The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 18, 1904, Page 6

\ THE SAN . FRANCISCO SUNDAY CALL. SIDL Of’ ODD FELLOWSTID = I ~= ing force, a character-building force, a great cohesive force to hold society DAST GRAND (:flA LA]N I-Omfl OF CALIFORNIA— L " maton togeiner and 0 minant thi strengthen the bonds of , human with 35,- . % : solved the problem-the great prob- brotherhcod the world around. tions. There are 212 386 members; 95 encamr rts, 6400 lem of lo-day—how shall a community 1¢ is a character-making force. It ternal orders, with 6,000,000 mem- 2 Rebekah de lodges. be.so organized and constituted that prings 5 youns man before its altars revolutio: de the brotherhood dc is th ternal organiz relopment of th ordinate 1o land and the 0Odd Fellowship leads this vast h 24,000 members; and while Lal cightll of the membership of American Odd Fel- /6 one-tweifth of the re- fornia has only one-twenty icwship, it pz lief disbursed. The chief objects of Odd Fellowship then azre to promote brotherhood and men; to establich plan a fund for the and disability of bers and their families and the ns of deceaséd mem- ncne of its members shall be bbjects ang puts upon his lips the most tre- of charity, either public or private— that not one of them shail be a burden on society. There are no paupers in this order; you never saw. a memver of this or- ganization marching in a procession clamoring for bread or work. There never was an Odd Fellow enrolled in Coxey’s Industrial Army nor in the ncient and Honorablg Ofder of the Sons of Rest—the tramp brigade. You never knew one of them to join a mob to invade the rights of proper- mendous vows of upright living and holy service; he professes there by ev- ery sacred symbol and solemn cere- mony that he will be a good Odd Fel- low, and therefore that he will be true to his noblest self, faithful to his fam- ily, loyal to his country, fraternal to his fellowmen and reverent and obedi- ent to his God. Teaching loyalty to established gov- ernment and obedience to law cur or- der is one of the strongest bonds of our nation’s life. ty, nor a combination to take away [t was the three links that helped to the rights of labor. You never Knew pea] the wounds of war and to make one of them thrown upon the cold rea] that vision of a reunited people charities of a friendless world. If an that suffused Grant's last hours with 0dd Fellow is in trouble he is aided, pyace and smcothed his pathway to the not by a grudging charity dispensed to grave, You remember how the Grand a man as you would throw o bone 10 8 Jgdge of the United States in 1865 dog, but as a dividend rightfully be- gylved the problem of reconstructi longing to him. The Grand Sire at the close of hostil The principles of this order should ties issued a proclamation declaring be incorporated into the body politic the unbroken unity of the order, and and into society at large; for if the at the sessicn of 1865 delegates from principles of mutual helpfulness em- Northern and Southern Jjurisdictions bodied in Odd Fellowship should be- took their sgats together in the Grand come the law of society, penury and Lodge. Bishop Hopkins of the Protes want would be done'away with. Then tant Ebisccpal church advised h st the spirit of co-opera- artments of labor and « merc to aid the unfortunate and e’ I distressed. Could our revisit the earth, his large as humanity L With joy to see the little not 1000 merely but more on in membership and to t it dl(burccd four ns of dollars in and to that that princely sum is but a of its munificence Fellowship not a cross life insurance company and uence and be t can best be ay di it » two part and $25.000,000 as v $2000 8o indertaking