The San Francisco call., 1896-06-04
GRAND CIRCLE OF
WOMEN FORES7ERS
Many Delegates Assemble
in Local Head
quarters.
A FAVORABLE REPORT.
The Grand Circle Is Increasing
in Membership and
Finances.
WORK ON THE AMENDMENTS.
Members Stricken From the Roll
May in the Future Be Per.
mitted to Rejoin.
WORK ON THE AMENDMENTS.

The Grand Circle of California Com
panions of the Forest held its ninth an
nual session yesterday. This order COM
prises the ladies' branch of the Foresters
of America.
The committee on credentials recon-
mended the seating of six past grand
companions, twelve grand officers and
sixty delegates. This was adopted. The
morning session was devoted to receiving
| reports from the committees on creden-
tials, to receiving delegates and to the
appointment of committees. The follow
ing committees were appointed for the
ensuing year:
Credentials-Mrs. L. Grosjean, San Pedro;
Miss NJ. White, Los Angeles, and Mrs. T.
Muegge, Woodland.
Distribution-Miss NJ Marshall, Watson
vile; Mrs A Harrison, San Francisco, and
Mrs. L. Ouer San Francisco.
-Law-I.W. Coburn, Mrs. II. Worms and Mrs B.
Hintze, all of San Francisco.
| Finances. L. Waller, City; Mrs. Stephen
son, stockton, and Miss NJ. Mentel, Alameda.
Press-H. Kohn, City; NJ. Lewis. Oakland,
and Mrs Goldman, City.
State OF Leona-George Mendler, San Jose;
Mrs NJ. Gibson, City, and Mrs. NJ. Connell,
| City.
Barbara; Mrs E. T. N. Steinweg, City, and
Mrs. K. Bolian, City.
Honored dead-Mrs. R. Prieber, City; Miss
F. Kowalsky, Oakland, and Mrs. F. Hoppock,
| Fresno.
| In the afternoon the circle assem- bled at
/ o'clock with Mrs. A. B. Andrew sin the
chair. A communication of greeting and
good will was read from the supreme chief
companion, Mrs. S. Storey of Phiiadel-
| phia.
The representatives elected to attend the
session of the Supreme Circle held in Bos-
| fr,, 1oo Soro4a hnr fotiy of III pni-
ser and S. L. Waller of this City, Lewis
More of Los Angeles and c. P. Rendon of
! Stockton presented lengthy report as to
the general condition of the order, show
ing quite an increase both in mem De rship
and finances.
An invitation was read from Yuba Circle
of Marysville inviting the Grand Circle to
hold Its session of 1897 in that city.
The com mittee presented its report on
thirty-slx of the proposed amendments,
many of the same being recommended
for ad option. Among the amendments
finally adopted was one requiring that all
bonds in the Grand Circle be procured
from surety companies, and same made
payable to the grand chief companion.
A proposition to have the meeting of the
Grand Circle held permanently in San
Francisco was defeated. Reports of depu-
ties must in the future be sent thirty days
prior to the session to the grand chief
com panion.
Druggists must in future be members of
the order whenever practicable. Members
stricken from the roll will in future be
permitted to ejoin the order as new men,
bers. provided that the saiu members have
been so stricken from the rolls for year.
Members becoming reinstated will not be
entitled to any benefits for the first three
months after reinstatement, and only to
| medicine and medical attendance.
The matter of charging the per capita
tax to the individual mem bers was re-
pealed and left optional with the circle.