The herald., 1897-04-03
Independent Foresters

High Chief Ranger McElfresh visited
officially Court Lemoore No 694 Monday
night; Court Reyes No. 1884, Hanford,
Tuesday; Court Kingsburg No. 719
Wednesday; Court Diana No. 1133 San
Francisco, Thursday; Court San Fran
cisco No. S22 last night. Today he will
go to Sacramento to visit the courts of
that city He will not return to Los An
geles before the Goth.
The late eX-Mayor Frank RAIDER was
member of Court Los Angeles No. 422
and carried Forester life policy of $1,000
The net increase of the order in this
state for the first half of the Forestric
year was 600 The next half will be still
larger. The death rate in the California
jurisdiction during last year was only
347 per cent TO the 1000. and the rate is
still lower thus far this year
The next inter-court social will be
given by Court Temple No $40 on Tues
day evening. April 18th. at their hall,
247ia South Spring street A good pro-
gram Of literary and musical numbers
will be followed by ball A large at
tendance Of Foresters and their friends
is expected.
Court Central Averue expects to ded-
icate their hall April 29th
Court Los Angeles No. 422 initiated
several candidates Thursday night and
received number of applications
The new Court Hermosa No. 3444 at
Glendale will have their first 'nitiatory
work rext Tuesday night This court
meets weekly ard its future is proms-
ing
Another great meeting OF Los Angeles
council No 422. Grand Order Of the Orl-
ent, was held a Forester temple Thurs
day night and the event viii be long re-
memhersd, especially by the tWenty-six
pilgrims, who bravely passed through the
ordeal necessary before they could be
crowned as Oriental Princes The coun-
ell team is composed Of members Of Court
Los Angeles No 422 / O. F. and they are
finely robed. the officers especially. The
list is as follows: Grand padisha, a. r.
Hockett; grand vzier, c. b. Freeman:
grand prophet, s A. Widrey; grand
pasha. C. A. Rehlow; grand herald, o.
II. Nunraley: Grand secretary. f. w
Wismer; grand wardsman, Z. w King;
grand vidette j. w. King; guards.
Princes Knapp, Dyrsmid. stead, Pratt,
Washburn, Katz. Stoll, Strohm. Vale
Ordinarily there is but one Oriental de-
gree. but Los Angeles council. while
working the first III thorough manner,
has a second that the boys declare is
IA dazzler.' in fact, way out of sight"
The grand entree of the pilgrims In un-
approachable attire. headed by that
beautiful band. is alone worth the cost
of admission while the rest of the cere-
mony is even more Irresistible The oh
legation in this degree Will never be for
gotten by the novice. while the singular
road he travels may afterwards seem
like a (rightmare) dream. until he sees
another pilgrim pursue the same path.
o. Nj. A.
Court Mateo No S343 will be given
grand benefit ball at the l. o. f. temple,
corner First and Spring streets, on Sat
urday evening. April nth All Foresters
and their friends are cordially requested
to attend. Court Mateo IS one of the
youngest courts in Southern California
ana deserves good patronage.
Al Malakiah council No $780, Grand
Order Of the Orient, VIII confer the Ori-
entail degree in their pronounced and
prlncely style upon a large class of pill
grims at Paulk's hall, corner of Wasn-
ington and Hoover streets, next Wednes-
day evening, after Court La Fiesta No.
$50 have concluded short meeting