establishment. A man the poor would no longer envy the proken denmomination rent in twain by does not join it because he is going to rich, nor the rich despise the pOOT, the war to “go te Baltimore and imi- 1in t over but because h: wants to live and the golden rule which lies at the tate the example of the Odd F @ foundation of this order would replace Thank God, the three links have never the rule of God. As William Penn de- rysted in time of peace nor melted in clared long ago, fraternity would be’{he flames of war! ger and-more happily. And it is an undeniable fact that a _man will live happier and longer who has made of actual want . alone. It has '\ ion for sickness and disability. . the best remedy for all our social ills. Brothers, our work is not done! 4 Ic with 1,070.000 .. 0 the day an honest man takes the But this order is soiiething more While tears are shed the widow / 7\ °* mb W encz first degree in Odd Fellowship and than a mere beneficial society. That and the fatherless, while there is strife Z — ) U 6100 Rebek degree gets his first ru»:m for dues, it gives is after all only the lower, the material and intolerance and want and woe i ( _ dzes with 450,000 members; and 15,- a new impulse to his arm, a new light \ side of it. That is its body, so to the world, we may not forsake ot /= 0w Patriarchs Militant to his eye, a new hope to his heart, as speak; to ‘find its soul, its spirit, you standards. The gates of a new centurs . isbursed in reiief in its nearly Well as kindling a lamp in his home but must look into it deeper; you must have just shut behind us and we m 7 vears of life $100,000,000, and that Wil lighten it when sickness In- _ study it more profoundly. lift our flag to loftier heights and dedi- \ ALy - il AR vades it and that will even chase away i 050 iyl tanthen odualc amd - date curfiroat: Giix. aRew to-the Ngh A t has invested funds amounting to .o of the gloom when the little fam- exact justice to all men, an order that purposes which gave it birth 5,000, and® gives relief annually to ily comes back: from the grave they inculcates equalfi‘sivil and political ELBERT R. DILL tent of $4,000,000. have bedewed with their tears. rights, an order ti'% teaches fraternity Past Grand Chaplain, Grand Lodge « ur own rnia jurisdiction we The truth is this organization has among men and faith in God, is a so- California. % ¥ mbership by States. No. Gain % pie . < STATE. of Member- for b4 ‘Lodges. ship. Year. 4 g HE following table shows the State or Ter- T = e s % 3 ritory, mumber of lodges, membership and e o o 5 2o T | o4 net gain in membership of (ho_ lmlg(‘T un- » . = IOR g £ der the sdiction of the Sovereign Grand Miasourt 8 £ Lodge, according to the latest official figure: v 8 g ‘E Gain Nebraska. B¢ $ STATE. Member- for Nowada. 22 # ship. . Teas. New Hampshire : ‘% 8 57 New Jersey.... b // ¥ Alaska 157 4 3 £ Atabam 12,491 3,409 Nex Mexico. 2 / # Arizona 915 84 New York. .. $ '/ £ Avicanmns 8,011 1,587 North Carolina. ; % California 364 25,386 1,348 North Dakota. . & /4 § Colorado 149 10930 609 OBloy, . 5. o- s $ ¥ Connecticut %3 89 18,082 101 Oklahoma. . § 2 Delawarce s & 58 69 » : o11 ¢ 8 Dis. of e & s ar 1,685 9 Prnns)lu:,n a. $ g\fl :; Fiorida. . .. 1911 738 ].{hode Island. E 2n{ § Georgia.... 14,156 - 1,141 South Carolina. § \ § IR R oM 50384 1 South Dakota. § S S N R 63716 3,628 Tennessce. . g & Indiana 62,200 3,811 Texas...... $ 3 ‘erri 3 Utah... s z 4 Indian Territor) . . 453 / 0 z: JOWS...coveeccscncacnsasse 50,8 2,143 Vermont. . -1:_ b2 £ Maneas. : 30564 2214 Virginia... 1320 § 8 Iunlu(‘k\ 15,059 2,783 Washington. ... 1,559 g . 2,200 408 West Virginia. . 1,150 E\ . 21,683 2 Wisconsin. . . 322 £ Maryland 7.870 29 Wyoming. ..... 