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WELCOME LODGE, I. O. O. F., OF DIXIE.
It is fitting to include here a sketch of the Odd Fellow's Lodge of Dixie. The names of members who compose the chartering of Wel- come Lodge, No. 117, I. O. O. F., of Dixie, Washington, on March 26, 1892, were as fol- lows: Officers-W. J. Cantonwine, N. G .; R. G. Clancy, V. G .; Marion Koger, R. Sec .; Charles Cochran, Per. Sec .: Adelbert Coclı- ran, treasurer ; R. A. Stockdale. warden ; J. E. Myers, conductor; Joseph Reed, R. S. N. G .; J. M. Sanders, L. S. N. G .; N. J. Walters, R. S. V. G .; A. A. Magrunn, L. S. V. G .;
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B. C. Roff, inside guard; G. W. Sanders, O. G .; L. Lanning, R. S. S .; Isadore Cochran, L. S. S. Members-P. Demaris, J. W. Davis, Samuel Brooks, W. II. Johnson, Orin De- maris and Orlando Demaris.
The order of I. O. O. F. at this place has prospered, having added since organization fifty-nine members, and has now in good stand- ing fifty-three members. A larger hall had to be built for the accommodation of its mem- bers, which was completed in 1893, size 30x 65, two stories, the upper being used exclu- sively for lodge purposes, the lower for a gen- eral merchandise store and doctor's office. The building cost about thirty-five hundred dollars complete, including furnishings.
The Rebekah branch of Dixie, Washing- ton, was instituted March 24, 1893, with a membership of about eighteen, having added since about forty members. They are doing a grand work, giving their time, talent and means in fitting up a room in the Odd Fel- lows' Home at Walla Walla, furnishings to cost about one hundred dollars.
ODD FELLOW'S' HOME OF WASHINGTON.
Crowning the system of Odd Fellowship in the state of Washington is the noble insti- tution which we now take briefly under re- view, Walla Walla being signally favored by having the home located within her corporate limits. At a session of the grand lodge of the state, held in 1893, a special committee was appointed to consider the advisability of estab- lishing an Odd Fellows' home in this jurisdic- tion, and to determine, so far as possible in an incidental way, some appropriate method for its establishment and maintenance. The committee rendered its report at the annual session of the grand lodge in 1894, recom- mending the establishment of such a home and
offering suggestions as to the most expedient way of establishing and maintaining the in- stitution. The report of the committee, with slight modifications, was adopted, whereby the rule was established that to secure funds for the establishment and maintenance of the home a semi-annual per capita tax on subor- dinate lodges be levied, and recommending that encampments, lodges and individuals make such voluntary contributions in aid of the home as their means and benevolence might prompt. At this session of the grand lodge that body elected a board of managers, con- sisting of five of its members, the same to be known as the "Board of Trustees of the Odd Fellows' Home," and to whom are entrusted the supervision and management of all mat- ters pertaining to the home, under the direc- tion of the grand lodge, to which the board is required to make an annual report. Definite plans for the securing of necessary funds for carrying forward the work were formulated, and the grand lodge also adopted a series of ten resolutions "defining the mode of proceed- ings to the establishment of the home," from which we quote as follows :
First-Resolved, That there is hereby authorized to be established and maintained in this jurisdiction an Odd Fellows' Home for the care and support of the aged, in- firm and indigent members of the Order, who shall be in good standing in their respective subordinate lodges in this jurisdiction, and the dependent widows and orphans of Odd Fellow's in good standing of this jurisdiction.
Ninth-Resolved, That any member of a subordi- nate lodge domiciled in the Odd Fellows' Home as a beneficiary thereof, shall not be entitled to receive from his lodge the usual benefits paid by his lodge to sick and disabled members; neither shall he be required, while re- maining at the home, to pay dues to his lodge. When a beneficiary member withdraws from the home, he shall, equally as other active members, be subject to all provi- sions of the constitutions and by-laws of his lodge.
Tenth -- Resolved, That while a member of a subor- dinate lodge remains a beneficiary inmate of the home, he shall continue to be a silent or honorary member of his lodge, unless suspended or expelled for cause, under
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the laws of the order, and his lodge shall be exempt from the payment of dues on his account for grand lodge revenue.
Resolved, That for a beginning of the establishment of a fund for an Odd Fellows' Home, there be and hereby is levied a special semi-annual tax of ten cents per capita on each subordinate lodge in this jurisdiction, the first payment being due and payable December 31, 1894, on its membership for the preceding term ending June 30, 1894.
