The San Francisco call., 1896-10-23
A Magnificent Street Parade Of
Cantons and Young Ladies,
Drill Corps.
THE WINNING COMPETITORS.
San Francisco Gets the Trophy and
First Prize, Sacramento Second,
Oakland Third.

SANTA CRUZ; CAL. Oct. 22.-To days
programme of the Grand Encampment OF
Odd Fellows began with a parade, partlcl-
pated in by the visiting and local Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs, and nearly 1000
were in line. The parade extended nearly
the full length of Pacific avenue. and
was witnessed by throngs of people on the
sidewalks, verandas and in the windows
on the avenue.
Grand Marshal Frank Mattison, with
Lieutenant A. A. Morey and M. Z. Hop
kins as aids. on horseback, and the Has
tings band headed the line. The first and
second regiments of Patriarchs Militant,
commanded by Brigadier-General j. +.
Crosett and Colonels w. H. Sherbourne
and III. o. Bromes and staff, were escorted
by the Young Ladies' Drill Corps.
Four cantons OF the San Fran cisco, Sac
ramento, Oakland and Stockton Grand
Encampment, the Watsonvfile anc Santa
Cruz encampments, the lodges of Soquel
and Branchiforte and sixty.five ladies
representing the Martha Washington and
Isabella Rebekah lodges, made up the
parade. 1t was reviewed on Cooper street,
in front of the new Courthouse, by the Pa
triarchs Militant.
The Grand Encampment concluded its
final session this afternoon and adjourned
sine die. Next year it will meet at Los
Angeles.
In the afternoon session proposition
with reference to the Thermalito Home
resulted in the appointment of special
committee to take the subject under con-
sideration and report at the next annual
session, composed of ]. S. Crossett, George
T. Shaw, A. R. Lord, Lee w. Wells and
Grand Patriarch Winn, mem ber ex-officio.
Resolutions of thanks to the Santa Cruz
city officials, Odd Fellows, Rebekahs,
Young Ladies' Drill Corps and the press
were adopted. Rules for judges competi-
ton in encampments for prize gavels were
also adopted.
shows the mileage of the present session
to have been $3.50 greater than that OF the
Stockton session.
Charles Martin OF Red Bluff was ap-
pointed grand marshal; r. d. Gummoe of
Grass Valley, grand sentinel. e. bunker
of San Francisco was reappointed deputy
grand sentinel for the twenty-third time.
A magnificent jewel was presented in
behalf of the Grand Encampment to Past
Grand Patriarch George w. Reed by Carl
E. Lindsay, past chief patriarch, and eio-
quently responded TO by Mr.. Reed. Both
addresses were ordered on the journal.
The grand scribe read a letter of con-
graduation from the San Francisco CALL
upon the successful issue of the abors of
the Grand Encampment and an invitation
to a reception given by THE CALL this
afternoon and the same was accepted by
acclamation.
The following standing committees were
appointed:
Credentials. S. Souther, W. T. w. Curl, J.
Kirk; appeals-E. H. Black, A. S. Ward, c. o.
Burton; fnance-E. 3. Cooper ]. F. Pinkham,
Besse, G. Purley; state of order-E. Taylor. G..
Jessen, s. Oberdeener, B. 7. Cove, s. A. Smith: {:
petitious-W. E. Dubois, H. W. P. McCauley, S.
A. Jumper; mileage Ellsworth !, e d;. DTes
by-laws-J. C. Mace, G. T. Shaw, w. II. Barnes,
E. A. Hermann, f. L. Lundermann.
The constitution was SO amended that
hereafter encampments may set aside D
per cent of their annual receipts for legiti-
mate and proper expenditures not IN
cluded in or provided for in article 3 OF
their constitutions.
Tonight the closing events of the Grand
Encampment were dress parade, award
ing of prizes for competitive drills and a
grand ball. Armory Hall was filled with
an audience desirons of witnessing the
magnificent dress parade OF the Patr1archs
Militant, in which the Young Ladies Drill
Corps participated and the Hastings Dand
furnished military music.
After the parade the four cantons and
corps were reviewed by Brigadier-General
Crossett and staff. General Crossett then
announced the decision of the judges in
the competitive drill. Canton San Fran
cisco No. 5 rated 98 per cent, Canton Sac
ramento No. rated SO per cent Canton
Oakland No. II rated so per cent.
The first prize, silver vase, the Grand
Encampment trophy, won by Sacramento
last year, now goes to San Francisco. In
addition the first prize includes $100 given
by Santa Cruz Encampment, which also
gave second and third prizes OF 5000 and
500 to Sacramento and Oakland. The
Young Ladies' Drill Corps was highly
complimented in a set of resolutions on
the efficiency OF its evolutions.
Dancing followed, and was participated
in by large number.