The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-05
Marks AN EVENT.
The Big Gathering Of Masons
in This City.
WORK ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED
First Time in Three Years the several
as the same Time in same City.

The gathering in this city a. this partsc-
ular tine OF the various Masonic grand
bodies marks an event IN the history of
the fraternity in this state. the occasion
being the srst in three years that the
different grades IN Masonry have held
thar concaaves- convoat iors and ses-
sieas NJ relatively the same esne in the
same city.
The fra-ernai ball was set rolling We'd
neselzy morning. when the ninth annual
eoncsase Of the Knights Templar Of the
state of Washington commenced at the
Masonic temple On Pike street. with q
full attendance OF delegates. as follows:
Washington Commandsry. No. /. OF
WaiA waIla-E- r. Parkes and B. D.
Croker.
Seattle. No e-Henry A Ryer. Harry A.
Rsser. s. 3. Limerick Past Commanders
C Dr.scoll. William W Pool. A 3. Ora
haue. z. 8. Ingrahem. Past Grand COM
mandsrs A. L Palmer and G. n. Alex
ander.
Cataract. No. 3, Of Spokane-P A. Dag
gett- Past Commanders II. L kennon. T.
r. Weymouth. John A. Shaw. Past Grand
Commander S. Harry Rush.
Iyanhoe. No. L Tacoma-J. d. Meals
ter. d. B. Shelter. G. p Hart Past COM
members W. G. Roland and Beverly W.
Coiner. Past Grand Commander Edward
r. Hare
Temple. No. s. EiIersourg-Martin Cam
eroa, Past GRIND Commander Eugene T.
Wilson
De Molai. No. 4. OF Aberdeen-J. s.
Gum. Past Commander Jacob Weather
wax.
Olympia. No. Nathan g. Porter.
Charles F. LAavenworth-
HesperuS. No :. of Fairhave1-J. p. De
Msttos. Past Commander Carni Dibbie-
Townsend. No. 9. of Port Townsend
Past Commander John Lille.
After the report of the committee on
credentials the conclave took I'D the reg
ular routine Of business There were no
changes or notices of changes 10 the
constitution ard bylaws of the Grand
comman6ery. and the reports exhibited
a ifat,erinx condition OF things. inasmuch
as the Grand Connianiery IS entirely out
of debt. with baance of Loo on the
right side OF the ledger During the past
year fifry-one have been knizhted. fhir-
teen admitted. thirty-six have been sus-
pended. eighteen Identified and nine have
died
The total membership in the state at
present is So Compared with previous
conclaves, that of 1886 is in everything,
except attendance OF delegates. "a repre-
sentative as any held since the frst Grand
conciave. The session just adjourned met
with full representation Of officers. the
list being as follows.
Horace W Tyler. Spokane. c. c.: John
E Dickson. Ellens5arg. p. G. c.; Jacob
weatherwax. Aberdeen. G. G.: Carmi DID,
bic, Whatcom, CT. c. G.: Rev. Harrison
W. Exzn. wafla Waila. G. p: Frank w
Churchouse, Spokane. G. s.; Beverly W.
Conner Tacoma. G.. J. W: William Nc
Micken. Olympia. G. Treas: Y c. Blalock.
Walla Waila. c. r.: e w Craven. Sc
attic. G. S. B.: John Lllse. Port Townsend.
G. Sxd. B.: W V. Rin-hart. Seattle. CIV:
L. F. Ganlt. Tacoma. G. S.
A dispensation was issued for the or
Eanizasion of a conman9ery AZ Vancouv
er. and the conclave for "Wednesday adj
joarned-
Thursday morning az II 80 the election Of
officers for the ensuing wear took place.
with the following result: Sir George E
Dickson. o, EllensbarE. grand commander:
Sir Jacob Weatherwax. Of Aberdeen. depu-
" grand commander: Sir Carm; Dsbhle.
New Whstecm. grand generalissimc: Sir
f. W Churcho1Se. Spokane, grand cap
tain general: Sir Harrison W Egan. walla
Waila. grand prelste: Sir Beverly w.
Co.nsr. Tacoma. grand senior warden: Sir
Edwin ". Craven. Seattle. grand Junior
warden: Sir William McM.cken. Olympia.
grand treasurer: Sir Y. C. Blalock, walla
walia. yarnd recorder: SIR John Lille.
Por- Townsend. grand standard bearer; Sir
z. s Ingrahsm. Seattle. grand sword
warden
The conciave then adjourned. TO meet
next year on June s. at Tacoma.
This morning AZ % o'clock the Grand
Chzpeer Royal Arch Masons. meets at
the Masonic Temple. in annual conyoca-
ton. The present officers are. Edward
r. Hare. Tacoma. G. II. P: ". L Darby.
Poneroy, %. G.. II. P: Carmi D1bSle. New
whateom. G. X; John Moore. Sprague
@. s: William Mcsficksn. Olympia c. T:
Y. G Blaiock. Walga Wails. c. 8: Rev.
H. ". Eyan. Walia Walls. G. C: Lou Para
more. Snohomish. G. p s: 4. Nilsson.
Dayton. r. A G: Thomas Amos. CoIfax-
NJ V; s. II. Rush. Spokane. N v:
John Lille. Port Townsend. NJ I V: ia
cob Weatherwax. Aberdeen. c. o: George
e Dickson. EllenssGrg. G. 3: David II.
shaw, CoIfax. @. T.
Next Monday the Grand Council oe Royal
and Select Masters begins its session at
the Masonic Temple. followed by the
Grand Lodge, +. and A. NJ. Tuesday. and
the Grand Chapter. Order o; the Eastern
Star. THURSDAY.