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Odd FallnWs.

From May IA to May Is inclusive, the
California Grand Lodge I. o. o. F. con-
vened in Assembly Hall in Odd Fellows
building. There were 654 officers, delegates
and past grands present, representing $40
lodges out of the 35S in the State.
In the concluding portion of his report
for the year Grand Master J. H. Simpson
stated:
"There has not been the increase in the
membership which has heretofore been the
rule in this jurisdiction. This has. been
due, believe, to the business depression
from which all classes of our population
have suffered. 1t is, however, satisfactory
TO know that we have done better than
many other orders.
But we have many reasons for rejoic-
ing. There have been six subordinate and
seventeen Rebekah lodges instituted. The
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An Absent-Minded Parson.

A distinguished preacher, of somewhat
arbitrary manners, was engaged to preach
in Belgravia, and purchased new hat for
the occasion, says Pearson's Weekly. He
was met outside his residence by young
man who waste guide him to the church.
His guide, after what the parson thought
rude stare and smile, said, 81 beg your
pardon, sir, but your hat"-
"Oh, yes! never mind the hat, but mind
your own business" the parson inter-
rupted curtly; and the young man was 81
fenced. The people they met stared and
smiled, too.
Strange, how many people notice when
one has got new hat thought the par
son. The church was reached, and the
worshipers approaching naturally turned
to observe the noted preacher.
The vicar met him at the yestry door to
welcome him, but hesitating, said. Par
don me, canon, but pray why do you wear
your hat so?"
The tile was doffed, and the outside
ound to be still covered with white paper
(which the absent-minded divine had moi
removed.
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to the statement of Mrs. K NJ. Flynn the su-
preme chief companion, steps will be takcu to
place the order on different financial basis,
so that each circle will be absolutely co-opera-
tive, assuring TO each member equal benefit
when entitled to it.
Delegates from sixty circles thro ughout the
State viii be in attendance Considerable in
ton of officers. The present supreme chief
companion, Mrs. K. NJ. Flynn, has positively
declined TO serve another term, but her services
have proved so valuable that it is unlikely her
refusal TO accept denomination will be con-
sidered. In the event that Mrs. Flynn posi-
lively declines to run, Mrs. VI. Asher, present
supreme sub-chief companion, viii unques-
tionably be the choice of the convention for
supreme chief companion. For the position of
supreme secretary there is no opposition to
Mrs. E. R. Roy, who has flied that Office for
several years.
Committees have been appointed by the var
ious circles to give the visiting delegates q
royal welcome to the CITY,
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permanent homes of lodges have been in
creased in number by the dedication of
seven new buildings, which have been
dedicated to the uses OF our order, and
three more are near completion"
He also reported that three subordinate
lodges had been consolidated with three
stronger ones; that another consolidation
was under consideration, and that one Re-
bekah lodge had surrendered its charter.
In an elaborate table submitted in connection
with the report OF Grand Secretary George T..
Shaw it is shown that there are 35S lodges in
the State, with aggregate membership of
30,6S5, as against 284, ,54S voters. During
1894 for the first time in the history of the or
der in this State there was decrease in the
total mem bership. This was but fifty-six, and
is attributed to the period OF financial strin-
gency which then prevailed.
The total amount paid during the year for
the relief OF members by subordinate lodges
was S26S, ,469 80 and for members of the Re-
bekah lodges $2317.
There are now 1877 Rebekah lodges in the
State, with an aggregate mem bership OF 13, ,Sl7
"a net gain of 734 for the year.
Great interest attached TO the report of the
trustees OF the newly dedicated Odd Fellows
Home at Thermalito, which provided rules for
admission TO the home and for its government.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
Grand master. p. F. Gosbey; deputy grand mas
ter. ]. w. Warboys; grand warden, A. NJ. Drew;
grand secretary, George T. Shaw; grand treasurer
Moses Greenebaum; grand representatives,. G.
Mcguire j: T. Thompson; grand trustees-C. O.
DuItOH, y. W. -hOuttIiIopI JOsldH OltaSOH
The appointive officers for the next term are
o. F. Hitchcock, grand chaplain; s. Z. More
land, grand marshal; J. c. Grider, grand conductor
E. b. Rich. grand guardian; NJ. p. Forbes, grand
herald
The finance committee reported that the Odd
Fellows Home will need a sum OF money for
this fiscal year which will necessitate an assess
ment of 55 cents per capita on the mem bershiI
of this grand jurisdiction, and resolution i'm
posing such per capita tax was passed.
At a meeting of the trustees of the Odd Eel.
lows Home Saturday they organized with the
following officers: President, Charles n. Fox;
vice-president, William II. Barnes; resident di
rector, A. i. Jones. Trustee Jones and Super.
intendent Bartlett were constituted an admis
sion committee to pass upon the applications
for admission to the home. Arrangements were
also made for the immediate furnishing and
lighting of the home.
Harbor Lodge No. 253 and Sunset Rebekah
Degree Lodge No. 100 of Oakland united in 3
celebration of the anniversary of the order in
Fraternity Hall, on the Sth inst, 1.-The meeting
having been postponed to that date on account
of the members being interested in the Fabiols
fete.
new lodge of the degree of Rebekah
Athens Lodge, has been instituted in Oakland
and will meet in Grand Army Hall. The char
ter list numbered upward of fifty.
Harbor Lodge number 253 of Oakland viii
confer the first degree at the next session.
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Chosen Erianda,

