The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 5, 1904, Page 18

. V7 \\ " — — — _——— — I === p—— QIICLERT OF TCHINLEY SO CATRORN RANA K O.P unIQUE PHOTO ~auti- of the colors of ed, white, vio- g y The color t on each table, t never 1 E evening there wgs tar ban- g the of a valuable £ h ladle to the | T ady, who is most [ ble speaker, delivered a very g address. week > visitor chapter r with a mirror d its lcomed ting on will have usual 1 day this r and erary exercise determined to r party at the Alcazar, h there will be pre- ane nd ¥ consid sability of £ bu jation that h sec som place and build there 4 hail Yor the use of the ev the order, to be K v m Hall n onthly report of the su- P cre just issued it appears t receipts during May were 5 84, which, with a balance of band March 31, 1904, made for the month of April of 13. From this sum the Su- preme Cou on 3% orders the sum of $851.5 a balance on with bal- 0. 331 and the due on 200, made the same date not counting the amount in gency fund, which, on April mounted to $2,032,487 67 addi- al, and making the mmediate available resources of the order almost $3.000,000. The statement also shows al payment to beneficiaries of $85,- which amount s the second ny American fraternal ation. There was on fund of served ever . which, it may be ob- is probably the largest balance on hand in the general fund at the close of the Supreme Council year. The growth of the order as shown by the exhibit of membership issued by the supreme secretary, goes on satis- During the month of April additions received to the -order ounted to 4506, and making the total membership on April 30, 295,182, the largest gains being in the jurisdictions of Ilinois, New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. New York still holde first place in membership, having 78,149, and Penunsylvania second with 35,296 members. Niinois ranks tlird having on its rolls 25,123, Massachu- setts still maintains its plgce as the factoritly. the fourth ranking jurisdiction, with 23,- 561 members. —_— Druidism. Hesperian Circle of the Druidesses arranged for a trolley ride on the ight of Saturday, June 11. This circle will join with Norma Grove for a family outing and picnic at Fernbrook Park August 7. The committee in charge will give to the grove making the largest showing of members at that place a rick embroidered re- galia for district deputy and to the circle making the best showing a fine 1, the first described to cost $10 ¥ e last § The first gate prize will be a $10 piece. The committee Iso planned a number of games races and will do all it can to ake the affair a succ d Trustee Dr. G. W. Sichel, a r of Yosemite Grove, accom- ed by Past Arch W. H. Kent, V mem par Arch Peter Treich and Treasurer J. D. Aubert of the same grove, pald a sit last week to Reno, Nev. d while there met a number of the well> nown Druids of the State, including District Deputy L. M. Lagomarsino, Past Arch W. L. Sémenza, Secretary A tarolla, Noble Arch R. Semenza of Grove No. 1; Dr. C. Mo T rch, and Dr. G noble Reno Grove 1 spoke er v of Druidism in that State. s a membershtyof 105, while no has fif vith several appli tions on the 1t is probable that n the n re Dayton Grove No. 2 vill consolidate with Roma. While in the visitors were htfully entertain Association of Past 2 e U. A. O. D. paid a ernal v on st Tuesday in May to Hes- perian Grove and received a ve During the evening iresses for cordial reception. were a number of a he good of the order by President L. M. Fabry, Secreta Joe M. Wolff, Grar retary James F. Martinoni, and a number of the past arthes Previc to the good for the order, there was the initiation of a candidate, and aft of the work of the evening was a supper in honor of the vis! Lincoln Annuity- Union. inset Assembly of the Lincoln Annuity Union, recently instituted in Aberdeen, Wi reports a member- ship of one hundred. Julia Coxey of the same place instituted another as- sembly in that place May 26. anford Assembly of San Jose re- s the initiation of two.candidates last held meeting and the re- of ten applications. Franc 0 Assembly initiated 1 candidates at its last held ing and at the close of the meet- had a pleasant social hour, in- luding cards and luncheon. Deputy J, R. Cross reports the for- on of a new assembly in Eastern ing Washington. Charters