The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-27
A. o. q. W.

Fraternal Society Editor MORNING CALL, San
Francisco
A. 0. q. W.
The month of May has been prosperous one
in this order for the California jurisdiction.
and the number of new members being gath
cred in is a sure sign of the hold which this
great fraternity has on the affections of the
people. Grand Overseer A. F. Macksy of Los
Angeles is more than holding up his end of the
State.
On the 18th a rousing reunion was held
under the auspices of the brethren on the east
side of the Angel City, and several applica-
tons for admission to Lodge No. $50 resulted.
Los Angeles No. So had an open meeting on
the 18th, at which the largest fraternal out
pouring of the year gave evidence of great
activity and a splendid revival in the temples
OF workmanship
Past Grand Master Workman Ward of Oak
land has not relaxed his efforts in the least
since the close of his term, and with his corps
of well-trained subalterns is determined to
keep Alameda County at the head as the BAN
ner division.
The grand master workman visited Califor-
MIA Lodge No. on the evening of the 18th and
was received with hearty welcome by that
pioneer band of the Pacific Coast. He also at
tended Occidental No. 8 on Friday evening last
and gave words of encouragement to a large
audience. Grand Receiver Sam Booth, the
bard and minstrel of the order, accompanied
his chief on these occasions.
Oakand's drill team which bore away the
laurelS OF victory from the South in April gave
banquet to its friends on the evening of the
22d inst. The. event of the evening was the
presentation of gifts to the gallant commander
of the team. Captain w. ]. Peterson. These
merited testimonials consisted of all sorts of
pins, hairpins, hatpins, tenpins, rolling-pins,
belaying-pins, draypins, blanket-pins, and
from the grand foreman came large terrapin.
But the choicest of all the friendly offerings
was a beautiful diamond scarfpin of exquisite
workmanship, which the veterans on that side
of the bay had reserved for Brother Peterson.
In reply to all this the captain made short
but eloquent acknowledgements. Other good
speeches followed by 2. G. NJ. w. Danforth G.
L., Brothers Shook Nolan, Winter, Ward, Post
master J. j. White and others, interspersed
with song and poetry by Brothers Barnewitz
and Booth. The team won the golden trophy
at Los Angeles and will be in the contest again
at the next Grand Lodge session against all
| competitors.
country outing of the lodges on both sides OF
the brine, has at last found the right place for
the legions of the A. o. U. w. and their fsmi-
! lies. The grand reunion and picnic will be
| held at Fairfax Park June 27
AT Noe Valley last Tuesday evening a rare
treat was the social and literary programme O.
| the Past Master Workmens Association. The
| lecture was delivered by Grand Recorder Bootf
| on the subject of ''Music," which he handled
with the polished style of the scholar and the
enthusiasm OF genuine disciple of the muse
Grand Lecturer Danforth is abroad severa
evenings in the week making fraternal affairs
resemble the condition of things nine years
|
| into the great camp of workmanship.
| The aggregate OF this orderin America on the
LIST OF April, this yeaa was 341 ,429, being ar
| increase of nearly 5000 for the month of March
| The picnic committee of the A. o. Z. w. ha:
decided to hold grand reunion and picnic a
| Fairfax Park, Thursday, June 27.
On Tuesday evening, May %, Alta Lodge viii
! hold an open meeting and entertainment il
! Mangle's Hall, corner of Folsom and Twenty
| fourth streets. w. H. Barnes will present the
| set of gold officers badges he promised the
| lodge that did the best work during the pas
year in District No. 5. Several of the granC
| officers will be present. Members of the City
lodges and all visiting brethren are invited tc
| attend and bring their families and friends.
Unity Lodge now meets in Prospect Hall l. o
| 0. +. building, Tuesday evenings. On June
! two new candidates will be initiated. The drill
| team from the Pacific Lodge, Oakland will BIZ
| in attendance to confer the degrees in amplifet
| form. Election of officers will take place OF
| Tuesday next.
| Grand Lecturer Edwin Danforth paid Triumph
| Lodge NO, $50 visit last Tuesday night at it.
| rooms in Odd Fellows building and gave very
| interesting lecture Next Tuesday night, Maj
3D. the election of officers will take place.