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Our brother was made a Master Mason in Spokane Lodge. No. 34, July 6, 1882. He served three
terms as Master of Sprague Lodge, No. 49, from 1884 to 1887. He received the Royal Arch
Degrees in 1883 in Spokane Chapter, No. 54, receiving the Order of High Priesthood in 1886; He
served as Illustrious Master of Tacoma Council, No. 1, in 1902; and Grand High Priest of the
Grand Chapter of Washington in 1888, receiving the Order of High Priesthood in 1886; Royal and
Select Masters Degrees, May 1, 1893, in Tacoma Council. No. 1.

He joined the Order of Eastern Star on January 23rd. 1888. in Henrietta Chapter. No. 8, serving as
Patron that same year.

He was elected Grand Master of this Grand Lodge in 1889, the last Territorial Grand Master,
presiding at the Thirty-third Annual Communication. He was held in such regard that on October
1, 1891, on recommendation of State Lodge, No. 68, Most Worshipful Grand Master Thomas
Amos granted dispensation to establish W. A. Fairweather Lodge at Tacoma. At the Annual
Communication held in 1892, the Committee on Charters and New Lodges recommended that W.
A. Fairweather Lodge U.D. be chartered under the name Fairweather. (Note: The committee
further recommended “that hereafter in naming Lodges the names of living persons be not used.”)
On July 6, 1892, Past Grand Master Fairweather, acting as proxy for Most Worshipful Alfred
Plummer, was granted the privilege to constitute Fairweather Lodge, No. 82, at Tacoma, and
installed its officers. At the time of his death, August 19, 1946, he was a life member of the Lodge
that was named in his honor.