The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 28, 1904, Page 18

N A Beck has been in that evening was followed by an en- t rtainment, duri which Messrs. '3 h ., Kansin, Cavalier and Pettis g s members of Court Wyersdale, Com G siug the Orpheus Quart ndered ; v tions, and addresses were % v Mr. Jones of the high ¥ g € ive committee, Deputies « nt and Shore and Mr. Cannell R 2 urt Ivanhoe. A cc on a g were serve This, the pio- urt of the order, instituted Octo- of 874, is n in a flourishing con- = - ¢ membership and s in Los e, through Past Supreme s f Companion Mrs. A presented to Past Chief s s ah Crawford a fine h services to the circle during s 1k tir 1 has be a member and in officer. Mrs. Crawford is also a G Gate Cirele of the N . I sses, 1 ast arch druidess = h ar i bia Assembly % 2 i £ ional " . omic given by i v 12 was well at- 2 The distribution of valentines » - the grand march occasioned a ant H > i o Native Daughters e . ving a bushel of fun,” was - rk of Anna Gruber of Orinda - g the assembly hall of the Red s < Mrs A, Men's building last week, on the oc- ™ Martin sior the leap vear party given by " that f The party was conducted : ’ inder rules that were printed N ) back of the dance programme, the violated any of them k re § the able bodied chief iss Alma Reimers, and her - I flicers, who were Emma Gruber % d n, Nellie Lynch, ’ y and Josephine s ley, grand mar- of the Gol v - to bribe the e ¢ w him to cross " inescorted to enable him to & 1 pretty girl on the other side e r For this he was placed charge Mrs. P. Urquhart, the r fler, and he was forced to deposit th t C the amount of bail exacted from atin other prisoners. There was a good pro- d - gramme of dances. he 1 1ta Cruz Parlor recently tendered Deg I Se a farewell reception to Mrs. C. W. - NN D Lindsey, one of its most popular mem- H bers, prior to her departure for San . by Boa. Francisco, to take up her residence ‘ s nded by ‘here oy 104 PY " On the evening of the wecond Friday -y nd after ;. pebruary Pledmont Parlor of Oak- e SIV*H Jand entertained the officers and mem- ’ there - bers of Aloha Parlor at a Valentine E { ‘ = under direc- party. There was a programme of mu- on of ger I ssor W. N. gjc, songs and recitations, after which Dingle there was dancing and a banquet in . an adjoining hall. On February 2 this Ancient Foresters. parlor had a whist tournament in Lorin Hall, Oakland, under the supervision of b and the ex- the following named: Mesdames J. . v the Ancient Order Jordan, G. Bibber, Jennie E. Brown, sit February A. McDonald and B. Pacheco and Chicon, C. At the last meet. Mis E. Engelhardt, cight petitions for Amanda Hammerley, M. Kenny and F. p. Scott . ad with On the evening of the second Satur- ss to be day in February La Estrella Parior en- ch 17 The tertained the members of Keith Parlor 80 far is fifteen. in its hall in the Native Sons’ building is initiating a progressive game of hearts t J. invited guests responded numbers and a very was spent. The The in generous pleasant evening first prize was won by Julia Tanner, who, after the game, favored those present with recitations, giving Antony's speech over the body chier and of of ranger organizer n a short time rship to 100, is I0 ;¢ Caesar in a manner that astonished the town of that ™! that heard her. After the short - a1l on the evenine Prosramme that followed there were coffee and cakes. Among those present were Grand President Stella Finkeldey, Grand Secretary Laura J. Frakes and Past Grand President Belle Wingfield Conrad. bruary 2 ficiall Peaks Circle ( visited by 1mec been in- stalled ¢ ent term as the offi- Royal Arcanum. ers of Court Hood: H. O, Dal- ol bey, chief ra r: T. Lew treasurer; Gus Gunzendorfer, Charles C. Me- A A Anders ametaldienet Al. Dougal and Frank J. Miller have been exander Nic Ison, recording secretary; Aappointed representatives from Buena J. A. McDonald and S. Tapio, wood- Vista Council of the Royal Arcanum wards, and Lumbray and D. Mar- to the Grand Council that is to meet tin, beadles. On the second meeting in Log Angeles next month. George L. night after installation these officers Darling, the orator of this council, has, initiated six candidates under 20 years since his induction in office, proved of age and ope under 35 in @ manner himself a first-class officer. At every The