The San Francisco call., 1898-05-29
COMPANIONS OF THE
 FOREST OF AMERICA
NEXT GRAND CIRCLE SESSION
 TO BE HELD IN THIS CITY.
cers - Prominent Candidates. The Order Has Recouped.

The next session of the Grand Circle of the Companions of the Forest of America will be held in this city on Wednesday, the 1st of June, the first session opening at 10 o'clock in the morning in the AL caZar building.
 At the close of the previous session, when Mrs. Emma Harrington, the incum- bent, was elected grand chief companion the order was not in as fiour1Shing con- dtion 1t might have been. That of ficial, during her term, has worked hard to build 1t up again, and in the past year through the enthusiasm she instilled in it seven new circles were instituted One was deprived of its charter for failure to cle was reorganiZed under the name of Phoenix. The losses which the order sustained in previous years were recouped and it Is now in better condition than It has been for some time, prior to last June.
 During the session a number of meas ures, having for their tendency the ad- vancement of the order, will be consid- cred. Instead of eleven grand officers, as in the past, under the amended laws of the Supreme Circle, fourteen will be elected The change abolishes the offices of grand guard and grand sentry, sub, outer guard and adding grand right and
 The present grand officers are: Mrs. Emma Harrington of San Francisco, grand chief companion; Ira w. Coburn of San Francisco, subchief companion; Miss Agnes D. Bremen of Alameda, secretary; S urer; Mrs. Flora Jacobs of San Fran. cisco and Mrs. Theodore Muegge of Woodland, trustees; Mrs. M. Connel! of San Francisco, marshall Frank T. Mur.. man of Sonora, guard; F. x: Wallace Of San Diego, sentry, and Miss E. Russell of San Francisco, organist.
 The following named are the delegates to the grand body:
 San Francisco circles: Excelsior No. Mrs
 smts Ms Ms,t e Tgeker He]sns sas cy WornS nS Diana No. 22-Mss E. Rappin. Golden Gate Mrs. L. Holland, Mrs B. Krammer Robin Hood NS 5sMrs ,od17a Lizzie Atwood Atwood M Mrs od H. Kemp van Be Bonita No. io4-J, Bickford the First California Regiment of Volunteers. and the alternate, Miss May Bailey. will rep Mrs. Y. Williams. Inter Nos No. 215-T. F. Blake. Mrs. K; Haughy, Pride s 70, of Columbia 2s7-Nfiss Mary Foye. Presidio No -26S-Mrs. >.aiia Aiameda1Hamlet No s4-Mss l. P Rose.
 Golden Gate-University No. 322-Miss A. N.
 Healdsburg- -sotoyome No. a27-Delegates not
 Jamestown-Mother Lode No. s24-Dr. c. E.
 Kern City-Juanta No. s25-Mrs. J. W. shaf-
 Los Angeles-Laurel No. 1os-Mrs. J. Krm-
 Marysville-Yuba No. 1o1-Mrs. Amelia AL drich, Sarah Finnegan
 Merced-Chrys rysanthemum No. 32G-Mrs Susie Robinson.
 Libby Langman
 OaiSland-Oakland No. 3-Mrs. A. Davis. Loyal No 323-M. E. Harris.
 OrovfIle-Orange Blossom No 266-Mrs. Emma Jolly Miss Hattie Marks.
 Petaluma-American Circle No. 155-H. Le-
 San Diego-Silver Gate-San Diego No. 271- Miss Josephine Aust. Mrs. Nellie r. Carter.
 San Jose-San Jose No 210-Mrs. Martha Ma lone ~ ~
 i?s santa AnaEFidelity No. 27o-Mrs M zim-
 santa Barbara-Ocean View No. 2e3-diss sonoro1sonoro No 2ss-Miss Jessie Laugh rev Mrs G. B. Sandoval.
 Stockton-Stockton No 130-Mrs R. M \ Watsonville- -Pajaro Valley Rose No. 2O7-A "Woodiand-surprise of Woodland No. 2os- Mrs Etta Barchi.
 The most prominent candidate for grand chief is the present subchief, Ira W. Co l h1Irn. and for subchief the one most 1 snoken of is Mrs. Flora Jacobs, at pres | ent grand trustee.