The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 3, 1906, Page 18

[CHOIS=EOE A BY E-C-STOCK lished themselves 35 Oc- “olsom x Hall Sarichez Fth Friday ed Pl Garde part elebration 198 1a8uey also’ presen a aquet secrétary hursday endance | Yerba Buens ali the o are paid a salary dong e amount they w eceive stated period to njon’ Mrs. Poap Compan- t came to ing with distressed the money for the as- er of the order affected by the~fire placed in the keeping deputy supreme this State, and etary. Agnes D. tions to expend it 1 do the greatest birds of the fety vault to pur- rticles such 11 most irned over >f which Mrs on is the chief is being distrib- afternoon the supreme he lief headquarters officers of the of members. dhe very pleasing way | « members to eon- | organiza- t will be! e affected circles in goed g Th ting was Mre. At- and grand day the gran e chief at the r t cputy at 3946 Clay street e visitor, who is a fident and pleas- g talker, spoke of the work that was| né in New York for the assistance| the people of San Francisco in the | ur of their greatest need | o Mrs. At vood tendered | supreme superior officer re- ised to accept the same, consequently | still holds he office "hé Companions of the Forest of erfea have for the -time being aba the idea of having some one & hall for them for the reason | hose who could put up such icture have been asking a most ex- witant price. A hall hag been leased §18 Grove street, where the majority { the circles of the order will meet wag at one time a dancing v apd is well suited to the pur-| for which it is to- be used : Independent Foresters. ~ustav Guy, & member of Court Seal k, Independent Order of Foresters, va® killed by a falling wall on Wash. ton étreet. Proof of his death was | rwarded at once to the supreme office | Canada and fifteen days later E. N. | neron the secretary, received a ck Tot $2000 in payment of the bene- Gclary certificate held by his widow. Companion Court Golden Gate at a | thanks to the general relief committee for 2 | woman |pliment to Mrs. C. T. ting held Maj 23 passed a vote of [the order fvho is in need of such is welcome t0 it. A gredt deal of the clothing is_of good quality, but little worn, and much that has been con- tributed for women is such that any one apt with the nmeedle can convert into desirable wearing apparel.” An incident occurred in the tent last week that is illustrative of human“greed. woman who proved hérself the wife of a Woodman called at the ‘ent and sald that she wanted sonec clotifes. She said she would select what she anted and by the time she had fin- the er in which it had as- ed the members of the order in rious ways and voted $25 to the gen- al relief fund. Court Golden Gate at its last meet- | ing donated $40 to the general relief committee of the order to help it along | in the .good work in which it has been | engaged Tor moré than six weeks, Court Mission met in its new quar- ters @ 69 Market street on May 24 with more members preséent than it ha had at any one mecting in the past theee years. There were encourdging |ished her selection she had five ~kires, talks for the reorgaiization of the or: |four jackets, two icoats, five shirt der by Prank B, Hand, superintendent waists, several pairs of stockings, some of organizers, High Vice Chief Ranger ties and three sets of underwear. One| 3. P. Murphy and High Secretary O. K. | of the committée politely informed her Brown. The membership expressed a!that .ie thought she had gone far be- determination to prove that although yond the limit, as there were many | it was a little bent it was not broken mgore who will want clothing, and she | d will keep up In the line as in the then told that she would not be; st ¥ given anything at that time, but that On the crmin: of the DR Saturdsy | ¢ she called at another time she would g lH‘;g;‘ \‘fi:‘; {?ml“f R_‘m'f‘” 3., | be_@iven enough for present needs. its meeting last officers for the curernt There was a large attendance at | Mission Camp dt Independent Order of | stroet of répro- | Week. electsd and com- | term. of the at 191 ntatives of the hy ot To of as-| teiner street, where meetings will th jon of each and|be held for the present. ps to place them in a posi-{ The relief board of the Woodmen of n to continue