The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 10, 1904, Page 18

IHNTLEL MOS <z (=g =" 4 CLE ) - s me of the jolliest entertainments ever devised by a fraternal organiza- in this city was the “Trip Abroad” nged by G pter of the Order j rn St iden Gate Hall was ntinental and Absurdity hen Ch songs who room moved t Hass o Kir Germany where this place turned inte gomeister extend tourists and tel kommer F the entert the visitors there were songs by young ladies attired as German sants, and there was peasant dance by four ladies and the same number of gentle- men in th costume of Hei- delberg, wunder the direction of Mrs. Strombon wh spent sev- eral days teaching them the dance. From Germany the tourists went to Dixie Land, in the apartments of Mrs. Charles Swazey, in the Strathmore, which were gorgeously decorated in im- itation of a Southern forest, embel- lished with American flags. There the tourists were treated to old and new negro melodies by members of the chapter, whose identity was concealed by the use of burned cork. From there they were conducted to Egypt in one of the parlors of Golden Gate Hall, where Miss Daisy Pabst was the hos- tess, and introduced the sightseers to representatives of the Oriental races, who told them their fortunes for the crossing of the palm with a small piece of silver. When the last train had re- turned, the depot, which in the meah- time had been converted into a dance hall, was crowded with dancers who en- joyed themselves until midnight. It ——s-wn-movel.affair. and Golden Gate credit of hav- out of the ainment of the mem- the in- the anniver- einway Hall May 10, by Olive From indications this active pter. ST VEERsN Foresters of America. ent ck, Foresters of Amer- ally in ended to give its in its own hall but stle it was dis- the place would ac- ate«the large numt so th He not who ap- Yair was , and it was quare s Valley has elected Harrison and Thomas Donahu to the Grand Court » May at Hanford. Charter Oak has mas H. Webb and J. W. Sparrow egates to the Grand Court. After the meeting there was a programme of rtainment and speeches. The speak- ers were: Past Grand Chief Ranger 'hn Heenan, Deputy Grand Chief nger Hayes, Chief Ranger Sparrow, Messrs. McDevitt, Webb and Dr. Pur- Ed as dele- that to elected musical feature s by r La Rosa’s San Francisco i Club, and Professor Bose's and Guitar Club. L. Brannan with vocal selections. S. Johnstone, Ed J. Coffaney, Willis and Gust P. Anderson have been elected delegates from Court Seal Rock to the Grand Court. Grand Recording Secretary Dr. Charles M. Troppmann, Grand Trustee Henry Haab; J. Label, editor of the American Forester Review; C. 8. John- stone nd others paid a visit on the last Wednesday in March to Court Oak- land, on which occasion a class of twenty was initiated. There were ad- dresses by the visitors and muth en- thusiasm, after which there was a ban- quet. The speech by Dr. Troppmann was the hit of the evening. During the month of June a street fair and carnival will be given in this city under the patronage of the gen- eral relief committee of the Foresters of America and a part of the gross re- ceipts will be given to that charitable institution. The committee that had charge of the recent large class initia- tion of the Companions of the Forest of America, ag well as the local courts and those in Alameda County, will be asked to assist. ¢ Sonora Circle of the Companions of the Forest of America was reinstated during the latter part of March by Grand Sub Chief Companion Mrs. Mary Thoman of Stockton, assisted by Miss Agnes D. Bremer, grand financial sec- retary. Bieven of the former members were reinstated, ten strangers were ini- tiated and fourteen applications were presented. The following named were installed as the officers into whose keep- ing the future of the circle is intrusted: Lena Sowles, chief companion; Mary E. Burden, junior past ¢hief companion; Marietta Restano, sub chief companion; Henry M. Simpson, treasurer; Elnathan Romans. financial, and Winifred 8. ~ JTOCK - e - DRII.LL TEAM OF FRATERNAL BROTHERHOQOD AND TWO FRATERNALITES. | & — recording secretary; Jessie C. and Lottie Dondero, guides, and Amelia Bacigalupi and Murray Marks, guards. The circle was placed on its fraternal feet again through the efforts of Mrs. Lena Sowles, formerly of Pride of Auburn Circle, Auburn, N. Y. At the meeting after reinstatement thirty-five strangers were initiated into the Brown, Simpson circle rand f Companion Mrs. Krim- an official visit on March uoia