Steadfast Lodge #216 website is here.
Here is general information about  Steadfast Lodge #216, The Lodge in Manette.
 
The Stated Communications which are held on the 1st Tuesday of every month. They commence at 7:30 PM and there are refreshments served after the meeting.

Steadfast Lodge #216 was Chartered June 14th, 1916 at Manette (now considered to be Bremerton), in Kitsap County. They originally considered naming the Lodge Mosaic, Trowel and Utopia. They settled on Steadfast to indicate that it would always be firm and constant in teaching the Masonic principles of virtue, honor and duty.

One of the things that is peculiar to this Lodge is that all Masonic Ritual work was taught "mouth to ear" in as much as ciphers did not exist in the early days, or were forbidden to be used, and was done in the "boiler room". This practice has changed over the years but there are still 2 chairs sitting next to the boiler as a symbolic reminder of their "Steadfast Roots". Please note that "mouth to ear" was practiced in every Lodge BUT not in such an interesting place.

The Town of Manette took its name from the first steam boat that used its new wharf on Washington Narrows opposite Bremerton. In the early days Masons from the "Bremerton side" had to catch a ferry across to the "Manette side" in order to attend Lodge. This as the standard routine until the Manette Bridge was built. If you missed the 10:00 PM Ferry you were stranded.

There is an interesting story told by WB Chuck Compton about a story that was told to him about a Lodge Dance, some non-union musicians and some hard nosed Union People. Get him to tell it to you when you visit the Lodge.