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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Of
M⸫W⸫ Delos A. Shiner

1948-1949

Most Worshipful Brother Delos Abram Shiner, son of Henry
and Cynthia Shiner, was born on April 19, 1885 in Bellville,
Ohio. He received his public school education in the country
school at North Wheeler, and his high school education at
Alma, Michigan. He graduated from the University of
Michigan, at Ann Arbor, receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree
in 1909, and the Degree of Juris Doctor in 1911. While a
student at that University he was a member of the Acacia
Fraternity.
Upon graduation he decided to come west to follow his chosen
profession, locating in Wenatchee in 1912, where he opened a
law office. He was a member of the Chelan County, State and American Bar Associations; and
licensed to practice law in Michigan and Washington States and in the United States Courts. He
served during World War I, and for six years as Attorney for the City of Wenatchee.

His interests were many and varied. He took an active part in the civic, social and fraternal affairs
of the community, being one of the organizers and second president of the Wenatchee Golf and
Country Club. In 1922 he served as Exalted Ruler of Wenatchee Lodge No. 1186 of the Elks, and
as president of the Rotary Club in 1926. His great interest was in youth work, especially the Boy
Scouts of America and, as a tribute to his outstanding work in that organization, the National
Council conferred upon him the order of Silver Antelope, which is the highest Regional honor
within its power to bestow. He was a member of the Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce, active in
Community Chest Drives, and was Chairman of the Chelan County War Finance Committee
during World War II. He was also responsible for the creation of the Lanham Foundation, which
grants scholarships to college students.
Our Most Worshipful Brother was raised in Breckenridge Lodge No. 406, Breckenridge,
Michigan, on November 2, 1908, and affiliated with Riverside Lodge No. 112 in Wenatchee on
February 21, 1913. He was appointed Senior Deacon in 1914, and served as Worshipful Master in
1917. His interest in the Craft continued and was of great help in the organization of the Wenatchee
Masonic Temple Association in 1923, serving as Counsel and Chairman until 1939.

He was Exalted a Royal Arch Mason in Wenatchee Chapter, No. 22, in 1923; received the degrees
of Royal and Select Masters in Chas. B. Reed Council No. 14 in 1924, and Knighted a Knight
Templar in 1925. He was anointed a Master of the Royal Secret 32° in Wenatchee Consistory in
1946. He also held membership in Afifi Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., and St. Albans Conclave, No. 18,
Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine at Seattle.