The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-06
Knights of Pythias.

II is stated that, Notwithstanding the efforts OF
the higher officers of the Uniform Rank, includ-
ing the Supreme Council is first meeting in
indianapolis recently, TO destroy mot intention
ally, perhaps but that is the logical of their
actlon) the distinguishing feature Of the Nank by
Altering the OF the primary organizations
from "DlYis.on' TO Company thus entailng a
very large expenditure in the change in printing,
division seals, flags, etc, it would appear that the
Supreme Chancellor has set his seal of disapproval
and denied the right 10 make such change, es-
ecaliy as the last supreme Lodge mad expressed
Itself opposed 10 such alteratI n, by refusing
approve the use of The designation Company
outside OF the tactics.
VI hile to the technical martially inclined indi-
vidual the term company conforms more nearly to
the designation as adopted in the United states
army, and the trend OF opinion of the officers of
the Uniform Rank appears to be to more nearly
assimlate the military feature of order TO
that OF the army OF our country, for obvious rea-
Sous, yet the lay mind, those who form the pri-
mary organizations who equip themselves, often
considerable sacrifice and who pay the piper,
there appears no cosent reasoning Tor the proposed
and attempted change 1t would involve needless
terial good Especially agSraYatlnS 10 these mem
bers, who certainly much interested in the
progress of the rank and entitled to thei opinion
and its expression as the officers can possibly be- IS
the attempted change in the title after the supreme
Lodge, from whence emanated the Uniform Rank
controlled, had positively set the seal Of its dlsap-
proval of the proposed change.
Golden GATE Lodge No g. which largely in
creased n membership by consolidation with Gar
field Lodge No. ~. insaed It's officers Tor the cur
rent term public on THURSDAY evening, January
?, II. SchRifner, q. u. of X. and ) :, officiating,
assis ed by a. HOFFMAN as grand preate and b. d.
Gibson as grand master at arms, he officers are
H. bn u,onIson Il Dnf9Y Al os AEahs' y
Mecredy, X. of r. and s.; D. ]. Lewis, NJ. of f.;
A. X. stevens NJ. OF e.: A. Oppenhem, NJ. at A.
w H. Dorman, /. g., and H. h. Heinrich, o. q.
The installation ceremonies were interspersed with
musical selections and recltations and followed by
q COLLATION. and social dance.
Khorassar will shortly be instituted in san Fran
cisco Itis likely that others will soon be formed
at Los Angeles Sacramento, Fresno. san Diego
and other points. While this oraer has no connt c.
zion with the Knights of Pythias. yet its memuers
are recruited only from the latter, and the pIomi-
nent Pythians throughout The Mon are affiliaung
in large numbers. 4sItbough only recently organ
lied II has some sixty temples. Its purpose is
to occupy The same relation TO the knights OF
Pythias that the Mystic Shrine does 10 the Masonic
fraternity.
Under the provisions of the rules governing the
Uniform Rank as adopted by the Supreme Council
and approved by the supreme chancellor the Of
icers of divisions 10 be elected at the first
meeting in January for term OF year and TO
be installed within thirty days af ,er February 49,
Grand Chancellor George Samuels will visit
He viii be the first grand Ga ceilor in many
years TO have paid official visit TO this lodge, his
predecessors having neglected II for the other
lodges of the same city.
Lodge No. 2Ol will be Instituted at Conlterville
MariIosa county, Saturday, January II, +. z.
Otis OF Union Lodge No 100 OF sonora having been
commissioned instituting officer. Members
from sonora Merced, Modesto, MADEIRA and other
neishboring towns viii participate.
| The officers OF Bay City Lodge No. III will be
installed by d. &. c. George II. Morrison or
| Wednesday evening next. The members of the
! [ nIioein Rank viii participate in uniform. The
| rank OF page will also be conferred on several ap
! plcants
| VIA Nuova Lodge No. 1877 of Redding has beer
| granted dispensation to change its night ant
| place OF meeting The second and fourth Tues
| days in Masonic II all
! Ivy Lodge o. So has issued invitations for
pub c installation, social, dance and collation. TO
| morrow evening.