91 & Massachusctts 51,033 666 e AR R b . 12,333 1,005,789 69,099 8 7 ROTEOITOIIEIIGIIIG 00000005 ® — e ——_— LT - } ELBERT R. DILLE, PAST GRAND CHAPLAIN, GRAND LODGE OF CALIFORNIA. | ~{ E2 - —- > Y \ Photo by Taber. 1 @ N S D R B S SN S S B SNBSS N 00T 00000 \ \ ) 43 .. Vallejo . 67 Sutter . 100. . Wheatland . .. Upper Lake 6 Foothill . Newcastle ..... Upper Lake Membership in Cali- § o Mokelum 44 . Mokelumne Hill Marfon 1017 .Sawyers Bar.., . Franco-Italian san Jose : 2 Dunnigan . 818.. Dunnigan } i Orlental ..Marysville 102..Linden Donper Mountain View Mountain View. Forestville 20. . Forestville Is fornia. Brooklyn . ..You Bet... Fullerton ullerton Al Pomona Pomona. . ewville .Newv / San Francisco.. v > i ) ” > olden West. \ HE following table shows the Bldwell Couiterville ‘ouiterville . Encina Centennial Compton ¢ S - ~ A E 0 Union Schiller gy 105. .Sacramento Solgen. ¢ emEpoc . e ' name, numbe location and ggrene s e oris Mound darville <Pasadens ,{ < g E A - - 3 g OppeTOpt St. Hel Tydesvill =. s Ar membership of the 291 subordi- san Andreas ST Valley ..Lincoln Stores ¥ -xu\'A"I‘ele Coiton ... nate lodges under the jurisdic- Jone eton .. - .Isleton ? Yolo Sreenville v v g S Gk . of Cali. Santa C z s Clars. Bay Vi . Stanisl Harbor ~-West Oakland. jan Diego. tion of the Grand Lodge of Cal i paia, Clas OIY tew +-Redwood City.. sy kit it ey Crockett *“Croekett fornia according to the latest official Senta Rosa 3 ita Rosa 50 ... Bear Valley Pleasdntin. aston Monrovia Monrovia ocinhe: Mistletoe -. . Alieghany. Woodland ..Woodland x River I rtesia . : < i tockton Abou’ Ben Adhem San Francisco.. S Morse . San Francisco.. -Bishop . 3 = . 56..Loleta Chico ... ‘hico Dosideuta Arrovo Grands Atroyo Grande. - Ao — No. ol 3 - gta Lodi ..... Lod e «San rancisco.. 63 Name of Lodge. Location. Me; - b7, .Shasta Mission Peak . Ifvington ... Hesperian i Elymputh ; -Byron 65 = - B Mount Horeb. . ©B8..Ripon . Fort Jones . ..Fort Jonca ... Maerey:. . Pacifle Grovi Sosptes: Elsinors P Californta San Francisco.. 146 Oroville . B9 ..Oroville 159 Germania . ..San Francisco. Etna . ..Etna Mills . Evening Star . a -Roeklin . 36 Sacramento Sacramento ... 186 Hofer . 60..Los Angeles. 66 Pacheco ..Concord . Yuba City “Yuba City Hanford . Hanford e - Falibrook ... 34 B D s : th St ol Weaverviies. Oakland Fresno . .Fresno San Mateo . 1. 202 .San Mateo 60 -.San Miguel.... e Sen Branagpi: ;. 1A SRR S0 S o Teneeevil)e i e s g Fredonia . Smartsvilie Srand Island ... Grand Island .. S Redlands .. --Redlands 158 Gureka acramento .... ranite . 62..Folsom 62 g1 Richmond . b i oMMy« 93 North- Botte - Pennington 29 Central Caiffornia.. 343 Fresno . 165 Charity -Stockton . : Cosumnes . 63..Latrobe 48 Dunsmuir Dunsmuir Bloomfield ‘Bioomfleld 61 Buena Vista . anatey .. 47 Escondido . . .Escondido 55 Auburn , Healdsburg . 64..Healdsburg . 173 Willow . Snelling " . : Mayfleld Mayfield 49 Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove. 61 Ontario _ Ontario . o | E! Dorado. La Fayette . 65..Lagrange . 74 Concordia San’ Francisco.. Cloverdale ... “Cloverdale 41 Berkeley - Berkeley g Dsamaae < -Peeanside ' Diamend Springs. Campo Seco . 66..Milton 33 Apollo San Francisco.. 257 Gormopolitan ...... b - o g $i: Embarcadero . - San Pedto 3 A\ Bonora. .. San Juan. . 67..N. San Juan. 46 Spartan San Franclsco.. Fountain o 133 Adin .. SIABRE: .3 ..Pago Robles. Euclid. . 68..North Ontario,. 71 Samaritan 126.. Washington ... Anaheim 55 Blk G Elk Gr ..Lakeport .... Fruitvale « 69 ..Fruitvale . 24 Paskenta ..Paskenta ‘lgar{n . }gg flfirnim g-finlfiwu . Cupertine + 70..Westside . 31 Sawtelle . . Sawtelle . SHIRA . ¥ - > - Bay City. . TP..San Francisco.. 221 Sycamore Hiywards . Horavitic 3 13 Nowe B : ‘Westminster « 7T2..Westminster ... 