the work in which |the World at 948 Oak street, in charge v have been engaged. All but twojof Laurance Vincent of represented i i | i | | California | It was learned that|Camp, is being conducted at this time| sixteen of the nineteen courts had theird according to a system by which the fraternal homes destroved by fire "f':: promoters thereof expect to be ahle to of these so ¢ 03 saly: bre had|continue until all mecessity for its ved its charter. l"",";“‘nf s pre. | existence shall have ceased. In re- eputy supreme chief range g e 4 5 5 Dt he sas secking Infor |11€VIng those In need the board has, 50| e Vg U slrl':rmnu”:nmv( (’ho?lfi :‘-‘:n- ide for any Neighbor of Wooderaft o & the Supreme | Who Is In need of help, irrespective of ate of af- | whaf camp he 18 a member. It pro- Jon a pres- |poses to give special: ¢are to women ipreme offi- [and children and supply -them with warm clothing, strong shoes and under- wear, all new goods. ;| In giving as- sistance the board preposes to render | assistance on the individual merits of each case, whether a netghbor and his desired information had as an address by Shortly after she had béen asfisted an- to this coast 1 was preju- other woman, the wife ‘of a Weodman, because [ was under me against him pression that California could |called and asked for shoes and under- e Ao & mun to fill the position that |clothing, und as she did not appesr to o does, but since April 18 1 have fed that Brother Hand, who 15 a hig | clgthes, she was closely questioned am . has & heart in him as big as hel; o,0 gigcovered that she and .her elf: that he is full of SYMPathy | mipy were not affected by shock or D feliow men when they need such nd that he is a man of practical ideas which he can benefit them.” Another speaker commended the chief ity and added there was one little the wife of High Vice Chief| Ranger Murph¥, who for five \c‘beksl | | ! fire, that her husband is the owner of soveral flats which are bringing him a good monthly rental and that he has & position that is bringing him & good income. “When 1 learned this I asked her why | she applied for shoes and underwear when she did not need them, and her reply was: ‘Mrs. .Blank told me that | you were ‘giving away such things tn{ wives of members of the order, so I thought 1 would get some' When I dep after the opening of the general relicf bureau in their home had devoted her entire time, from 6§ o'clock in the morn- ing up to late at night, to caring for the needy members of the order, fur- | s Nelghbor Vineent, decided to pro- | | { | énteenth and Noe streetd. It is proposed to maintain a reserve for future help. ‘_sitahmos Tribe has arfanged to ns-[ sist its members who are in need to a limited amount, before seeKing other | reliet. ! Secretary Swan of the San Francisco board of relief, having gong to locate 5 ; | in Sonora, resigned his' office, and J.‘ Harry Hutafl, the popular chief of rec-| ords of Altabhmos Tribe, hontas Jennle .rase, Great Prophetess | Annie M. Bliss, Great Wenonah ida E.| Whecler, Great Sachem Cunning and wife Great Chief of Records Bliss, | be one who was suffering for .want of | Great Junior Sagamore Frank V. Bell a|and wife, Chairman of the Finance Snmmlu.ee of the Great Council of the | poyp FRATERNALISTS WHO HAV nited States P. J. Hauswirtd and wife, " popy pROMINENT IN | VARIOUS Great Representative John il Bryan and, pryRRicIAL OKGANIZATIONS. Great. Sannap George Wheeler. After| ‘ s & i the disposition of¥the routine business | there were addresses by those named | ess Frances J. Horn: Julia Fanning, this city in Twin Peaks Hall, at Sev-|and Fanny Abramson., apd Annje Rab- The sitting. itt, organist, - aue circle having lost its council “rushed” business and then new regalia, procured a few weeks be- there was a call of the councils repre- fore the fire, used flowers instead. The nishing them with coffee, making up packages of provisions, packages of lothing and furnishing information on all subjects. She gave her personal at- tention to all such details, not direct- ing others to do the work, as some sthers do and recelve credit for.de- and great interest in the cause | refused to assist her she became quite | indignant and told me I could Keep the | | things, as she could get them herself | |if she meeded them. I think she can.”