The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 171
A portrait of Henry Ditter appears in this publication.

JOSEPH E. DITTER.

The name of Ditter has long been an honored one in commercial circles in Yakima
and for a quarter of a century Joseph E. Ditter has been associated with his
brother in the ownership and conduct of a business with which their father had
previously been long connected. Joseph E. Ditter was born in St. James,
Minnesota, December 6, 1871, a son of Henry Ditter, who is mentioned at length
in connection with the sketch of Phil A. Ditter on another page of this work.

Spending his youthful days under the parental roof, Joseph E. Ditter acquired a
public and parochial school education and received his initial business training
in his father's store and under the father's direction. He thoroughly mastered
business principles and in 1893 took over the business, the father in that year
turning over his interests to his sons. Henry Ditter had long been a most active
and prominent figure in commercial circles and the splendid qualities which he
displayed throughout his entire mercantile career seem to have descended to his
sons, who have been his most worthy successors. They are both men of marked
business enterprise, keen discernment and indefatigable energy and these
qualities are combined with straightforward dealing. They have always followed
constructive measures in the conduct of their business and have built up their
interests according to the most advanced commercial standards.

In April, 1901, Joseph E. Ditter was united in marriage to Miss Alma L. Schanno,
a native of The Dalles, Oregon, and to them have been born four children:
Harold, Florence, Edward and Joseph.

Fraternally Mr. Ditter is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
and also with the Knights of Columbus and in the latter organization has filled
all of the chairs. He likewise has membership with the Catholic Order of
Foresters and is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic church. His political
allegiance is given to the republican party and he keeps well informed on the
questions and issues of the day, diligently and earnestly supporting every
measure or movement that he believes will prove of public benefit. He is a
member of the Country Club and has a wide acquaintance in Yakima, where he has
made his home for so many years and where his course at all times has measured
up to the highest standards.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.