Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-01
ORGANIZATIONS.
a Complete Directory of the Lodges,
Societies, Companies ana Orders in
los Angeles.

MAsoNs.
Los Angeles Lodge No. AZ, F. & A. NJ, was
chartered May 5th 1854. The present men,
bershlp is eighty. The officers are: s. c. Foy,
w NJ; II. S. Orme, s. W.; M. Levy, j. W.;
Samuel Mayer, Treas; Chas. Smith, Sec.
Pentalpha Lodge No. 2O2 F. & A. NJ, was
chartered in October 1869, with eleven men,
bers. The present membership is forty. The
officers for this year are: John ID. Bicknall, w.
NJ; Jas. S. Crawford, S. W.; s. c. Hubbell, J..
W.; Frank Lecouvreur, T.; w. w. Robinson,
Sec.
Lexington Lodge No. 104, F. & A. NJ, at Ell
Monte, has membership of fifty. This Lodge
was instituted in 1858. ID. A. Reed is Master
for this Masonic year, with ]. III. Gray as Sec
retary. The Lodge has a fine hall, its own
property, and s2,5OO surplus in the treasury,
although its fees and dues are as low as the
regulations of the Grand Lodge of the State
permit
Los Angeles Chapter No. 80, r. A. NJ, was
organized under dispensation in May, 1884,
chartered October. 1864. Chapter now num-
bers fifty-seven. The officers are: Francis
Pliny Fisk Temple, High PRIEST Samuel
Prayer, King; Samuel G. Foy, Scribe; Abra-
ham Wolf Edelman, Capt. Host; Thomas Ed
win Rowan, Prn. Sojourner; Moritz Morris,
R. A. Capt; Michael Levy, Mast. 8 Vail; Pc
ter Thompson, Mast. Vail; G. L. Ducom,
nun, Mast. VAIL Samuel Meyer, Treasurer
William H.A. Kidd, Secretary; H. Niedecken,
Guard.
instituted in January, 1871, with ten charter
six. The officers are: H. s. Orme, Th.'. Ill.,;
A. w. Edelman, Dep. Ill. NJ; j. @. A. Stanley,
p. C. Works; s. Meyer, Treasurer; Jas. F.
Burns, Recorder; NJ. Michaelis, Capt. of the
Guard; Geo. A. Grymes, Conductor; E. E.
Hewitt, Marshal; G. Lazzarovich, Steward;
H. Niedecken, Sentinel.
Couer de Leon Commandery No. 8, F. & A.
M.,was instituted in Los Angeles January l4th,
1870. with nine charter members. The present
membership is twenty. The officers are: H.
s. Orme, e. c.; ]. @. A. Stanley, Gen.; Henry
N. Bruning, Capt. Gen.; f. p f. Temple, Pre-
late; Henry Hamilton, Senior Warden; John
d. Bicknall, Junior Warden; John ]. Rey-
nolds, Treasurer; A. c. Holmes, Recorder:
John Collier, Standard Bearer; G.Lazzarovich,
Sword Bearer; Thomas E. Rowan, Warder; H.
Niedecken, Sentinel.
Wilmington Lodge No. 19S, F. 6; A. NJ, at
Wilmington. George Hends, w. NJ; Fran
els Monaghan, Secretary. Lodge prosperous,
ODD FELLOWS.
Los Angeles Lodge No. 35, l. o. o. F., was in
stituted on the Goth day of March, 1855, and
the 36th year of the order in North America.
1t is the oldest and largest Lodge of Odd Fell
lows in the city, and now numbers over one
hundred members. The officers are:
Ben. A. Stanard, N. g.; G. II. Matfield "
g.; A. Frank, r. S.; H. Fleshman, Treas.
Golden Rule Lodge No. 160, l. o. o. F., holds
a charter dated the 9Th day of July, 1869, being
the 5lst year of the order in North America.
The officers are:
G. d. Hathaway, N. g.; A. G. Tabor, V. G.;
Jos. Huber, Jr., Rec. Sec.; Z. C. Lips, p. Sec !;
NJ. w. Childs, Treas.
Meets on every Friday night. The lodge has
a membership of about ninety.
Angelito Lodge No. l95, 1. O. o. F., was insti-
tuted January lst, 1872, being the youngest
lodge of Odd Fellows in the city. 1t now
numbe:s over forty members, and has the fol-
lowing officers:
1. j. Smith, N. g.; j. Kuhrts V. G.; j. M.
Bassett, r. S.; j. Farnhart, Treas.
Nietos Lodge No. 1877, at Downey City, al
though q young lodge, is one Of the most flour
ishing in the county. 1t has large member
ship and numbers many of the most promi-
nent men of the section. The lodge owns a
fine hall, and has it we'll furnished.
South Star Degree Lodge No. Z, J. O. o. F.,
was chartered on March 9th, 1871, at Los An
geles. The membership is over forty. The
officers for the year are:
Horace Burdick, d. NJ; j. r. Summers, D.
D. NJ; Ben. A. Stanard, r. S.; E. A. Preuss,
Jr., Treas; ]. NJ. Bassett, l. G..
Orange Grove Encampment No. 81, 1. o. o.
F., was Instituted Nov. 17th, 1868, with eight
charter members. 1t now has membership
of over forty. The officers are as follows:
Horace Burdick, G. p; A. w. Hutton, III. P. !;
G. H. Matfeld, S. W.; s. Benjamin, ]. W.; J..
M. Bassett, Scribe; A. Frank, Treasurer.
There are other fiourishing lodges in the
county, as follows:
Anaheim Lodge No. 199, at Anaheim.
Bohen Lodge No. 1873, at Wilmington.
During the year a new lodge was instituted
at Orange.
RED MEN.
Los Angeles Stamm No. 1873, u. o. r. NJ. was
established in Los Angeles in July, 1870, with
thirty-five charter members. The member
ship is exclusively of Germans, and now
numbers forty-three. The officers are:
Jacob Philippe, o. G; Paul Schiller,U. C;
Philip Louth, B. G; A. Stoermer, Recording
Sec.; Jacob Farnhart, Permanent Sec.; A.
Melchert, Treasurer; H. Fleishman, District
Deputy Grand Master
Shominac Tribe No. so, l. o. r. NJ, was in
stltuted October Goth, 1874, with flfty>seven
charter mem bers. The tribe has been making
constant acquisitions to their numbers during
the few months which have elapsed since
their organization, and the number of men,
bers is now about Que hundred. The officers
are as follows:
Il. ]. Caystile, Sachem; l.. M. Holt, Sr. Sag
amore; L. Meyer, Jr. Sycamore; C. A. Keller,
Porphet; w. +. Gibson, Chief of Records; c..
S. Dunsmoor, Keeper of Wampum.
B'NAI BIRTH,
This Hebrew fraternal organization has a
prosperous lodge in Los Angeles. Orange
Lodge No. 24 was instituted on the 18th of
March, 1874, and at this date is in very -four
ishing condition. Thirty-five names are on
the roll of members, but the list will be
heavily increased during the present year, as
the permanency and success of the Lodge is
assured. The main object of the Independent
Order of B'nai Birth is to assist the sick and
distressed, the widowed and orphaned. In
case member dies, his helpless ones receive