The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 29, 1904, Page 18

West has again Parlor honors, having ection of its “silver- Past President Daniel mber of the board of He was one of iates who sought the is proud of its new anged a banquet future grand presi- rder,” at the Lick House. swellest affairs ever nt McLaughlin, N. 8. « has yunced the following ed = committees for the N year: Porcher, John H. Nels W. E printing and sup- s—Frink Mordecai, J. J. Neubarth ¥ Litck als and griev- s—H. G iel, B. T G B E. C. P F. A. Steph- hn T. Yorl, Gett, L. ank M 1 « J W. Willy navy S. J McNight, ‘ A J Turner; J. R. Knowland, ¥ “osgrave, H. A. jurisdic- rnbaum, Templar at- this city dur- mber the which it h 1 ommittee B th ¢ will i n on September 9 in N s r to forget the kewis sion the recent visit > ibers of the order t there were re| K acramen- Grove, Ama- n parlors. There ne. The t N Parlo comed by Past President Ray McFar- 1 e work of the even- of handsome re- son on behalf of rlors, to the visited , the best nent sentatior Knowl: Turne Deputy ib, John Skelton, C. Mahor 1son and J. B. Har- ris The grand president has sent two cir- cular arlor. In the one he to prove by earr Ity to the order he requests each Na- st work the n the other loy tive Son to wear his emblematic button or pin that the order may become bet- ter known. PR RESTE Native Daughters. A series of successful parties given in Sacramento Banaera Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West, by La closed with a May party in the first half of the current month. It was a delightful, suc ul affair in e Y ed any previously ] was decorated with wild mustard blossome artistically by Miss isted by the Misses a Scott, Ev: le- wine, Cecil Nicholas, Effic Croucher and Ethel Backrath. There was excellent music and a well arranged programme which was enjoyed by many of the well known people of the capital city. La BEstrella Parlor, N. D. G. W., will give its eighth anniversary ball in Golden Gate Hall May 31 It is to be an invitation affair and the éards call for full dress. Sans Souci Parlor, on the fourth Monday in May, had a very pleasant party in its meeting place in the oOda Feilows’ building. There was a pleas- ing programme of music and song, fol- jowed by dancing. The affair was under the - direction of Ray Bloom, Tessie Richardson, Sadie Oppenheimer, Grace and most GRAND C OPMANDER. J A Sen 7B remeae — Magner and Leah Willlams. The parlor has elected Dora Bloom abhd Edna Levy delegates to the Grand Parlor, which to meet in Pacific Grove next month. Minerva Parlor gave a birthday party last week which was enjoyed by a large number of members and some in- vited guests, Grand Secretary Laura J. Frakes among the number. During the evening the members and their friends enjoyed a banquet, followed by a flow of Native Daughter oratory. Keith Parlor will have a theater party on the evening of May 30. La Vespero Parlor had a pleasant party in South San Fr@ncisco Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening. The parlor of Sacramento held memorial service las week. The oration, an able one, was delivered by Past Grand President Mrs. W. A. Gett, The people of Anderson, Shasta County, had a great Mayday celebra- tion and a parade. Prizes were offered for the best display. The prize for the »at in line was awarded to Ca- N. D. W. The color lden yellow, and the the seal of the State, fzabeth’ Smith personating California king down on the great seal below Miss Veva Downing person- Minerva vers of this parlor on the al day of the order decorated s of departed sisters, and in ing had appropriate services i Roussel, secretary of ita Parlor, and Miss Ida M. Greene, secretary of Copa del Oro Parlor, will tly visit the World's Fair at St. asion of the recent laying nerstone of the new court- dwood City, Bonita Parlor was the special feature of the parade. The members were highly compliment- for the fine appearance they made line. On of the house in F in Occident Parlor of Eureka, Humboldt County, had a very successful celebra- tion in the observing of Dewey day. At the close of a recent meeting the members of Las Lomas Parlor en- te: ed a number of their lady with a minstrel high jinks. Annie F. Lacy acted eas interlocutor, while Mattie Farris and Theresa Melbourne were the end p ple. The others who took part wer Kern, Mrs. May Lacy, Miss th, Miss Sadie Mad- Miss Jessie Harp, M Kate Whalen, M siddie Daggett, Mrs. Gussie Ormond, Mrs. Gertrude Sinse- heimer, Miss Josie Drew, Mrs. Hattie Ehlert and Mabel Driscoll. The end people entertained with up-to-date melodies, the soloists sang sweet bal- lads, the interlocutor ted in a mas- terly manner in presenting old jokes in new garbs, the Cherry sisters made their reappearance in specialties, and there were other specialties that were, as one of the spectator said after the show, “simply immense. s il Knights of Pythias. California Lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias, at its convention on the first