Circle at Porter- 30 she visited Mineral King Circle in Visalia; March 31 she was at Heliotrope Circle at San Jose; April 1 was with Pajaro Valley Rose Cir- t Watsonville; 2d. at San Benito le; April ¥ she Circle, Hollister; 4th, with Marguerite Circle at Woodland; 5th, at’ Golden Gate Circle, San Francisco; 6th, Ver- bano Circle, Oakland, and Sth, Violet Circle at Soledad. During the current week she will visit as follows: April 11, to Santa Lucia Circle, Salinas; 12th, Mizpah Circle, San Francisco; 13th, Queen of the River Circle, Grafton; 14th, Orange Blossom, Oroville, and 15th, Yuba Circle, ville. Mary LA e Fraternal Brotherhood. The degree team of Progress Lodge of the Fraternal Brotherhood is mak- ing rapid strides in the order and has perfected itself to a degree that speaks well for those who are members of the same and who are doing all that make the work of the impressive and inter- esting it is possible to do. The members of the team are: Albert Hol- lingsworth, Gustave Burgh, James R. McLaren, Edward Sutter, Lola Green, May Wurch, George Rudolph, Susie Ross, Gertie Miller and Mrs. Parker. Aurora Lodge is still keeping up its social hour after each meeting and at- tracting thereby to the lodgeroom a large number of the members and visi- tors. On the evening of April 14 the Jodge will have an open meeting for the entertainment of the friends of members. The contest between Columbia—not Aurora Lodge, as previously announced —and Mission Lodge is still on and each membership is working hard to avoid paying the dinner, which the losing lodge must pay for. Columbia Lodge, at its meeting last week, had fifteen to initiate. Mission Lodge is securing a large number of candidates, but with that acuteness which has helped make it one of the most progres- sive lodges in the city, it has been securing strangers for initiation, but is not letting the enemy know how many. Western Addition and Aurora lodges met last week for the purpose of hav- ing the members become acquainted with one another and for the discussion of matters of mutual interest. The reg- ular business was followed by a social hour. San Francisco Lodge will give an en- tertainment and dance on the evening of April 15 in its hall in the Native Sons’ building. There will be a good programme. Maple Leaf Lodge, at its recent whist tournament in Oakland, had eighty- nine tables, representing 356 players. In addition there were more than fifty onlookers. There was a prize for each table and one “capital” prize, the value of, these amounting in the aggregate to mpre than $150. \ e Druidic Order. The Noble Grand Arch George Beck, other grand officers and the Past Arch Association, L. M. Fabry, president, and Joe M. Wolfe secretary, paid a visit can be done to brotherhood as as to Taliesin Grove in this city. Under g00d of the order there were & number of encouraging speeches for the benefit of the grove and the advancement of the order generally. A meeting of the Past Arch Associa- tion was held March 27 for the purpose of discussing a number of matters that relate to the work that the association intends to do during the current year. Boadicéa Circle of the Druidesses has appointed a committee of five to make preparations for the proper ob- servance of the anniversary of the ci cle, now the-senior in the order. It is probable that the celebration will be in the nature of a banquet, to which the grand officers will be invited. Grand Trustee Charbonier of Los An- geles paid an official visit last week to Grant Grove in San Diego, when several candidates were ipitiated. Dayton Grove of Nevada will, in a short time, consolidate with Roma Grove of Reno. s Fortuna Grove of Angels will have a picnic in June and it has extended an inyitation to Grand Secretary Martinoni to be the orator of the day. Noble Grand Arch Beck visited the grove at Ferndale on April 6. On the 8th he visited the one at Letola and on the 9th the one at Eureka. Noble Grand Arch Hargrave of the State of Virginia, in a.letter to Grand Secretary Martinoni, announces that a new grove has been established in Pe- tersburg and one in Newport News, and asks for rituals in the Italian language, S0 that an Italian grove may be insti- tuted in Richmond. Boadicea Circle of the Druidesses had quite an exciting election at its meet- ing on the first Saturday in the current month, and one or two combinations that had been formed were ‘knocked out in the first round.” Mrs. Rachel Samuels was elected arch druidess, Mrs. Lena Loomis, first bard; Miss Sullivan, second