The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10
The Odd EeIIows.

On the Goth inst. Zeta Encampment In Placer
vile will initiate twenty candidates, and Will be
assisted in the work by the team Of Decide ntal
Encampment of sacramento.
The indications are that the anniversary Of the
order will be celebrated in the southern part of the
State nth gIea eolat this year than ever be-
fore. The celebration will be in Fan Barbara
and there will be natives from every sec
ton of the southern country.
Preparations already being made by the
committee in charge ior the next encampment
that Is to be held in the city OF LIS Angeles next
October
Grand Patriarch Doran has announced the fol-
lowing vsitations: March 20 PoIteryIne; 22d,
Mount Whitney; path, Selma; 26th, Damascus;
April %, Kern 23d, Ventura; 26th, santa Bar
bara; 3Oth, Enterprise, and May 9th Pasadena.
The Native Sons.
The grand secretary's register shows that dur
ing the past week the office has been visited by
Grand Trustees j. B. Blake, P. E. Zabala and
Frank /. Coomos; Grand Outside Sentinel c. ..
Dunbar, j. Il. Mitchell, Arcata: A. Dalton Jr.,
Martinez; A. Kincaid, Redwood City; w. E. Dean,
Athe rs, No. 1875; A. V. Morgan, kden, No. IL 3;
+. w. Kugeer Nj emo Park; Joan J. Wyatt, Ss-
linas Chy; 5. L. Eraw, Antioch.
30 ID. opIoul, H. Nichols, q. T. Jackson, W.
c. smith, Al Abrahams and A. G. simpson The
executive committee OF Chico No. 81, VINO have
In hand the grand carnival and masquerade TO be
given the 18th, have tended 10 the con-
venience ana pleasure OF the pa tiCipants in every
deaii who may attend.
Juoge K. C. kust of Jackson, chairman Of he
official visits during the week. which will complete
his work as member OF the visiting board: stan
10. No. To, uesday: bay City n o. 1O4, Wednes-
Gay; hesperian No 1877 on Thursday all in his
Guy. Cn Friuay he wi visit Benicia NO. e9, and
Vallejo on atuIday ev- ming.
Pieumont No. l2J of Oakland endeavored to en-
tertHin its members graDd officers and visitors
last Friday evening by lni .iating three candidates
into the parlOr, and with The Kindly assistance of
a. ca de'S No. 154 team who were in attendance,
TO confer the nincompoop degree, with Jonn j.
Grief as the high nincompoop, which was one OF
the features OF the evening, and was exemp,lfied
The satisfaction and pleasure OF the audie il
not the candidates most eBloyab. evening
was spent, and the committee, consist. ne of w. II.
l.. Hynes h. Baker e. Paner ID. Doody and f
Vaughan, did not leave any stone unturned 10
make the meeting and The banquet which fol-
lowed affair long 10 be remembered by all
present. The Native sons Band, composed of
mem bers of equoia No. lt0 of this City. In their
new uniforms furnished the music, which was
highly appre cia ed.
On Monday evening, March 10, Stockton No. Z,
Drate It's sixteenth anniversary by grand reunion
and ba quet. 1t VII be the occasion OF official
visit fro Grand Trus Rod w. Church. accom-
panied by several grand officers he hospitality
extended by this pariUr during the last 9Th OF sep
tember Ie.eDration will insure the acceptance Of
all invitations issued.
ksparto No. li9 of Madison, Yolo County, initt
ated several new candidates at Its last meeting
held last Saturday evening
Homer Prindle, deputy for Santa Clara County,
reports Mayfeld, Observatory and San Jose par
lorS iourishing ana that The other parOrs in his
distric. are holding their own.