The San Francisco call., 1895-07-21
THE SONS OF ST, GEORGE,
Their Grand Lodge Will Con-
vene in This City Next
Tuesday.
PREPARATIONS UNDER WAY
Numerous Banquets and a Grand
Ball In Honor of Visiting
Delegates.

The sixth convention Of the Pacific Coast
Jurisdiction of the Order of the Sons of st.
George will meet in this City next Tues
day. Preparations are being made by the
lodges of San Francisco and Alameda
counties to extend to the numerous dele
gates hearty welcome.
The work of this order has from its in
ception been filled with charity, good fell
lowship and progress, and while counting
as eligible to membership only such per-
sons as are of direct English parentage or
descent, it advocates strict allegiance to
such countries as its mem bers have Sc
lected as their permanent homes, and dis
tinctly favors naturalization and the as
sumption of all the obligations as well as
privileges conferred.
The first lodge to be instituted on this
coast was the Burnaby, which was organ
lied eight years ago by Charles Williams
Of Pennsylvania, and was followed some
months later by the Pickwiek. Later on
the Albion of Oakland and the Derby of
Alameda came into existence, and soon
afterward numerous lodges sprang up all
over the West.
The representatives of the order in Cali
fornia number about 1000, while through
out the United States are to be found be-
tween three and four hundred lodges and
nearly $4,000 members.
Politics and religion are not permitted
to cut any figure in the order, the objects
being solely social and beneficial, sick
benefits being paid and amounts set aside
for cases of death.
Upon Monday evening next Pickwick
Lodge Ne. 259, proposes to keep open
house at its club building, S17 Mason
street, when the visiting delegates will be
invited to partake OF their hospitality.
Burnaby Lodge, and Albion and Derby Of
Oakland and Alameda will join in max
ing the reception as pleasant and cordial
as possible.
As the delegaues will come from Mon
tana, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Nevada
and British Columbia, as well as from Cali
fornia, the programme as arranged prom
ises to present many original and inter-
general interchange of wit and good
stories promise to make the time pass into
the early hours.
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock the seri-
Gus business of the convention will COM
mence.
The Grand Lodge will meet in the hall
of the order, at 317 Mason street, the grand
officers being: Grand president, Rev. Jo-
siah Sims of Nevada City; grand vice.
president, J. w. Carlen of Oakland: grand
treasurer, Charles w. Pope of San Fran
cisco; grand secretary, Edward Oliver of
San Francisco; grand messenger, ]. V.
Spencer of San Jose.
Officers and delegates will be elected for
the ensuing term, and other schemes for
The method of electing grand officers is
somewhat peculiar to this association, it
being the custom to have it done entirely
by the past presidents of the different sub
ordinate lodges, Another, and the princi-
pal banquet will take place on Tuesday
evening. Invitations have been extended
to numerous friends, and very complete
literary programme has been arranged, as
follows:
Treasurer Charles w. Pope. Toast, 'The Presi-
dent of the United States;" response, H Tre-
coming; music, "star-spangled Banner Toast,
eod Save the eepU aneen song son5' 5 Horton nusle
Toast, THE Supreme Lodge; response, Su-
preme President Edward Oliver. Song, Thomas
Nowlan. Toast, "The Grand Lodge of the Pa
eifie Coast; response, Grand President Rev. j.
Sims. Duet, Messrs. 0akes and Trow. Presenta-
ton OF badges to Past Grand Presidents Hutton,
Pascoe, Brandon and Sims. Song, w. J. Oakes
Chief Of Thistle Club J. R. Watson Toast,
Ranger Of Forestsrs T. F: MeNuity. song, j.
Horton. Toast, 'The Land We Live Iu"; re-
sponse, Chief of caledonians D. +. Mcneil.
Song, C. L. 1row. Toast. ''The Press: re-
sponse, C. NJ. Shortridge. Toast, 1.-THE Ladies. /"
Wednesday will still see the Grand
Lodge in session, after the conclusion of
which many trips to the ocean, Cliff and
points of interest are in contemplation
and social calls will receive attention.
Thursday will be taken up in pretty
much the same way, and the evening will
see the close of the meetings in the shape
of an entertainment and grand ball at the
large hall. The local British colony is
quite famous for the good quality of the
musical, literary and histrionic talent
possessed by its members, and the enter
esting and meritorious features
Mr.. Pope is chairman of the entertain
ment committee and Is very busy man
just at present. The Supreme Grand
Lodge of the order meets in New York
next October, to which the local lodges
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