The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-26
Formally Constituted and the
Officers Elected
MANY GUESTS WERE THERE
Funeral Services of Much Respected
Citizen
TIE Report oil the Committee on the Improve
ment Of East Colorado Steeet 10
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evening in the Masonic temple in the
presence of nearly two hundred promi-
nsnt brethren OF the fraternity, represen-
tativss of the four lodges in Los Angeles,
Pasadena lodge No. 272, and many visit
ors from abroad.
Hon. Henry Sayre Orme OF Los An
9eles, past grand master, officiated, con
stituting the lodge and confirming the
present officials by installation, assisted
by the following grand officers:
Henry Sayre Orme, grand MASTER
Florin Leslie Jones, deputy grand master /;
Samuel Prayer. senior grand warden;
John Richard Salter, junior grand war
den; Samuel James Beck, grand treas
uref; Henry Joseph Lloyd, grand secre-
tary; WHY'S Hall. D. D., grand chaplain;
Frank Charles Wolf, grand marshal; John
Amos Kingsley, senior grand deacon /;
sllas Axtel, junior grand deacon George
Henry Habel, Jacob Marion Deter, stew
ards; Simon Caher, sword bearer; julius
Albert Jacobs, standard bearer; Arthur
Henry Conger, purveyor; Jacob Hauch,
tyler.
Installation OF ofncers by the same
grand body followed, the officers lnducted
into place being as follows: L.w. F.ary,
W. NJ; E. Z. Grtfiths. S. W.; W. L.
E. H. May. secretary; h. E. Gaylord, 5.
D.; J. A. Jacobs, I'D. E. Groenendyke,
w. H. Som.rs, stewards william Snib-
ley, marshal Rev. WHY'S Hall, d. d..
chaplain; N. j.. Thompson, tyler.
at the conclusion of the installation
exercises an adjournment was made to
the banquet hall where tables were
spread, beautifully decorated, with COW
efs laid for nearly two hundred guests.
Dr.. L. W. Frary acted as toast master
aid speeches were made, mostly landa-
tory Of the Masonic oruer, by DR.. n. s.
Orme, F. j.. Jones, Rev Dl. WHY'S Hall,
John A. Kingsley, Los Angeles; Samuel
Prayer, Los Angeles; Judge o. F. Weed,
Henry g. Lloyd. Los Angeles. +. G. Wolf
Los Angeles, and others.
Corona lodge now mas mem uership OF
seventy-six and the grand secretary stat
cd when he received the report that the
growth OF this lodge was unprecedented
in the history of Masonry in the state,
a. it was started only last February.
During its existence so far thirty appli-
cants have been raised to the rank of
Master Masons, and eighty-four degrees
have been Conferred. This growth has
not been at the expense of the old lodge,
No. 2-2, .or that body has alsJ increased
in membership during the past year.
Among the distin guished guests from
grand master; William ]. Beck, +. G.
Wolfe, A. S. Drake, Los Angeles; Hal o.
Sweet, Highlands; R. Easton, Scranton;
3. Cohen. Samuel Prayer, G. +. A. Last,
N. DETER, Henry G. Lloyd, ]. Hanch,
James K. Kennedy. Los Angeles; S. Ak
Capital City, Ia; Fred L. CLARK, So
mona; John A. Kingsley, P. A. Nc
Kenna, ]. r. Hughes, 5. K. San born. Los
Angeles; Q. q. Thompson, Danyilie ILL.,;
Fritz E. Beach, MonrovIa, N. Y: D. R.
McNurty, Eureka; H. H. kerckhoff, Pc
mona; J. d. ketchen, Lincoln, Neb.;
W. D. Pitxin, breckenridge, Miss; G.
A. Smith, Milwaukee, Wis. W. 2. Nc
Pherson, New York; 5. g. Bailey, WHIT
tier Theodore Martin, Salida: M. G.
Farmley, OAK Park, H.; G. B. Felt,
Huron, s. D.. A. NJ. Belts, Grand Rap
ids, Mich, and others.
FUNERAL SERVICES.
The funeral OF Sylvester S. Stevens will
take place tomorrow Saturday at 10
a. m. at the family residence, Rev. Wyllis
Hall officiating. Nj. Stevens had reached
the advanced age of SO years, and his ILL
ness had extended over period of many
months previous to the time OF his death.
He was native of Vermont. from which
state his parents moved to Illinois while
be was still young. the latter state being
his home during the greater part of his
life. For forty two years he was con-
nected with the Rock Island road IN
different capacities, large part of the
time being general manager. He had
l1V00 IN faddQene 1Or ABOUT SIX years,
during which time he had made many
close friends. among whom he was held
in high esteem. He leaves q widow and
two daughters, Miss Neatly Stevens the
well-known pianist, and Mrs. W. Il.
Meek of San Lorenzo.
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
A meeting OF property owner S on East
Colorado street is called for tomorrow
Saturday night at the LAKE Vineyard
company's office. to hear the report OF
the committee appointed at the last meet
ing. This com mittee was to report in
two weeks, but it has been decided to
make the report at once that the work
may be FASTENED. The committee viii
recon m end that the sense of last Monday
evenings meeting be carried out by re-
moving four to six inches of the surface
of the street on the fiat sections, blowing
the whole thoroughfare from Marengo
to the east city limits and then bringing
il to a proper crown and grade, baulins
In proper grsvelly soil where necessary.
This will be done If the report is ap.
proved, without disturbing the present
cutters and curtis and the street will be
left in that condition until a permanent
asphaltum pavement shall be put down,
which will be after the widening at the
Methodist Episcopal church corner is ac-
com plished and the sever constructed
S6Bb OF LOS flODleS. WIN reference TO
widening, the members of the commit.
tee have had several conferences with the
trustees of the church and they hope to
reach on agreement by which the road
way can now be carried back to a line
with that eastward.
BRENITIES
Street Superintendent ]. A. Buohanan
and wife very pleasantly com m emorated
the thirty-sixth anniversary OF their we'd
ding Wednesday evening at their home
on De Lacy street. wnen their seven sons
with their families gathered under the
maternal roof, making an assem- blage of
twenty -four people altogether. OF course
they we're of all ages, from Mr.. and Mrs.
Buchanan, who were married in 1859,
down to their grandchildren. The house
vas decorated for the occasion with a
profusion of flowers and roses, and
bountiful dinner enjoyed By all, after
which dancing and other merry making
occupied tho evening hours.
A happy family reunion occurred
Yesterday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Painter, on the corner of Fair Oaks and
Mountain. at which all the children and
araudcbi ldren were assembled. Twenty
one mem bers of the family sspent the
afternoon and evening very pleasantly
together, with dinner Intervening. among
VSen wsTs Mr.. and Mrs. NJ D. Painter,