The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 697 LOGAN H. ROBERTS. Among the well known attorneys and bankers of Yakima is numbered Logan H. Roberts, a native of Illinois, born July 10, 1877. He is a son of the Rev. John T. and Mrs. Elizabeth (Phillips) Roberts, who are mentioned on other pages of this work. In the acquirement of his education he attended public school in Nebraska and in 1899 was graduated from the Nebraska Wesleyan University, removing with his parents to the various places of residence to which the call of the gospel took his father. He subsequently took a post graduate course in the New York University and in 1903 graduated from the law department of that school. Like his honored father, he vigorously took up the cause of prohibition and for three years served as one of the field secretaries of the International Collegiate Prohibition Association and assisted in its organization, being one of its first secretaries. After he had tilled the position of secretary for about three years he came to Yakima on a visit in 1906 and was so favorably impressed with the opportunities here offered that he decided to remain. He has since built up a gratifying practice, readily demonstrating his legal ability and worth. He not only has a logical, analytical mind and is well versed in the precedents and fundamentals of the law but he has a convincing way of presenting his cause and is effective before judge and jury. He has been connected with much important litigation since establishing himself in this city and the success which has come to him is well merited. He maintains offices in the Yakima National Bank building. Outside of his private practice he is secretary and attorney of the Yakima Savings & Loan Association, of which he was one of the organizers. He is a member of the firm of Roberts & Udell. In October, 1905, Mr. Roberts was united in marriage to Miss Grace May Hudson, of Nebraska, and to this union were born six children, one of whom, Corena, has passed away. The others are Loma, Roberta C., Mildred, Grace and Donald. The family are prominent socially in Yakima, where both Mr. and Mrs. Roberts have made many friends, and the hospitality of the best homes is accorded them. In fact they are to a large extent the life and spirit of the social set to which intelligence and high minded purposes in life are the passports. Mr. Roberts has always taken a deep interest in educational progress and particularly in university work and he finds opportunity to realize his ideas in his position as a trustee of the Puget Sound University. In the Masonic order he stands high, being a member of the blue lodge and having attained the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite. In politics he is a republican, strongly representing the prohibition interests in the party, and although he is not a politician in the ordinary sense of the word he is ever active in upholding the principles of the organization and loyally supports the candidates of his party. He is a member of the Commercial Club, being thoroughly in accord with the purposes of that organization in expanding the trade relationship of his city and the Yakima valley, and he is also active as secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association, of the local branch of which he was one of the organizers. Along professional lines he belongs to the County and State Bar Associations and his religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church. He finds recreation and relaxation from his arduous duties in outdoor life and can frequently be seen on the grounds of the Country Club, of which he is a member. Well known and popular in Yakima, Mr. Roberts has attained to a high position in professional circles as well as to an honored place as an American citizen. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.