"All history," says EMERSON, "resolves
itself very easily into the biography of a few stout and earnest
persons." Whether we accept this dictum or not, it is manifest
that some account of the personal history of men who have aided
in establishing or building up Freemasonry in Washington must
be of much interest to their brethren and to posterity; and for
that reason the Publishers have desired to make the biographical
section of this volume as comprehensive as possible. It is no
less than impossible, however, to present sketches of all brethren
who deserve notice, until local historians and other gleaners
shall have collected the necessary data. Of many of the ablest
and most worthy of them, both living and dead, biographical details
are not yet to be had. Yet it is felt that a genuine service to
Masonry is rendered by preserving here the information included
in the following brief sketches. Before presenting the latter,
however, it seems well to call attention to the number of short
biographies given at pages 371 to 385 of the History proper -
which are not indexed - and to present the following index of
other biographies of Washington Masons given in the body of this
work. - WM. H. UPTON
HENRY F. McMILLAN was born in Clark County, Illinois, in 1836,
and came to Washington in 1890. He attended school at Paris, Ill.,
and is now a carpenter and builder, living at Centralia. He was
made a Mason in Council Grove Lodge, No. 46, at Council Grove,
in 1883, and is a member and Past Master of Centralia Lodge, No.
63.
LEONARD GEORGE FERRIS was born in Sanilac County, Michigan, in
1861, came to Washington in 1900, and is a saw filer, living at
Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Sanilac Lodge, No. 7, Michigan,
and retains his membership there. He took the Capitular and Templar
degrees at Alpena, Mich., and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine
- a member of Afifi Temple.
FRED L. SHELDON was born at Ellenburgh Depot, New York, in 1866,
and came to Washington in 1898. He is a Professor of Domestic
Bakery, residing at Tacoma, and a member of Crescent Lodge, No.
109, in which he was made a Mason in 1899. He is also a member
of Fern Chapter, O. E. S.; and was formerly a Councilman and Superintendent
of the Chaffee County Hospital at Salida, Colorado.
JAMES E. MOORE was born in Machias, Maine, in 1860, and came to
Washington in 1882. He is a lumberman, residing in Seattle; and
a member and Past Master of Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in which Lodge
he received the degrees, in 1885. He took the Capitular, Cryptic,
Eastern Star and Templar degrees in Seattle; and is a member of
Afifi Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
EDGAR DEWITT GILSON was born at Middleville, Michigan, in 1858,
educated at Albany, Oregon, and came to Washington in 1885. He
is a real estate and insurance agent; also an editor, at Ritzville.
He was made a Mason in Ritzville Lodge, No. 101, in 1897, and
is Secretary of that Lodge, as well as of Zenith Chapter, O.E.S.
For the last six years he has been City Clerk of Ritzville, and
he has also been School Clerk-for ten years, County Clerk of Adams
County, City Marshal, and Police Judge-all at Ritzville.
LEWIS P. WHITE was born in Preston County, Va. (now West Va.),
in 1856, and came to Washington in 1897. He was a merchant for
some years, but since 1892 has been a banker. He claims Terra
Alta, W. Va., as his home, but is at present living at Whatcom.
He was made a Mason in Mt. Carbon Lodge, No. 28, at Piedmont,
W. Va., in 1887, but is now a member of Terra Alta Lodge, No.
106, W. Va., of which Lodge he was a charter member and has always
been Secretary and "Treasurer. He took the Capitular, Templar
and Eastern Star degrees in the local bodies at Whatcom, and is
Treasurer of Hesperus Commandery and a member of Afifi Temple,
Mystic Shrine.
PETER LEQUE was born in Norway in 1864 and came to Washington
in 1875. He received his education in Union Academy, Olympia,
and the University of Washington, and is now a farmer, living
at Stanwood. He was made a Mason in Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in
1900, and is now Junior Warden of that Lodge. He received the
Capitular degrees in Everett Chapter; the Order of the Temple
in Seattle Commandery; and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine -a
member of Afifi Temple. He has served his fellow-citizens as County
Surveyor, County Assessor and County Auditor.
LAFAYETTE LAWRENCE was born in Connecticut in 2856, and came to
Washington in 1883. He is a blacksmith, living at Chehalis. He
was made a Mason in Chehalis Lodge. No. 28, in 1895, and is a
member and Past Master of that Lodge. He is also a member of Chehalis
Chapter, R.A.M., in which he holds the office of King.
BERY S. BARGER was born in Eddyville, Ill., in 1868, and came
to Washington in 1889. He received his education in his native
town, and is by occupation a jeweler, living at Shelton. He was
made a Mason in Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 11, in 1893, and is a member
and Past Master of that Lodge. He has also been Patron and Secretary
of the local Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM McMILLAN was born in Scotland in 1844, and came to Washington
in 1877. He resided eight years in Tacoma and then removed to
Enumclaw, his present home. He is a steam engineer. He was made
a Mason in Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, but is now affiliated with
Crescent Lodge, No. 109, of which he was a charter member.
LOUIS CHARPENTIER was born in Oakland, California, in 1876, and
came to Washington in 1899. He is a laundryman, at Whatcom; and
was made a Mason in 1901 in Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, of which
he is still a member.
HENRY METZ was born at St. Clair, Penn., in 1843, and came to
Washington in 1881. He received his education in Knoxville, Iowa,
and is now a machinist, living at Winlock. He was made a Mason
in Lovilla Lodge, in Monroe County, Iowa, in 1871, and is a member
and Secretary of Winlock Lodge, No. 47, and Patron of Adah Chapter,
O.E.S.
FRANCIS BUTCHER LIPPINCOTT was born at Mt. Holly, N. J., in 1852;
received his education in his native town; and came to Washington
about 1887. He resides at Anacortes. He was made a Mason in Yakima
Lodge, No. 24, in 1889, and is a member and Secretary of Fidalgo
Lodge, No. 77. He has also been Secretary of Mt. Vernon Chapter,
R.A.M., and has served his fellow-citizens as County Clerk of
Skagit County.
SOLOMON ISRAEL was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1853, and came
to Washington in 1876. He received his education in the old country
and is now a banker at Blaine. He was made a Mason in International
City Lodge, No. 79, in 1891, and is a member, and has been Secretary
and organist of that Lodge.
BION EASTMAN CHURCH was born in 1860, educated in New York, and
came to Washington in 1889. He is a mill superintendent at Florence,
but seems to claim a residence at Glens Falls, N. Y., also. He
was made a Mason in Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in 1898, and is a member
and Past Master of that Lodge. He took the Capitular, Cryptic
and Templar degrees in Seattle; and is a member of Afifi Temple,
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
JAMES E. DUFF was horn at Walla Walla in
1873, and educated at 'Whitman College. He is now a grain buyer,
living at Hartline. He was made a Mason in Mystic Tie Lodge, No.
103, but is now a member and Worshipful Master of Prairie Lodge,
No. 120.
JOHN McCUSH was born in Ontario in 1863; received his education
at Otsego Lake, Michigan; and come to Washington in 1891. He is
engaged in the lumber business and resides at What-corn. He was
made a Mason in Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, in 1898, and is
now the Master of that Lodge. He is also a member of Bellingham
Bay Chapter, R.A.M., and Sehome Chapter, O.E.S.
WINTHROP B. PRESBY was born at Bradford, N. H., in 1859, and came
to Washington in 1888. He received his education at Dartmouth
College, and is an attorney-at-law at Goldendale. He was made
a Mason in Goldendale Lodge, No. 31, in 1897, and is a member
and Worshipful Master of that Lodge. He is Secretary of Evergreen
Chapter, O.E.S.
STEPHEN F. SMITH was born in Iowa in 1858 and come to Washington
in 1888. He received his education in the public schools, and
gives his occupation as that of a "Suggestionist." He
resides at Blaine. He was made a Mason in International City Lodge,
No. 79, in 1895, and is a member and Past Master of that Lodge.
PETER FOSTER was born in Canada in 1851 and came to Washington
in 1888. He received his education in Canada and is a merchant
at Blaine. He was made a Mason in Benona Lodge, No. 289, at Shelby,
Michigan, in 1877, and is a member and Past Master of International
City Lodge, No. 37. He has attained the 32d degree of the Scottish
Rite; is a member of Ruth Chapter, O.E.S.; and has been a member
of the City Council.
HENRY CLAY HOWARD was born in Harlan (then Knox) County, Kentucky,
in 1859, and came to Washington in 1883. He received his education
in Union College, Kentucky, and is now a merchant at Anacortes.
He was made a Mason in Gibson Lodge, No. 559, Kentucky, in 1882,
and is a member and Past Master of Fidalgo Lodge, No. 77. He has
attained the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite, and is a Noble of
the Mystic Shrine. He has served his fellow-citizens as Deputy
Assessor, City Assessor, and County Assessor.
AUGUSTUS HENSLER was born in Audrain County, Mo., in 1864, and
came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in the common
schools of Missouri, and is now a real estate and insurance agent
at Anacortes. He was made a Mason in Fidalgo Lodge, No. 76, in
1891, and is a member and Past Master of that Lodge. He has attained
the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite; and received the Capitular
degree in the Chapter at Mt. Vernon. He has been City Clerk, Councilman
and Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Skagit County.
RUFUS JUDSON DAVIS was horn in Salem, Illinois, in 1861, and came
to Washington in 1883. He received his education in the Salem
High School and the University of Illinois, and is now engaged
in banking and general business at Tacoma. He is a member and
Past Master of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, and has attained the 32d
degree of the Scottish Rite; taken the Capitular, Cryptic and
Templar degrees; and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and a member
of the O.E.S.
El.MAN LONGLEY SPENCER was born in Muskingum
County, Ohio, in 1853, and came to Washington in 1900. He received
his education in Columbus, Ohio; engaged for a quarter of a century
in the coal business and is now dealing in real estate, living
at Davenport. He was made a Mason in Ancient Landmark Lodge, No.
5, at St. Paul, Minn., in 1892. He became Master of that Lodge,
and is now a member and Past Master of Acacia Lodge, No. 58. He
took the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar degrees at St. Paul; and
is a Past High Priest and Past Prelate.
LAWRENCE TURNBULL was born in Canada in 1858, and came to Washington
in 1883. He received his education in Ottawa and is by occupation
an accountant, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Fairweather
Lodge, No. 82, in 1897, and is a member and Past Master of that
Lodge. He is also a member of Fern Chapter, O.E.S.
JAMES W. MATHESON was born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, in 1867,
and came to Washington in 1888. He received his education in his
native province, and is now a locomotive engineer, living at Tacoma.
He was made a Mason in Western Star Lodge, No. 67, in 1892, and
is a member and Past Master of Fairweather Lodge, No. 82. He has
attained the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite; and has taken the
Capitular, Cryptic and Templar degrees; and is a Noble of the
Mystic Shrine, and a member of the O.E.S.
COLIN D. MURDOCH was born in England in 1866, and came to the
United States in 1886 and to Washington in 1888. He received his
education in Canada and is by occupation a car foreman and inspector,
living in Tacoma He was made a Mason in Clover Lodge, No. 91,
in 1897, and is a member and Past Master of that Lodge.
PERRY SUMMERFIELD was born in Charleston, W. Va., in 1850, and
came to Washington in 1883. He is a farmer and fruit grower, living
at Sumner. He was made a Mason in Corinthian Lodge, No. 38, in
1891, and is a member and Past Master of that lodge; and a member
of Naomi Chapter, O.E.S. He was a member of the City Council for
two years and Superintendent of the Pierce County Farm four years.
FRANK W. MORSE was born in Erie County, N. Y., in 1854, and came
to Washington in 1884. He received his education in New York and
Ohio, and is now a lumber merchant and manufacturer of boxes,
living at Puyallup. He was made a Mason in Golden Gate Lodge,
No. 245, Ohio, in 1884; was subsequently a charter member and
Worshipful Master of our Sumner Lodge, No. 70; and is a member
and Past Master of Corinthian Lodge, No. 38. He received the Capitular
degrees in Puyallup Chapter and has been Patron of Naomi Chapter,
O.E.S.
J. DILL STAGE was born in Curwensville, Penn., in 1866, and came
to Washington in 1889. He received his education in the common
schools of Pennsylvania, and is now a miller, living at Blaine.
He was made a Mason in Dayton Lodge, No. 53, in 1897, of which
Lodge he became W. M.; and is now a member of International City
Lodge, No. 79.
WILLIAM JACKSON GILLESPIE was born at Brevord, N. C., in 1845,
and came to Washington in 1884. He received his education in his
native State and is now a real estate, insurance and United States
customs broker at Blaine. He was made a Mason in Shelby Lodge,
No. 350, at Shelby, Ohio, in 1874, and is a member, Secretary
and Past Master of International City Lodge, No. 79. He has attained
the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite; has taken the Capitular,
Cryptic and Templar degrees; and has been Patron of Ruth Chapter,
O.E.S. He has served his fellow-citizens as City Clerk, City Treasurer,
and Justice of the Peace.
THOMAS C. VAN EATON was born at Grove Lake, Minn., in 1862, and
came to Washington in 1889. He received his education at Magnolia,
Iowa, and is now a merchant, dealer in real estate, and contractor,
living at Eatonville He was made a Mason in Fern Hill Lodge, No.
80, in 1899, and is still a member of that Lodge. He was a member
of the Legislature from Pierce County from 1895 to 1897, and is
now Postmaster at Eatonville.
FREDERICK TUTTLE was born in Salinas City, Cal., in 1871 and came
to Washington in 1889. He received his education in California,
and is now cashier of the Everett Pulp and Paper Co. at Everett.
He is W. M. of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in which he was made
a Mason. He attained the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite in the
Consistory at Seattle, and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member
of Afifi Temple.
THOMAS CORWIN FRARY was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1840 and came
to Washington in 1876. He received his education at Belleville,
Ohio, and is now a physician at Hoquiam. He was made a Mason in
Evening Star Lodge, No. 30, at Pomeroy, in 1881; and is a Past
Master of that Lodge and a member and Past Master of Hoquiam Lodge,
No. 64. He has taken the Capitular degrees; is a Past Patron of
Mizpah Chapter, O.E.S.; was a member of the Legislature in 1879;
a member of the Territorial Board of Equalization in 1882; and
in 1902 was holding his third term as Mayor of Hoquiam, and was
Acting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Marine Hospital Service.
EDGAR LESLIE HURD was born at Stetson, Maine, in 1897; and came
to Washington in 1890. He received his education in his native
town and at the Philadelphia Dental College, and is a dentist
at Hoquiam. He was made a Mason in Kenduskeag Lodge, No. 137,
Maine, in 188z, and is a member and Past Master of Hoquiam Lodge,
No. 64. He is also a Past Patron of Mizpah Chapter, O.E.S.
JAMES ANDERSON KARR was born in Morgan County, Indiana, in 1834,
and came to Washington in 1859. He attended school in Illinois,
and is now a farmer living at Hoquiam. He was made a Mason in
Grand Mound Lodge, No. 3, in 1863, and is a member and Past Master
of Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64, of which he was a charter member. He
has been Treasurer of Mizpah Chapter, O.E.S.; and has served his
fellow-citizens as County Auditor for about twelve years, and
as a member of the Legislature at three sessions.
HIRAM E. HADLEY was born in Sylvania, Indiana, January 16, 1854
and came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in Earlham
College, Richmond, Ind.; and Union College of Law Chicago; and
is a lawyer by profession, residing at Whatcom. He, was made a
Mason in Bloomington Lodge, No. 43, at Bloomington, III., in 1881,
and is a member of Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, which he has
served as Secretary, S. W., and Master; has taken the Capitular
and Templar degrees; is a Past High Priest; a Past Eminent Commander,
and Prelate; and Past Patron of Sehome Chapter O.E.S. Bro. Hadley
has achieved a very high reputation in his profession, both as
Superior Judge and as Judge of the Supreme Court-which last named
position he still occupies.
BRAXTON DUNCAN SOUTHERN was born in Giles County Virginia, in
1833, and came to Washington in 1877. He is a farmer living near
Goldendale. He was made a Mason in Lebanon Lodge, Oregon, in 1874,
and is a member and Past Master of Ellenburg Lodge, No. 39.
THOMAS HALEY was born at Syracuse, N. Y., in 1847, and came to
Washington in 1869. He is a farmer, living at Ellensburg a member
of Ellensburg Lodge, No. 39; and of Ellensburg Chapter, R.A.M.
RUDOLPH PULVER was born in Switzerland in 1853, and came to Washington
in 1884. He received his education in his native and, and is now
a farmer, living near Burlington. He was made a Mason in Mt. Baker
Lodge, No. 36, in 1886, and is a member and as Master of that
Lodge. He is also a member of Mt. Vernon Chapter, No. 17, R.A.M.
JOHN W. SHOWERS was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1846, and came
to Washington in 1886. He received his education in Canada, and
is now a farmer, living at Lynden. He was made a Mason in King
Solomon Lodge, No. 394, at Thamesferd, Ontario, in 1883, and is
a member and Past Master of Lynden Lodge, No. 56. He took the
Capitular degrees at Whatcom; and is Chaplain of Lynden, Chapter,
O.E.S.
MENZO B. MATTICE was horn in West Berne, N. Y., in 1855, and came
to Washington in 1891. He received his education in Fort Plain
Seminary, N. Y., and is now a physician and surgeon, living at
Sedro-Wooley. He was made a Mason in Elkton Lodge, at Elkton,
South Dakota, in 1882, and is a member and Past Master of United
Lodge, No. 93. He has taken the Capitular and Templar degrees;
and served as a member of the School Board and Board of Health.
EDWIN I. SIMMONS was born in Akron, Ohio, in 1863, and came to
Washington in 1888. He is a miner, living at Roslyn. He was made
a Mason in St. Thomas Lodge, No. 54, in 1896, and is a member
and Past Master of that Lodge.
LEONIDAS INGRAHAM WAKEFIELD was born in Missouri in 1860, and
came to Washington in 1889. He attended school in his native State,
and is now a merchant, farmer and shingle manufacturer, at Elma.
He was made a Mason in Elma Lodge, No. 65, in 1890; is a member
and Past Master of that Lodge; and has been Secretary and Patron
of Charity Chapter, O.E.S.
GEORGE WASHINGTON MORSE was born in Brunswick, Maine, in 1830,
and came to Washington in 1858. He received his education in his
native town, and is a farmer, living at Oak Harbor. Fle was made
a Mason in Whidhy Island Lodge, No. 15, in 1877, and is a member
and Past Master of that Lodge. He attained the rlth degree of
the Scottish Rite in the Lodge of Perfection at Port Townsend;
is a member of Bula Chapter, O.E.S.; and has served his fellow-citizens
as County Commissioner and member of the Legislature.
JEROME ELY was born in Pennsylvania in 1844, and came to Washington
in 5873. He received his education in an academy at Tunkhannock,
Penn., and is now a farmer, living at Oak Harbor. He was made
a Mason in____ Lodge, No. 33, at Mound City, Kansas, in 1869,
and is a member and Past Master of Whidby Island Lodge, No. 15.
He is also a member of Tula Chapter, O.E.S., and has served his
fellow-citizens as Postmaster, County Commissioner, Superintendent
of Public Schools and Justice of the Peace.
ALONZO B. COATES was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, in 1837, and
came to Washington in 1890. He received his education in Ohio
and Wisconsin, and is now a merchant, living at Coupeville. He
was made a Mason in Saqui Lodge, at Osborne, Kansas, in 1884,
and is a member and Past Master of Whidhy Island Lodge, No. 15.
He has taken the Capitular degrees; is a Past Patron of the local
Chapter of the O.E.S.; and has held the offices of Justice of
the Peace, Coroner, and County Treasurer.
WALTER CROCKET was born at Roanoke Farm, Va., in 1833, and came
to Washington in 1851. He received his education, he says, "by
the roadside," and is a farmer, living on Whidby Island.
He was made a Mason in Whidby Island Lodge, No. 15, in 1870, and
is a member and Past Master of that Lodge. He is also a member
of the local Chapter, O.E.S.; and served in the Legislature in
1873 and 1893.
MOSES MOCK was born in Somerset County, Pa., in 1856, and came
to Washington in 1881. He received a common school education,
and is now a lumberman, living at Coupeville. He was made a Mason
in Whidby Island Lodge, No. 15, in 1888, and is a member and Past
Master of that Lodge. He received the Capitular degrees in the
Chapter at Port Townsend; is a Past Patron of the local Chapter
of the O.E.S.; and has been Sheriff of his County.
W. H. IVES was born in Bridgewater, Conn., in 1850, and came to
Washington in 1889. He received his education in Minnesota, and
is now a bookkeeper, living in Coupeville. He was made a Mason
in Occidental Lodge, No. 207, Kansas; is a Past Master and a member
of Whidhy Island Lodge, No. 15. He has served his fellow-citizens
as Under Sheriff, Assistant Postmaster and Deputy County Auditor.
ALVA H. WANAMAKER was born in New Brunswick in 1866, and came
to Washington in 1887. He received a common school education,
and is now engaged in business and living in Seattle. He was made
a Mason in Whidby Island Lodge, No. 15, of which Lodge he is still
a member and a Past Master. He was for four years County Auditor
of Island County.
JOSEPH CLARY was born in East Cambridge, Mass., in 1842, and came
to Washington in 1870. He is a carpenter and contractor, living
at Pomeroy. He was made a Mason in Fontanelle Lodge, No. 138,
at Fontanelle, Iowa, in 1868, and is a member and Past Master
of Evening Star Lodge, No. 30, of which Lodge he was a charter
member and first S. W. He attained the degrees of the Scottish
Rite, to and including the 32d, in Ainsworth Consistory, Portland,
Oregon.
WALTER LEROY DARBY was born in Nest Union, Iowa, in 1858, and
came to Washington in 1883. He received his education in Thayer
College, Kidder, Mo., and is now a merchant, living at Pomeroy.
He was made a Mason in Evening Star Lodge, No. 30, at Pomeroy,
in 1884, and is a member and a Past Master of that Lodge at the
present time. He has taken the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar
degrees; is a member of the O.E.S.; and has been very prominent
in the Concordant Orders, having been honored with the offices
of Grand High Priest; Grand Patron, O.E.S.; and Grand Master,
R. and S. M. He has also served his fellow-citizens as Post Master
and as a member of the City Council of Pomeroy.
FRED J. ELSENSOHN was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, in 1867,
and came to Washington in 1886. He received his education at Mount
Pleasant, Iowa, and is now a merchant, living at Pomeroy. He was
made a Mason in Evening Star Lodge, No. 30, at Pomeroy in 1888,
and is a member and Past Master of that Lodge. He has taken the
Capitular, Cryptic and Templar degrees; is a Noble of the Mystic
Shrine; and a member of the O.E.S. He has been active in the Grand
Bodies; is a Past High Priest; has been Grand Orator and held
other offices in the Grand Chapter, R.A.M.; is a Past Patron and
Past Grand Patron, O.E.S.; and has been Mayor of Pomeroy.
ALEXANDER COLIN CAMPBELL was horn in Perth, Ontario, Canada, in
1833, and came to Washington in 1869. He attended school in his
native town, and is now a banker and hop merchant at Puyallup.
He was made a Mason in Doric Lodge, Ottawa, Canada, in 1859; was
a charter member and first S. W. of Corinthian Lodge, No. 38;
and still holds his membership in that Lodge, of which he has
been W. M. three times. He has taken the Capitular and Templar
degrees; and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He was a member
of the first City Council of Tacoma, and the second Mayor of Puyallup.
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS STERNBERG was born in Hartwick Seminary, Otsego
County, N. Y., in 1853, and came to Washington in 1887. He received
his education in Hartwick Seminary, the State Agricultural College
of Kansas, the Iowa Lutheran Seminary, and the Albany Law School
at Albany, N. Y., and is now a practicing lawyer at Tacoma. He
was made a Mason at Ellsworth, Kansas, about 1884; is a Past Master
and a member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104; and was a member of the
O.E.S. in Kansas. He has served his fellow-citizens as a member
of the State Harbor Line Commission and as Treasurer of the City
of Tacoma.
THOMAS J. McCLELLAN was horn in Athens County, Ohio, in 1840.
He served in the army through the Civil War, lived some years
in Kansas, and came to Washington in 1891. He received his education
in Bishopville Seminary in Morgan County, Ohio, and is now a manufacturer,
living at Tenino. He was made a Mason in Newacuba Lodge, No. 76,
at Stockton, Kansas, in 1880 or 1882, and is a member and Past
Master of Tenino Lodge, No. 86. He has served the local Chapter
of the O.E.S. as its Secretary.
SAMUEL WESLEY FENTON was born in Greenville
County, Ontario, in 1861, and came to Washington in 1884. He received
his education in Canada, and now resides at Tenino, where he is
superintendent of a large stone quarry. He was made a Mason in
Olympia Lodge, No. but is now a member of Tenino Lodge, No. 56,
of which Lodge he was Worshipful Master for three terms. He is
also a member of the local Chapter of the O.E.S.
PETER MICHAEL LYSE was born in Denmark in 1864, and came to Washington
in 1883. He received his education in Clinton, Iowa, and is now
a merchant, living at Wilbur. He was made a Mason in Tuscan Lodge,
No. 81, in 1891, and is still a member of that Lodge, serving
as its Master in 1902. in civil life he has served his fellow-citizens
as County Assessor.
ALEXANDER ALEXANDER was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1862, and
came to Washington in 1891. He received his education in Canada,
and is now in the milling business at Wilbur. He was made a Mason
in Tuscan Lodge, No. 81, in 1892, and is a member, and Past Master
of that Lodge at the present time. He has taken the Capitular
and Templar degrees; is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and a member
of the O.E.S.
CHARLES GLASTONBURY SMYTH, our present Senior Grand Deacon, was
born at South Eikington, Louth, England, September 7, 1862, and
came to Washington in 1892. He received a good education in England,
and is now engaged in the real estate and insurance business at
Everett. When but eighteen years of age, he was accorded, lay
special dispensation, the privilege of a "Lewis"-his
father being Provincial Grand Master of Lincolnshire at the time-and
was initiated into Masonry in Lindsey Lodge, No. 712, South Lincolnshire,
May 6, 1881 He is a member and Past Master of Peninsular Lodge,
No. 95; a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the Chapter of the
O.E.S. at Everett.
J. A. COLEMAN was born in Pembroke, Ontario, in 1868, and came
to Washington in 1889. He is a lawyer by profession, residing
at Everett. He was made a Mason in Centennial Lodge, No. 25, in
1892; became Master of that Lodge, and is now a member of Peninsular
Lodge, No. 95. He has taken the Capitular degrees; and is a member
of the O.E.S.
SAMUEL DAVENPORT was born in Harpersfield, N. Y., Julie 2, 1825;
came to Oregon via California in 1850, and to Washington Territory
in December, 1851. He settled at Olympia and was a carpenter by
trade, but his home is now at Bucoda. He was made a Mason in Olympia
Lodge, No. 1, in 1857, and is a member and Past Master of that
Lodge, although for a time he was a member of Deer Lodge, at Deer
Lodge, Montana, and assisted in dedicating that Lodge in 1870.
NATHANIEL JAMES REDPATH was born in Cowlitz County, Washington
Territory, in 1860. He received his education in the Albany Collegiate
Institute at Albany, Oregon, and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia,
and is a physician and surgeon at Olympia. He was made a Mason
in Olympia Lodge, No. 1n 1899, and is a member and Past Master
of that Lodge. He is also a member of Olympia Chapter, R.A.M.;
Ivanhoe Commandery, K. T.; and Olympia Chapter, O.E.S.
ROBERT SMITH MORE was born in Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 13, 1828,
and came to Washington Territory April 1, 1853, settling at Steilacoom.
He received a common school education, and has followed the life
of a farmer. He now resides at Puyallup. He was made a Mason in
Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, in 1856; became Master of that Lodge
at an early day, and holds a life membership therein. He was a
member of the first Board of County Commissioners of his County;
a Representative in the Territorial Legislature in 1857, 1858
and 1871; and a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1888.
ALEX G. HANSON was born in Sweden in 1864, and came to Washington
in 1884. He received his education at Gotenburg, Sweden, and is
a manufacturer and dealer in lumber, living at Enumclaw. He was
made a Mason in Diamond Lodge, No. 83, in 1895, and is a charter
member and Past Master of Crescent Lodge, No. 109; and a member
of Crystal Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM L. FREEMAN was born in Page County, Iowa, in 1856, and
came to Washington in 1888. He received his education at St. Louis,
Mo., and West Point, Iowa, and is a physician, living at Winlock.
he was made a Mason in Emanuel Lodge, No. 465, at Blanchard, Iowa,
in 1883, and is a member and Past Master of Toledo Lodge, No.
116-having been one of the founders of that Lodge, and its Master
U. D. He is also a member of Winlock Chapter, O.E.S.
FRED M. PAULY was born "auf Reuke," near Breslau in
the Province of Selesia, Germany, February 4, 1854, and came to
Washington in 1889. He received an excellent German, classical
and English education at Berlin, and in early manhood removed
to New York City. He is now a tobacco merchant at Walla Walla.
He was made a Mason in Weston Lodge, No. 65, at Weston, Oregon,
in 1886, and is a member and Past Master of Blue Mountain Lodge,
No. 13. He is a Past High Priest of Walla Walla Chapter, R.A.M.;
an officer in Zabud Council, R. and S. M.; a Past Eminent Commander
of Washington Commandery; a Past Patron of Alki Chapter, O.E.S.;
and a Noble of El Kalif 'i'emple of the Mystic Shrine. He has
been, indeed, one of the most active and valuable Masons ever
resident at Walla Walla-the more valuable from the fact that his
daily walk and conversation are a continual exemplification of
the moral teachings and purposes of Free Masonry. Bro. Pauly was
a member of the City Council of Walla Walla for four years, 1898-1901,
but has declined to be a candidate for other public offices.
JOSEPH HENRY STOCKWELL was born in New York City Oct. 9, 1849,
and came to Washington in 1899. He received his education at Woodland,
Cal., and is a merchant and contractor, at Walla Walla. He was
made a Mason in Blue Mountain Lodge, No. 13, in 1892, and is a
member and Past Master of that Lodge. He is also a Past High Priest
of Walla Walla Chapter, R. A. Masons; and a Past Patron of the
local Chapter, O.E.S.; and was recently a member of the City Council
of Walla Walla.
JOHN P. ATKIN was born in Bovina, N. Y., in 1853, and came to
Washington in 1890. He received his education in his native State,
and is now a bank cashier at Kalama. He is a Past Master and a
member of Kalama Lodge, No. 17. At Larned, Kansas, he received
the Capitular and Templar degrees, and became a Noble of the Mystic
Shrine.
RALPH K. NICHOLS was born at Portsmouth, N. H., in 1843, and came
to Washington in 1888. He received his education in his native
State, and is by profession a lawyer, living at North Yakima.
He was made a Mason in Clear Lake Lodge, No. 183, California,
"some time in the sixties," and is a member and Past
Master of Yakima Lodge, No. 24. He received the degrees of the
Scottish Rite to and including the 32d, at the hands of Judge
Caswell, in San Francisco; is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine; a
member of the O.E.S.; and a Past High Priest, R.A.M. He has been
one of the most prominenet Masons in Central Washington, and an
active and influential member of the Grand Lodge. In civil life
he has held several federal and county offices and been Judge
of the Police Court of his city.
MELVIN P. HILTON was born in Washington, Maine, in 1844, and came
to Washington in 1868. He received his education in his native
State, and is now living at Shelton. He was made a Mason in Mount
Moriah Lodge, No. 1s, about the year 1885, and is a member and
Past Master of that Lodge. He received the Capitular degrees in
Olympia Chapter, No. 7, and is a member of the local Chapter,
O.E.S.
JOHN WILLIAM SINDALL was born in Norfolk, England, in 1865, and
came to Washington in 1889. He resides at North Yakima, and is
at present Deputy Sheriff of the County. He was made a Mason in
Yakima Lodge, No. 24, and is a member and Past Master of that
Lodge. He is also Secretary of Yakima Chapter, R. A. Masons.