bard; Mrs. Frances J. Horn, treasurer, re-elected; Willilam N. Din- gle, recording secretary, re-elected; Mrs Masen, financial secretary, re-elected; M. Rossi, conductor; Mrs. Guninani, inside, and Mrs. Elias, outside guard. M Samuels, the arch druidess-elect, was awarded a fine pin tray as a prize for having sold the greatest number of tickets, 95, for a party recently given by the cirele. Grand Arch Druidess Mrs. Louise Zazzi pald an official visit in the com- pany of other grand officers to Cypress Circle in Colma April 5. The following night she and other grand officers visit- ed Hesperian Circle in this city and re- ceived a fraternal ovation by the mem- bership of this very enterprising sub- ordinate. There was an exemplifica- tion of the work, which was given in a manner highly commended by the vis- itors, after which there were a number of speeches for the good of the organ- ization and the serving of a collation. s e P S Improved Red Men. The official visit by Great Sachem Samuels to the reservation of Hanford and to Umpqua Tribe in particular, was a red letter one in the history of the order in that section. There trailed to the wigwam of the sitting tribe 108 chiefs from Pitiaches Tribe of Fresno and 87 from Kaweah Tribe of Tulare, and a number of chiefs from Klickatat Tribe of Visalia and of Powhatan Tribe of Lemore. A number of palefaces were initiated by teams from Pitiache Tribe. The chiefs from Fresno created quite a sensation when they came up on a special train of three cars. There was a pot of red fire on the cowcatcher, some carmine blaze on the roof of each car and each chief who could put an arm out of a car window or could stand 3 on the steps of a car held a lighted roman candle. The work of the even- ing was - followed by a banquet par- taken of by more than 300. An ertertainment and ball of the French Haymakers, given on the first Saturday in April in Upion Square Hall, was a very pleasing affair, which was direct-d by Chief Haymaker Savignac. Among the distinguished members of the order present were Past ureat Sa- chém Brandt and Great Chief of Re- cords Bl Iroquois Tribe of Stockton will have a street fair and carnival in that city April 11 to 16. Manzanita Tribe celebrated its thirty- sixth anniversary by a social function in Golden Gate Hall April 2. J. C. Tucker was chairman of the committee of arrangements. Great Pocahontas Minnie Betts has within the last ten dags paid visits to the council in Sacramento and the one in Grass Valley. Recently she insti- tuded a new council at Lemore with sixty charter members. Great Chief of Records Porter L. Bliss recently addressed a public meeting in Hollister in the interest of organizing a council of the Degree of Pocahontas in that olace. At the close of the meetg ing a temporary organization was ef- fected and the Great Pocahontas will be asked for a charter. Altahmos Tribe has determined upon another big adoption, and with that in view has decided to offer a $20 badge to the member bringing in the greatest number of candidates, a $10 one to the member bringing the greatest number in excess of five, and one valued at $3 to each member bringing in five or more. All applications must be in by May 25. This tribe will hold its seventh grand ball in Eintracht Hall Saturday, April 13. o The Maccabees. The Maccabee Mandolin and Zither Club, under the direction of Sir Knight Heidorn, composed of members of San Francisco Tent, gave its first annual entertainment and dance in the Pioneer Hall on the last Saturday in March and there was a large attendance, The pro- gramme included the following num- bers: Introductory remarks by Sir Knight George V. Lerol, chairman of the evening; festival overture by the club; “‘A Few Remark Great Commander Sir Knight §. V vocal solo, Mrs. Lafayette Stradiing; mental sextet, Miss Wiima Fest, instru- Miss Louise Fest, P, Dillon, F. Landon, Willlam Dietz and Professor Heidorn; vocal solo, Ellena_Fest; rapid-fire banjo act, George Tyrell and Walter Kelly; recitation, Miss Wilma Fest; ¥econd- hand monologue, Ed Healey; operatic potpourl, by the club, composed of fourteen Instrumen- talists. The features that gained the greatest amount of applause were the several clever acts of the Fest family. The Uniform Rank of the'Maccabees having mustered in a sufhcient number of divisions in Northern California to organize a regiment, such an organiza- tion will be affected in the armory, 28 Golden Gate avenue, April 13. Tt will be known as the Thirteenth Regiment and will be mustered in by Brigadier General H. L. Tickner. That night there will be an election for colonel, lieutenant colonel and two majors, after which there will be the selection of a regimental staff and the appointment of battalion majors. San Francisco Division No. 3 has ac- cepted a challenge from the Stockton Division to enter into a competitive drill in that city on April 23. The local division will be accompanied by mem- bers of the Sacramento, Oakland and Golden West divisions. 