The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-06
NASONS' BUSY DAY.
Grand Chapter Of the Royal
Arch Net Yesterday.
CONDITION OF THE ORDER.
Address OF welcome and Responses
Subordinate Chapters Make Their
Rcports-

Another period In the history OF Masonic
AFFAIRS N this state Was marked yesEsr-
dzy. the occasion being the twelfth annual
con socatlon OF tire Grand Chapter, Royal
Arch Masons. which convened at the tenn
pie or PIKE street Al 10 O'Clock IN the
morning. There was an almost full roster
OF the grand offcers present. the various
stations being occupied a. follows: Ed
ward r. Hare Tacoma, G. H p; W. L
Darby. Pomeroy. D. G. H. P. Cara- DID
bic. New Whatcom. c. X. Jonn Moore.
Sprzxue. @. $: william Mcsiicken, oiym-
pia. e. T.: Y. c. Biaicck. wzIla walia. O..
&. Rev. II. W. EEan. waIla Walla. g. c.:
Lou Psramore. Suohomish. 6. p. s.;
Thomas Amos. Coifax, n ": g. H.
Push. Spokane. NJ "; Jacob Weather
wax. Aberdeen. g. o.; George Z. Dickson.
EIiensourg. g. s.. David H. Shaw. Col
fax. q. T.
The absentees noted were Z. r. Shons,
OF Vancouver. @. C. H.; Andrew Nilsson.
Dayton. q. r.. A. c.: John Lille. Port
Townsend. G. NJ v. The convocation
was called to order by @. H. p. Edward r.
Hare. and after temporary appointments
had been made to MI vacancies q recess
was declared 10 allow the committee on
credentials TO report The delegates ell
gibis to seats were then named as follows:
waiia Waila Chapter. No. 1-E- R.
Parkes.
Spokane, No. - NJ Fitzpatrick, H. L.
KEENAN, and T.. A. paggett-
Seattle. No. sc. n. Alexander, T. W.
Gordon. A. ). Forrest. and Past High
Priests James r. Hayden. w. W. Pool, J.
c. Peterson. n. s. Peterson and H. C.
Gordon.
Tacoma. No. as. r. Moore, o. p. Hail.
gan and G. ID. Shaver
Dayton. No. s-John Brining'
Sprague. No ST. p. Weymouth
Olympia. No. John +. Convey ana n.
s. Porter.
coifax. No. s-A. NJ Craven and d. H.
Shaw.
Vancouver. No. SHOT represented.
Evergreen. No. 10. Pomeroy-Harry St.
George.
Eilensburg, No. I'm Cameron.
Beihngham Bay. No. Il. OF New What
com-w. c. Wilcox.
Yves, Shore. No. I3. of Aberdeen-J.
weatherwax.
Port Townsend. No. A-Max Gerson.
Snohomish. No. i5-S. 3. Limerick and
E. C. Ferguson.
Mount Vernon. No. IF B. West.
Tekoa. No. 1s-wiiiam Hoare and Rob-
ert Cunningham.
The past grand high priests present
were: william McMicken. of Olympia: W.
V. Rinehart. OF Seattle: Horace ". Tyler.
OF Spokane. and w. Fsirweather. of Ia
coma.
Upon being called TO order after the re-
port OF the committee on credentials had
been received. Hon. Thomas Hart Cam
delivered the following address Of well
come:
Most Excellent Grand High Priest of
the Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Masons
OF the State OF Washington and Com
panions: Seattle Chapter. No. 3. has direct
ed me. as their representative. to deliver
10 this body most hearty welcome The
districts OF country from which you have
come are very familiar 20 me- Some have
no doubt laid down the hammer and saw
ana others left their farms and their mer-
ehandise 10 come here as Representatives
OF this Grand body
Looking into your familiar faces. I can
put remember the time that first placed
my feet on the soil OF WASHINGTON. Thir-
ty-nve years have passed since that date.
some OF you have gone into the timber
districts OF this great state and started
thousand wheels of Industry. and Others
OF yoa have put in the plow shares ani
subdued the soil and made the plains and
valleys blossom like rose.
