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Perhaps one of his major accomplishments was the part he played in the adoption of the District
Deputy system of the Grand Lodge, and his work as Committee on Fraternal Correspondence was
outstanding. He served Grand Lodge in many other capacities, as a member of the Committee on
Jurisprudence and as a member of the Committee on Grievance and Appeals, as well as rendering
valuable service in a legal way in connection with the Masonic Review Digest Case which ended
happily in favor of our Grand Lodge.

With one giving so much of his time and energy to Masonry it would not have been surprising if
that would have completed the story of his life's work but such was not the case. He was very
civic-minded and contributed liberally of his time and talents to the affairs of his community. For
many years he was a Trustee of The Old Settlers Association of Whatcom County. He was
Secretary of the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce from 1909 to 1911 and served as its President,
serving two terms as such, 1950 and 1951. He was Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney from
1918 to 1923. He was elected President of the Washington State Prosecuting Attorneys'
Association in 1931. He was President of the Kiwanis Club of Bellingham in 1942 and was
Lieutenant Governor of the Washington-British Columbia Division of Kiwanis International from
1947 to 1948. Brother Loomis was a devout and faithful member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church
of Bellingham, Washington.