The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-11-18
MAS0NS PAY TRIB-
UTE TO BENEFACTOR

Hood River Masonic Lodge Wednes
day evening Of last week paid tribute
to the memory Of A. II. Tieman, WHIT
bequeathed his entire fortune to the
lodge for the purpose Of building Z
home for the fraternal body. Tiemar
night has become an annual event foi
mid Columbia Masons, but never has
the. celebration in honor Of the lodge s
| benefactor been more interesting than
that Of Wednesday night. Visiting
Masons were present from Mosier,
Cascade Locks, Underwood and White
! Salmon.
The will Of Mr. Tieman, a native of
! Denmark, who left motherless accom-
panied his father to the sea while but
a baby, was read by Secretary Hersh-
ner. Mr.. Teman came to America
while young. He Joined the navy and
was boatsWain of the hasgsbip Of Com
modore Perry on the memorable cruise
! to Japan. He was one of the earliest
pioneers in Hood River, taking a home
stead on the East Side on what is now
known as the Mineral Springs orchard
owned by the Davidson Fruit Co. He
abandoned this place and Joined S. NJ
Baldwin, bachelor friend, in taking
up another homestead property in the
Upper Valley near Mount Hood. Here,
when the now populous apple district
was inhabited by less than a score Of
families, widely scattered, Mr., Tieman
and Mr.. Baldwin erected huge horse
and cattle barns, and seeding much
natural meadow to timothy operated a
stock farm such as perhaps has never
been eclipsed in the district. The
ranch was called ''The Big Luckimus.
Mr. Tieman joined the Masonic lodge
late in life. AS he never married and
had no kith or kin, the companionship
of his brethren seemed to compensate
in a measure for this lack of family
ties. Although residing further from
town than any other member, he was
one of the most faithful attendants at
lodge meetings. By his will A. S.
Blowers, w. NJ. Yeates and e. f..
Savage were made his Joint executors
and trustees for the lodge to admins
ter his effects. The will was witnessed
by N. w. and G. r. Bone
brief story Of his boyhood recol-
lections Of Mr.. Tieman were read by
valley and often visited the remote
upper FdilCy IdllCH pidCts W. D.
Baker and Rev. Hershner also made
brief talks in eulogy of the lodge s
benefactor
For the first time since Tieman
Night has been celebrated r. l.. Smith
was unable to be present. Mr.. Smith,
now 80 years old, is very i'll at his
home and perhaps will not be able to
attend another lodge meeting.
Capt. G. A. Schetky, who is now.94
years old, one of the Oldest Masons of
Oregon and who also has a record for
long Masonic membership, having been
a member Of Philadelphia Lodge for 65 |
years, gave brief talk. With a voice
that carried to the furthest corner Of |
the hall Capt. Schetky related an Incl |
dent of Civil war days when he was |
sent, second in command Of a gunboat, |
to the lower Mississippi. He recalled |
that some plfering had been going on
among the men and as a result he was
ordered to make an inspection. In go
ing through the sailors effects he was
attracted by a Bible on which had been |
inscribed the Masonic emblem. He |
to determine who were Ma
sons among the men, but received no |
response. Before the inspection was
over he had discovered numerous Ma
sonic symbols and emblems. On an in
1uiry from petty office he learned |.
that the men had raided lodge hall at |
Point Pleasant, La. while on shore
and had brought away the emblems as
trophies of their raid. Capt. Schetky
at once ordered the lodge property
brought to him, and through a letter
and the appointment of rendezvous
It was restored to the Point Pleasant
Lodge
"ln the course Of time it fell to me
TO visit the Point Pleasant miller" he
said, "to purchase supplies for the
)ilicers mess. ! noticed that he \
seemed i'll at ease. like a hen on a hot
yriddle. Later the Methodist minister
called at the mill and revealed himself
as Master Of the Masonic Lodge. He,
too, seemed i'll at ease. But | re-
had a good meal and a glass
IF whiskey and departed. A few days
ater | called at another river point II
and visiting the drug store for chat,
vas asked if | knew Buck Greer. He II
vas a noted guerilla Of that region. / II
confessed TO having heard of him. II
vas asked if | had seen him on my Wis
{ TO Point Pleasant. When | replied
hat | hadn't j was informed that he
md some 30 followers had been hidden
n the bushes. My informant told me
hat the guerilla had been put 20 10 to
prevent his men from shooting me.
lie said that Greer was Mason and
le understood that | had done some
hing for the Masons and hence had
aved my life.
DR. W. j. Kerr. president Of o. A.
=. and Grand Master Of Oregon Ma {
ons, delivered an impressive lecture
t the meeting. He declared that the
Of Masonry now stood the
ation in good stead in the solution of
mighty problems facing executive and
egIslative bodies.