| Golden Gate Circle of the Women of | {'Wooderaft met Jast week in the home laf Past Guardidn Perrin. It was an- | nounced that out of the membership | oti »f assisting the distressed. The meet-|,¢ 269 pinety-seven had lost . their | ng expressed its appreciation of her|y,meg by fire. Several applications for | {work by tendering her and her hus-|popercnin were prosented and twe| »and a rising vote of thanks The chief deputy addressed the meet- | {no" \worc “intiated. The following ng and gave valuable Information .as o the poliey that the members and sficers should follow along the line of eorganization, and in referring to the work of the wife of the high vice chief anger said that the supreme office hall be notified of her devotion to the er, and he felt that her service will named were elected officers, for the en- suing term: Lottie Moeller, past guard- ian neighbor; Susan. Clark, guardian neighbor; Mamie Coleman, adviser; Lulu Holten, magician; Lizzie Kam- mena, cierk; Mrs. A. S. Schneidewindt, | banker; Augusta Boyd and Mary Ruth- | | erford, inside and outside sentinel re- be recognized as it deserves to be. He|gpectively; Mollie McAvin, captain of | paid a tribute to Hvx‘gh Chief [ (he guard; Annie Fonseca, musiclan, | Ranger Hopkins, High Vice Chlef ang Allie Perrin, manager. Ranger Murphy, High Secretary Brown| “peqwood Circle on the last Saturday and Supreme Deputy Chlef Ranger G.|in May moved into Twif. Peeks Hall Stewart for the part they have ;ng had a housewarming in celebration | aken in the work of rellef. He 2180 of the event. 'There was an im-| tated that it is the desire of the com-|promptu programme of entertainment | mittee to set aside about $5000 for|land the determination was reached to| future use to assist members who may | quit telling hard luck stories and look | be in distress during the months t0|upon the bright side of life. { come. J. C. Wright, grand clerk of the or- | Court Yerba Buena at a meeting held | der, arrived In this city last woek to last Sunday in the office of Recording|discover the needs of the burned out | Se. ary McCaffery, at 3 Twelfth circles, with a view to supplying each street, a committee was appointed 1ol free of charge such supplies as are re- | secure a hall for permancnt use, and |quired in order to conduct the business after caring for members who aré on [of each. the list of sick twenty dollars was| voted fram the general fund to the general -relief fund. | At a public_meeting held under the | auspices of thé order in-BEast Auburn,| Placer County, May 23, there was a large attendance ;and an interesting | address on fruer‘ml protection and | what the order ha# done in the way of | a ting its members at a time when many needed such was gone into at| length by Supreme Deputy Ranger Hand and General Deputy Brown, who | has been assigned to that partion of the State, | Companien Court Diana held an en- | Improved R;i Men. Nez Perces Tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men updoubtedly holds | the record for burned-out members in | a subordinate body:. It has a member- | ship of 130, and all but one lost their homes by fire. Awashtee Tribe held a meeting in Twin Peaks Hall last week, at which its degree team assembled and agopted a class of palefaces for a number of : the local tribes. Among the number thusiastic meeting last week in the|was Willlam A., the son of Great Chief home of Mrs. Alice McPhersan, at 1056 | of Records v.iss. Capp street. Supreme Deputy Hand, whese plcture is presented in this issue, has during the late emergency in this city proved himself a true fraternalist, who rose| worthily to the occasion. He devised | ways and means to aid the members | when tHey were in need, and when he discovered that it was delay to wait for instructions. he went ahead on his own responsibility, trusting that his acts would be endorsed by the supreme office. That he acted for the best of the order and wisely is proved by the fact that all he did and is still doing 1o belp courts and Individuals have| been approved by the home office. Woodmen of the World. Golden Gate Camp of the Woodmen of the World at its meetipg last week initiated twe strangers, Showing that | the recent lesson has led the unpro-| tected to obtain the