The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 26, 1904, Page 18

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P THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1904. the mother lodge Mrs. H »f the As- sen, who sures Mrs erm Dora E » grand «f J a Park Drill Cc Vice Grand ) Orients d irand stock. I g those mem- sers of the order who were on the staff Past District De) Mrs, Flora Burgman, through A B. Currier, esented that lady with a di k pin, and th on behalf of the seven lodges Mrs. Burgman was deputy District presented her, as a oken of admiration and fraternal love, @ valuable diamond sunburst pin. It s the first instance in this city of the gee of one district jomning together o give a retiring token of his character, The recipient made a touching reply, thanking the contribu- r appreciation of her work who but a short t the office of pr was by Calif deputy a n token ¢ its a of her, a large crayon portrait of her- atifully framed. Flowers were to a e number of those » Rebekah Lodge on the third day in June had a very enjoyable entertainment and dance in Excelsior Hall. The affair was under the direc- tion of Dr. Coburn, Messrs. McPherson and Graves For the diversion of the members and guests there was a pro- gramme by the following members Trio, Mrs. Pracy, M. Herrick and M Brunner: bass solo, Richard Lester; cornet solo, M. Hawkins; vocal selec- tions, Miss Alice Leany; recitation, Mrs. L. Olsson; vocal s ), Miss ule- man; one-act farce, by Mrs. North and Burkhart; comic specialties, Hen- ry W. Osthoff; song, N. E. Wigham Past Noble Grand Mrs. W. W. Barnes f Miesion Rebekah Lodge left last week for Ferndale, Humboldt County, which will be her future home. Mrs. Aurelia Bennett, mother of Mrs. Eola M. Cyrus, one of the most prom- nent members of Loyal Lodge, died in listoga last week. Mrs. Mary E. Donoho, secretary of the assembly, will Jeave the city for a week's vacation during the latter part of the current month. Jubflee Lodge of the Rebekahs gave a party in its hall last week in aid of the Orphans’ Home at Gilroy. There was a good attendance and it is ex- pected that quite a sum will be realized for the benefit of the parentless chil- dren —_—— Independent Foresters. During the last week the courts of this city elected delegates to the High Court, which is to meet in San Diego. There was a contest in all the courts, 85 there were many who wanted to be hosen to take a trip to the southern t of the State. reme Deputy Chief Ranger sited the court in San Ra- for the purpose of en- the membership to more ac- the who officers of Foresters the high of Order 1\ of Tehachapl, went to s for the purpose of attend- n of the High Court stand- tee of the order. On the g first day's session the er the ligh standing com- e entertained in the hail of s that oce f the ittee were es- e meeting place from the Royal Foresters, two es, 200 strong. in new uni- s, and were preceded by the For- esters’ band, attracting a great deal of ntion. At the hall there was a pro- f eighteen numbers, but it vered that the night was not to give it in its entirety, ided that the unfinished a reception the Court Morris Vine- ief Ranger G. Q. city delivered an inter- Ed N. Cameron, the high treasurer, y the chairman of the n the finance of the dience would not have had heard of Cameron as a r and an entertainer, and ose ir »onse to the chair- ation, the audience in one Cut it out,”"Put it on “Give us some storie: , who does not have ou »y a Japanese bomb to >pped the figures of the Jid the audience a half new storles, and when as called to the front again ) tell half a dozen more. There who entertained it was time to and had t following night ception in th there was a re- court room of Court Mor- rie Vineyard, when there was spe making by the visitors from the nor an entertainment and then a banquet, t which th ers of the nding committe from the south were me heard for the good of the order, the principal speaker being High Chief Ranger Wirsching The Royal Foresters have entered into a prize drill contest with the Uni- form Rank of the Knights of Pythias, the uniformed teams of the Fraternal rhood and the uniformed team » Woodmen of the World. Los Angeles board of deputies has started a series of booster metings which will continue for three months. e iy Native Daughters. Piedmont Parlor, . D. G. chosen the following named as cers for the ensuing term: B. Pacheco, t president; A Bock, president; J. ordan, E. Neagle and A. Siegler, vice W., has its offi- presidents; C. Engelhart, marshal; B. Wood recording and G. Biber financial secretary; A. Arroge, treasurer; M. James and R. Siegler, sentinels; M. Ferm, M. Sewell and A. Mosher, trus- tees; J. C. Brown, organist. Miss J. Jordan and Miss