The San Francisco call., 1899-12-28

Many members Of the craft assembled
I'm 81. Johns Hall, Masonic Temple. last
night 10 witness the installation OF the
following officers Of Excelsior Lodge No.
lG6. +. and a. NJ:
Walter Neat Brunt, worshipful master: Otto
Frank Westphal. senior warden: Louis Angus
tine Murch junior warden: Aaron Doud. treas
urer. Theodore Eduard Smith. secretary: Louis
Hare Junior deacon: Edwin Page Hulme mar
ahal: Roderick George Guyett and Edwin Ly-
curgus Forster stewards; George Washington
Perkins, tyler. Benjamin Clark. organist.
William Wilson McNair. p. NJ, was the
installing officer and Carroll Cook, p NJ.
was the marshal OF ceremonies. The visi-
tors were:
Grand Master Charles l. Patton. Grand Mar
shal John Tonningsen, George II. Carleton.
y Thomas. A. K Coney. A. J. R Hike. ".
". Fulmer George Lipman. J. Falconer. A.
lingtOn. W G. FSuiford. J. A Gray. John T.
Murch. J. f. Palmeree. J. r. Carrick. J. r.
Daggett. James Z. Gordon. Clark Wise. Charles
i. Patton. John II. Blakeway, NJ J. Savage.
Thomas P. H. whiteiaw. s. c Wallis. T. J.
Crowley. c. s. Curtis. V z. Dreytuss. James
Banks. d d. Lustig. Joseph NJ Cummings and
S. II. Kent
The music incidental 20 the very impress
siVe ceremony was by Benjamin Clark.
Alfred Wilke. Joseph Lowe and George II.
Carleton. When the work of the evening
was ended Past Master Carroll Cook pre-
sented 20 W W. McNair, the retiring
master. a gold and diamond jewel Of his
Office. after which Past Master Bucking-
ham, expressing the lodges worth OF the
master who had just surrendered his sta
tion, presented him two rosewood book
cases, one filed with a hundred volumes
of choice literature.
The officers, members and guests then
proceeded 20 the California Hotel 10 par
take OF most excellent installation bar
quet. The new master was master Of
.HaHa 81 NHaaFa aN al
come. ne called upon Grand Master Pat
ton who responded 10 the toast. The
Grand Lodge OF California" Rev. Jacob
Nieto responded to Masonry" then there
an address by S. NJ Shortrldge. an origl-
nal poem by Hugh J. Owens. vocal selec-
tions by Mr.. Hamilton. the Australian
barytone. THE Subordinate Lodges" 9"
Timothy j. Crowley. and other toasts.
Past Master Thomas Rowlands. as in
stalling officer, with the assistance Of
ceremonies, installed the following officers
for Crockett Lodge last night in the chap
ter hall Of the Masonic Temple:
Worshipful master. G.. C. Groezinger:
senior warden, Harry F. Chase; junior
warden, Edmund $. Ciprico: treasurer.
Henry Knust: secretary, Henry Fortriede: I:
marshal. Peter Harder; senior deacon. j.
y. Roberts; Junior deacon, Harry New
hoff; steward. c. II. Cattermole: steward,
William Kahn: tyler. j. l.. Hunt; organ
list, james r. Ogilvie.
There were nearly two hundred crafts
men 10 witness the ceremony of placing
these officers in their respective stations,
and during the evening they were delight
ed bv choice vocal selections by the Crock
EFT Lodge quartet. Judge G. c. Groezin-
GER. reelected as worshipful master, was
The recipient of valuable diamond soli-
taire ring. after which there was adjourn
roent TO the lower banquet hall, where
there was served an excellent supper.
There were music and responses to toasts
nv Ex-Judge Robert Ferral, Otto tum
S1den. Judge George II. Bahrs and 9TH
ers The lodge was visited by the grand
master and the grand marshal.