The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18

monoUony of the waiting with strains of
lively music. Plantation melodies.
National anthems and more solemn
strains were intermingled in these street
programmes. The bright and attractive
uniforms of the patrarchs, the simple
sashes of the 1. 0. O. f. lodges, and the
fatigue dress of the National Guard
formed pleasing contrasts as the different
divisions moved up Main street.
Shortly before noon special train ar
rived from Sacramento bearing the mem
bers of Sacramento Canton No. L. The
San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Cruz and
Stockton divisions were ready to move at
l 30 o'clock. Companies A and B, n. G.
c., Sixth Regiment, with Captain William
Simpson as ranking officer of the day, left
their armory at the pavilion about the
same time and moved to Weber avenue
where the start was made. Several hun
dred Odd Fellows, in the simple sash uni
form of the fraternity, also lined up for the
start.
Grand Marshal Cunningham and his
aids had the parade ready to move at 2
o'clock. The grand marshal and his aids
Hoyle Greenwood and H. Chestnutwood,
led the first division. The military COM
panies, headed by the Sixth Regiment
band, made up this division of the parade
Company B turning out the most men.
The second division was in charge of
Brigadier- General J. F. Crosett and staff
the latter composed as follows: E. II.
Black of San Francisco Canton No. 5,
lleutenant-colonel, chief of staff G. II.
Cole of Oakland Canton No. IL, major,
assistant djutant-general; George Kirk
OF Oakland Canton No. IL. major assistant
inspector general; F. B. Ogden of Oakland
Canton No. IL, major, assistant quarter
master-general; Professor XAVIER Mefret
of San Francisco Canton No. 5, major,
assistant commissary general H. ..
Brewer OF San Francisco Canton No. 5,
assistant surgeon-ge general; George w. La
mont OF San Francisco Canton No. 5.
major, brigade chaplain; A Davidson of
San francisco Canton No. s. captain, aid
de-camp; A. NJ. Stevens of San Francisco
No. 5, banneret. This division was COM
posed OF Sacramento Canton No, 1. San
Francisco No. 5, Oakland No. IL, Stockton
No. 10, Santa Rosa No. o. The cantons
turned out full mem bership and the dis
play was the finest at any encampment
for years past. The Sacramento Canton
band, very excellent organization
| headed the second division.
| The third division was made up of the
several /. o. 0. F. lodges, led by their
respective officers. The parade moved
through the principal business thorough
fares, and on arriving at Hunter Square
was reviewed by the commanding officers
| in the presence of vast concourse of
people.
| The morning session OF the encamp-
ment virtually closed the business of the
| session. A number of minor matters.
such as amended bylaws, were disposed
OF. Retiring Grand Patriarch Roesch was
presented with P. G. P. jewel by General
| William S. Frost of Los Angeles in pleas
| ant address, which was responded to by
Mr.. Roesch in happy vein.
Among the matters which came up for
| consideration previous to adjournment was
the question whether any one having in
his veins one-sixteenth Indian blood was
eligible to membership in the order After
considerable discussion the matter was re-
ferred to the Grand Lodge for settlement.
Another matter under discussion was the
| consolidation of encampments under the
amendment submitted last Tuesday and
referred to the committee on legislation.
| One provision was that five protesting
| members could prevent consolidating The
amendment was finally carried. The ses-
| sion ended with the install latiOn of Officers