for new emblies have been asked for by citizens of Redwood City. Palo Alto, Sacramento and Stockton. Lincoln Assembly of Oakland initi- ated three strangers at its last held meeting, and under good for the order had a game of progressive whis At 2 recent session of San Francisco Assembly there was at the close of the business, in addition to a pro- gramme of instrumental and vocal music and recitations, a series of il- lustrated songs, the participants ap- pearing in character. These included “The Mansion of Aching Hearts,” “What Are the Wild Waves S: “The Chastisement,” the Cloud “In the “The Bowery Girl” It was a novelty in lodgeroom entertainment and was well received. J. H. Shivley, deputy insurance commissioner of the State of Wash- ington, visited the office of the Lincoln Annuity Senate last week, made an examination of the affairs of the as- sociation, expressed himself satisfied with the business methods and wished the institution success. —— e Ladies’ Auxiliary. The Ladies’ Auxiliary to California Commandery of the Knights Templar, at its meeting in Utopia Hall on the third Wednesday in May, elected Mrs. NE. F. Joy to membership, and after the routine of business the new officers en- tertained the members with a tooth- some lunch and delightful instrumental and vocal music, the most charming vocal numbers being rendered by Miss Elsie Young. Those who attended this session were: Mrs. William Roderick Jones, president; Mrs. Val Schmidt, first vicey president; rs. Timothy J. Crowley, second vice president; rs, Hiram D. Nichols, secretary; Mrs. R. L. Radke, assistant secretary; Mrs. 8. A. McDonell, treasurer; Mrs. J. P. Jaeg- ling, conductress; Mesdames George Wittmann, P. F. Ferguson and E. J. Morser. mambars of the conclave com- mittee; Mesdames H. F Barbier, George Bennett, H. H. Brann, G. W. Brown, J. B. Bocarde, A. M. Cox, W, F. Cordes, Samuel A. Clark, J. B. Charleston, C. T. Cleve, G. Dorn, E. F. Baston, D. E. F. Baston, J. F. Fraser, 1. Grant, H. Graves, George Haas, T. L. Henderson, A. Hromada, A. Huber, E. Heald, Martin Jones, M. Johnson, Frank Johnson, J. F. Logan, Julius Lowe, John Fraser McIntosh, Hugh McJunkin, C. C. Moorehouse, R. W. Neil, George H. Newman, J. L. Prior, Jam Packer Jr., T. P. Ross, M. Re F. Snell, Walter N. Stocker, C. W. Taber and James Young; Misses R. E. Mille Elizabeth Murray and Eva Powell. After the business at the June meet- ing luncheon will be served at 1:30 and there will be cards—five hundred. S L 2 The Maccabees. Pacific Tent, Knights of ‘the Macca- bees, will have a bay excursion on Sunday, June 5, and after riding on the bay will stop at Glen Cove for three hours, returning At nalf past six will provide a din- ner i for each member who will attend and also for the lady friends of members. o'clock. The tent Glen Cove There was a large turnout of the Maccabees in Pioneer Hall on the fourth Wednesday in May to receive and listen to Edward Young, great record keeper of the Great Camp of Ohio, and Rev. E. T. Hegerman, spe- cial Maccabeean lecturer for that State. They were cordially received by Great Commande W. Hall of the Great Camp of California, after which th was a pleasing programme of entertainment. The distinguished vis- itors gave instructive addresses on be- half of Maccabeeism. The first battal- ion of the Thirteenth Regiment of the Uniform Rank was on hand in its at- tractive uniforms. Golden. West Tent at its review last week initiated a class of six strangers. On the evening of June 9 the uniform division of this tent will it Richmond Tent to confer the degrees on a num- ber of candidates for that subordinate. The Thirteenth Regiment of the Uni- for Rank will go into camp at Glen Cove on July 2-and will remain there until the evening of the 4th. This will be a military camp in the strict sense, and the men will sleep in tents and live on army rations. All the details for this affair are being arranged. g Modern Woodmen. General Organizer J. C. Davis of the Modern Woodmen of America, who was absent from the ¢ity for several weeks count of illness, has returned to this city and is “once more doing busi- ness at the old stand.” At the meeting of Goodfellowship Camp in the Pythian Castle last week five applications were received and re- ferred to appropriate committees.