The San Francisco call., 1898-02-13
ORDER EASTERN STAR.


 Mission Chapter will give an experience and prize social on the evening of the 21st inst Some time since the ladies of the chapter worked to raise fund to pay for the beautiful electric star in the center of the chapters hall and the ladies have told in rhyme how each raised the mon- ey. These experiences have been printed in the form of a booklet and will be dis tributed on the evening named. fine programme will be presented, and then there will be dance The affair will be invitational, and tickets can be obtained from members only.
 Harmony Chapter has arranged for a party to be given on the evening of the 18th inst.
 Last Thursday night King Solomon Chapters meeting was attended by about 135 members of the order, including grand officers and a number of visitors from all the local chapters. During the evening two candidates were initiated, one of them being Harry T. Creswell, City and County Attorney. After the closing of the chapter the members and visitors re- paired to the banquet room. which had been most tastefully decorated. There was one long table with five points from it and each of these was draped with one of the colors of the central star of the order. The floral adornmentS and the piece de resistance in the shape of large cake were of the color of the drapery on each of these points. The whole produced novel and pretty effect At the previ-
 
 for the members, and that was the worthy matron, Mrs. Val Schmidt, as stunning double function, that of the worthy patron as well as her own, some thing that has never before been done by any matron. The work was done in a most perfect manner and won for the of ficial many words of commendation.
 Oak Leaf Chapter initiated six candi- dates last Thursday night, and Unity Chapter will have an initiation at it's next meeting.
 THE ODD FELLOWS.
 The attendance at Yerba Buena Lodge last Thursday night was unusually large to receive a visit from Excelsior degree team. The visitors took the chairs and conferred the first and second degrees in excellent form on twelve candidates. Af- ter the work there was an hour at the banquet table, speeches and music by the Knickerbocker Quartet.
 At the district meeting to be given in the. Assembly Hall of the Odd Fellows building on the 18th inst, when all the local subordinate and Rebekah lodges will be represented. there will be a pro- gramme of oratory, music and song. The speakers will be Judge W. ". Morrow I J. Truman and Professor E. knowlton A new encampment has been instituted at Fort Bragg, another will shortly be instituted at Hollister.
 The proceedings of the Sovereign Grand Lodge have been received at the office of the grand secretary and to the number or S50 are ping distributed.
 Bay City Lodge at it's last held meeting had one initiation. the candidate being the son of Noble Grand Regensberger The event was celebrated by a banquet.
 THE REBEKAHS.
 Mrs. Minerva Karsner. president of the assembly. paid an official visit to Vaca- vile lodge last Thursday night, the one hundred and first visit she has paid dur. ing the term she has been in office She will visit one of the lodges in this city on the 26th, and then will start on a months tour of visitation in the southern part of the State. Her predecessor, Mrs. Greenwood, during her term, paid 129 visits. and Miss Fannie Benjamin, who preceded her, paid ninety-eight visits.
 Loyal Rebekah Lodge has accepted an