Friday in May, confeérred the knight rank on four esquires in the presence of a large number of members and v tors. After this work, the social com- mittee took charge and presented.an interesting programme of vaudeville numbers, at the close of which a colla- tion and refreshments were served. For more than six months past this lodge has ‘been conferring ranks at each meeting and it now has a membership of nearly 150. McKinley Company No. 2, Uniform Rank, K. of P, is making elaborate preparations for an excursion to and picnic at Sunset Park in the Santa Cruz mountains on June 8. This com- pany is acting in conjunction with Liberty Company No. 11 of Oakland and San Leandro Company No. 69 of San Leandro in this matter. There will be a good programme of entertainment on the grounds. These companies intend to go to the encampment of the Uni- form Rank to be held in Louisville, Ky., next August, and the proceeds of the picnig will be used to help defray the expenses of the trip to the encamp- ment. % < PG ARG Independent Foresters. Last week Companion Court Yerba Buena, L O. O. F., gave an at home in its lodge room in the Shiels building, at which there was a large attendance of the members of Court Yerba Bufha and Court Southern Heights. Mrs. J. W. Bishop was the mistress of ceremonies and under her direction there was presented the fol- lowing programme of entertainment: Vocal solo, John Davidson; instru- mental solo, George Geishman; fancy dance, R. Rintoul; vocal selections, B. Rintoul; ballads, George Dow; special- ties, James Patterson, Thomas E. Strang and George Kluge, and an ad- dress by Ben L Salomon. Refreshments were served after the programme. The local courts of the Independent Order of Foresters will have a grand family outing at Los Gatos on Sep- tember 9. The companion courts will assist. The San Francisco board of dep- . o uties held a meeting last week and diseussed plans for work by the mem- bers in the near future. The board was visited by High Chief Ranger w ng, who gave it some good ad- vice and told of the work that is be- ing done in Los Angeles. Court Golden Gate had a social time ast week and there were many pres- ent to enjoy the entertainment offered. SRS R Ancient Order Foresters. The delegate to the recent session of the Subsidiary High Court of the An- cient Order of Foresters held in this city who traveled the longest distance to attend the session was M. C. Pacheco of Court Camoes, of Honoluluy H. L He is connected with the Builetin of that city, and for that reason was placed on the press committee with Robert Maehl of Court Calistoga. The court of which Mr. Pacheco is a mem- ber has a membership of 143 and has $4991 in its treasury. The social given on the second Satur- day in"May in the A. O. F. building, under the auspices of the picnic associ- ation of the Ancient Order of Foresters, was as pleasant an affair as has ever been given by a branch of this order. The attendance was good and there was good dance music. The following elected trustees named have been of the Supreme Grand Circle of the Companions of the Forest: Mrs. M. Dougherty, Mrs. A. Warner, Mrs. C. Washington. The final arbitrators are Mrs. A. M. Phil- lips, Mrs. H. A. Bronson, Mrs. R. Kibby, Mrs. C. Kruck, Mrs. M. Mar- tin, Mrs. A. Asman and Mrs. J. Ben- nett. The auditors ,are Mrs. ‘M. J. Vilente, Mrs. Kate Howard and Mrs. M. Asher. The following named have been appointed the finance sommit- tee: Mrs. M. Castle, Mrs. M. Cum- mings and Miss E. Wunderlich. Last week the members of Wash- ington Circle tendered a reception to Miss May Falconer, one of its past chief companions, who are elected su- preme grand secrefary. Court Pacific Grove at its first meet- ing after the adjournment of the High Court initiated three strangers. Dr. ‘W. D. Grimes is the spirit that is mov- ing the court. Mrs. Hattie M. Gingles of Santa Amanda Circle is one of the very ac- tive members of the order, who, dur- ing the recent session of the Supreme Grand Circle, took a very prominent part in the proceedings. She was urged to stand for high honors, but she @eclined and her speech of de- clination was one of the masterly ef- forts of the day. e R Foresters of America. Court Bay City, Foresters of Amer- ica, had a “hot time” at its smoker, given on the third Thursday in May in the social hall of the Alcazar build- ing. J. Kallmann called the meeting to order and acted as master of cere- monies during the evening. There was a pleasing programme, consisting of musical and literary numbers and specialties by M. Klein, M. Barnett, ‘W. Healey, J. Finnegan, H. Sullivan, H. Strulzaft, Professor Renne, Arthur Brown, M. J. Barruth, Riley and Dil- bert. Grand Recording Secretary Dr. Troppmann delivered one of those elo- quent addresses in behalf of the order which have made him famous, The %+ 3 LEADERS IN THE FRA- TERNAL SOCIETIES OF SAN FRANCISCO. + - o doctor has the extraordinary faculty of being able to address a half dozen audiences in succession and not