Mount Hood Welcomes you
"A meeting of Master Masons was held in Vancouver, Washington Territory on the Third day of May, 1879, A. L. 5879. Present were Bros.: Joseph A. Sladen, Robert Pollock, George M. Downey, Harvey H. Gridley, Arthur W. Hidden, Henry C. Morrice, Lynn B. Clough, and Jacob Thompson. On Motion Bro. Joseph A. Sladen was elected Chairman. On motion Bro. Henry B. Morrice was elected Secretary. On motion it was then determined to petition the Grand Master of Washington for a Dispensation to open a Lodge of Master Masons.
Several names for it were then suggested. Finally the name Mount Hood was unanimously adopted."
- from the History of Mount Hood Lodge No. 32 by Brother David Miller.