The members of the board of directors were as follows: J. M. Swan, F. A. Twichell, Z. M. Beebe, W. P. Harris and E. L. Powell, and upon their organization Mr. Swan was chosen president and Mr. Twichell secretary.
At the session of the grand lodge in 1896 the board of trustees submitted its report, rec- ommending, among other things, that the grand lodge should at that session select, or authorize to be selected, a site-location for the home and also "authorize such proceedings as may be necessary to establish and prepare the home for the reception and care of inmates." The report of the board was referred to a spe- cial committee of five members, who, in sub- mitting their report to the grand lodge, rec- ommended that the board of trustees of the home be authorized and empowered to receive and accept the best proposition, in their judg- ment, that may be offered them for the loca- tion of the home. The committee also recom- mended that one trustee be chosen from the Rebekah assembly, in place of the officer whose term expired that year. Later it was reported to the grand lodge that the Rebekah assembly had elected Emma E. Shaw, past president, as such trustee, her term to cover five years.
The propositions for home sites tendered within the time prescribed by the grand lodge were from the Odd Fellows of Tacoma, Cen- tralia and Walla Walla, and as the last men- tioned was eventually accepted, it is appro- priate that we incorporate a description of the
same, as quoted from the first annual report of the board of trustees, issued in 1898:
This consisted of five acres of land (in what is known as the H. P. Isaacs' tract, and is within the city limits) and four thousand dollars in cash, or six and one-half acres with three thousand dollars in cash. The land in this tract, although limited in area, is superior in quality of soil. A stream known as Mill creek runs across it toward the rear end of the tract, with conditions favorable to placing there a hydraulic ram and elevating water to any part of the premises for irrigating or other purposes. This tract of land fronts (465 feet) north on Boyer avenue, from which it has a gentle and even slope southward toward the creek at the south end.
The Walla Walla Water Company agreed to furnish the home with a permanent supply of four hundred gal- lons of water free, provided the buildings were located on the Isaacs tract of land. This supply was supposed suffi- cient to meet domestic requirements.
At a meeting of the board of trustees, held in Tacoma September 5, 1896, the Walla W'alla proposition was accepted by a vote of four to one. Plans and specifications for the building were soon secured and the work was pushed vigorously forward, the contract for the erection of the home being eventually awarded to N. F. Butler, of Walla Walla. At a meeting of the board held in June, 1897, J. M. Swan, then president of the board, was selected "to have the charge and care of the home and premises connected therewith, and to enter upon his duties as such as soon as conven- ient after the home building, under present contract, shall be completed." The building was completed in the summer of 1897, accord- ing to the terms of the contract, and was duly accepted by the board of trustees. The home was opened for the reception of inmates on December 1, 1897.
The home premises and building are thus described in the first annual report of the board of trustees (1898), but since the issuing of the same many improvements have been made about the place :
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The premises are located well within the city limits, fronting northward on Boyer avenue, with a frontage of four hundred and sixty-five feet, and extending south- ward to include six and one-half acres of ground. Mill creek crosses the property about two-thirds distance from front to rear. The grading that has been done lately on the grounds renders the surface now quite even, with a gentle slope from front towards the rear, as far as the creek. It lays well for irrigating when water is applied. The soil here is said to be moderately rich and product- ive: it is permeated with more or less alkali, is of a very light texture, leaching moisture rapidly, and frequent rains or artificial irrigation is necessary to make it yield fairly of vegetables, or of any plants that do not root deeply. We have one No. 6 hydraulic ram now in use, sending water to a tank in the top of the home building and to the barn also. This furnishes an ample supply for domestic purposes. We are now placing a No. 10 hydraulic ram and pipes to supply water for irrigating purposes. In this dry soil and climate this is necessary, as no amount of labor will produce abundantly-espe- cially of vegetables-without a fair supply of water, A good sidewalk, six feet wide, and a neat fence are laid and built across the entire front, with a row of shade trees planted outside the walk. A good walk, six feet wide, extending from the building to the avenue, with a gate in front, is also placed. A front lawn, 80x150 feet area, on the space from the building to the avenue. Two gates suitable for carriage entrances, one at each end of the lawn, with drives to and around in front and rear of the building. A carriage entering at one gate may drive to the building at either front or rear, and by moving for- ward depart by the other gate, or by making the full circuit of the building, depart by the same gate where it entered. These gates and drives are deemed as very convenient and appropriately laid out.