protection ihat I# obtained in assoclations of this char- acter. The camp paid J. M. Dixon a high compliment for having secured | for the camip’s relief committee a large | tent in Whioh te hold the clothing con- | tributed for members of thie camp and | those of other camps, as well as mem-! bers of their familles, and for having | prooured 4 large amount of provisions for the committee. It also paid a eom- | Greentree for her assistance at the clothing tent. When Neighbors C. T. Greentree and J. 8. Patterson of theé committee in charge of Golden Gate Camp relief tent at Market and Noe streets were caleq, they stated tht they have much ‘Cloths Seminole Tribe has set aside $500 from its general fund for the purpose | of assisting its members who may he in need of such. Great Sachem Cunning, ¢ the finance committee of the Great| Council of the United States; P. J. Hauswirth and Great Chlef of ..ecords Bliss went to Santa Rosa last week to obtain personal knowledge of the | cendition of the Red Men in that place. E. W. King, great mishenawah, re- cently instituted Mohawk Tribe, No. 173, at Redland, and since then he has been at work in Monrovia with gopd progpects of instituting another tribe there. The cornerstone -of the Red Men's new buiiding in Sacramento will: ke laid with appropriate ceremenies June 23 by Great Sachem Cunning and other great chiefs. ;. The vault in the. basement of the Red Men's building that stood at 220 Golden Gate avenue was opened last week and all the papers and records that had been stored there were found to be in perfect condiuion. The vault contained three wagon loads of papeérs. P. J. Hauswirth o. the finance com- mittee of the Great Council of the United States, who was sent to this city as the representative of the great In- cohonee, stated last week that he had discovered that the system of dil‘:ur sati; ing the contributed funds was factory that it will not be necessary for ;;:'nm n-)mnn nzre to attend to the er as long us he expected. He also stated that Le had been advised by the great Incohonee that he will issue a second appeal to the tribes ‘of the n:fi; reservation for further ass: ancé fo | street. | personal effort assist the great Weno- | nah attending to the wants of the mem- | Ing address. hairman of | the past. | clent Crder of Druids has decided that 3 gt~ ing on hand and that any mcmb_qr'q'( facted lrn ‘:':fum:m."wzmngfifi' had a class of candidates who were to be taken over the hot sands during the ceremony. “Of course,” said an officer of the temple, “they were not taken over the het sands, but for several days | after they were of their own accord go- ing over hot bricks and ashes.” i The following named have been elect- | ed to:represent Isilam Temple of the Shriners at the Imperial Council that Is to meet in Chicago, June 19: Manuel Lefee, vice G. Trebell, who will not be able to attend, and John Blakeway, who {will act if C. F. Sloane is unable to attend. Charles Lord Fleld, George Fillmer, J. W. Anderson, Willlam Frank Plerce and Thomas Morton were ap- pointed a- committee to look after any of the members who may need assist- jafice. The Odd Fellows. The new offices of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- {lows, now located at 458 Duboce ave- nue, just above Fillmore street, are on | the second floor of the building. They are very pleasant quarters and more e chief ranger, Who Arew |tumily in. distross were In the burned | gii tne vacanc sy i : g t v ¥ 6 vacancy. | convenient than were those in the old g e e thy | aistrict or out of it. but 036 who Were | _embers of the destes of Pocahon- |7’ hall, One room has been set aside for tee to assist the |, purned out and are @mployed will | tag have sent $50 to the relief fund o1 | ™ the office of the Incoming grand master, bérs of the Cifferent couris in g8l nor pe assisted, as they are able to|the order, and $100 was recently com- P Theodore A. Bell, who is to succeed the r of immediate need .u\'rl Sthe. ahief |care for themselyes, | tributed by San Mateo. ® ¢ | E)f 2 |present head’ of the order, W. 