SAMUEL PETER WALTERS was born in Pennsylvania in 1847, and came
to Washington in 1880. He attended school in Philadelphia, and
is now a carpenter, living at Kalama. He was made a Mason in Hills
Ferry Lodge, No. 236, California, in 1876, and is a member and
Past Master of Kalama Lodge, No. 17.
CHARLES WILSON BADGER was born at West Unity, Ohio, in 2863, and
came to Washington in 1883. He is now holding a clerical position
at North Yakima, and is a member of Yakima Lodge, No. 24, in which
body he received the degrees in 1901. He is also a member of Syringa.
Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM FRED. ECKHART was born at Dayton, Indiana, in 1865, and
came to Washington in 1889. He received his education at the Central
Normal School, at Danville, Ind., and is now a merchant, at Enumclaw.
He was made a Mason in Verity Lodge, No. 59, in 1891; became a
charter member of Crescent Lodge, No. 109; and is a Past Master
of that Lodge. He is a member of Crystal Chapter, O.E.S.; and
has been a Postmaster and a Justice of the Peace.
WILLIAM L. LEMON was born at Montecello, Wis., in 1873, and came
to Washington in 1883. He received his education at the Washington
Agricultural College, and is now merchant at North Yakima. He
is Worshipful Master of Yakima Lodge, No. 24-his mother Lodge-and
is a member of the Royal Arch and Eastern Star Chapters at his
home town. He served through the war in the Philippines, attaining
the rank of Captain; has been City Treasurer of North Yakima,
and is now Postmaster at that place.
FRANCIS MARION GOWEN was horn in Minnesota in 1869, came to Washington
in 2888, and is a butcher, living at Toledo. He was made a Mason
in Toledo Lodge, now No. 216, in 1901, and is now Junior Steward
of that Lodge.
JOHN WILLIAM SILL was born in Ohio in 2847, and came to Washington
in 1880. He is a merchant, at Starwood, and is Tyler of Camanio
Lodge, No. 19, in which Lodge he was made a Mason in 2898.
WILLIAM HOWARTH was born in Rochdale, England, in 2864, and came
to Washington in 1892. He is general manager of a pulp and paper
mill at Everett, and a member and organist of Peninsular Lodge,
No. 95. He has attained the 32d degree 4 the Scottish Rite; and
is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Ann Temple.
CHARLES AUGU STU S HAMMOND was born in Preston, Conn., in 1849,
and came to Washington in 1891. He received his education in Connecticut
and California, and is now a resident of Tacoma, and proprietor
of the Tacoma Toilet Supply. He was made a Mason in Creighton
Lodge, No. 200, at Creighton, Neb., in 1887; became Master of
that Lodge, and is a member of State Lodge, No. 68. He attained
the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite in Nebraska and was S. W.
of the Lodge of Perfection; has been Assistant Rabban of Afifi
Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and is a member of Fern Chapter,
O.E.S.
CLINTON PEYRE FERRY was born at Fort Wayne, Indiana, May 24, 1836.
He received his education in Indianapolis, and later removed to
Portland, Oregon, and thence, in 1873, to Washington. Here he
became a man of great prominence, one of the builders of Tacoma
and leading citizens of the Territory-widely known as "The
Duke of Tacoma." He was made a Mason in Harmony Lodge, at
Portland, Oregon, in 1859; has always taken a deep interest in
Masonry; and is now a member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104, and a
resident of Tacoma. He has attained the 32d degree of the Scottish
Rite; has taken the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar degrees; is
a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and a member of the O.E.S. He was
City Treasurer of Portland for four years; Consular Agent of France
at Tacoma; and Commissioner from Washington to the Paris Exposition
in 1890; but in recent years has re-tired from active business.
The first meeting for the organization of a Masonic Lodge at Tacoma
was called by him and held at his residence-he and two others
only being present.
CONRAD LUKAS HOSKA was born in Chicago in 1856, came to Washington
in 1883, and is a funeral director, at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
and F. C. in Menominee Lodge, Michigan, in 1883, raised in Tacoma
Lodge, No. 22, and is a member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104. He attained
the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite; took the Capitular, Cryptic
and Templar degrees in Tacoma; is a Noble of Afifi Temple of the
Mystic Shrine; and a member of Fern Chapter, O.E.S. In the Council,
the Commandery and the Shrine he has held important offices. He
has also been a School Director and-for three terms-County Coroner.
FRANK TERRY was born in Lima, Ohio, in 1856, and came to Washington
in 1894. He was educated in Missouri; has been Superintendent
of Schools, in the United States Indian Service, and is now Superintendent
of the Puyallup Consolidated Indian Agency, residing at Tacoma.
He was made a Mason in Olympia Lodge, No. x, in 1894, and is now
a member of State Lodge, No. 68. He is a Royal Arch Mason, and
a member of Tacoma Chapter, O.E.S.
CHARLES J. PETTERSON was born in Sweden in 1854, and came to America
in 1872, and to Washington about ten years later. He received
his education in California, and is an engineer by occupation,
living at Olympia. He is a member and Past Master of Harmony Lodge,
No. 18. He attained the 14th degree of the Scottish Rite in the
Lodge of Perfection at Olympia, and is a Past Patron of Olympia
Chapter, O.E.S.
WALTER E. AYRES was born in Defiance County, Ohio, in 1859, came
to Washington in 1889, and is a druggist at North Yakima. He is
a member of Yakima Lodge, No. 24, in which he was made a Mason
in 1901, and of Syringa Chapter, O.E.S.; and has served his fellow-citizens
as a member of the City Council.
MARSHALL E. LUCAS was born in Salina, Kansas, in 1862, and came
to Washington in 1894. He received his education in Kansas and
California, and is now a carpenter, living at Aberdeen. He was
made a Mason in 1889, and is a member and Past Master of Aberdeen
Lodge, No. 52.
THOMAS PROSPER FISK, Past Grand Orator, was born at Skinner's
Eddy, Penn., in 1862, and came to Washington in 1891. He received
his education in Kansas Normal College, and is now a lawyer, living
at Shelton. He was made a Mason in Anthem Lodge, No. 285, Kansas,
in 1889, and is a member and Past Master of Kelso Lodge, No. 94.
He has taken considerable interest in politics and was Secretary
of the State Senate in 1901.
FRANK ROBERT BURRAUGHS was born in Columbus, Penn., in 1859, and
came to Washington in 1888. He received his education in Allegheny
College and the Medical Department of Buffalo University, and
is now a physician and surgeon, living at Ritzville. He was made
a Mason in Columbus Lodge, No. 264, at Columbus, Penn., in 1884,
and is a member and Past Master of Ritzville Lodge, No. 101, and
of Zenith Chapter of the O.E.S. He has been Mayor of Ritzville
and Coroner of the County.
JOHN LYSON was born in England in 1828, and came to Washington
in 1869. He received his education in the old country, and is
now a merchant at Kelso. He was made a Mason in Volcano Lodge,
No. 56, in Amador County, Cal., in 1862, and is a member and Past
Master of Kalama Lodge, No. 17.
FLETCHER D. FROST was born in Wayne County, Ky., in 1857, and
came to Washington in 1889. He is a farmer, living at Olympia.
He was made a Mason in Harmony Lodge, No. 18, in 1891, and is
a member and Past Master of that Lodge.
THOMAS HARVEY was born in Wigtonshire, Scotland, in 1855, and
came to Washington in 1883. He is a sheep raiser, living at North
Yakima. He was made a Mason at Renton, near Glasgow, Scotland,
in 1882, and is a member of Yakima Lodge, No. 24, and .of the
local Chapter, O.E.S.
DANIEL FROST, Junior Grand Warden in 1876, was born in England
in 1850, and came to Washington in 1870. His education was received
in England. He is a carpenter, living at Kalama. He was made a
Mason in Kalama Lodge, No. 17, in 1871, and is a member and Past
Master of that Lodge.
WILLIAM MORTON BEACH was born in Kansas in 186t, and came to Washington
in 1878. He received his education in the University of Washington
and the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Chicago, and is
now a physician and surgeon at Shelton. He was made a Mason in
Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 11, in 1897, and is a member and Past
Master of that Lodge, as well as a Past Patron of Welcome Chapter,
O.E.S.
L. DAVIES was born in Bradford County, Penn., in 1865, and came
to Washington in 1892. He received his education in Cornell University,
and is now a lawyer, living at Davenport. He was made a Mason
in Ritzville Lodge, No. tot, in 1894, and is a member and Past
Master of Acacia Lodge, No. 58.
JOHN DANIEL McALLISTER was born in Scotland in 1840, and came
to Washington in 1868. He received his education in his native
land, and is now a lumberman, with headquarters at Tacoma. He
was made a Mason in Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, in 1871, becoming
Master of that Lodge in 1878; is now a member of Lebanon Lodge,
No. 104, of which he was a charter member. He has attained the
32d degree of the Scottish Rite, in which Rite he is also a K.
C. C. H.; has taken the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar degrees;
and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He has been Treasurer of
Tacoma Council, No. 1; Eminent Commander of Ivanhoe Commandery,
No. 4; Master of a Lodge of Perfection; Treasurer of 1fifi Temple,
Mystic Shrine; and an active member of the Grand Lodge.
JOHN HENRY BABBIT was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1855, and came
to Washington in T883. He received his education in Canada, and
is a dry goods salesman, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Grand River Lodge, No. 34, at Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1876,
and is a member and Past Master of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104. He
was High Priest of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M., in 1892, 1895 and 1896.
JOHN A. JORDAN was born in Nova Scotia in 1856, and came to Washington
in 1884. He is a lumberman, living at Shelton. He was made a Mason
in Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in 1886, and is a member and Past Master
of that Lodge. He is also a member of Welcome Chapter, O.E.S.
WILMER WORTHINGTON JEFFERIS was born in West Chester, Penn., in
1839, and came to Washington in 1889. He received his education
in his native town, and is now a machinist, living at Tenino.
He was made a Mason in Eureka Lodge, No. 98, Maryland, in 1863,
and is a member and Past Master of Tenino Lodge, No. 86.
WILLIAM LANTZ BILGER was born at Jacksonville, Oregon, in 1862,
and came to Washington in 1890. He received his education at Jacksonville,
and is now a hardware merchant in Olympia. He is a member and
Past Master of Harmony Lodge, No. 18; a Past High Priest of Olympia
Chapter; a member of Ivanhoe Commandery; and is a Noble of Afifi
Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
ALEX WRIGHT was born near Danville, Ill., in 1863, and came to
Washington in 1887. He attended the common schools of Iowa and
is a laborer, living in Olympia. He was made a Mason in Harmony
Lodge, No. 18, in 1891, and is a member and Past Master of that
Lodge, and a member of Olympia Chapter, O.E.S.
GEORGE J. KETCHUM was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1859, and came
to Washington in 1884. He received his education in Michigan,
and is a dealer in general merchandise at Stanwood. He was made
a Mason in Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in 1889, and is a member and
Past Master of that Lodge. He has taken the Capitular and Templar
degrees; is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and a member of the
O.E.S.
JESSE E. BELYEA was born at Bronte, Ontario, in 1845, re-moved
thence with his parents to Port Huron, Mich., in 1860, and came
to Washington in 1883. He received a common school education in
Michigan, and has followed the occupation of steward. His home
is at Cosmopolis. He was made a Mason in Camanio Lodge, No. 19,
in or about 1885, and is a member and Past Master of that Lodge.
He attained the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite in Lawton Consistory,
Seattle; received the Capitular degrees in Seattle Chapter; and
is a member of the O.E.S.
WILLIAM HENRY DYSON was born in Canada in 1855, and came to Washington
in 1889. He is a "shingle man," living near Chehalis.
He was made a Mason in Stanton Lodge, No. 250, Michigan, in 1887,
and is a member and Past Master of Centralia Lodge, No. 63.
THOMAS CRANNEY, Past Deputy, Grand Master, was born in New Brunswick,
June I7, 1830, and came to Washington in 1854. He received his
education in Chatham, N. B., and has filled various important
positions, chiefly clerical or official. He resides at Coupeville.
He was made a Mason in Port Townsend Lodge, No. 6, in 1860, and
was one of the charter members of Camanio Lodge, No. 19, with
which he is still affiliated. He is a member of the local Chapter,
O.E.S. He has been very active in Masonry, having been Master
of his Lodge from 1870 to 1876, and Secretary for many years.
He has served his fellow-citizens as member of the Legislature,
County Commissioner, County Clerk, County Treasurer, County Auditor
and Probate Judge.
WILLIAM OLIVER BENNET'I', Past Grand Lecturer, was born in New
Hampshire, September 3, 1840, and came to Washington in 1885.
He received his, education in New Hampshire and Minnesota, and
is now an attorney-at-law, at Centralia. He was made a Mason in
Rising Sun Lodge, No. 49, at St. Charles, Minn., in or about 1872,
and became a charter member of Centralia Lodge, No. 63, of which
he was elected Master in 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898 and 1901. He has
long taken a great interest in Masonry, and been an active member
of the Grand Lodge.
THOMAS R. HAYTON was horn in Kentucky in 1863; came to Washington
in 1876, and was educated in the University of Washington. He
is a hardware merchant at Mt. Vernon. He was made a Mason in Garfield
Lodge, No. 41, in 1898, and is a member and Past Master of that
Lodge. He is also a member of Mt. Vernon Chapter, R.A.M., and
has been Secretary of Rose Chapter, O.E.S., and School Superintendent
of Skagit County.
DANIEL DEVICE MARSHALL was born in Hillsbrough, New Brunswick,
in 1849, and came to Washington in 1889. He received his education
at Eastport, Maine, and is now a contractor, living at Anacortes.
He was made a Mason in Garfield Lodge, No. 4x, in 1891, and is
a member and Past Master of that Lodge.
HENRY DRUM was born in Girard, Illinois, in 1857, and came to
Washington in 1883. He received his education in the University
of Illinois, and is now in the real estate and insurance business,
re-siding at Olympia. He was made a Mason at Urbana, Ill., in
1878, and is a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22,-a Past Master from
Hebron Lodge, Nebraska. He has attained the 32d degree of the
Scottish Rite; has taken the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar degrees;
is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine; and a member of the O.E.S. He
was the first High Priest of Tacoma Chapter, No. 4, R.A.M. He
has filled most acceptably many places of trust; was Mayor of
Tacoma, 1887-88; member of the School Board of that city; State
World's Fair Commissioner at Chicago in 1593; the first State
Senator from Pierce County; Trustee of the State Reform School
for six years; and a member of the State Board of Control during
Governor Rogers' term of office.
HUGH FARLEY, one of the best known and best informed Masons in
the State, was born in Ireland in 1841, and came to Washington
in 1886. He received his education in California, in public schools
and Santa Clara College, and is now a lawyer, living at Tacoma.
In 1878 he became so favorably impressed with Masonry that he
traveled 250 miles from his home in Tucson, Arizona, to take the
degrees in Aztlan Lodge, at Prescott-then the only Lodge in that
Territory; and he received them all in ten days, by special dispensation.
He is now a member and Past Master of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22.
CORNELIUS BELLAMY was born in New Hartford, Conn., in 1832, and
came to Washington in 1887. He received his education in Torrington,
Conn., where he was made a Mason, in Senica Lodge, No. 55, in
1860; and he resides in that town at the present time. He is,
however, still a member, as well as a Past Master, of our Ritzville
Lodge, No. for.
ISAAC WATSON MYERS was born in Orleans County, N. T., in 1866,
came to Washington in 1889, and is a merchant, at Ritzville. He
was made a Mason in 1897, and is a member and Past Master of Ritzville
Lodge, No. 101; and a member of the local Chapter of the O.E.S.
DAVID H. MALONE was born in Indiana in 1840, and came to Washington
in 1890. He received his education in Indiana, and is now a carpenter,
living at Kelso. He was made a Mason in Laurel Lodge, No. 29,
Indiana, in 1868, and is a member and Past Master of Kelso Lodge,
No. 94, of which he was a founder and Master U. D.
CHARLES T. PATTERSON was born in Michigan in 1846, and came to
Washington in 1883. He received his education in his native State,
and is now a car painter, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Clover Lodge, No. 91, in 1894, and is still a member as well
as a Past Master of that Lodge. He has served his fellow-citizens
as a member of the City Council of Tacoma.
ENOS E. EATON was born in Horton, Nova Scotia, in 1854, and came
to Washington in 1887. He received his education in Nova Scotia,
and is now a lumberman, living at Aberdeen. He was made a Mason
in Rainier Lodge, No. 24, at Rainier, Oregon, in 1882, and is
a member and Past Master of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52. He has taken
the Capitular and Templar degrees; is a member of the O.E.S.,
and a Past High Priest and Eminent Commander. He has served his
fellow-citizens as a member of the City Council of Aberdeen.
PETER F. CLARK was born in Hamilton, Canada West, in 1845, and
came to Washington in 1888. He received his education in the common
schools of Lansing, Michigan, is an iron moulder by trade and,
at present, Assistant Postmaster at Aberdeen. He was made a Mason
in Stanton Star Lodge, No. 250, Michigan, in 1885, and is a member
and Past Master of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52. He has taken the Capitular
and Templar degrees; is a member of the O.E.S., a Past Patron
of that Order, and Treasurer of De Molay Cornmandery, and has
been Secretary of Aberdeen Chapter, R.A.M., for seven years. He
was at one time Mayor of Stanton, Mich., and at Aberdeen has been
Councilman, City Treasurer and Postmaster.
CHARLIE F. DRAKE was born in Adrian, Michigan, in 1865, and came
to Washington in 1887. He received his education in Grand Rapids,
Michigan, and is now lumber inspector, living at Aberdeen. He
was made a Mason in Grand River Lodge, No. 32, at Grand Rapids,
in 1887, and is a member and Past Master of Aberdeen Lodge, No.
52. He has taken the Capitular and Templar degrees; is a member
and Past Patron of the O.E.S., and has held various offices in
the Chapter and Commandery.
GEORGE H. BAKER was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1859, came to
Washington twenty years later, and is now a merchant, living at
Goldendale. He is a member and Past Master of Goldendale Lodge,
No. 31; has taken the Capitular and Templar degrees; is a member
of the O.E.S., and has been an active and useful member of the
Grand Lodge for many years, as well as a leading member of the
State Legislature through several terms.
CHARLES E. POWELL was born in La Grange County, Indiana, in 1858,
came to Washington in 1890, and is now a stockraiser, living at
Goldendale. He was made a Mason in Edmore Lodge, No. 60, Michigan,
in 1882, and is a member and Past Master of Goldendale Lodge,
No. 31. He has taken the Capitular degrees, and is a member of
the O.E.S.
WILLIAM HENRY WARD was born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1850, came to
Washington in 1879, and is now a harness maker at Goldendale.
He was made a Mason in 1886, and is a member and Treasurer, as
well as a Past Master, of Goldendale Lodge, No. 31, and a member
of Evergreen Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM McGUIRE was born in Taylor County, Iowa, in 1859, came
to Washington in 1881, and is now a grain buyer at Goldendale.
He was made a Mason in Ellensburg Lodge, No. 39, in 1886, and
was a Past Master before, he became a member of Goldendale Lodge,
No. 31, his present Masonic home. He took the Capitular degrees,
and became a member of the O.E.S., at Ellensburg, and was a member
of the committee which erected the Masonic Temple in that city.
JOHN LEE BOWEN was born in Warren County, Va., in 1859, and came
to Washington in 1892. He received his education in his native
State, and is now a merchant at Everett. He was made a Mason in
Bow River Lodge, Canada, in 1883, became Master of that Lodge,
and is now a member of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, and of Columbia
Chapter, O.E.S.
SAMUEL O. WOODS was born in Penobscott County, Maine, in 1839,
and came to Washington in 1870. He received his education in Wisconsin,
and is now lumberman, living at Everett. He was made a Mason in
Zerah Lodge, No. 159, at Necedah, Wis., became one of the charter
members of Centennial Lodge, No. 25, and is a member and Tyler
of Peninsualar Lodge, No. 95. He is a Past Master and a member
of the Chapter of the O.E.S. of Everett.
ANTON JOSEPH UPHUS was born in Meppeu, Germany, in 1864, and came
to Washington in 1889. He received his education in Germany and
St. Louis, Mo., and is now a lumber manufacturer at Everett. He
was made a Mason in Bancroft Lodge, No. 124, Nebraska, in 1886,
is a member and Past Master of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, and Past
Junior Grand Deacon of the Grand Lodge. He is also a Past High
Priest of Everett Chapter, R.A.M., and a member of the O.E.S.-Columbia
Chapter.
WILLIAM C. COX was born at Flinty Branch, N. C., in 1858, and
came to Washington in 1873. He received his education in Jefferson
Medical College, and is now a physician and surgeon, at Everett.
He is a member and Past Master of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95; has
attained the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite; has taken the Capitular
degrees; and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and a member of
the O. E .S.
JAMES McCORMACK was born in Ferefad, County Longford, Ireland,
in 186e, came to New York City in 1887, and to Washington in 1889.
He received his education in Erasmus Smith School, Long-ford,
Ireland, and is now a clothing salesman, living at Tacoma. He
was made a Mason in Union Star Lodge, No. 198, at Newtownad, County
Down, Ireland, in 1885, and is a member and Past Master of State
Lodge, No. 63, of which he was one of the founders. He is also
a member and Past Patron of Aida Chapter, O.E.S.
HERBERT N. KEYS was born in New Brunswick in 1855, and came to
Washington in 1876. He received his education in New Brunswick,
and is now a bridge contractor, living in Tacoma. He was made
a Mason in Chehalis Lodge, No. 28, in 1882, and is a member and
Past Master of State Lodge, No. 68. He is also a Past High Priest
of Tacoma Chapter, No. 4, and Past Patron of Fern Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM A. PARKER was born in Ellsworth, Maine, in 1834, and came
to Washington in 1890. He received his education in Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, and is now a ship master, with head-quarters
at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Covenant Lodge, No. 648, Illinois,
in 1859, became a Worshipful Master, and is now a member and Chaplain
of State Lodge, No. 68. He is also a member of Tacoma Chapter,
No. 4, R.A.M., and of the O.E.S.
JOHN F. JERREAD was born in Philadelphia, Penn., in 1868, and
came to Washington in 1891. He received his education in the public
schools of Alton, Illinois, and is now an undertaker, living at
Everett. He is a member and Secretary, both of Peninsular Lodge,
No. 95, and of the Royal Arch Chapter at Everett.
CHARLES A. E. NAUBERT was born in St. Philippe of Argentueil,
Quebec, in 1857, and came to Washington in 1881. He received his
education in Ste. Therese College and at Terrebone, Quebec, and
is now a life insurance agent, living at Tacoma. He was made a
Mason in Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, in 1882 or 1883, and has been Secretary
of that Lodge for several years.
HOMER F. NORRIS was born in Ohio in 1855, and came to Washington
in 1889. He received his education in public schools and the Law
Department of the State University of Iowa, and is now an attorney-at-law
at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Lafayette Lodge, No. 52, at
Montezuma, Iowa, in 1883. He was for two terms Senior Warden,
and is now Secretary of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22; and is also a member
of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M., and Fern Chapter, O.E.S.
CHARLES W. CHADBOURNE was born at Augusta, Wisconsin, in 1857,
and came to Washington in 1890. He is manager of a log boom; resides
at Stanwood; and is Secretary of Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in which
he was made a Mason in 1901.
LEWIS J. KOLTS was born at Peck, Michigan, in 1863, came to Washington
in 1886, and is a lumber inspector, residing at Aberdeen. He was
made a Mason in Edmore Lodge, No. 360, at Edmore, Michigan, in
1886, and is a member, a Past Master and-for ten years-Secretary
of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52. He has also been Secretary of Rhododendron
Chapter, O.E.S.
ABRAHAM J. AHOLA was born in Finland in 1863, and came to Washington
in 1878. He is a hotel keeper at Goldendale, and Secretary of
Goldendale Lodge, No. 31, in which he was made a Mason in 1900.
He is also a member of Evergreen Chapter, O.E.S.
JOHN B. BURNS was born near Niagara Falls, Canada, in 1857, and
came to Washington in 1898. He received his education in the Medical
Department of Toronto University, and is now a physician and surgeon,
living at North Yakima. He was made a Mason in Zelland Lodge,
No. 326, at Toronto, Canada, in 1885, and is a member and Junior
`'Warden of Yakima Lodge, No. 24. He has attained the 32d degree
of the Scottish Rite; has taken the Capitular and Templar degrees;
and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, being a member of the famous
Mecca Temple, No. 1, New York City.
EDWARD B. MOORE was born in Bridgeton, N. J., in 1857, and came
to Washington in 1900. His education was received in the High
School at Lawrence, Kansas, and he is now a merchant at North
Yakima. He is a member of Yakima Lodge, No. 24, having received
his degrees in that Lodge in 1902.
HENRY L. TUCKER was born in Wabash County, Indiana, in 1847, and
came to Washington in 1871. He has been Sheriff of Yakima County
four years, his home being at North Yakima. He was made a Mason
in Yakima Lodge, No. 24, in 1883, and is a member of that Lodge,
and of Yakima Chapter, R.A.M.
JOHN CLEMAN was born in Lane County, Oregon, in 1855, and came
to Washington in 1865. He is a farmer and stockraiser, living
at North Yakima; was made a Mason in Yakima Lodge, No. 24, in
1900, and is a member of that Lodge, and of the local Royal Arch
Chapter.
WILLIAM M. WATT was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1859, came to
Washington in 1890, and is a dealer in lumber and coal at North
Yakima. He was made a Mason in Leeds Lodge, No. tot, at Gananoque,
Ontario, and is a member of Yakima Lodge, No. 24.
HENRY E. SCOTT was born at Grand Haven, Mich., in 1852, came to
Washington in 1884, and is a tinsmith at North Yakima. He was
made a Mason in Yakima Lodge, No. 24, in 1899, and is a member
and Junior Deacon of that Lodge, and a member of Syringa Chapter,
O.E.S.
MARCUS McGRAW GRAVES was born at Fairmont, Minn., in 1879, and
came to Washington in 1890. He received his education in the Puget
Sound University, and is now a pharmacist, living at North Yakima.
He was made a Mason in Yakima Lodge, No. 24, in 1901; is a member
and Steward of that Lodge, and a member of Yakima Chapter, R.A.M.
WILLIAM FRANK ILER was born at Quincy, in 1879, and came to Washington
in 1887. He is, by occupation, a clerk, living at North Yakima;
and is a member of Yakima Lodge, No. 24, having received the degrees
in that body in 1901. He is also a member of the local Chapter,
O.E.S.
JOSEPH ALEXANDER BATES was born in Canada in 1868, and came to
Washington in 1883. He is a miner at Dawson City, N. W. T., but
his Washington residence is at Stanwood. He was made a Mason in
Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in 1893.
ALBERT B. NEED was born at Palmyra, Wisconsin, in 1850, and came
to Washington in 1879. He has been engaged in banking and is now
a capitalist and farmer, living at North Yakima. He was made a
Mason at Grand Haven, Michigan, in 1872, and is now a member of
Yakima Lodge, No. 24, as well as Yakima Chapter, R.A.M., and Washington
Commandery, K. T.; is King in the former body, and was one of
the charter members, and at one time Recorder of the latter. He
is also a member of AO Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
ALBERT JOHN GUSTAVESON was born at Jonkoping, Sweden, in 1863,
came to Washington in 1888, and is now a dentist at Tacoma. He
was made a Mason in Lebanon Lodge, No. 104, in 1895, and is still
a member of that Lodge. He has attained the 32d degree of the
Scottish Rite; is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-and of Afifi Temple;
and a member of Fern Chapter, O.E.S.; and has been Treasurer of
Scottish Rite bodies in Seattle and Tacoma.
JAMES M. ASHTON was born at Belleville, Ontario, Aug. 28, 1859,
and came to Washington in 1882. He received his education in Toronto
and Chicago and has long been one of the leading lawyers of the
State-a resident of Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Belleville
Lodge, No. 123, at Belleville, Ontario, in 1881, and is a member
of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22. He received the Capitular and Templar
degrees at Tacoma; and is a Noble of Afifi Temple of Mystic Shrine.
He has held the rank of Brigadier General of the State of Washington.
EDWARD MILLER was born at Manitowoc, Wisc., in 1860, and came
to Washington in 1883. He is a dealer in cornice and roofing at
Tacoma; a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22; and of the Capitular,
Templar, and Eastern Star bodies in Tacoma; as well as a Noble
of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Afifi Temple.
WILLIAM R. NICHOLS was born in Shelbyville, Illinois, in 1858,
and came to Washington in 1883. He is a general contractor, living
at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, in 1888,
and is still a member of that Lodge. He has attained the 32d degree
of the Scottish Rite; belongs to the Capitular and Templar bodies
in Tacoma; and in 1898 was Potentate of Afifi Temple, Nobles of
the Mystic Shrine.
RALPH METCALF was born in Providence, R. I., in 1861; received
his education in Brown University and the University of Michigan;
and is now a manufacturer, living at Tacoma. He is a member of
Tacoma Lodge, No. 22; Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M.; Ivanhoe Commandery;
and Afifi Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
HERMAN WILLIAM BRYER was born in Hungary in 1836, and cane to
America in 1865 and to Washington in 1874. He received his education
in his native land, and is now a merchant at Tacoma. He was made
a Mason in Midville, Penn., about 1872, and is a member of State
Lodge, No. 68. He has attained the 32d degree of the Scottish
Rite; has taken the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar degrees; is
a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Afifi Temple-and a member
of the O.E.S.
DAVID HOPKINS METCALF was born in Galeau, Illinois, in 1844; subsequently
resided at Waterstown, Wis., where he was Postmaster and Justice
of the Peace; and came to Washington in 1890. He is a sign painter,
residing in Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Huron Lodge, No. 26,
South Dakota, in 1852, and still holds his membership in Lebanon
Lodge, No. 104, of which he was a charter member. He has attained
the 30th degree of the Scottish Rite; has taken the Capitular
and Templar degrees; and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member
of Afifi Temple.
PETER DALY was born at Gananoque, Ontario, in 1860, and came to
Washington in 1890. He received his education in New York, and
is now a chemist, living at Tacoma. He is a member of Lebanon
Lodge, No. 104, in which Lodge he was made a Mason in 1895; has
attained the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite; and held important
offices in the Rite, as well as in Afifi Temple, Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine.
SAMUEL M. LeCRONE was born in Ohio in 1846, and came to Washington
in 1889. He received his education in the O. W. University, Ohio,
and is now a physician and druggist at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
at Reynoldsburg, Ohio, in 1870, and became a charter member of
Lebanon Lodge, No. 104, to which he still be-longs. He attained
the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite, and took the Capitular and
Templar degrees in Ohio, and is a member of Afifi Temple, Nobles
of the Mystic Shrine. He has served his fellow-citizens as a State
Senator.
JOHN GUY CAMPBELL was born at Lancaster, Illinois, in 1856, and
came to Washington in 1888. He is a manufacturer, residing at
Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Illinois Lodge, No. 263, in 1852,
and is now a member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104. He attained the
32d degree of the Scottish Rite and took the Capitular and Templar
degrees in Illinois; is a R. & S. Master; has been Potenate
of Afifi Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and is a Past Patron,
and Grand Associate Patron, O.E.S.; and Grand Warden of the Grand
Commandery. In civil life has served his fellow-citizens as a
State Senator.
OLOF BULL was born in Sweden in 1852, and came to Washington in
1890. He is a musician, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Baraboo Lodge, No. 34, Wisconsin, in 1880, and is a member
and organist of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104. He has taken the Capitular,
Cryptic and Templar degrees; and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a
member of Afifi Temple.
JAMES E. BONNELL was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, in 1867, and
came to Washington in 1888; and is a contractor and builder at
Tacoma. He is a member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104, as well as of
local Capitular, Cryptic and Templar bodies, and Afifi Temple,
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
MEYER JACOB was born at Shalbach, Alsace-Lorraine, in 1870., and
came to Washington in 1884. He received his education at Oak-
land, Cal., and is now a boot and shoe merchant at Tacoma. He
was made a Mason in Fairhaven Lodge, No. 73, in 1891, and is a
member and Senior Steward of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104. He has attained
the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite, is an Almoner in that Rite,
and King of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M.; Dep. Master of the Council;
and a member of Fern Chapter, O.E.S., and Afifi Temple, Nobles
of the Mystic Shrine. He was at one time Representative of Afifi
Temple in the Imperial Council.
