The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-04-26
BIG MASONIC EVENT
Many Visitors From Other
Lodges We're Present.
Toasts Were Responded To by a
Number of the Outside
Brethren

! The greatest Masonic event in the his
tory OF Colfax was the consolidation Of
Hiram and Amos lodges Thursday night
OF last week. There was never individual
bad feeling between the members of the
two lodges at any time The split was
entirely due to the financial conditions
following the erection of the costly Ma
sonic temple just prior to the panic OF
1898. The lodges were again reunited
under the good old name of Hiram
Lodge No p, A. F. & A. Nj.
One hundred and eighty-f Masous
sat at plates, over half of whom were
visitors from outside lodges.
In the consolidation of the lodges a
membership OF 115 is attained, with the
following elected officers: Ethelbert R.
HOrswill, wOrshipful master; John Patti
son, senior warden; E. H. Kirkland,
junior warden: John Hart. treasurer; F.
T. Wegstein, secretary; E. T. Trimble,
senior deacon; z. F. Chadwick, junior
deacon; E. 7. Conan, chaplain; Thos.
Amos, marshal; Chas. F. Stuart, senior
steward; Silas Privett, junior steward;
ID. II. Shaw, ST.. tyler.
Grand Master of Masons S. J. Chad
wick presided, and the ladies of the
Eastern Star furnished the banquet,
probably the best ever placed before fra
ternal people in the city.
The lodge room was Hastily decorated
with spring flowers and the national
cOlOrs, festOoned with smilax. The
tables were relieved with bright carna-
tiOns, and every Mason wore another as
bOutOnniere,
After the midnight banquet. served by
the Eastern Star ladies, the Masous held
a smoker for an hour or two. Judge
Chadwick was tOastmaster, and among
those responding in happy ways, along
the lines of fraternalism, were the fol-
lowing; DR.. Wilson Johnston, Don
Ryrie, Herman Kaminsky, Fl. ". Can
field, c. W. Hess, Colfax; DR.. Chas.
James, j. B. Sifus, Tekoa; A. A. Miller,
A. B. Baker, Prof. Watt, Prof. Nelson,
j. w. Stearns, W. A. White, Pullman:
DR.. Watkins, Moscow; DR.. Brand, L. B.
Anderson, J. n. Janeway, Rosalia; c. f.
Frederick, d. j. Hawthorn, Palouse.
Outside Visitors.
Those present from other places were:
VIM. Huntley, EndicOtt; W. E. Oliver,
". F. Chalenor, W. c. Brandon, C. E.
Frederick, D. J. Hawthorn, C. NJ. Meek
lem, PalOuse; HI. n. Benton, j. S.
Keeney, N. E. Gentry, D. Greenough, J.
W. Stearns, Geo. H. Watt, C. O. Nor
rell, S. W. Boone, G. w. Eastman, E. W.
Quarles, DR.. H. W. Hall, A. E. Stone, II.
Schlafer, John Burgman, A. A. Miller, s.
Cameron, DR.. S B. Nelson, A. B. Baker,
j. D. Keeper, Chas H. Olmstead, David
Clark, W. A. White, A. D. Baum, M.
Bennett, W. B. Wallis, W E. Jaberg, E.
D. Harvey, T. W. Savage, w. " WEIGH,
Y. L. Higgins, Fl. K. Allen, John B.
Tabor, Pullman; DR.. Watkins, Chas.
Elder, D. Ryrie, Moscow, Idaho; L. W.
Anderson, F. M. Campbell, Dr. Brand, J.
n. Janeway, ROsalia; J. L. Boyer, j. B.
Sifus, S. E. Coffin, Tekoa; C. j. Elmer,
0. F. Peterson, j. O'KeIley, R. B. Will
son. j. d. Canagie, l c. Mathews, DR..
Hall, Albion; R. E. GuIlick, Kankakee,
III F. H. Gary, Fairhaven, Wash; ].
H. McEbray, Mendocino, Calf; G. J.
Shannon, Hartland, N. Y; H. L. Bird,
Genesee, Idaho; J. W. Richards, Pena-
wawa, Wash Smith Misner, Toledo,
III ; }. H. Clarke, R. E. Daniels, Mark E.
Tant, 6. J. Shannon, Garfield; J. P.
Adams, Forest City, Mo g. F. Blanton,
Junction City, Oregon; Peter Henderson,
Yreka, Calf.