'W. va a high A""ml;‘l'-'l(“‘““"h_“ G5 “The act of one woman,” said Neigh-| Manzanita Council held an enthusias- | b Phelps. |deputy, Mr. Hand for what M€ B¢ 1hor Vincent, “brought about this deter-|tic mee.ng on the fourth Friday in | Court Yerba Buena at its last meet- a e o housekeeping out,|Mmination. She called for help and it|Mhy, at which . there were present | 2 s.c.R |ing appointed a special committee of e I e mnilins. I am fre@|was given to her in"the form “6f' an |sixty-three members ot tie council and| or { five to alshurse the fund apportioned to s for burned o (et when Brbu.er |order for shoes and one for underwear. | many Visitors, - includink Great Poca- | Ty e fit-out of the denation fund for the re- | distress. During the meeting of the San Fran- cisco rellef committee last Sunday it | appeared that that body during the véek precedi at date attended to 1217 cases of Oda Fellows who are not members of local lodges in this city Hermann Lodge at its last meetias appointed a relief committee consist-} ing of Past Grands Robert Lorents, M but are living and ethers, and tie serving of refresh- | junior past arch: Druidess; Jane yHay. | & Jager. and Jacob Altmann, Noble ments to all. ; mer, arch Druidess: Mollle Reed, nrst| Orand Emil Simenauer Vice Crand Last Tuesday night, by the courtesy bard; B. J. N. Steinweg, recording and | Si5 Grosslicht and Seevetary tfax Bort of Ramona Council, there was a mass | financial secretary; Hulda Milet, con- | L1IS committee decided 19 meet ever { meeting of membera or the couincils of | ductress; F. B. Rossi, conductor; Nana | MOIRInE at 618 HMayes street for the purpose of assisting any of its mem- bers.who are in distress. Loyal Rebekah Lodge held a business meeting in its new hall on Stanyan street last Monday, and at the close the sented. All but one were present. following named were elected delegates : : . There were also -reprasentatives of | to the grand circle: Mesdames Peter- | TeMbers spent an hour In telling expe: councils from Grass Valley and Ala- | son, McKeon, Horn, Fanning and Thur- | honc e TR 008 B ocial funee meda. There were encouraging short | man. DL and a0 “testernat bustness in the | talks by the great PocRhontas, the, The geperal relier committee of the _ ... 014 wa: § great Wenonah, the great prophetess.|United Ancient Order of Druids re-| ~ Great Keeper of Wampum Harriet|ceived an additional sum of $300, two-| Janes, Past Great Pocahontases Rcwilhl‘.‘ds of that amount being from the and Johnson, Deputy Great Pocahon-|8upreme Grove of the order, and the tases Kate Adams and Lizzie Kemnis- other third from the Grand Grove of ter, a long talk by E. C. Stock and re- | the State. The committee also received | candidates elected at a previous meet- | marks by a number of officers of coun- | three cases of wearing apparel contrib- cils, The talks were of the mast en- | uted by the people of modesto, mostly couraging character and a statement|new gocds for women, secured through was made that sfeps would be taken to the'efforts of Mrs. Sorensen, P. G. A. D, furnish ehch eouneil that has Jost ‘its]of that place. working effe¢ts such new supplies’ 4s| At a meeting of McKinley Grove at are required, It was also stated that| Folsom and Twenty-second streets on any member 1n need will be assisted at | May 24 officers for thé current term the order's headquarters, 250z Folsom | were duly installed. F. Crueiani iIs the The great Pocahontas was new noble arch, P. A, O'Connor record- commended for having come from her ing secretary. J. Savanus treasurer. home In Grass Valléy to be here and by . Jensen condpctor, v. F. Lindow o- | financial'secretary, E. H. Woods guard- ['fan. Theé other officers will be installed | at a future meeting. The grove also | elected delegates to the grand grove. The grand grove office Wu. Soon be l(;calell in the Montgomery block in this | eity. Modern Woodmen of America. Goodfellowship Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America on last Monday | night had an attendance of a large the serving of icecream. number of its members and members Manzanita Council “0ld '49" will have | of Oecidental Camp in Oakwood Hall, at | an adoption in Twin keaks Hall in full | 1805 . Devisadero street. Clark W. J.