The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-17
IMPORTANT ISSUES MET.
Session of the Grand Lodge,
Knights and Ladies of
Honor.
KILOGRAMS ARE RECEIVED.
Great Interest Manifested in the
Election Which Takes Place
To-Day.

More than 500 members and visitors were
present when the session OF the Grand
Lodge of Ladies and Knights of Honor
was called TO order at 1880 A. NJ. yesterday
by Grand Protector C. c. ODonnell in
Pythian Castle.
After the usual preliminaries the mem
bers got down to the important issues with
out delay. The first great question to
come up was with reference to the place of
meeting of the Grand Lodge. A long and
hot fight ensued, and it was finally deter
mined that the Grand Lodge could here
after hold its meeting anywhere in the
State.
Next came the question Of the per capita
tax, which number of delegates desired
to have reduced, but a vote showed that
the majority were in favor OF maintaining
it at its present figure.
A telegram of greeting was sent to Su
preme Protector L. B. Lockard at Brad
ford, Pa, and then a resolution was
adopted approving his course in bringing
about an increase of 10000 in the member
bership of the order during the past year.
1t was decided that hereafter the Grand
Lodge meet biennially instead of annually
as heretofore. Immediately after the con-
vention is called TO order to-day the nomi-
nation and election of officers will be taken
up. Interest centers mostly i'll the con-
tests for grand protector and supreme
representative.
The candidates for the various offices
thus far announced follow: Grand pro-
tector, DR.. D. T. Kemp Van Ee of this city
and T. A. Lauder of Sacramento; grand
vice-recorder, Miss Emma T. Parker of this
city; grand secretary, S. B. Carleton lin
cumbent); grand treasurer, ]. W. Maher of
San Francisco (incum bent); grand guide,
Mrs. Davis J. Kaplan of this city; grand
guardian, Mrs. S. Beverson and ?. J.
Joyce, both OF this city; supreme repre-
sentative, DR.. S. American of this city,
who has represented the Grand Lodge for
eight consecutive years; past grand pro-
tector, Z. F. Aiken OF Oakland, Mrs. Lizzie
J. Wheelock of San Francisco. No candi-
dates have as yet been mentioned for grand
chaplain or grand sentinel.
1t is intended to complete the business of
the convention to-day, and TO accomplish
it a night session will be held if necessary.
The officers and members of the Grand
Lodge are:
Junior past grand protector, J. C. Pierson,
Sacramento; grand protector, c. c. O'Donnell,
San Francisco; grand ee,proteetor H. c.
Trephagen, san Jose; grand secretary, :. B.
Carleton; grand treasurer, Joseph W. Maher;
grand chaplain, Mrs N. E. Cummings; grand
guide, Miss h 4. Read; grand guardian, Mrs.
2. DunZweilier; grand trusteeS-Mrs. Meta
Wilder and Mrs. P. Holzheiser-au OF San
Francisco.
Supreme representatives.. H. Berkey, Sac
rsmento; 5. american, san Francisco.
Representatives-Aurora No. 202, San Fran
cisco Mrs. L. B. Holcomb; Laurel No. 332,
HeRldsburg. Mrs. Anna Bingham; Harmony
No. 399, Sacramento, Mrs. Susie Person; EN-
pire No S32, san Francisco, Frank Shibeley;
West End No. 1902, san Francisco, J. r. Gold
smith: Magnolia No. 124s, Mrs. Ellen Fitz-
gerald; Triumph No. 1886, San Jose, J. NJ.
Ricketts,; Seal Rock No. 1889, Alameda,
Z. L. Marshall: Garden City No. 1894, San
Jose. Z. H. Bourguignon; Yerba Buena
No 1850 San Jose Mrs. Ell. Cclombet; Oak
land No. 935, Oakland, D. A Henderson,; Orc
Elmo No. 1922, Oakland, Mrs. Mary PedIar;
Rose Hill, Grass Valley, James NJ. Wishart;
Martha No. PAL, Mrs. Oppenheimer, Charles
Hahn, Mrs. c. Sehnabel; Bay City No. 6I9,
Mrs. II. Schwartz: Golden Rule No. $50, Mrs.
Sarah Kruger; Pacific No. S15, Mrs. Lizzie
Kennlson; Star No. SCI, Mrs. Bella Conrad;
Equity No. 1919, I. a. Lauder; Excelsior No,
1882, Mrs. A. B. Bradstreet: supreme represent
tatives, :. American and T. H. Berkey; past
grand protectors, Z. F. Aiken, II. X. Cum
Inings, J. J. Groom, F. Kemp Van Ee, A. \.
Grant, P. J. Doekery, Emma T. Parker, Mrs. Z.
American, Mrs. N. Z. Carleton.
This does not include the eharter-mem-
bers of the Grand Lodge, who number about
seventy-five.
All of these responded to the rollcall
with the exception of Junior Past Grand
Protector J. c.. Pterson and Grand Vice
Protector H. c.. Trephagen.