The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN.

IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN.
Past Grand Sachem George T. Williams
of New York, in letter dated March /,
addressed 70 Past Grand Sachem Henry
a. Chase of this city, says:
The Red Men of New York are still
booming, and the indications are that the
increase during the quarter ending June
50 Will be greater than it has ever been.
Within week we shall have instituted
eighteen new tribes, each with an aver
age of seventy-fve members. The cd
tribes have ben adding to their member
term ending December 81 VIII be close
TO 3000 What do you think of that?
The great sachem has just returned from
a trip DURING, which ne visited at Buffalo,
sterdam, Albany and Fishkill, and found
the tribes all at work and enthusiastic.
At every meeting the wigwams were
crowded to their utmost. He feels that
his term promises to be a phenomenal
one, and we all wish him success. Am
glad TO learn that the order is doing so
well in the Far West, and hope to live
to see the day when the Improved Order
of Red Men will be the strongest bene-
nclal order in our land
The new council instituted by Mrs Fan
ME LOWE of Redwood City, G. p; Mrs.
M kle T of sacramento. G. ?. p: Miss
e. j. Brazei of Sacramento, c. X. of r. :.
Mrs. Annie Z. Bishop of Alameda, C. X.
of w; Mrs. Sarah Wentworth, P. P.
j. H..
ton, with thirty three members, has been
named Hiawatha. The Pocahontas is
Mrs Phoebe J. Brown, and Mrs ]. F.
Farnsworth is the keeper of records.
There were present at the institution
many members of the other councils and
of the tribes of Stockton.
The great chief of records instituted q
new tribe last week at Quartz Mountain.
OF the seventy-five petitioners sixty six
We're present at the institution. The new
tribe is called Tuolumne. Joseph Ira
velli is the sachem and W. X. Martin
chief of records. The event was one that
will be long and pleasantly remembered
by all who were present.
Last Thursday committee of three
from each local tribe met in Sachem Hall
and witnessed the eXemplification of the
new degree work, which is intensely dra-
matte.
Modoc Tribe gave an interesting smoker
last Thursday night
The Insignia for March is q very inter-
| esting number, showing a careful ar
rangement of much interesting matter.
know about. 1t has timely editorials and
| many good pictures
THE NATIVE SONS.
San Francisco Parlor has elected the
following named as delegates to the
Grand Parlor to be held in Nevada City
on the 25th of April: Charles r. Heverin,
Louis P. Powelson and Frank Marini.
| Frank B. Ryan, for twenty terms Sec
| rotary of California Parlor, and who re-
| signed TO go 10 the hIOnOlKe, IN Il letter
| from Fort Wrangel to Assistant Grand
Secretary Jamison, writes that ne ana
| his party were all in good health and
spirits, and that they did not notice the
| cold to any extent.
AS progressive parlor Stockton NO
| has no superior. 1t has 264 members and
| 11,551 in it's treasury. G. e. Manthey is
president and A. j. Turner secretary.
Grand inside sentinel appeared In TINS
| city for the first time last week since
| he entered the Benedict class He was
met by his brother and grand officers
| who rendered him the freedom of the city
but he did not care to wander from his
| own fireside
Ell Dorado Parlor was visited last
Thursday night by Grand Trustee Con-
ley, Grand Secretary Lunstedt and other
! grand officers, and after an exemplifica-
ton of the work and the election of L.
B. Mayer, ]. G. Jolly and w. J. Hawkins
| as delegates to the grand parlor, there
was pleasant entertainment.
On the 4th inst, Piedmont Parlor had
a stag social, at which there was many
visitors from this city. Sequoia Parloi
band, G. ID. Barton, leader, furnished the
music, and under direction of Frank Bar.
nett. chairman of the evening" a fpt
programme was presented. During the
tary F. J. Hammerly were each pre-.
scented with mementos which they will
cherish and leave as heirlooms to theil
respective families. Those who helped
make the evening pleasant were Boil
Mitchell, Charles Cathcart, J. Cooney l.
NJ Bauman, w. Halleck, r. w. Mart
land, J. Mcmahon, p. A. Dunphy an6
Pete Christensen.
| Grand Trustee F. A. Cutler has beer