The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-10

-. tdessss day In the h1stsEy q DE
ns1enrajxy q Ezks Ia the state of WaShtnx-
3 n uos yestszdAy. ana The eccAsteo Vas
- dedirasIon 1 the blxgsst ard 00N
s1ownf1v appointed lodge 4oouno IN ehe
4 $3.50 y not Oh the coast.
~ two or thrss years the LEGAL hogd has
1870 under the restrictions tDpooed BY
Snetors b4lonsing - osheT ersAatsatsoas.
- 1oastie Lodge essaysd - n mp .
51no - IL own and lord 81 ever such
n1oenAl associations ~ might - dts-
eoen6 - sps-let Of ths jolly good fslIows.
SIAooe ths smonArchs Of the gien." aG,d 20
- - chnrch on Second avenue. between
ln9 80 Seneca streets. was chosen ~
= tcoWDtng ground. considerabse money
- auook n fttEng the ptAoe up fes the
80 q the oeder. and the work 81 building
~. Influential lodge commenced.
lsmehop q other The place did not seem
oooqins. and the other lodges Of the ctty.
- = was hoped, would fArc0G - -
- s. eayinG the rent and assist IN defray.
~ 1E1ens&a. tailed % come. and Seattle
-. Ne ~ WAS ey1ry month confronSed
G1lf ttiio that II had 70 pay alone. and
~ hard plAysd on /" The membership.
Aoesver, kept growing. and some Of tie
h6eae bueLness and professional men Of
81 ~ found their way up to the ram
s $500 80 enurcn ana naa sne Anuefe o.
ossion saekso q tnesr orows. Win
- m1seaang mem oefsnip u waA oesseved
~ prOporflonAte increase - regular
Dlanee would result, bur such was not
- -. ana the wsss men sol tnsar hseds
fnrpths and asked, Why II this7" and
80 questions
1omebody said that the lodge room was
- TT Away from the business center.
~ ~ truth Of the statement Impressed
80 Oogo aA1 more ~ the n3emberohse
ood and the attendauce decreased.
- the wiss men got together and said
III thess were other things desirable be-
n1oa uenbefship. no matter how good the
on1nooW q the men that were bsine
nxno1 u aaA Dociablity waa cue e tho
60 discussed.
~ Iabor Of conducting the lodee. that
= ~ noplrine az enthusiasm and vork.
- = e. new mo0hers, had fallen uron
= o6ou1Aoss OF faithful few. A mt,st
61N16u = The eeso n any lodee. ana fiis
NflU1 nv couuealed u,ovinG down town
1U6e. win that idsa the layus ana
nteo tnat had 1one GOOD SERVES h the
~ G1Eoh oulid1mG were moved down T.
1oWo = U1ckmAn's hall. ~ the corner Of
~ ovonue and Marion street. Then
mUce1 N upbuil6in6 Ia the lodge
- UQWOO90 V&OU UQU8I2Q IA the
UG1no1 States. and the wise men congratu-
~ ih1moolyoa and said that they had
49, ~ raj thing" The hoodoo vas
D1oa r. ana lIboral attendance Il meet.
- uoo eno result. Everything went OF
fG>nfn9iy. ana the splrft OF content set-
- nou0 over the corner az First avenue
- mAe1on street
~ Oombership kent on increaain9. ana
G1nron Who vere generally indifferent "a
&oeuaA3 organisa a.ons began askfne
ohout the E1ks. and then Il began 10 b. 4
49, natter for peonie 10 at IN The
dn5oI0ne az many OF the newer unemhera.
- hat Of the best element in the older
MouA asserted itsolf. ana : oufe4 veed.
- ~ nrocess Commenced hv which :
- anos,nt az vorthless timber Wa Ale.
- e and thn vac. nj nlaoea dlI.a Win
- nntoriaI that rracefpIlv vora ira In.
lnprnfafion az the iestsr. = y n ~.
80 Peonle an Eartb /. $40 a rrseS ,r,o
- evervs6av n. 80 ,-,ha. s..rAs,- -
s(Arr1tv msttrs ana hrn,n~r5r icw.
HunfA iii men rim aa>aitv" rr.r sh~
1>Nhnd lodee projected its snlendiA sn-
Mr1Nfoannof NJ I3sse ~, ~ urvsN>x1 Dale