The arca of the home building is 42×90 feet, the basement is 8 feet 6 inches clear, floor to ceiling, the superstructure is two full stories and an attic story, which over its entire area is very suitable for dormitories, mak - ing it practically a four-story building. Its construction was, by contract, let to Mr. Norman F. Butler for the sum of 85,609. The specifications for its construction {under the contract) called for the setting off of two rooms in the basement (one for kitchen and one for store room or any purpose desired), the complete finishing of the first story in accordance with specifications and plan of rooms, etc., flights of stairs from bottom to top story of the building, all windows put in place, the laying of under (or first) floor in the two upper stories, and setting the hall studding and some cross or partition stud- dling; also that the building throughout should be wired for electricity and piped for water and gas, and a 460-gal- lon tank be placed in the upper part of the building ready for water connection. The contract for the con- struction of the building excepted the inside finishing of the two upper stories, which was left to be done at a sub- sequent time.
The first story of the building is suitably divided into convenient rooms and apartments as follows: Seven bed rooms, a spacious room for dining hall, a reception room, a well lighted and spacious room for general use of inmates as library, card room, smoking room and gen- eral sitting room.
A section is conveniently set off in one corner of the building, where there are two bath rooms, a recess with two fixed marble wash basins, a closet for storing linen, etc., and two toilet closets. The water system in its connections and distribution is very good and the supply for domestic purposes is more than ample for present needs.
The original superintendent of the home, as has already been noted, was J. M. Swan, and during his regime Mrs. Dora Busbridge officiated as matron. The present superintend- ent is E. J. Colvin and Mrs. Colvin is matron. The home has from the start been admirably conducted and is a distinctive honor to the Odd Fellows of the state. From the time of the opening of the institution to the present date (December, 1900) there have been ad- mitted as inmates eleven brothers of the order, one widow and thirteen orphans. Within this period three brothers, one widow and six orphans have left the home, and four brothers have died there.
In conclusion we find it apropos to define the general object of the home, and this is succinctly given in Rule I, adopted by the board of trustees. We also append Rule 2, which defines the qualifications for admission :
Rule 1. This home is not founded, and is not to be used, as a hospital for the care of persons temporarily disabled by sickness or accident. It is established for the care and maintenance of members of the order who are unable to earn a livelihood, by reason of infirmities of age and the chronic afflictions incident thereto; and are in indigent circumstances, without other means of sup- port, and of the infirm and helpless wives or widows of brothers; and of helpless orphans of members of the order, who are without other and proper provision for their care and education.
A member of the order who is in standing and has maintained membership for two consecutive years in some lodge in the jurisdiction of Washington, and who from protracted disease or accidental injury has become
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so enfeebled as to be incapacitated to earn a livelihood (and being without proper means of support), such inca- pacity being seemingly permanent, and being certified to by a reputable physician, may be admitted to the home as a member thereof, on due application and recommend- ation of the lodge wherein such membership is held. Such persons upon being admitted to the home will be cared for in sickness and in health, while they remain members thereof, and will be required to relinquish all claims upon their respective lodges for benefits, as a con- dition of their admission to and support in the home. The funeral expenses required by the constitution and by-laws shall be paid to the home on the death of a mem- ber of the order who is a member thereof; unless the lodge wherein the deceased held membership shall im- mediately upon the death of such member remove the remains and conduct the funeral, or cause the same to be done.
Rule 2. Members of the order to be entitled to ad- mission and become members of the home, as of right must be infirm and indigent as herein above set forth. Each must be at the time of admission, and for at least two years previous to such admission, a member of the order in standing within the jurisdiction of the grand lodge of Washington, I. O. O. F., and such member must present to the board of trustees, or to its authorized com- mittee on admission, a proper application to be admitted to, and become a member of the home, showing the fact of such membership in the order, date of admission to the lodge, rank therein, age of the applicant, and the fact of in- ability for self-support by reason of infirmitv and being without other means of support; requesting with the recommendation of his or her lodge to be admitted to the home, and that as a condition of being admitted, all claims for benefits while there are relinquished by the applicant. All such applications for admission must be recommended by the lodge, certified by the signatures of the noble grand and secretary, and be attested with the seal of the lodge wherein the applicant holds member- ship; and if admitted the application shall be preserved among the records of the home.
