The morning call., 1894-07-22
|. o. o. F.

Grand Master Simpson and Grand Secretary
Shaw with number OF brethren, visited Half
moon Bay Saturday evening and installed
the officers
Notwithstanding the times many of the
lodges report an increase and this Increase
comes principally from small and distant sub.
Unity Lodge No 131 had full house at Its
installation; a surprise OF the night was the
presentation of an elegant past grand'S regalla
to Past Grand Dudley. Grand treasurer Le-
mont made the pTeSentatlo remarks.
President Fox OF the trustees of the Home
for Aged ODD Fellows has issued circular to
SuDordinates, setting forth the purposes OF The
same, and calling upon them for statistical in
formation. subscriptions, suggestions and Items
germane 10 the matter.
taSeaside and Sverware Rebekah lodges held
a Joint installation at Santa Monica. Deputy
Gingery and Miss Fannie Benjamin, V. p,
Of1cated.
Lodge at Santa Cruz Mrs. Susie }. Harris re-
ceiyed a souvenir badge from the members
Mrs. A. Baldwin, P. o.. presenting. over 100
Rebekahs were at the banquet when followed
the programme in the hall.
Willow Lodge No. 121 reports line installa-
ton. good banquet, excellent programme and
good lime.
Bloomfield both installed the same evening
Mrs E. A. Palmer of Sebastopol and +. L.
Drees OF Peraluma officlated. The dance and
collation. which concluded were participated In
Many members OF the Pasadena lodges drove
over 10 Monroyia TO attend Inc Installation,
and experienced most bospta6ie treatment.
The Silver Sprays OF Petaluma nad a me
gathering at their installation by Mrs. Palmer.
deputy. The decorations and beauty OF The
concluding banquet were fe atures OF the
night.
The MERGED Express suggests TO the local
brethren there the advlsabty of competing
for the proposed Home for Aged ODD Eel
lows.
Deputy S. Oberdeeuer of Santa Clara has
been visiting his subordnates aud installing
their officers.
The Veteran ODD Fellows Will hold their
quarterly gathering at Odd Fellows Han on
The 30tb. An item is going the rounds of the
press that his association has reduced the age
limit of applicants from 20 10 II years. The
V. 0: i. Association OF Caillornla was organ
iZed in 1877, and is the Oldest and largest OF It's
kind. Its law has ever been that any member
of the order who had been such for twenty Con,
secutive years, ana who is now a member OF
The order and resides west Of the Rocky Noun
tains, is eligible TO Its membership lt Is not
required that the lodge of the applicant shall be
here, but that he shall reside her.. The ad-
mission fee Is 81 and dues 81 per year.
L. G.-Permission has been given by the
Sovereign Grand Lodge to certain business
orga niZationS to indirectly use the name or the
order ana conduct an insurance business Tin
our judgment a mlstake), and certificate OF
such permission is iSSaed 10 them under GER
tain conditions by The S. e. L., but one OF these
conditions is that before said associations can
be obtained from the local grand authorities OF
said jurisdiction, and such permission mas not
been Issued TO any association TO 90 DuSln SIS
under the name OF the l. o. o. +. I'D California.
An exchange remarks "that the outsiders in
King City wish that the Odd Fellows installed
at least once month, and that puolic lnstalla'
lions were compulsory" Inc WoTk Oh DePu NY
hospitality of San Barnabe Lodge NO. 500 most
generous.
Among those who added TO the interest of the
nf Lodge o.
Haywards, were Deputy W. II. Fora, >; Z.
Crooks, Rev. e. f. Dinsmore, q. w. Frick. Rev:
w. L. CurnOW, j. A. Galet ana MRS. Brown OF
Alameda, who presented some cholce reclta-
lions
The Cbrysanthemum Reoekahs OF Selma
presented most attractive Dill OF rare TO tneif
many guests installation night: Alter the
DEPUTY, Mrs. A. NJ. Drew, hnlsheu the WORK an
enjoyable social followed.
Nearly 200 guests were in attendance at the
public installation of Neva Rebekab Lodge NO.
119 of Nevada City, Nellie Mitchell. the dep
uty, with her corps, won unanimous Applause
| for the work. Seeing the Elephant was rea'
dered by competent company, ana coiiatlon
OF generous nature concluded ms ioage is
| fourlShing.
The San Jose relief committee reports 145
weeks sick dement's paid to stranger orotners
| 10 members cared for. brethren buried, re-
lle1 pad $40 20. Ire new omcers are:
| Phillips. PRESIDENT; Nils johnson. vice preSl
dent; Eugene A. Strausse, secretary; Phi
Doerr. treasurer.
versary of Magnolia Lodge No. 20 last Tues
| day night. Simon Cohen. William ID. Barnes
| ard Grand Master Simpson made brief ad
aIesses and varied pIogfamme was as gwen 10y ny
nessrs X. ID. Burness. J. Z. Hugnes, +. u
Worth j. E. Burness, X. Blaske and Marcus
Rosenihal. AT the close collation. was served
| by this standard subordinate and the noted
occasion was over. Many old members were
| present.
| S. M.-There is pending proposition, which