Who are the Masons?

Masons in Olympia, Tumwater and Lacey congregate at Harmony Lodge #18, the friendliest Lodge in Thurston County, WA. Our Lodge includes a broad cross-section of the community and we welcome men over the age of 18 who want to improve themselves by associating with like-minded peers. Our membership is distributed fairly evenly across age groups and by profession, although because of the proximity to Fort Lewis (JBLM), many of our members are active duty military or veterans.

The Masonic Fraternity is the oldest Fraternity in the world. The Masonic Family includes Masons as well as organizations for their ladies, couples, and youth.

The Masonic Family provides more than $2 million a day to charitable activities such as hospitals, youth scholarship, and those less fortunate than we.

To inquire about Masonry, contact our Secretary.

How to become a Mason? Click here.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

WB Ralph Koss has passed on


WB Ralph Koss, Past Master of Harmony #18 (1983) passed on last week, on February 9th. He and his wealth of Masonic knowledge will be sorely missed. The below appeared in the Olympian.

Ralph Koss 1937 - 2010 Ralph passed away on February 9, 2010 after a courageous battle with emphysema. He was born on March 18, 1937 in Yakima, and grew up in Wapato. He was an Eagle Scout, a Past Master of Harmony Lodge 18, Olympia, a member of Scottish Rite, Tacoma, and Provo Guard in Afifi Shrine, Tacoma. Ralph enjoyed his many years of employment at United Pacific Insurance Company in Tacoma and Sunset Life Insurance Company in Olympia. After his retirement, he enjoyed volunteering at Capital Medical Center in Olympia from 1999-2006. He loved gardening, traveling, and vacationing at Lake Chelan. Ralph is survived by his wife Barbara of nearly 50 years, and a brother, Darrel (Diane) of Ritzville. Donations in Ralph's memory may be sent to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3009. Ralph requested there be no service.
Posted by Brian Morgan at 3:54 PM

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