The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-02
THE ODD FELLOWS.

Farnsworth Lodge No. 95 celebrated its
third anniversary last Wednesday night
/ by an entertainment given IN Memorial
Hall of the Odd Fellows building. Inc
entertainment committee got up an IN
usually fine programme, that had IN ad-
! dition TO an address by Thomas K. kaSe,
noble grand, one by Frank MCGOWAN and
| another by William Henry Barnes, r u
! NJ. Vocalizations by &. NJ. Emerson, MISS
! Florence Voight. Miss Lois Sedohr, u. q
| Bowley J. H Desmond and Miss Victoria
! Orr; fancy dancink, Miss Hazel watson.
| Sadie Brown and Judith Reusch; rec1ta7
| tions by Gus Soderer, William Gagen and
! Miss Louise LamOureauX, and BANJO SOLO
by Harry L. Hastings. The several num-
| bers were deserVedly applauded ana en-
| cored. After the programme there were
| refreshments, and dancing was inaugu-
rated for the young folks, while not few
of the old folks took part in the square
| dances. The members of Oriental Re
| bekah Lodge visited the lodge in body
and added to the enjoyment OF the even
| ing.
! last Tuesday night.
Unity Lodge will hold a reception in its
hall on Tuesday evening, next: o,o, ,.,.,.
The grand master paid an official visit
to Concordia Lodge on last Monday, and
on last Tuesday he was with Golden Gate
| Lodge.
A team from Harbor View Lodge of
West Oakland will on the 18th inst. visit
Healdsburg TO confer the degrees on can
didates for the lodge of that place.
Last week HarbOr Views degree team
and the degree team from one of the Sac
ramento lodges accompanied Grand War
den J. L. Robinette to San Pablo Lodge
at Vallejo, and the event was made
notable one. The Mayor of Vallejo pre-
sented the freedom of the city to the
grand warden, and in doing gave him
one of the latch keys made from a piece
of the Hartford.
Quite a number of contributions have
been sent to the friendship fund of the
board of relief in response to the appeal
for aid, but as yet all of the lodges have
not contributed. This fund is used for
Fellows who find their way to this city.
THE REBEKAHS.
Despite the unpleasant weather last
Monday night, Eureka Hall, in the Odd
Fellows building. was crowded with
ladies and gentlemen who were on hand
to witness the entertainment provided by
Mrs ]. W. Lowrie, Mrs. w. McFee and
F. P Duley for the lat home given by
Amity Lodge. The programme included
a few well-timed remarks by G.. II. Nor
rison, P. G. M. vocal selections by Miss
Agnes McCullen, Baby" Mearns, r. Low
and Fannie Igo; instrumental selections
by Fannie Igo, Master A. Cohen and the
Banjo and Mandolin Club and recitations
by Miss Lottie A. Dwyer. This young lady
gave approximations of Irish characters
that were not overdrawn but true to life,
and gave proof of great power of imita-
ton. She was loudly applauded and en-
cored, and when she made an allusion TO
the Tennessee boys she brought down the
house. There was a programme of dances
after the show, and the expression on the
faces Of those who Participated 6 seemed ne ito to
wet ard are going to enjoy ourselves"
And they did.
The same night Templar Aebekah
Lodge had a social in the same building,
and the attendance was good. Mesdames
Warford, Edwards and DoWele and
Messrs. Brewer, Ferretti and Jeffries Jr.
(the committee on social hour presented
a programme of dances, and by way of
advertisement had rotations by Mrs
speech by Mr.. Jeffries Jr. The member
ship and friends spent a very pleasant
The home for orphans at Gilroy now has
twenty-seven inmates. There are now in
the library of the home more than 1000
books, contributed by the several lodges
of the State. The spare ground around
has been planted with vegetables, and