S. ALBERT PERKINS was born in Boston, Mass., in 1865, and came
to Washington in 1886. He received his education in Boston and
is now publisher of the Tacoma Daily News, the Tacoma Daily Ledger
and the Everett Daily Herald, residing at Tacoma. He was made
a Mason in Evening Shade Lodge, No. 312, at Spencer, Iowa, in
1887, and is at present unaffiliated. He took the Capitular and
Templar degrees in Tacoma, and is a member of Afifi Temple, Nobles
of the Mystic Shrine. He was Assistant Secretary of the Republican
National Committee in 1896, and Private Secretary to Hon. Marcus
A. Hanna, 1897 to 1900.
HENRY OSTERMAN was born in Germany in 1863, and came to Washington
in 1889. He received his education in the fatherland, and is now
an architect at Walla Walla. He was made a Mason in Blue Mountain
Lodge, No. 13, in 1894; is a member of that Lodge; High Priest
of Walla Walla Chapter; Past Eminent Commander of Washington Commandery;
and a member of Zabud Council; of Alki Chapter, O.E.S.; and of
El Kalif Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.
JOSEPH WILLIAM SCAMELL was born in Somerville, Mass., in 1874,
and came to Washington in 1898. He received his education in the
University of California and the Cooper Medical College, and is
now a physician and surgeon at Aberdeen. He was made a Mason in
King Solomon Lodge, No. 260, at San Francisco, in 1898, and is
a member of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52. He took the Capitular and
Templar degrees in Aberdeen, and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine,
and a member of the local Chapter, O. E. S .
JOHN C. WEATHERRED was born in Allen County, Kentucky, in 1846,
and came to Washington in 1883. He received his education in Tennessee,
and is by occupation an accountant, residing at Tacoma. He was
made a Mason in Tuality Lodge, No. 6, Oregon, in 1880, and became
a charter member, Treasurer and Trustee of State Lodge, No. 68,
in which he still retains his membership. He attained the 32d
degree of the Scottish Rite; took the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar
degrees at Tacoma; is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member of
Afifi Temple-and a Past Patron of the O.E.S. He was S. W. and
M. W.-elect of Tuality Lodge when he removed from Oregon; and
he has held all the offices in the Council except that of T. I.
M.; been Captain of the Guard in the Shrine, and Almoner of the
Scottish Rite. He was Postmaster of Tacoma in 1888 and 1889; a
Freeholder to draft the present charter of Tacoma in 1892; School
Director and President of the Board of Water Commissioners; one
of the original incorporators of the Tacoma National Bank of Commerce,
and its Vice-President, 1887-1892..
SAMUEL ROWTCLIFF BALKWILL was born in Devonshire, England, in
1854, and came to Washington in 1888. He is a real estate, loan
and insurance broker at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in King Solomon
Lodge at London, Canada, in 1879, and is a member and has been
Treasurer of State Lodge, No. 68. He is a brother of the Scottish
Rite; has taken the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar degrees; and
is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Afifi Temple.
MICHAEL SWAMP was born in New York City in 1849, and came to California
in 1878, and to Washington in 1880. He resides at Tacoma and is
a "railroad man" and machinist. He is said to be the
fourth man raised in Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, and he still retains
his membership in that Lodge. He has attained the 32d degree of
the Scottish Rite; has taken the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar
degrees; is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and a member of the
O.E.S.
WILLIAM BARTON KELLEY was born in Tennessee in 1839, and came
to Washington in 1864. He received his education in Illinois,
and is a farmer, living at Sumner. He was made a Mason in Benton
Lodge, Illinois, and passed and raised in Tacoma Lodge, No. 22,
in 1881. He is a member of the latter Lodge and of the Capitular,
Templar and Shrine bodies at Tacoma. He was Clerk of the Court
in Franklin County, Illinois; Representative of Pierce County
in the Legislature, 1875-7; and County Auditor from 1881 to 1887.
GEORGE ORVILLE HICKOX was born in Weymouth, Ohio, in 1856, and
came to Washington in 1889. He received his education at Rochester,
Minn., and is now a merchant at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in
Fairweather Lodge, No. 82, in 1892, and is a member and has been
Secretary of that Lodge. He has taken the Capitular, Templar,
Eastern Star and Shrine degrees in the local bodies, and has been
Captain of the Host; and J. W. of the Commandery.
WILLIAM LARKIN was born at Barrie, Ontario, in 1868, came to Washington
in 1898, and is now a butcher at Tacoma. He is a member of Fairweather
Lodge, No. 82, and of the local Capitular, Templar, Shrine and
Eastern Star bodies.
CLARK N. McLEAN was born at College Springs, Iowa, Nov. 11, 1862,
and came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in Amity
College, Iowa, and when not in public office, has been an accountant,
an abstractor of titles and a traveling salesman. His home is
at Walla Walla, and he is a member of Blue Mountain Lodge, No.
13, in which he was made a Mason in 1892, and of Alki Chapter,
O.E.S. He was City Clerk of Walla Walla for two years, and has
just completed his second term as,ounty Auditor.
GEORGE MERRITT BOYLES was born in Illinois in 1854, and came to
Washington in 1888. He received his education in Ewing College,
Illinois, and is now a merchant, living at Winlock. He was made
a Mason in Winlock Lodge, No. 47, in 1897, but be-came a charter
member and Senior Warden of Toledo Lodge, U. D.
EDWARD STAFFORD was born at Serbrook, Canada, in 1852, and came
to Washington in 1875. He is a logger by occupation, residing
at Avon. He was made a Mason in Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in 1879,
and was Master of that Lodge in 1882.
WILLIAM AUGUST HAGEMEYER was born at Olympia in 1874, educated
in the public schools there, and is a news dealer in the city
of his birth. He was made a Mason in Harmony Lodge, No. 18, in
1898, and has served the Lodge as Junior and Senior Deacon. He
was the first page ever employed in the Territorial Legislature;
was page in the Constitutional Convention, in the first State
Senate, and in the third House of Representatives; and is now
serving his second term as City Treasurer.
THOMAS JAMES DOONAN was born in Hastings, Ontario, in 0865, and
came to Washington in 1893. He resides at Florence, is a confectioner
and baker, and a member of Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in which Lodge
he was made a Mason.
JOSEPH W. COLLYER was born in England in 1842, and came to Washington
in 1870. He received his education in London, and is now a marine
engineer, living at Kalama. He was made a Mason in Kalama Lodge,
No. 17, in 1892, and is a member and Treasurer of that Lodge,
and a member of Liberty Chapter, O.E.S.
H. C. ANDERSON was born in Norway in 1865; was educated in the
public schools of Wisconsin, and came to Washington in 1887. He
is a farmer, residing at Stanwood. He was made a Mason in Camanio
Lodge, No. 19, in 1900, and is a member and Senior Warden of that
Lodge. He received the Capitular degree in Everett Chapter; the
Order of the Temple in Seattle Commandery, and is a Noble of the
Mystic Shrine, of Afifi Temple.
WHITFIELD C. BROKAW was born in Ohio in 1863, and came to Washington
in 1887. He is engaged in banking at Stanwood; and s Senior Deacon
of Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in which Lodge he took he degrees in
1890. He is also a member of Everett Chapter, R. N. M.
ROBERT J. McLAUGHLIN was born in Canada in 1868, and came to Washington
in 1892. He received his education in Michgan, and is now a millrnan,
living at Stanwood. He was made a Mason in Camanio Lodge, No.
19, in 1901, and retains his membership in that Lodge.
JOHN WILLIAM HALL was born in Kansas in 1870, and came to Washington
in 1890. He is a liveryman at Stanwood, and a member of Camanio
Lodge, No. 19, in which Lodge he was made a Mason in 1902.
JAMES A. MOORE was born at Economy, Nova Scotia, in 1861 and came
to Washington in 1887. He received his education in Nova Scotia
and is now a real estate broker at Seattle. He was Wade a Mason
in St. John's Lodge, No. 9, in 1891, and is a member of that Lodge
and of Seattle Chapter, R.A.M.
JEROME WALLACE ROMAINE was born in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin,
in 1859, and came to Washington in 1887. He received his education
at Dayton, Washington, and is a practicing attorney, residing
at Whatcom. He was made a Mason in Dayton Lodge, No. 53, and is
now unaffiliated. He received the Capitular degrees in Bellingham
Bay Chapter, and has served as Royal Arch Captain.
WILLIAM McCUSH was born near Port Hope, Canada, in 1865; was educated
in the common schools in Michigan, and came to Washington in 1890.
He was made a Mason in Bellingham Bay lodge, No. 44, in 1899,
is still a member of that Lodge, and is engaged in the lumber
and logging business at Whattom.
C. W. HENDERSON was b1rn in Canada in 7860, came to Washngton
in 1892, and is a railroad agent at Whatcom. He was made a Mason
in Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, in 1901, and is low Junior Deacon
of that Lodge. He is Master of the First Veil in Bellingham Bay
Chapter, having received the Capitular degrees in that Chapter.
JEREMIAH NETERER was born near Goshen, Indiana, Jan. 14, 1862,
and came to Washington in 1890. He received his education in the
Northern Indiana Normal School; was admitted to the bar; and is
now a Judge of the Superior Court, residing at Whatcom. He was
made a Mason in Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, in 1899, and is
now Junior Warden of that Lodge. He is also a member of Bellingham
Bay Chapter, R.A.M. Before his elevation to the bench, Bro. Neterer
had been City Attorney of Whatcom, and Chairman of the Board of
Regents of the State Normal School in that city.
JAMES B. CHRISTENSEN was born in Denmark in 1867, came to Washington
in 1887, and is now employed as a mill tallyman at Enumclaw. He
was made a Mason in Crescent Lodge, No. 109, in 1902.
JOHN W. McDONALD was born in Iowa in 1862, came to Washington
in 1888, and is a dealer in grain, residing at Hartline. He was
made a Mason in Prairie Lodge, No. 120, and is at present Steward
of that Lodge.
JAMES A. MITCHELL was born in North Conway, N. H., in 1877, came
to Washington in 1899, and is now railroad agent at Hartline.
He was made a Mason in Mt. Washington Lodge, No. 87, North Conway,
N. H., in 1898, and is now Junior Warden of Prairie Lodge, No.
120.
CHARLES THOMAS SMITH was horn in Washington County, Ohio, in 1867;
came to Washington in 1881; and is an engineer, aiding at Osceola.
He was made a Mason in Crescent Lodge, No. 9, in 1901, and is
still a member of that Lodge.
JOHN WELTE was born in Oxford County, Ontario, in 1862, and Caine
to Washington in 1888. He is foreman of a planing mill at Enumclaw.
He was made a Mason in Crescent Lodge, No. 109, in 1898, and is
now Senior Warden of that Lodge. He was a charter member and has
been Chaplain of the Chapter of the O.E.S. at Buckley, and has
served the public as School Director.
FRANK G. HANSON was born in Sweden in 1869; was educated in San
Francisco; came to Washington in 1885; and is engaged in the lumber
business at Enumclaw. He was made a Mason in Diamond Lodge, No.
83, in 1898; became a charter member and is now Marshal of Crescent
Lodge, No. 109. He is also a member of Crystal Chapter, O.E.S.,
and a School Director.
HENRY KLEEMEYER was born in Germany in 1847, and came to Washington
in 1893. He is a farmer, residing at Enumclaw; and was made a
Mason in Crescent Lodge, No.109, -of which he was Junior Deacon-
in 1899.
JOHN ARCHIBALD McKINNON was born in Nova Scotia in 1875; came
to Washington in 1885, and is a lumberman at Enumclaw. He was
made a Mason in Crescent Lodge, No. 109, in 1901, and is now Senior
Deacon of that Lodge. He is also a member of Christal Chapter,
O.E.S.
JAMES McCLINTOCK was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1848, and came
to Washington in 1872. He is a farmer, residing at Enumclaw. He
was made a Mason in Star Lodge, No. 219, at Glasgow, Scotland,
while on a visit to the old country in 1884. He became a charter
member of Crescent Lodge, No. 109, to which he still belongs.
FRANK HUROP was born at Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1853, and came
to Washington in 1896. He is a machinist by trade, but at present
engaged in farming at Enumclaw. He was made a Mason in Crescent
Lodge, No. 109, and is a member of that Lodge.
ANDREW SORENSON was born in Norway in 1866; came to Washington
in 1888, and is a lumberman at Enumclaw. He is a member of Crescent
Lodge, No. 109, in which he was made a Mason in 1900.
FRANKLIN BENJAMIN GAULT was born in Wooster, Ohio, May 2, 1851,
and came to Washington in 1888. He was graduated at Cornell College,
Iowa, in 1877; became an educator; organized the public school
system of Tacoma; organized the University of Idaho in 1892, and
was President of that institution for six years; reorganized Whitworth
College in 1899; and is now President of that college, living
at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Hiram of Tyre Lodge, No. 203,
Iowa, in 1880, and is now a member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104.
He has attained the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite; took the
Capitular degrees in Iowa; and the Order of the Temple in Colorado;
was for three years Eminent Commander of Moscow Commandery, Idaho;
and is now a member of Ivanhoe Commandery. In 1888 he organized
and became the first Potentate of 40 Temple, Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine-the first Temple in Washington-and he held that office
three years. In 1902 he was appointed by President Roosevelt a
member of the Board of Visitors of the U. S. Naval Academy; and
he is in many respects one of the foremost citizens of our State.
FREDERICK JAMES CHEAL was born in Huntley, Glocestershire, England,
in 1863, and came to Washington in 1895. He received his education
in Suffolk, England, and Kings College, London, and is now "an
operator for a milk company" at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Crescent Lodge, No. 109, in 1899, and is a member of that Lodge,
and of Crystal Chapter, O.E.S. He served his fellow-citizens as
Deputy Dairy Commissioner in 1896.
LOUIS OLSON was born in Sweden in 1870, and came to Washington
in 1879. He is a manufacturer of lumber, at Enumclaw. He was made
a Mason in Crescent Lodge, No. 109, in 1899, and is a member of
that Lodge, and of the local Chapter of the O.E.S.
PETER BARTELS was born in Germany in 1833, and came to Washington
in 1858. He is a merchant at Port Madison, and a member and Tyler
of Kane Lodge, No. 8, in which Lodge he was made a Mason.
JOHN RANSTEAD MANSFIELD was born at Elgin, Illinois, in 1861;
came to Washington in 1901; and is a butter-maker by occupation,
residing at Port Blakeley. He was made a Mason in St. Marks Lodge,
No. 63, Illinois, in 1883, and is a member and Senior Deacon of
Kane Lodge, No. 8. He received the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar
degrees in Illinois.
JESSE T .STEWART was born at Rockland, Washington Territory, in
1877. He received his education in the public schools at Hillsboro
and a business college in Portland, Oregon, and now re-sides at
North Yakima. He was made a Mason in Heppner Lodge, No. 69, Oregon,
in 1901, and is a member of Yakima "Lodge, No. 24, as well
as of Syringa Chapter, O.E.S.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN McCURDY was born in Sonora, California, in 1868,
and came to Washington in 1894. He is an amalgamater mill man
and miner, living at North Yakima. He was made a Mason in Yakima
Lodge, No. 24, in 1900, and is Senior Deacon of that Lodge; and
Sentinel of the Capitular and Eastern Star bodies at North Yakima.
ELMER G. MORGAN was born at Bone Gap, Illinois, in 1866, and came
to Washington in 1877. He received his education in Albion, Illinois,
and is at present Secretary, Treasurer and Manager of the Morgan
Lumber Company, at Lester, as well as Postmaster of that town.
He was made a Mason in Crescent Lodge, No. 109, ink 1902, and
still retains his membership.
CAREY L. STEWART was born at Puyallup, W. T., in 1864 and still
resides there. He retains his membership in Corinthian Lodge No.
38, in which he was made a Mason in 1892, and is now Junior Steward.
He received the Capitular degrees in his native town. He has been
active in public affairs, in addition to carrying on his business
as a merchant; was Mayor of Puyallup two terms and a Representative
in the Legislature one term, and is now State Senator.
FRANK LA WALL was born at La Fayette, N. J., in 1858, came to
Washington in 1891, and is a lawyer and law stenographer at Tacoma.
He was made a Mason at Bismark, North Dakota, in 1890, and is
a charter member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104.
JACOB EDWARD NOEL was born in Cumberland County, Penn., in 1846,
and came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in the
U. S. Naval Academy at Anapolis, and is now a civil engineer at
Tacoma. He was made a Mason in the Grand Orient Lustania, at Lisbon,
Portugal, in 1867, has visited Lodges in most parts of the world,
and is a member and Tyler of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104.
G. M. GRISDALE was born at St. Marthe, Canada, in 1872; came to
Washington in 1890, and is now a lumberman, living at Olympia.
He is a member of Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 11. He took the Capitular
and Templar degrees at Olympia and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a
member of Afifi Temple.
BAKER ANDREWS was born in England in 1860; came to Washington
in 1882, and is a blacksmith, living at Tacoma. He received the
degrees in Evergreen Lodge, No. 51, and is a member of that Lodge.
HARRISON G. FOSTER was born at Wabasha, Minn., in 1866 and came
to Washington in 1890. He received his education in Yale College
and is now a lumber merchant engaged in business at Tacoma. He
was made a Mason in Lebanon Lodge, No. 104, in 1896, and is still
a member of that Lodge.
ALONZO WEILAND was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1858; attended school
at Eau Claire, Wis.; came to Washington in 1898, and is now railway
agent at Ocosta. He was made a Mason in Mackey Lodge, No. 18,
at Lamouri, N. D., in 1893, and is now a member of Aberdeen Lodge,
No. 52.
JAMES HIRAM VAN EATON was born in Iowa in 1854 and came to Washington
in 1888. He has been a Justice of the Peace and is now General
Superintendent of Levee Work at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in
Fern Hill Lodge, No. 80, in 1899, and is still a member of that
Lodge.
ADELBERT U. MILLS was born in Chenango County, N. Y., in 1850;
came to California in 1875 and Washington in 1582. He was Sheriff
of Pierce County for two terms and is now a general contractor,
living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Fern Hill Lodge, No.
50, in 1893, and is a member and Past Master of that Lodge. He
is also a member of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M., and a Past Patron
of Ivy Chapter, O.E.S.
SHERMAN L. CRAWFORD was born in Maynard, Iowa, in 1869 and came
to Washington in 1891. He is a machinist and marine engineer,
now engaged in the bicycle trade, his home being at Hoquiam. He
was made a Mason in lloquiam Lodge, No. 64, in 1891, and is a
member of that Lodge and of Mizpah Chapter, O.E.S.
EMANUEL ERICKSON was born in Sweden in 1854 and came to Washington
in 1888. He is master of a steamboat and resides at Hoquiam. He
was made a Mason in Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64, in 1899, and is Junior
Deacon of that Lodge.
JESSE A. LEWIS was born in Michigan in 1862 and came to Washington
in 1882. He is superintendent of a shingle mill at Hoquiam and
a member of Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64, in which Lodge he received
the degrees in 1891.
CHARLES H. BARTHEL was born in Erie County, N. Y., in 1860 and
came to Washington in 1898, having received his education in Caroline
County, Md. He is a millwright and carpenter, living at Everett.
He was made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1901, and
is a member of that Lodge.
WALTER MILLER THORNTON was born in Peoria, Illinois, in 1875 and
came to Washington in 1890. He received his education in Cornell
College, Iowa, and is now secretary of the Chamber of Commerce
at Everett. He was initiated and passed in Snohomish Lodge at
the request of the Lodge at Champaign, and was raised in Peninsular
Lodge, No. 95, of which he is now a member.
ROWLAND SMITH was born at Beach Creek, Penn., in 1833, and came
to Washington in 1879. He was made a Mason in Lafayette Lodge,
No. 99, at Lock Haven, Pa., in 1867 or 1868, and is a member and
Senior Steward of Winlock Lodge, No. 47.
ARTHUR HENRY BROWN was born in Maine in 1866, and came to Washington
in 1877. He is a manufacturer of lumber at Napavine, and a member
of Winlock Lodge, No. 47, in which Lodge he received the degrees
in 1901.
VICTOR EMANUEL STAENBLI was born in Manitowoc, Wis., in 1871,
and came to Washington in 1886. He received his education at San
Luis Obispo, Cal., and is now a merchant at Blaine. Iie was made
a Mason in International City Lodge, No. 79, in 1893, and retains
his membership in that Lodge.
BURT CHARLES STANNARD was horn in Troy, N. Y., in 1872 and came
to Washington in 1896. He resides in Everett and is a chemist
and a member of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95.
CHARLES EDWARD DE LANNAY was born in Marion County, Oregon, in
1867, and came to Washington about 1884. He received his education
in Oregon and is a marine engineer, living at Semiahmoo. He was
made a Mason in International City Lodge, No. 79, in 1900, and
was Junior Steward of that Lodge in 1902.
JOHN C. DENNEY was born in Delaware County, Ohio, Nov. 18, 1852,
and came to Washington in 1888. He received his education at Valparaiso,
Indiana; was admitted to the bar; and is now Judge of the Superior
Court, living at Everett. He was initiated and passed at Stockton,
Kansas, raised in Centennial Lodge, No. 25, in 1893; and is a
member of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95. He is also a member of Snohomish
Chapter, R.A.M., and Columbia Chapter, O.E.S.
G. W. H. DAVIS was horn in Freeborn County, Minn., in 1866, and
came to Washington in 1888. He received his education in his native
State, and is an attorney-at-law at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Stale Lodge, No. 68, in 1889, and is a member of Fern Hill
Lodge, No. 80; Past Master and Chaplain of that Lodge, and a Past
Patron of Ivy Chapter, O.E.S.
HERBERT OLIVE HARD was born in Decorah, Iowa, in 1872, came to
Washington about 1890, and is an engineer, residing at South Tacoma.
He is a member of Clover Lodge, No. 91, in which Lodge he received
the degrees in 1901.
EDWARD JOSEPH SHEEHY was born in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1860,
and came to Washington about 1893. He received his education in
Ireland and New York, and is now connected with the Pacific Packing
Company at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Fairweather Lodge, No.
82, in 1898; is a member and has been Secretary of that Lodge;
and is a member of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M.
FRANK KILLIEN was horn in Swift County, Minn., in 1878, and came
to Washington in 1892. He received his education in the common
schools of Canada, and is now a chemist and paper-maker at Everett.
He was made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1900, and
is now Senior Deacon of that Lodge. He was made a Royal Arch Mason
in Everett Chapter.
COLIN CAMPBELL was born in Scotland in 1856, came to Washington
in 1891, and is a miner, living at Everett. He was made a Mason
in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1900, and is a member and Junior
Deacon of that Lodge.
MICHAEL ZINDORF was born in Wisconsin in 1861, came to Washington
in 1891, and is a "railroad man," living at Everett.
He was made a Mason in Zealous Lodge, No. 435, Iowa, in 1889,
and is now a member and Senior Steward of Peninsular Lodge, No.
95.
CHARLES L. HUESTIS was born in Fishkill Village, N. Y., in 1860,
came to Washington in 1893, and is a miner, living at Tacoma.
He was made a Mason in Fern Hill Lodge, No. 80, in 1901, and is
a member of that Lodge and of Fern Chapter of the O.E.S.
SILVENUS JOHN JEFFS was born in Boston, Mass., in 1873, and came
to Washington in 1889. He received his education in England, and
is now a salesman, living at Olympia. He was made a Mason in Fern
Hill Lodge, No. 80, in 1900, and retains his membership there.
GEORGE B. POLLARD was born in Clinton, Mass., in 1852, came to
Washington in 1889, and is a painter at Tacoma. He was made a
Mason in Fern Hill Lodge, No. 80, in 1901, and is Junior Steward
of that Lodge. He is also a member of the local Chapter, O.E.S.
ROBERT BRUCE PIERCE was born at Traverse De Sioux, Minn., in 1865,
came to Washington in 1889, and is a stereotyper at Tacoma. He
was made a Mason in Fern Hill Lodge, No. 80, in 1900, and is now
Senior Deacon of that Lodge and Patron of Ivy Chapter, O.E.S.
EDWIN E. MURRAY was horn at Muck, Washington, in 1860, and is
a farmer, living near his birthplace. He was made a Mason in Fern
Hill Lodge, No. 80, in 1894; and is a member of that Lodge, a
Royal Arch Mason, and Past Patron of Ivy Chapter, O.E.S.
JOHN MORGAN MOUNTS was horn in Pierce County, Washington in 1868,
and is a farmer, at Muck (P. O. Roy). He was made a Mason in Fern
Hill Lodge, No. 80, in 1899, and is a member of that Lodge.
HENRY KINSMAN was born in La Grange County, Ind., in 1865, came
to Washington in 1888, and is a farmer, living at Spanaway-. He
was made a Mason in Fern Hill Lodge, No. 80, of which he is still
a member, in 1895; and has been Secretary of Ivy Chapter of the
O.E.S.
JAMES E. SALES was born in Pierce County, Washington, Oct. 20,
1853, and is a farmer and road supervisor at Sales Station, Parkland,
in his native county. He was made a Mason in Steilacoom Lodge,
No. 2, in 1883, and is a charter member and a Past Master of Fern
Hill Lodge, No. 80.
JOHN WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH was born in England in 1870, and came
to Washington in 1894, having received his education in England
and Massachusetts. He is a coal dealer at Everett, and a member
of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in which Lodge lie received the degrees
in 1898.
CHARLES H. ALLISON was born in Portland, Maine, in 1847, came
to Washington in 1889, and is a millwright at Tacoma. He was made
a Mason in Fern Hill Lodge, No. 80, in 1897, and is now Junior
Warden of that Lodge. He has been Inspector of Buildings and of
Licenses of the city of Tacoma.
THOMAS C. ROBINSON was horn in Clinton County, Mo., in 1862, came
to Washington in 1889, and is a plasterer, living at Fern Hill.
He was made a Mason in Turney Lodge, No. 519, Missouri, in 1887,
and is now Senior Warden of Fern Hill Lodge, No. 80.
ALBERT HALL was born in Sweden in 1860, and came to Washington
in 1890. He received the degrees in Fern Hill Lodge, No. 80, in
1899, and is now Senior Steward of that Lodge. He is a farmer,
living at Fern Hill.
JOHN W. BLACKWELL was born in New York City in 1850, and came
to Washington in 1882, having received his education in Oregon.
He is now Superintendent of the Fish Hatcheries of Washington,
living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Multnomah Lodge, No.
1, at Oregon City, Oregon, in 1872, and is a member and Past Master,
and was one of the organizers of Fern Hill Lodge, No. 80. He is
also a Past Patron of Ivy Chapter, O.E.S.; and before coming to
Washington had been a Justice of the Peace, in Oregon and Superintendent
of the Fish Hatcheries there.
WILLIAM T. HOFFMAN was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1844, and came
to Washington in 1892. He received his education in Indiana, and
is now engaged in flour milling at Parkland. He was made a Mason
in White River Lodge, No. 332, Indiana, and is a member of Fern
Hill Lodge, No. 80. He has served his fellow-citizens as Clerk
of the School District.
THOMAS B. SUMNER was born in Wisconsin in 1857, and came to Washington
in 1892. He received his education in Minnesota, is one of the
proprietors of the Sumner Iron Works, living at Everett, and is
also a member of the State Senate. He was made a Mason in Ilason
Valley Lodge, No. 47, Minnesota, and is now a member of Peninsular
Lodge, No. 95.
EVERETT B. BAKER was born in Maine in 1862, came to Washington
in 1898, and is a contractor and builder at Lowell. He was made
a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1900, and is now organist
of that Lodge.
DELMER W. McMURPHY was born in the State of New York in 1850,
came to Washington in 1883, and is a farmer, living near Little
Falls. He was made a Mason in Winlock Lodge, No. 47, about 1890,
and is also a member of Ada Chapter, O.E.S.
HIRAM A. DOUGLASS was born in Dadeville, Mo., in 1860, and came
to Washington in 1890. He is a carpenter by trade and s Street
Commissioner of the city of Everett. He was made a Mason in Ingomar
Lodge, No. 536, at Willow Springs, Mo., in 1889, and is a charter
member and Junior Deacon of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95. He was exalted
to the degree of the Holy Royal Arch in Everett Chapter, and has
been R. A. Captain.
HANS KRISTIAN AUGUST JOHNSON was born at Christiana, Norway, in
1856, and came to Washington about 1876. He received his education
in Norway, and is now a shipmaster and pilot, living at Hoquiam.
He was made a Mason in Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64, in 1899, and is
a member of that Lodge, and of rest Shore Chapter, R.A.M., and
Mizpah Chapter, O.E.S.
JAMES GORDON COOPER was born in New Brunswick in 1862, and came
to Washington in 1889. He is a cook, living at Hoquiam; was made
a Mason in Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64, in 1901, and is Junior Deacon
of that Lodge. He is also a member of the local Chapter, O.E.S.
JULIUS L. BAER was born in Grodno, Russia, in 1865, and came to
Washington in 1888. His education was received in Europe and at
Wheeling, W. Va. He is a merchant at Hoquiam; was made a Mason
in Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64, in 1901; and is Senior Deacon of that
Lodge.
FRANK LESLIE LAWRENCE was born at Bath, Maine, in 867, and came
to Washington in 1897. He attended school in Boston, Mass., and
is now a carpenter, living at Hoquiam. He was made a Mason in
St. Marks Lodge, No. 5, New Brunswick, in 1888, and is now a member
of Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64.
IRWIN BRADY COOPER was born in Graysville, Ohio, in 859, came
to Washington in 1889, and is a gardener at Hoquiam. He was made
a Mason in Markle Lodge, No. 453, at Markle, Ind., in 1881, and
is now Senior Warden of Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64. He has been Chief
of Police at Hoquiam and Deputy Sheriff of Chehalis County.
JOSEPH QUILLIN was born in Green County, Ind., in 1866, and came
to Washington in 1896. He received his education in Ohio, and
is a papermaker at Lowell. He was made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge,
No. 95, in 1897, and is a member of that Lodge.
JAMES STEVENS KEENEY was born in Stevensville, Penn., n 1866,
and came to Washington in 1888. He received his education in the
State University at Lawrence, Kansas, and is now railway agent
at Pullman. He was made a Mason in Whitman Lodge, No. 49, in 1900,
and is now a Deacon of that Lodge.
GEORGE W. EASTMAN was born in Lafayette County, Wis., in 1843,
came to Washington in 1887, and is a merchant at Pullman. He was
made a Mason in Temple Lodge, No. 42, and is now member and Junior
Steward of Whitman Lodge, No. 49.
JOHN A. WOLFE was born in Germany in 1863, and came n Washington
in 1888, having received his education in the Fatherland. He is
a merchant-manager of a company dealing in musical odds-at Everett.
He was made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1901, and
is a member of that Lodge, as well as of the real Chapters, R.A.M.
and O.E.S.
EMMETT W. POTTER was born in Keosauqua, Iowa, in 1868, and came
to Washington in 1893. He received his education in Burlington,
Iowa, and is an accountant, living at Kalama. He was made a Mason
in Elensis Lodge, No. 358, at Pulaski, Iowa, in 1890, and is a
member of Kalama Lodge, No. 17. He also belongs to Mizpah Chapter,
O.E.S., at St. Helens, Oregon.
ALVIN BYSTROM was born in Sweden in 1860, came to Washington in
1890, and is a surveyor, living at Kalama. He was made Mason in
Kalama Lodge, No. 17, in 1901, and retains his memership there.
RUPERT N. HAMILTON was born at St. Thomas, Ontario, in 1866, came
to Washington in 1889, and is engaged in railroading at Kalama.
He was made a Mason in Kalama Lodge, No. 17, in 1901, and is now
Senior Steward of his Lodge.
JOHN THEODORE CARLSON was born in Sweden in 1872, came to Washington
in 1889, and is railroading at Kalama. He was made a Mason in
Kalama Lodge, No. 17, in 1898, and has been both Junior and Senior
Warden of that Lodge.
