The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01
TWENTY. -four i. j. !"
! YEARS !|!|'.|I S GROV'FH R | " /.
Knights Of Honor 9: Celebrate j lei 3: ;':
!. .=. q. the. Anniversary Of. /.
!. Their Order. j. . &.
Crowds Make Merry Afterno on
i. and Evening at the .
.. Chutes. 5. i. !" ... .....
Rapid Growth Of the Membership .of
+ the Order From II to Over !.
:. .>. :... 100000, ". H. /.


f The tWenty.fourth anniversary OF the
founding Of the order Of the knights OF
Honor was celebrated yesterday afternoon
and evening atthe Chutes BY representa-
Etives OF the local lodg ges. The celebration
was under the auspices of the grand juris-.
dtction of the lodges of tine State, and
there were a number OF representatives
from nearby towns, although the greater
mum ber were from the City lodges.
During the afternoon, in addition to
the usual Chutes programme In the Ca.
sino, there were athletic games outside.
Ben ]. Solomon OF Camp Taylor, assisted
by Messrs. Friedman and Holcomb, had
charge OF the contests. Following were
the events, prizes and winners: +. 4 ~; >:
Ioo:yard race, open Two dozen bottles
whisky, r. B. Cornell. =: 4.
( 50-yard race, for young ladies-Pair ties,
Miss May: BaIk. II: -: + :. = " :.
: Potato race, boys-Cash prizes" q. storey: +.
.Templeton, f. Kfatz. -: =: - -
Egg and @ladIe race, for ladies-Gas stove,
Miss king. ::.@ -. IN
Silver matchbox, President Fred Raabe.
I. Obstacle raee-Silver matchbox, Willie Hen.
! Hop, step and jump, for members Of the
ordeI--Carpet, Ben j. Solomon. T.:
-Clim btng pole, boys-Cash prizes. {:
.. PotaroIace, lor members OF the order-Judge
j. A. Carroll. -. r.. -: !. : =.
+ 1OO-yard race, open-Two cases OF whisky,
{ Race, for Girls Hslfdozen handkerchiefs
Mabel Sullivan. " + ri. i. !: -: Il. l.:
: Between 1000 and 5000 people were
present in the afternoon. Besides the
races, a brief speech was made by Grand
DictatorP. T.: Archibald, in which he out
fined the E erowth OF the1order from its be-
gin ming, twenty years ago. in louisville,
KY, with "a membership OF seventeen, to
/ its present &c ndftion. with a m embership
OF. a bout 125; Q0o.> Since its origin it has
paid out $50. 600, 900 in death: claims, So
/ 200 600 having been paid out last year
alone. Z he Older includes : fifty-four
fodgessin the State, twenty-four Of them
being in this City. = =: - i: s. s:
The Pavilion was crowded in the.even-
ing. The following interesting programme
was rendered: :. :<=e
Silver and Wyatt; parodies, Conlin nd RYDER |;
s'Dolgn by. the River Side,"@SE Ea nley .VeIn on
Come Down, Ny: Honey Tom Eggert; Z, Dear
Alike 10 Me-, George Little; .:nOne Smlle From
You, Sweetheart" Dom Bernari "Hot Time
IN the Old Town To.Nig ht. = Ed Carter: Len
Ny Baby Come to Town !. Jack burns 81 Am
King Ger Land and Sea, James Allen; man-
l:dolin selections. by Ea Esttella Club of San
Francisco grand finale; overture by Professor
arid 10 Brien; neat son 6 and dance ;SiiVer ana
Wyatt: Irish. market woman, Jack Burns;
acroba tic song an d dance, Conlin and Ryder !;
musical act, William Fletcher; extern pora-
:neous songs, Thomas K. Ryan: .t5: !:
Il "a brief address was also made BY Past
Grand Dictator w. III. Barnes, who spoke
with special reference to the fraternal
features OF the order. = 4 H.. : s.: s:
s. The. success OF the celebration was
largeIy due to the exertions of the follow-
ing committees: which had the affair in
charge: : 49,. i: !. :. " ,.:: c::, &:
Com mittee OF alranseme nts-R. A. A. Som :
mers, chairman; |; Friedman, secretary; C.
j.. Noble, treasurer : F., j. Kiatzel r. l. Arehi-
bn Id. y. w. s. Saunders, j. j.. Ibbersou, W.
Hartmann, G. B.. White, ST.. Balk Fred Raabe,
T.. Learned, C. Dresher, 3. schwartz, j. j. God
dara, C. Holeomb, B. J. Smith, H. Ne Miller,
IF. Calender A. Morris, DIR. III. NJ. Deck, B. /.
Solomon, Scott Elder, j.. G.. Sawtelle and b.
Sch humnoff. - :: :. ~. f
b .Fol flowing are the State officers of the
order; s, E.. -: + - =: +: !:
Prescott L. Arc chibaid. grand dictator w.. j.
Thomson, E grand vice dictator; Thomas
Iearpedi grand assistant dictator; ThUma as
Johnst9ne5 grand reporter F: William Zeh-
fuss rand treasurer; Judge; j. A.. Carroll,
charm an OF law 3conmfttee: :: Fred Raabe,
grand guide; H Far Tier, grand guardian; W.
IS Lane; grand sentinel. !: ~