work of meeting he has provided entertainment that was very creditable. - MISS EVA SMITH PAST CHIEEF '\’\‘\ iN PEAKD GROLE < g PNANCIAL SFCurTRy. Jfi\&“fi E-BL.ALNF_ CRCLE rK(FETEEANC?flL‘L T OMPANION YEERA BUENN It Skl S R s i Ry SOME ACTIVE Il'()/\’I\'/:'lS IN SAN FRA ’\(/SC() FRATERNAL (IRCL I — = S ot = ToL s — % for the pleasure of the members and zation of a den of the order in the uni- at the institution of the Tulare Tribe, discovered more talent in the member- ship than the council ever knew it had. Sequeia Council, instituted about two months ago, has made remarkable progr In that time it has added about fifteen to its membership and the officers are confident that before the first of nex will have a mem- bership of five. Golden West Council will have a ladies’ night in its meeting hall on February 29. There will be an in- teresting programme that is be- ing arranged under the supervision of Regent H. B. Langille and Secretary Thomas G. Hodgkins. The secretary has issued an instructive bulletin for the members advising them of the council’s methods of working in the membership league and giving advice a€ to how to secure candidates. It is a novel and interesting document. Argonaut Council, the mother council in San Francis making ress under the direction of its new of- ficers and these expect to set a pace for the other local councils which they y well follow. Francisco Council is joyful over spect that before long it will double membership. Argonaut Council last week initiated acl of candidates, including several foer Golden West Counci The initia- tory'and routine work was followed by an interesting and entertaining pro- gramme, At a meeting of the joint committee representing the San Francisco and Alameda County councils held last week it was decided to tender Past Supreme Langfitt a reception city. There is to be a reception by all of the councils represented in the committee, drives about the eity, a trip through the Chi- nese quarter, a visit to the top of Tam- alpais and possibly a reception by the councils on the other side of the bay. Lions of the World. TW n the organization strength ma San the pre on of has East, is mak- Lions that the San Francisco of World, great but which is new on this coast, ing conside progr: plications at each meeting. sion on the third Friday the an attained in able ss, having ap. At the se February in there was one initigtion and several ap- plications were presented. The den is now prepared to give the degree of the order, which is said to be one of the most beautiful and dramatic that has ever been arranged for a fraternal beneficiary organization, in the ampli- fied form. The den, after the transac- tion of its routine business, was ad- dressed by Sir Lions Welch of the Oak land den, A. J. Weinert, Dr. Ta George Lee and E. C. Stock of the local den. This den has arranged for a smoker in its hall in the Union Square building on the night of the 4th of March, when there will be a good pro- gramme of entertainment and but short speeches, two in number, just to in- terest the members and their friends and to make them wise in regard to the roarings of the lions. The den in Oakland was recently in- stituted by Supreme Organizer George Lee with twenty-five charter members, “and since then it has received fifteen applications. The den is lpcated in Hamilton Hall and is vpened every Tuesday evening. The lions of this den had a social time last week and pre- sented a good programme of entertain- ment. There are prospects for the organiza- tion of another den in this city, as it is the purpose of the supreme organizer to boom the order. Steps are being taken for the organi- versity town of Berkeley. The lions of San Francisco den have been notified that the lion who, during the current year, shall bring in th greatest number of candidates will be given a valuable gold watch. This of- fer bars the officers from the contest. A similar offer is made to the officers barring out the other members. Tribe of Ben Hur. Mizpah Court No. 1 of the Tribe of Ben Hur, at the meeting on February had a large attendance of members and these witnessed the degree tea the tribe confer the dramatic and beau- tiful degree of the order on a class of candidates in a manner that was most m of creditable to those that took part in i. This court will give