The next initiation by the initiatory team
will be held in the hall of H. w. Hutton Coun-
ell No. 1OSaturday evening, May %.
Social Council No. 46 will hold an open
meeting in their hall, 800 Post street, Thurs
day evening, May %.
Webster Council No. 202, Alameda, will give
an entertainment and dance Saturday evening,
June /.
At the request of the Grand Council Supreme
Councillor H. II. Morse has conferred the rank
of Past Grand Councillor of the jurisdiction of
California on Thomas II. O'Brien, Past Grand
Assistant Councillor, for valuable services rem
dered to the order.
During the month of May Sic, 800 will be
paid to the beneficiaries Of deceased members
in California.
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$50 during the year. During the same period
about $1O,50O was paid out for sick benefits
and about $4,000 for funeral expenses. The
capital of the combined lodges now aggregates
$6O, 200.
The officers elected for the coming year are:
Grand president Ludwig Scharenberg of San
OF Los Angeles: grand secretary, p. N E. Lampe
OF San Francisco (sixth term: grand treasurer,
Charles Trautmann of San Francisco (third term) !;
grand trustees-R. Rechenbach OF San Francisco,
w. Luddeke of Oakland P. Scnoor of Berkeley
grand guide, NJ. Schneider of San Francisco;
finance committee-F. Eortmann, Peter Kruckel
and John Woehrlein, all of San Fra-cisco; grand
inside guardian, B. Hoffman, of San Francisco
Diego.
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Rebekahs.

The session of the State Rebekah Assembly,
which continued from Tuesday until Saturday,
was attended by about 26O delegates out OF
the 2S7 entitled to seats
The election for grand officers resulted as
follows:
Mrs. Fannie Benjamin, grand president: Mrs.
Marion Greenwood, grand vice-president: Mrs.
mary Il. Donoho, grand secretary; Mrs. Anna NJ.
Liese, grand treasurer
The officers appointed for the year are:
Mrs. S. Wolf, warden: Mrs. /. B. Baker, con-
ductor; Mrs. ID. G. Savage, inside guardian; Mrs.
X. A. Cosner, chaplain.
Before adjourning the ladies of the assembly
some bouquet, in the center of which nestled
a pretty gold watch, with an inscription COM
memoratfve of the session and containing
wishes for his success in the order. The pre-
sentation was made by Grand President Mrs.
Greenwood.
The most important matter in connection
with the session was the granting of a charter
TO the assembly by the Grand Lodge, 1. o. o. f.
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Veteran Odd Fellows.

At the nineteenth annual meeting of the
Veteran Odd Fellows Association on Monday
evening last new officers for the year were
elected as follows:
President, E. H Black; vice-president, William
s. Dryden: secretary, w. II. Barnes: treasurer
Daniel Sewell; board of directors-H. Winn E. B.
Cooper, c. o. Burton, George w. Dixon, Robert
Burns; marshal, ]. +. Crosset.
There are now S79 names on the roll, includ.
ing those of 118 members who have died Bv
an amendment made TO the constitution and
bylaws the period of membership in the order
was raised from twenty to twenty-one years 10
qualify for admission to the association.
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Order of Pando.

