The record-union., 1896-05-17
new COUNCIL At AUBURN.
Grand Officers Of Royal and Select Masters
Institute Il.
Many Sacramentans Go Up There Also
and Assist in the Ceremonies of
the Occasion.

On May 10th at Auburn there was in
! stituted in Masonic Hall of Eureka
| Lodge a council of Royal and Select
| Masters.
| William H. Davis of this city, Grand
Master of the order in California, with
numerous company of companions
| from Sacramento Council, No. 1, were
present, also many companions from
| Council No of San Francisco.
| There were present five Past Grand
Masters Of the order in California, be-
sides other Grand Officers of the State
| After assembling in the hall Com
I panion J. II. Neff introduced William H
| Davis. Grand Master, who welcomed
| the companions and announced the OBJ
| ject, that Of instituting Gateway Coun-
Gil of Auburn, e. D., the charter mem
| bers of which were j. H. Neff, d. W.
| Lubbock, w. B. Lardner, ]. G. Bisbee,
j. NJ. Fulweiler, Charles Martin, G. C..
| Coker, X. w. Roberts, B. F. Smith, l.
L. Delano, H. c. Curtis and DR.. 7. M.
Todd
The Grand Officers for the purpose
| of organizing the new council and inl-
tiating the numerous candidates were
George Pennington, T. l. NJ; Franklin
H. Day, D. l. NJ; Joseph G. Barton, P.
| G. Of W.; William NJ. Petrie, Treas
urer; William F. Pierce, Recorder;
Give w. Porter, c. of g.; Alexander j.
| Gardiner, Conductor; Charles r. Goss,
| Steward; Samuel d. Mayer, Organist;
| Thomas Kyle, Chaplain; Charles Mar
| tin, Sentinel.
After the organization of the new
council the following companions were
| initiated into the degrees of the or
4 1Qr. Aolx Dis
que of Colfax, A. j. Gladding and Will
lam NJ. Sparks Of Lincoln, Walter jan
son and William Coombs of Grass VAL
| ley, Thomas Stevenson of Ell Dorado
| County, J. v. Bell, E. D. Brown, John
| Chisholm, w. A. Crowell, Jonathan
Fulton, William l. May and A. K Rob-
inson of Auburn, John McAnish Of
Butcher Ranch, also DR.. B. F. Stoll Of
| Sacramento.
| The new council thus auspiciously
started selected the third Saturday Of
| each month for date of meetings, and
| selected as their first officers: J. H.
| Neff, T. I. NJ; ]. G. Bisbee, Deputy T. L.
NJ; ]. M. Fulweiler, P. c. of W.; John
| Chisholm, Treasurer; D. w. Lubbock,
Recorder; w. A. Crowell, C. Of G.; A.
| x. Robinson, Conductor; William /.
| May, Steward; E. D. Brown, Sentinel.
After the impressive exemplification
CT the work and regular business was
completed all adjourned to a bountiful
banquet, which lasted till l o'clock of
the 10TH
Grand Officer and Past Grand Master
Franklin H. Day Of California Council,
No. 2, Of San Francisco presided as
| toastmaster, and right royalty did he
| preside, his own happy remarks and
| tact in drawing out speeches from Wis
! itors and local members making the
| occasion one of the most enjoyable ever
| held in that royal lodgeroom Of good
work and good cheer, Eureka, No. 16,
| of Auburn. 1t was conceded by all that
| one of the peasantest features Of the
| evening was the music rendered by the
| San Francisco Masonic Choir, led by
| Samuel D. Mayer at the organ. Both
| during the initiation ceremonies and at
| the banquet the singing was a revela-
| ton to those not used to properly
| equipped male choir. Among the Wis
| itors present from Sacramento the reg
| lister showed: w. II. Davis, Grand Mas
| ter; William M. Petrie, A. J. Gardiner,
| c. w. Porter, Charles r. Goss, ]. E.
| Thompson, G. w. Chapman, M. A.
Ketchum, Frank F. Ellery, B. F. Stoll;
| from San Francisco: George Pen
| lington Franklin H. Day, Thomas
| Kyle, Samuel D. Mayer, j. G. Barton;
| from Oakland: William F. Pierce,
| w T. Perkins of Adrian, Mich, j. P.
| NJ Phillips, temporarily Of Auburn, but
| a member Of Rockland, Me-, and George
| w Sanders, member of Wyandotte
Council, No. 6, Of Kansas City, Kan.
| And thus ended one OF the most en-
| joyab1e lodge functions and banquets
ever held in Auburn and a pleasant ex-
| cursion for the visitors.
Many Of the visitors were entertained
| by D. w. Lubbock of Auburn, assisted by
]. H. Neff. Carriages were at the dis
posal of the guests, and the little city
| of Auburn and especially the new
| County Courthouse were visited and
enjoyed by all, many remaining till the
afternoon train Of the 18th before re-
turning home.