| form and costume on the night of June | Ellfott reported that all the members of | 8, the first in any council since the fire | the camp had been located, except the The council will on that night adopt | {ollowing najped: S. A. Torgerson of 2% palefaces of any other council having | Butler. avenue; George Hogan of 139 any they wish to have the mysteries of | Converse street, G. P. Wilson of 74 the degree imparted to, Dore street and K. Pecitte of 189 Geary Seminole Council at its meeting I Street. wonday night was visited by the grej Pocahontas, who delivered ‘an- intere: The counc.. made af- rangements for the assistance of any of its members - who may have been in need of its kind offices. Wenaigoes' Councit of the Degreesof Pocahontas held a well attended and interesting meeting at the residence of Dr. Troppmann, 2803 Sixteenth street, on the afternoon of the last Friday in May. Tne council decided to meet for a time at 433 Fillmore street every Priday night. Great Pocahontas Mys. Crase was a visitor to the coungil and in her long talk asked all to look for- ward to a bright future and to blot out Druidism. The advisory boarg of the United An- bers who called at headquarters for assistance. Stress was laid upen the fact that the two great chiefs named did not direct the work of distri- butlon of provisions and eclothing. but @id that work themselves and that in | this way they were ass|sted by 'Emma C. Wedemeyer, Pocghontas of Manza- nita Cqunetl, and a®number of volun- teers who made up new - goods. The meeting was followed by -dancing and membership on tranafer. [for the order there ware several en- couraging addresses. On the evening of the fourth Wed- nesday in May, Enright Camp of the Royal Neighbors of America, the ladles' branéh of the Modern Woodmen, held ‘a meeting at the home of Mrs. Peary, the oracle, 3325 Twenty-third street, near Mission, and after the transaction of routine business received several applications for membership, which were referred to appropriate commjt- tees. Then followed a social hour. Mrs. Gertrude O'Neil, clerk of the camp, has been advised by the supreme clerk that the supreme body has de- cided to pay the assessment of each member affected by the fire for a period ita tax. This is in the nature of a donation and it will enable Enright Camp to re-establish itself on a first- class footing. .The clerk has also the Grand Grove Califernia, whieh was to have held annual sessfon in Santa Rosa, shall be held in. July.in Santa Cruz. Many.of the local groves which were so hard hit by the fire will not be able to send all delegates, as-it Will entail an expense they have not the means to meet, The groyves have romit- ted dues for three months and during that time will not have any- income, consequently are at a loss to know Where the money is coming from to pay mileage and expense of delegates. John Koch, secrétary ot the general rellef committee of the order, will leave this week for New York, to be absent for several months. In viéw of this determination he tendered his resigna- tion at the meeting last Sunday, and Louise Zazgl, past grand arch Druidess, was elected to flll the vacancy. Mr. Koch during his incumbency proved & very efficient officer. ¥y Cypress Circle of the Druidesses, lo- ¢ated at Colma, gave an entertainment last week which was well attended. The proceeds will be donated to,the gensral relief committee. ? 3 Boadicea ‘Circle of the Druidess held a meeting last week in the home of the seprotary, wirs, B J. N. Steinweg, on Collingwooad lowing Deputy McRowan, assist received at her apparel from Supreme Oracle Mrs. several. boxes, Intended for Camp .specially, but it has been im- possible to trace these. of the camp calling at 612 Oak street nf such. of the Masonle fraternity, a thirty- third degree member. Hé wad a mem- city the-Grand Consistory of Kentucky. On the same day, was mande! that named officers were Installed by | dled the same da G ar;h. Druidess Nellie| - On the nigh by Past Arch Druid- | the shake Is] 5 A & 1 i Native Sons. | Quite a number of the local parlers | of the Native Sons of the Golden West | are now meeting in Phelps Hall on De- visadero street, near Oak, and this will | be. “Native Sons' Hall™ until sueh time as the hall association shall proceed. to ! | build on the old site. It is the intem-| \tion of the association to nave a elass A | building erected on the site on Mason | | street, which will be superior te the| |ola one and be better adapted to the | needs of the order