The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-11
WEEKLYFRATER NOTES
A Fraud Who Is Imposing on Odd
Fellows in Indiana and
Other States.
THE GRAND ARMY ELECTIONS.
The Ward of the Masons to Join the
o. E. S.-Warning Delin.
quents.
Official Assessment Table.


The debate last week before Jury of nine,
six men and three women, in Pacific Lodge No.
of Oakland, by Mrs. Kate NJ. Poland, grand
recorder of the Degree of Honor, and j. w.
Ward, P. G. NJ, was presi ded over by E. F.
Danforth, P. G. NJ. Mrs. Poland spoke in favor
of admitting women as members OF the order
on the ground that statistics for sixteen years
showed that they were better risks than men,
ana that they also were very prompt in all
matters connected with lodges. She also raised
other points in favor of the sex. After Mr..
| Ward had combatted the points offered the
| jury retired and in a short time returned q
unanimous verdict in favor of Mrs. Poland.
district meeting OF the lodges in Solano
! County will be held under the auspices OF Sui
sun lodge No. 40 on Thursday evening, the
2lst inst. large gathering OF Workmen is
| expected, at which time addresses will be de-
| livered by Grand Master Workman Toohy,
Grand Receiver Booth and Grand Recorder
| Hirshberg.
| Forty-six thousand dollars has been disbursed
| this month already. The effort on the part of
the grand recorder to have lodges remit more
promptly, so that beneficiary claims may be
paid sooner, meets with quite universal re-
| Spouse on the part OF subordinate lodges and
officers.
On the evening of the Goth inst. q meeting of
| the Past Grand Masters Association will be
| held in the lodge-room OF Valley Lodge No. 80.
| The president, William H. Jordan, P. S. NJ w,
will lnaugurate the winter campaign among the
! City lodges. Considerable activity is prom
| ised and the association, assisted by commit
| tees from the local lodges, will contribute
greatly to the interest during the winter
months.
| The new lapel button adopted at the su-
preme Lodge session is of neat design, and is
an Improvement on those heretofore worn. 1t
is in the shape OF Roman shield, the center
OF which is silver. Around the outer edge of
| the shield is red band in which appear stars,
one for each grand jurisdiction. Diagonally
across the silver in the shield is in white en-
amel the letters A. o. wv The shield is en-
circled by wreath of forget-me-nots
At meeting of Triumph Lodge No. $50, held
presented with a token OF esteem by the lodges
OF his district, the presentation being made by
b. +. Clement.
The Odd Fellows.
| Grand Master Gosbey win make visits as fol-
! lows:
| Niles Lodge No. 3S2. at Niles, November 18th:
Little Lake No 278, at Willetts 18th; Covelo No.
18th: Fort Bragg No. $50, at For. Bragg, 18th
Stella No: 213. at Mendocino, goth; Garcia No.
ameda, 25th; Oakland No. lis, at Oakland 26th,
and Harbor No. 253, at West Oakland 9th.
The grand master will attend the reception
to the grand representatives on the 14th inst.
Golden Rule Encampment No. 81 of Oakland
! intends to hold public meeting in the latter
part of this month, to the extent of having
present members OF subordinate lodges and in
teresung them in the patriarchial branch.
An entertainment is to be given some time
during the month in aid OF the Friendship fund
| and the Christmas cheer.
Santa Cruz will soon dedicate q new I. O. o.
| F. hall which has been fitted up in fine style.
/ new hall for fraternal organizations is be-
ing built in Bridgeport and when it is finished
! q lodge of Odd Fellows will be organized there.
A man representing himself as Henry Knox
of Washington Lodge No: 159 of California has
been imposing on the Odd Fellows of Indiana
| and neighboring States. There is no such
! lodge as Washington in California. No. 159
OF this jurisdiction is San Benito, at San Juan
| South.
| Next Thursday the entertainment and recep-
ton to the returning grand representatives,
and ball to follow, will be given by the subor-
/ dinate and Rebekah lodges. A very interesting
| programme has been prepared. There will be
an address by Grand Master Cosby and re-
sponses by the gentlemen who represented
| this jurisdiction at the sovereign grand lodge,
| Representatives Dams, Thompson, Savage and
! Mcguire. This entertainment will be followed
| by others, the first of which will be in aid of
| the Christmas cheer.