5 San Francisco Tent is again offering prizes to the members who during a certain period _\lel present to the tent and have initiated the greatest num- ber of candidates. The headquarters of the Thirteenth Regiment, U. R., soon to be mustered in, will be at 19 New Montgomery street, in charge of acting Adjutant General A. B. Finley. On April 26, what will then be the first battalion of the new regiment, composed of Oakland, San Francisco and Golden West divisions, will have a battalion drill in the open. Three new divisions of the U. R. have recently been mustered in, one at Mo- desto, another at Santa Rosa and the third at Santa Cruz. — Royal Arcanum. The Royal Arcanum in this State has decided to unite with the State Fra- recently formed in fornia. The Grand Council will be represented by three of the grand offi- cers, who will be selected this week. An effort will be made to have the Supreme Council of the order permit the subordinate councils to collect coun- cil dues, monthly or quarterly, as such may elect. It is thought that this will be preferable to members in this State. The various councils of the order are to be imp ed as to the necessity of a proper observance of the anniversary of the order on June 23 in all localities where there are councils of the order. ternal Cong Grand Regent Jones has issued his first circular, a very interesting and business-like document. In this he draws attention to Buena Vista Coun- cil, the winner of the banner, declaring that = increase of membership from 41 to 102, or 141.46 per cent, is a remark- able showing, and an object lesson for the other councils. He has appointed the following standing committees of the Grand Council: Finance—M. N. Newmark, chairman, California No. 1647, Los Angeles; C. J. Wade, Los Angeles No. 1489, Los An- L. D. Lederman, Angeleno No. 8, Los Angele: Committee on laws— nr; . W. Dinkelspiel, Golden West . 1716, San Francisco; E. A. Williams, esno No, 1516, Fresno; Ernest Duden, Argonaut No. 597, San Francisco. Com- mittee on council work—E. C. Sheckles, santa Monica No. 1791, Santa Monica; 0. J. Gillespie, Ely n No. 1779, Los Angeies; C. L. Smith, San Jose No. 1790, San Jose. Committee on publicity and promotion—A. A. Van Hovenberg, Sequoia No. 2029, San Francisco; C. S. ‘Wheeler, Rubidoux No. 1591, Riverside; A. M. Byron, Los Angeles No. 1489, Los Angeles. Committee on state of the order—C. C. McDougall, Buena Vista No. 1604, San Francisco; H. G. Watrous, Sacramento No. 1183, Sacramento; I. S. Goldman, California No. 1647, Los An- geles Grand Orator Merrill, Grand Chaplain Rev. Mr. Brush and Grand Committee- man A. Van Hovenberg, the committee appointed to present the prize banner to Buena Vista Council on the evening of April 7, have performed their duty. It was a gala night and there was a programme of entertainment under the direction of a committee consisting of C. €. McDougall, George L. Darling, Frank J. Miller, William V. N. Bay and Junior Past Grand Regent Gunzendor- fer. All the grand officers were invited to be present. The members of sister councils were also invited. LU AT The Rebekahs. Many of the local Rebekahs are won- dering if Miss Mattie L. Webb, the popular ensign of the San Francisco Rebekah Drill Corps, took advantage of the leap-year privilege or not, but it is a fact, nevertheless, that she has changed her name, for she is now Mrs. Mitchell, having recently married George W. Mitchell, a popular Odd Fel- low, for many years with the firm of W. T. Garratt & Co., and well known in shooting circles. Both are members of Oriental Rebekah Lodge. The wed- ding took place in the residence of the groom’s parents, 2434 Market street, and was a very pretty home affair, s ay FRAN CLICD MFTEAr DL LI COLS” AT & — The parlors were lavishly decorated with ferns and smilax and in the cen- ter there hung, from an arch of ever- greens, a floral wedding bell, under which the young couple stood during the solemnization that made them man and wife. The bride looked charming in a bridal robe of white and orange