Aged, infirm and indigent wives of aged, infirm and indigent Odd Fellows in standing in this jurisdiction, and the aged, infirm and indigent widows of Odd Fellows who, at the time of their death, were members in standing of lodges in this jurisdiction, may be admitted to the home upon satisfactory proof of the facts, by due appli- cation as above required, and subject to the same condi- tions as above provided for brothers.
Orphans or half-orphan children of members of the order who are, or who, at the time of their death, were members in standing in some lodge in the jurisdiction of the grand lodge, 1. O. O. F., of Washington, such children being under fourteen years of age, and without other suitable homes or means of proper care and support, may be admitted and cared for in the Odd Fellows' Home upon such proofs as shall be required by the board of trustees, to be furnished by either subordinate or Rebekah
lodge. It is provided that all adult applicants for admis- sion to the home shall be of good, moral and temperate habits. Blank applications for admission to the home, appropriate for the respective classes above named, may be obtained upon application to the secretary of the board of trustees or to the grand secretary.
YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE.
The local council of this fraternal order was organized on the 15th of January, 1896, with a charter membership of thirty-two. The first officers were: D. J. Morton, president; N. S. Sullivan, first vice-president; J. Mc- Quade, second vice-president ; T. S. Scally, recording secretary: Byron Lutcher, financial secretary ; Adolph Bischoff, corresponding sec- retary; John Kremer, treasurer; Joseph Mc- Bride, inside sentinel; Alonzo Murphy, out- side sentinel; W. H. Weber, John Dunnigan and M. J. Brennan, executive committee. The present officers of the organization are as fol- lows: T. E. Mason, president : Leo Ferguson, first vice-president; Joe LaFortune, second vice-president ; Joseph McGrath, recording sec- retary; William Ryan, financial secretary ; John Wagner, marshal; George Massam, treas- ttrer: Matthew Mooney, inside sentinel; Dr. Y. C. Blalock, medical examiner; Rev. M. Flohr, chaplain; and Joseph Charrier, J. F. McAndrews and John Dunnigan, executive committee.
UNITED ARTISANS.
The branch of United Artisans known as Crescent Assembly, No. 66, was organized in Walla Walla July 20, 1896, by Dr. Farnham, with twenty charter members. The assembly at the present time has a membership of fifty and is steadily growing. Following are the officers: J. E. Ireland, D. G. M .; Mrs. Etta Macy, P. M. A .; W. A. Williams, M. A .; Delia Johnson, S .; G. F. McGhee, I .; J. C.
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Jones, secretary ; J. F. Stack, treasurer; Mrs. Lena White, S. C .; A. S. McDaniels, J. C .; Ralph White, M. C .; Dr. W. E. Russell, M. E. The lodge holds its meetings regularly on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
THE NATIONAL UNION.
This fraternal insurance organization es- tablished itself in the city of Walla Walla in March, 1897, the organizer being Mr. A. H. Fowle, and the name by which the local body is known being Marcus Whitman Council, No. 730. At the present writing the membership numbers about forty, and the principal officers in charge of the council are: Fred Forrest, president : T. N. Bryan, vice-president; Her- bert Osgood, secretary; C. E. Gilbert, treas- urer. Like most of the orders in this city, the council is well supported, has plenty of money for expenses, and possesses a goodly supply of regalia and equipment.
THE PIONEERS OF THE PACIFIC.
This flourishing young order, whose su- premie lodge is located in Pendleton, Oregon, has firmly established itself in Walla Walla, the local organization being known as Valley En- campinent, No. 22. While membership is not confined to the first settlers of the Pacific coast, its degree work is commemorative of life on the plains during pioneer days, and one of its most important incidental advantages will be its keeping alive the memory of those stirring times. The charter under which the encampment exercises its authority bears date February 23, 1900, and was issued by H. K. Hines as supreme commander to the following persons, namely: Lillie M. Cox, commander ; Edwin G. Cox, captain; Candace C. Bishop, chaplain ; A. A. King, treasurer; Herbert Os- good, scribe; Emiline J. Mabry, north scout ;
A. M. Pence, south scout; Nelson D. Cox, ancient guide; Addie Rasmus, messenger; Wesley Bailey, sentinel; Mary F. Jett, picket; Nelson I. Blalock, Walter M. Ely, W. B. Mor- gan, Ruth Hales, Carrie Rudd, Charles Ea- gan, Milton B. Johnson, J. N. Jensen, Orsen R. Smith and others. The membership of the encampment at the present time numbers about forty, and the four principal officers now in charge are: E. G. Cox, commander; Mrs. Lillie M. Cox, captain; Herbert Osgood, scribe; A. A. King, treasurer. The organiza- tion is in a flourishing condition financially, and possesses an abundant supply of regalia and equipment.