repeat- ing himself, yet at the same time al- ways delivering an interesting and in- structive talk about the order. The excursion to Stockton given by Court Verbano and Verbano Circle of Oakland was attended by more than 3000 people. The excursionists had a delightful time at Oak Park. Court Palo Alto had a social function in Native Sons’ Hall on Friday even- ing. At a meeting of Court Huburtus last week, after the business of the even- ing, there was an evening of enter- tainment followed by addresses by the versatile grand recording secretary, Dr. C. M. Troppmann, Jacob Label of the American Forester Review, Messrs. Johnston, Miller, Harris and Goodwin. Court Justice has arranged for a pic- nic at Fernbrook Park July 10. A. B. Raymond is the chairman of the com- mittee of arrangements. Ban Francisco Circle had a most de- lightful leap year party in Mission Op- era Hall on May 21. There was a large attendance and the leap yéar rules were carried out in the most admirable manner possible by the following named: Chief of Police, Mrs. George A. Steil; jailers, Miss Mary Foye and Miss Tillie Osthoff; patrolmen, Mrs. D. O’'Calla- ghan, Mrs. Samuel Hall, Mrs. Kate Inskeep, Mrs. J. H. Armstrong, Mrs. Peter Diehl, Mrs. W. H. Cole, Mrs. Stuessi, Mrs. Thorp, Mrs. James O’Con- nor, Mrs, Paul F. Schmidt, Misses Eliz- abeth Osthoff, Mary Lynch, Callie Bra- dy, Mabel Powers, Rose Tierney, Ellen Sorgenfrey, Nora Barry, Elena Gillies, Mary Daly, Kate Daly, Grace McGow- an, Annie McCarthy, Mary Hafféy and Annie Gheen. Lawton Circle No. 709 was instituted in Washington Square Hall May 18 kX with fifty-three charter members. At the meeting of James G. Blaine Circle of the Companions of the Forest of America last week the supreme sub chief companion, who for a long time has been the deputy, retired from that office and her retirement was made the occasion of presenting to one of the most affable and efficient officers that ever held a deputyship, a token of ap- preciation of services in the shape of a handsome sofa pillow. The voting for queen of the car- nival that is to be given next month in aid of the San Francisco board of relief of the Foresters of America, under the auspices of that board, was closed last week. Miss Margaret Alexander of James G. Blaine Circle was the winner of the honor, she hav- ing received 3915 votes. The others who received high votes were Tessie Vehey, 2997; A. Victorson, 1868; C. Tucker, 1728, and Maude Adams, 1789. Bay City Circle gave an agreeable social in the social hall of the Alca- zar building last week. There was a good attendance and all enjoyed the entertainment. There was a well ar- ranged programme of dances. s Improved Red Men. The various tribes of the Improved Order of Red Men in San Francisco, together with the councils of the De- gree of Pocahontas, are making prep- arations for a grand patriotic celebra- tion and picnic at Glen Park July 4. Calumet Tribe is still active, taking in palefaces at almost every meeting. With next month the charter closes and then the advantages of being a charter member will disappear and future candidates for admission will have to stand the fee that is fixed for non-charter members. This tribe will elect new chiefs during the first meet- ing in June. A new tribe was instituted week, with a goodly charter list, by Great Sachem .Samuels and other great chiefs, assisted by the degree team of Pitiaches Tribe. From information received from the builders of the new wigwam on Gold- en Gate avenue it is now an assured fact that the building will be in a condition to permit the Great Council of this State to hold its sessions there. A new council of the Degree of Po- cahontas, which has been named Ne- nemoosha, was instituted at Riverside last week by Deputy Great Pocahon- tas Mrs. Lizzie Booth of Los Angeles. The new council starts with forty- three charter members. Chickasaw Tribe, the new subordi- nate at the Mission, at its meeting last week adopted fourteen palefaces, the adoption degree being conferred by ‘Willipi Tribe and the warriogs’ degree by e Eagle Tribe. This tribe was at the same time visited by Great Chief of Records Bliss and other great chiefs, who each gave the members an inter- esting talk. . Poanochee Tribe had a night at the Chutes last week and there was a large attendafice. Osceola Tribe will give an entertain- ment and dance at Union Square Hall on the night of June 2. The degree team of Pocahontas Tribe, accompanied by several of the great chiefs and delegations from the tribes in' Napa, St. Helena and Benicia, vis- ited Samoset Tribe in Vallejo last Jast week. At the landing the visitors were met by a committee of the tribe and a procession formed. Amid red fire and the blowing of whistles from every steam craft on the bay, the procession, preceded by a band of music, marched to the Samoset wigwam and in due time the visiting team conferred the adoption degree on fifty-eight. pale- faces. After the work of the evening there was a great feast of corn and