THOMAS CARROLL was born in Duddley, Worcestershire, England, in
1842, came to Washington in 1890, and is a railroad man at Castle
Rock. He was made a Mason in Kalama Lodge, No. 17, in 1891, and
is now Junior Steward of that Lodge.
DAVID SHERMAN ROMANS was born at New Athens, Ohio, in 1876, came
to Washington in 1897, and is a bridge carpenter, living at Kalama.
He was made a Mason in Kalama Lodge, No. 17, in 1902.
JOHN IPSEN was born in Denmark in 1856, came to Washington in
1889, and is now a "steamboat man," living at Kalama.
He was made a Mason in Kalama Lodge, No. 17, in 1900, and is now
Senior Warden of that Lodge.
MILTON JEFFERSON BUTLER was born in Carroll County, Arkansas,
in 1867, came to Washington in 1890, and is now a section foreman
at Kalama. He was made a Mason in Kalama Lodge, No. 17, in 1901,
and is now Tyler of that Lodge.
JESSE S. KERNS was born at Garnett, Kansas, in 1878, and came
to Washington in 1894. He received his education in the Orphans'
Home of the I. O. G. T., at Vallejo, Cal., and is now a machinist,
living at Olympia. He was made a Mason in Harmony Lodge, No. 18,
in 1901, and is now Junior Deacon of that Lodge.
JACOB JENNI was born in Minnesota in 1858, came to Washington
in 1877, and is a stationary engineer, living at Florence. He
was made a Mason in Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in 1889, and retains
his membership there.
FRED E. MANLEY was born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1868, came to Washington
in 1888, and is engaged in the milling business at Florence. He
was made a Mason in Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in 1897, and is still
a member of that Lodge.
CARL OSCAR WALTERS was born in Sweden in 1855, came to Washington
in 1886, and is a shingle-maker, living at Cedar-home. He was
made a Mason in Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in 1900, and is a member
of that Lodge; and has been Road Supervisor and Deputy Assessor.
JAMES RUSH HARPER was born at Binghamton, N. Y., in 1851, came
to Washington in 1890, and is a stationary engineer, living at
Aberdeen. He was made a Mason in Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52, in 1898,
and is now Senior Warden of that Lodge. He received the Capitular
degrees in West Shore Chapter and is a member of the local Chapter,
O.E.S.
WENDELIN LEIDI was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1861, came to
Washington in 1887, and is a jeweler at Goldendale. He was made
a Mason in Goldendale Lodge, No. 31, in 1901, and is a member
of that Lodge and of Evergreen Chapter, O.E.S.
THOMAS BAILEY MONTGOMERY was born in Linlithgow-shire, Scotland,
in 1849, came to Canada in 1852, received his education there,
removed to Washington in 1899, and is now manager of a bank at
Goldendale. He appears to have received the Symbolic, Capitular,
Eastern Star and Templar degrees at Great Bend, Kansas. He is
now Junior Steward of Goldendale Lodge, No. 31.
JOSEPH C. MOREHEAD was horn in Philadelphia in 1846, came to Washington
in 1870, and is a dealer in live stock, living at Goldendale.
He was made a Mason in Crawfordsville, Iowa, in 1864; became a
charter member of Winfield Lodge, Iowa, and our own Goldendale
Lodge, No. 31, successively, and is still a member of the latter
Lodge.
AMOS EVERETT COLEY was born in Washington County, Ohio, in 1852,
and came to Washington in 1881. He received his education in Oberlin
College, and is now (1902) County Clerk, living at Goldendale.
He was made a Mason in Goldendale Lodge, No. 31, in 1900, and
is Junior Warden of that Lodge. He is also a member of Evergreen
Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM B. HAYDEN was born in Ritchie County, W. Va., in 1852,
came to Washington in 1887, and is a merchant at Centerville.
He was made a Mason in Goldendale Lodge, No. 31, in 1889.
JAMES T. CARPENTER was born in Cooper County, Mo., in 1865, and
came to Washington in 1891. He resides at Centerville, and is
a member of Goldendale Lodge, No. 31, having been made a Master
Mason in that Lodge in 1901.
WILLIAM M. McEWEN was horn at Beaver City, Utah, in 1858, came
to Washington in 1884, and is a farmer and stock raiser at Goldendale.
He was made a Mason in Goldendale Lodge, No. 31, in 1900, and
is a member of that Lodge.
HENRY B. CARRATT was born in Sabula, Iowa, in 1870, came to Washington
in 1887, and is a farmer, living at Centerville. He was made a
Mason in Goldendale Lodge, No. 31, in 1900, and is a member of
that Lodge.
MELVILLE M. WARNER was born in Illinois in 1861, at-tended school
at Albany, Oregon, and came to Washington in 1889. He is a blacksmith
at Goldendale; was made a Mason in Goldendale Lodge, No. 31, in
1901, and retains his membership there. He is also a member of
the O.E.S.
WILLIAM JEFFERSON STORY was born in New York in 1853, came to
Washington in 1881, and is an editor, living at Goldendale. He
was made a Mason in Goldendale Lodge, No. 31, in 1901, and is
now Tyler of that Lodge.
ASA G. COLLINS was horn at Sedalia, Mo., in 1868, and came to
Washington in 1888. He received his education in Wisconsin and
Iowa, and is a contractor, living at Everett. He was made a Mason
in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1902, and is a member of that
Lodge. He was a member of the City Council in 1901.
MOSES C. RUSSELL was born in McDonald County, Mo., in 1870, came
to Washington in 1874, and is a machinist at Tacoma. He was made
a Mason in Steilacoom Ledge, No. 2, in 1900, and is a member of
that Lodge.
JOHN JOHNSTON DUNSEATH was born in Wisconsin in 1875, came to
Washington in 1884, and is a plumber at Tacoma. He was made a
Mason in Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, in 1897, and is a member of
that Lodge and of Acacia Chapter, O.E.S.
ALBION B. BELL was born at St. Paul, Minn., in 1877, came to Washington
in 1889, and is now a newspaperman at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Steilacoom Lodge, No 2, in 1901, and retains his membership
there.
TAYLOR A. PITMAN was born in Indiana in 1855, came to Washington
in 1889, and is a locomotive engineer, living at Tacoma. He was
made a Mason in Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, in 1890, and is now Marshal
of that Lodge, and a member of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M., and Acacia
Chapter, O.E.S.
HENRY RUPP was horn in Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1839, came to Washington
in 1879, and is now a hotel proprietor at Tacoma. He was made
a Mason in Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, in 1883, and retains his membership
in that Lodge.
WILLIS B. JONES was born in the State of New York in 1855, came
to 'Washington in 1889, and is a carpenter, living at Steilacoom.
He was initiated and passed in Cambria Lodge, Michigan, in 1880,
and raised in Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, in 1897. He is now a member
of the latter Lodge and of Acacia Chapter, O.E.S.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WASSON was born in Muncie, Indiana, in 1857,
and came to Washington in 1884. He received his education in the
Central Normal College, Indiana, and is now a brick maker, living
at Everett, and a member of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95.
GEORGE M. ROGERS was born in Green County, Wisconsin, in 1875,
was educated in Milwaukee, came to Washington in 1895. He is a
dealer in wall paper, paints and glass at Everett, and a member
of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95.
WILLIS HERBERT WINGATE was born in Illinois in 1869 and came to
Washington in 1900, and is a train dispatcher, living at Everett,
and a member of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in which Lodge he received
the degrees in 1902.
CHARLES HENRY PLASS was born in Germany in 1868, and came to Washington
in 1889. He received his education in the Fatherland, and is now
a merchant at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Fairweather Lodge,
No. 82, in 1891, and is a member and Past Master of that Lodge
and a member of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M.
CLERVILL VV. ROBERSON was born in Bates County, Missouri, in 1868,
and came to Washington in 1885. He resides at South Tacoma, and
is a machinist. He was made a Mason in Fairweather Lodge, No.
82, in 1894, and is a member and Past Master of that Lodge.
JOHN CHAPMAN was born in Scotland in 1872, and came to Washington
in 1890. He is an iron moulder, residing at South Tacoma. He was
made a Mason in Clover Lodge, No. 91, in 1894, and is a member
and Past Master of that Lodge; a member of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M.,
and a Past Patron of White Clover Chapter, O.E.S.
JOHN M. ARNTSON was born in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, in 1858,
and was educated in Minnesota; and came to Washington in 1883.
He is a lawyer by profession, and is serving his third term as
Clerk of the Police Court of Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Clover
Lodge, No. 91, in 1899, and is now Junior Warden of that Lodge.
He is a member of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M., and Fern Chapter, O.E.S.
CHARLES P. SHARMAN was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1868, came
to Washington in 1890, and is a laundryman at South Tacoma. He
was made a Mason in Clover Lodge, No. 91, in 1899, and is Senior
Deacon of that Lodge, and a member of White Clover Chapter, O.E.S.
GABRIEL F. MATTHEWS was born at Pickering, Ontario, in 1847, and
came to Washington in 1890. He received his education in Ontario,
and is now a printer at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in State Lodge,
No. 68, and is a member and Past Master of Clover Lodge, No. 91,
and a Past Patron of White Clover Chapter, O.E.S.
ALBERT FRANK HOSKA was born in Chicago, Ill., in 1851, and came
to Washington in 1883. He is a harness maker by trade, and in
1885-6-7 was Chief of the Fire Department of Tacoma, in which
city he resides. He was made a Mason in Fairweather Lodge, No.
82, in 1902.
WILLIAM KEYWOOD was born in Nottingham, England, in 1863, and
came to Washington in 1889. He is a locomotive engineer, residing
at Tacoma; and received the degrees in 1893 in Fairweather Lodge,
No. 82, of which he is still a member.
DOUGLASS ALLMOND was born on a farm in Sacramento County, California,
in 1863, came to Washington in 1882, and is now President and
Manager of the Anacortes Water Company at Anacortes. He has been
Deputy Collector of Customs; and in 1888 was one of the board
appointed by the Government to appraise the Navy Yard site at
Port Orchard. He is a member of Fidalgo Lodge, No. 77, which made
him a Mason in 1902.
GEORGE W. STRYKER was born at Corvallis, Oregon, in [868, came
to Washington in 1895, resided for some time at Snohomish, and
removed to Everett in 1901. He is a dentist; was made a Mason
in Centennial Lodge, No. 25, in 1899, and is a member of Peninsular
Lodge, No. 95. He received the Capitular and Eastern Star degrees
in Snohomish, and is a charter member of Everett Chapter, R.A.M.
NATHAN HUMPHREY FLOWERS was born in Gibson County Tennessee, in
1852, came to Washington in 1898, and is engaged in the sawmill
business at Winlock. He was made a Mason in Union Hill Lodge,
No. 533, in 1884, and is a member and Tyler if Winlock Lodge,
No. 47.
HENRY H. DARRAH was horn at Lock Haven, Penn., in 1868, and came
to Washington in 1888, having received his education at Independence,
Kansas, and is now an assayer, living at Winlock. He was made
a Mason in Winlock Lodge, No. 47, in 1892, was elected Master
in 1893, and is now Senior Deacon of that Lodge. He is also a
member of the O.E.S.
JOSHUA JACKSON MORROW was born at Douglas, Ontario, in 1842, and
came to Washington in 1890. He is a carpenter, living at Napavine.
He was made a Mason in Winlock Lodge, No. 47, in 1896, and is
now Junior Deacon of that Lodge.
EDWIN S. JOHNSTON was born at Wasioja, Minn., in 1858, and came
to 'Washington in 1883, having received his education at Providence,
R. I. He is an accountant, living in Seattle. He was made a Mason
in Excelsior Lodge, No. 195, in New York City in 1883, and is
a member of Arcana Lodge, No. 87. He received the Capitular degrees
in New York City.
SAMUEL AARON CHOATE was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1880, came
to Washington in 1900, and is a clerk, living at Davenport. He
was made a Mason in Acacia Lodge, No. 58, in 1902, and is a member
of that Lodge.
JOHN W. SAWYER was born in Wyoming County, Penn., in 1856, came
to Washington in 1878, and is a farmer, living at Davenport. He
was made a Mason in Acacia Lodge, No. 58, in 1898, and is a member
of that Lodge.
HENRY G. ANDERSON was born at Black Station, Cal., in 1876, came
to Washington in 1884, and is a druggist at Davenport. He was
made a Mason in Acacia Lodge, No. 58, in 1899, and is now Junior
Warden of that Lodge.
J. T. LAUGHLIN was born in Missouri in 1859, came to Washington
in 1875, and is now a farmer near Little Falls. He was made a
Mason in Winlock Lodge, No. 47, in 1892, and is still a member
of that Lodge.
MONROE FILLMORE MARSHALL was born in Boston, Mass., in 1869, and
came to Washington in 1887, having received his education in San
Francisco. He is now railroad agent and telegraph operator at
Napavine. He was made a Mason in Winlock Lodge, No. 47, and is
a member of that Lodge and of Sunset Chapter, R.A.M.
THOMAS H. FERRIER was born in Missouri in 1872, and came to Washington
two years later. He is a farmer at Little Falls. He was made a
Mason in Winlock Lodge, No. 47, in 1896, and is now Junior Steward
of that Lodge. He is also a member of Adah Chapter, O.E.S.
SAMUEL HARRIS McKEE was born in Iowa in 1857, came to Washington
in 1889, and is a butcher at Tacoma. He is a member of Fairweather
Lodge, No. 82, and of Tacoma Chapter and Council, and Ivanhoe
Commandery.
OSCAR DANIEL DARLING was born in Rutland County, Vermont, in 1846,
came to Washington in 1889, and is a carpenter and wilder at Tacoma.
He was made a Mason in Lake Lodge, No. 124, Michigan, in 1871,
and is a member of Fairweather Lodge, No. 52. He was at one time
City Marshal of Howard City, Michigan.
THOMAS McGEARY was born in Buena Vista, Mexico, in 1547, came
to Washington in 1852, and is a farmer, living near Steilacoom.
He was made a Mason in Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2 in 1881, and is
a member and Past Master of that Lodge. He served his fellow-citizens
as justice of the Peace for nine years, and as Road Supervisor
for seven years; and is now School Clerk.
JOHN D. DEAN was born in Senaca, Wisconsin, in 1862, and came
to Washington in 1883. He received his education in the common
schools of Wisconsin and the University of Washington; is a newspaperman,
living at Hoquiam; and was Postmaster of that city for five years.
He was made a Mason at Prairie due Chien, Wis., in 1885, while
on a visit to his old home, and is a Past Master and Secretary
of Hoquiam Lodge, No. 61.
ADAM R. GRAY was born at Catlin, Washington, in 1874, received
his education at Portland, Oregon, and is now engaged in the sawmill
business at Kelso. He was made a Mason in Castle Rock Lodge, No.
62, in 1901, and is now a member and Treasurer of Kelso Lodge,
No. 94.
CHRIS CULMBACK was born in 1867, received his education in Denmark,
and came to Washington in 1892. He is a merchant at Everett; was
made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1900, and is a member
of that Lodge and of the local Chapters, R.A.M. and O.E.S.
ADOLPH J. MOLDENHAUER was born in Wisconsin in 5860, came to Washington
in 1886, and is a millwright at Lowell. He was made a Mason in
Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1902, and is a member of that Lodge.
HERBERT S. NOICE was born in Morenci, Michigan, in 1871, came
to Washington in 1898, and is an undertaker at What-corn. He was
made a Mason in Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, in 1901; is a member
of that Lodge; and has been Coroner of Whatcom County.
FRANCIS W. MOSES was born at Richwood, Ohio, in 1870, came to
Washington in 1890, and is a hotel proprietor at Whatcom. He was
made a Mason in Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, in 1900, and is
now Senior Deacon of that Lodge. He has taken the Capitular and
Eastern Star degrees in the local Chapters.
HENRY W. BUZZARD was horn in England in 1865, came to Washington
in 1889, and is a blacksmith at Whatcom. He was made a Mason in
Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, in 1902, and retains his membership.
A. E. POTSHINSKY was born in Russia in 1862, came to Washington
in 1886, and is a merchant tailor at Whatcom. He was made a Mason
in Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, in 1900, and is a member of that
Lodge.
HARRY CLARK WATKINS was born at Norvell, Jackson Co., Michigan,
in 1873, and came to Washington in 1900. He received his education
in the University of Michigan, and is a physician and surgeon
at Cosmopolis. He was made a Mason in Napoleon Lodge, at Napoleon,
Mich., in 1894, and is now (1901) a member of East Saginaw Lodge,
No. 77, Michigan, but has applied for a dimit with the intention
of affiliating with Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52. He took the Capitular
degrees in Michigan and the Eastern Star in Ohio.
H. A. BENHAM was born in Chicago City, Minn., in 1866, came to
Washington in 1879, is a master of steam vessels, living at Aberdeen.
He was made a Mason in Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52, in 1900, and is
now Junior Warden of that Lodge. He has also held important offices
in West Shore Chapter, R.A.M., and De Molai Commandery; and is
a member of the local Chapter, O.E.S.
ARTHERTON H. FARNAM was born in Summit County, Ohio, in 1841,
came to Washington in 5898, and is a lumberman at Aberdeen. IIe
was made a Mason in Lodge No. 360, at Richfield, Ohio, in 5867,
and is now a member and Chaplain of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52. He
attained the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite at Grand Rapids,
Mich., and took the Capitular degrees at Stanton, in the same
State.
THOMAS L. DOUGLAS was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1866, came to
Washington in 1890, and is a founder and machinist at Aberdeen.
He was made a Mason in Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52, in 1901, and is
a member of that Lodge.
WALTER HOWARD CHENEY was born at Bowdoinham, Maine, in 1863, came
to Washington in 1891, and is a blacksmith at Aberdeen. He was
made a Mason in Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52, in 1897, and retains his
membership there.
NELS NELSON was born in Denmark in 1857, came to Washington in
1887, and is a blacksmith at Aberdeen. He was made a Mason in
Stanton Star Lodge, No. 250, in 1885, and is a charter member
of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52.
BERT MORSE was born in Ulster County, N. Y., in 1861, attended
school at Stanton, Michigan, came to Washington in 1885, and is
now a butcher, living at Aberdeen. He was made a Mason in Aberdeen
Lodge, No. 52, in 1899, and is a member of that Lodge and of the
local Chapter, O.E.S.
JACOB W. TOKLAS was born in Germany in 1844, came to Washington
in 1885, and is now a merchant at Aberdeen. He was made a Mason
in Corinthian Lodge, No. 38, in 1886, and is now a member of Aberdeen
Lodge, No. 52.
GEORGE E. HUNTLEY was born at Niantic, Conn., in 1867, came to
Washington in 1889, and conducts a wood-working factory at Aberdeen.
He was made a Mason in Bay View Lodge, No. 120, at Niantic, Conn.,
in 1888, and is now a member of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52, and of
the local Chapter, O.E.S.
CHARLES ROBERT GREEN was born at Newcastle on Tyne, England, in
1857, came to Washington in 1889, and is now an accountant, living
at Aberdeen. He was made a Mason in St. Hilda Lodge, No. 240,
at South Shields, England, in 1886, and is now a member of Aberdeen
Lodge, No. 52. He is a member of Rhododendron Chapter, O.E.S.
EDWARD HULBERT was born in Bath, England, in 1855, came to Washington
in 1889, and is now engaged in the manufacture of lumber and shingles
at Aberdeen. He was made a Mason in Stanton Star Lodge, Michigan,
in 1878, and is now a member of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52. He took
the Capitular degrees in Greenville, Mich.
SIMEON C. MITCHELL was horn in Maine in 1826, came to 'Washington
in 1859, and is a merchant at Aberdeen. He was made a Mason in
Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, in 1878, but took his second and third
degrees in Maine shortly after. He is now a member, and for five
years has been Treasurer, of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52.
BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON was born in Genesee County, Michigan, in 1861,
came to Washington in 1886, and is a lumberman at Aberdeen. He
was made a Mason in Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52, in 1901, and is now
Junior Steward of that Lodge. He served his fellow-citizens as
member of the City Council for two years.
HERBERT B. GREGORY was born in Oxford County, Ontario, in 1878,
and came to Washington in 1896. He attended common schools in
South Dakota and the Tacoma High School, and is now a merchant
at Spanaway. He was made a Mason in Fern Hill Lodge, No. 80, in
1901, and is now organist of that Lodge and of Ivy Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM POLOCK GILBREATH was born in Washington County, Arkansas,
in 1850, came to Washington in 1882, and is a laborer, living
at Aberdeen. He was made a Mason in Rainier Lodge, Oregon, in
1877, and is now a member of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52.
ALBERT B. GIBLETT was born in London, England, in 1865, came to
Washington in 1888, and is a marine engineer, living at Tacoma.
He was made a Mason in Fairweather Lodge, No. 82, in 1901, and
retains his membership there.
AUSTIN BURTON GLASIER was born at Houghton, Michigan, in 1864,
came to Washington in 1890, and is a telegrapher at Tacoma. He
was made a Mason in Fairweather Lodge, No. 82, in 1902, and retains
his membership in that Lodge.
CHARLES THOMAS FISHER was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1862,
came to Washington in 1888, and is now a locomotive engineer,
living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Western Star Lodge, No.
67, in 1891, and is a member of Fairweather Lodge, No. 82.
JASPER CHANDLER was born near Philadelphia, Ohio, in 1845, came
to Washington in 1890, and is a carpenter and builder at Tacoma.
He was made a Mason in Industry Lodge, No. 327, Illinois, in 1873,
and is a member of Fairweather Lodge, No. 82.
ANDREW WIEGEL was born in the Netherlands in 1848, came to Washington
in 1890, and is now a confectioner at Tacoma. He was made a Master
Mason in Muskegon Lodge, No. 140, Michigan, in 1886, and is a
member of Fairweather Lodge, No. 82.
DUDLEY I. SHERRILL was born in North Carolina in 1868, came to
Washington in 1889, and is now foreman of a cabinet shop in Tacoma.
He was made a Mason in Fairweather Lodge, No. 82, in 1892, and
retains his membership in that Lodge.
WILLIAM F. SCHOBER was born in Switzerland in 1867, came to Washington
in 1889, and is a butcher, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Fairweather Lodge, No. 82, in 1899, and retains his membership
there.
WILLIAM L. CARMAN was born in McHenry County, Illinois, in 1853,
came to Washington in 1900, and is a carpenter, residing at Lowell.
He was made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1902, and
is now Junior Steward of that Lodge. Before coming to this State
he was a Postmaster in Smith County, Kansas.
CHAUNCEY A. MEAD was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1860,
and came to Washington in 1889. He received his education at Cleveland,
Ohio, and Louisville, Ky., and is now a physician at Everett.
He was made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1901.
ALBERT WILLIS CRISWELL was born in Washington, Iowa, in 1857,
came to Washington in i889, and is a painter at Everett. He was
made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, and is Senior Steward
of that Lodge.
EMILE DREYFOUS was horn in New Orleans, La., in 1850, and came
to Washington in 1900. He received his education in California
and Paris, France, and is now a professor of music at Everett.
He was made a Mason in Escurial Lodge, No. 7, at Virginia City,
Nevada, in 1874, and is a member of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95,
as well as of Columbia Chapter, O.E.S.
AUGUST BOYER was born at Houston, Minn., in 1867, came to Washington
in 1888, and is now a pattern maker, living at Everett. He was
made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1898, and is now
Senior Deacon of that Lodge.
ALEXANDER THOMPSON was born in Scotland in 1872, and came to Washington
in 1889, and is now a contractor, living at Everett. He was made
a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1900, and is a member
of that Lodge, and of the local Chapter, R.A.M., and Council,
R. & S. M., as well as of the City Council.
OSCAR ELDER REA was born in Colesburg, Iowa, in 1848, and came
to Washington in 1890. He received his education in the Lenox
Collegiate Institute at Hopkinton, Iowa, and is now a real estate
broker at Everett. He is a member of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95,
of which he was the first Master. He had attained the 32d degree
of the Scottish Rite and taken the Capitular and Templar degrees
in South Dakota; was for five years Master of Silver Star Lodge,
No. 4, South Dakota; and, in 1887 and 1888, Grand Lecturer of
the Grand Lodge of Dakota; and is a Past Patron of Columbia Chapter,
O.E.S., at Everett.
ALEX A. SUTHERLAND was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1864, and came
to Washington in 1898. He received his education in Trinity Medical
College at Toronto, and is a physician, living at Blaine. He was
made a Mason in Warren Lodge, No. 120, Ontario, in 1891, and is
a member and Marshal of International City Lodge, No. 79. He received
the Capitular degree at Simcoe, Ontario.
IRA H. CASE was born at Kewanee, Illinois, in 1861, and came to
Washington in 1889. He received his education at Eagle, Michigan,
and is a lawyer by profession, but at present engaged in mining.
His home is in Tacoma and he was made a Mason in Lebanon Lodge,
No. 104, in 1901, and retains his membership in that Lodge. He
was formerly County Judge of Deuel County, South Dakota.
EDWARD B. JUDSON was born at Winslow, Illinois, in 1859, and came
to Washington in 1889, having received his education at Decatur.
He is now a manufacturer, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Macon Lodge, No. 8, Illinois, in 1885, and is a member of Lebanon
Lodge, No. 104.
PHILIP VANDERBILT CAESAR was born at Franklin, N. J., in 1866,
and came to Washington in 1889: He received his education in Columbia
College, New York City, and is now engaged in business at Tacoma.
He was made a Mason in Lebanon Lodge, No. 104, in 1895, and is
a member and was formerly Treasurer of that Lodge.
ISADORE D. JONIS was born on Vashon Island, Washington, in 1876,
received his education at Rainier, and is now a lumber-man at
Tenino. He was made a Mason in Tenino Lodge, No. 86, in 1901,
and is now Junior Warden of that Lodge. He is a member of Alice
Chapter, O.E.S.
ALFRED WEBSTER was born in Kent, England, in 1852, came to Washington
in 1898, and is a stone cutter, living at Tenino. He was made
a Mason in Winona Lodge, No. 18, at Winona, Minn., in 1888, and
is a member and Senior Steward of Tenino Lodge, No. 86. He is
a member of the local Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM T. WARREN was born at Belleview, Iowa, in 1866, and came
to Washington in 1886. He received his education in the common
schools, and is now an attorney-at-law at Wilbur. He was made
a Mason in Tuscan Lodge, No. 81, and is now Senior Warden of that
Lodge. He is also a member of Tuscan Chapter, O.E.S., and has
served his fellow-citizens as Assistant Postmaster at Dillon and
Missoula, Montana, and at Spokane, and as Clerk of the Justice
of the Peace Court at Spokane, City Attorney of Wilbur for nine
years, and Chairman of the Wilbur Board of Directors.
JOHN SCOTT was born in Scotland in 1848, and came to Washington
in 1891, having received his education in Huron County, Ontario.
He is a confectioner at Blaine; was made a Mason in Marquette
Lodge, No. 21, in 1884, and is a member and Tyler of International
City Lodge, No. 79.
ALFRED BUTT was born in England in 1849, came to Washington in
1889, having received his education in his native land, and is
a jeweler at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in State Lodge, No. 68,
in 1900, and retains his membership there.
SOLOMON L. COLE was born in Bangor, N. Y., in 1847, at-tended
school in Wisconsin, came to Washington in 1885, and is a carpenter,
living at Blaine. He was made a Mason in Garfield Lodge, No. 28,
in 1885, and is now Senior Steward of International City Lodge,
No. 79.
WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS was born at Scranton, Penn., in 1867, came
to Washington in 1877, and is a farmer at Everett. He was made
a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1902, and retains his
membership in that Lodge.
JOHN McKEE was born at Whitfield, Canada, in 1858, and came to
Washington in 1893. He is Deputy Collector of U. S. Internal Revenue
at Everett, and for the last four years has been Deputy Sheriff.
He was made a Mason in Lorne Lodge, No. 377, Canada, in 1892,
and is now Junior Warden of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95.
JOSEPH BANKS DAWSON was born at Dry River, Ohio, in 1863, and
came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in Marietta
College, Ohio, and is an attorney-at-law at Whatcom. He was made
a Mason in Steubenville Lodge, at Steubenville, Ohio, in 1888,
and is a member and Past Master of Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44.
He received the Capitular, Cryptic, Eastern Star and Templar degrees
in local bodies; is a Past High Priest, a Past Eminent Commander,
and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Ann Temple.
JAMES A. LOGGIE was born in Canada, came to Washington in 1852,
and is engaged in the lumber business at Whatcom. He was made
a Mason in Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, in 1902, and is now an
officer of that Lodge. He has taken the Capitular, Eastern Star
and Templar degrees in the several local bodies.
MORGAN WHEELER was born in Blaine, Ky., in 1856, came to Washington
in 1890, and is now foreman of the B. B. I. Co. at Whatcom. He
was made a Mason in Jake Rice Lodge, No. 506, Kentucky, in 1882,
and is a charter member and Past Master of Bellingham Bay Lodge,
No. 44. He has attained the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite; received
the Capitular and Eastern Star degrees at Whatcom, and is a Past
Patron, O.E.S.
ALMON CLYDE BLAKE was born at Tuscola, Illinois, in 1867, received
his education at Coffeyville, Kansas, came to Washington in 1895,
and is a hardware merchant at Whatcom. He was made a Mason in
Baxter Springs Lodge, No. 72, in 1892, and is a member and Past
Master of Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44. He received the Capitular
and Eastern Star degrees in the local bodies, and is a Past Patron,
O.E.S.
ALFRED E. WOOLARD was born in Kingston, Ontario, in 1860, came
to Washington in 1888, and is Secretary of a Building and Loan
Association, and a Custom House broker, living at Whatcom. He
was made a Mason in Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, in 1890, and
has been Secretary and is now Senior Warden of that Lodge. He
is also a member of Bellingham Bay Chapter, R.A.M., and Sehome
Chapter, O.E.S.; and was a member of the first City Council of
New Whatcom, and City Treasurer there in 1891.
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL was born in Nova Scotia in 1841, came to Washington
in 1883, and has been engaged in mining, farming and stock raising.
He has also been Judge of the Police Court of Whatcom, in which
city he now resides. He was made a Mason at Diamond City, Montana,
in 1865, in a Lodge U. D., and is a member and Past Master of
Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44. He received the Capitular degree
at Sedalia, Mo., and is a Knight Templar.
ROBERT W. BATTERSBY was born in Coal Valley, Illinois, in 1863,
came to Washington in 1889, and is now a merchant and a member
of the School Board at Whatcom. He was made a Mason in Valley
Lodge, No. 547, Illinois, in 1886, and is a member and Past Master
of Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44. He is also a member of the local
Royal Arch and Eastern Star Chapters.
HERMAN B. MOORE was born in Machias, Maine, in 1862, came to Washington
in 1887, livres at Utsalady and styles himself a "rancher."
He was made a Mason in Camanio Lodge, No. 19, in 1889, and is
a member and Past Master of that Lodge.
J. R. BURRELL was born in England in 1865, attended school in
New Orleans, and came to Washington in 1895. He is a bookkeeper,
living at Lowell, and a member of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95. He
is also a prominent member of Everett Chapter, R.A.M.
WINFIELD S. LEONARD was born in Piscataquis County, Maine, in
1848, came to Washington in 1869, and is a miner, re-siding at
Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, in 1876,
and is a member and Past Master of that Lodge. His father, a member
of Penobscot Lodge, at Milo, Maine, had nine sons, eight of whom
were Masons-six of them members of their father's Lodge.
JOSEPH ARTHUR SWALWELL was born in Canada in 1871, came to Washington
in 1888, and is now cashier of the First National Bank at Everett.
He was made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1893, and
is now Treasurer and Past Master of that Lodge. He is King of
Everett Chapter, R.A.M., and Past Patron of Columbia Chapter,
O.E.S.
JOHN TRUEBRIDGE was born in England in 1860, and came to Washington
in 1896. He received a collegiate education in the city of London
and became a ship master; and is now captain of the steamship
"Olympia." He resides at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Zetland Lodge, No. 525 (English Constitution), at Hong Kong,
China, in 1896, and is now a member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104.
He also received the Capitular degrees in Hong Kong.
FREDERICK W. GASTON was born at St. Paul, Minn., in 1868, and
came to Washington in 1892. He is engaged in the fire and marine
insurance business at Tacoma; was made a Mason in Howard Lodge,
No. 82, at Howard, Minn., in 1891; and is a charter member and
Past Master of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104. He also holds the office
of King in Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M.