Winnie Mulvery were elected delegates to the Grand Parlor. Osa Parlor No. 143 of Tuolumne re- cently gave a ball that was a great success in every way and one of the local papers says that “it was the nicest ball ever given in Tuolumne.” The members of the parlor in Palo Alto will take part in the Fourth of July celebration in that place. Gabrielle Parlor No. 139, N. D. G. W., gave its first anniversary ball in Golden Gate Hall on the evening of Wednes- day, June 22. An active committee, of which Olive A. Wood was the chalrman, arranged an up-to-date programthe of dances, and an attentive floor commit- tee saw to it that the members and their friends had a most pleasant even- ing of entertainment. “A new parlor of the order was insti- tuted in Palo Alto last week with a AR 3 ADELLE = ozvem AT R or s P\ THE LOCAL FRATER- NITIE! | * o e - L goodly number of charter members by Deputy and President at Large Eliza D. >, G. P., assisted by Grand Pres la Caminetti, Grand and others. Secretary Laura J. Mrs. Ella Caminetti, recently elected grand president, has already sgiven proof that she will be “the” president the current term. When told members of the order who be- a power behind the throne” that she “must not” appoint this one or that one on committees, and that if she did certain things would be done at the next Grand Parlor, she said in a very quiet and polite manner that the constitution gave her Rhe right to appoint the committees and that she proposed to make her own se- lections, notwithstanding the threats. She declared that she would, with all the knowledge she has of the order, do all that can be done to advance the or- ganization and to guarantee equal jus- tice to all members. the recent fon of the Grand Parlor in Pacific Grove a pretty com- pliment was paid to the worth Secretary Laura J. Frakes b ing her salary $25 a month. Native Sons. during by some lieve that they are At The following have been elected as the officers of Stanford Parlor, N. S. W., for the ensuing term: Joseph W. Hardiman, past president; Carl T. Granz, president; T. I. Fitzpatrick, first vice president; William M. Maguire, second vice president; Leo J. McMahon, third vice president; Fred H. Jung, re- cording secretary; Joseph G. Cox, financial secretary and treasurer; Hen- ry A. Calahan, marshal; Joseph M. Campodonico, P. J.yWeniger, truste Joseph Greenberg, L. D. Bacigalupi, M. D.; E. E. Brownell, M. D.; E. R. Bry- ant, M. D.; Edwin Bunnel, M. D; Washington Dodge, M. D.; A. H. Gian- M. D.; H. B. Kugeler, M. D.; B. McElroy, M. D.; A. McLaughlin, M. D.; William Fletcher McNutt Jr., M. D.; jeorge P. Purlenky, M. D.; John M. Williamson, surgeons. Grand President Charles E. Me- Laughlin and Grand Secretary Charles H. Turner paid a visit last week to the parlor in Ukiah, where they spent some time in talking to the members as to the necessity of renewed activity. They also paid official visits as fol- lows: To Upper Lake, June 22; Kelsey- ville, June 23; Lakeport, June 24, and Middletown, June 25. These localities in Lake County are in the visiting dis- trict assigned to Grand Treasurer John E. McDougald. The Past Presidents’ Association will take part in the celebration at Palo Alto July 4. The late 8. A. D. Jones of Pacific Parlor, who died recently of disease contracted while on a visit to the Ha- wafian Islands, was a very active mem- ber of the order. He was a charter mem- ber of Pacific Patlor, .he author of the LODGE, — S TOZEEY AT wnson yA flqzz.‘w'am gy BY £.C.STOCKS T Americans was instituted in this city present ritual, and the designer of the regalia now in use. The parlor in Richmond, Contra Cos- ta County, initiated a class of candi- dates last week. All the parlors in this city are pre- paring for the installation of officers during July. The Native Sons’ of which J. B. Stovall is chairman, has recently made many epairs to the building. Among these has been the re- wiring of the entire structure and the placing of ventilators in such places as now carry away the heated air in the Hall Association, main assembly hall above the roof without creating dranghts.. The as- sociation has during the term of the present officers, in addition to expend- ing a great deal of money in making impr ments, reduced the mortgage to $43,0b0. P - CPCEL Fraternal Brotherhood. Progress Lodge of the Fraternal Brotherhood, at its meeting on the third Friday in June, had a large attendance in its hall in the Red Men's building. Four candidates initiated in a very impressive manner, H. C. Lewis acting as president. President-elect jarclay being to accept the position, there was created a vacancy which was filled by the election of Past President Dr. Hubbell, one of the most er unable efficient officers the lodge has ever