The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
THE FRATERNITIES.
Dramatic and Effective eere hhonS Vi
Installation of the Ladies Oh 'he
Maccabees.

Maccabees
OF the many fratern1t1es IN 0an rion ISL So
that install officers in pubic, there are out
few that do so with more Impressive anu
dramatic effect than do the Laules VI tne
Meccahees On Thursday last the ofhcers OF
NIodin uiya No. 10 were installed in public In
tho social hall of the A. o. +. building, and the
besntiful ceremony was witnessed by large
number of the memb bers and 1rlehus. Inc
officers do not wear regalia, but are uesigna teu
by the insignia of office affixed 10 nea. W"
of black and red ribbon. When the ume lor III
stsIlation was called the various ofhcers occu-
pied their respective stations, anu soon @ .nete
af1er tbere came from an anteroom ten young
ladies' who are known as the staH-pearers, eacn
carving a long staff or wand, having tieu ~
the top a bow of red, white ana Diack IIppouI
the coIors of the order and each wearing
broad red and black sash across the snoulu@el. @
These staff-pearers marched in column OF Two
up to the altar, saluteu tne 4aI! Goart then
by placing the left hand over the neart, tneH
opened and stood facing each other IN par
ailel lines. At signal from the orgahlst Inc
staff bearers crossed stans n LOT aacb side and
silk overhead. The lady sentlnel, passing uu-
der the bower, advanced to the altar, gave tne
salute and announced that Lsuy ner ~. in
Cook. supreme deputy commander, was IN
waiting to install the recently elected oHCeTs'
She was admitted, and after passing .nfougn
the bower was conducted to the lazy COM
manders Stat1on.
The several officers, upon request OF the LADY
deputy, vacated their stations ana eacH ue-
posted her insignia OF office upon the aitar, ,
after viii ch the newly elected officers, as their
names were called, took seats IN circle re-
served for them at the eastern END OF tne nan
facing the installing officer Then ioIoWeo
the calling OF the new lady commander, VINO
passed through the bower escorted Dy tne
mistress-at-arms and, after the salute, the
staff bearers circled around the altar ana win
their staffs formed sheltering canopy over
the heads of the two who were waiting the
pleasure of the installing officer. She explained
the nature of the obligations the lazy com
manderelect would have 10 assume ana re-
ceiying her assurance that she was Wiling
and ready to assume them the deputy aQ-
vanced 10 the altar and administered the oetn
to her, the lady commander during the time
holding hor left hand on the Bible, alter Whlch
she was decorated with the insignia OF the
office, and the chaplain offered up prayer.
The new officer was conducted, 10 tne
sound of march, to her station by the mis-
tress-at-arms and escorted by the stan bearers,
who then formed in two lines and circled
pack 10 their stations at the rear or the altar.
Then the other officers, one by one, were
brought forward and each was charged, with
more or less obligation, according to rahk
The entire proceedings were very Solemn,Wh1cn
was added to by the impressive manner OF the
installing officer, who performed her part OF
the work in a most creditabie manner, dellV-
ering all her charges without tn e aid OF DooK.
The installation ceremony being declared at
an end, there then given very pretty
exhibition Of floor work called "the march OF
the Ladies OF the naccabees, that closing by
the staff bearers, the ten officers and two Ia
dies from other hives forming one after an
other four living letters, l.. 0. T. NJ, the in
itials of the name OF the order. The effect
was charming, and the participants were
loudly applauded
The new officers are: Lady commander, Mrs.
M. Devega; past lady commander, Mrs E. r.
Waddell; lady lieutenant ant-commander, DR.. f.
Sprague; lady reeord-keeper, Miss Helen
Black lady finance-keeper, Mrs. L. ManningI
lady chaplain, Mrs. NJ. Boell; lady sergeant,
Miss ]. Fitzgerald; lady mis- tress- alarms, Mrs.
Z. Creig; lady sentinel, Mrs. K. Wheeler, and
lady picket, Mrs. c. Shatman.
A short impromptu programme followed, in
which Miss Bertha Moody. the Misses Carrie
and Ethel Manning and Mrs. S. ]. Tully took
part. The deputy, Mrs. Cook, made few re-
marks, and then there was dancing and re-
freshments.
During the evening the hive was visited by
the members OF Modin Tent in body and
! General Supervising Deputy for the Pacific
Coast, c. A. Luckenbach.