Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-04-12
VETO ON the WING.
Psrional-Ths Grand Lodge, A. o. U. W.
Santa CLARA.
OAKLAND, April 8, 1882.

Santa CLARA.
OAKLAND, April 8, 1882.
EDITOR HERALD: AS we are
simply on a little trip for recrea-
tion and pleasure, any notes from
Us will be more of personal men,
ton Of sights and scenes and per-
sons met than descriptive OF the
country. For the splendid drives,
palatial residences and beautiful
scenery of California need no one
in Los Angeles to eulogizs. All
are more or less familiar with them.
The magnificent depot at the land.
ing on the Oakland side of the bay,
is q marvel of beauty and strength,
and when lighted up by the cleo
trio light and filled with psssen-
gers, it ia o most novel and attrac-
tive sight.
On the cars we met Judge J. s.
SIauson and wife, John l.. Sulli-
van, District Deputy for the A. o.
U. W., from Hanford, who, by the
way, gave US much valuable infor-
nation relative to the Mussel
Slough troubles. We have COM
pared his statement with what is
called the railroad side Of the ques-
ton and will, In the near future,
give you both sides. when it will
be seen that In this case as in all
others it takes two to make an ar
gument; and, further, that the diff.
ficulty is now in a fair way TO be
satisfactorily settled. Doc Dunlap
was also passenger. James A.
Hill, of Hanford, and many other
representatives TO theGrand Lodge,
A. D. u. w., of California. Here
we met, also, Capt. II. M. Fowler,
well known in Los Angeles. Also,
A. e. DeCamp, who, by the way.
wants 1t understood that he has
not his wife with him nor any
other mans wife. In explanation
OF this it appears that a well known
gentleman from Los Angeles was
reported as being at the Russ
House, San Francisco, with his
wife, which was an error of Veto's.
Here is also b. d. WoOlf. Barney.
let me whisper in your ear, that, in
l.. f. Easten, of Ventura county,
you have fOeman worthy of your
steel. He is in the contest for Su-
preme Court Clerk to stay until the
10th of June, at San Jose.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9Th.
The Grand Lodge A. o. u. w.
was a fine body Of representative
men. Nearly 400 were present.
Many belong to the older fraternal
orders, all of whom are unstinted
in their praise of this young aspir-
ant for popular favor. Clay w.
Taylor, P. G. NJ, is also g. M. of
the Masons and a most eloquent
and amiable gentleman. kumor
has it that he will be candidate
for Congressional honors at the
hands of the Democratic Conven-
tion in June.
A beautiful badge was presente
to p. G M. VIM. II. Barnes. He
was also elected to accompany
Clay w. Taylor and w. II. Jordan
as representatives to the Supreme
Lodge of the United States. A
most worthy trio. L. A. buns
moor was appointed District Dep
uty for Los Angeles, and for that
district, Mr.. Seward from Ell
Monte. DR.. r. G. Cunningham,
Of Los Angeles, and the other rep
resentatives from Southern Cali
fornia, took an active part In the
deliberations of the Grand Lodge.
DR.. Mcfarland, of Downey, was
an especially active member Of the
temperance COMMITTEE. A. B.
Moffitt, of San Fernando, was also
on the Temperance Committee.
SANTA CLARA, April 8.
Well, here we are in dear old
Santa Clara, embowered in trees,
shrubbsry and flowers, thing of
beauty and a joy to the favored
mortals who dwell or visit here.
We are met at the depot by cousin
John Widney, who, by the way, IL
a brother of the Messrs. s. A. &
w. A. Widney aad the Judge and
DR.. Widney, Of your city. He con-
veys us to his home, one Of the
lovliest places in all this wonder
land of California. He is the lead.
ing merchant of this city, and he
won the high position he now holds
In the numerical and social world
by honorable dealing and presist-
ent and unremittiDg hard work.
An example well worthy of immi.
tation by the young men just start
ing in business. Cousin Sallie Ia,
as Mrs. Veto puts it, 'toO kind and
good for anything" And this is
the elimination of the pleasure OF
the trip.
At San Jose we met the Demo.
cratic war horses, Judge j. Z.
Ryland, Judge j. A. Moore, J. J.
Owen, of the Mercury, A. P. Muir
gotten and many others.
9th.-To-day we attended the M.
e. Church and had the pleasure to
hear one of the best chsirs and
listen to the music Of their
new organ, after which the Rev.
s. d. Buck, from the East, preached
an eloquent and appropriate ser
mon for Easter sunday. He Ia the
father of the Rev. M. d. Buck,
pastor of the M. E. Church here.
Tomorrow We go to Santa Cruz.
Vourc atc VETO