You have not only built up the lodge
room In your yicinities, but you have ais,
built the school house and the church ana
established a civilization that win 20 on
ana increase until time Is no more You.
gentlemen. are not only the representa-
uves OF this Grand body. but the repre-
sentatives of a grand and noble cIyiliza
ton. Also. see before me you who are
the representatives. of the state of Wash
'hgton ana some OF our national govern
msn:.
''Thirty-fve years ago we were but a
handful of people: the towns and cities q.
our state we're Walla walia, the ars. ana
largest. Vancouver. Olympia StefIscoorn
and Port Townsend. very small hamlet
and Seattle, now this grand and mar
nincent city OF 6ne0o souls. was a mere
village with less than 800 population. In
dustries have sprung up In every direction.
and the Advancement OF education. asri
culture, the creation Of highways ere
etc, is perfectly mary elcus
Gentlemen. long speeches a. fhIs hour
have been absolutely forbidden; YOU have
come here TO perform a sacred duty which
you viii do Again. gentlemen. | bli yo,,
hearty welcome to our city. 10 our lode
room. TO our homes. 20 our ireside and IA
every ming over which we have any con-
troll wi
May the Supreme High Priest n, N.
Universe bless you in your Ia bors ars .,,a,,
you be enabled TO meet many times In his
capacity in future years"
IN response to the address Of vei-o,s
on behalf OF Seattle Chatter ana tho ,-f,,
ana az tho request q NJ. K G H. p ia
Nafo h ltare. Companion J, Weatherwax
responced IN few words. expressive Of me
feelings OF gratitude which ire Grand h1s,-
entertained toward Seattle Chapter. No
) and the citizens OF Seattle rsnarsllv
foF their kindly expressed welcome Ua
spoke substantially a. follows.
M. +. G. H. r and COMPANIONS az the
Grand C"mmandery; deem i, A prs,,5i-
&c 20 % osled upon to respond 10 this
address OF weAcorse 50 cogently delivered
hy Companion Cam; ana more especially
: y hfaper ta4t a poor and needy clam
d'Sggr from STGN's harhor should resrof,f
for ire n E. &. II. p. +. r. Hare
should have assumed the reso-anstffiit,,
and mentioned Mount Rainier as N17n,
Tacoma. x might have caused a erors
rupture IN proceedings otherwise hs~-
H'n'0'is- Neither should the wllfui and
lfosteTo bunch graSseTs he a.seor,fea m,
e.siinEg;Shod honor. Tor IN This time OF
sore need and depression they c,rls nor
- fHliy enter into cur peculiar ana f,~j,-.
eona-lio None be, Gray's hart,or man
cr3id aa fsiil f5sticc 70 the s~,~asio.o
COMPANIONS. We all have exr,r~faf,es.4
iAo haasitf ''ss hospitality ~ this hrausls.,i
city. Ne recognize fhs.r daring arr,h.,;ou
ihF'r Frea' rosasr.ty. tAssr Slahl M gaifh
ia tA"'f ssorto's city. Il goes without
sA3 ing thrt fhey are a OH NJ % the ,s,x
Nhica thsy Represent, that vsorsjary,,l ~.
hiostfen q Sccl sense end nluck Which hax
cau~-d The Nf1 sn5 Woody West - ll,s
Sar' iGse Sc rose
tosisd ;tiTn the Mays uEssn the hearts
. ;hs Grand bo.3y. the citizens wo,,ls Re
enabled - see that their ho~r.tabls vel
ceune FsTnestsS the sorncst core y Their
hearts. ana that as long as Mount Rainier
raises lts k4Ggsfv ard snsH-,a,,g,sa hszs
above the Aoytxoa. s. long xii tbs rayal
Selco1zie De green n their hearts