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in no small part to him, while it inspired brethren of other communities to follow in his footsteps.
In his profession he has ministered to the ills of mankind from Minnesota to China; but at Tacoma
has his chief work been done. He is a member and past president of the Pierce County Medical
Society; a member also of the State Medical Association and of the American Medical Association.
Most Worshipful Brother Gove had never taken kindly to the profession of politics;
notwithstanding, he served two terms in the City Council of Tacoma, where he showed the same
stirring disposition as in other walks of life.
Most Worshipful Royal Amenzo Gove was called from Labor on this earthly sphere to a higher
place in the Lodge on High on January 21, 1920. Perhaps now greater tribute could be made than
Most Worshipful Thomas Skaggs granting dispensation on February 28, 1920 for a lodge in
Tacoma to be known a Royal A Gove Lodge.