ADELBERT R. UPRIGHT was born in Calhoun County, Michigan, in 1846,
and came to Washington in 1890. He resides in Tacoma and is a
civil engineer and land examiner of the N. P. Railway Co. He was
made a Mason in Charlevoix Lodge, No. 282, Michigan, in 1873,
and in that Lodge held all the elective offices, including that
of Master. He now belongs to Lebanon Lodge, No. 104. He received
the Capitular and Templar degrees in Michigan.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ESHELMAN was born at Forreston, Illinois, in
1863, and came to Washington in 1896. He received his education
in Chicago and is a dentist, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Parian Lodge, No. 321, in 1886, and is now a member of Lebanon
Lodge, No. 104. He received the Capitular and Templar degrees
in Iowa.
JAMES WHITEHILL DOOLITTLE was born in Tecumsah Nebraska, in 1878,
and came to Washington in 1882. He received his education in Mt.
St. Joseph College, Baltimore, Md., and is engaged in railroading.
He is living in Tacoma and is a member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104,
in which he received the degrees in 1900.
PERCY LORNE SINCLAIR was born in the city of Quebec, Canada, in
1861, and came to Washington in 1889, having received his education
in Brooklyn and New York. He is the Pacific Coast Freight and
Passenger Agent of the Lehigh Valley R. R. Co., and has his headquarters
and home at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Waverly Lodge, No.
407, New York, in 1887, and became a charter member and the first
Secretary of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104. He continued to hold the
office of Secretary till December, 1899, and is still an active
member of that Lodge.
GEORGE C. SCHEMPP was born in Canada in 1863 and came to Washington
in 1887. He received his education at Lodi, Ohio, and is now in
the laundry business at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Lebanon
Lodge, No. 104, in 1901, and is a member of that Lodge.
WALTER R. SCOTT was born in Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1868, and
came to Washington in 1899. He received his education in his native
city and in Madison University, Wisconsin, and is a pharmacist
at Puyallup. He was 'made a Mason in Eau Claire Lodge, No. 112,
Wisconsin, in 1891, and is now Senior Warden of Corinthian Lodge,
No. 38. He received the Capitular degree in Wisconsin and those
of the Eastern Star in Puyallup. In Wisconsin he held the office
of Oil Inspector.
AUGUSTUS GARDELLA was born in Italy in 1835, and came to Washington
in 1869. He is a farmer, living at Sumner, and a member of Corinthian
Lodge, No. 38, in which he was made a Master Mason in 1882. He
is also a member of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M.
WILLIAM GEORGE CONVERSE was born at Stockholm, N. Y., in 1855,
came to Washington in 1899, and is now Boorman in a grocery company
at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Amber Lodge, No. 395, at Parishville,
N. Y., in 1881, and is a member and was recently Junior Deacon
of Corinthian Lodge, No. 38.
DAVID M. SNYDER was born in what is now West Virginia in 18¢8
and came to Washington in 1888. He is a merchant at Puyallup-engaged
also in mining-and is Junior Deacon of Corinthian Lodge, No. 38,
in which Lodge he was made a Mason in 1901.
FRANCIS MARION STINNETT was born at Blount, Tenn., in 1836 and
came to Washington in 1888. He had been a Justice of the Peace
in Arkansas and is now a farmer, living at Puyallup. He was made
a Mason in Walnut Hill Lodge, Arkansas, in 1870, and is now a
member and Tyler of Corinthian Lodge, No. 38.
ROBERT MONTGOMERY was born in Quarryville, Penn., in 1872, came
to Washington in ago, and received his education in Whitworth
College. He resides at Sumner, of which city he was twice Mayor,
and is a newspaper editor and proprietor. He is a member of Corinthian
Lodge, No. 38, in which he was made a Master Mason in 1901.
EDWARD GEORGE ENGLISH was born in Boston, Mass., in 1853, and
came to Washington in 1876. He received his education in Wisconsin
and is a lumberman at Mount Vernon. He was made a Mason in Camanio
Lodge, No. 19, in 1881, and is a charter member of Mount Baker
Lodge, No. 36. He is also a member of the Mt. Vernon Royal Arch
and Eastern Star Chapters.
FRED LEWIS BLUMBERG was born in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, in
1864, and came to Washington in 1889. He received his education
in Wisconsin and Iowa and is now an accountant, living at Mt.
Vernon. He was made a Mason in Mt. Baker Lodge, No. 36, in 1890,
and is now a Junior Warden of that Lodge. He has been Secretary
of Mt. Vernon Chapter, R.A.M., and is Past Patron of the Eastern
Star Chapter in that town; and has been Auditor of Skagit County.
ALEXANDER J. HENDERSON was born in New York City in 1852 and came
to Washington in 1895. He has followed the hotel and restaurant
business and resides in Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Corinthian
Lodge, No. 38, in 1899, and retains his membership in that Lodge.
He is a member of Naomi Chapter, O.E.S.; and was at one time Road
Commissioner at Niles, N. Y.
THOMAS N. MORRIS was born in London, Ontario, in .1866, and came
to Washington in 1887. He resides in Tacoma, is a telegrapher
and has been Deputy U. S. Marshal. He was made a Mason in Fairweather
Lodge, No. 82, in 1891, and is a member and Past Master of that
Lodge.
VINOY V. WESTFALL was born in Kansas in 1872 and came to Washington
in 1890. He is an electric lineman, living at Puyallup, and a
member of Corinthian Lodge, No. 38, in which he was made a Master
Mason in 1901.
JOHN MECHIN ROBERTS was born in Jersey City, N. J., in 1877, came
to Washington in 1881, and is now an accountant, living in South
Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Clover Lodge, No. 91, in 1900,
and was Senior Steward of that Lodge in 1901.
WILLIAM R. ROBERTS was born in Jersey City, N. J., in 1850, and
came to Washington in 1881, and is now a tinsmith at Tacoma. He
was made a Mason in Clover Lodge, No. 91, in 1899, and is a member
and organist of that Lodge.
JONAS W. STUVER was born at Bethlehem, Penn., in 1851, and came
to Washington in 1887. He received his education in Illinois and
is now a salesman, living at Puyallup. He was made a Mason in
Blueville Lodge, at Edingburgh, Ill., in 1881, and is a member
and Past 'Warden of Corinthian Lodge, No. 38. He is also a Past
Master of Naomi Chapter, O.E.S., and member of the School Board
of Puyallup.
GEORGE N. HULCE was born in Delaware County, N. Y., in 1852, and
came to Washington in 1895. He received his education in Wisconsin
and is now Deputy County Clerk, living at Sumner. He was made
a Mason in Bryan Lodge, No. 98, at Menasha, Wis., in 1874, and
is a member of Corinthian Lodge, No. 38. In Wisconsin he has served
his fellow citizens as Town Clerk.
FRANCIS M. BAILEY was born in Peoria County, Illinois, in 1864,
and came to Washington in 1886. He received his education in Kansas
and is now a merchant at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Steilacoom
Lodge, No. 2, and is a member of that Lodge; of Tacoma Chapter,
R.A.M.; and of Acacia Chapter, O.E.S.-Past Patron of the latter
body.
JOHN GEORGE WELLER was born "hoff" Lambach, Germany,
in 1834, came to Washington in 1871, and is a farmer, living at
Lake Steilacoom. He was made a Mason in Steilacoom Lodge, No.
2, in 1882, and is now Junior Deacon of that Lodge. He was a member
of the City Council of Steilacoom three terms, and is now a School
Director.
NICK DOERING was born in Germany in 1865, came to Washing in 1890,
and is now in the livery and transfer business at Steilacoom.
He was made a Mason in Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, in 1898, and is
now Senior Warden of that Lodge.
H. N. HOOK was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1863, came to Washington
in 1889, and is now a ship joiner at Hoquiam. He was made a Mason
in Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64, in 1890, and is a member of his mother
Lodge.
PHILIP P. BURNS was born in Ireland in 1836, came to Washington
in 1891, and is a mechanic, living at Hoquiam. He was made a Mason
in Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64, in 1901, and is a member of that Lodge.
IRVING JULE TEGTMEIER was born in Wisconsin, in 1879, came to
Washington in 1889, and is a locomotive fireman, living at Everett.
He was made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1901, and
retains his membership there.
HARVEY LORD was born in Linesville, Penn., in 1867, came to Washington
in 1896, and is a shingle-mill man at Ocosta. He was made a Mason
in Stanton Star Lodge, No. 250, in 1890, and is now a member of
Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52.
RICHARD FLYTE was born in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1851,
came to Washington in 1889, and is a carpenter, living at Aberdeen.
He was made a Mason in Brookville Lodge, No. 209, at Brookville,
Kansas, in 1887, and is now a member and Tyler of Aberdeen Lodge,
No. 52. He is Past Patron of the local Chapter, O.E.S.
JOHN A. DIX was born in Woodstock, Champaigne County, Ohio, in
1843, and came to Washington in 1886. His education was received
in the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, and is
now a physician, residing at Garfield. He was made a Mason in
Riverton Lodge, Nebraska, in 1881; and is a Past Master and at
present the Junior Warden of Anchor Lodge, No. 88. He is also
a member of the O.E.S. and was a member of the Eighth Legislature
of Washington.
ALEXANDER POLSON, President of Poison Bros. Logging Co., at Hoquiam,
was born in Nova Scotia, May 24, 1853, and came to Washington
in 1879. He has been actively engaged in the lumber business and
mining most of his life. He was made a Master Mason in Wynooche
Lodge, No. 43, May 26, 1884, and is said to have been the first
Mason initiated in Chehalis County. He was a charter member of
Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64, and is still an active worker in that Lodge.
He is also a member of Aberdeen Chapter, R.A.M., De Molai Commandery,
and Afifi Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.; and has been Assessor of
Chehalis County.
SIMON F. KILDALL was born in Norway in 1860, came to Washington
in 1581, and is a merchant at Lynden. He was made a Mason in Lynden
Lodge, No. 56, in 1902, and is now Secretary of that Lodge. He
is also a member of Lynden Chapter, O.E.S.
CARR BAILEY was born in Missouri in 1850, came to Washington in
1889, and is a farmer, living at Lynden. He was made a Mason in
Gaylord Lodge, No. 183, at Gaylord, Kansas, in 1880, and is a
charter member and Past Master of Lynden Lodge, No. 56.
RASMUS O. BLONDEN was born in Denmark in 1845, came to Washington
in 1883, and is a miner, living at Lynden. He was made a Mason
in Lynden Lodge, No. 56, in 1889, and is a member of that Lodge.
CHARLES C. MATHEWS was born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1873, came to
Washington in 1850, received his education in Seattle, and is
now engaged in salmon fishing, residing at Anacortes. He was made
a Mason in Fidalgo Lodge, No. 77, in 1900, and is now Junior Deacon
of that Lodge. He received the Capitular and Eastern Star degrees
in the bodies at Mount Vernon.
GEORGE F. STRANG was born in Medfield, Mass., in 1857, came to
Washington in 1888, and is a machinist, living at Anacortes. He
was made a Mason in Fidalgo Lodge, No. 77, in 1902, and is a member
of that Lodge.
A. H. B. JORDAN was born in Boston, Mass., and came to Washington
in 1896. He resides at Lowell and is engaged in the manufacture
of paper. He is a member of Peninsular Lodge, No. 95; attained
the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite at Seattle; and took the Capitular
degree in Everett Chapter-of which body he has been an officer.
TIMOTHY GILBERT COLLINS was born in Grant County, Wisconsin, in
1862, and came to Washington in 1888. He resides in Everett, where
he was a Councilman in 1895, and Chief of Police in 1898, 1901
and 1902. He was made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in
1895, and retains his membership in that Lodge.
ARTHUR M. FREDSON was born at Oakland, Washington Territory, in
1878, received his education in St. Martin's College, and is now
a log scaler, living at Shelton. He was made a Mason in Mount
Moriah Lodge, No. 11, in 1901, and is now Senior Deacon of that
Lodge and Patron of Welcome Chapter, O.E.S.
JOSEPH H. DEER, a native of Lexington, Tenn., born in 1863, came
to Washington in 1881, and is an oysterman, living at Shelton.
He is a member of Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 11, having been made
a Master Mason there in 1902.
H. W. DURBORAN was born in Smithsburg, Md., in 1874, came to Washington
in 1881, received his education in Tacoma, and has devoted himself
to school teaching-for three years in Okanagan and Pierce Counties
and for the last six in Mason County. He was made a Mason in Mount
Moriah Lodge, No. 11, in 1899, and retains his membership there.
He is also a member of Welcome Chapter, O.E.S.
GEORGE MADISON TEW was born in Michigan in 1862, came to Washington
in 1888, and is now Railroad Superintendent at Shelton. He was
made a Mason in Lima Lodge, No. 65, in 1895, and is now a member
of Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 11, as well as of Welcome Chapter,
O.E.S.
THOMAS BORDEAUX was born in Canada in 1852, came to Washington
eighteen years later, and is engaged in the lumber business at
Shelton. He is a member and for ten years was Treasurer of Mount
Moriah Lodge, No. 11. He took the Capitular degrees in Olympia,
and the Order of the Temple in Tacoma; and is a member of Welcome
Chapter, O.E.S.
JACOB H. HUBER, merchant tailor, residing at Chehalis, was born
in Germany in 1867 and came to Washington in 1894. He was made
a Mason in Chehalis Lodge, No. 28, in 1900, and retains his membership
in his mother Lodge.
CARMI DIBBLE, who has been one of our most prominent and active
brethren, especially in connection with "Concordant Orders,"
was born in Saratoga County, N. Y., May 24, 1842. After attending
the common schools he learned the blacksmith trade and "went
West," reaching Washington Territory in 1866. He was made
a Master Mason in Waltham Lodge, No. 384, Illinois, in 1864; became
a charter member and Junior Warden of Santa Barbara Lodge, No.
192, California; and is now a member of St. Johns Lodge, No. 9.
He received the Capitular degrees in Las Vegas Chapter, New Mexico,
and became a charter member of that Chapter as well as, subsequently,
of Bellingham Bay Chapter, No. 12, of which latter body he is
now a member and Past High Priest. The Order of the Temple was
conferred upon him in Seattle Commandery, and he is now a charter
member and Past Eminent Commander of Hesperus Commandery. He completed
"the circle of ancient Masonry" by being greeted as
a Select Master, and became T. Ill. Master of Alt. Baker Council,
No. 3. Afiji Temple of the Mystic Shrine opened her doors to him,
as did also Sehome Chapter, O.E.S. All these honors pale before
the fact that he became Grand Associate Patron, O.E.S., in 1893;
Grand High Priest in 1897; Grand Commander, K. T., in 1898; and
Grand Master, R. & S. M., in 1889. Brother Dibble is a real
estate agent, residing at Whatcom, and has been Mayor of Sehome
and Councilman at large of Whatcom.
JOHN S. BROWN was born in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1850, received
his education in the Emerald Isle, and came to America in early
manhood and to Washington in 1883. He is a farmer, a Road Supervisor,
living near Kent. He was made a Mason in Granite Lodge, No. 352,
Ontario, Canada, in 1877; and became a charter member of Verity
Lodge, No. 59, which is still his Masonic home.
EMIL W. BEREITER was born in Wisconsin in 1873 and came to Washington
in 1896, having received his education in his native State. He
is engaged in the manufacture of lumber and resides at Kent. Made
a Mason in Verity Lodge, No. 59, in 1901, he is now Junior Deacon
of that Lodge; and he is also a member of the City Council.
BENJAMIN SEDWICK COLLINS, born at Parkersburg, in what is now
West Virginia, in 1840, came to Washington in 1889, and engaged
in the saw mill and shingle business, but is now on the retired
list. His home is at Kent. He was made a Mason in Harmony Lodge,
No. 59, at Pennsboro, W. Va., in 1882, and is now a member and
Tyler of Verity Lodge, No. 59. He is also Treasurer of Valley
Chapter, O.E.S.
DAVID F. NEELY was born in King County, Washington Territory,
in 1858, and is now a farmer, living at Kent. He was made a Mason
in Verity Lodge, No. 59 in 1894. He is a Past Master of that Lodge
and now serves it in the capacity of Marshal.
JAMES THEODORE JONES, a native of Guilford County, North Carolina,
born in 1857, spent his youth in Missouri, and came to Washington
in 1881. He is a farmer, residing at Kent; and a member of Verity
Lodge, No. 59, in which Lodge he was raised to the sublime degree
of a Master Mason in 1895.
FRANKLIN BUCK was born in Pennsylvania in 1837, and came to Washington
twenty years later. He is a farmer, living at Mt. Vernon; and
Treasurer of Mt. Baker Lodge, No. 36, in which Lodge he received
the degrees in 1882. In early days he was a Justice of the Peace
in Skagit County and County Commissioner of Snohomish County.
IVAN DEXTER PHIPPS, a native of Charlotte, Maine, born in 1869,
received his education at Hebron and Eastport, Maine, came to
Washington in 1893, and is now a mail carrier at Mt. Vernon. He
was made a Mason in Garfield Lodge, No. 41, and is now a member
of Mt. Baker Lodge, No. 36, as well as of the Eastern Star Chapter
of the same name.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON CRESSEY was born in Philadelphia in 1839,
and came to Washington in 1890. He received his education in his
native city and is by occupation a fish cultureist, residing at
Burlington. He was made a Mason in Eastern Star Lodge, No. 186,
at Philadelphia, in 1864, and affiliated with Mt. Baker Lodge,
No. 36, in June, 1900. Bro. Cressey was made a Mark Master Mason
in Columbia Mark Lodge, Philadelphia.
WYMAN MOORE KIRBY, son of a man who has been a Mason more than
fifty years, was born at Chute Au Blondeau, Ontario, in 1864r
and came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in Hawkesbury
Village, Ontario, and is now a contractor, living at Sedro-Wooley.
He was made a Mason in United Lodge, No. 93, in 1898, and is now
Junior Warden of that Lodge, which he has also served as Treasurer.
HOMER HOWARD SHREWSBURY, born in Minnesota in 1870, spent his
youth in California, and came to Washington in 1890. He is engaged
in the manufacture of lumber and shingles at Sedro-Wooley. He
is Junior Deacon and was formerly Secretary of United Lodge, No.
93, in which Lodge he received the degrees in 1895.
EDWARD P. McCLURE was born in Perry County, Penn., in 1842, and
came to Washington in 1871. He received his education at Kossuth,
Iowa, and is now a farmer, living at Winlock. He was made a Mason
at Ni-Wot (now Boulder), Colorado, in 1867, and is a charter member
and Past Master of Winlock Lodge, No. 47.
WILLIAM CHARLES WOLF was born at Massillon, Ohio, in 1870, and
came to Washington in 1900, and is engaged in the steel and iron
business at Lake View. He is a member of Clover Lodge, No. 91,
having been made a Master Mason there in 1901.
HANS P. RASMUSSEN was born in Denmark in 1854, and came to Washington
in 1888, having received his education in Michigan. He is a farmer
and dairyman, living at Lake View. He was made a Mason in Clover
Lodge, No. 91, in 1895, and retains his membership there.
RALPH C. BENNETT was born in Glenville, Minn., in 1876, and came
to Washington in 1890. He resides at South Tacoma, and is a member
of Clover Lodge, No. 91, in which he was made a Master Mason in
1899.
WILLIAM JAMES MEYER was born in Chicago in 1877, came to Washington
in 1900, and is now a foundry foreman, at South Tacoma. He was
made a Mason in Clover Lodge, No. 91, in 1901, and is now Junior
Deacon of that Lodge. He is a member of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M.,
and Past Patron of White Clover Chapter, O.E.S.
JOHN K. HENDERSON was born at Hamilton, Ontario, in 1858, came
to Washington in 1891, and is a tinsmith at South Tacoma. He was
made a Mason in Clover Lodge, No. 91, in 1896, and retains his
membership there.
J. O. ELDER, born at Umatilla, Oregon, in 1850, and educated in
the Willamette Valley, came to Washington in 1896, and is engaged
in stock raising at Montesano. He is Junior Steward of Wynooche
Lodge, No. 43, having been raised to the sublime degree of a Master
Mason in that Lodge in 1899.
J. M. LAMB, a native of Harrison County, Indiana, born in 1869,
came to Washington in 1888, after receiving his education in his
native State. He is a mechanical engineer, living at Montesano,
and Junior Deacon of Wynooche Lodge, No. 43, in which Lodge he
received the degrees in 1901.
HENRY YOUNG was born in Philadelphia in 1853, came to Washington
in 1887, and is a machinist, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Clover Lodge, No. 91, in 1899, and is a member and Chaplain
of that Lodge. He is also a member of Yida Chapter, O.E.S.
LAURENCE OTTO was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1861, came to Washington
in 1890, and is a butcher, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Clover Lodge, No. 91, in 1899, and is a member of that Lodge,
and of White Clover Chapter, O.E.S.
JOHN B. OLINGER was born in Indiana in 1871, and came to Washington
in 1889. He received his education at Salem, Oregon, and is now
a telegrapher at Sumner. He was made a Mason in Olympia Lodge,
No. 1, in 1892, and is now Junior Warden of Corinthian Lodge,
No. 38. He is also a member of Naomi Chapter, O.E.S.
BENJAMIN P. SHOEMAKER, a painter by trade, and a resident of Lynden,
was born in Allegany County, New York, in 1837, and came to Washington
in i887. He was made a Mason in Three Rivers Lodge, No. 57, Michigan,
in 1869, and is a member and Treasurer of Lynden Lodge, No. 56,
and Patron of the local Chapter of the Eastern Star, and was at
one time Deputy U.S. Marshal.
HARVY BRADLEY MARCY, born in Wisconsin in 1854, came to Washington
in 1877, after receiving a common school education at Eau Claire.
He is a dealer in general merchandise at Montesano, and Treasurer
of Wynooche Lodge, No. 43, of which Lodge he was Worshipful Master
four terms. He received the Capitular degrees at Santa Barbara,
Cal., and is a member of West Shore Chapter, R.A.M., as well as
of Montesano Chapter, O.E.S.
HENRY J. BARDENHAGEN was born in Germany in 1849, came to Washington
in 1883, and is a farmer, living at Lynden. He was made a Mason
in Crockett Lodge, No. 139, at San Francisco, in 1856, and is
a member of Lynden Lodge, No. 56, as well as of the Eastern Star
Chapter in the same town.
CHESTER ARTHUR FRASIER was born in Sonoma County, Cal., in 1881,
came to Washington in 1895, and is a dry goods clerk at Lynden.
He is Marshal of Lynden Lodge, No. 56, in which Lodge he received
the degrees in 1902. He is also a member of Lynden Chapter, O.E.S.
Named after so good a man, and becoming a Mason at so early an
age, his friends cannot but expect the best of his future.
JAMES H. FUDGE, one of the leading farmers of Eastern Washington,
and a resident of Waitsburg, was born at Huntsville, W. T., in
1865. Receiving the degrees in Waitsburg Lode, No. 16, in 1890,
he is now Junior Warden of that Lodge and a member of the Eastern
Star Chapter located at Waitsburg.
DAVENPORT C. EATON, a native of Rock County, Wisconsin, where
he was born in 1854, came to Washington in 1878. He is a farmer,
residing near Waitsburg and has been a County Commissioner of
Walla Walla County. He is also Senior Warden of Waitsburg Lodge,
No. 16, in which Lodge he was raised to the sublime degree of
a Master Mason in 1899.
WILLIAM CHARLES CAPP, a surgeon-dentist residing at Sedro-Wooley,
was born in Cambridge, England. He received his education at the
University of Cambridge and London University and came to Washington
in 1898. He is Secretary of United Lodge, No. 93, having been
raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason in that Lodge in
1901. He has served the public as a Justice of the Peace.
JETHRO DODSON was born in Kentucky in 1838, spent his youth in
Missouri, and came to Washington in 1881. He is a farmer, living
at Mt. Vernon, and a member of Mt. Baker Lodge, No. 36. He was
made a Mason in Petaluma Lodge, No. 47, in 1869.
CLAYTON L. CAMPBELL was born in Butler County, Penn., in 1859,
came to Washington in 1888, and is a farmer, living near Pialschie.
He was made a Mason in Verity Lodge, No. 59, in 1893, was Senior
Warden of that Lodge in 190z, and is still a member. He served
his fellow citizens as Town Clerk of Kent from 1893 to 1895.
JAMES RANDOLPH MARTIN was born at Neosho, Wisconsin, in 1854;
received his education in Minnesota; came to Washington in 1890;
and now resides at Kent. He was made a Mason in Goose River Lodge,
No. 90, North Dakota; became a Past Master in Golden Valley Lodge,
No. 26, in the same state; and is a member of our Verity Lodge,
No. 59. He also received the Capitular and Templar degrees in
North Dakota.
SAMUEL R. LEVY was born in Pennsylvania in 1847, received a common
school education and came to Washington in 1887. He is a laborer,
living near Ostrander, and a member of Kelso Lodge, No. 94, in
which Lodge he was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason
in 1896.
FRED M. MEAD was born in Dane County, Wis., in 1849, came to Washington
in 1889, and is now a County Commissioner of Pierce County, living
at Puyallup. He was made a Mason in Corinthian Lodge, No. 38,
in 1902, and is also a member of the local Chapter, O.E.S.
FRANCIS O. HARA was born at Stockport, England, in 1879, and came
to Washington in 1900, having received his education at West Farnham,
Quebec. He is a machinist, living at South Tacoma, and a member
of Clover Lodge, No. 91, in which he was made a Master Mason in
1902.
DAVID PICKRELL was born at Harrisburg, Penn., in 1868, and came
to Washington in 1898. He received his education in Chicago, and
is in the iron and steel business at Lake View. He was made a
Mason in Clover Lodge, No. 91, in 1900, and is a member of that
Lodge, as well as of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M., and White Clover
Chapter, O.E.S.
EDWARD W. FLYNN was born at La Crope, Wis., in 1859, came to Washington
in 1898, and is a conductor, living at Anacortes. He was made
a Mason at Elma, Iowa, in 1895, and is now a member of Fidalgo
Lodge, No. 77.
CLEMENT ORTEIG was born at Leuve, France, in 1856, came to Washington
in 1873, and is a fisherman, living at Anacortes. He was made
a Mason in Lodge, No. 75, Curry County, Oregon, in 1892, and is
now Junior Steward of Fidalgo Lodge, No. 77.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ROUNEBERGER was born in Wisconsin in 1867, came
to Washington in 1900, and is a lumberman, living at Anacortes.
He was made a Mason in Fidalgo Lodge, No. 77, in 1902, and retains
his membership there.
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL EVERETT was born in Buchanan County, Mo., in
1836, and came to Washington in 1888. He is a nurseryman, living
at Montesano, and is Tyler of Wynooche Lodge, No. 43. He is indeed
a veteran Mason, having received the degrees in Alanthus Lodge,
in Gentry County, Mo., in 1872.
HUGH BREAKENRIDGE was born in Nickles County, Kentucky, in 1829,
came to Washington in 1889, and is a millwright, living at Lynden.
He was made a Mason in Rochester Lodge, No. 635, at Rochester,
Illinois, about 1872, and is a member and Past Master of Lynden
Lodge, No. 56. He is a Past Patron of the local Chapter, O.E.S.,
and has been a member of the City Council.
GEORGE WILLIAM NINEMIRE was born in Missouri in 1860 and came
to Washington in 1866. In early youth he lived at Seattle, but
is now a butcher at Montesano. He was made a Mason in Wynooche
Lodge, No. 43, in 1892, and retains his membership in that Lodge.
He is also a member of the Eastern Star Chapter at Montesano.
EDWARD GOOD, a farmer, living at Fir, was born in New Brunswick
in 1839, and came to Washington in 1872. He was made a Mason in
St. John Lodge, No. 27, at Bathhurst, N. B., in 1868, and is now
a member of Mt. Baker Lodge, No. 36.
JOHN A. BYERLY was born at East Hickory, Penn., in 1869, and came
to Washington in 1893, after receiving his education in the Edinboro
Normal School and Allegheny College at Meadville, Penn. He is
engaged in logging and the manufacture of shingles near Ostrander,
and is a member of Kelso Lodge, No. 94, in which Lodge he received
the degrees in 1896.
JOHN EST, a native of Sweden, born in 1842, came to Washing-ton
in 1884, and is a retired farmer, living at Montesano. He was
made a Mason in Denver Lodge, No. 7, Dakota, in 1877, and is now
Junior Warden of Wynooche Lodge, No. 43. He received the Capitular
degrees in Dakota and is a member of West Shore Chapter, R. A.
Masons.
WILLIAM MOORE, Senior Steward of Wynooche Lodge, No. 43, was born
in Allen County, Kentucky, in 1839; received his education at
Bowling Green; and came to Washington in 1877. He had been made
a Master Mason in Graham Lodge, No. 84, Kentucky, in 1858, and
received the Capitular degrees at Glasgow, in his native State.
He is engaged in the real estate business at Montesano.
NEIL GUNNISON, a native of Sweden, born in 1863, came to Washington
in 1888, and is a watchman, living at Sedro-Wooley, and his P.
O. address being Clear Lake. He was made a Mason in United Lodge,
No. 93, in 1901; received the Capitular degrees in Alt. Baker
Chapter the year following; and retains his membership in both
bodies.
SUMNER READ, a native of Benton County, Oregon, came to Washington
in 1890, and is now engaged in the laundry business at Tacoma.
He was made a Mason in St. John Lodge, at Albany, Oregon, in 1879,
and is now a member, and in 1901 was Senior Steward of State Lodge,
No. 68.
JAMES M. FIDLER, a native of Indiana, born in 1850, came to Washington
in 1876, and is now engaged in the sawmill business at Kelso.
He was made a Mason in Kelso Lodge, No. 94, in 1901, and is now
Junior Steward of that Lodge.
CHARLES S. WILCOX, a solicitor and collector at Olympia, was born
in Detroit, Michigan, in 1838, spent his youth in that city, and
came to Washington in 1891. He was made a Mason in Instruction
Lodge, at Corning, Iowa, in 1877; affiliated with Olympia Lodge,
No. 1, in 1896; and is now Marshal of that Lodge. He is also a
Royal Arch Mason and a member of the Chapter of the Eastern Star
at Olympia.
PRESTON MARION TROY was born at Dungeness, Washing-ton Territory,
in 1867, and received his education at the Olympia Collegiate
Institute and the University of Michigan. He is now a lawyer,
residing at Olympia; and is Senior Deacon of Olympia Lodge, No.
1, in which Lodge he was raised to the sublime degree of a Master
Mason in 1900.
FRANK L. BALLAINE, Assistant Auditor of the Alaska Central Railway
Co., was born in Crawford County, Kansas, in 1873, and came to
Washington six years later. He received his education in the public
schools and the University of Idaho. He has been Chief Clerk in
the Adjutant General's office, and, although he now resides in
Seattle, he is a member of Olympia Lodge, No. 1, in which Lodge
he was made a Master Mason in 1898 and has been both Junior and
Senior Warden. He is also a member of the Olympia Chapter, O.E.S.
STANLEY BROWN STEWART, a native of Prince Edward Island, born
in 1875, came to Washington in 1898, and is a black-smith, living
at Chehalis. He was made a Mason in Fellowship Lodge, at Bridgewater,
Mass.; was raised in 1898; and is a member and Senior Steward
of Centralia Lodge, No. 63. He is Past Patron of Centralia Chapter,
O.E.S.
JOSEPH P. LAMBERT was born at Columbus, Kansas, in 1874, came
to Washington in 1889, and received his education at Seattle.
He now resides at Port Townsend and is engaged in stock raising.
He was made a Mason in Port Townsend Lodge, No. 6, in 1902, and
is now Senior Steward of that Lodge.
NILS ANDERSON KLASELL, a native of Sweden, born in 1854, came
to Washington in 1888. He received his education in Sweden and
Minnesota and is now a Fire Insurance, Real Estate and Collection
Agent, living at Port Townsend. He was made a Mason in Port Townsend
Lodge, No. 6, in 1902, and is now Junior Steward of that Lodge.