had, At the close of the lodge the gentlemen members who were defeated in a contest with the lady members, in vited all to the banquet hall, where a fine collation was served, and the as- semblage was addressed upon call by Dr. Hubbell, to: master; by H. C. Lewis, General Organizer Colonel Stone, President Smith of San Francisco Lodge, President Pe son of Progress Lodge, Treasurer Thayer, Mr. Dela- han, E. C. Stock and Mrs. Hubbell. ‘Afterward all returned to the lodgeroom and danced for an hour. Colonel Stone, supreme organizer for the order in this district, has offered a cash prize of $25 to each of the follow- ing named lodges, if such will initiate twenty-five strangers on or before the installation of officers in July: Prog- ress, Columbia, Mission and San Fran- cisco. \ During the past week Yerba Buena Lodge was quite active in initialing candidates. H. I. Brewer has been appointed spe- cial organizer for Columbia Lodge and J. Maddy organizer for the district of Albuquerque, N. M., vice J. A. Smith, who has removed from the district. The officers of San Francisco and Progress lodges will be jointly installed in Native Sons’ building on the evening of July 8. On that evening it is ex- pected that a class of fifty strangers will be initiated. On the 6th of July Dr. A. B. Hubbell, assisted by the degree team of Progress Lodge, will install the officers of the lodge in Oakland, American Foresters. Grand Sacretary John J. Cordy and Editor Jacob Label of the American Forester Review returned last week from a two weeks’ vacation in Colorado, during which time they attended the ssion of the Grand Court of that State. There will be a meeting of delegates from the local court in the Alcazar building to-morrow night for the pur- pose of making arrangements for a large class initiation in celebration of Foresters’ day, August 15. During the past week Grand ~ - __rd- ing Secretary Dr. Charles M. Tropp- man and Grand Trustee Daniel 1eare paid a visit to Court Verano in & land on the occasion of serviges fne!d by that court in memory of those of its members who passed away during the past twelve months. Last week the Grand Recording Sec- retary paid an official visit to Court de France and after witnessing the work as exemplified by the officers, de- livered a congratulatory address. He also visited Junior Pride Court of t"e Golden West and gave the young For- N L] esters a very interesting and instruct- ive address. In appreciation of Dr. Troppman’s interest in the court he was elected the court's physiclan. He also visited the court at Santa Rosa officially and Court General Lawton, where he gave ample proof of his ora- torical powers. Under instructions from Grand Chief Ranger Foley, Past Grand Chief Ran- ger E. I. Wolfe and Grand R rding Secretary C. M. Troppman, two of the spellbinders of the order, will pay a visit to Court Rafael at San Rafael on July 13 to enthuse the membership. General Organizer J. W. Emrick is at this time visiting all of the local courts in the inferest of the monster initiation to be held in August. AT U The Golden Eagles. California Castle No. 1 of the Knights of the Golden Eagle will celebrate the twentieth anniv ry of its institution by giving members a trolley the night of June 30. As that a full moon night it is expected that there will be a large number in the party. The affair will be under the di- rection of George H. Bumm, C. H. Da- vis, H. W. Gantner, Fred Amman and W. C. Macdougall. The castle, which is in a flourishing condition, has for several months past had degree work at every session. The castle will elect of- ficers June 29 and the installation will be by Deputy Supreme Chief George A. ride on will be McCowan on July 6. This subordinate s created a new side degree called 'he Buzzards,” which is doing much to attract the membership to the meet- ing place ir the Native Sons’ building. Sir Knight Fred Amman, who recent- ly went East, whilé there was present- ed a beautiful badge by the supreme chief in recognition of the services has rendered the order in California, and at the same time he was*appointed gupreme organizer for this State. A new paper called the Golden Spur is now being printed by Past Supreme Chief B. V. Moore at Sidney, Or. It is sent to every Kknight in the order. A new castle called Lawton was re- cently instituted in Manila, P. I, with more than one hundred charter mem- bers. The meémbers of that castle pro- pose to organize a commandery. B SRe Improved Red Men. Monadnock Tribe of the Improved Or- der of Red Men has during the present term adopted twenty-one strangers. The tribe is making arrangements to adopt a class of twenty-five palefaces on the first Friday in July, at which time the degree team will appear in new costumes. Great