a social in the Welcome Hall of the Odd Feliows' building on the night which occasion there will be a pleas- ing entertainment for all that attend. Durihg the last few months this tribe has been making remarkable progress in the matter of securing neyw members. Ben Hur Court No. 12 of Oakland, which was instituted in July, 1803, dur- ing the first six months of its exist- ence nearly doubled its membership. At the first meeting this year there were twenty applications on file and during the evening twelve more were present- ed. Six candidates were initiated. At the second meeting, three applications were presented and a like number of candidates admitted by initiation. The tribe, which has been very active along the social line, has appointed Mesdames Moon, Bray and Williams and Messrs. rube and Keith a committee to ar- range for a social to be given this month. During the evening the meet- ing was addressed by Mr. and Mrs. Summers. Daniél L. and Mrs. Dewey of Mizpah Court of San Francisco; Mr. Voorhees of Crawfordsville, Ind., and members of the sitting court. The court ow fine set of rob in which the officers attire themselves when giving the beautiful degree of the order. The following named are the officers in- stalled for the current term: Mrs. L. E. Kolich, past chief; R. G. Marquardt, chief; J. B. Wilcox, judge; Mrs. M. L. Bowman, teacher; Dr. F. Claizie, scribe; Mrs. D. Devost, keeper of trib- ute; George Matheson and J. B. Nel- son, keepers of gates; E. Jacobson, cap- tain; C. B. Moon, Ben Hur; Mrs. A. A. Moor, mother of Ben Hur. BAT B e A - Redmanship. of March 7, on The degree team of Awahnee Tribe paid a visit to Altahmos Tribe last week in the Post-street wigwam of the Improved Order of Red Mep and gave an exhibition drill, which was almost the acme of perfection. John Bridge and wife of Fruitvale entertained the members of Yosemite Tribe of Alameda last week in their home. There were present as special guests Great Pocahontas Mrs. Betts and her husband and Great Wenonah Mrs, A. Bliss and her husband, Great Chief of Records Porter L. Bliss. Hiawatha Tribe of Riverside is or- ganizing a degree team, Calumet Tribe of growing so fast that to seek larger qual large halls in the Py an Castle has been secured. The ti has ordered a set of costly costumes and the offi- cers, who have been perfecting them- selves in the work, will as soon as the costumes are received be in a position to confer all the degrees. A new tribe will soon be instituted at McKittrick shortly after the one at Tulare shall have been instituted. A delegation will confer the three degrees ity has been een forged One of the and this will be in the presence of dele- gations of chiefs from Fresno, Visalia and Lemoore. A new council of the Degree of Poca- hontas will be instituted at Hanford by the great pocahontas and the degree will be conferred by a team from Stockton. The character party given by Poto- mac Council No. 26, Degree of Poca- Hontas, in the long hall of the Post- street wigwam, on the third Saturday in February, was one that was produc- tive of much enjoyment for all. Many of the members were in costume with- out masks and presented all sorts of characters from a itess to a rag- picker. The affair under the di- rection of the following named: Mr: Marie E. Mrs. M. M Hou Ryan, Mrs. thorne, Mi: \\ hitten; F. floor manager; Frank Pea ant; Mrs. Richardson, Mi vence and Mrs. Dr»rxl«'k cot wa Doyle, Schweinhard, s Haw- er M o. Ladies’ Auxnhary The February meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary to California Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, on the after- noon of the third Wednesday in Febru- ary, in Eutopia Hall, wa one, and after the admission to mem- bership, by inftiation, of Mrs. H. Brann, Mrs. W. F. Cordes, B. Charleston and Mrs. Vail th an hour of social chat and an informal programme of instrumental selections, after which a dai served. There were presen R. Jones, dent; Mrs. S. A. McDonnell, first president; Mrs. Martinstein, Mrs. J. F. Logan, Mrs. W. A, Atwood, Barbier, Mrs. G. W. Bennett, A. A. Badkin, Mrs. M. J. Bragg, W. Brown, Mrs. W. C. Camp- Mrs. A. M. Cox, Mrs. T. J. Crow- Mrs. William Crocker, Mrs. S, Clark, Mrs. H. Damkroeger, Mrs. T. B. de Witt, Mrs. G. E. H. a pleasant Harvey Mrs. J. was sec- urer H. F