ERIC WILLIAM MOLANDER, a native of Sweden, born in 1863, came
to Washington in 1890. He received his education at Rock Island
and Moline, Ill., and Oakland, Cal., and is a boiler maker and
proprietor of boiler works at Port Townsend. He was made a Mason
in Port Townsend Lodge, No. 6, in 1899, and is still a member
of that Lodge. He attained the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite
and took the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar degrees in Port Townsend,
and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Afifi Temple.
In civil life he has served his fellow citizens as member of the
City Council.
EMIL JULIUS KLINGER, born in Germany in 1865, and educated in
the Fatherland, came to Washington in 1889, and is now engaged
in the restaurant business at Port Townsend. He is a member of
Port Townsend Lodge, No. 6, in which Lodge he was raised to the
sublime degree of a Master Mason in 1902. He has been a member
of the City Council.
JOHN LILLIE, one of our best known brethren, was born at Dumfries,
Scotland, December 12, 1847, and came to America in his youth
and to Washington in 1389. He received his education in the common
and commercial schools of Indiana and is now Manager of the Gas
and Electric Co. at Port Townsend. He was made a Master Mason
in Summit City Lodge, No. 170, at Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1869;
became Master of that Lodge; and is now a member and Past Master
of Port Townsend Lodge, No. 6. He attained the 32d degree of the
Scottish Rite in Indianapolis; took the Capitular degrees at Fort
Wayne; and is a Select Master and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a
member of Afifi Temple. Brother Lillie was a charter member of
both the R. A. Chapter and the Commandery at Port Townsend and
the first Eminent Commander of the latter body. He had the same
office at Fort 'Wayne and was High Priest in 1895. He has held
every elective office, except that of Warden, in the Grand Commandery
of Washington, being chosen Grand Commander in 1901.
JACOB C. HOUSE, physician and surgeon at Port Townsend, was born
in Maryland in 1853 and came to Washington in 1890. He received
his education in the University of Maryland. He was made a Mason
in Eagle Rock Lodge, Idaho, in 1881, and is a member, and for
the last six years has been Master of Port Townsend Lodge, No.
6. He has attained the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite; took the
Capitular, Cryptic, Eastern Star and Templar degrees at Port Townsend;
and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Afifi Temple.
In the Capitular body he is a Past High Priest and he has been
Senior Warden in the Commandery.
ROBERT FULTON TROXLER was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1877, and
came to Washington in 1899. He received his education in his native
city; is a graduate in pharmacy; and has been pharmacist in the
U. S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service. His home is at
Port Townsend. He was made a Master Mason in Port Townsend Lodge,
No. 6, in 1901, and is now Junior Warden of that Lodge. He received
the Capitular, Cryptic, Eastern Star and Templar degrees in the
Port Townsend bodies and is an officer in both the Royal Arch
and Cryptic Orders.
MAXWELL LEVY was born in San Francisco, Cal., in 1869, and came
to Washington in 1888. He received his education at Oakland, Cal.,
and is now a shipping agent at Port Townsend. He was made a Mason
in Port Townsend Lodge, No. 6, and is now Junior Deacon of that
Lodge. He attained the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite at Port
Townsend, and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Aifi
Temple.
ABSOLAM B. BAILEY was born in Wilson County, N. C., in 1872, and
came to Washington in 1899. He received his education at Tarboro,
N. C., and is now engaged in the United States Marine Hospital
service, at Port Townsend. He was made a Mason in Port Townsend
Lodge, No. 6, in 1901, and is now Senior Deacon of that Lodge.
He is also Sentinel of Key City Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM ADOLPH PFEIFFER, a pharmacist at Port Townsend, was born
at Neenah, Wisconsin, in 1866, and came to Washington in 1889.
He received his education at Neenah High School and the University
of Wisconsin; was made a Mason in Port Townsend Lodge, No. 6,
in 1899, and is still a member of that Lodge. He also received
the Capitular, Eastern Star and Templar degrees in the respective
bodies at Port Townsend.
FREDERICK CHARLES PIGGOTT, a native of Chichester, Sussex, England,
was born in 1871; received his education in the old country, came
to Washington in 1888, and is now a lumber-man at Hadlock. He
was made a Mason in Jefferson Lodge, No. 107, in 1902, and, though
young in Masonry, is Secretary of that Lodge.
HUGH M. DELANTY was born at Port Discovery, Washington Territory,
in 1878, and received his education in the grammar school of his
native town and in Whitworth College. He is now a bookkeeper and
telegraph operator at Hadlock. He was made a Mason in Port Angeles
Lodge, No. 69, in 1900, and is now a member and Junior Warden
of Jefferson Lodge, No. 107. He received the Capitular and Templar
degrees at Port Townsend, and has been Postmaster at Port Crescent.
JOHN LORENTZ GRANDT, a native of Norway, born in 1860, spent his
youth in his native land, came to Washington in 1885, and is now
a lumberman, living at Hadlock. He was made a Mason in Jefferson
Lodge, No. 107, in 1896-the first Mason, it is said, made in that
Lodge; and still retains his membership there, being Tyler at
the present time.
WILLIAM BISHOP, JR., was born at Chimacum, Washington Territory,
in 1861, and still resides there, following the life of a farmer.
He was made a Mason in Jefferson Lodge, No. 107, about 1899, and
is now Senior Steward of that Lodge. He has served his fellow
citizens as member of the Sixth and Seventh Legislatures of the
State of Washington.
JOHN DAVID PHILLIPS was born at Cranberry, Penn., in 1874, and
came to Washington a quarter of a century later. He received his
education at Canfield, Ohio, and is now a school teacher, living
at Hadlock. He was made a Mason in Jefferson Lodge, No. 107, in
1900, and is now Senior Warden of that Lodge. He has served his
fellow citizens as County Assessor and School Superintendent.
SAMUEL MANDRUP BUGGE, a native of Norway, was born in 1869 and
came to Washington in 1891. He received his education at Alexandria,
Minnesota, and is now a merchant at Hadlock.
He was made a Mason in Port Townsend Lodge, No. 6, in 1898, and
is now a member and Treasurer of Jefferson Lodge, No. 107. He
received the Capitular and Templar degrees at Port Townsend, and
is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Afifi Temple.
WILLIAM DALE, real estate and insurance agent at Mt. Vernon, was
born in Elk County, Penn., in 1852, and came to Washington in
1874, after receiving his education in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
He was made a Mason in Garfield Lodge, No. 41, in 1890, and is
a member of that Lodge; a Past High Priest of Mt. Vernon Chapter;
a member of Mt. Baker Chapter, O.E.S., and of Hesperus Commandery;
and served his fellow citizens for eight years as County Assessor.
GERHARD JOHAN CARL SUPHUS JOERGENSEN, a pharmacist at La Conner,
was born near Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1847, educated in that city,
and came to Washington in 1881. He was made a Mason in Orient
Lodge, No. 51, at Topeka, Kan., in 1875, and is a charter member,
and since the organization of the Lodge has been continuously
Treasurer of Garfield Lodge, No. 41. He received the Capitular
degrees at Ottawa, Kan.; was Royal Arch Captain there; is Treasurer
of Rose Chapter, O.E.S.; and from 1882 to 1886 was Postmaster
at La Conner.
WILLIAM HANDKE, a native of Germany, born in 7844, came to Washington
in 1891, and is a blacksmith, living at La Conner. He was made
a Mason in Garfield Lodge, No. 41, in 1896, and is now Senior
Warden of that Lodge. He received the Capitular degrees in Mt.
Vernon Chapter; is a member of Rose Chapter, O.E.S.; and has been
a member of the City Council.
CHARLES ELDE, a native of Sweden, born in 1857, and educated in
his native land, came to Washington in 1882, and is now a farmer,
living at La Conner, and a member and Junior Steward of Garfield
Lodge, No. 41, in which Lodge he was made a Master Mason in 1893.
PATRICK HALLORAN was born in Miramichi, New Bruns-wick, in 1844,
educated in his native province, came to Washington in 1875, and
is now a farmer and logger at Edison. He was made a Mason in Camanio
Lodge, No. 19, in 1582, and is now a charter member and Past Master
of Garfield Lodge, No. 41. He received the Capitular and Eastern
Star degrees at Mt. Vernon; and was for four years one of the
County Commisisoners of Skagit County.
CHARLES CLINTON BARNETT was born at Camden, Ohio, in 1857, came
to Washington in 1889, and is a contractor and builder at Anacortes.
He was made a Mason in Fidalgo Lodge, No. 77, in 1902, and retains
his membership in that Lodge.
JASPER E. YOUNG, born at Hillsboro, Oregon, in 1865, and educated
in his native county, came to Washington in 1900, and is now a
lumberman at Castle Rock. He is Secretary of Castle Rock Lodge,
No. 62, in which Lodge he was raised to the sublime degree in
1901.
OTTO DORING, born in Berlin, Germany, in 1857, and raised in the
fatherland, came to Washington in 1883, and is now a laborer living
at Castle Rock. He was made a Mason in Castle Rock Lodge, No.
62, in 1895, and is now Junior Deacon of that Lodge.
CHARLES SCHOLZ, an undertaker at Castle Rock, was born at Ratibor,
Germany, in 1858, and came to Washington in 1886, He has been
an active worker in Masonry and is now Worshipful Master of Castle
Rock Lodge, No. 62, in which Lodge he was made a Master Mason
in 1895.
A. W. CARNER, a merchant at Castle Rock, was born at Ironton,
Ohio, in 1858, and came to Washington in 1881, having received
his education in his native State. He was made a Mason in Castle
Rock Lodge, No. 62, in 1897, and is now Senior Warden of that
Lodge. He received the Capitular degrees in Vancouver Chapter,
No. 9.
T. W. ROBIN, a manufacturer of cedar shingles at Castle Rock,
was born near that town in 1869. He received the degrees of Masonry
in Castle Rock Lodge, No. 62, in 1901, and is now Senior Deacon
of that Lodge.
SAMUEL D. LAUGHLIN, horn in Osage County, Missouri, in 1843, and
educated in the public schools of that State, came to Washington
in 1873, and is now a farmer, living at Castle Rock. He was made
a Mason in Chehalis Lodge, No. 28, in 1881, and is now a member
and Tyler of Castle Rock Lodge, No. 62.
DAVID L .JOELSOHN, a merchant at Kelso, was born at Kurkland,
Tacobstadt, in 1865, and came to Washington in 1897. He received
the degrees of Masonry in Castle Rock Lodge, No. 62, in 1901,
and is now Treasurer of that Lodge, and a member of Liberty Chapter,
O.E.S.
JAMES E. PAGE, druggist at Castle Rock, was born in Marquette
County, Wisconsin, in 1854, and came to Washington in 1889. He
is a member of Castle Rock Lodge, No. 62, and of Liberty Chapter,
O.E.S. Before coming to Washington Bro. Page took the Capitular
degrees in Wisconsin and those of the Commandery at St. Paul,
Minn.; and he is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Osmon
Temple, at St. Paul.
ELMER E. HUNTINGTON, Sheriff of Cowlitz County, was born at Tucker,
Washington Territory, in 1862. He received the degrees of Masonry
in Castle Rock Lodge, No. 62, in 1899, and is still a member of
that Lodge, although his home is at present at Kalama. He is also
a member of Liberty Chapter, O.E.S.
EDWARD LESTER MINARD was born in Rockford, Ill., in 1861, and
came to Washington in 1884. He received his education at the Northwestern
University, Evanston, Ill., and is now a merchant and lawyer at
Elma. He was made a Mason in Olympia Lodge, No. 1, in 1891, and
is now a member and Secretary of Elma Lodge, No. 65, and a member
of Charity Chapter of the O.E.S. He has served his fellow-citizens
as Mayor of Elma and member of the Legislature of Washington.
MARVIN MONROE WAKEFIELD, a real estate agent at Elma, was born
at Marysville, Mo., in 1863, received his education in California,
and came to Washington in 1893. He was made a Mason in Alturas
Lodge, No. 248, at Alturas, Cal., in 1884, and is now a member
of Elma Lodge, No. 65. Bro. Wakefield received the Capitular degrees
at Aberdeen and those of the Eastern Star at Elma.
JESSIE L. DUNLAP, a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1829, came
to Washington in 1881, and is now a farmer, living at Elma. He
was made a Mason in Sharon Lodge, No. 250, Pensylvania, in 1865,
became a charter member of Elma Lodge, No. 65; and has held several
offices, including that of Senior Warden. He received the Capitular
and Cryptic degrees at Sharon, Penn., and is a Past Patron of
Charity Chapter of the O.E.S.
EDWIN NELSON, a native of Sweden, born in 1851, came to America
in his youth and was a farmer, at first in Minnesota, and afterwards
near Bismarck, N. D., till he came to Washington in 1890. He is
now engaged in the express and transfer business at Centralia.
He was made a Mason in Centralia Lodge, No. 63, in 1897, and is
now Junior Deacon of that Lodge, and Sentinel of Centralia Chapter,
O.E.S.
FRANK H. MILLER, a merchant at Centralia, was born at Saline,
Mich., in 1864, and came to Washington in 1888. He received the
degrees in Centralia Lodge, No. 63, in 1890, and is now Junior
Steward of that Lodge.
E. R. ZIMMER was born at Blanchester, Ohio, in 1866, learned the
tinsmith's trade, came to Washington in 1889, and is now a dealer
in hardware and furniture at Centralia. He retains his membership
in Centralia Lodge, No. 63, in which Lodge he received the degrees
in 1900.
WILLIAM WILEY DICKERSON, a grocer at Chehalis, was born in North
Carolina in 1848, and came to Washington in 1890. He was made
a Mason in Centralia Lodge, No. 63, in 1892, and is now Treasurer
of that Lodge. He is also a member of the Centralia Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM R. PETERS, Mayor of Ritzville, was born in Canada in 1865,
and came to Washington in 1886. He is a dealer in harness and
saddlery, living at Ritzville, and a member of Ritzville Lodge,
No. 101, in which he received the degrees, as well as of Zenith
Chapter, O.E.S.
JAMES WRIGHT, a native of Devonshire, England, born in 1857, came
to Washington in 1883. He is a barber by trade, but is also interested
in mining. He takes an active interest in Masonry; is Secretary
of St. Thomas Lodge, No. 54, and a member of the Order of the
Eastern Star.
CHARLES C. MELLINGER was born at Wooster, Ohio, in 1865, came
to Washington in 1888, and is now an undertaker, living at Tacoma.
He belongs to Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, in which he was made a Master
Mason in 1901, and is also a member of Vida Chapter, O.E.S.
HENRY SOUTHWALL ROYCE was born at Fort Atkinson, Wis., in 1872,
received his education at St. Paul and Fort Atkinson, and came
to Washington in 1900. He modestly styles himself a "lumberman,"
but he is, in fact, Superintendent of the St. Paul and Tacoma
Mill, at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Tacoma Lodge, No. 22,
in 1902, and is a member of that Lodge.
DAVID W. HOPE was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1859, and came to
Washington in 1890. He received his education in Canada, has been
engaged in mining and railroad work, and resides at Tacoma. He
was made a Mason in Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, in 1892; retains his
membership in that Lodge, and is also a member of Fern Chapter,
O.E.S.
CURTIS M. JOHNSON, a native of Norway, born in 1848, came to the
United States in 1860, spent the remainder of his youth in California,
and removed to Washington in 1875. He received his Masonic degrees
in Walla Walla Lodge, No. 7, in 1877, but has been a member of
Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, since removing to that city. He is also
a member of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M., and conducts a sash and door
factory and a saw mill at Tacoma.
WILLIAM W. GRAY, a blacksmith at Tacoma, was born in Callaway
County, Missouri, in 1843, and came to Washington fifty-five years
later. He was made a Mason in New Bloomfield Lodge, No. 60, Missouri,
in 1866, and is now a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, as well
as of Fern Chapter, O.E.S.
FRANK HURLBURT CHANDLER was born at Potsdam, N. Y., in 1859, and
came to Washington in 1888. His education was acquired at Bloomfield,
Iowa. He resides in Tacoma; has been a member of the City Council
there, and is at present purser of the steamship "Olympia."
He was made a Mason in Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, to which he still
belongs, in 1895; received the Capitular degrees in Tacoma; and
is a Past Master.
WILLIAM H. BARBRICK, a native of Maine, born in 1863, came to
Washington in 1886, after receiving his education in Maine and
Minnesota. He is a bookkeeper, living at Tacoma, and member of
Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, in which Lodge he was raised to the degree
of a Master Mason in 1899.
FRANK WILLIAM BECKMAN was born and brought up in St. Louis, Mo.,
having seen the light of day in 1872. He came to Washington in
1890, and is now a stationary engineer, living at Fern Hill. He
was made a Mason in Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, in 1895; received the
Capitular degrees in the same city; and retains his membership
in both Lodge and Chapter.
CHARLES T. MUELENBRUCH, a confectioner residing at Tacoma, was
born at Maintowoc, Wis., in 1865, attended school in Chicago,
and came to Washington in 1891. He received the degrees of Masonry
in Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, in 2889, and has never changed his membership.
He is also a member of Fern Chapter, O.E.S.
DANIEL THOMAS KYGER was born at Kokomo, Ind., in 2852, and came
to Washington in 2869. He has long been a leading merchant at
Walla Walla and an active worker in the Chapter and Commandery.
He was made a Mason in Walla Walla Lodge, No. 7, in 1875. He still
retains his membership and is also a Past High Priest of Walla
Walla Chapter, R.A.M.; Past Eminent Commander of IVasleington
Commandery, and Past Patron of ellki Chapter, O.E.S.
JAMES W. HULL, a native of Illinois, born in 1849, came to Washington
in 1875, and is now a merchant at Hoquiam. He was made a Mason
in Kingston Lodge, No. 360, in 1875, and is now a member of Hoquiam
Lodge, No. 64, and of Evergreen Chapter, R.A.M. He was the first
Junior Warden of Evening Star Lodge, No. 30, and afterwards served
it as Secretary for three years and as Master for two. He became
Master under dispensation of Hoquiam Lodge; and, besides serving
in the Grand Lodge two years, he has been Grand Tyler of the Grand
Chapter and Master of the Third Veil in the same body.
SOLOMON ZELINSKY, a native of Germany, born in 1852, received
his education in the fatherland, came to Washington in 1884, and
is a grocer at Tacoma, and a member of Evergreen Lodge, No. 51,
in which Lodge he was raised to the. sublime degree of a Master
Mason in 1892.
EUGENE HALL JEFFERSON, a native of Delaware, born in 1845, came
to Washington in 1884. He received his education in his native
State, and is a master mariner, residing at Mt. Vernon. He was
made a Mason in Mt. Baker Lodge, No. 36, in 1899, and is now (1902)
its Worshipful Master. He is also Principle Sojourner of the local
Royal Arch Chapter.
AUGUSTUS BRAWLEY, City Attorney of Mt. Vernon, was born in Knox
County, Missouri, in 1871, and came to Washington in 1890, and
has been actively engaged for some years in the practice of his
profession. He was made a Mason in Mt. Baker Lodge, No. 36, in
1900, and is now Senior Deacon of that Lodge. He is also a member
of Mt. Baker Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLARD MONTROSE KING was born at Veto, Ohio, in 1869, came to
Washington in 1891, completed his education at the Tacoma College
of Dental Surgery, and is a dentist, living at Mt. Vernon. He
was made a Mason in Mt. Baker Lodge, No. 36, and is now Junior
Deacon of that Lodge. He is an officer in Mt. Vernon Chapter,
R.A.M., and Chaplain of Mt. Baker Chapter, O.E.S.
EDWARD W. FERRIS, a stenographer living at Mount Vernon, was born
at Mineral Point, Wis., in 1866, received his education in his
native town, and came to Washington in 2892. He was made a Mason
in Mt. Baker Lodge, No. 36, in 2895, and has been Master and is
now Senior Steward of that Lodge. He is High Priest of Mt. Vernon
Chapter, R.A.M., and Past Patron of Mt. Baker Chapter, O.E.S.;
and has been Court Reporter of the Superior Court of Skagit County.
SIDNEY A. STEVENS, a native of Iowa, born in 1862, came to Washington
at ten years of age, and received his education in the State University.
He is a marine engineer, living at Mt. Vernon; was made a Mason
in Lynden Lodge, No. 36; and is now a member and Tyler of Mt.
Baker Lodge, No. 36. He is also a member of the local Royal Arch
and Eastern Star Chapters.
THOMAS PEERS HASTIE, one of the best known members of the Grand
Lodge, was born in Liverpool, England, March 2, 1835. He removed
to America with his parents in 1845, settling in Wisconsin; crossed
the plains to Oregon in 1850, and settled on Sauvies Island; removed
to Whidby Island in 1853, and to his present domicile in 1877.
He is a farmer, his home being near Mt. Vernon. He was made a
Mason in Island Lodge, No. 15, in 1872; became a charter member
of .11t. Baker Lodge, No. 36; and has served as Master of that
Lodge for ten years. He is a Past High Priest of Mt. l'ernon Chapter;
has been Sheriff; and was for two terms County Commissioner.
JOHN P. IPSEN, a native of Denmark, born in 1856, came to Washington
in 1889, and is a steamboat man, living at Kalama. He was made
a Master Mason in Kalama Lodge, No. 17, in 1900, and is now Senior
Warden of that Lodge. He is a member of Unity Chapter, O.E.S.
JOSIAH ONSLOW STEARNS was born at Corning, N. Y., in 1860, and
came to Washington in 1890. He received his education in the Renssalaer
Polytechnic Institute at Troy, N.Y., and is a lumberman at Hoquiam.
He was made a Mason in Apollo Lodge, No. 13, at Troy, N.Y., in
1883, and is now a member of Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64. He has attained
the 32d degree of the Scottish Rite; took the Capitular and Templar
degrees at Troy, N. Y.; and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a
member of Oriental Temple, also at Troy.
FREDERICK R. FALLER, a native of Germany, born in 1872, came to
Washington in 1888. He is a master mechanic by trade, and at present
manager of the machine shops at Sedro-Woolly, his residence being
in Everett. He was made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in
1901, and is now Junior Steward of that Lodge. He is also a member
of the Royal Arch and Eastern Star Chapters at Everett.
HARRY ELNIER ANDERSON was born in Norristown, Penn., in 1870,
and came to Washington in 5901. He received his education at Girard
College, Philadelphia, and is now an accountant, living at Irondale.
He was made a Master Mason in Jefferson Lodge, No. 107, in 1902,
and is now Senior Deacon of that Lodge.
ROBERT McCULLOUGH, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, born in 1863,
came to Washington in 1888. He received his education at Belfast,
Ireland, and now resides at Tacoma, and is owner and operator
of a tugboat. He is a member of Evergreen Lodge, No. 51, in which
Lodge he received the degrees in 1899.
WILLIAM H. HARRIS, a well-known Tacoma lawyer, was born in Jackson
County, Alabama, in 1853, received his education at Jas-per, Tenn.,
and came to Washington in 1881. He was made a Master Mason in
Evergreen Lodge, No. 51, in 1888, and is a member and Past Master
of that Lodge.
FRANCIS WILLIAM GATTER was born in New York City in 1843, received
his education there, and came to Washington in 1864. He resides
at Tacoma and is pilot of the Northern Pacific Steamship Company.
He is a member of Evergreen Lodge, No. 51, in which he received
the degrees in 1898, and of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M.
GEORGE WILLIAM ANDERSON, a bookbinder at Tacoma, was born at Waterford,
Virginia, in 1853, received his education at Topeka, Kan., and
came to Washington in 1887. He was made a Master Mason in Topeka
Lodge, No. 17, at Topeka, Kan., in 1881, and is a charter member
and Senior Warden of State Lodge, No. 68. He is also a member
of Fern Chapter, O.E.S. Bro. Anderson is the enviable possessor
of a Masonic apron which has been in his family for more than
one hundred and twenty years, passing to the oldest Mason in each
generation. It has been worn in the East by a member of each of
the three generations previous. The emblems-the square and compass,
sprig of acacia, all-seeing eye, etc.-and the inscription, "Sit
Lux et Lux Fuit," are shown in India ink and colors that
stand the effects of time wonderfully well, as also do the signatures
of three generations of its possessors.
WILLIAM E. BOX was born in Chicago in 1855, and came to Washington
in 1880. He resides at Tacoma and is equally well known as a building
contractor and as an active and enthusiastic Mason, being Secretary
of State Lodge, No. 68, in which he received the degrees in 1890,
and Grand Sentinel of the Order of the Eastern Star-a member of
Fern Chapter.
LYCURGUS GRANT JACKSON, Assistant City Controller of Tacoma, was
born in Knoxville, Iowa, in 1854, received his education at Monmouth,
Oregon, and came to Washington in 1879. He received the degrees
of Masonry in Spokane Lodge, No. 54, in 1881, and is now a member
of State Lodge, No. 68. He was made a Royal Arch Mason in Sprague
Chapter; is a Royal and Select Master, and attained the 18th degree
of the Scottish Rite at Tacoma.
ROBERT HANNAH was born in New York in 1851, received his education
in Michigan, and came to Washington in 1889. He is now a fireman,
living at Tacoma, and a member of State Lodge, No. 68, in which
Lodge he received the degrees in 1893.
CHARLES FREDERICK SEEMAN was born at Hamilton, Ohio, in 1876,
came to Washington in 1899, and is now a machinist, living at
Tacoma. He was made a Master Mason in Eastern Star Lodge, No.
55, at Franklin, Ohio, in 1900, and is now a member of State Lodge,
No. 68.
CHARLES BEDFORD, a well-known lawyer, residing at Tacoma, was
born in Huntingtonshire, England, March 5, 1861, came to America,
received his education in Illinois, settled in Washington in 1888,
and has been Deputy Prosecuting Attorney of Pierce County. He
was made a Mason in Tyre Lodge, No. 85, at Blue Springs, Nebraska,
in 1882, and is now a charter member of State Lodge, No. 68. He
received the Capitular degrees at Blue Springs; is a Past High
Priest; was one of the charter members of Tacoma Council, No.
r, R. & S. M.; is a member of Fern Chapter, O.E.S.; and has
long taken an active interest in everything pertaining to Masonry.
Lebanon Lodge is indebted to his "cunning workmanship"
for the lantern slides with which she so admirably illustrates
the lectures of the degrees.
FREDERICK WILLIAM CHOVIL, born in Hampstead, England, in 1867,
and educated in London, came to Washington in 1889, and is now
a bookkeeper, living in Tacoma. He was made a Mason in State Lodge,
No. 68, in 189r, and is now Worshipful Master of that Lodge. He
is also a member of a Royal Arch Chapter in Tacoma.
EMMET R. JORDAN, a miner, residing at Tacoma, was born in Wisconsin
in 1867, and came to Washington thirty years later. He has recently
become a member of State Lodge, No. 68, by initiation, having
received the third degree in May, 1902.
ARTHUR J. MILLER, a native of White Haven, Penn., born in 1872,
came to Washington in 1898, having received his education in an
academy at Erie, Penn. He resides at Tacoma and is a marine engineer-a
member of Laurel Lodge, No. 467, Pennsylvania, in which Lodge
he was made a Master Mason in 1894, and of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M.
SAMUEL D. BREAR was born in Reading, Penn., in 1843, and came
to Washington in 1893. He had received his education in New Jersey
and is now a boiler maker at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Jerusalem
Temple Lodge, No. 90, Illinois, in 1871, and is a life member
of that Lodge. He also received the Capitular and Templar degrees
in Illinois; is a member of Fern Chapter, O.E.S.; and was at one
time a State Inspector of Steam Boilers in Minnesota.
HENRY V. ROBERTS, a dentist at Tacoma, was born in New York in
1854, received his education in Michigan, and came to Washington
in 1890. He was made a Mason in King Lodge, No. 246, at Warren,
Indiana, in 1889, and is now a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22.
WILLIAM CARDWELL, a native of Ireland, born in 1850, grew to young
manhood in his native land, came to Washington in 1889, and is
now a lumberman, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Ishpeming
Lodge, No. 314, Michigan, in 1881, and is now a member of Tacoma
Lodge, No. 22. He received the Capitular degrees in Negaunee Chapter,
No. 108, Michigan.
JOHN T. STOOPS, a native of Iowa, born in 1854, received his education
at Knoxville, Iowa, came to Washington in 1876, and is connected
with the Tacoma Truck Co., at Tacoma. He is a member of Tacoma
Lodge, No. 22, in which Lodge he was made a Master Mason in 1899,
and of Vida Chapter, O.E.S.
JESSE F. RUSSELL, Captain of the Tacoma Fire Department, was born
at Oshkosh, Wis., in 1865, spent his youth at Denver, Colorado,
and came to Washington in 1883. He is a member of Tacoma Lodge,
No. 22, in which Lodge he was raised to the sublime degree of
a Master Mason in 1892.
JOHN A. McRAE, a native of Cape Breton Island, born in 1854, came
to Washington in 1888. He received his education on his native
island and is now a mechanical engineer at Tacoma. He is a member
of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, in which he was made a Master Mason in
1892. He received the Capitular, Eastern Star and Templar degrees
in Tacoma; and has been Boiler Inspector of that city.
ALFRED B. BURNHAM was born at Fort Fred. Steel, Wyoming, in 1870,
spent his childhood in Minnesota, and came to Washington in 1882.
He lives in Tacoma and is Captain of a tugboat. He was made a
Mason in Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, in 1891, and retains his membership
in that Lodge.
MINA BRATTON, well known as a Captain of Police and Deputy Sheriff
at Tacoma, was born at Tioga, Penn., in 1849, and came to Washington
in 1881. He was made a Mason in his native State in 1878 or 1879i
and is now a member and has been Tyler of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22.
He has attained the Thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite;
took the Capitular and Templar degrees in Tacoma; is a Noble of
the Mystic Shrine-Afifi Temple-and a member of Fern Chapter, O.E.S.
JOHN CONRAD MEHLING, a native of Germany, born in 1846 and educated
in the old country, came to Washington in 1889, and is now engaged
in business at Port Townsend. He was made a Mason in Eagle Lodge,
No. 12, at Keokuk, Iowa, in 1871, and is now a member and Trustee
of Port Townsend Lodge, No. 6. He is also a member of Key City
Chapter, O.E.S.
PELEG BENSON WING, a well-known physician of Tacoma, was born
at Livermore, Maine, in 1860, and came to Washington in 1889.
His education was received at Bowdoin College. He was made a Mason
in King Hiram Lodge, No. 57, at Dixfield, Maine, in 1888, and
is a member and Past Master of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22. He received
the Capitular, Eastern Star and Templar degrees in Tacoma, and
is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Afifi Temple.
DAVE SPOOR ANDERSON was born at Chimacum, Washington Territory,
in 1879, attended school at Burton, and is now clerk in a store
at Hadlock. He was made a Mason in Jefferson Lodge, No. 107, in
1901, and is now Junior Deacon of that Lodge.
GUSTAV BEUTLICH was born in Stavanger, Norway, in 1846, was educated
in his native town, and came to Washington in 1886. He resides
in Tacoma and is engaged in general business. He was made a Mason
in Zetland Lodge, No. 369, at Grangemouth, Scotland, in 1868,
and is now a member and Organist of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22.
JAMES W. McCREARY, a native of Iowa, born in 1860, came to Washington
in 1889. He received his education at Davenport, Iowa, and is
a miner, living at Mt. Vernon. He is Senior Warden of Mt. Baker
Lodge, No. 36, in which Lodge he was made a Master Mason in 1899,
and has been Deputy Treasurer of Skagit County.
ERNEST NIEHOFF was born in Germany in 1861, came to Washington
in 1887, and is now a baker, residing at Tacoma. He was made a
Mason in Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, in 1890, and still retains his
membership there.
G. W. STOUFFER was born in Pennsylvania in 1828 and came to Washington
sixty years later. He is a tailor by trade, residing at Chehalis;
was made a Mason in Unity Lodge, No. 12, at Ravenna, Ohio, in
1853, and is a member and Senior Warden of Centralia Lodge, No.
63, as well as a member of the local Chapter, O.E.S.
EDWIN FULLER NUDD was born in Minneapolis, Minn., in 1877, and
came to Washington in 1896. He is engaged in commercial business
at Chehalis and is Senior Deacon of Centralia Lodge, No. 63, in
which Lodge he was made a Master Mason in 1901.