venison, many long talks and the smoking of fhe calumet. The follow- ing morning Great Chief of Records Bliss and Thomas, Fink, sachem of Pocahontas Tribe, were the guests of Walter Howe, chief of records of Sam- oset Tribe, and after breakfast were taken in his steam launch to this city. The tribe at Palo Alto, which will take part in the Fourth of July pro- cession there, has selected Great Chief of Records Bill as the marshal of the Red Men's division and Leon Enemark and A. W. Mayhew as his aids. Bald Eagle Tribe is actively at work at this time hunting the forest for pale- faces and bringing them before the chiefs. At the last held meeting there were several visitors, who entertained the members with instructive talks in regard to the order. Under the supervision of Past Sachem Thomas Roche of this city there will be a competitive exhibition of work in the adoption degree in the wigwam of Elmhurst Tribe by the team of that tribe and that of Chero- kee Tribe on May 31 s T S National Union. Columbia Assembly No. 1, Ladies of the National Union, celebrated its re- moval into new quarters in the Nati Sons’ building on the third Thursday in May by a housewarming after a short busins session and the initiation of several andidates. There was a game of progressive whist, after which there was dancing for an hour. In the absence of President Mrs. D. Oliver, who has been quite ill for some time, Past President Mrs. Hovey presided. This assembly will give a basket picnic and dance in its hall June 15. A hand- some prize will be given to the lady whose basket and luncheon will bring the highest price at the auction of bas- kets and contents. Joseph A. Wilson, recently appointea general deputy for this order, is active- ly at work at this time visiting all councils and enthusing them upon the necessity of fnaking as good a showing, if not a better one than the other fra- ternal beneficiary associations that are reaching out for members in this city. A large number of the members of the several councils have pledged them- selves to “give him one man” within thirty days, and if all are faithful the deputy will roll up a very-large num- ber of new members. Golden Gate Council at its last held meeting eived three applications for membership, and at the close of the meeting there was a social hour. The Cabinet visit for May was to Pacific Council. A few enthusiastic members of the old guard were on hana and there were a number of speeches for the good of the organization. Gen- eral Deputy Joseph A. Wilson was on hand and urged all present “to get that man."” California Council at Its\asl held meeting initiated one stranger and re- ceived five applications for member- ship, and under social entertainment the speaker provided an hour’'s amuse- ment for the members and visitors. El Capitan Council, the small coun- cil, is still progressing and each mem- ber is doing his best “to get that man.” This council has the record of having initiated in the past three months mora strangers into the order than all the other councils combined. San Francisco Council, at its last held meeting, after the disposition of routine business, entertained members and visitors with progressive whist and light refreshments. El Capitan Council numbers in its membership at this time two of the very prominent members of the Wood- men of the World—Head Consul F. A. Falkenberg and California State Or=- ganizer P. F. Gilroy. PR NER- A S5 Woodcraft. The visit of Grand Guardian Mrs. Carrie C. Van Ordell of Pendleton, Or., to California Circle of the Women of Woodcraft on the third Friday in May was a pleasant close to the series of visitations the grand officer has made to circles of the order in this State. There was a short business meeting and a brief programme of music, song and speech, contributed by Mrs. Df Cavanagh, Mr. Craw and Neighbor Stock, after which a hand- some leather sofa cushion, bearing the seal of State on one side, and the emblem of the order on the other, the work of George W. Baltic, one of thé neighbors, to the visiting officer. This was followed by a banquet, at which Laurence Vincent was the toastmaster. The grand guardian delivered an in- teresting address, in which she an- nounced her pleasure in having met with the neighbors of California, and expressed the hope that when she again comes to this State she will find the membership still as enthusiastic as at this time. The affair was car- ried to a successful issue by Grace Davis, Mrs. G. W, Baltic, Alice Ma- . Mrs. M. J. Katz, Mrs. M. B. ho Esgand Annie Cornehel. F. P. Gilroy of this city, one ofsthe most prominent local Woodmen of the World, past consul commander of Mis- sion Camp, has been appointed head organizer for California to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. L. Temple. California. Camp visited North End Camp last week and was accompanied by Golden Gate Camp’s degree and drill team. The last named initiated candidates in the protection degree for the visited camp and