Among the delegates to the American For
esters' Grand Court session at San Jose week
ago were Councillor Phil Schmitz of Fresno
Council No. Is, and Friend c. F. holster of
Citrus Council No. 13 of Los Angeles.
Supreme Councillor Mathews is visiting his
friends in Iowa.
Deputy Supreme Councillor T. Wilson Car
rico is doing good work in Texas. He has the
foundation laid for several councils, which
will be instituted in the near future. He has
ordered two more sets of supplies.
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Guerneville last Sunday by ]. H. L. Gerckens,
N. G. A., assisted by ]. FL. Knarston, G. S.. D.
P. Brown, G. e., and Past Arches J. F. Rossi, c.
Gianettoni and Arnabaldi of Calico Grove No.
81. There were twenty-nine charter mem
bers.
]. H. Knarston, G. s., visited st. Helena last
Friday evening to make preliminary arrange
ments for the next session of the Grand Grove,
which will be held there next month.
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MagOns,

The Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine will attend
the Water Carnival at Santa Cruz in body.
They will have their own cars and will be the
guests of the Mobiles of Santa Cruz Among the
features of their entertainment will be lunch
in the redwoods.
Alcatraz Lodge No. 244 F. and A. NJ, of
Oakland will confer the degree of E. A. Mason
on Monday evening, May 20, in Masonic Hall,
West Oakland. Sojourning brethren are in
vited to be present.
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Hermanuis Sons.

At the seventh annual session of the Her.
mann's Sons Grand Lodge of California held in
California Hall in this City last week from
Monday to Wednesday inclusive, eighteen
lodges were represented by about seventy dele
gates. The report of the grand secretary
showed that the prevent membership of the
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Equitable Aid Union,

The Rose Festival of Oakland Union No. 624
was great success. Grand Army Hall was
crowded and the visitors were treated to an
excellent programme. There will be initiation
at the next session. Three applications were
received at the last session. The charter closes
on June l.
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Silver Star Lodge No. 2S4 gave highly sue
cessful entertainments in Stanford Hall Wednes-
day evening, which concluded with dance
that was continued until IL O'Clock.
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The 'witch tree" of Nevada and South
ern California exudes or exhales a phos-
phorescent substance which makes every
branch, leaf and section of its bark visible
on the darkest night.
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A. q, IT. w.

By order of Supreme Master Workman Lewis
l.. Troy, the twenry-second stated meeting of
the Supreme Lodge of the Ancient Order of
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N. D. G. W
Qrdar Of the Wnrld

Alta Parlor No. 3 held memorial service in
Pioneer Hall on last Wednesday evening.
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A Change Made In the Place Of
Meeting of the Supreme
Lodge A. O. u. w.
Official Assessment Table.

[Oficial assessment notices of any legitimate
fraternal society will be published free of cost
in above table. Send them, with any other
matters Of importance, by Friday, addressed
Fraternal Society Editor MORNING CALL, San
Erancisco1
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United workmen will be held at Chicago, H.,

United Workmen will be held at Chicago, H.,
instead of Atlanta, Ga, and will convene Tues
day, June IL, at A. M, in the drillroom of
Apollo Commandery, X. T., 78 East Monroe
street. Reduced rates of one and q third fare
from all points have been secured.
The oakland drill team will be given a BAN
quet IN honor or their victory in winning the
nrst prize at Los Angeles, on Wednesday even
ing, May %.
The A. 0. U. w. One Thousand Membership
Club OF Alameda County receives new mem
Ders at almost every meeting. Recorders of
lodges are requested to send in the names Of
any OF their members who have introduced q
candidate into the order since the lst of April.
There are no dues or other expenses attached
10 membership. and the object of the club is to
increase the membership of the order in Ala
media County by 1000 before the next session
OF the Grand Lodge.
The uniformed drill team of Pacific Lodge
No.7 has been invited to confer the workman
degree on candidate in Keystone Lodge next
tuesday evening; also by Unity Lodge of San
francisco on the fourth Tuesday evening of
this month.
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Companions of the Forest
The Supreme Circle of the Companions of the
Forest will be held here on May 20. The ses-
sion will be an interesting one, and, according
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IT. A. n. n.