UNITED WORKMEN.
Integrity Lodge, No. 26, Ancient Order of United Workmen, was organized in Walla Walla March 17, 1880, the charter bearing the same date. The following were the first officers and charter menibers : Le F. A. Shaw, P. M. W .; H. II. Brodeck, M. W .; H. D. Chapman, F .; J. F. McLean, O .; C. E. Whitney, Rec. ; C. T. Thompson, Rec'r ; C. S. Boyer, financial sec- retary; M. Wagner, G .; F. J. Starke, I. W .; C. Sturin, O. W .; A. S. Nichols, A. L. Lor- enzen, W. B. Clowe, Charles Abel, E. S. Kel- log, J. C. Painter, William Jones, E. H. Mor- rison, M. Ryan, E. L. Heriff, P. B. Johnson, R. P. Reynolds, R. W. Mitchell, C. M. John- son, H. M. Porter, H. G. Mauzey, R. Stoot, Thomas Taylor, J. B. Welch, B. L. Baker, B. W. Taliaferro, J. W. Gray, A. Brodeck, J. H. Smith, W. C. Painter, J. N. Fall, Will- iam Vawter. The lodge is in a prosperous condition and has a membership of two hun- dred and seven. The regular convocations of the lodge are on the second and fourth Mon- days of each month. The present officers (De- cember, 1900) are: A. J. Gillis, G. R .; D.
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Wertheimer, Fin .; H. A. Blackman, master; J. W. Feilder, P. M .; Samuel Maxon, Fore. ; P. P. Pearson, Rec.
DEGREE OF IIONOR.
Ida Lodge, No. 9, D. of H., derives its right to exist and perform its functions from a charter bearing date April 12, 1893, and signed by Oliver Hall, grand master workman, and J. M. Pickens, grand recorder. The per- sons to whom the charter was originally grant- ed are: Amelia Brodeck, P. C. of H .; R. Wertheimer, L. of H .; Allie E. Sloan, record- er; Jennie Sampson, receiver; K. B. Webber, I. W .; Ida K. Parks, C. of H .; Mary B. Eich- ler, C. of C .; D. Deane, financier ; Agnes Vin- so11, S. U .; and Mary Stern, O. W. Under its authority they and their successors in office and the members who have fallen in line with them have maintained a prosperous and flour- ishing organization ever since. The place of meeting of this sorority is Knights Templar Hall, and the time the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT.
The local circle of this sorority, known as Woody Glen Circle, No. 176, had its incep- tion on the 4th of February, 1898, Mrs. Carrie Van Orsdell, of Pendleton, Oregon, grand guardian, being the organizer. On the char- ter are twenty-four names. The lodge has continued to prosper since its first meeting, and its membership has increased until it now numbers about forty-two. The order has re- cently installed its officers for the year 1901, the personnel of whom is as follows: Mrs. Eliza McDonald, past guardian; Mrs. Cath- erine Munson, guardian neighbor; Mrs. Nancy Koontz, banker; Mrs. Lutie M. Stiles, clerk ; Mrs. Ollie Burke, advisor ; Mrs. Virgie Bacon,
magician ; Mrs. May Vinson, musician; Mrs. Katie Hall, attendant; Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper, inside sentinel; Z. Dimmick, outside sentinel ; H. M. Hedrick, captain of the guard. The regular meetings of the circle are held in K. of P. hall on the first and third Saturdays of each month.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
The Walla Walla Lodge of the Woodmen of the World was instituted in October, 1891, with the following officers: C. B. Stewart, C. C .; Victor Wilson, A. L .; R. T. Madrell, B .; S. W. White, C .; W. C. Durham, E .; T. S. Flowers, G. Since its organization the lodge has grown very rapidly and at the pres- ent time has over one hundred members in good standing. The regular meetings of the lodge are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The officers (December, 1900) are: D. J. Fry, C. C .; J. R. Street, A. L .; H. N. Hedrick, B .; C. I. Hall, C .; M. Stiles, E .; J. Vinson, W .; J. W. Cookerly, S .; board of managers, G. C. Harris, W. T. Kirk- man and M. Stiles.
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