The morning call., 1892-01-23

large delegation of knights from this city,
Oakland, Alameda, San Jose and Santa
Clara will attend and assist in the work.
BrigddieT- General +. A. Mergulre and
staff will officially visit Woodland Division,
No. "a, at Woodland, on Saturday evening
next
Mount Hamilton Lodge, No. 142, of
Santa Clara, will hold an open meeting and
entertainment on next Friday evening.
Several of the Grand Lodge officers will be
present, and W. c. Graves, q. '. C., will
deliver an address.
Liberty Lodge. No. 35. of West Oakland,
increased its membership by twenty nIti-
ateS during the past term, and has more
work yet on hand.
Piedmont Lodge, No. TO- of Oakland,
celebrated its first anniversary last Thurs
dav evening by a social at Light Cavalry
Hall. A large number Of the friends OF It's
members were present and enjoyed the even
ing.
The Grand Chancellor will visit the lodges
of San Diego on February 10Th, the ami
YeTSary Of the order on which occasion an
elaborate entertainment Will be gwen by
the three subOTd mates lie Will also VISIT
the lodges at OceansIde, EscondIdO ana III
sinore at about the same time.
The proposed lodge at Chino. San Bernar-
dino County is making good progress ana
viii soon De instituted, the parapheTnala
having been ordered.
Petitions for charter have been placed in
good hands al Fulton, SonOma County, and
at Blacks, NJlo County. At the latter place
the lodge viii probably be instituted on
February Goth, by l. J. Pleifer OF Woodland
as instituuug officer
H. Schatfner. q. X. of r. and S, dropped
IN on West Oakland Lodge No. 14l, last
Tuesday evening, just IN season 10 partlcl-
pate IN the COn1eTrnE Of the Knight rank
ard also the installation OF officers. de
found the lodge in good shape and with
large attendance present. Several other
visitors were present and were called on
under good If the order
The members Of the order at Fresno are
agitatng the organization OF division or
the Uniform Rank.
Thomas H. Andrews, formerly A. A. G.
of the California Brigade, has been elected
Colonel of the First Regiment, vice ). {.
LohmeyeT, retired.
Veteran Guard Division, Ne. 20, will hold
a meeting Tor the election OF . Captain next
Friday evening.
San Justo Lodge, No. 173, Of HOLSTER, re-
Gently instituted, Is progressing unely, nav
ing work at every meeting.
A Pythi8n Hail Association has been lncOr-
p0rated with $4,000 capital stock, of winch
5000 mas been subscribed, 5000 being
taken by the different Oakland lodges. A
building and hail Will be erected IN the city
OF Oakland. The Directors are: \. Is. Nc
Comb, A. NJ. Barrett. H. Eyers. f. \.
Brown. II. Levy, II. II. Colby, c. Brosna-
han. NJ. Levy, +. :. Murphy }. y. Bonham,
: Samurls, \. Harris, II. L. Pelton, George
Samuel, and W. Watklns0n.
Syracuse Lodge No. 5S, conferred the
first degree upon q stranger on Wednesday
last IN q most cTedItable manner before a
very large attendance OF members. 1t Will
confer the Esquire rank on several candi-
dates GA Wednesday next.
The new endowment section is making
good Roadway, due % the untiring efforts Of
Messrs. Wasch and Troppmann. Quite
number OF new signatures were received
during the week. Th, section will have
its frs, meeting on Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary -.
Tie Grand Orient expects a number of
candidates On Monday evening next. As a
number Of grand officers will pay an official
visit a good time IS expected. a banquet
Will follow.