The record-union., 1892-11-22
BANQUETING FOREO1ERS.
Court Sutter Gives Its High Chief
Ranger a Royal Welcome.
An Entertainment, Followed by a
Banquet-Speeches and Songs
the Features.

Court Sutter, of the Independent Order
of Foresters, turned out EN- masse last
evening to welcome the High Chief
Ranger of the order G. A. McElfresh of
Los Angeles, who is here looking after
the welfare the order.
The members of the court, with a
number of invited guests, assembled
in Fraternity Hall, in odd Fellows
Temple, where arrangements had been
made for an entertainment. The even
ing's pleasure opened with a selection
by an excellent male double quartet, con-
sisting of Messrs. Mealand, True, Davis,
Gerrish. Longbottom, Jacox, Weeks and
Dollhouse. Then Professor Martens gave
charming piano solo, after which the
High Chief Ranger was introduced. He
spoke at length to the assemblage about
the workings of the order, explaining its
purposes, its insurance scheme, benefits
etc. The High Chief is an interesting
talker, and his remarks We're listened to
with marked attention.
The musical part of the programme was
resumed when the guest of the evening
had concluded his remarks. The num-
bers consisted of another selection by the
double quartet, one by single quartet
and vocal solos by Messrs. Longbottom
and Davis.
When the programme was concluded
everybody formed in double column and
marched to the Maison Faure, where an
elegant banquet was waiting for them.
Covers had been laid for over 100, and the
Foresters lost little time in pitching in"
Chief Ranger j. l.. GilliS presided over
the banquet board as POSTMASTER. and
after the cafe noir and cigars had arrived
called for some speeches.
Jud c. Brusie spoke first and eulogized
the order and its purposes highly. He
interspersed his remarks with a couple of
funny stories that kept the diners con
vulsed with laughter.
Then the guest of the evening Mr.. Nc
Elfresh, was called upon. The High
Chief Ranger spoke briefly. He compli-
mented Mr.. Brusie by saying that if he
had the young lawyers good looks and
oratorlcal ability, he would have by this
time succeeded in instituting one hun
dred and twenty-five Forester Courts, in
stead of the twenty-five he now boasts of.
He told some of his experiences in travel
ing about the State in the interests of the
order. The organization was growing with
surprising rapidity and was at present
in most fiourishing condition. He
dwelt at some length upon the insurance
and beneficial departments of the order,
and told of the good they had accom-
plished. The order differed in its insur-
ance system from other orders. Every
membership carried with it an insurance
upon the life Of the member, whereas
with other associations the insurance
was optional. Socially the order was on
an equality with other associations of the
kind. Great care should be taken that
every new applicant for membership was
OF good moral character and worthy of
/ the society of those who had become
Eoresters before him.
d.,
was called upon and told about the or
! ganization of Court Sutter. How seven
teen of them got together and got char
ter OF forty members. In three months
they had doubled this number.
Dr. Egan treated the assent blage to a
fine exhibition of Yentriloquism, Mr..
Weeks sang a couple of comic songs. and
speeches were made by }. l.. Speares and
+. II. Wing, after which the party broke
uD.