Vasco da CANA Grove No. 43, held public
installation of officers last Sunday evening. F.
J. Cunha, P. A., acted as installing officer.
Octayia Grove No. 1O3 was Instituted at
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The third order OF columns is being
raised on the City Hall dome.
An electric Crane elevator is being
placed in the Langham Hotel.
The corner of Point Lohos and Fourth
avenues is to be covered with three-story
building to cost not less than $4,000.
J. ]. Welch is drawing plans for an
street, between Masonic avenue and Lott
street.
| Construction estimates on the Parrots
building are as follows: Carpenter work
| $500, 600; iron work, 100000: floor fire
proofing, 100000; partition freproofng
| $25,000; granite work, $4,000. These fig
ures include only the structural work.
made in the Flood building on Market
| street. Rapid elevators of modern design
are being put in.
Ex-Supervisor Menzies let a contract
| last week for half dozen two-story resi-
dences to be built on Second avenue, be-
tween California and Clement streets.
Improvements are to be carried out on
Clement street, between Fifth and Sixth
avenues, to cost not less than $14 900.
A new store on Twenty-slXth street, be-
| tween Church and Sanchez, is being built.
On Folsom street, between Twentieth
and Twenty-frst, two three story buildings
are being erected.
On the nOrJn SlQo or sixteenth street,
between Valencia and Guerrero, four three
story buildings are to be built by Taussig
& Eisenbach.
w. s. Gage has let contract for the
erection of two-story dwelling on the
north side of Washington street, near
Walnut, to cost $7253.
Plans have been drawn for three two
story frame buildings on Alameda avenue,
east of Chestnut street, to cost $500.
Jacob Heyman has commenced the erec-
ton of another very neat residence on AL
varado street, in the Heyman Tract, which
is sold on monthly payments.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The Western Land Company report the
sale of forty-three ten-acre tracts out of
sixty-four on the market, located a short
distance this side of Fresno on the line of
the railroad, for $3.50 each and the sale of
$40 out of 1880 acres in twenty-acre tracts,
also near Fresno. The only advertising
through which it was offered to the public
| was five-line advertisement in the classi-
| fed country real estate column for three
Sundays in the San Francisco CALL.
BY cable from London it is learned that
! Wendell Easton has succeeded in placing
| $3.50, 900 of the debenture bonds of the Pa
| cific Coast Saving Society, through which
| society the money will be loaned. These
bonds, issued under special charter, are
| the first debenture bonds of the Pacific
Coast to be foated in foreign market.
| Similar good success attends Mr.. Easton's s
| efforts in other matters which he went
abroad to negotiate. Through his hands
! Ea Ston E1dridpe g. Co have hpen Olaced
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SPECIAL CREDIT SALE.

On June s the same firm will offer at auc-
ton, on the ground, 200 lots in Fitchburg,
vale, on the Southern Pacific line from
Oakland Quick transit is afforded the
residents of Fitchburg by the electric cars
to San Leandro, Oakland and Haywards.
The terms of the sale are one-ffth cash, the
balance in six, twelve, eighteen and
frrar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-12
V|G|LANTES At TRACY
A Gang of Riotous Tramps
Driven Beyond the City
Limits.
Pursued by an Armed Force After
They Had Brutality Assaulted
Two Justices.

STOCKTON, CAL, May 11.-An armed
band of tramps attempted to take posses
sion of Tracy this evening. They assaulted
Justice of the Peace Peck and Justice of
the Peace Hoy, and defed the authorities
of the railway junction to arrest them.
About seventy-tve tramps marched up the
main street and threatened to "run the
town."
AS quickly as possible citizens of the
place gathered, and within few minutes
after the brutal assault on Justice Hoy,
sixty or seventy armed men, led by
Constables Giesecke and Byrnes, Road
Master O'Connell, T. Charles Flack, D.
Canale and Dan Driscoll, moved on the
band of drunken Migrants and ordered
them to leave the town at once.
The leaders in a surly manner stated
that they would not get out of Tracy un-
til they were ready. The armed citizens
then moved on them with drawn revolvers
and the tramps retreated. Some rocks
were thrown by them, but on threat
from the members of the vigilance COM
mittee that any further hurting of stones
would meet with reply of bullets, the va
grants desisted from further attempts at
resistance and satisfied themselves with
cursing their pursuers. Every tramp in
the town was driven far beyond its limits,
and warned that if he came back he would
be subjected to rough treatment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-12
ALL READY FOR THE DRILL,
Lively Times at the Interstate
EnCampment Held at
Memphis.
Miss Helen Gould Declines an
Honor but Sends an Elegant
Gold Goblet.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 1.-THE pre-
lude to the interstate drill and encamp-
ment to-day was greeted by lowering skies
and uncomfortably cold temperature but
there is a large number of visitors in the
city, and their presence, with the elaborate
decorations of the buildings, gives the
streets a gala appearance. The exercises
of tomorrow will oe confined to the or
ganization of the camp at Montgomery
Park and the presentation of the different
military commanders to the nice young
ladies who have been chosen as their
sponsors.
The camp will be under the control OF
Major Snowdren of Memphis. The COM
petition begins in Memphis next Thurs
day. The troops will be reviewed by GEN
eral Schofield
Miss Helen Gould, who has been selected
as sponsor for the veteran Chickasaw
Guards, has written to the committee,
stating that she is compelled to resign by
the advice of her physician. She sent the
guards a magnificent gold cup, suitably in
scribed, as taken of her appreciation OF
the compliment paid her,
Despite the chilly weather the crowd at
Montgomery Park this afternoon num-
bered upward to 5000 people, a large
majority of whom were ladies. Their en-
thusiasm for the sturdy sons of Mars was
hearty and demonstrative.
The feature of the opening ceremonies
was the presentation of the various com.
panies to their sponsors. After the troops
had been called to dress parade at {
o'clock the sponsors with their chaperons
and maids representing the best society
of the city were driven in gaily decorated
carriages to positions in front of their re.
spective companies, where the presentation
occurred and the colors were delivered to
the sponsors. Then followed a parade
around the grounds.
This evening concert programme was
given by the Iowa State band. Camp
Schofeld presents an animated scene to-
night. 1t is cool enough for camp fires
and the boys are making the most of the
thirty-six hours that remain before the
hard work of the drill begins.
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SQUADS SENT TO PEORIA.
StaIWart Deputies Protect the
DiStilIeries of the
Trust.
THREATS BEING FREELY MADE.
An Armed Force Put In the Endan.
gered Property Before 1t
Is Too Late.