- The special committee on memorial service reported that all had been arranged for the decoration of the graves of de- ceased neighbors by that camp, Occi- dental Camp and the camp of Royal Neighbors to-day, and that to-morrow on ac evening there will be a joint meet- ing of the three camps in the hall of Goodfellowship Camp, where services appropriate to memorial day will be held. There will be vocal selec- tions, a eulogy, an oration and an ad- dress. The services will be open to the members of the three camps and their friends. . Arrangements are being made for the reception in this city of Head Consul Talbot, the highest officer of the largest fraternal beneficial association in the United States, the Modern Woodmen of America numbering 750,000 members on July 7. This c¢vening the Rev. Walter M. ‘White will address the members of this order on “Woodcraft” in Westside Church, Bush and Devisadero streets. at Ancient Order Workmen. The San Francisco Extension Com- mittee has organized with Deputy Grand Master D. S. Hirshberg as pres- ident. The committee outlined the work for June and will make an® ag- gressive campaign. Forget-Me-Not Lodge, Degree of Honor, at its meeting on the third Sat- urday in May, admitted one candidate by card and received four applications. The following named i compose the general officers of the committee that is arranging the A. O. U. 'W. picnie to be given at El Campo July 16: R..H. McPherson, president; C. E. Sheffer, vice president; H. B. Morrigon, second vice president; Frank J. McGuire, sec- retary, and M. J. Blackman, treasurer. The members of the working sub-com- mittees are E. E. Baird, M. L. Stern, A. F. Roberts, W. P. Feeney; L. C. Cull, R. F. McKenzie, J. H. Danton, J. F. Walthour, Mrs. H. Simpson, Mrs. Dora H. Wilkins, Mrs. L. G. Malloy, George M. Ryerson, Fred Trowbridge, S il W. O. Zahn, George A. Smith, Joseph H. Cataran and August Reininger. D dEial Knights of Honor. The Past Dictators’ Association of the Knights of Honor has completed all its arrangemeénts for tne public en- tertainment to be given June 8 in the Laurel Hall of the Shiels building. A very entertaining programme has been prepared. Grand Reporter Johnstone has sent to all the local lodges a stirring circu- lar letter calling attention to the work of Organizer H. H. Barnes and asking the members to render him all the as- sistance’in their power to enable him to show good results, "Phe picnic given by Liberty Lodge of the Knights of Honor on the last Monday in May at Camp Taylor was a great success, more than eight hun- dred persons attending. There was a good programme of games and races and a number of the features that make an outing of this kind a suc- cess. The affair, was well managed and there was not a regret by any of those who attended. During the after- noon a large number of valuable prizes were distributed. A SAPI, Tribe of Ben Hur. Mizpah Court, No. 1, at its'last meet- ing admitted two strangers by initia- tion. It is expected that at its sec- ond meeting in June the degree team will receive the robes that have been ordered, when the work will be put on in the amplified form and bring out all the beautiful features of the very dra- matic ritual. This tribe will, at its open meeting on the first meeting in June, have a very interesting pro- gramme of entertainment, on which oceasion two young ladies well known as vocalists will render the principal vocal music of the evening. Mission Court is reposted as doing well, having applications for member- ship at almost every meeting. A0 AT Order of Americus. On the second Friday in May Cali- fornia Council of the Order of Americus met in the parlors of the residence of Mre. E. Harmon, one of its members, at 1120 Gough street, where there wag a social, after a short business meeting. Three strangers were obligated and six applicatidns presented. This councl, which in the past met but twice a month, has decided to meet hereafter weekly in the Pioneer building. s The Native Sons. Those who attended the banquet tendered in the Lick House by Paci- fic Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West to Daniel A. Ryan, one of its past presidents, who was elect- ed a grand trustee, and T. P. Martin, F. H. Dam and George G. Fraser, its delegates to the Grand Parlor at its recent session in Vallejo, ‘were: George