JOHN T. GABRIELSON was born at Oshasel Lister, Norway, in 1866,
spent his youth in his native land and came to Washington in 1886.
He is a sawfiler, living at Hadlock. He was made a Mason in Hoquiam
Lodge, No. 64, in 1900, and is now a member and Worshipful Master
of Jefferson Lodge, No. 107.
RICHARD SANDIIAM was born in Lancashire, England, in 1848 and
came to Washington thirty years later. He received the degrees
in Elma Lodge, No. 65, in 1895, and retains his membership there.
Bro. Sandham is a railway track foreman at Matlock.
JAMES L. CONN, a veteran of the Civil War, was born in Butler
County, Penn., in 1834, and came to Washington in 1887. He is
a carpenter, residing at Tacoma; a member of State Lodge, No.
68, in which Lodge he was raised to the sublime degree of a Master
Mason in 1890, and a member of Fern Chapter, O.E.S. In Pennsylvania
he had been a Justice of the Peace and Deputy U.S. Marshal.
ADELBERT B. CLARK, favorably known throughout-and beyond-the Pacific
Coast through his excellent administration of the office of Grand
Master of Masons in Idaho in the year 1894-5, was born at Manlius,
N. Y., February 7, 1856, and received his education in his native
town. Removing to the West, he was made a Mason in Garfield Lodge,
No. 686, Chicago, in 1884. He became Master of that Lodge in 1889,
and later, removing to Idaho, he was one of the founders of Elmore
Lodge, No. 30, of that jurisdiction, and its Master in 1893 and
1894, in which latter year the purple of our Fraternity graced
his shoulders. He removed to Washington in 1898 and is now a merchant
at Whatcom and a member of Belling-ham Bay Lodge, No. 44. Bro.
Clark received the Capitular degrees in York Chapter, Chicago,
of which he was Scribe in 1892, and the Order of the Temple in
Siloam Commandery, at Oak Park, Ill., affiliating here with Hesperus
Commandery. Last, but not least, he is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a
member of El Korah Temple, at Boise.
CHARLES HOPKINS RYCHARD was born in California in 1867, and educated
in his native State, came to Washington in 1900, and is now a
merchant at Dixon. He was made a Mason in Wynoochie Lodge, No.
43, in 1897, and is now a member of Hoquiam Lodge, No. 64. He
is also a member of the Eastern Star Chapter at Hoquiam.
ROBERT P. THOMAS was born in Philadelphia, Penn., in 1861, and
came to Washington thirty years later, after receiving his education
in the Episcopal Academy in his native city. He is a lumberman,
living at Anacortes; was made a Mason in Summit Lodge, No. 176,
at St. Paul, Minn., in 1887, and is now a member and Past Master
of Fidalgo Lodge No. 77. He is a Past High Priest, having received
the Capitular degrees at St. Paul; a Knight Templar, and a Noble
of the Mystic Shrine, a member of Afifi Temple. He was a Captain
in the National Guard of Pennsylvania and has been Mayor of Anacortes.
WILLIAM N. HEMPHILL, a native of New Brunswick, Canada, born in
1856, came to Washington in 1877, after receiving his education
in his native Province. He is now a real estate agent at Auburn,
and Worshipful Master of King Solomon Lodge, No. 60, in which
Lodge he received the degrees of Masonry in 1891. He has served
his fellow citizens as Councilman and School Director.
CHARLES P. LACEY was born in New Orleans, La., in 1843, received
his education in Ohio, came to Washington in 1883, and is a hotelkeeper
at Auburn. He was made a Mason in Clay County, Neb., and is now
a charter member of King Solomon Lodge, No. 60.
HARRY H. ADAMS was born at Nashville, Ill., in 1868, spent his
youth in his native State, and came to Washington in 1890. He
is a coppersmith by trade, living at Auburn, and is Tyler of King
Solomon Lodge, No. 60, in which Lodge he was made a Mason.
FRED L. BERNER, a native of Iowa, born in 1863, came to Washington
in 1889. He is a farmer, and for the last two years has been Deputy.
Sheriff, living at Auburn. He was made a Mason in King Solomon
Lodge, No. 60, in 1899, and retains his member-ship in that Lodge.
JOAN C. GREGORY, publisher of the Auburn "Argus," was
born in Pepin County, Wisconsin, in 166z, received his education
at Eau Claire in his native State, and cause to Washington in
1899. He resides at Auburn and is Chaplain of King Solomon Lodge,
No. 60, in which Lodge he was raised to the degree of a Master
Mason in 1902.
IRVING B. KNICKERBOCKER, Town Attorney of Auburn, was born in
Courtland County, New York, in 1864, came to Washington at the
age of twenty-five, and now practices his profession at Auburn.
He was made a Mason in King Solomon Lodge, No. 60, and is Treasurer
and Past Master of that Lodge.
WALTER W. COLE, a native of Devonshire, England, born in 1867,
spent his youth in the old country and came to Washington in 1893.
He styles himself a farmer, but for about ten years has also been
railway agent at Christopher. He was made a Mason in King Solomon
Lodge, No. 60, in 1899, and is now Senior Warden of that Lodge.
He was Postmaster at Christopher for four years.
MATTHEW COLE, a native of England, born in 1871, came to Washington
in 1892, and is a manufacturer of crackers and candies at Seattle.
He was made a Mason in King Solomon Lodge, No. 60, in 1901, and
retains his membership in that Lodge.
EDWIN R. BISSELL, a native of Erie County, Penn., born in 1855,
came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in Iowa
and Connecticut and is now a druggist, living at Auburn. He was
made a Mason in Lovilia Lodge, Iowa, in 1879, and is now a charter
member, Marshal and Past Master of King Solomon Lodge, No. 60,
as well as Patron of the local Chapter, O.E.S.; and Treasurer
of the Town of Auburn.
WILLIAM J. HILL, a carpenter living at Auburn, was born at Oxford,
N. Y., in 1869, and came to Washington in 1890. He was made a
Mason in King Solomon Lodge, No. 60, in 1899, and was Senior Warden
of that Lodge in 1902.
GEORGE HART, a native of England, born in 1842, came to Washington
in 1889, and is a farmer, living at Auburn. He was made a Mason
in Keystone Lodge, No. 94, at Sleepy Eye, Minn., in 1887, and
is now Secretary and Past Master of King Solomon Lodge, No. 60.
He is also Secretary of the local Chapter, O.E.S., and has served
his fellow citizens as County Commissioner of Brown County, Minn.;
Deputy Assessor-for ten years-of King County, and Mayor of Auburn.
MAX GERSON, a native of Culm, Prussia, born in 1852, received
his education in Germany, came to Washington in 1883, and is now
a merchant at Port Townsend. He was made a Master Mason in Volcano
Lodge, No. 56, California, in 1879, and is now a member, Past
Master and Treasurer of Port Townsend Lodge, No. 6. He took the
Capitular degrees in Sutter Creek Chapter, Cal.; has been High
Priest and Treasurer in that Order; is a member of Tula Chapter,
O.E.S.; and has served his fellow citizens as Member of the City
Council.
FRANCIS D. FULLER, a native of West Hebron, N.Y., born in 1840,
came to Washington in 1888. He had received his education at Le
Mars, Iowa, and is now a lawyer at Port Orchard. He was made a
Mason in Port Orchard Lodge, No. 98, in 1901, and is now Junior
Deacon of that Lodge. He is a member and Sentinel of the local
Chapter of the Eastern Star and has served his fellow citizens
as Sheriff, Prosecuting Attorney and Justice of the Peace.
THOMAS ROSS, a native of Adelaide, South Australia, born in 1858,
came to Washington in 1871; received his education in the public
schools of Washington Territory; and is a searcher of records
and abstracter of titles, living at Port Orchard. He was made
a Mason in Anne Lodge, No. 8, in 1881, and is now Master of that
Lodge. He is also a member of fort Orchard Chapter, O.E.S.; has
attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and has
been Auditor, Treasurer and County Commissioner of Kitsap County.
ROBERT SCOBIE, Junior Deacon of St. Thomas Lodge, No. 54, was
born in Scotland in 1862, and came to Washington in 1889. He is
a miner, living at Roslyn, and was made a Mason in 1901.
GEORGE K. SIDES, a butcher living at Roslyn, was born in Bainbridge,
Penn., in 1866, and came to Washington in 1888. He was made a
Mason in St. Thomas Lodge, No. 54, about 1890, and is a member
of that Lodge. He was formerly a member of Mt. Rainier Chapter,
O.E.S., now defunct.
ADOLPH ELSNER was born in Austria, in 1857, and came to Washington
thirty years later. He is engaged in the real estate business
and mining at Roslyn and is Senior Steward of St. Thomas Lodge,
No. 54.
EDWARD BERG, a native of Norway, born in 1866, came to Washington
in 1887, and is now a merchant at Roslyn. He was made a Mason
in St. Thomas Lodge, No. 54, and is now Junior Warden of that
Lodge. He was a member of the now defunct Mt. Stuart Chapter,
O.E.S.
FRANK BURT, a dealer in lumber at Pomeroy, was born in Guernsey
County, Ohio, in 1877, and came to Washington in 1883. He received
the degrees of Masonry in Evening Star Lodge, No. 30, about 1899;
took those of the Capitular Order in Evergreen Chapter, of which
he was formerly Scribe; and belongs to Mystic Chapter, O.E.S.
HENRY B. HENLEY, who was born at Carthage, Mo., in 1863, came
to Washington in 1877, and is now a dealer in lumber at Pomeroy.
He was made a Mason in Evening Star Lodge, No. 30-of which he
is still a member-in 1887; received the Capitular degrees in Evergreen
Chapter, of which he has been an officer; and attained the Thirty-second
degree of the Scottish Rite at Lewiston, Idaho.
FRED. MATHIES, of Pomeroy, was born in Braunschweig, Germany,
in 1868, came to Washington in 1889, and has since been engaged
in farming and dealing in grain. He was made a Mason in Evening
Star Lodge No. 30, in 1891, and is a member and Past Master of
that Lodge. He took the Capitular degrees in Evergreen Chapter,
of which he is a Past High Priest; is a member of Mystic Chapter,
O.E.S.; and has served his fellow citizens as member of the City
Council. Brother Mathies is an accomplished ritualist and an active
worker in Lodge and Chapter.
HARRY ST. GEORGE, now Assistant Postmaster at Pomeroy, was born
in New York in 1852 and came to Washington in 1880, after receiving
his education in New York City. He was made a Mason in Evening
Star Lodge, No. 30, in 1893i and is now Secretary and Past Master
of that Lodge. He is also Past High Priest of Evergreen Chapter,
in which body he received the Capitular degrees.
S. S. RUSSELL was horn at Fredonia, Penn., in 1868, and came to
Washington in 1892. He received his education at Edinborough,
Penn., and is now a lawyer, living at Pomeroy. He was made a Mason
in Evening Star Lodge, No. 30, in 1899, and is now Worshipful
Master of that Lodge. He has served his fellow citizens as Deputy
Sheriff and Sheriff of Garfield County.
HARRIS A. ADAMS was born in Smith County, Texas, in 1858, and
came to Washington thirty years later. He received his education
in Overton College, Texas, and is now County Clerk and City Treasurer,
living at Pomeroy. He was made a Mason in Evening Star Lodge,
No. 30, in 1894; is a member of that Lodge, a member and Past
High Priest of Evergreen Chapter; and a member and Past Patron
of Mystic Chapter. His integrity and capacity have been many times
recognized by his fellow citizens, who have for eleven years elected
him City Treasurer. He has also been County Treasurer.
J. A. MILLS was born in Brookfield, Ohio, in 1849, and came to
Washington in 1882. He received his education in Pennsylvania,
and is now a Post office Clerk, living at Pomeroy. He was made
a Mason in Urion Lodge, No. 353, at Kingsville, Ohio, in 1871,
and is now a member, Senior Deacon and Past Master of Evening
Star Lodge, No. 30. He is a charter member and Past Patron of
Mystic Chapter, O.E.S.
JOSEPH C. POWER, Postmaster at San de Fuca, was born in Iowa in
1846, came to Washington five years later, received his education
at Seattle, and is a farmer, living at San de Fuca. He was made
a Master Mason in Whidby Island Lodge, No. 15, in 1883, and is
now Senior Deacon of that Lodge. He is also a member of the O.E.S.
and has been Sheriff, Assessor and Justice of the Peace.
ERNEST JUSTUS HANCOCK, born in Lynchburg, Va., in 1854, received
his education in the Virginia Military Institute, came to Washington
in 1879, and is now a farmer, living at Coupeville. He was made
a Master Mason in Whidby Island Lodge, No. 15, in 1892, and is
now Junior Warden and Past Master of that Lodge. He received the
Capitular degrees at Port Townsend and is a Past Patron of Tula
Chapter, O.E.S.
JOSEPH W. CLAPP, Postmaster at Coupeville, was born in Scituate,
Mass., in 1843, received his education in his native State, and
came to Washington in 1887. He was made a Mason in Konohassett
Lodge, at Cohasset, Mass., in 1868, and is now a member and Past
Master of Whidby Island Lodge, No. 15. He is also a member of
Tula Chapter, O.E.S.; and, in addition to his present office,
has been Deputy County Clerk and Deputy County Treasurer.
FRANK G. THOMAS was born at La Fayette, Indiana, in 1879, and
came to Washington in 1891. He received his education at Battle
Ground, Indiana, and is now a farmer, living at Sumas. He was
made a Mason in Fidelity Lodge, No. 105, in 1896, and is now Senior
Warden of that Lodge. He has held no public position except that
of Road Supervisor.
A. SCHUMACHER, a native of Scherrebeck, Denmark, born in 1857,
came to Washington in 1890. He received his education to Denmark
and Germany and is now a dealer in general merchandise, at Sumas.
He was made a Mason in Fidelity Lodge, No. 105, in 1896, and is
now Senior Deacon of that Lodge.
SAMUEL P. CONNER, U. S. Deputy Collector of Customs, was born
at Vernon, Indiana, in 1837, and came to Washington in 1890. He
received his education in his native town; was made a Mason there
in 1867; and is now a charter member and Senior Steward of Fidelity
Lodge, No. 105, his home being at Sumas.
NATHANIEL McNAIR was born in Restijauche County, New Brunswick,
in 1850, and came to Washington in 1898. He received his education
at the Archibald Settlement and is now Manager of The Hastings
Shingle Mfg. Co., Ltd., at Sumas. He was made a Mason in Restijauche
Lodge, No. 25, New Brunswick, in 1872, and is now a member and
Tyler of Fidelity Lodge, No. 105. He was at one time Postmaster
at Eel River Crossing, N. B.
LEVI N. GRIFFIN was born in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., in 1846,
and came to Washington in 1890. He received his education in New
York, and is now a capitalist, living at Fairhaven. He was made
a Mason in Bisrnark Lodge, No. 5, North Dakota, in 1873, and is
now a member, Past Master and Treasurer of Fairhaven Lodge, No.
73. He received the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar degrees at
Whatcom; and was Patron U. D. of Maple Leaf Chapter, O.E.S.; Mayor
of the city for four terms; and member of the Legislature.
REUBEN FRANCIS LAFFOON, a well-known lawyer of Tacoma, was born
in Tennessee in 1854 and came to Washington in 1887. He received
his education in the S. W. Missouri State Normal School, and was
made a Mason in Belton Lodge, No. 54, at Belton, Mo., in 1880.
He is a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, and of Fern Chapter, O.E.S.,
and attained the 18th degree of the Scottish Rite at Tacoma.
JOHN CHAUNCEY RATHBUN was born in New Haven, Conn., in 1854, and
came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in the State
University of Wisconsin and has followed various pursuits, including
the editorial position, but is now engaged in mining, his home
being at Seattle. He was made a Mason in Midland Lodge, No. 623,
at Midland, Texas, in 1886, and is now a member and Past Master
of Harmony Lodge, No. 18. He has taken the Capitular, Cryptic
and Eastern Star degrees; is a Past High Priest and Past Patron;
was a County School Superintendent in Wisconsin from 1878 to 1882;
and later served for four years as Police Judge at Olympia in
this State.
HENRY G. SHUHAM, a native of Newcastle, England, born in 1842,
came to Washington in 1882, and is a harness maker and saddler,
living at Waitsburg. He is one of the best known and most respected
citizens of Walla Walla County, has long been a very active worker
in Masonry, and is Worshipful Master of Waits-burg Lodge, No.
16.
WILLIAM J. GALBRAITH, long a highly respected and influential
member of the Grand Lodge, was born at Freeport, Penn., Feb. 18,
1837, and came to Washington in 1890. He was educated at Dartmouth
College and became a lawyer by profession. After four years' service
in the Civil War, as a First Lieutenant, he was made a Mason in
1865 in Armstrong Lodge, No. 239, Pennsylvania. FIe was for many
years a member and Master of our Colville Lodge, No. 50, and largely
instrumental in reviving that Lodge. He after-wards became a charter
member of Bremerton Lodge, No. 117, of which he is now Chaplain.
Judge Galbraith-who acquired his title by nine years' service
as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Montana-had been
exalted to the degree of the Holy Royal Arch in Pennsylvania,
and was a High Priest in Montana. He is also a Knight Templar
and a member of Reliance Chapter, O.E.S.
L. J. COOLEY, a native of Michigan, born in 1859, came to Washington
in 1892. He received his education at Flint, Mich. He is a tool
maker by trade, now residing at Charleston, and was made a Mason
in Walla Walla Lodge, No. 7, in 1893. He became a charter member,
and is now Worshipful Master of Bremerton Lodge, No. 117, and
he is also a member of Reliance Chapter, O.E.S.
LUTE A. JUNGST was born at Afton, Iowa, in 1875, and came to Washington
in 1893, having received his education in his native town. He
is a sailor on the U. S. S. S. "Nipsic" at Bremerton,
and was made a Mason in Bremerton Lodge, No. 117, in 1903.
ARTHUR M. CLAWSON was born in Clarion County, Penn., in 1874,
spent his youth in California, and came to Washington in 1898.
He is a grocer at Bremerton and was made a Mason in Bremerton
Lodge, No. 117, in 1903.
CHARLES WILLIAM CLAUSEN, Treasurer and formerly Auditor of Kitsap
County, was born in Rock County, Wis., in 1851, and came to Washington
in 1888. He received his education in Iowa and Wisconsin, is a
bookkeeper by occupation and resides at Port Orchard. He was made
a Mason in Port Orchard Lodge, No. 98, in 1895, and is Secretary
and Past Master of that Lodge. He is also a member of Port Orchard
Chapter, O.E.S., and has attained the Thirty-second degree of
the Scottish Rite.
JOHN BRADEN YAKEY, P. J. G. D. and P. G. Marshal of Washington,
was born at Trenton, Mo., in 1863, and came to Washington in 1889.
He received his education in the University of Missouri, adopted
the legal profession, and has been Prosecuting Attorney of Kitsap
County. He resides at Port Orchard, and is Senior Deacon and Past
Master of Port Orchard Lodge, No. 98, in which Lodge he received
the degrees in 1894. He is an unaffiliated member of the O.E.S.,
and in the Grand Lodge received the honors indicated above in
1897 and 1898.
WILLIAM L. THOMPSON was born at Hazel Green, Wisconsin, in 1865,
and came to Washington at the age of twenty-five. He received
a High School education and has practiced law and engaged in the
newspaper business, his home being at Port Orchard. He was made
a Mason in Port Orchard Lodge, No. 98, so late as 1900, and is
now Master of that Lodge. He is also an officer of Port Orchard
Chapter, O.E.S., and has been a member of the Legislature continuously
since 1901.
GUY HAROLD THAYER was born at Mishawaka, Indiana, in 1867, and
came to Washington in 1900. He received his education at Cornell
University, and is a mechanical engineer in the U. S. service,
stationed at Port Orchard. He was made a Mason in Port Orchard
Lodge, No. 98, in 1901, and is now Junior Warden of that Lodge.
He is also Treasurer of Port Orchard Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM A. DAVEY was born in Nova Scotia in 1869, came to Washington
in 1885, and is a manufacturer of shingles, living at Sumas. He
was made a Mason in Fidelity Lodge, No. 105, in 1901, and is now
Junior Steward of that Lodge.
CHARLES FREDRICH CHRISTIAN HOFFMAN, a farmer living at Kalama,
was horn in Ekernforde, Germany, in 1840, came to this country
in 1858, and is a member of Kalama Lodge, No. 17, of which be
was Master in 1879. He has also attained the thirty-second degree
of the Scottish Rite and taken the Capitular degrees -at Seattle,
in both cases.
CHARLES A. WISS, a native of Sweden, born in 1857, worked as a
machinist in the government railway shops at Stockholm until 1880,
when he came to America, landing in Philadelphia. After some years
in Chicago and other Western cities, he came to Washington in
1898 and has been for some years Master Machinist of the Peninsular
R. R. Company's shops at Shelton. He was made a Mason in Mt. Moriah
Lodge, No. 11, in 1899, and is now Junior Warden of that Lodge.
VICTOR HOLTON, a native of Sweden, born in 1870, spent his youth
in Minneapolis, and came to Washington in 1889. He is a locomotive
engineer, living at Matlock, and a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge,
No. 11, in which Lodge he received the degrees in 1897.
JOHN WILLIAM GRISDALE was born in Quebec, Canada, in 1874, came
to Washington in 1898 and is now a logger, living at Shelton.
He was made a Mason in Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 11, in 1900, and
is a deeply interested member of that Lodge and of Welcome Chapter,
O.E.S.
DONALD A. McLARTY was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1873, came to
Washington in 1898, and is by occupation a fireman, living at
Shelton. He was made a Mason in Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 11, in 1900,
and is now junior Deacon of that Lodge. He is also a member of
Welcome Chapter, O.E.S.
WARREN SHEA was born at Houlton, Maine, in 1868, and came to Washington
in 1889. He received his education in Canada and is now a Real
Estate Agent and Abstracter, living at Mt. Vernon, and a member
of Verity Lodge, No. 59, in which Lodge he received the degrees
of Masonry.
WILLIAM W. FITTERLING, foreman of the Water Works at Everett,
was born in Indiana in 1872, spent his youth in North Dakota,
and came to Washington in 1887. He was raised to the sublime degree
of a Master Mason in Peninsular Lodge, No. 95, in 1902, and is
a member of that Lodge.
OLE DANIEL RUE, a native of Norway, born in 1859, came to Washington
in 1892, and is a bolt maker, living at Bremerton. He was made
a Mason in Clover Lodge, No. 91, in 1897, and is now a charter
member and Senior Warden of Bremerton Lodge, No. 117.
ARTHUR R. THURSTON was born at Eau Claire, Wis., in 1858, came
to Washington thirty years later, and is now engaged in steamboating-his
home being at Everett. He was made a Mason in Peninsular Lodge,
No. 95, in 1899.
FRANK M. JOHNSON, born at Cynthiana, Kentucky, in 186z, attended
school at Salem, Mo., came to Washington in 1900, and is now a
merchant at Fairhaven. He was made a Mason in Fairhaven Lodge,
No. 73, in 1902, and is now Senior Deacon of that Lodge and Warden
of Maple Leaf Chapter, O.E.S.
DANIEL CAMPBELL, a native of Nova Scotia, born in 1866, came to
Washington in 1899, and is now a canneryman at Fairhaven. He was
made a Mason in Fairhaven Lodge, No. 73, in 1902, and is now Junior
Warden of that Lodge.
GEORGE EDWARD MILLER, a native of Adelaide, South Australia, born
in 1865, received his education in California, came to Washington
in 1881, and is now a merchant at Port Orchard. He was made a
Mason in Falls City Lodge, No. 66, in 1890, and is now Treasurer
and Past Master of Port Orchard Lodge, No. 98. He has attained
the Thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite; is Secretary of
Port Orchard Chapter, O.E.S.; and was formerly Mayor of Sidney.
FRANK E. RENSCH, Master Mariner, was born in Germany in 1859,
came to Washington in 1880, and now resides at Port Townsend.
He was made a Mason in Franklin Lodge, No. 5, in 1902, and retains
his membership in that Lodge.
CLARENCE RENSSELAER CRANMER was born in Sparta, N. Y., in 1866,
and came to Washington in 1887, having received his education
at Washington, D. C. He is an accountant by occupation, living
at Port Gamble, and was made a Mason in Franklin Lodge, No. 5,
in 1890. He was Master of the Lodge in 1896 and is still a member.
EDWIN G. AMES was born in East Machias, Me., in 1856, received
his education in his native town and at Providence, R. I., came
to Washington in 1881, and is a lumberman, living at Port Gamble.
He was made a Mason in Harwood Lodge, No. 91, at Machias, Me.,
in 1878, and is a member of Franklin Lodge, No. 5, of which he
was Master for six years. He attained the 32nd degree of the Scottish
Rite in Lawson Consistory; and also took the Templar degrees in
Seattle-having been exalted to the Royal Arch in Maine. Brother
Ames was for a number of years a very active, influential and
popular attendant at the Grand Lodge; and a tradition lingers
there that he would have been installed in a very important office
but for most deplorable accident, for which he was in no way responsible.
His fellow citizens have called upon him to serve as County Commissioner,
and he has been Wharfinger for ten years.
RICHARD WILLIAM CONDON, a native of Port Gamble, born in 1867,
received his education in Washington Territory and Oregon, and
is now a lumberman, living in his native town. Raised to the degree
of a Master Mason in Franklin Lodge, No. 5, as recently as 1902,
he is already Junior Warden of that Lodge.
WILLIAM WALKER was born in 1840 in Solon, Maine, received his
education at Skowhegan in the same State, came to Washington in
1870, and is now a lumberman, living at Port Gamble. He was made
a Mason in Somerset Lodge, No. 34, at Skowhegan, Me., in 1863,
and is now Treasurer of Franklin Lodge, No. 5. He has attained
the 32nd degree of the Scottish Rite; and is a member of Capitular
and Templar bodies in Seattle.
JOHN WARD, mill foreman at Port Gamble, was born in New York in
1860, received his education in California, and came to Washington
in 1886. He is a member, and for five successive years-from 1897
to 1901, inclusive-was Master of Franklin Lodge, No. 5, in which
Lodge he was made a Master Mason in 1893.
WILLIAM ALFRED THOMPSON, a native of Port Gamble, born in 1875,
received his education in the University of Washing-ton and is
now a handsaw filer, living in his native town. Fie was made a
Master Mason in Franklin Lodge, No. 5, in 1902, and is now Senior
Deacon of that Lodge.
JOHN RICHARDSON was born in 1871 in Salt Lake City, and educated
in San Francisco. He came to Washington in 1888, and is now an
accountant, living at Port Gamble. He was made a Mason in Franklin
Lodge, No. 5, in 1894, and is now Master, as well as Past Master,
of that Lodge.
ROBERT HOWARD, a native of England, born in 1863, spent his youth
in the old country and came to Washington in 1883. He is a clerk
by occupation and resides at Port Gamble. He was made a Master
Mason in Franklin Lodge, No. 5, in 1892, and is now Senior Steward
of his mother Lodge.
HERMAN BERNHART KUPPLER was born at South Bend, Indiana, in 1880,
came to Washington when nine years of age, received his education
in Seattle, and is now employed in clerical work at Port Gamble.
He was made a Master Mason in Franklin Lodge, No. 5, in 1902,
and is now Junior Deacon of his mother Lodge.
PATRICK DUFFEY, a native of Clairmorris, County Mayo, Ireland,
born in 1841, spent his youth in the Emerald Isle and came to
Washington in 1869. He is a mill engineer, living at Winlock,
and a member in good standing of Winlock Lodge, No. 47, in which
Lodge he received the degrees.
JOHN PEARSE GUERRIER was born at Oaken Gates, England, in 1863,
received his education at Emporia, Kansas, came to Washington
in 1897, and is engaged in the lumber business at Centralia. He
was made a Mason in Centralia Lodge, No. 63, in 1901, and retains
his membership in his mother Lodge.
AUGUST FREDERIC PETERSON, a native of Tacoma, born in 1876, received
his education in the public schools of this State, and is now
accountant and telegrapher at Cosmopolis. He was made a Mason
in Aberdeen Lodge, No. 52, in 1900, and retains his membership
there.
SAMUEL S. LOEB was born in Kendallville, Indiana, in 1862, and
came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in Cincinnati,
Ohio, and is now Secretary of the Pacific Brewing Co. at Tacoma.
He was made a Mason in Evergreen Lodge, No. 51, in 1898; is a
member of that Lodge; has attained the thirty-second degree of
the Scottish Rite; and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member
of Afifi Temple.
WILLIAM ELLING was born at Concordia, Mo., in 1861, and came to
Washington in 1889. He received his education in Missouri and
at Quincy, Ill., and is now a merchant at Fairhaven. He was made
a Mason in Montana Lodge, No. 2, in 1886, and is now a member
and Tyler of Fairhaven Lodge, No. 73.
DAVID LOGAN HOPKINS was born at Washington, Indiana, in 1834,
came to Washington in 1889, and is a contractor and builder, living
at Fairhaven. He was made a Mason in Salina Lodge, No. 60, at
Kansas, in 1870, and is now a member and Past Master of Fairhaven
Lodge, No. 73. He has taken the Capitular, Eastern Star and Templar
degrees; and was a Justice of the Peace in Kansas and a Councilman
in this State.
A. H. PRATT was horn in Boston, Mass., in 1852, received his education
at Oswego, N. Y., and came to Washington in 1883. He resides at
Whatcom and gives as his business that of "an agent."
He was made a Mason in Frontier Lodge, No. 42, at Oswego, N. Y.,
in 1877, and is now a member of Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44.
He has been a member of the City Council of Whatcom.
JOHN CLARK MINTON was born in Miami County, Ohio, in 1853, graduated
at Vanderbilt University, came to Washington in 1897, and is a
surgeon dentist at Whatcom. He was made a Master Mason in Bellinghm
Bay Lodge, No. 44, in 1899, and is a member and Past Master of
that Lodge; High Priest of Bellingham Bay Chapter, R.A.M.; and
a member of the local Commandery and of Afifi Temple.
LINDSEY H. HADLEY was born at Sylvania, Indiana, in 1861, and
came to Washington in 1890. He received his education in Bloomington
Academy and the Illinois Wesleyan University and is an attorney-at-law,
living at Whatcom. He was made a Mason in Sylvania Lodge, No.
559, at Sylvania, Indiana, in 1883, and is now a member and Past
Master of Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, and Past High Priest of
Bellingham Bay Chapter, R.A.M.; is serving his third successive
term as Eminent Commander of the local Commanders'; and was for
six years member of the School Board of Whatcom.
GEORGE MARSHALL CRAWFORD, a banker at Whatcom, was born in Louisville,
Ky., in 1856, educated in his native city, and came to Washington
in 1901. He was made a Mason in Parkland Lodge, No. 638, at Louisville,
Ky., in 1888, and is now a member of Bellingham Bay Lodge, No.
44.
WILLIAM SNYDER was born in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1862, and came
to Washington in 1884. He received his education in Circleville,
Ohio, and is now a merchant at Ritzville. He was made a Mason
in Ritzville Lodge, No. 101, in 1900, and is now Junior Steward
of that Lodge and Treasurer of Zenith Chapter, O.E.S.; and was
a member of the City Council for six years, and of the School
Board for five years.
GEORGE F. CHRISTENSEN was born in Minneapolis, Minn., in 1876,
and came to Washington in 1898. He received his education in a
business college at Wilder, Minn., and is now engaged as a clerk
at Ritzville. He was made a Mason in Olivia Lodge, No. 220, Minnesota,
in 1897, and is now a member of Ritzville Lodge, No. 101, as well
as of Zenith Chapter, O.E.S.
FRED. E. ROBBINS, a lumber merchant at Ritzville, was born in
Vassalborough, Me., in 1866 and came to Washington in 1894. He
was made a Master Mason in Ritzville Lodge, No. 101, in 1901,
and is now Junior Warden of that Lodge.
WILLIAM L. LEONARD was born in Woodford County, Ill., in 1862,
came to Washington in 1886, and is a farmer, living at Ritzville.