blossoms. The ceremony was witnessed by about fifty of the friends of the contracting parties and at the conclu- sion of congratulations there was a wedding feast. The bride received many beautiful presents. The leap-year party given by Loyal Rebekah Lodge last week was a very pleasant affair that was attended by as many as could find room in the hall The programme, made up in the main of numbers by juveniles, for it was a juvenile night, was decidedly interest- ing. The several little performers were warmly applauded and each was re- quired to return two or three times The programme was followed by danc- ing by young and old. The affair was got up under the superintendence Vice Grand Tillie Craig, Noble Grand Mrs. Barney and Past Noble Grand Mrs. Lillie Carron. Amity Lodge was officially visited by Mrs. Jensen, the president of the Cali- forn embly, on the first Saturday in April. The last official visit of t term by the president will be to Missior Lodge, April 30. President Mrs. Jensen and Grand Master Baker paid a visit last week to Jubilee Lodge. The trouble that threatened to create an unpleasantness in the lodge has, it is believed, been settled. Oriental Rebekah ranged for a “ghost evening of April 13 The Odd Fellows. Grand Secretary Shaw instituted a new lodge at Laton last week with six- teen petition members, one admitt by card and eighteen by initiation. During the latter part of last week Grand Master Bakgr visited Loyalton in Sierra County and there instituted a new lodge. Last week the grand master, Past Grand Master Barnes and other promi- nent members of the order visited So- lano Lodge at Benicia and participated in the ceremonies in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the institution of the lodge. Grand Master Baker has visited all the lodges in his district, also a num- ber that are not in that district. Grand Secretary Shaw attended = session of the board of Grand Lodge trustees of the Odd Fellows' Home in Thermalito last week. The San Francisco Odd Fellows wiil celebrate the anniversary of the foun dation of the order by a picnic, unc the auspices of San Francisco Canton No. 5 of the Patriarchs Militant, Fernbrook Park, April 26. Sacramento 0dd Fellows will celebrate the day a picnic near Folsom. Santa Cruz wiil also have a celebration on that day. A. N. Cunning of Hollister, who has recently attracted considerable atten- tion by eloquence of speech, has been selected as the orator. The members of the order in Los Angeles will celebrate on that day, when Past Master Barnes will be the orator. On the 29th the past grand master will address the encamp- has for Lodge party” ar- the at ment branch of the order and the Patriarchs Militant in that city. Yerba Buena Lodge had a short business meeting Thursday night, af- ter which there was a social hour for the members and a few friends. Templar Lodge will have work in the initiatory degree at its next meeting. A committee has been appointed to arrange for an entertainment for the benefit of the friendship fund of the San Francisco relief committee. Rt " Golden Eagles. The March smoker given by Califor- nia Castle No. 1 of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, in Native Sons’ building, was well attended and the programme presented was a most pleasant one, The vocal music was by the “Bohe- mian” quartet, of which Earl C. ‘Wright, C. A. Neubaur, A. Moiyce and Charles Meneke are members, and the H. F. Powell quartet (late of the Prim- rose and West minstrels). The instru mental music was by the Lorelies of Berkeley. A yarn spinning contest re- sulted in awarding the prize to the castle’s doctor. This subordinate will have an entertainment for its members on Wednesday each month until - ther orders. v invited —— Lincoln Annuity. The following was the programme that was presented on the occasion of the entertainment given recently by San Francisco Assembly of the Lin- coln Annuity Union.and which proved to be one of the best fraternal func- tions that has been given in many a day, so concluded the large number of people who were- entertained: Instrumental quartet by th ell brothers: character song. Misy Soriiit; Shields; recitation, William Dabl: vocal selec. tions, Miss Grace Burmeister; zither solo, Louis Zinn; select reading. Miss Avers: violin solo Letrodec, and musical comaditta, Dr. and Mrs. Kuykendahl, Mrs. Berth Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and Fred Duden ™ d'l'he programme was followed by a lance and the serving of a cellation during intermissi