The morning call., 1894-04-23
|. o. o. F.

The event of this week Will be the jubilee
celebrations of this order, April 26, being It's
seventy-ffth anniversary. On April &c, 1919,
Thomas Nildey, John WEIGH, Richard Rush
worth, John Duncan and John Chearhen organ
ICED Washington Lodge No. l, in Baltimore,
Md. To-day there are 10000 lodges. S25, 900
members; 200 encampments, 10000 pa
trarchs; 700 cantOn~, 10000 cbevallers; 5000
Rebekah lodges, 100000 members; annual
relief paid S3.5OO,OOO total relief paid $685.
OO0 oOO California has $50 lodges, 81 900
members; $50 ReDekah lodges, "A, 600 MEM
bers; SO epcampments, $500 patrarchS; 20
cantons, 100 chevaiers, and pays annually for
relief S3I1,000.
The weeks programme commences tonight
at the l. o. o. +. Hall. Seventh and Market
streets, with competitive eXemplidcatiOns Of
the initiatOry work, in which picked teams
from Sacramento, Santa Clara County, Oak
land, Berkeley aud San Francisco will tax
part. This competition Will continue tO-mor-
row evening. OE Wednesd Y, day and evening
the Rebekahs Will receive at the hall. At night
a brilliant programme will be given, concluding
with ball. This Will be public and admission
by invitation. Thursday, he 20, VIII be the
grand parade Grand Marshal Black has issued
his orders for a column consisting of patri-
archal department eScorilDg the ReOekahS. an
eucampmeuf division ana four divisions OF sub
ordinate lodges. The veterans viii be placed
In carriages and follow the filth division. The
10 Golden Cat, 10 DeVsaGerO, To Grove, 10
Baker, to Golden Gate Park, 10 north gate Of
fair grounds, around grand court and be dis
missed. Then. AT Festival Hall, j. +. Crosett,
pr sident of executive committee, will intro
duce William b. Barnes chairman programme
committee, who will preside over the eX-
ercises. which Will be: Welcome 10 the
California MidwnIeT Exposition, by Dirsc-
tOrvCeneial NJ. II. de Young. response
by Grand Patriarch L. w. S. Downs; music;
address, Governor n. Il. arkham; response,
I a
P. VI, on recreation grounds, There Will be
prize drill for the silver trophy and cash prizes
of $3.50 and 500 by The PeIriarchs' Militant;
at z. NJ. dress parade aud award OF prizes; at
$50 P NJ. display of fireworks, including Dor
trait of Father Wildey, embems OF l. .. o. f.,
Patriat chs Militant, encampment, subordinate
aud Rebekah lodges. Admission 10 The grand
stand in the afternoon 10 witness the prize drlli
will be free TO Odd + lows and their families.
At night the usual fee will be Charged TO the
grand and to witness the fireworks.
On Friday night the teams of Oriental, Santa
Cruz and Santa Clara encampments will COM
pete for the gold and silver and ivory gavelS,
and on Saturday night the Rebekahs VIII Illus
trate their beautihed WORK for similar prizes.
In order to avoid the march for the ladies.
the Rebekahs are TO assemble at the music
stand IN Golden Gale Park and Join the pro-
cesSlOn at that point.
Arrangements have been made 10 have
tickets sold by agents at the hall, along the
line and at the muslc-stand to the Rebekahs
before the line reaches the grounds. No one
will be admitted Without tickets.
Escondido Lodge gained forty-four members
in the last four months aud is going to hay"
tweny-sixth celebration of its own. Los An
geles will also celebrate the seven y-ffth BIRTH
day.
The great reunion meeting at Stockton last
Wednesday night drew a large audience of
brethren. Grand Master Thomson aud Grand
Secretary Shaw were present and added to the
interest of the occasion. The degree work was
performed in an admirable manner by The team,
and musical and literary sci ctionS by many
made the evening most acceptable TO the many
guests.
Grand Sire Campbell has issue his procla.
nation setting apart The second Tuesday in
June as memorial DAY for the order. Among
the hODored ad are the names Of Past and
Representative Charles w. Dannals, I. L, Will
son and Walter b. Lyon of California.