Mrs. Mrs. bell, Easton, Mrs. P. . P. Fraser, Grant, . H. T. Graves, Gates, Mrs. George Haas, Henderson, Mrs. H. E. Holmes, Mrs. A. Hromada, Mrs. C. F. Humphrey, Mrs. E. P. Heald, Mrs. A. Huber, Mrs. J. P. Jaegling, Mrs. M. Johnson, Mrs. M. Jones, Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mrs. Wil- liam Koenig, Mrs. Loewe, Mrs. H. Maundrell, Mrs. J. Mills, Mrs. R. E. Miller, Mrs. F. D. Marsh, Mrs. J. F. McIntosh, Mrs. H. McJunken, Mrs. C. C. Morehouse, Miss E. Murray, Mrs. R. W. Neil, Miss Eva Powell, Mrs. J. L. Prior. Mrs. R. L. Radke, Mrs. P. Ross, Mrs. George Seibe, Mrs. R. W. Smith, Mrs. F. S. Snell, Mrs. C. W. Ta- ber, Mrs. West, Mrs. G. W. Wittman, Mrs. M. A. Wheaton, Mrs. James Young. Mrs. O. Val Schmidt was missed from the meeting. Since the previous meet- ing she suffered a paralytic stroke on the left side, which has caonfined her to her home She is improving. B Odd Fellows. v Presidio Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows had a very pleas- ant entertainment and dance in its hall in the Odd Fellows' building last week. The Odd Fellows’ Hall Association declared its fifty-third dividend last week. John H. Sikes, secretary of the Grand Lodge of the jurisdiction of Illinois, was in the city last week and visited Grand Seaeretary Shaw at headquarters. He and his wife are. making a tour of California. A new hall was dedicated to Oddfel- lowship in Williams last week. During g + there initiated ceremony being the week the lodge eleven candidates, the followed by a banquet All arrangements have been pleted for the grand ball to be on the evening of March 11 in the Orp! Hom Giiroy affair, suggested by District Mrs. Flora Bergman, is ting with the approval and support cf all the lodges of the Rebekah branch, as well as of the subordinates com- given aid of This Deputy The initiatory wo in Loyal Rebekah Lodge has been pronounced by visitors from other lodges & the m t beau- tiful efer given in that lodge. Many innovaticns were introduced in the cer- emony of making six strangers mem- bers of the order ose that had charge of the ritualistic were highly praised for their n Noble Grand Maude E. Ba first in the State to give th cret work. This lodge had ing bee after meeting, February 22, and it will have more initiatory work on February 29. Jubilee I rdge of the Rebekahs is tak- ing a deep interest in the testimonial benefit that is being got up for Mrs. Blanche Bouvier, one of its membe and which is to be held in Golden Gate Hall on the evening of March 17. Bt L Modern Woodmen. of the Goodfellowship C: Woodmen of amp Modern America has, during last three we added quite a num- ber to its membershin by adoption. It has fully organized its 1 te which has been practicing and is n almost perfect in work. In a time the officers, with the as- of the team, will be in a po- ve the degree of the order Last new camp of the order was instituted in Pythian h charter list by State Depu sted by Deputy Roberts and the members of Goodfellowship Camp. The new subordinate has been Occidental A subordinate bors, the ladies’ was organized in Pythian Castle members. This branch of has a membership of I United States and is claime largest organization of the world. Mrs. J. O. Davis acle, which is the title give siding officer, and Mrs. J. elected recorder. At the next quite a number of candidates presented for initiatior Order of Pendo. After an absence of two weeks Su- preme Councilor Tugwell has returned to this city from visits to the councils in Los Angeles, Whittier, San Pedro, Pasadena and Long Beach. At each place there was an examination into the business methods and the ritualis- tic work and under the good of the or- der there were addr es by the visit- ing official, lectur nd a stereopticon exhibition. In the councils visited cept one, there was an exemplific of the work by the initiation of stran- gers into the order, and where there was an exception there were presented the names of several applicants, will be initiated at the next se: The supreme officer was banquetted by every council he visited. The new council recently organized in this city was instituted by the su- preme officers last week. During the current month two coun- cils have been instituted in Oregon, two in Washington and one in Colora- do. Two are in process of organization. one in Redlands and one in