The San Francisco call., 1896-08-24
Order of the Eastern Star.

Chapter and was well received On Wednes-
day she went to Idlewild Chapter at SANTA
Cruz.
AT the last held meeting of Golden Gate
Chapter, two candidates were elected ana TWO
applications were received. Mrs. Thompson
of Park City, Utah, and Dwight l.. Davis
worthy patron of 0akleaf Chapter were
among the visitors.
Ii is expected that there will be $50 delegates
at the meeting of the Grand Chapter, 10 De
held in this City in october.
Mrs. Marguerite Todd McCray of Bakersfield
Chapter and Mrs. Lucy Barker OF San Jose
Chapter were among the visitors to the office
of the grand secretary during the past week.
independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Department Commander ]. F. Crosett has
issued a circular announcing to all cfhcers ana
chevaliers of cantons Patriarchs Militant that the
next cantonment Will be held in Santa Cruz on the
goth OF next October. The following is the pro-
gramme: Tuesday evening, october 20, decora-
n of chivalrv, regimental dress parade and ball;
Wednesday forenoon, Octob 81 1895, is set apart
for parade; Wednesday afternoon at o'clock,
military council, to be held at odd Fellows Hall;
wednesday evening competitive drill and award
ing of prizes. concluding with grand ball. The
odd Fellows santa Cruz offer $4O0 in prizes, 10
be diyioed as foows Flrse P[fze, ssa1I escnp lamp
The next session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
of odd Fellows will be held in Dallas, Tex, Sep
tember 81 to 20 inclusive.
Bay City Lodge has extended invitation to
the Veteran Odd Fellows to pay 1t visit on the
18th of Septem Der. The visits of the older men,
bers of the order 10 the younger ones have been
and will continue 10 be productive OF much good.
Centennial EHcsmpment located at the extreme
southern end of the State, is reported as very
active and fourishing.
The grand patriarch and the grand scribe will
visit Unity Encampment tomorrow night and on
Thursday they will pay visit to Sunset Encamp-
Grand Patriarch Reid contemplates an extensive
southern tour in the near future.
Oriental Encampment worked III the Golden
Rule and Royal Purple degrees recently. The
work was grand and very impressive. 1t was well
done and was introduced with much originality,
for which this encampment is noled
The Semannual reports show that much work
is being done the three branches of the order
and that there is an Increase in the membership.
Fidelity Lodge viii meet this evening, when Two
candidates will De initiated.
Officers of the Rebekah Degree will meet in
this City on the 9th of september to discuss mat
;ers connected with The orphanage at Holllster
\ bout sixty members Of Amity Rebekah Lodge
paid a visit to the camp of Sisters and Brot hers
Duly and Corbett at Larkspur last week. The
visitors were pleasantly entertained.
President Fox and Secretary shaw returned last
Tuesday from their visit to the home al Therma-
Ito where present there are sixty residents ex
elusive OF employees A number OF residents are
absent on leave. The bids for the proposed addl-
tions will be opened in the Office of the grand sec
retary tomorrow. The visitors report everything
at the home in very satisfactory condition, and
state that there is no dissatisfaction among the
residents. Before a member of the order can
gain admission to the home certi hcate must be
tiled by his lodge to show that he is clear on the
books, or in other words that he Is III good stand
ing and that he is in possession OF the pass word,
and under the rules continually entitled TO the
same during his residence al the home
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
AT the adjourned meeting of the Grand Lodge,
which will convene on the 1st of September in
Shiels' Hall in this city, the proposed amendments
to the onstitution which have been approved by
the commission provided for in the constitution
namely: the Grand Master Workman, Deputy
Grand Master W orkman, Grand Recorder Grand
Receiver and Committee on Laws, will come up
for consideration. Every lodge IN the State and
every representative has been provided with a
copy of these amendments These involve the
striking out Of p and inserting Is years as the
minimum age, the organization of lodges and the
admission of candidates in old lodges. change
will be made so that the amount deposited in the
beneficiary fund shall be the rate provided for in
the classified rate Of assessment, instead OF 81 as
IN the past 1t is proposed to amend section AZ of
the Grand Lodge constitutiol by Inserting the new
classified rate of assessment, except for those in
the membership now for whom the rates shall
remain as they until the 1st of next January,
when the new rates shall apply to them.
Arrangements have been made with the railroad
company so that representatives attending the
special session of the Grand Lodge secure the
one-th I'd rate for return, providing that fifty rep
reseDtatives from the in eror will attend
During the current month the grand medical
examiner has had great number OF applications
TO pass upon, IN fact an unusually large number
There is a sign of increased activity all along the
line.
asst Tuesday the grand recorder addressed
union meeting of Haywards San Leandro and
Eden lodges at HaywaFds Wednesday night he
will address Valley Lodge, on Saturday he will
speak to Spartan Lodge and on Tuesday, Septem-
Der g. he will address Triumph Lodge.
Interes ing addresses were delivered last Thurs
day evening before Golden Gate Lodge by Grand
Master Workman Winter and Past Supreme Work
man Jordan.
on Monday, the 31st inst, the amplihed work
man degree viii be conferred on several candi
dates, with the assistance of he Pacific drill team
The degree will be conferred by Deputy Grand
Master Work man Frank s. Poland.
Mrs. M J. Stewart, superior lady of honor, has
There is considerable activity in the order at
this time. a new lodge is in contemplation at
Falbroos, San Diego County, and there is infor-
nation that a NUMBER of new lodges will be formed
the new assessme ent plan is put into
operation.
Native Sons of the Golden West.
On Admission day the Native Sons and the Ar
cata Cycling Club will join in a celebration ct Ar
cata. The orator will be Arthur w. Hill of
Eureka.
Commodore Sloat Parlor No. 1877 was organized in
due form and instituted on the Is by Grand Secre-
tary Lunstedt and Others There are forty-five
names on the charter roll. The Installing officers
were cordially welcomed and we'll entertained by
the people of Blue Lake, where the parlor is Io-