The San Francisco call., 1896-10-13

of California was organized at Sacra-
mento, and but one of the representatives
who then assisted in its organization is
now living, John Ashby Tut, the first
deputy grand master and the second
grand master of Masons of California, now
in his eighty-third year, residing at Madi-
SOD, Yolo County, in this State, Jonathan
Drake Stevenson being the first grand
master, who passed away on February
IA, 1894. Only two members are now liv-
ing that were present as visitors at the or
gsnization of tn e Grand Lodge-William
Schuyler Moses, the first master of Golden
Gate Lodge No. 80 and the senior past
master in the State of California and
Richard Hayes Mcdonald, the only
charter member on the roll of Tehama
Lodge No. 3, at Sacramento.
The Grand Lodge of California has 325
subordinate lodges with m mem bership on
its rolls of II 341 Master Masons. It has
chartered 322 lodges since the date of its
organization, or an average of seven new
lodges each year. Fourteen lodges have
been organized beyond the limits of the
State, which have helped to form the
zona, and one still remains under its juris-
diction az Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
Twenty-eight grand masters have filled
the grand oriental chair, of which twelve
have died and sixteen are now living.
The three lodges which organized the
Grand Lodge of California are California
No l of San Francisco, Western Star No.
2 of Shasta ana Tehama No. of Sacra-
mento-the mother lodge of Free Masonry
in California, whose Iabors in deeds of
charity are beyond enumeration or COM
putation.
For tomorrow has been assigned the
ceremony of laying the cornerstone of the
TTY. i n p1 EgrF,o T.
The following is the programme and order
of exercises laid down by Grand Marshal
Edward Peabody:
PROCESSION FOR LAYING CORNERSTONE.
Grand marshal, E. Peabody. p N. California
No. l, badge blue rosette; aids, G. L. Field
Golden Gate Commandery No. 16. badge red,
white and blue rosettes; w. ID. +. Titus, Cali
fornia Commandery No. !, badge red, white
and blue; Ii. A. Cline, Grand Consistory,
badge red. white and blue; Charles W. Con-
white and blue; Webb N. Pearee, Oakland,
badge red, white and blue; Henry Burner, P.
M. Occidental No. %, badge. red, white and
blue; band; Grand Commandery, K. T.; Cali
fornia Commandery No. 1 escort; San Jose
Commandery No. 10 escort; Oakland Com
mandery No. IL escort; Golden Gate Com
mandery No. 10 escort; Grand Chapter, r. A.
NJ Grand Council, R. and s. NJ; Grand Con-
sistory A. and A. S. B.; tyler with drawn
sword; four stewards with rods; entered ap-
prentices; fellow crafts; master masons; stew
retaries; treasurers.
Grand Lodge of California F. & A. NJ, Ora nd
Marshal OF the Grand Lodge T. d A. NJ. grand
tyler with drawn sword, grand stewards with
rods, grand junior warden, grand senior war
den past masters, masters, trustees of Masonic
Home grand standard-bearer, grand pursui-
want and grand organist, brother bearing
golden vessel of corn, two brothers bearing
silver vessels of wine and oil, grand orator
and grand chaplain, architect with tools on
velvet cushion, grand Bible-bearer with stew
ard with rod on either side OF him, two
brothers with Tuscan and Composite orders
three brothers with Doric, Ionic and Corinth-
ian orders, past grand junior wardens, past
grand senior wardens, past grand deputy mas
ters, past grand masters, grand warcens,
deputy grand master, master California Lodge
No. 1, bearing the book OF constitutions.
The board of trustees OF the Masonic
Widows and Orphans Home is as fol-
lows;
Charles L. Patton of San Francisco, presi-
dent; Charles f. Crocker Of San Francisco, vice.
presidents n. Greene Curtis, z. g. M, OF Sacra-
mento; William Johnstone. p. g. NJ, OF Saera-
mento; F. NJ. Angelotti, J. G. W., OF San Rafael !;
Jacob Yoorsanger, grand orator, OF San Fran
cisco; w. Frank Pierce of Oakland; George
Kinds OF Los Angeles; Edwin WhiDple OF De-
The following Masonic lodges and mas