D. Clark, Dr. E« T. Mervy, J. J. Myer, P. B. Kyne, R. Collopy, James O’Gara, T. 8. Gilbert, G. W. Lillie, J. C. Allen, VV‘ F. Dahl, E. J. Lynch, C. Guilfuss, F.'Grass, John F. Cannon, J. W. Riley, George B. Stangenberger, H. Auger, E. J. Clark, M. J. Melvin, J. F. Comyns, S. W, Dixon, L. R. Dudley, H. Dahl, W. V. Walsh, W. H. Hazell, George A. Marshall, C. L. Quast, George S. Gould, Dr. Frank I. Gon- zales, R. Dahl, D. McGarron, A. Ma- son, D. L. Fitzgerald, M. G. Hurmel, L. Jennings, R. M. Roche, J. H. Cun- ningham, Stephen V. Costello, Albert Latham, George H. Wendell, Joseph Green, Judge George H. Cabaniss, Dr. H. S. Stern, Frank J. Klinn, Fred W. Meussdorffer, George Oscar, B. Grass, Dr. T. H. Morris, C. Orr, Alex McCul- lough, Charies E. Sinlay, T. L. Lewis, Fred Heissner, James A. Black, George H. Bahrs, Leonard Stone, Superintend- ent of Schools W. H. Langdon, H. C. Kleversahl, R. F. Quarg, E. H. Hilde- brand, C. J. Auger, Dr. T. W. B. Le- land, R. E. Filcher, J. J. Kyne, E. My- ron Wolf, R. J. Sands and John T. Harmes. District Deputy Grand Presi- dent W. P. Johnson, Grand Trustee J. Emmett Hayden, Grand Trustee James A.\Devotco, Past Grand President Lewis F. Byington, H. S. Milzner, J. J. Greeley, Grand First Vice President James L. Gallagher and Grand Secre- tary Charles H, Turner. The speakers PERSONS WELL KNOWN | IN- N FRANCISCO | FRATERNITIE < p on that occasion were: James L. Galla- gher, George H. Bahrs, L. F. Byington, W. H. Langdon, R. E. Filcher, Roland M. Roche, 8. V. Costello, George D. Clarke, Leonard Stone, H. S. Milzner, J. A. Devoto and Judge G. H. Cabaniss. The menu was decorated with photos of the guests of honor. Grand Organizer Andrew Mocker, who spent me time in Lake County urging the severa! parlors to renewed activity, has succeeded in having each of the parlors arrange for a class ini- tiation as fo'lows: Lower Lake, June 11; Uvoper Lake, June 22: Kelseyville, June 23; Lakeport, June 24, and Mid- dletown, June~25. The grand officers are wondering ‘“‘where Andy got them all™ Placerville Parlor on May 25 initiated twenty-five strangers and followed the coremony with an o'd-time high jinks. The membership of Mount Tamalpais Parlor, of which J. Emmett Hayden, re- cently elected a grand trustee, is a member, during the latter part of May tendered him a reeption in clebration of his election. X During the latter part of May Mis- sion Parlor had a high jinks and a very enjoyable time in its hall in the Native Sons’ building. On the night of the third Saturday in June the Past Presidents’ Associa- tion will have a grand reception and entertainment in honor of those members of the organization who at the recent session of the Grand Par- lor were given high honors. AR b b MR Improved Red Men. During the floral parade in Healds- burg last week the Improved Red Men took an active part and made a good showing. Sitting Bull Tribe had a very elegant float in line, which was preceded by a number of mounted members of Yulupa Tribe of Santa Rosa. Grace Burmeister of Wanonah Council of Santa Rosa and C. N. Grant, sachem of Yulupa Tribe, were also in line on “horseback. Great Chief of Records Bliss and George Harrison oc- cupied seats In a carriage as special guests of Sitting Bull Tribe. Great Sachem Samuels paid an offi- cial visit to Red Cloud and Cosumnes tribes in joint council last week in the wigwam of the first named in Sacra- mento. Past Great Sachemp, Brandon, acting for the great sache: ill pay visits to Yokayo Tribe fn Ukiah and to Santana Tribe in Fort Bragg during the cur- rent month. The great sachem is grranging a series of visits to the squthern part of the State during the fatter part of the current month. Before returning to this city he will institute a tribe at San Diego. The select social dance that was given in Franklin Hall' on the last Sat- urday in May by Kaweah Council, Degree of Pocahontas, was a very pleasing function that was attended by the many friends of the members of this progreu{ive subordinate. There was a first-class programme of dances, N NG SN —— S S e music that charmed the dancers and any number of handsome ladies. On the last Thursday in May Oneida Council celebrated the fourth ampiver- sary of its institution by an at home in its council chamber. There was pro- vided for the entertainment of those who attended instrumental and vocal