The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-28
Joseph Mains First Interest IN
Good Templavy.
. NOW CHEF or THE ORDER.
was CommisstsseA ~ J. Haan1a
yoses, of This state. With A.
thsrks, fo Establish the First
Lodge I'm Great Brftain-Anas-
Tsapiar In nritafn isF - Years.

~ abaus noon today. on the regular train
q the Seattle & International Railway.
somewhere Ia the vicinity OF Sesfrc- Wool
les, Councsisor Joseph Maiins OF BIrsnlng-
ham. England the chief officer % The Giood
Tsmpi@r sfier taruszisoss; tae wssid. ex-
p~cfs to meet ana renew acquaintance with
!. Hannua Jones' naw president OF tbs
Washington State Press Association. The
acquaintance betwes Messrs Mains and
Jones was formed and ended snsrts -oae
years age, under circumstances most pc
cu!sar Ia character, and with results OF TIE
Hesadous Importance 10 the Good Tsmpisr
order.
Joserfa Mathis came TO Philadelphia In
VoG . youns Englisa mechanic. one year
cut Of his apprenticeship. and went To
work with the Pennsylvania railway AZ fas
trade, which was that % painting, grain
ing etc. During nss residence Ia Palta-
delpnla. the young English mechanic be-
came interested ia AMI joined me temper
ancs society known a. the Independent
Orfsr OF Good Tsmniars. then "A growing
organizS tIoS with large meus srsE3lp In
tna United States and Canada. In fsss. by
reason % his wifs's I'll health. young Mains
decided 10 return TO his native land. A. this
juncsure ne conceived the idea Of carrying
kack with him tfe authority to organize
ard establish Good Tempsar lodges In the
"usosher land"
WIssxsut experience or knowledge OF the
higher workings OF the order, not even
having held Office In the local Philadelphia
lodge during his single year Of fr1sfsslsr-
ship. the way seemed closed to accomplish
the purpose Of his heart. Al THE critical
period. Ii happened that j. Hannum Jones
then q prominent leader in Pennsyiyania
GsSa sas say sss rr @arg rr
lodxe Of North America, then just about
to convene.
Al the suggestion Of friends. young Nal
ms sought and secured a meeting with Air,
Jones al which he laid before him his de-
sire 10 establish Good Templary across The
Atlantic. Mr.. Jones questioned the young
Britain mechanic. examined his references
ana qualifications. ard was evidently Eat
ionsd. Al ali events Nr. Malins aud ais
family departed for England and soon af-
Ter reaching Birmingham received from
America the commission with authority To
establish Good Tempsar lodges In Great
Britain. Mr.. Jones had prosecuted on his
way 10 the rfsbs worthy grand lodge. male
the necessary application and recommend
assons. ard the authority had been granted.
The rest ~ the story IL history. TIRE
months later Joseph Mains. with seven-
lodge No /, In birmingham. England. AZ
ter two years efforts only ten lodges had
been added, but the movement had secured
fooshoid; The gsana iosis. g England
was organized and Jsssnh Maifns elected
N grand chief fempla9. For thirty con-
seclittvs times he has been annually re-
elected without an opposing voice. and
more than io6 On members Within ave
years after the organization Of the grand
lodge IN England IN tssa the movement had
spread throughout Great Britain and ire
lard. 10 South Africa and Australia. and
Wherever the British fag went among the
islands OF the rea. Later shs movement
spr-ea into Europe ard hes assumed great
strength among the Scandinavian nations.
AMI Is now rapidly infssstoHtng Germany.
Today there are s0g.Fsa Good TsmpiaTs
srasterei throughout she eastern hsrll-
sphere WHOSE membership ~ the direct
sequence Of the foundation work by Jcsepa
Mathis In tNN yHsf reelected 70 the high
ess post IN the gffs Of IN. international su-
preme lodge. Right Worthy Grand Temp
hr Mains n now Oh q trip around the
world.
He lesyes Seattle this morning after hrief
visits with Tire Grand tosisse NJ Washing
ter and Oregon. ard nFeeeads 70 British
Columbia. then 20 California ard thence -
New Zealand ami Australia Tie has ret
met Mr Jones sines fhe occasion tn Phila~
derhia thtsty-ane wears age, and IL sx-
frsnels rrsfssisd q. the prospect 81 the
renewal OF acquaintance. which bias been
arranged for today Mr. jones VIII leave
hss home AT Nookssek On the sputhhosIud
train. meet Mr. Masnr near Serifp sn1
proceed with him toward ncii,Sh Columbia