and other associa- | tiens that may seek quarters there. It | is probable that the new building. will | |:be built in such a manner as to admit - 'nl the additiop of two or more stories | | should it in time become necessary to| | ada such. Stanford Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West, held its third meeting | { themselves as before the fire. {the ‘evening there were several inter- | night at 432 in this ecity. Oakland Council initiated a stranger in the full form and received several applications for membersaip. The relief board at 792 Halght street is to be continued for some time. Near- Iy all the members have been located and many have been assisted. The Americans. The several assembiies of the Order of The Americans met last week. in St Helen’s Hall, on Market street, near Fifteenth, and formed an emergency assembly fer the purpose of conducting business wptil such time as the various suberdinates can fully re-establish During esting talks, and then there was a fra- ternal visit from members of the assemblies in Oakland Thé assemblies of - this city are.pre- paring to elect officers for the ensuing term. Berkeley Assembly had an opes meeting last week, which was attended by many persons, and a very enjoyable pregramme of entertainment was pr sented. Director General Lewis writés from Portland, Ore.. that the prospects for a new assembly in that city are so very good that he hopes to have one instituted in a very short time. Oakland Assembly at its meeting last week initiated three candidates,. and it expects to be able to do better at its next meeting. The Maccabees. At a meeting of San Francisco Te of the Maccabees, held last weelk 2589 Market street, the statemient wa: made that the paraphernalia of ‘the tent was insured for $300 and that it will cost more than §$1000 to replace the sam . It was decided to do all that can be done to place the tent on the same footing that it was before the fire. Golden West Tent had a soclal im Oakwood Hall, at 1805 Devisadera street, the first since the fire. These was.a good. attendance and all enjoyed the novelty of a dance to music until nearly midnight. Major C. E. Mont- gomery. was the floor manager, and he was assisted by Sir Knights Dempse Freeman, Silverberg, Graves and Kins- man. The tent will give another social on a grander scale in the same hall June-12. Friends of the Forest. At a meeting of Lincoln Lodge: Friends of the Forest, held last Monday Elghteenth street, it was reported that all the members had been gccounted for, and the cases of three In distress were presented. The lodge took steps to'assist them. Pioneér Lodge held a meeting at 3223 Twenty-first street and made arrange- ments for the continuing of the work of the order. It was amnounced that none of the members were missing. This order has not suffered any loss by death, and only one has been re- ported ‘as having met an accident g the fire. : Native Daughters. Keith Parlor, at its meeting last May 22 at the home of Past President| .ok nominated officers for the ensu- August Schieicher, on O'Farrell street, |,z term and will elect them at the next, near Franklin. There' were 130 mem- [ meeting. bers present. The principal business The large first floor of the premd transacted was the reorganization of 'y53) Geary street will he fitted ‘“‘: the parlor and the discussion of .the |aa'a SeStY Tree T number of the proposition to rebuild the Native Sons' | fort TeTI B8 FAN COF Hall. The death of Otto Hess, a mem-‘ Grand Secretary Frakes went to Sa- ber, was reported. This parlor Will| o0 " jagt week for the purpose of hereafter meet in Devisadero Street making final arrangements for the ses- sion of the Grand Parlor to be held in | that eity this month. | The grand seeretary. in a letter sent | to each parlor in this city, says: T | alse want to tell you how confident I Hall, the first meeting being held there last Tuesday. Order Euu;x; Star of six months and to remit the per cap- | home a large supply of good wearing Watt, two large boxes from Santa Barbara, one from Omaha, one from Pendleton, Ore., two from Missouri and one from Indian Territory. The elark! has been advised of the shipment of | Brotherhod are preparing to elect offi- Enright | cers for the coming term, and the ma- Any