the California degree was conferred by members of California Camp on a number of will- ing victims, who received all they asked for. There was a large attendance of members of Woodcraft at the theater party given by California Camp at the Lyceum last week, and the programma was well received and greatly enjoyed. et s 0Odd Fellowship. On the evening of May 26 Yerba Buena Lodge gave a social to its mem- bers and lady friends, and at the close of an interesting programme there was a dance. Spartan Lodge had work in the ini- tiatory degree at its last meeting. Loyal Rebekah Lodge at last meeting admitted three stran- gers by initiation and three mem- bers were admitted on transfem cards. The work was most fa< vorably commented upon. This lodge will have a soclal evening May 30, and on June 13 will have an at home. Last week the subordinate and the Rebekah Lodge at Napa held joint reception in honor of Congressman Theodore Bell, who was at the last session of the Grand Lodge elected grand warden, and of Mrs. Dora Gard- ner who was elected president of the California Assembly. Franco-Americaine Lodge will give & smoker to its members and guests on the evening of June 2. Miss Grace Bray, noble grand of Templar Lodge, was quietly marriea last week to Floyd Baird, a well-known contractor of Mission district After the return of the couple from the wed-« ding tour the lodge will tender tha bride a reception. On the third Saturday in May Tem« plar Lodge had a pleasant social In its hall in the Odd Fellows’ building ynder the tion of Jennie Simmons, May Greerer, Cora Gabel, E. Leddy, Messrs. Gabel, Jensen and De Haven. During the evening vocal selections were re dered by the Misses Luther and M Ingey Winther. its =R Fraternal Brotherhood. On the third Friday in May Pro< gress Lodge of the Fraternal Brother hood joined with San Francisco Lodgs * of the same order to tender a recep- tion to Mrs. E. R. Neidig, vice presi« dent of the order, in the hall of tha last named lodge in the Native Sons" building. There were present repre< sentatives from all the local lodges, and it was one of the most representa« tive meetings of the order held in this city in many years. The guest of the evening delivered a very interesting address about the order and its pro- gress in this and other States. She took occasion to say that she had seen drill teams of the order in many of the lodges and thought that she had seen the acme of perfection, but that she had to hand the palm to the ona of Progress Lodge, which is composed of young ladies and gentlemen wha are enthusiastists in the work. -Tha visitor was presented by Progress Lodge a basket of beautiful flowers ing the colors of the order, yellow and white. After the address of the visitorn there were addresses by H. C. Lewis, general organizer; Deputy Organizew T. H. Carr, the president of each of several lodges and others. Mission Lodge No. 296 had a basked social in Excelsior Hall on the fourti Thursday in May. ach lady wha attended brought a basket or box con< taining lunch for two, and these wers auctioned off to the gentlemen, tha purchaser being obliged to lunch withd the lady who brought it. After the lunching there was dancing. st Modern Woodmen. The'visit of Supreme Oracle Mrs. F, D. Watt to the local camp of tha Royal Neighbors of the Woodmen of the World last week was a very pleas- ant affair, that was greatly enjoyed by the large number of members of the order and members of the Modern Woodmen who were present. Mrs, Watt delivered a very interesting talk on the work of the order that was listened to with marked attention, The lady has a happy way of telling of most commonplace things in a most entertaining manner, and what she said was fréquently applauded. Goodfellowship Camp is still work- ing along the line of adding to its membership and drilling its initiatory team in the way it should go. The chief forester and his men will soon have a set of uniforms and will then be able to put on the work in the amplified form as it should be, ac- cording to the ritual. Occidental Camp reports good pro- gress and that its fleld workers are not slow in doing that which will in- crease the numerical strength of the Camp. S S i Order of Pendo. Pendo’s supreme councilor, Tugwell, has returned from a visit to the States of Washington and Oregon, where he visited the councils and reports them as doing excellent work for the order. A new council was instituted at Hay- wards in the early part of last week. Later in the week one was instituted in Modesto and another was to be in- stituted in Stanislaus County. The supreme office is in receipt of encouraging reports from Los Angeles, Pasadena, Whittier and other points south of Los Angeles. It is expected that a new council will shortly be in- stituted in Redlands. In the past two weeks Home council of this city has initiated eight candi- dates and it has several more to ad- mit at the next meeting. This coun- cil contemplates having an at heme in the near future,