncfbie
host e.aeco strong. determined 20 con-
aaer or die. Let tie safnt-hsarte6 fan
from the ranks IL they choose. our only
course II onward TO 1nsi ytc<cry, which