selections and the_serving of a colla- tion, after which there was dancing for two hours. The affair was success- fully managed by Mrs. T. Brinkman, Mrs. Alice Goodall, Miss Lillie Unger, Miss Annie Weiman, Miss Jennie Kum- merlander, J. S. Burkhart and Charles West. On the evening of June 10 the elec- tive ch of the Degree of Pocahontas will entertain the wife of the great in- cohonee and the wife of the great chief of records of the United States Great Council at the Columbia Theater and then at a supper in a fashionable res- taurant. Calumet Tribe is drilling a team of yvoung men to confer the adoption de- gree and it is doing excellently well under the instructions imparted to it by A. C. Nathan of Altahmos Tribe. Manitou Tribe will have a class of seven to adopt at its meeting on Mon- day, June 6. Altahmos Tribe has organized a new team for the purpose of confer- ring the chiefs’ or culmination and most dramatic degree of the order, and as thos selected for the work are “all old timers at the business,” it is expected that they will render the work with a degree ©of perfectness that will make some of the crack teams look to their laurels. The mem- of the team are: J. H. Fitzger- achem; W. J. Blaisdell, senior; Ofdenkamp, junior; W. T. Ly- ons, prophet; F. Hardy, first sannap; O. Kuhlman, second sannap; A, C. Na- than, first brave; Joseph Luttrell, sec ond brave; J. H. Steiman, third brav. Thomas Scott, fourth brave; W Welch, first warrior; F. Detric se ond warrior; P. Burke, third warrior; F. Healy, fourth warrior; J. McCauly. first scout; W. de Witt, second scou M. Alexander, guard of wigwam; M. Blankenstein, musician. SRR Knights of Pythias. The thirty-fifth anniversary ball given by Golden Gate Lodge No. 3, K. of P., in Steinway Hall on the last Friday in May was what is termed in tunction.” The at- th to fiil swell society 8 tendance was just large enous the hall without erowding, the ladies who attended were charmingly gown- ed and the Knights‘ and gen- tleman friends were in full dress, while the members of the Uni- form Rank of the order added to the sffect of the brilliant scene by appear- uniform. Captain M. A. Sam- s the floor manager and he was by Liegtenant A. B. Budz ing in uels wa assisted lini, M. Cummings, D. V. Fergu- son, B. Schiff, George D. Milne and J. Voele. Captain Joe H. Rosenberg was the chairman of the reception committee. Major General Carnahan, com- manding the Uniform Rank of the K. of P., was recently appointed one of the board of visitors to West Point. He has the distinguishd honor of be- ing the only one not of the regula army on the board of visitors to the United States Military Academy. While the Knights of Pythias were in San Francisco attending the con- vention of the Supreme Lodge the de- sign for the wonderful electric lighting of streets was furnished by O. F. Schiller, a member of McKinley Com- pany No. 3. In recognition of his good service on that occasion he has been added to the staff of Major Gen- eral Carnahan and commissioned a colonel. This company. has secured Captain J. K. Ritter, one of the very best drillmasters of fraternal organ- izations, to drill it for the biennial en- campment at Louisville next August. This company expects to come back to San Francigsco with the first prize. Captain Ritter has drilled many com- panjes and not one that he ever drili- ed lost. The company will have an outing in the Santa Cruz Mountains June 8. On the way to the rendez- vous under the pines and laurels the company will be joined by Liberty Company No. 11 of Oakland and Company No. 69 of San Leandro. The following named have been appoint- ed as the committee of arrangements by Captain Ritter: W. T. Shipperly, 4. B. Kimball, First Lieutenant C. T. Gromme, C. Danziger and Sergeant M. A. Cummings. ¥ SRR Native Daughters. Yosemite Parlor of the Native Daugh- ters of the Golden West had a donation party on the last Monday in May, in Mission Opera Hall, in aid of the Native Daughters’ Home. There were many present, and each one presented an offering in the nature of something acceptable for the home. There was a pleasant programme of dances. The members of Keith Parlor, a few evenings since, paid a fraternal visit to Monte Robles Parlor in San Mateo. Among those invited were Past Grand President Keith and Grand Secretary Frakes. The