The morning call., 1894-11-19
I. O. O. F.

Grand Master Simpson visited Bay City n
Is last Tuesday night, and on Wednesday
was with Morse Lodge; Thursday, with Grand
Secretary Shaw and delegations from the Ger
man lodges of this city, the new German lodge.
Hecker No. 40. was instituted at Oakland and
eighteen candidates initiated. DEPUTY Schliebt.
Ing installed the new officers. Charles Frsnek
n. G.; a. Jones, V. t.; H. Plug, recording
secretary; Gustav Rotbamel, financial secre.
tary; Franz Harding. treasurer. Gu the 17th
he visited Pacheco Lodge at Concord. Clara
Rehekah Lodge a Santa Clara will receive a
call on Monday night of this week; Oakland
Lodge No. 11S on Tuesday night; Mountain
View Lodge Thursday evening, and with
Deputy Grand Master Gosbey Branciforte
Lodge of Santa Cruz will be officially visited on
Friday night.
The trustees of the Home for ged Odd Fell
lows, etc. VIII visit Stockton, Thermalo and
other suggested points in the north this week.
which viii conclude the tour OF inspection of
sites offered. comparison and consultation
VII! then take place and decision made. Sufi-
clent offers OF money, lands and donations b ave
been received To warrant the statement that
location will be Immediately decided upon an
The enterprise RAPIDLY put in wol king orde r.
II Will be presented To the Grand Lodge COM
pletely equipped and free OF any debt aud the
liberal provision of the last Grand Lodge in
suFes IT'S permanent ana reliable support.
The indications are that he establishment OF
a new lodge to work In German IN Oakland VIII
give general impetus 10 the progress of the
enthusiastically. and experiences has shown
That frequently The instituIing of new loage
in a loca lily where one already exists is an
incentive 10 action among the old subo rdinates
The Gilroy brethren took advantage OF a re-
cent moonlight night, made up a big busload
OF fraTers and journeyed to San Juan, where
they were royalty received. treated TO a splen-
did feast and had good talks.
The ODD Fellows and Rebekahs of Santa
Ana to lie number of seventy-tive surprised
Brother and Sister Sturgeon on The 18Th inst
and reminded hem that it was the eighteenth
anniversary of their marriage.
Riverside will dedicate rs new hall on jan
uary 1. Grand Master Simpson has promised
10 attend.
Bay City Lodge No. II. which for some time
has not been associated With the general relief
committee, resumed its old place Ia that COM
mendablr association last session.
General John q. Smith, grand scribe OF Him
DIS, who only returned some months ago from
an extensive tour abroad, in consequence OF i'll
health. is going to take another trip, and Will
leave Califcl MIA for Japan on Dec mber 4. He
IS an eminent Mason, as well as an Odd Fellow,
and will be the recipient OF many cOnrtesies
from his brethren during his brief visit 10 our
city.
their hall, and the journal suggests that it
would be a good plan for some otber property
owners there to follow the example OF the Odd
Fellows.
of Mrs AntoInette shaw, 129 Hermann street,
on the afternoon and evening OF next Tuesday
for the ben, fit OF the Orphans Home.
Dial Duty i. hOOuWdlu Vi DiotilCt NJ %
IS noted for his successful aud interesting
district meetings. and proposes another one
with Abou Ben Adhem Lodge NO. III next
Thursday evening. This district Is composed
of Bav City, a bou Ben Adhem. Apollo, Cosmo-
poiitan and Excelsior lodges. A programme
Will be contributed by members OF the various
subordinates. who will be present in large mum
beers 10 show their appreciation Of their efficient
deputy.
Oriental Encampment No. 81 conferred the
ROYAL Purple Degree on Saturday evening ana
seleeted.its new officers for the ensuing term.
Apollo and other city lodges mad c0nsioeraDe
work last week. =.
this department last week, IL is ouly necessary
TO say that the same was based upon MANY
court decisions, very recent one Delng lhe
decision OF Judge A. A. Snnderson OF lnls CITY
in the Robinson vs.. Templar Ledge case,
in which the Judge said: I'll is my
judgment, therefore. that any person pa pa
coming a member of a lodge OF Oua
Fellows governed by laws such as the
one in question, is bonud, al least III case OF a
grievance, 10 first avail himself OF ana exhaust
the remedy and procedure provided by the laws
and tribunals OF he lodge before lie can resort
to the courts of law" Therefore IL IS NOT a
question whether a brother was expelled 1.-TWO
lousy or correctly upon sufficient charges or
any charge at all, but question OF lfaterhai
law, which says 'that any member feel-
ing himself aggrieved by the action OF his lodge
shall appeal" etc., 10 The tribunals PROVIDED
by his order, and which he agreed 10 do when
he joined and signed the constitution, which
contained This system oil appealing, etc. And
that until the remedies provided by the order
nave been exhausted by The member iee'lns
aggrieVed. nat lie can possibly have no stand
lDg IN court, no matter what the action Oh the
lodge may have been. In other words that
courts nave refused TO take any cognizance OF