The San Francisco call., 1895-10-14

member OF the committee on legislation I;
Lucius L. Solomon, grand orator; S. Zekind of
the finance committee, w. Saalburg of the
special committee on graded assessments, J.
NJ. Cohn of Oakland and julius Kahn.
Tomorrow night there will be a celebration
in Oakland in honor of the anniversary of the
founding of the order. Interesting exercises
will be held under the auspices of Oakland
Lodge No. 252, and the reunion will be at
tended by the officers of the general commit
tee, by nearly all from this City who attended
the celebration in San Jose and in addition by
Joseph Rothschild of the committee on consti-
tuition, D. S. Hirshberg of the committee on the
state of the order and the Rev. DR.. Levy.
On the 18th inst. the eleven lodges located in
San Francisco will hold joint celebration in
honor of the founding OF the order. 1t will be
held in Social Hall, in the Independent Order
B'nai Birth building, and will be one of the
most interesting entertainments ever given in
that hall.
The general convention at its last session,
held in Cincinnati recommended that the sew
eral district grand lodges establish auxiliary
lodges for women under such regulations and
conditions as may be approved by the execu-
tive committee. In view of the recommends
tion steps are being taken to establish lodge
in this City.
Pacific Coast, was the first to establish an
auxiliary lodge for minors, and the general
convention having recommended the estab-
lishment of lodges of this character In other
Jurisdictions, the New York jurisdiction is
making O. move in that direction. Its officers
recently sent to this Cityfor copy OF the ritual
useQ Ill Tie junior lOuSts
One of the most indefatigable workers in the
order at this time is Jacob Levison, the grand
secretary, who has held the Office since last
January. During the time that he has been in
Office he has done much to advance Its interest,
and has produced results that have agreeably
astonished the members of the order. Mr..
Levison came to California from Savannah,
Ca, in 1853, and since then, with one excep-
ton, when he went East for a few months, ,'he
has been a resident on this coast Shortly after
his arrival In this City he went to Auburn,
Placer County, where he engaged in mercantile
business and then went to Ell Dorado, then to
Nevada City. He was also in Woodland, Yolo
County, and was christened 1.-The father OF
Woodland" being the prime mover, in the
long ago, in organizing the town.
During the time William Raabe was United
States Marshal for California. Mr. Levison,
without any solicitation on his part. was ap-
pointed deputy marshal. When the discoV-
cries on the Comstock became widely known,
Mr.. Levison started for the State of Nevada
and located in Aurora, Esmeralda County.
his courteous dealings with every one. In
that county he was Under Sheriff during the
incumbency of D. B. Francis, Sheriff. At totheI
times he was Tax Collector and Treasurer
which positions he filled to the satisfaction OF
all. He was member of the first State Legis
lature. Upon his return from Nevada he 10.
Gated in Grass Valley and afterward came to
this City. The grand secretary, who is mem.
ber of the Masonic fraternity, of the Odd Eel
lows, the American Legion of Honor and the
Chosen Friends has been @ member of l. o.
B. B. since 1861, when he became the organ
| izer OF Garizim Lodge No. 43, which was instI
tuted October 6, 1861. He was its first presi-
dent and was one of the first to petition for q
grand lodge for this Jurisdiction. Mr.. Levison
is affable, obliging and always ready to give at
tentlon to all who have call upon his time
He is also methodical and good executive
officer.