CHICAGO, ILL, May 11.-Acting on Sc.
cret advices received from Peoria, Mr.. Nc
Nulta, receiver of the whisky trust, went
before Judge Showalter in chambers to-
day with petition to have certain distil-
leries at Peoria and Pekin guarded by
Deputy United States Marshals.
Judge Showalter granted the petition.
Chief Deputy Donnelly administered the
oath to eight stalwart recruits and left with
them for Peoria tonight A large squad will
probably be taken to Peoria Monday The
petition filed by General Men ulta, with
Judge Showalter's order in gra nting it,
was made public in the United States
Court this evening.
From this it appears that McNulta is
afraid that Greenhut and others of the old
whisky trust will try to take forcible
possession of several distilleries, or at least
of the bonded warehouses attached to
them, in which large quantities of spirits
are stored.
AS a matter of fact, General McNulta's
precautions were taken to protect the dis
tillers from dynamite.
Threats have been made that two of the
biggest trust houses in Peoria may be
blown up before June L.
Remembering the manner in which the
Showalter distillery was dealt with, Nc
Nulta decided to put an armed force in the
distilleries before it was too late.
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TAKES ISSUE WITH DEPEW,
Patrick Egan Says the Free Sill
yer Movement Is Not
Dying Out.
Says Any Candidate Opposed to the
Coinage of the White Metal
Cannot Be Elected.

NEW YORK, N. Y, May 11.-Patrick
Egan, ex-United States Minister to Chile,
takes issue with Chauncey NJ. Depew, who
recently declared after Western trip that
the free-silver movement was dying out.
Egan, who is known as an ardent Repub-
lican, sounds a note of warning to the Re-
publicans, who are over-confdent of sue
cess in 1896.
81 doubt seriously" he said, "that Mr..
Depew, on his trip, came in touch with the
actual sentiment of the people. Having
been a resident of the West and knowing
the people am free to say / believe the
silver agitation has only begun, and unless
reaction sets in will become cyclonic be-
fore the fall of 1896. Last January would
have readily ventured the prediction that
any candidate the Republicans saw fit to
nominate in 1896 would be elected.
~ am now prepared to revise my opin-
ion in so far as to say that if candidate
opposed to the free coinage of silver is
nominated his election will at least be
problematical. Republicans should not
be overconident. 1t would not be a bad
idea for the party leaders to send some
good men to the Western States and let
them learn the real sentiment of the peo-
pie. They will find that Coins Financial
School and the address of Archbishop
Walsh of Dublin are becoming the guide
and preceptor of the Western farmers who
believe that capital by the aid of single
standard is squeezing them as lemon is
squeezed.
There may be new formation of party
lines. New conditions may confront us
within a year, but the outlook now is that
the advocates of free-silver coinage will
demand hearing at the national conven-
ton or they will make trouble. / find,
too, that the feeling is not alone confined
to the West and South, but is spreading
eastward"