The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22
Officers for the Ensuing Year
Are Elected at Santa
Cruz.
cANToNs DRILL FOR A TROPHY
San Francisco Believed to Have Won
the Prizs-Young Ladies in a
Pretty Mar ch.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Oct. 21.-The
Grand Encampment of the Dad Fellows
of California opened its second days ses-
sion with prayer by the grand high
priest.
Resolutions were passed levying a per
capita tax of 10 cents for the maintenance
of the California Odd Fellows Home and
per capita tax of As cents for estimated
expenses of the order for the current year.
Special thanks were given TO Grand Patrl-
arch Reid for his past services. The cleo
tion of officers for the ensuing year re-
suited as follows: ]. 7. Doran, grand
patriarch; o. s. Erlewine. grand high
priest; J. w. Harris, grand senior warden |;
William III. Barnes (re-elected), grand
scribe; George W. Lemont (re- e-elected),
grand treasurer; Joseph Foster, grand
lunior warden; George w. Reid, grand
representative; H. S. Winn, F. A. Week
aud w. S. Potter (re-elected) trustees.
When ballot was taken to decide on
the next meeting place OF the encamp-
ment the vote stood: Los Angeles SO,
San Jose 36, San Francisco 16.. Los An
geles was declared chosen by ACCLAIM tion.
The proposed amendment to increase
admission fees was lost. The preamble
eulogizlng the services of Grand Treasurer
Lemont OF San Francisco and a motion
to present him with suitable memento
were carried. The motion to increase the
fund for the travelling expenses of the
grand patriarch was lost At $3.50 P. NJ.
the grand encampment went into secret
session, the written work being exempli-
fed by George f. Roesch, grand represen-
tative assisted by G. w. Savage, past
past grand representative.
The competitive drill was OF exceptional
interest. and al p. NJ. the armory was
crowded TO the doors. Brigadier- General
Crossett of San Francisco, grand COM
mander militant, and his staff-Major G.
Krike, C. H. Cole. F. B. Ogden, j. T.
Doran, T. Cavile Mafret, Colonels E. w.
Wells, w. s. Sherburn. III. o. Brewer,
Lieutenant Colonels G. III. Martin, E. Pot
ter, General E. H. Back and Assistant
Acknowledgement Nasmuth ana J. W.
Harris-were seated upon the dais and
formed the inspecting body, while Lieu
tenant Colonel Morey and Captain Osborne
acted as judges. The following cantons
competed: Sacramento No. l. time 81
minutes; San Francisco No. 5, % minutes;
Oakland No. IL, 20L minutes. Captain
General Black of San Francisco and Cap
tain Pierce of Oakland.
The erolutions were OF great merit.
The prize was the Grant Encamp-
Ment challenge trophy. value $500,
and $400 in cash given by the
Odd Fellows of Santa Cruz. The
money was divided into three prizes. No
decision was given, but San Francisco is
believed to be the judges choice.
The Young Lady Cadets Drill Corps of
Santa Cruz twenty privates, two lieuten-
ants and one captain-in it's United States
infantry tactics, patriarch militant tac-
ticts, display drill and silent manual with
the sword. won repeated applause and re-
ceived the personal thanks of Brigadier-
General Crossett and three ringing cheers
and tiger at his command from the
patriarch militants present. The lady
cadets were the surprise and the sensation
of the evening and Captain Anna Thomas
received with Captain Osborne special
recognition from the inspecting officers. N
The conierring OF the order of chiyalrv
upon fifteen of t most prominent Re-
bekahs of California followed The patri-
arch militants gave grand dress parade,
formed a square, saluted and received
with uncovered heads and grounded arms
the fifteen candidates for the grand order
Of chivalry. The cadets upon whom the