The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
ODD FELLOWS ENJOY
A DAY AT MlRABEL
OUTING IN CELEBRATION OF
ORDERS ANNIVERSARY.
a Delightful Ride Through Two
Counties-Races on the Picnic
Grounds and Enjoyable
Dancing.

Wednesday was the eightieth anniver-
sary Of the institution of American Odd
Fellowship in the United States, and the
Odd Fellows of San Francisco celebrated
the event by an excursion to and picnic at
Mirabel Park, Sonoma County, twelve
miles north of Santa Rosa. The excur-
sionists to the number of $50 on leaving
the ferry-boat at Tiburon crowded an
eleVen-car train, and they were at a
rapid rate whirled to their destination
passing through two counties that show
by green fields, valleys and meadows
thriving orchards and luXuriant vineyards
the beneficial effects of the seasons
rain.
After lunch under the trees the excur-
sionists, who composed one of the most
happy crowds of people that ever went to
a picnic, turned their attention to dan
cling and to the games that were directed
by committee of San Francisco Canton
No. 5, Patriarchs Militant. and the Re
bekah Drill Corps, under whose auspices
the outing was. given, and which was
composed of II. O. Brewer chairman,
Brigadier General ]. +. Crosett. Grand
Colonel v. s Potter, mrs Mrs. An{oinette 9StaFs
Shaw, Mrs. II. Z. Cyrus and Mrs. L.
Lowrie. The following were the first and
second winners in each race: Mems race
S. *. Mitchell, Mark Bradley. Ladies
race-Mrs. w. NJ. Dowle. Beatrice Law
rance. Fat mems race-Captain ]. Thorn
son, Chevalier Farhner. Girls race, un-
der B-Clara Turpin. Alma Dubois.
Miss Gussie Hooper Boys under Y
years-Floyd Turpin, ]. G. Gibson. Past
Noble Grand CRebekahs) race-Gussie
Hooper of Oriental, Miss Mary F. Sey;;
womens race-Mrs. NJ. Meyer. Mrs. c.
Halstedt. Mems second race-J. Abra-
hams. Charles Thelen.
Dancing was kept up until o'clock,
when the train whistle gave notice that
It was time TO end at the park the days
enjoyable outing.
Aii the members of the drill corps were
present. as were also many Patriarchs
Militant, in their attractive uniform,
which added to the splendOr of the scene.
Among the well-known members of the
order who We're on the. grounds We're:
c; H.. Kronbeck, y; n. Peterson j.
z. A. Herman. A. w. Shrader James
Lawrance, c. T. Johnson, H. E. Beiser,
William ". Watson c. loft, Q. J; Shat
Lodge; Mrs. Mart Elizabeth McLane
noble grand. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Mclean,
Miss Derosier, Mr.. and Mrs. Brewer, Mrs.
f. H. Jeffrey, Mrs. Flatt; Messrs. Pot
ter, Malcom, Thompson. Ball and Nc
PATTERSON. eig - Mrs; Halstedt. Miss Alma
and Mrs Streibach of Templar Rebekah
Lodge; Miss Tillie Brauer (noble grand),
Mrs. H. E. Syrus, Mrs. Sperry, Mrs.
Perry, Miss Walcom. DR.. Daniels. Mrs.
Lawrance, George -Walcom. Mrs. Milet,
Mr.. Towle Miss Lottie Goff, Mrs. F.
Turpin, Mrs A Turpin, Miss Minnie Van
Miss Jennie Wright and Miss E. 3.
Brauer of Loyal Rebekah Lodge; Miss
Rena Crawford (noble grand, Mrs. w. w.
Barnes (vice grand. Miss Gertrude VIM
mer (past grand, Mrs. A. Williston (past
grand) Miss Lucy QuintOn, Frances Haw-
kins. Dr. and Mrs. Emma Crawford,
Miss Maude Trimble, Mrs. Ashworth,
Mrs. Watson, U. Wilson, Mrs; NJ. Perry,
Mr. and Mrs. Van Iwagen of Mission Re
bekah Lodge; Mrs. Laura Lowrie (noble
grand. Mrs Leila Zeigler secretary,
Mrs. Hattie Finn Chaplain; Mrs; An
tionette Shaw (past grand, Mrs. Fannie
IgO. Mrs. Josie Newell (past grandl, Mrs.
Kennett Mrs. Jessen, w. e. Dubois,
Robert Burns (president Of the Veteran
odd Fellows, a. E. Shaw, I. NJ. Smith.
Miss Archer, Mrs Match, Mrs. Hills,
Mrs Cummings Mrs. Bradley. +. z. Du-
ley and l. F. Finn Of Amity Rebekah
Lodge; Mrs. Patterson noble grand), Of
California Rebekah Lodge; Thomas and
Mrs McAvoy of Preside Lodge; Miss
Amy Webb (vice grand, Mrs. F. Derby
Hooper past grand. Miss Mary Sey-
mour (past grand), John Foster; May
Layton, Mrs. Dietz, Mrs. Price, Mr. and
Mrs Downes, Mrs. G. Meyerdirks. Miss
Matte Webb Harry Rogers, E. Green,
Miss F. Morgan, Charles Derby, j. f.
Crosett, ]. Parm and Z, Francis of
Oriental Rebekah Lodge.