The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
ODD FELLOWS CHARITY.
Good Work of the General Re-
lief Committee in the Past
Six Months.
A Banquet rendered to Members Of
the Committee of Sacramento
and Stockton.

The general relief committee of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of San
Francisco held its eighty ninth semi
annual meeting Sunday If Eureka Hail
in the Odd Fellows building. There was
present a full representation of the dele
gates from the local lodges, and there
were also present the mem bers of the re-
lief committee from Sacramento and the
relief committee from Stockton. The Wis
itors, from the attention they paid to the
proceedings, we're deeply interested, and
they so declared themselves after the ad-
journment.
The reports that were presented showed
that during the past six months the COM
mittee gave relief in 275 cases. each being
a deserving one, and in the carrying out
OF this worthy work the sum of nearly
$500 was expended. In addition to
this the sum of SAT- was expended for the
relief of distressed mem bers of the order
who did not belong to the jurisdiction OF
San Francisco.
During the session the subject of organ
izing a relief committee in the degree OF
The Re bekahs was taken up and discussed
at some length, and the statement was
made that the matter had been talked OF
and that tho mem bers of these lodges
were favorable to the project. The rea-
son for this move is that number oil
cases that are brought up before the relief
committee are of a character that should
properly be attended to by ladies.
A committee of seven, consisting oil
Messrs. Stackpole, Walcom, Mcdonald,
Jennings. Bohm. Peck and Regensburger,
was appointed to confer with committee
from one of each of the seven lodges OF
Rebekahs in this City and rerSrt at fn-
ture meeting. The proposition ls\that the
new relief com mittee shall work on the
same lines as the general committee and
in harmony with 1t.
The following named were elected as Of
ficers OF the committee for the ensuing
term: A. J. Doyle OF Apollo Lodge presi-
dent. L. l.. Remy of Franco Americana
Lodge vice president. ]. f. Nichols OF Par
ker Lodge secretary (re-elected); Louis
hragen of Golden Gate Lodge treasurer
(re-eIected).
At the close of the session the members
OF the committee and the visitors were
taken TO the City Hall and the great
dome was viewed, after which the party
went to the McAllisIer-street side OF the
hall. were ranged on the steps and there
the group was photographed, Master
Walter S. Nicholson, the mascot OF the
committee, being in the center OF the
group.
At half-past l O'Clock in the afternoon
the visitors, who were the guests OF the
San Francisco committee, were taken 10
the Grotto in tie basement OF the Odd
Fellows building, where sumptucus
banquet got up IN their honor AWARDED
them. There were present Grand Master
Drew, Grand Secretary Shaw, Grand
Treasurer Greenebaum. Junior Past Presi-
dent w. A. S. Nicholson OF the relief
committee and the following named:
From Sacrsmento-President j. J.. Robinette,
Vice-presdent E. Warner, Secretary b. Shie!s,
Martin. I. Magray, F. Manual, G. B. Creation.
John Switzer, W. S Witham, John Murray,
David Barnes, G. A. Runyan, T. F. Barton, M.
fetheroli, II. NJ. Eugene, e. 7. Moss, John
White, w. Meldrum and w. II. Shartzer.
From stockton-President G. Z. Bartholomew,
Flce'president G. w. Gallup Treasurer q. +.