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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Of
M⸫W⸫ Charles D. Atkins
1903-1904
Charles Duncan Atkins , for years a Tacoma official and our
Grand Lecturer, was elected as our new leader. He was born May
7, 1865 at Yorkville, Illinois. He came to Tacoma in 1891 and
was later elected Commissioner of Public Works of that City. He
was one of the best-known Masons in the state due to his close
connections with the Lodges during the 15 years he served as
Grand Lecturer.
His weight as an instructor in the Standard Work is still
expanding under the influence of the many Lodge officers who
sat at his feet. He was made a Mason in Livingston, Montana in
1890. He was the first Master of Clover Lodge in Tacoma in 1892 and was its secretary from 1905
to 1913. He died February 1, 1940 in Pasadena, California where he had gone for his failing health.
