The San Francisco call., 1898-10-20
CANYONS DRILL
 IN COMPETITION 10. o. F. Grand Encamp-
 ment Feature. EVOLUTIONS ARE BEAUTIFUL PERFECTION OF RIDGELEY AND
 SACRAMENTO.
Ev0LUTI0NS ARE BEAUTIFUL
Judges Hesitate to Decide Which Is Winner-Reports of Com mittees and Election Of
 Officers.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Oct. 19.-The Grand En- campment of Odd Fellows got down to work to-day, and, after adopting sev- eral reports and amendments, elected officers for the ensuing year.. The fea- ture of the day was the competitive drill of Cantons of Patriarch Militant and the comforting of the degree of Chivalry at Rose Carnival Pavilion this evening. The place was crowded. Only two cantons peted-Sacramento and Ridgeley of Stockton. Sacramento Canton, under command of Captain w. D. Bowman, assisted by Lieutenant J. c. Ing Jr. and Ensign G. Book, was the first to drill It was followed by Ridge ley. George T. Schuler explained the Stocktonians, assisted by Lieutenant George F. Hudson and Ensign B. F. Wo0dham. The maneuvers and evolu- tions of both cantons were beautiful and it was hard to decide the winner. The judges were Colonel F. ". Sum- ner, Lieutenant Colonel G. Burdick and Major Charles Hanson. The decision was reserved and will be announced at the ball to be given tomorrow night.
 The Young Ladies' Drill Corps of Re bekah Lodge No. l of Stockton, under whose auspices the ball Is to be given, appeared in uniform at the pavilion In1S evening anu lHCy will give drill.
 The morning session of the Grand En- campment was taken up by reports. The committee on honored dead re- ported the following names and recom- mended that they be properly entered upon the memorial tablet: Andrew Me- Aleer, chief patriarch, of Golden Gate Encampment No. 1; c. H. Mead, past chief patriarch, of Golden Gate En- campment No. 1; Hugh J., Mccoy, past chief patriarch, of Marysville Encamp- ment No. 6; William J. Tilley, past chief patriarch, of Unity Encampment No. 26; J. L. Brown. past chief pa triarch, of Golden Rule Encampment No. 34; G. D. Johanson. past chief pa triarch, of Oriental Encampnent No. 57; Jacob Vandervate. past chief pa triarch, of Centennial Encampment No. 68; Richard Siddall, past chief pa triarch of Mount Whitney Encampment No. S2; Samuel s. Nixon, past chief pa triarch, of Occidental Encampment No. 42; John Carlew, past chief patriarch, of Pacific Encampment No. 2; William tletoe Encampment No 47. The report was adopted.
 The committee on the state of the order reported in relation to the grand patriarch'S recommendation in regard to the fiftieth anniversary of the or
 
 that committee of five be appointed to act with such committees as may be appointed from other branches of the order having the matter in charge that the grand patriarch and grand scribe be made eX- officio members of the committee and that the sum of $200 be appropriated for the use of the com mittee. Referred to the committee on finance.
 The report of the committee on peti- tion, recommending that the following charters be granted, was adopted: Redwood Encampment No. 67, located at Fort Bragg, Mendocino County; Azusa Encampment No 54, located at Azusa, Los Angeles County; Pacheco Encampment No. 50, located at Hollis ter, San Benito County, and dupli- cate charter to Tracy Encampment No. 49, located at Tracy, San Joaquin County, it's charter having been de- stroyed by fire on June 19 1898.
 At the opening of the afternoon ses- sion the election of officers was taken up with this result: Grand patriarch, J. W. Harris of San Francisco: grand high priest, Joseph Foster of San Diego; grand senior warden. P. D. Gummoe of Nevada City; grand scribe, William H. Barnes QncumbenD of San Francisco; grand treasurer. George w. Lemont .GncumbenD of San Francisco: {: grand junior warden, c. H. Wever of Alameda; grand representative, O. W. Erlewine of Sacramento; grand trus- tees-H. s. Winn, F. A. Week and w. $. Potter of San Francisco.
 An amendment to section 1 article III of the constitution of subordinate en- campments was adopted making the fee for the three degrees of Ancient Patriarch, by dismissal certificate. de- posit of card, or as non-beneficial mem Der, not less than $10; and in no case shall any part of the admission fee be donated, remitted, or in any other di- rect or indirect manLer returned to the candidate, either before or after his ad- mission, except in the case of his re- jection.
 The committee on legislation recom- mended that no change be made in the laws so far as to make 1t optional for an encampment to be made the bene- ficiary or -benificiary order.
 The constitution of subordinate en- campments was amended so as to al- low a patriarch to make application for admission into another encampment without severing his connection with his original encampment.
 The Grand Encampment adjourned to Friday morning.
 Tomorrow afternoon there will be a meeting of the Grand Lodge and Mill tary Council. Patriarchs Militant.
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