On March 29, 1902, Camp Sitka No. 6 was organized with a charter membership of eleven. There was a lack of confidence in the success of the camp in the town, for some thought it a novelty that would last but a short time. It was the first and only secret organized in Sitka. Being an untried experiment led to doubts of its success.
The camp, however, met with rapid growth and soon numbered over thirty members – a good showing for a town on only 200 inhabitants. In spite of the grumblings and criticism, slander and ill-feeling, Camp Sitka No. 6 of the Arctic Brotherhood gained the respect of the community and its membership grew to about ninety. The Arctic Brotherhood held its own, a living monument of a noble order.
Dr. I. H. Moore
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