He was made a Mason in Ritzville Lodge, No. 101, and is now Senior
Deacon of that Lodge and a member of Zenith Chapter, O.E.S.
JOHN MALEY, a native of Texas, born in 1870, spent his boyhood
in his native State, and came to Washington in 1888. He resides
at Chehalis, engaged in honest labor and, having won the respect
of the brethren, was made a Master Mason in Chehalis Lodge, No.
28, in 1900. He retains his membership in his mother Lodge.
ARTHUR BOUCHER, a native of Quebec, Canada, came to Washington
in 1876. He received his education in his native province and
is now a coal merchant at Tacoma. He was made a Master Mason in
Evergreen Lodge, No. 51, in 1891, and is now Treasurer and Past
Master of that Lodge. He is also a member of Tacoma R. A. Chapter.
RICHARD W. UHLMAN was born at Washington, D. C., in 1864, came
to Washington when about eight years of age, and is now a butcher,
living at Tacoma. He was made a Master Mason in Evergreen Lodge,
No. 51, in 1891, and is now Senior Warden of that Lodge.
AMI BRUCE was born at Lincoln, Maine, in 1854, and came to Washington
in 1891. He received his education in the State of Maine and is
now a dealer in wood and coal at Tacoma. He was made a Master
Mason in Horeb Lodge, No. 93, in 1883, and is now a member of
Evergreen Lodge, No. 51.
SIMON BERG, a native of Drammen, Norway, born in 1867, came to
Washington in 1889, and is a sawyer, living at Port Gamble. He
was made a Mason in Franklin Lodge, No. 5, in 1893, and is now
Senior Warden of that Lodge.
FRED. FOTH, a native of Danevick, Germany, born in 1851, spent
his youth in the Fatherland, came to Washington in 1880, and is
now a lumberman, living at Port Gamble. He was made a Mason in
Franklin Lodge, No. 5, in 1892, and is now Tyler of that Lodge.
ALEXANDER BALONE McKINNON, a native of Cape Breton, Canada, born
in 1850, received his education in New York City, came to Washington
in 1890, and is now a physician, living at Fairhaven. He was made
a Mason in Fairhaven Lodge, No. 73, in 1901, and is now Senior
Warden of that Lodge. He is also a member of Bellingham Bay Chapter,
R.A.M., and of the local Chapter, O.E.S.
CHARLES E. PRESTON was born at Winona, Minn., in 1828, came to
Washington in 189r, and is engaged in the laundry business at
Ritzville. He was made a Mason in Ritzville Lodge, No. 101, in
1898, and is still a member of that Lodge.
ANION HYLAK, JR., a native of Bohemia, came to Washing-ton in
1868, and is now a sawmill man, living at Lhota. He is a member
of Chehalis Lodge, No. 28, in which he was made a Master Mason
in 1881, and also belongs to Chehalis Chapter of the Eastern Star.
CHARLES H. WILSON was born in Bearien County, Michigan, in 1864,
Caine to Washington in 1898, and is a blacksmith, living at Buckley.
He was made a Mason in Pittsville Lodge, No. 222, Wisconsin, in
1895, received the Capitular degrees in Neillville Chapter, No.
66, and is a member of Ivanhoe Commandery, No.4, at Tacoma.
WILLIAM E. CAMPBELL was born in Wisconsin in 1862, and came to
Washington in 1901. He received his education in his native State,
and is an engineer, now living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Menominee Lodge, No. 269, at Menominee, Michigan, in 1890,
and is now a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22. He also received
the Capitular and Templar degrees at Menominee and is a Noble
of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Afifi Temple-as well a member
of Fern Chapter, O.E.S.
CHARLES EDWARD TAYLOR was born at Iola, Kansas, in 1870, and came
to Washington five years later. He received his education in California
and the University of Oregon, and is a physician and surgeon,
living at Wilkeson. He was made a Mason in Cascade Lodge, No.
61, in 1899, and is still a member of that lodge. He received
the Capitular and Templar degrees in Tacoma and is a Noble of
the Mystic Shrine-a member of Afifi Temple.
EDGAR LEWIS DAVIES was born in Pennsylvania in 1871, and came
to Washington twelve years later. He received his education in
California, and is now a merchant in Tacoma. He was made a Master
Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61, in 1895, and is still a member
of that Lodge. He received the Capitular and Templar degrees in
Tacoma and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine-a member of Afifi Temple.
JOHN WILLIAM LEWIS, a native of South Wales, born in 1852, came
to Washington in 1884, having received his education in South
Wales. He is a miner, living at Wilkeson, and has been a School
Director. He was made a Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61, in 1898,
and is still a member of that Lodge.
EDWARD CHARLES HAYDON, a native of England, born in 1851, came
to Washington in 1882. He received his education in the old country
and is a carpenter and builder, living at Green Lake, Seattle.
He was made a Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61, in 1890, and retains
his membership in that Lodge. He has served his fellow citizens
as a Justice of the Peace, at Palmer.
WILLIAM BISSON was born in Paspebiac, Quebec, Canada, in 1856,
and came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in his
native town, and is now a merchant, living at South Prairie. He
was made a Master Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61, in 1896, and
is now Master, as well as Past Master, of that Lodge.
DAVID PHILIP DAVIES was born in Pennsylvania in 1866, and came
to Washington in 1884. He received his education in California,
and is now foreman of a mine at Carbonado. He was made a Master
Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61, in 1893, and retains his membership
in that Lodge.
JOSEPH JOHNS, a native of Wales, horn in 1394, and came to Washington
in 1868. He received his education in Wales and is now a farmer,
living at Wilkeson. He was made a Mason in Corinthian Lodge, No.
38, in 1890, and is still a member of that Lodge. He has served
his fellow citizens as County Commissioner, from 1888 to 1892.
BARTHOLOMEW ROSATTI, a native of South Tyrol, Austria, born in
1853, came to Washington in 1884. He received his educadon in
Austria, and is now a miner, living at Carbonado. He was made
a Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61, in 1901, and is still a member
of that Lodge.
EVAN LEWIS, a native of South Wales, born in 1846, came to Washington
in 1874. He received a common school education, and is now a miner,
living at Fairfax. He was made a Master Mason in Corinthian Lodge,
No. 38, in 1884, and is now a member of Cascade Lodge, No. 61,
as well as of Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M.
JAMES DAVID DAVIES, a native of Wales, born in 1866, came to Washington
in 1888, having received his education in his native land. He
is foreman of a coal mine at Carbonado, and a member of Cascade
Lodge, No. 61, in which Lodge he was made a Master Mason in 1900.
CHRISTOPIIER GEORGE BIGNEY, a native of Nova Scotia, born in 1858,
came to Washington in 1886. He received his education in his native
province and is now a miner, living at Carbonado. He was made
a Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61, in 1901, and is still a member
of that Lodge.
ROBERT LANE was born in East Nebraska City, Iowa, in 1866, and
came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in Iowa
and is now a railway engineer, living at Tacoma. He was made a
Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61, in 1892, and retains his membership
in that Lodge.
AUGUST TUCKER, a native of Germany, born in 1860, came to Washington
in 1884. He received his education in the Fatherland, and is now
a miner, living at Wilkeson. He has been a School Director and
is a member of Cascade Lodge, No. 61, in which Lodge he was made
a Master Mason in 1901.
CHARLES BARNES, a native of Germany, born in 1863, came to Washington
in 1883. He received his education in the Fatherland, and is now
a miner, living at Carbonado. He was made a Master Mason in Cascade
Lodge, No. 61, of which he is still a member, in 1896, and received
the Capitular degrees in Tacoma Chapter.
JOHN T. FORSYTH, a native of Cumberland, England, born in 1875,
came to Washington in 1889, and received his education here. He
resides in Seattle and is loftsman in the shipbuilding business.
He was made a Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61, in 1896, and retains
his membership in that Lodge. He is also a member of Myrtle Chapter,
O.E.S.
JOHN MAXIMILLIAN WENTNER, a native of Tyrol, Austria, born in
1852, came to Washington in 1885. He received his education in
his native land and is now a miner, living at Buckley. He was
made a Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61, and retains his membership
there.
JOHN HENRY WATKINS was born in Sierra County, California, in 1862,
and came to Washington in 1883, having received his education
in his native State. He is outside foreman of the South Prairie
Coal Mines, and resides at Burnett. He was made a Master Mason
in Corinthian Lodge, No. 38, in 1885, and became a charter member
and is now Junior Deacon of Cascade Lodge, No. 61. He has served
his fellow citizens as School Clerk of Burnett.
JOHN MILTON CROMAN was horn in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1844, and
came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in Detroit
and is a locomotive engineer, living at Tacoma. He was made a
Mason in Jackson Lodge, No. 17, at Jackson, Michigan, and took
the Capitular and Templar degrees in that city. Retaining his
Lodge membership there, he is a member of Ivanhoe Commandery,
Tacoma.
NELSON EGBERT LIEBERG was born in Minnesota in 1866 and came to
Washington in 1888. He received his education in his native State,
and is now a blacksmith, living at Burnett. He was made a Master
Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61, in 1899, and is now Senior Warden
of that Lodge.
JOSEPH WHITE FORSYTH, a native of England, born in 1865, came
to Washington in t888. He received his education in England, and
is now foreman of a coal mine at South Prairie. He was made a
Master Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61, in 1892, and is now Senior
Deacon and Past Master of that Lodge.
JAMES P. LARRICK was born at Mt. Zion, Ohio, in 1865, came to
Washington in 1890, having received his education in his native
town, and is now railway agent, telegraph operator and Post Master
at Burnett. He was made a Master Mason in Cascade Lodge, No. 61,
in 1899, and is now Junior Warden of that Lodge.
JOHN HENRY LARKIN, a native of Scotland, born in 1865, came to
Washington in 1878, received his education in this State, and
is now a miner, living at Burnett. He was made a Master Mason
in Corinthian Lodge, No. 38, in 1886, and is a charter member
and Past Master of Cascade Lodge, No. 61. He took the Capitular
degrees at Ellensburg.
BENJAMIN F. TABBUTT was born in Washington County, Maine, in 1851,
received his education in the public schools, came to Washington
in 1839, and is now a shipwright, living at Eagle harbor. He was
made a Master Mason in Charity Lodge, No. 68, at Mystic, Conn.,
in 1884, and is now a member and Senior Warden of Renton Lodge,
No. 29. He also received the Capitular degrees in Mystic, Conn.
MATHEWS HERMAN SANDSTROM, a native of Finland, born in 1868, and
came of Washington in 1889. He received his education in California
and is now a shipbuilder and contractor, living at Ballard. He
was made a Mason in Renton Lodge, No. 29, in 1893, and is a member
and Past Master of that Lodge.
DAVID CHARLES ROTTING was born at Monte Christo, Cal., in 1867,
grew to manhood in his native State, and came to Washington in
1892. He is now a machinist, living at Black Diamond, and a member
of Diamond Lodge, No. 83, in which Lodge he was made a Mason in
1902.
WILLIAM J. GEORGE, a native of Alberni, B. C., was born in 1864,
came to Washington the year following, and received his education
at Port Ludlow. He lives at Port Blakeley and is Lead sawyer in
a mill there. He was made a Mason in Kane Lodge, No. 8, in 1887,
and is now Master of that Lodge.
DAVID D. JAMES, a Welshman by birth, born in 1862, came to Washington
in 1888, after having received his education in Pennsylvania.
He is now engaged as foreman at Black Diamond and is a member
of Diamond Lodge, No. 83, in which Lodge he received the degrees
in 1900.
J. JAMES SMITH, at present President of the State Senate, was
born at Salt Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, June 5, in 1870,
and came to Washington in 1891. He received his education at Concord,
W. Va., and Brooklyn, N. V., and is by profession a physician,
his home being at Enumclaw. He was made a Mason in Diamond Lodge,
No. 83, in 1894, and retains his membership in that Lodge. He
received the Capitular degrees in Seattle Chapter, No. 3, and
is a member and Past Patron of Chrystal Chapter, O.E.S. He was
elected a Representative in the State Legislature in 1898, promoted
to the State Senate in 1900, and re-elected in 1902.
ROBERT BRUCE McLENNAN, a native of Scotland, horn in 1574, came
to Washington in 1877, and is now an engineer, living at Wilkeson.
He was made a Mason in Crescent Lodge, No. 109, in 1900, and still
retains his membership in that Lodge.
FRANK BORGEN, a native of Sweden, born in 1857, spent his youth
in his native land, and came to America in 1881 and to Washington
in 1889. He is a carpenter and millwright, living at Enumclaw,
and a member of Diamond Lodge, No. 83, in which Lodge he received
the degrees.
DANIEL WEBSTER McMORRIS was born in Coles County, Illinois, in
1864, removed to California in 1872 and to Washington in 1879.
He received his education in the common schools of California
and the High School at Dayton, Washington, and is a Civil Engineer
by profession, at present living at Fort Duane, near Port Blakeley.
He was made a Mason in Renton Lodge, No. 29, in 1901, and is already
Master of that Lodge. He received the Capitular degrees in Seattle
Chapter, No. 3, and is a member of the O.E.S., Loraine Chapter,
No. 6. He has been Assistant City Engineer of Seattle; and Junior
Engineer, U.S. Engineering Department.
FRED GOTTLIEB ZIEGLER was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1879, came
to Washington in 1889, received his education at Seattle, and
is now a bookkeeper, living at Port Blakeley. He was made a Mason
in Renton Lodge, No. 29, in 1901, and is now Junior Deacon of
that Lodge.
GEORGE GOLDWORTHY was born in Colchester, Illinois, in 1872, and
after receiving a public school education came to Washington in
1898. He is now an engineer, living at Bremerton. He was made
a Master Mason in Port Orchard Lodge, No. 98, in 1900, and is
a charter member and Junior Deacon of Bremerton Lodge, No. 117.
He is also a member of Reliance Chapter, O.E.S.
THOMAS RAYMOND was born in Scranton, Penn., in 1866; spent his
youth in his native State; came to Washington in 1888, and is
now engaged in coal mining at Black Diamond. He was made a Mason
in Diamond Lodge, No. 83, and is now Master of that Lodge and
Patron of Laurel Chapter, O.E.S.
THOMAS MITCHELL PATTERSON, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, born
in 1869, came to Washington in 1900. He received his education
in his native city and is now a clergyman, living at Black Diamond.
He was made a Master Mason in Diamond Lodge, No. 83, in 1902,
and is now Chaplain of that Lodge, and of Laurel Chapter, O.E.S.
JOHN THOMAS EDWARDS, a native of Wales, spent his youth in his
native principality and came to Washington in 1886. He is engaged
in mining at Black Diamond and is Senior Steward of Diamond Lodge,
No. 83, his mother Lodge.
THOMAS GEORGE SPAIGHT was born in Wisconsin in 1862 and came to
Washington twenty years later. He is a merchant at Black Diamond,
and a Past Master of Diamond Lodge, No. 83, in which Lodge he
was made a Mason.
JOHN BARCLAY, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, born in 1861, received
his education in Minnesota and came to Washington' in 1889. He
is a contractor, living at Black Diamond; was made a Mason in
Diamond Lodge, No. 83, in 1893, and is a member and Past Master
of that Lodge, and a member of Laurel Chapter, O.E.S. He served
his fellow citizens as a member of the Legislature in 1901.
THOMAS R. DAVIES, a native of Wales, born in 1847, spent his youth
in his native principality, came to Washington in 1888, and is
now a miner, living at Renton. He was the first Mason made in
Diamond Lodge, No. 83; was raised to the Sublime degree in 1891;
became Master of the Lodge, and is still a member.
JOHN EDWARD JONES was born in Port Wine, California, in 1866,
spent his youth in the Golden State, came to Washington in 1884,
and is now a hotel keeper in Seattle. He was made a Mason in Diamond
Lodge, No. 83, in 1891, and is a charter member of that Lodge.
WARD HARRIS, a native of England, born in 1861, came to Washington
in 1888. He received his education in his native land and is now
engaged in mining at Black Diamond. He was made a Mason in Diamond
Lodge, No. 83, and is a member and Past Master of that Lodge,
as well as a member of Laurel Chapter, O.E.S.
HIRAM HERBERT RUST was born in Huntington, Quebec, in 1837, and
came to Washington in 1890. He received his education in the public
schools of New York, Huntington Academy and the University of
Vermont and is a physician, living at Enumclaw. He is a member
of Crescent Lodge, No. 109, in which Lodge he received the degrees
of Masonry, and of Chrystal Chapter, O.E.S. He served in the Quartermaster's
Department during the Civil War; was for six years Coroner of
Clinton County, N. Y.; has been a School Director in this State;
and is President of the Chamber of Commerce of Enumclaw.
JAMES EDWARD HARPER, a native of the County of Durham, England,
born in 1870, came to Washington in 1888. He received his education
in Canada and is a stationary engineer, living at Black Diamond.
He was made a Mason in Diamond Lodge, No. 83, in 1900, and is
a member of that Lodge and of Laurel Chapter, O.E.S.
EMILIEN PAUMEL was born in the South of France in 1842, and came
to Washington in 1893. He received his education in France and
is now a farmer, living at Green River. He was made a Mason in
St. Andrew's Lodge, No. 35, in 1882, and is now a member of Diamond
Lodge, No. 83.
ELEAZER PLUMMER WHITNEY, a native of the State of Maine, born
in 1846, came to Washington in 1879. He received his education
in Maine and is a farmer, living at Black Diamond. He was made
a Master Mason in Diamond Lodge, No. 83, in 1898, and is a member
of that Lodge and of Laurel Chapter, O.E.S.
CYRUS WALKER, very prominent in the early history of Masonry in
this State, was born in Madison, Maine, October 6, 1827, received
his education at Skowhegan, in his native State, and came to Washington
in 1853. He has followed the business of lumberman, his home being
at Port Ludlow. He was made a Mason in Somerset Lodge, No. 34,
at Skowhegan Maine, in 1853, and is now a charter member and Past
Master of Franklin Lodge, No. 5. He has attained the thirty-second
degree of the Scottish Rite and is a Knight Commander of the Court
of Honor.
CONRAD DAHL, a native of Norway, born in 1864, spent his youth
in his native land, and came to Washington in 1889. He is a miner,
residing at Tacoma, and a member of State Lodge, No. 68, in which
Lodge he was made a Master Mason in 1903. He has also attained
the fourteenth degree of the Scottish Rite.
ADOLPH FRIEDMAN, a native of Curland, Russia, born in 1841, came
to Washington in 1884. He received his education in California
and is now a merchant at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Clay Lodge,
No. lox, California, in 1860, was afterwards Master of Meadow
Lake Lodge in that State, and is now a member of our State Lodge,
No. 68. He received the Capitular degrees at Colfax, California.
THOMAS RANDLE CARLYLE was born at Delhi P. O., Ontario, Canada,
in 1874, and came to Washington in 1891. Ho received his education
at Delhi and in Walla Walla and is now a traveling salesman, living
at Tacoma, and a member of State Lodge, No. 68, in which Lodge
he was made a Master Mason ill 1903.
IRA D. NORDYKE was born near Germantown, Cal., in 1874, and came
to Washington in 1898. He received his education in the Oakland
Normal College, California, and is a mariner-at present Second
Mate on the S. S. "Victoria," sailing from Tacoma. He
was made a Master Mason in State Lodge, No. 68, in 1903, and is
a member of that Lodge.
WILLIAM FREDERICK TAYLOR, a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, born
in 1840, came to Washington in 1865, residing first at Vancouver.
He received his education in a military school in his native city
and is by occupation a bookkeeper, now living at Tacoma. He was
made a Master Mason in Harmony Lodge, No. 20, at New Britain,
Conn., in 1864, and is now a charter member of State Lodge, No.
68. He received the Capitular degrees in Empire Chapter, No. 170,
New York City, in 1865; was Commander of the G. A. R. in 1893;
and Chief of Staff of the Department of Washington and Alaska.
BERNDT OTTERSTEDT, a native of Sweden, born in 1876, came to Washington
in 1892, and is now a miner, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in State Lodge, No. 68, in 1901, and is a member of that Lodge,
and has also received the Capitular degrees.
HARRY W. EDMONDSON was born in Canada in 1861 and came to Washington
in 1888. He received his education in Canada, and is now a grocer
at Tacoma. He was initiated and passed in Walker Lodge, Ontario,
Canada, in 1888, and raised in our State Lodge, No. 68, in 1890,
and is now Senior Warden of the latter Lodge. He has attained
the fourteenth degree of the Scottish Rite, and has taken the
Capitular and Templar degrees.
ALBERT EARL DEAN was born in Providence, R. I., in 1858, and came
to Washington in 1884. He received his education in the historical
Plantations of his birth and is now a telephonic switchboard manager
at Tacoma. He was made a Master Mason in State Lodge, No. 68,
in 1902, and is a member of that Lodge.
JOHN HENDERSON, a native of Scotland, born in 1866, came to Washington
in 1890. He received his education in Scotland and is now foreman
of a Lumber Company at Buckley. He was made a Master Mason in
St. John's Lodge, No. 39, Scotland, in 1889, and is now a member
of Western Star Lodge, No. 67. He also received the Royal Arch
degree in Scotland.
GEORGE FRANKLIN CLARK was born in Marion County, Illinois, in
1872, spent his youth in his native State, and came to Washington
in 1893. He is engaged in the manufacture of lumber, at Buckley;
is a member of Western Star Lodge, No. 67, in which Lodge he received
the degrees of Masonry in 1898; and is Past Patron of Rainier
Chapter, O.E.S.
JAMES JENKINS was born in Ohio in 1852, and came to Washington
in 1889. He received his education in Ohio and Missouri, and is
now a stationary engineer, living at Buckley. He was made a Master
Mason in Western Star Lodge, No. 67, in 1895, and is still a member
and has been Acting Master of that Lodge.
WILLIAM ELISHA GOVE was born in Vermont in 1841 and came to Washington
in 1887. He received his education in his native State, and is
by occupation a millwright, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Rosendale Lodge, No. 111, at Fon du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1867,
became a charter member of our La Camas Lodge, No. 75, and is
now a member and Past Master of Western Star Lodge, No. 67. He
received the Capitular degrees at Stillwater, Minn., and is a
Past High Priest.
LARS MORK, a native of Norway, born in 1855, came to Washington
in 1889. He received his education in Norway and is now a lumberman,
living at Buckley. He was made a Master Mason in Western Star
Lodge, No. 67, in 1899, and is still a member of that Lodge.
WILLIAM P. J. MORDEN, a native of Ontario, Canada, born in 1864,
came to Washington in 1879, and is now a locomotive engineer,
living at Buckley. He was made a Mason in Western Star Lodge,
No. 67, in 1900, and is a member of that Lodge and Past Patron
of Rainier Chapter, O.E.S.
GEORGE WILLIAM WENTNER was born in Grass Valley, California, came
to Washington in 1887, and received his education at Buckley,
where he still resides and follows the occupation of lumber grader.
He was made a Master Mason in Western Star Lodge, No. 67, in 1902,
and is now Junior Steward of that Lodge, and a member of Rainier
Chapter, O.E.S.
CHESTER C. DOUD was born in Jefferson County, N. Y., in 1865,
and came to Washington in 1890. He received his education in Wisconsin
and is a lumber manufacturer, living at Buckler. He was made a
Mason in Western Star Lodge, No. 67, in 1898, and is a member
of that Lodge, and of Rainier Chapter, O.E.S. He has also been
a member of the City Council.
WILLIAM HENRY SEARS was born in Grass Valley, California, in 1878,
and came to Washington in 1895. He is a saw filer by trade, living
at Buckler. He was made a Master Mason in Western Star Lodge,
No. 67, in 1902, and is now Junior Deacon of that Lodge and a
member of Rainier Chapter, O.E.S.
CHARLES JACKSON, a native of Norway, born in 1860, came to Washington
in 1886. He received his education in Norway and is now a contractor,
living at Buckley. He was made a Mason in Western Star Lodge,
No. 67, in 1900, and is a member of that Lodge.
EDWARD COLLINS, a native of Ireland, born in 1852, came to Washington
in 1885. He received his education in the Emerald Tale and is
now a lumber manufacturer at Buckley. He was made a Mason in Western
Star Lodge, No. 67, and is a member of that Lodge, and was formerly
a member of the City Council of Buckley.
SAMUEL SONDHEIM was born in Germany in 1860 and came to Washington
in 1887, after receiving his education in the Father-land. He
is now a merchant at Tacoma and a member of Evergreen Lodge, No.
51, in which Lodge he received the degrees in 1895.
JOHN O'REILLI a native of Ireland, born in 1862, came to Washington
in 1885 and is now a ship liner, living at Tacoma. He was made
a Master Mason in Evergreen Lodge, No. 51, in 1901, and is now
Tyler of that Lodge.
WM. JOHN OLLARD, one of the proprietors of the Ollard Iron Works
at Tacoma, was born at Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1869. He
lives in Tacoma, and, as stated in our account of his Brother
Harry, was one of three brothers made Masons in Evergreen Lodge,
No. 51, on the same day in 1902.
ALBERT J. FELKER was born in Barton, Vermont, in 1866, and came
to Washington in 1890. He received his education in the High School
of his native town and is now engaged in engineering and electric
business, at Seattle. He is, however, a member of Fairweather
Lodge, No. 82, at Tacoma, in which Lodge he was made a Mason.
JAMES SINCLAIR REID was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1871, and
came to Washington in 1899. He received his education in Oregon
and is now a shipbuilder, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason
in Evergreen Lodge, No. 51, and retains his membership there.
CHARLES SCHUFFERT was born at Wyandotte, Michigan, in 1875, spent
his youth in his native State and came to Washington in ago. He
is an engineer, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Fairweather
Lodge, No. 82, in 1892, and is still a member of that Lodge. He
also belongs to Vida Chapter, O.E.S.
LOUIS EDWARD LORETZ, a native of Waitsburg, Washington, was born
in 1871 and now resides in Tacoma, where he is engaged in the
laundry business. He is a member of State Lodge, No. 68, in which
Lodge he received the degrees.
BEN ALBERT BROWER, Mayor of Kent, was born at Thornton, Illinois,
in 1860, and came to Washington in 1885. He received his education
at Clifton, Ill., and is now engaged in the real estate and insurance
business at Kent. He was made a Mason in Yakima Lodge, No. 24,
in 18S7, and is now a member and Worshipful Master of Verity Lodge,
No. S9. He is also Patron of Valley City Chapter, O.E.S., and
has been Mayor of Kent since 1901.
GEORGE BROWNE, was born in Boston, Mass., in 1840, and came to
Washington in 1886. He received his education in New York, and
was made a Mason in Saint Nicholas Lodge, No. 321, in that city
in 1871. He is a charter member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104. Bro.
Browne resides at Tacoma and is Secretary of the Saint Paul and
Tacoma Mill Company, engaged in making lumber, and is identified
with several large business enterprises in the City of Destiny.
WILLIS A. SHARP, a native of Iowa, born in 1860, received his
education at Memphis, Tenn, and came to Washington in 1897. He
resides at Kent, is engaged in railroading, and was made a Master
Mason in Fairweather Lodge, No. 82, in 1903.
THOMAS FERGUSON McMILLAN, a native of Edinburg, Scotland, born
in 1855, received his education in his native city and came to
Washington in 1890. He is now a grocer, living at Tacoma. He was
made a Mason in Oriental Lodge, at Detroit, Michigan, in 1882,
and is now a member of State Lodge, No. 68. He received the Capitular
Degrees at Fargo, N. D., and is also a Knight Templar.
OTTO R. SUEDKE was born in London, England, in 1875, received
his education in Minnesota, came to Washington in 1900, and is
now a machinist, living at Tacoma. He was made a Mason in Tacoma
Lodge, No. 22, in 1902, and is a member of that Lodge.
JOSEPH D. HOLT was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1338, and came
to Washington in 1891. He received his education in his native
city and is now a bookkeeper, living at Tacoma. He was made a
Master Mason in New Albany Lodge, No. 39, Indiana, in 1871, and
is now a member of Fairweather Lodge, No. 82. He has been Secretary
of Ivy Leaf Chapter, O.E.S., at Wichita, Kansas.
ROYAL A. GOVE, a well-known Tacoma physician, was born at Strafford,
Vermont, June 9, 1856, received his education at Rochester, Minnesota,
and came to Washington in 1890. He was made a Mason in Elgin Lodge,
No. 115, at Elgin, Minn., in 1883, and is a member and Past Master
of Evergreen Lodge, No. 51. He has been an officer and active
worker in Tacoma Chapter, R.A.M., and helped organize and was
first Patron of Mt. Ranier Chapter, 0. E. S. He is representative
of the Grand Lodge of Indian Territory, near the Grand Lodge of
Washington, and has been Grand Orator of the latter body, Custodian
of the Work, and District Deputy Lecturer. He was also a charter
member and first Master of Crescent Lodge, No. 109. Bro. Gove
comes of good Masonic stock, being the third son of the late Royal
H. Grove, Past Grand Master of Minnesota.
HARRY DUDLEY OLLARD, a native of Geelong, Australia, horn in 1867,
came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in England
and is now a ship master, living at Tacoma. He is one of three
brothers in the flesh who, on three several nights, were entered,
passed and raised on the same -evenings in Evergreen Lodge, No.
51, in 1902, in the presence of over a hundred and fifty Masons.
JAMES CAMERON OLLARD, Manager of the Ollard Iron Works at Tacoma,
was born in London, England, in 1863, and came to Washington in
1887. He received his education in his native land, and, as we
have stated under our account of his brother Harry, was made a
Mason in 'Evergreen Lodge, No. 51, in 1902.
RICHARD WILEY, a native of Ireland, born in 1868, spent his youth
in the Emerald Isle and came to Washington in 1888. He is a stevedore,
living at Tacoma, and a member of State Lodge, No. 68, in which
Lodge he received the degrees. He is also a Royal Arch Mason,
and has been Royal Arch Captain.
WILLIAM HAROLD OVERLOCK was born in Herman, Maine, in 1864, and
came to Washington in 1889. He received his education in his native
State and is now a farmer, living at Kent. He was made a Mason
in Verity Lodge, No. 59, in 1890, and is now Senior Deacon, as
well as Past Master, of that Lodge. He received the Capitular
degrees in Seattle, and has served his fellow citizens as Mayor
of Kent.
WESLEY REID, a native of Ontario, Canada, born in 1847, was educated
in his native Province, and came to Washington in 1888. He is
a millwright, living at Kent. He was made a Mason in Japo Ledge,
No. 315, at Bay City, Michigan, in 1887, and is now Chaplain and
Past Master of Verity Lodge, No. 59. He has attained the Thirty-second
degree of the Scottish Rite, "United States" jurisdiction,
and is a member of Valley City Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM H. BOWEN was born in Rutland, Vermont, in 1845, came to
Washington in 1886. He received his education in his native city,
and is now a hotel-keeper at South Bend. He was made a Mason in
Dubois Lodge, Illinois, and is now a member and Senior Steward
of Gavel Lodge, No. 48. He received the capitular degrees in Du
Quoin Chapter, No. 44, Illinois, and is a member of South Bend
Chapter, O.E.S.
CHRISTIAN OLSEN, a native of Norway, born in 1861, came to Washington
in 1886. He received his education in his native land, and is
by occupation a master mariner, his home being at South Bend.
He is Steward of Gavel Lodge, No. 48, his mother Lodge.
ALBERT P. LEONARD was horn in New Lebanon, N. Y., in 1870, spent
his youth in Wisconsin, and came to Washington in 1890. He is
an abstracter of titles by occupation, residing at South Bend,
and is at present Auditor of the County. He was made a Mason in
Gavel Lodge, No. 48, in 1893, and is now Senior Deacon of that
Lodge. He is also Patron of the South Bend Chapter, O.E.S.
WILLIAM N. AKERS was born in Blackhawk County, Iowa, in 1856,
came to Washington in 1888. He resides at South Bend, where he
was the first Police Judge. He was also City Marshal, and is now
County Assessor. He was made a Mason in Davenport Lodge, No. 37,
Iowa, in 1881, and is now Treasurer and Past Master of Gavel Lodge
No. 48. He received the Capitular degrees at Crookston, Minn.,
and is Treasurer of South Bend Chapter, O.E.S.
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