Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-12-22
MASONIC FIELD NOTES

Otn ana OIn OF InlS IlOUIn ny Il V1SIC from
Mr. f. H. Holmes, Grand Master Of Ma
sons of the NJ. w. United Grand Lodge,
Free and Accepted Masons of the State of
Washington and Jurisdiction. Mr.. Holmes
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert IT.
vine while in our city. He reported the
state of Montana ripe for harvest and hav-
ING found many excellent and prosperous
colored citizens in the numerous places that
he had visited.
The Grand Master was the recipient of
many courtesies while here, meeting the
leading members Of our race. He was es-
pecially favored by Mr.. Alex Branson, pio-
neer citizen, and Mason, who is one of the
old guard of Colonel Shaw's celebrated 54th
Massachusetts, but now Montana resident.
This grand old man is universally loved and
respected. The last time he visited Ma
sonic lodge was at the city of Philadelphia,
in 1867. and that lodge was known as Equal
Rights Lodge: being composed of an equal
number of white and colOred members. The
old veteran was delighted to meet the Grand
Master and dined him in due and ancient
form.
The Grand Master organized splendid
club at this place, appointing Mr.. H. Ball,
president: Mr.. Eugene Hobson, secretary,
and Mr.. Alex Branson treasurer
Lewiston is prosperous and many of the
best colored citizens Of this section reside
here and upon farms in and around here
They are steadily employed and their re-
lations with their white neighbors are of
the most friendly and harmonious nature
Most of the residents are men of families
and several are engaged in business Mr..
Max Reed is proprietor of splendid bar
Der shop doing thriving and increasing
business. A social club, lodging and board
in" houses. we'll conducted and neatly kept,
assures the visitor to Lewiston a cordial
welcome. Mr.. Duff Charlton, an old St.
Paul boy, we'll known up and down the
coast for manly qualities has moved his fam
lily here from their former Minnesota home
and with Mr.. Geo. w. Bradshaw. is holding
down the Lewiston Club (white). Theo
Cannon. who has been barber in many
coast cities and in the interior for 10 these
many years, is doing well in Lewiston. Mr..
Robert Irvine is employed at the Milwaukee
station as assistant baggage master and is
a prominent Mason and leading citizen The
Reed family consisting Of several brothers,
are prosperous and highly respected citizens
MIR. Eugene IIobson and family long resi-
dents Of Lewiston, are among the leading
families here. Mr. II. Ball and family are
prominent and highly respected There is a
snap and 90 about Lewiston not found in
the Older cities Of Montana. It may be the
weather that accouonts for this snap and 90
-as it tbs trife freid hereabouts in the
winter. Lewiston has about 10000 inhabi-
tantS. is modern and up to date. Agricul-
t're and stock raising being the chief re-
sources.
The Grand Master found in Mr.. Eugene
llohson an old Mississippi boy from Merid-
IAN and almost claimed kin with him. They
were one and inseparable while the Grand
Master remained in our city.
Grand Master Holmes returned to Butte
on the 9TH. expecting to reach his home in
Spokane about the 18th. He will return to
Lewiston and other points in Montana in
the very near future to organize the lodge
under dispensation
-HOrtZel Ball