The morning call., 1891-05-05
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Annual Meeting Grand Division,
Sous of Temperance.
The Approaching Carnival and Masquerade
Of the Knights of Pythias-Presentation
toad. D. G. N. w. of the A. o. wv.

Occidental, No. %, and Hermann. No. 127,
lodges of the f. and A. NJ. of this city, held
stated meetings last evening and transacted
routine business.
The General Relief Committee of the 1. o.
o. f. of this city will have benefit at the
Grand Opera House on Tuesday evening,
the 18th inst. The attraction will be Lit
tie Lord Fauntleroy." played by good dra-
matte company. The proceeds of the benefit
are to be used for the Friendship Fund of
the committee.
San Francisco Chapter, No. 1, Royal Arch
Masons, at its meeting last evening had
work in the Royal Arch degree.
Fidelity Lodge, No 222, l. D. o. F., at its
regular meeting last evening conferred the
initiatory.
Golden Gate Commandery, No. 16 Knights
Templar, had its stated assembly last even
ing, when routine business was transacted
and the Order OF The Temple conferred.
Cosmopolitan Lodge No. 1914, l. o. o. F.,
at its regular meeting tomorrow evening
will confer the initiatory.
Britannia Lodge, No. Z, Daughters of st.
George, will celebrate its third anniversary,
with peanut party, literary entertainment
aud social at Irving Hall on Friday evening
next
Frank Lawrence, the retiring D. D. G. NJ.
W. of District 4. A. o. U. W., c0mpris-
ing the following lodges, viz. Herman,
No. 9; Yerba Buena, No. IA; Myrtle. No.
AZ; Bernal, No. 10, and Noe Valley, No IS,
was presented with a very beautiful gold
Howard watch at the session of Yerba Buena
Lodge, held on the evening of Friday, oath
uit. Fred Rothganger, p. NJ. w. of the
lodge. made the presentation on behalf of
the district; the recipient appropriately
responding.
The Grand Division, Sons of Temperance,
OF California, which held its forty-ffth an
nual session in San Jose, on the 28th and
29th ult., elected the following officers to
serve during the ensuing year: James o.
Avery of San Francisco, G. w. P; Mrs. III.
NJ. Wilder of Los Gatos, G. w. A; Mrs. ].
Z. Duncan OF San Francisco, u. Scribe; w.
b. Curtis of San Francisco. &. r.; Joseph
Humphreys of Oakland G. Chaplain; NJ.
Gallagher of San Francisco, G. Conductor;
w. Ii. Adams or San Jose, O.. Sentinel.
There were ninety-0ne representatives re-
ported from the subordinate divisions. Much
important business was transacted and the
reports showed an increase in membership
in the State. The ladies of San Jose and
Los GatOs served refreshments each day of
the session. The Grand Division adjourned
10 meet in Oakland, April 20, 1892. Eden
Division of San Jose held large public
meeting Friday evening in honor Of the
Grand Division session.
The Knights of Pythias of this city will
celebrate their anniversary on Saturday
evening by giving grand carnival and mas
Querade ball on a scale that will equal
in splendor anything ever before attempted
here. In the grand march, which will take
place at 9 O'clock, there will be several NOV
able ta6leaux and living advertisements
representing the period when Damon and
Pythias proved their friendship. The earni-
val pageant Will be gorgeous affair, being
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Master Of Pleasure. band of forty pieces,
Executive Committee. Uniform Rank, Lii
brary Committee, Reception Committee,
floor managers and assistants. Floor Com
mttee, members Of the order, Yivandieres
of all nations, knights of old (twenty-four
young ladies with sword, shield, helmets,
hauberkS), float representing 'Friendshp,"
marble float representing Charity" with
gnomes leading tbs blind, float emblematic
Of Benevolence," and a Turkish harem.
Next to this will be very large float upon
which there will be the execution scene of
Pythias at the block surrounded by the pop
ulace. In the midst stand the tyrant Diony-
sIus and the eXecutioner, to be balanced by
real fire scene descriptive of the place
whereth the martyr Hines lost his life in at
tempting to save fellow member, in which
the demons hold high caTousal and laugh TO
see the destruction they have caused. Next
in numbers viii be members of the
Uniform Rank, Respondent with silver
helmets. under command of Colonel J. c.
Lobmeyer, followed by maskers innumera-
bic, the whole presenting a Kaleidoscope
scene with varied eolored calcium effects
that will we'll be worth the price Of adnlis-
sion. In the prelude there will be match
game Of football upon skates, an Amazon
march by twenty-four ladies dressed as
knights and the same number of viVandereS,
a competitive drill by the Uniform Rank
and many other acts to be announced here
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