The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-27
HAVE LEFT THE
GRAND LODGE,
elimination of the Diff
culties Among the
ForeSterS.
SATELLITE CIRCLELEADS
Seceders From the Ukiah Con.
vention Being Generally
Sustained.
a NEW ORDER MAY BE FORMED
Companions of the Forest Will No
Longer Submit to Falconer's
Despotism."
a NEW ORDER MAY BE FORMED

The disaffection that has been brewing
in the ranks of the Companions of the
Forest, the causes of which have already
been discussed at length in THE CALL,
found expression last night in the action
of Satellite Circle in support OF the TWEEN
ty-nine delegates who seeded from the
convention at Ukiah.
Not only was the course of the seeding
delegates commended, but the circle. dis
gusted with the actions of what is known
rs the Falconer faction, voted to surrender
their charter and withdraw their funds
from the Grand Lodge.
Last nights meeting was spirited
throughout. and the communications
from the Grand Lodge were disdainfully
tossed into the waste-basket.
As to the future course of the lodge moth
ing definite was finally decided upon, but
in all probability a new order will be or
ganized. In this they Will follow the,
precedent established last year by Alca-
traz Lodge, which withdrew in body,
some 200 strong, and established new
order.
The cause of the trouble, as stated be-
fore, was the alleged autocratic behavior
OF Secretary Falconer, whose actions at
lenSID, SO the SeCeOerS say, became uQeQ-
durable. Falconer holds the permanent
position of grand secretary, and it is said
aspires not only to fill this office but to
exercise general management of the
order. An effort lately made to make this
Office elective obtained majority vote,
but not the necessary three-fourths vote.
Many reports are being circulated of
something even worse than despotism on
the part of Falconer. One of the dele
| gates, IL is said, who opposed Falconer
was approached by the secretary on the
train and told that if she would write an
apology to him he would not report her
or fine her, as he intended doing with the
seceders. Wishing to avoid notoriety, the
lady agreed to do this, but Falconer there
upon, instead of keeping his promise, not
only fined and reported the lady, but
made public her apology as well.
The action of the twenty-nine delegates
in Withdrawing from the convention is
generally upheld by the circles they repre-
sented, and some of the other circles,
whose delegates supported the Falconer
faction, have determined nevertheless to
support the boilers. An agitation is al
ready being carried on to exclude men
from the order of the Companions of the
finally rid themselves of the 'little car"
as they derisively term Falconer
Among the seeding mem bers are five
officers of the Grand Lod ge-Treasurer
Boehm, Sub Chief McLane, Inner Guard
Boyd, Left Guide Humbert and Herald
Macrett. Besides these officers the repre-
sentatives of the following circles will
doubtless be upheld in their action in
leaving the conventions: Satellite, Social,
Bohemian, Twin Peaks Oak Grove and
Mizpah circles of San Francisco; Pied
mont and Pride of the Forest and Enter
prise circle, of Oakland Queen of the Red
woods Circle of Ukiah. Valley Circle of
Stockton, Garden City Circle OF San Jose,
Ramona Circle of San Diego and Sunshine
Circle of MERGED.