History of King County, Washington
By Clarence B. Bagley in 1929. Now in Public Domain
From Chapter 47: Issaquah, Pages 779-780
Issaquah: Lodges
One of the earliest lodges of the Patrons of Husbandry in the county was organized as Alpha, No. 55 in the valley on October 17, 1874, with Thomas J. Cherry, first master and Thomas G. Sloane, the school teacher, secretary. Other members were as follows: William Pickering, William H. Brunk, Mary J. Brunk, Charlie W. Brunk, James Bush, Martha A. Bush, George W. Tibbetts, Rebecca A. Tibbetts, John C. Reed, Annie Reed, Mathias Carter, and Jacob Jones.
Pine Lake Grange, No. 324, was organized at Monohon on October 14, 1909, with twenty charter members. D. J. Delong was first master, James L. Peterson secretary, and F. W. Griffith, lecturer. Other members were the following: H. Werner, Steve Vaughan, Emil and Mary Fish, Julie Durand, Henry and William Sutter, A. W. Caelson, Victor Smith, F. W. Griffith, Artimus Boyce, Axel Huvinen, Annie Goebel Sutter, Mary Goebel Sutter, Ed Erickson, R. N. Carlson and Mary F. Peterson.
Issaquah Valley Grange, No. 581, was organized by thirty-two farmers on February 27, 1915. W. R. Bush was chosen master, the Rev. R. I. Case, secretary, and Hy. H. Helsing, lecturer. Other members were the following: J. W. Barlow, H. Haglund, M. Henry of Monohon, R. L. Baizee, I. L. Fancher, C. H. Russell, Harris H. Hall, Frank Hailstone, Otto Larson, Magnus Becker, Eric Erickson, Mrs. W. R. Bush, Martha, Hazel, and Agnes Bush, W. R. Bush, R. I. Case, Mary S. Prue, George L. Armstrong, Irving Tibbetts, Louis Alice, R. H. Lenover, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Smart, Wenzel Wimmer, John Stidl, M. Hoff, D. W. Darst, John Kranick, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baxter.
The Odd Fellows were one of the earliest fraternal organizations to have representation at Gilman, coming in 1889. Gilman Lodge, No. 69, was instituted June 26, 1889, with the following charter members; Michal Murray, Charles B. Shaw, George W. Tibbetts, James M. Fewings, Michael Clune, and August G. Jackson. Charles B. Shaw was first noble grand, James M. Fewings, vice grand, and Thomas Gibson, secretary.
Myrtle Lodge, No. 108, F. and A. M., was chartered June 15, 1899, with William E. Gibson, first worshipful master; Owen Doran, senior warden; and George W. Tibbetts, junior warden.
The Knights of Pythias came to Issaquah in 1890, Triangle Lodge, No.46, being chartered on February 5th of that year with the following members: Charles T. Hulbard, John M. Goode, Thomas Miles, James Howerson, Frank Shafer, Cyrus Darst, John Abraham, T. J. Pitts, William Ross, W. E. Gibson, John Rudolph, F. M. Ryerson, George Tayl9r, Samuel Gustin, E. H. Short, G. W. Patton, Isaac Cooper, Charles Holt, Thomas Grey, William Chadwick, J. A. McEachern, Louis Becker, Thomas Walker, and George W. Tibbetts.
Issaquah women have several organizations, the earliest of which, the Rebekahs, auxiliary of the Odd Fellows, was instituted in July, 1893. Two of the charter members are still living, Mrs. Emma Darst and Dr. W. E. Gibson. The Order of the Eastern Star was organized in March, 1900, with Mrs. Fannie Gibson first worthy matron. Mrs. Gibson also served as first president of the Past Matrons' Club, of the same order, founded in September, 1927. Arabella Wilson was first vice-president and Mrs. Jessie D. Clark, secretary and treasurer.
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By Clarence B. Bagley in 1929. Now in Public Domain