Chief of Records Bliss, during the past week visited Ouray Tribe, on which occasion there was work in the adoption degree. This tribe and others of Santa Clara Valley will take part in the great fraternal parade in Palo Alto July 4. Manzanita Council of the Degree of Pocahontas had a social in Golden Gate Hall last week which was well attend- ed. The affair was admirably eonduct- «1 under the direction of the social committee of the council, with Mrs. Ida E. Wheeler as chairman. William Winter was the floor manager. Potomac Council had a very enjoya- ble cvening in the Assembly Hall of the Red Men's building last week. Vernon A. Smith is organizing a sub- ordinate of the order in Arcata, Hum- bLoldt County. Past Pocahontas Capitola Reidsma of Toka ouncil, Vallejo, is enjoying a va- cation at Tacoma, Wash. Great Pocahontas Minnie Betts is in the southern part of the State, where she, will remain ‘for about six weeks. During her stay there she will visit a nl:mher of the councils. R National Union. Fl Capitan Council of the National Union at its meeting on the third Thursday in June received several ap- plications for membership and after the transaction of routine business vis- ited San Francisco Council for the . purpose of taking part in a progressive game of whist. Mission Council had a pleasant meet- ing on the third Tuesday in June and on the same night El Dorado Council also had a good meeting. Harry L. council, who was serious- an accident several in ths ago, is recovering rapidly. nera! Deputy Joseph A. Wilson, who was recently appointed to that of- fice, is actively at work and is a con- st attendant at each meeting of the council. He continues to ask each member if he “has got that man?" Mr. Wilson was a member of California Council No. 530, and it was not long before he gave evidence of being a very active fraternal man After a time he was induced to transfer from that council to El Capitan No. 9 along, and in this he was very succesgs ful. has ts president, and while working for its advancement was 97 to help it been the winner of several prizes offered by the cabinet to those bringing in the atcst number of candidates within ted periods. He was chosen to suc- ceed J. N. Bunting and since he has been in his new office has proved that he is the same active Wilson he always has been - Royal Arcanum. The the Royal num day members of the local councils of Arcanum celebrated Arca- last week by a theater party the Alc There > many of Arcanumites present and all en- “Lover's Lane. ut Council of this city has is- sued the Arcanum Bulletin, edited by at zar we! M. 8. de Roco, the genial secretary, and printed by G. B. Tul the regent of the council. It is a t publication filled with bright paragraphs for the instruction of members as to what Ar- gonaut intends to do during the month. George W. Schindele, the vice regent of this council. while” examining a building a short time sine- from the rcof and was badly bruised, but fortunately not seriously injured. The three councils of Alameda County joined last week in the celebration of the anniversary of the order, on which occasion there was a pleasing musical and literary programme and dancing in Maple Hall, Oakland Grand Regent Jones is preparing his official prize circular in which he will offer prizes for individual and council work. Rgports from the southern part of the State and particularly from Los Ange- les, show that the membership in that section of the State is particularly ac- tive and that it is doing a great deal for the advancement of the organiza- tion. AL R Order of Pendo. Supreme Councilor A. P. Tugwell re- turned last week from Los Angeles and Pasadena with fifty applications in his pocket to have the supreme medical di- rector pass on them. He reports the councils of the order in the southern part of the State as particularly active. Home Council of this city will have an open meeting and social in the Red Men's building to-morrow evening, at which time there will be a programme of songs, music and literary numbers, H. F. Trump has been appointed as an organizer for the order and will de- vote his time to organization work in this city. Grand cretary Terry and Grand Treasurer Stanley visited the council in Woodland last week and witnessed the initiation of a class of strangers. The officers of Hayward Council in Hayward were installed last week by Supreme Medical Director Dr. C. H. Walworth, assisted by M:s. A. P. Tug- well. The ceremony was followed by a social evening and the serving of re- freshments. Last week Alameda Council had a pleasant social evening and there were present a large number -— of people, The Americans. Washington Assembly No. 3 of the | ) last week by Director General This assembly is