Riverside, It is expected that these will be insti- tuted during the first week in March. Special Organizer A. L. Wells is or- ganizing a new council in the Sunset district of this city. The council in Oakland initiated sev- eral candidates last week and after the work of the evening the newly initiated members were invited to partake of a supper gotten up to celebrate their ad- mission into the order. S M adiantin Lincoln Annuity. am, very short ance sition to week Castle w a good Davis ass| named of the R branch of this city with week y-five last twent the 00 th to be the in kind in was the chosen :n the pre- O'N 1 was meeting will be At the meeting of Assembly No. 1 of the Lincoln Annuity Union on the third Wednesday in February a class of nine strangers was admitted by initiation Among the .number received was Charles L. Patton. After the business got up. of the assembly there was an hour of social entertainment, during which Eu- gene Julian Letrodec entertained with most pleasing instrumental num violin 1 piano. Speaker Duden assembly has laid the foundation bly in the southwest- city and expects to bers, for ern of the have it in wcrking operation in a she time. W. J. Schraner has instituted a new bly in Oakland with thirty-tw bers. It is known as As- was instituted a ants Pass, Or., and w being made f t assembies in > on ritual has b me and expec t will be satisfac- TS National Union. At the last meeting of El Capitan Couneil of the National Union, D. O ver Jr. and Grattan D. Phillipe w :dmitted to membership on tran cards. “Pop” Wilson presented five ap plications and announced that befor the end of I nt contest the council will hav memt Golde Gate Counc at its meet on the fourth Tuesday in February tiated two candidates and under good of the order had pleasant soc hour. William He: who for ma years has been sergeant cil and one of the b alsc an active member Thomas Post of the G. A. he was appointed on commander-in-chief, nd ¢ of this coun- the order, is George H Recently John ¢ a colonel first meeting March the San Francisco Cabinet will pay an official visit to California Counecil, being the first by the new cabinet officers. F ning of \lar:h 16 \nnak»r E. « the and friends in the m me and their lady rel eting hall of v>-- Pioneer building council in the Woodcraft‘ The fraternal visit of the Woodmen's visiting committee, Woodmen of World, to Richmond Camp in the Rich- mond distri the fourth Friday in February was a very pleasant affair The committee, of which P. F. Gilroy is the chairman and David Oli- ver Jr. the secretary, will visit Calu met Camp in the Shiels building Marc 8 and Pathfinder Camp in its hall, 4 Mission street, on March . If ever a set of people enjoyed a par- ty it was the many ladies and gentle- men who, on the night of the third Saturday in February, attended the leap year ball given by Haven Circle No. 494 of the Women of Woodcraf Mission Opera Hall. The ladies of the circle had charge, and the manner in which they took to “jail” those that violated the leap year rules and those that did not proved most conclusively that when the ladies have the oppor- tunity they are ready to show that they can rule. But as it was all good-natured fun those of the sterner sex who Wwere the victims submitted gracefully. the on sam ever Qi Order St. George. The leap year party previously an- nounced by Britannia Lodge, Daugh- ters of St. George, for the early part of March has been postponed until the last Wednesday in that month on ac- count of the death of one of the mem- be The date chosen will bring the party long beyond the usual period of mourning. The leap year social and dance given by Empress Victoria Lodge on Febru- ary 19 in Red Men's Hall was one of the most delightful functions ever ar- ranged by this popular lodge. The hall was filled to its limit. There was a pleasing short programme of vocal so- los @nd recitations, after which there was dancing under the strictest leap year rules under the direction of Mrs. L. Jeffrey, floor manager, assisted by a full corps of assistants. The social was given chiefly for the purpose of realizing funds to relieve the needs of a distressed member, and along that line it proved a success. The patron- age it gained was well deserved and the money secured will bring cheer to the home of the one for whom it was