member will be supplicd with good goods for the asking, provided they are in need Informution has been received in this | city of’the recent death in Chicago of ‘W. R. Johnson, a prominent member ber of Loulsville Commandery of that and was at one time the head of | g n:x_'ge 'wbflol;lhrép.cwho ¢ commander of De Molay Com- | cided to continue in existence Kuigies Temglar, ot the time | sointed hi it rancisco t - treet, wheh the fol-|téhd the Triennial Conclave c?n oll‘l‘t. t (following the day of am Temple of the Shriners | California Chapter of the Order of the f One stranger was adopted in | Eastern Star, of which Mrs. Grace Bus- | ters . regular form and one was admitted to| well is the matron, has located all but | been lost, and that it will bind 304. The chapter is meeting temporar- | ily in the residence of Captain Nelson. at 646 Fillmore street. The chapter lost all jts beautiful regalia and furni- | ture and it is a total loss, for the reason that it was not insured. The| chapter proposes to continue as in the| past and will have its social functions | as soon as it is possible to seecure a| suitable hall in which to hold sessions. | The chapter assisted quite a number of | its members who were residents of the distriot in which the fire raged. | Jewel Chapter, at its meeting ~last | week, initlated one candidate, and the | vent was followed by a banquet in King Solomon's Hall Beulah Chapter will initiate two can- «.dates in its hall, South San Franciseo, | ) | | on the night of June This chapter | offers the use gf its hall and regalia to | any ohapter that was burned out and| ‘wishes to initiate candidates on either | | the second or fourth Monday of each month. Fraternal Brotherhood. The different lodges of the Fraternal jority of them will meet for that pur- pose at headquarters, 1162A O'Farrell street. Mission Leodge had a. reunion at Sticker's Hall, at Twenty-aighth and Church strects, last week, at whieh there was a good gttendance and a very pleasant evening was spent. All the lodges are preparing for cial events In the near future. with in- tent to re-establish the sociel feature of the order. Argonaut. Buena Vista, Golden Wast, Sequola and San Franeisco counells of the Hoval Arcanum have all met, de- forget the past. Each council appointed members of a joint committee on se< curing a meeting place where all the | councils can hold sessions in ond bufld- ing: _,smnl't,h- last week several eandi. & am that the noble character of our sis- will rebuild and restore what has us Under good | a-out seventy-five of its membership of | closer to each other in the bond of human sympathy and the ties of fra= ternity as a grand fraternal orde: Golden Gate Council of the United Commercial Travelers’ Association, with a membership of 444, has received additional cash donations te help the members along Iin case of need. the additional donation raising the funds to a little more than $8000. Up to last | Monday it had been found necessary to draw emly $300 to help members im need. “A portion of the contributions,” said Secratary Judell last week, “will be reserved for pessible contingencies in case of hard times in the near- fu- ture. When conditions are again as they were, some arrangements will.be made to make an equitable distribution of the fund for the benefit of the mem= bers.” A The National Union. Joseph A. Wilson, general deputy for the National Union in the State. in con-. Janction with the relief committes, is still attending to the wants of any of the members of the order who were affected by the fire amd who are stinl in need of assistance. The deputy ls rendering assistance at the rate of about $500 a week. The several couneils of the order, ex- cept Mission, which meets in Mission lc Temple, have made a ments to hold meetings this -’7:::“!; the recently fitted u hall Franklin street. ’ g Pythian Knights. The Knights of Pythias expect continue their two relief stations, the one at 1831 Devisadero street, in of ot T. J. Crowley, and the other at 4 of Stanyan street, In ¢ M A Sumuels, for about two maninr Many - of the members the local lodgés have secure QJ‘!‘“N are NoOw in a position to help them- Setyen: -~ demanas em. the Stations are jot so great sa Shey i | dates were initiated in the short form ’ ;’ h to