visitors were well re- ceived and entertained by the San Mateoites. The members of the local parlor of Native Sons were present and assisted in making the affair a great social function. Keith Parlor formed a theater party and enjoyed the per- formance at the Alcazar last week. The grand president and the grand treasurer paid a visit last week to the parlor in Pinole The Grand Parlor will meet in Pa- cific Grove this year, commencing June 14. Hettie Burke, one of the bright mem- bers of Orinda Parlor, is spending her vacation at the World's Fair at St. Louis. La Estrella Parlor, day in May, had a most delightful dancing party in Golden Gate Hall There was a good attendance and there on the last Tnes- was a dance programme of ten num- bers with two extras which kept the most congenial company that ever gathered in that hall together until midnight. The credit for this very en- joyable affair w floor manager; sistant floor s due to Phoebe Field, Benjamin Orenga, as- manager, and the follow- ing named members of the floor com- mittee: Mrs. George J. Berger, Mis Orenga, Lizzie Dunn, Alice Boldermann, Mrs. A. Nicols, M. Brown and M. hansen. The decorations of the hal a la Schelicher, were the most delicate and ‘tractive that have ever been placed in that Hall. S-Sy s Ancient Order Foresters. One of the rising young men in the Ancient Order of Foresters is George F. Brown of this city, who at the recent session of the High Court vanced from senior beadle woodward of the legislative the State. Mr. Brown successful officer in body, being an enthusiastic and zealous Forester, and for that reason was urged an officer of the high court He was elected to the lowest office in that body, and session after session has been advanced, and his friends ex- pect to see him in time promoted to the highest position in the order. Mr. Brown is a member of the San Fran- cisco Fire Department The picnic given by the local courts and circles at San Rafael Park on the last Monday in May at- tended by about five hundred persons, who enjoyed a splendid outing. was ad- to juniox body of roved himself the subordinate was Court Star of California will give an entertainment to-morrow evening A number of members of courts ¢ this city will attend, and also ti juvenile band. The juvenile court of this city at its last meeting received six applica- tions for membership. Court Pacific and Court San Joa- quin of Stockton had a joint meeting last week, on which occasion there was the initiation of a number of strangers. This was followed by a supper, at which there: were presen F. W. Matterson, H. C. S. B, v Sulix, H. C. D., A. U. Field, J. A. Long and L. H. Lang, who were for responses to toasts. Supreme Grand Secretary Miss Fal- coner was tendered a reception last week by Washington Circle, of which she is a member, and it proved a very pleasant affair. Supreme Grand CMief Companion Mrs. George J. Berger was tendered a reception by her circle, Artemis, last week, and during the evening she was presented a beautiful floral tribute. The supreme grand secretary was also presented a basket of choice roses. The head of the order delivered a pleasing address and at its close the juvenile band of Foresters, stationed in tH ante-room, played “Hail to the Chiet.” alled upon il Rathbone Sisters. The following is the complete list of the officers of the Grand Temple of the Rathbone Sisters who were re- cently elected: Maude B. Sheehan. Sacramento, past grand chief; Betty C. Nickell, Los Angeles, grand chief; Clara 8. Martin, Stockton, grand senior; Mary Downing, Pomona, grand junior; Josie Morse, Bakerdfeld, grand manager; Loulse Holmes, Oakland, grand M. of R. and C.; May Steigelman, Salinas, grand M. of F.; Belle Bruce, Oakland, grand protector; Emma O'Connor, -Fortuna, grand outer guard. Golden Gate Temple, at its meeting on the fourth Monday in May, had wo in the initiatory degree in the presence of an unusually large number of mem- bers and visitors from San Francisco Temple. The work was given in a very creditable manner. Mrs. Elizabeth Arm- strong, representative to the Grand Temple, which held its session in Bakersfield, read a very interesting re- port cf the session of the grand body At the close of the business of the even- ing Mrs. Armstrong was tendered a reception, which was a very enjoyable affair.