The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-14
U. A. o. d.

Visits by Grand officers to Groves in the
Southern Counties.
The committee to make arrangements for
union picnic of the groves of this city
and surrounding counties met on Satur-
day evening In the library. The follow
ing groves were represented: San Fran
cisco, No. B. Norma, No. g. Sigel, No. Z,
Perseverance, No. 10. Hesperian, No. 10,
Laurel, No. II. Templar, No. 10, Calico,
No. 81, Vasco de Cana, No. 43, Celtic. No.
A, Excelsior, No. So. Noe Valley. No. IS. OF
San Francisco; Oakland, No. "a. and Carl
baldi, No. II, of Oakland; Olema. No. 80, OF
Olema; Nicaslo, No. az, of NicasiQ; Mount
No. IS, and Cypress. No: 81, of Petaluma !;
Duxbury, No. 26, of Bolinas, and MOrvin,
No. 50. Of Redwood City. The committee
was organized by the election of George ii.
Bahrs. n G. a., as Chairman, j. II. Knars-
ton, G. S.. as Secretary, and E. l.. Wagner,
P. n. G. A, as Treasurer. 1t was decided
to hold the picnic at the new Schuetzen
Park. near San Rafael, on Wednesday,
May 9th.
On Tuesday evening MERGED Grove, No.
S. was visited officially by George ii. Bahrs,
n. G. A. and j. II. Knarston, G. S. The
meeting was unusually well attended The
third degree was conferred on one member
by tile visiting officers, and after the close OF
the grove an elaborate banquet was spread
in the grove-room. Wednesday evening the
same officers visited Modesto Grove, No. 81,
Modesto. 1t was a special meeting called
for the purpose of receiving them. The
third degree was conferred by the regular
officers OF the grove in manner that has
never been equaled in the experience Of the
grand officers. Every officer, from the
highest to the lowest, was letter perfect IN
his part. The paraphernalia OF the grove IS
also very complete. The officers under
whose supervision the work was performed
are: NJ. B. Carter, n. A; J0hu NJ. Graves,
V. A.; NJ. l. Sorens0n, c., and j. W. Porter,
p. A. The fourth degree, under the super
vision of l. S. Loventhal, p. A, concluded
the evening exercises.
On Monday evening last the n. G. A.
George IL. Bahrs, accompanied by Eugene
j. Gregory, ID. &. A, and J. II. Knarston.
G. s, paid an official visit to the groves OF
Sacramento. A joint meeting of Union
Grove, No. 81. Walhalla, No g. and Capital
City, No. 66, had been previously arranged
by ID. ID. G. A James McCaw for the pur-
pose of receiving and entertaining the grand
officers. The meeting was one of the most
satisfactory ever held in Sacramento, the
attendance being the largest ever had and
the enthusiasm the most unstlRted. Adj
dresses were made by the grand officers,
after which the meeting adjourned to the
banquet hall, where sumptuons re last was
partaken of amid the greatest hiarity, the
flow of eloquence and eXhilarants, music,
poetry and witticisms. Eugene J. Gregory,
d. G. A, acted as POSTMASTER.
From the latest news by John A. Watt
son, d. D. G. A. Portland Oregon Cosmo-
polltan Grove. No. l, is in a very flourish
ing condition, initiating four candidates its
last meeting.
Perseverance Grove, No. 10, received three
propositions last Tuesday evening.
The n. G. A. and the G. S. are visiting
officially the southern county groves. They
will be with Morton. Mazzini and Los An
geles groves Monday evening next at Los
Angeles.