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It should be no surprise that our distinguished Brother was involved and received so many honors in
Masonic circles outside of the Blue Lodge. He was very active in the Scottish Rite Valley of Yakima,
being Orator in all four bodies, and was Coroneted a Scottish Rite 33 Degree Inspector General Honorary
in 1975.
He was a member of the York Rite Bodies; had been a member of Afifi Temple of the Shrine and the
Royal Order of Scotland. He was active in Eastern Star, being Worthy Patron of Illahee Chapter No. 123
twice before being installed Grand Chaplain of the Grand Chapter of Washington in 1962-63. A number
of Lodges elected him an honorary member and he was the Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of
Alberta near the Grand Lodge of Washington. When visiting a Sister Jurisdiction he was called upon many
times to be a keynote speaker, give a banquet address, or rise for an impromptu talk. Through his many
meetings and visitations. Grand Master Johns brought an understanding of the principles and aims of our
Order that was an inspiration to all who heard him.
He was a holder of the Legion of Honor Degree from the Order of DeMolay; he served as Rainbow Dad
of the Toppenish Rainbow Assembly, and received the Grand Cross of Color. M⸫W⸫ Bro. Johns was also
the founder of Boyville, the home for disturbed boys in the Lower Yakima Valley. Additionally, he was
past president of the George Washington Foundation in Yakima which grants college scholarships to
worthy students.
In his closing address to the Craft, our Past Grand Master shared these words; "My Brothers, Masonry has
never asked of any man more than he has to give; but it does demand of each of us the best that we have
and that we are convinced that the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man is Just as true today as
it was in the beginning; that the Great Light of Masonry will guide us to all truths, direct our steps to the
Temple of Happiness, and point out to us the whole duty of man.
The Great Architect of the Universe called Most Worshipful Brother Everett Haskell Johns home on
March 2, 1989.
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