The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16
FRATERNAL SPIRIT RIFE
A Friendly Feeling Manifested
in the. Nomination of
Officers.
ARE RENDERED A RECEPTION.
Given to the Work of the
Order.

! STOCKTON, CAL, Oct. 15.-The en-
blems of friendship, love and truth are
everywhere visible in the city. A fraternal
spirit seems to permeate the air and Odd
| Fellowship with all its virtues is being
exemplified not only in. the lodgerooms
but on the Streets in the hotel corridors
and at the homes of those where the
emblems of the great order are revered
and respected. The State grand encamp-
ment of 1895, l. o. o. F., may now be con-
sidered open, and already important pre-
| liminary business has been transacted. On
every train that has pulled into the depot
and every boat that has touched the
wharves have come Odd Fellows and
| Rebeccas.
The first session of the encampment
convened at 10 o'clock this morning. 1t
was largely taken up with nominations
! for officers. Over the position of grand
! Junior warden there is likely to be an
animated contest. The attendance was
very large, but no conclusions were ar
| rived at on any of the matters, as several
delegations were expected on the noon
trains and 1t was desired to give them a
voice in the deliberations.
The following grand officers were present
at the session: George f. Roes9h grand
patriarch; George W. Reid, grand high
| priest; W. w. Shattuck, grand senior
warden; w. H. Barnes, grand scribe );
James Leonard, grand representative );
Joseph Foster. grand sentinel; K. D..
.Gummoe, grand marshal; f. bunker,
deputy grand marshal. George W.Lemont,
! ha fro 70 ha
| first time in years on account of severe ILL.,
ness, and resolution expressing
sympathy for him was passed and ordered
telegraphed to him.
Previous to the adjournment the COM
mittee on credentials filed its report, and
the hours of business of the encampment
were fixed at from 10 A. NJ. to II NJ, and
2 to 4 80 P. NJ
Grand Patriarch Roesch presented his
annual report, showing what encampments
had been instituted and the decisions made
by him while at the head of the order.
The report showed that he had travelled
863S miles by rail, 524 miles by stage and
COS miles by steamer during the past year
| while visiting the various encampments
He rendered his thanks to several of the
fraternal papers and to the San Francisco
CALL for the notices given to the work of
the order.
The report of Grand Representatives
Charles w. Savage and L. W. s. Downs
was particularly interesting. This showed
that the value of the homes owned by the
order in the United States was $849, 594 So,
and that 3S81.14 acres of land were being
used for these homes. When the matter
of selecting place for the holding of the
next encampment came up Los Angeles
and Santa Cruz made strong bids, but the
matter went over for future action.
At the afternoon session nominations
for the new officers were made. All of
the candidates developed considerable
strength, but a friendly feeling entered
into the contest precluding any factional
feeling. The following nominees will be
voted upon tomorrow: Grand patriarch,
George w. Reid; grand high priest, W.
w. shattuck; grand senior warden, ]. T.
Doran: grand junior wardens, R. D.
Gummoe, J. W. Harris, o. w. Erlewine
and Joseph Foster; grand scribe, J. A.
Mace and William H. Barnes; grand
treasurer, George w. Lemont; grand rep
resentative, George E. Roesch; grand
| trustees, III. S. Winn, w. S. Potter and f.
|
sentinel and deputy grand sentinel are to
be appointed by the new grand natriarch.
There will be lively contest for the posi-
ton of grand scribe as well as for that of
grand junior warden.
The session adjourned early in order
that the delegates might become the guests
of local Odd Fellows at dinner and also
prepare for the reception at Masonic Music
Hall this evening.
| The damp weather did not deter either
the Rebekahs or Odd Fellows from attend
ing the reception, and by 8 o'clock
the auditorium and galleries of Ma
sonic Hall were thronged with people,
| while in the hall were gathered delegates
from every point in the State, and good
| cheer was the spirit of the occasion. When
Mayor Baggs appeared upon the stage
with Grand Scribe Barnes the conversa-
ton subsidized and the executive proceeded
to welcome the visitors:
Representing as you do the cardinal
virtues of all that is true and good l es-
teem it great honor to welcome to our
city the delegates to the encampment.
Odd Fellowship is without doubt one of the
grandest and noblest fellowships of our
civilization, and by virtue of my position
I bid you welcome and the freedom of the
city,"
The response to the Mayors address was
made by w. H. Barnes, who in one of his
characteristic addresses placed American
citizenship and Odd Fellowship on a
pedestal and carried his hearers to the
shrine as devoted admirers. No virtue of
the order passed without notice, and he
held up the deeds and achievements of
prominent members as exemp plifications of
the teachings of the order.
"No Odd Fellow goes to a pauper's
grave; no Odd Fellows widow to the poor
house, said Mr.. Barnes. lone million
two hundred thousand loyal members now
belong to the fraternity, and their sons
and daughters are following in
their footsteps. We cannot all be
high priests and grand scribes. The weak
cannot help the weak, but the many an
assist the few. Let us carry our tea chings
INTO the EVERYDAY life and fill we'll what