The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-11
GOOD TEMPLAR HISTORY.
ID. d. WARDS INTERESTING AD-
DRESS BEFORE sEArrLE noDr.
Inception In seattle, and Gives
Detailed History Of the Local
Organization - Pioneer Member.

Detailed History Of the Local
Organisation - Pioneer MenAers
The address OF Hon n. Is. Ward. deiiv-
cred on the occasion OF the thirty-thira
anniversary OF the organization of Seattle
Lodge. No. .. Independent Order Of Coed
Tempiars. occasioned much favorable
comment by reason OF the thorough and
complete manner in which II dealt with
the early history Of Good Tempiary In the
state and territory Of Washington. Mr..
Ward spoke In part as follows:
October 4. 1855, the present city Of Sc
attic. with its cosmopolitan population OF
500 w.de.awake and progressive citizens;
perhaps 800 inhabitants. having two or
| Gantxed churches and one secret order,
| Masonic, On the evening of that day
Seattle Lodge. No 6. Independent, Order
| OF Good Tempiars. was organised. ana
| flung TO the breeze the Arst temperance
banner ever unfurled on the shores OF
| cay here and now. has certainly come to
| stay. Ii has been with us third of
| century, and by the grace OF Ged will be
with US I'LL the blight OF intemperance
| shall no more afflct the land: until there
| shall no longer be ''one more unfortunate"
| weary OF life because OF the CALLING chain
| riveted by King Alcohol
You scarcely need be reminded that II
| has not been all sunshine with this pso-
| neer in temperance work. In looking over
| some old reports recently noticed the
wh neaer not sas very or
/ nevertheless q very truthful statement ct
| the condition Of No. s. 1t Is from the re-
port OF Deputy Grand Chief Templar
attic there have been but few additions
/ The members have been diminished by re-
| moval- Many causes have operated to
| make the attendance In the lodge room
quite thin Some OF you may not fully
| appreciate just what was meant by the
/ quite thin attendance referred TO IN the
report. Perhaps II may aid you in arriv-
ing at a more perfect understanding or
| the true condition referred to in that re-
port when tell you II was no unusual
| thing for some Of the faithful ones TO have
t enough to make a quorum: but It was
| done, and the mother in this part OF the
| country OF Coed Templarism stiii lives. a
| monument TO the faithful work Of those
who had pledged lifelong warfare upon
| this giant evil-intemperance.
| Two Thousand Initiated.
''Since those trying days more than 1000
| people. chiefly young men and women.
have at her sacred altar taken the pledge
rather her, evensfnl one Ia the history Of the
| infant city; In that year, In addition TO
the orga MIA ton OF Good Templar lodge,
new church building, that OF the First
pleted and dedicated. II was in this year
also that the Intelligencer. aftefward con-
solidating with the Post and now known
1t was also in this year that the old In
dian Chief Seattle the ever-faithfnl friend
| of the early settlers. died.
| And last, but by no means least. in In
terest and We may add in far-reaching i'm
| portance to the people Of the future state
| Of Washington. was the arrival or A. D.
| Aercsr with the second company Of New
| England school marms. Is they were
| testingly called. These young women were
| from some OF the best families OF the East.
| highly educated and cultured. Some OF
public schools Of the territory: Others be-
came wives OF some OF our best citizens.
| and all have left the impress OF their In
munity wherein h they lived That hat shall last
through many generations. Some Of these
young women Joined Seattle Lodge. No. 8,
and were reckoned among our intelligent
and earnest workers In the temperance
| cause
Inch by inch and foot by foot ground
has been gained. until the Independent
| other and younger temperance organixa-
tons, occupies ground far IN advance Of
that occupied third OF a century ago.
= In eSss Nn o. ,ns nntsn
| Order OF Good Tempiars. thirty three
years ago the 4th day of this month. Oc-
tober. that we are assembled here on this
occasion. Then the United States boosted
| a population al less than 81. 0O.o 600: today
mora than IS. COO 90. When this ledge was
Instituted there were scarcely Is GO people
| In the territory Of Washington. Today the
city Of Seattle alone has aimes, six times
| that number No railroad spanned the
continent. no telegraph reached our
shores. no telephone ~ our call. and only
the one Good Tempiar lodge In the town
Today there are nine lodges. with men,
serehip Of many hundreds. And so We
have grown and kept pace with the growth
| and development ~ the country. Since
| this Is an anniversary occasion. II may not
! be gu. OF place 10 give you the names or
| the charter members 81 the lodge. and a.
! these names are called MP In review before
you you will recognize, no doubt, many
| who have taken d prominent part In the
| affairs Of the city and the state While
the lodge was sinruiar'y fortunate IN The
| members II has been no less fortunate in
the membership OF later years. ior All have
labored faithfully and earnestly In pro-
| noting the cause OF temperance
Early Omacers and Members.
.sThe frs. officers OF Seattle Lodge. No.
w e. =" r. isorse r. whi.wor,h: w. "
T.. Rebecca Horton. ". G.. = T. Denny;
W. s.. William Hammond; W A. >. so-
W T.. Louisa Dennv; ". II. John ~
Magic; W. D. NJ: Clara Whi'sossh; W
+ a.. Gertrude Boren: " Q. y. y "
r r. s.. Inex Denny; r. ". c. r.. d. r
CHAPTER members. bu, not officers. a.
fo,iows. Dexter Horton. X. H. Denny.
Mrs. NJ e whi;worth. l.. Is. Andre~s.
KATE Alexander. Frank Aaen, yeod-
wiz. H. f Hathaway. Frank Hastings.
| Orlnn Danny. Eva Andrews, Mrs. Jane
| Keller. John buckley. Mrs. MARI f. sseel-
| mar z StneinsAn J. r. LA6oy. brsm
Burnett. John Alexander and William
| B3r9n-
There wsre affea 70 The above member
| shst, by initiation before The riose Of The
| current quarter eleven news uasneeTs Viz
= y Wh{tacrfh Miss Lydia Rors3.
| Miss Loretta Denny. Charles Barn~tt.
| George X McConaha Miss Matte Bssrh.
| william rsscest. Miss Annie stephens
| Ms 4. Hall Mgsa Nellie Burnett ard
| Me- Mira Elsraroek-
! Among shose VINO were once rrssmorss q
TIE ls~sg. II snF rssf1ssry = nos al sa.ss
! was s,Icn ssssrs as James McSanFht. sster-
| ys~s v.s.sraI rrssfrsssa ~ TIE NortHern Pa
/ ~4a~ railroad, ". n. Andrews Judge G n
| t~S senator fJlr