started y-three names on the petition for a charter, the signatures to which wers secured by Organizer F. O’'Re The new subordinate will elect its on cers to-morrow evening at a meeting to be held in the offites of the director general in the Parrott building. Californiag Assembly .vo. 1 meeting last week had a class 1 to initiate, after which there was pleasing musical and literary gramme under the direction of cial committ Oakland Assembly No. 2 at its meet- ing last week Initiated t and after the work of the evening had a programme of entertainment and serving of refreshme An organizer is ng the foundat for two assemblies in santa © County, and George Lee, who is w ing In Los Angeles County, report he will soon have several ready for institution. s Woman'’s Relief Corps. James A. Garfleld Relief Corps, W R. C., was at its last held meeting vis ited by members of Lincoln, Mead Lyons and other corps and mem James A. Garfleld Post, G. A the close of the business sess was an informal service comm tive of the late Margaret Dill charter member of the carps, who at t time of her demise was one of the color bearers. The chair that was wont to be occupied by Mrs. Dillon wa with crape and decorated with r- greens and flowers. There were apg priate remarks eulogistic of the ser ice rendered by Mrs. Dillon and befitting the occasion. Subsequently the announcement w made that Past President Mrs. H. Wilson would leave East and she was informed that corps will miss her and at the time she was wished a pleasant j ney, after which was a collat and then the prese 1 to Past ¢ mander Cohn of the post of a bea: embroidered table spread, it h been decided that he was the one e titled to receive it. apeiie The Eastern Star. H. « strang asse covered as Sar soon Starr King Chapter of the Order of the Eastern St week conferred the upon six eligibles, the membership to the members think i for a chapter that years old until next were present m at meeting last jegree of th thereby ety chapters to wi 4 the beautiful work i A ble manner, Af £ the chapter a collat The grand matron has from her visits in the nor her home in Los An she will visit chapte of the State Beulah Chapter will have work in th at initiatory line its next ting I several candidat degree of the order, when the work w be done by the officers of Mission Cha ter. San Francisco Chapter at meetirg had a pleasant the transaction of ordinary m ¥ Chapter s to receiv ing. = last held evening aft business. — Pythian Knights. Alemania Pythias tendered a recer E. Church, supreme p and Superior Judge of Fresno C In its lodgeroom in the Pioneer bu on the evening of June 15, casion Judge Chureh, who is an having no equal In the order, address Lodge of the Knights of te of the On that the members of the lodge and vi on “Pythianism A new company of the U Rank, K. of P., was recently m in at Willits and another at Paso R bles San Franciscor Lodge will tender a reception to Grand Chancello s and Past Grand ellor Sarg during the month of July Unity Lodge has arranged for a jink on the evening of June 3 A new lodge has been instituted Loyalton with C. W. Anderson as chancellor and A. J. Wilson as keey of records and seal s il Knights of Honor. Liberty Lodge of the Knights Honor at its meeting last week ated two strangers and pros pects of initiating several r n next thirty days Ivy Lodge had several applications its last’ held meeting The Past Dictators’ Association at its next meeting appoint a new mittee to arrar r anothe s evenipg for its members, the mer of the order and the = y meeting, which will be on the first 8 urday in July, the s will be taken for the ladies’ auxillary with the ing that body assist the lodges on o0cc jion of social events. Special Deputy Barnes reports s cess in Salinas and Castroville A report from Los Angeles announces sixteen initiations in the past weeks, Modern Woodcraft. At the meeting of Goc lowship Camp of the Modern W America last week the team of For ers appeared for the first time in uniforms of Lincoln green to assis the adoption work. This added much the Impressiveness of the work wher large class of strangers were ador for this and Oeccidental Camp. was a large number of ti of the two camps present and afte adoption there were a number of a dresses, in which the officers and team were praised for the rendit the ceremonies. At the last held meeting Camp of Royal Neighbors, the branch of the order, there was a attendance and four strangers adopted it a very impressive man The oracle was given special for the manner in which she deliver her charge. The camps of this city and those Alameda County are busy preparing f the reception of the head counsel in Eagles' Hall July 7,

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