84 Clear Lake . Lower Lake ... Golden Gate . 160 Lemoore . - . Lemoore 4 > 16..Nevade City... Covenant . 73..Forest Hill 6s Unity . -.San" Francisco. . San Franclsco.. 249 Redwood - Guernevilis ... Portervilla Templar 17..San Francisco.. Frankiin . . T4..Placerville o4zEetiax . Ogtex merican o rancisco. 130 Brevarsiie Browmraie 5. e Manwetl s *Maxwell 2 . : % Fran ¥ 5 San Francisco.. 28 rownsville ... 52 L Maxwell . 3 Naps - 18..Napa City French Gulch + 7 ..French Gulch 41 g"‘“" - --Colusa . Merced . K Merced City 147 Birds Landing ..} Pirds Landing.. 61 Covina . ~Covina. . Yreka , v 19..Yreka .. % Red Bluff. ..Red Dluff.... 168 Progressive Lockeford Welcome . . T 34 Western Addition San F‘rnnela:o.. Fowler ..Fowler . Morning Star. 20..Placerville ’ Humboldt . ..Eureka Silver Star . Susanville . iel River : Rohnerville 163 Big_Valley, .. Bieber . Florin . ..Florin Tusiumne . 21 - -Cotmenbls 5 Suteun - 7 8. Suisun Indian Valley Tayloryille Orangeda P Kings River . 30 Madison - - .Madison . San Fernando. 365 . Fernando rots o Benjle . BRI (174 reoorr 0 RS o % came Sichiar . : enbocino 151 Towen Foo.:San Hernardine’ Sareene I’Ban Pranciece Obsery San Jose % Alturas . 80..La Porte.. Clon:n > 38. . San Pec Rk et 10 Morrilla 201..Fort Bidwell .. eanide . nta Mentos. .. lerra. . - .Downieville 62 Olive 81 ..Dutch FI lovis lovis Osceola Windsor 70 Mohawlk 292. . Johnsville Siskiyou Velosne . Voo = 48 Mountain Brow.... 82..Los Bano 53 Mountain Vale . ..Slerra Valley Solden State Valiejo . 58 Gratton . 293. . Black’s Semi-Tropie . DEhNOAIS Thues. Soneh bl Rdy 37 Vacaville . $3 . Vacaville 115 Millville - Miliville . Stony Creek 6 Ridgely . 294..Los Gatos Gabilan . Colema 27 ..Coloma 45 Comet_............ 84..Trinity Center.. 34 Garden City OSp, Jase 2 Secooale::. s 182 Martines o Mt o 5".12’.?. SONOMS .....eesse. 28..Eonoma ....... 42 ADDIVErsary ....... 85..Arcata 173 Ocean View --Halfmoon Bay.. 31 portuna S Enterprise . 298. Oakland .. Sanger ... ooy 25 San Orenchics, 285 SRAH - . 788 . Murphys 44 University ... Oakland . 192 Fidelity West Point ....... 299..West Point.... Circle . Putebume 30 Petalume 256 Capltol . 87..Sacramento ... 319 Hermann . 5 ..San Francisco.. 117 Honey Lal 46 Cayucos . 300..Cayucos ....... Danville Sutter Creek 31..Sutter Creek. 114 Plumas . 8S..Quincy 48 San Eermardjno,. San Bernardino. 110 Lesuna i . Independence Active ot O il ey i, ek 78 San Lorenzo. Santa Crus 553 Oranze g 2 114 Santa Maria’ . Santa Maria. ... Onward . i > 57 4 o I8 . Wil o +eeee 208 Pegeadero . - Pescadero 47 Fall River..... Fall River Mills Dinuba pe .. . 90..Watsonville ... 316 Wildey .. . . Modesto . . 155 Callste®a . . 227 Calistoga. . 43 Corning g Corning . - San Jose. . O1..Knob =g Friendship ..Middlctown ... 53 Oakdale . 2287 Onkdale 54 Tulare Cit: Tulare X Seos ARSEibe. e Cherokee 55 San Joaquin Antioch ....... g5 Central * 229 'Willlams . £0 Camptonviile Camptonville .. Elmburst Memento 64 Four Creeks . Visalia 108 San Diego 216 Channel City ..... 232’ Santa Barbara. Excelsior . -.San Francisco. Commarcral ‘Los Angeles Placer 22 Farnsworth . San Francisco.. 118 114 Tomales . * 233 Tomales 5 Durham Durham . Glendale -.Glendale Mariposs 64 Branciforte .Santa Cruz 1 8 200 Salmon Creek. 234 Occidental . Sheridan Sheridan 2 West End Los Angeles Columbia. 97 Yosemite = _Big Oak Flat (% e s'-"‘" Elrh-n.. 114 Santa_Ana ... 238..Santa Ana . v Oakland 6 Long Beach _Long Beach % ey o Weothriage @ o Sacramento . True Fellowship ... 8. Santa Clara . 3 Santa Pauia.. Santa_ Paula. Atlas ..Los Angeles. Morning Light..... 6 Hornitos . . ..Hornitos ...... 41 Ban Benlto ........ 150..8an Juan 8. 210. Polnt’ Arena 8 Speing Valiey Duciie Garcia Total membership. s \\‘Z;