The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-18
Annual Convention in
Pythian Castle.
WORK DURING THE PAST YEAR
STRENGTH OF THE ORDER IN
THIS STATE.
Officers Will Be Elected Tomorrow
Names of the Candidates Who
May Serve for the Next
Term.

AT 10 o'clock this morning the Grand
Lodge of the Knights and Ladies Of Hon
or OF the California jurisdiction will meet
IN Pythian Castle in annual convention,
and will remain in session two days
During the past year under the admins
tration of Mrs. l.. ]. Wheelock the grand
protector, the order, which for some years
mad been passive, made a wonderful adj
vance, compared with previous years The
lady devoted a great deal of her time to
the business of the order, enthused the
membership, which seconded her efforts,
ana as result there was a gain of about
100 relief fund members, which brought
that branch up to about 1000 exclusive of
the social members. One new lodge was
instituted, one was consolidated and one
surrendered its charter. The membership
IS at this time distributed in seventeen
lodges, with prospect that before long
several more lodges will be added. There
were fifteen deaths and the beneficiaries
Of the deceased members received sums
$27 900. - ''' 'ee- ee''0 - ''Oou'
Belle, w. Conrad of Oakland, junior past
grand protector; Mrs. Lizzie j. Wheelock
OF San Francisco, grand protector; Silas
H. It. Written of San Francisco, grand
treasurer; II. W. Outflow of San Fran
cisco, grand secretary; Mrs. S. Kruger Of
san francisco, grand chaplain; Mrs B.
Oppenheimer of San Francisco, grand
guide: Mrs. e. j. Colombet of San Jose,
grand guardian; Mrs. Ida NJ. Kidder of
SACRAMENTO, grand sentinel; A. Gompertz
of San Francisco, j. a. COlquhoun OF Oak
land and Emma T. Parker of Sonora.
grand trustees; S. American and Mrs.
resentatiVes.
Those who are entitled to represent the
order in the Grand Lodge during the cur
rent session are: The supreme and grand
officers named, Past Grand Protectors e.
f. Aiken j. J. Groom, A n. Grant James
z. Dockery, Mrs: Y. American, Mrs. M.
E. Carleton, j. G. Pierson, G. G. O'Don-
nell, Mrs. Doris J. Kaplan, F. Kemp Van
Ee and Belle W. Conrad; and the following
charter members and representatives: A.
s. Cook, Lizzie A. Rapp, Frances ]. VIII
tams, Eugenfa r. Kinsman and n. G..
Hearn of Aurora Lodge; H. Friedlander,
G. Wilder, Antoinette Graft and Emma
Reasi Of Martha Lodge; H. Behnemann,
J. c. Bernstein, Mrs. Mary A Noyes,
Daniel Zeimer and George E. Wenzei of
Bay City Lodge; j. H. Kruger and B. E.
Van Stratten of Golden Rule Lodge; Mrs.
Mary E; Cummings of Oakland Lodge;
Sarah Beyersen, James A; Leonard, l.
Kramer, S. Strayss, Mrs. NJ E. Duncan
and George J. Vincent of West End
Lodge; Delphine d. Petit and Charles e.
Harmony Lodge, Mrs. Lizzie E. Kennison
of Pacific Lodge. Mrs. n. o. Bourgingon
of Mistletoe Lodge and S. Conrad of
loving V named members of standipg pe c6 5D1
mittees have the right to represent the
order: Laws and supervision-T. H.
Berkey, >. j. Hail. MIS-. Ellen fitzgerald;
finance-H. K Cummings, Frank Hoff-
man, Mrs. Z. r. O'Donnell; state of the
orders. American, ]. NJ. Ricketts,, Mrs
Z. A Smith; credentials and returns-M
J. Graham Mrs. K. Hackmeister, Mrs. Z.
Outflow.
The election of officers will be held on
Wednesday morning. Mrs. Wheelock
has been offered a denomination, but she
will probably decline to accept the po-
sition of State deputy. In that case Il.
T. Written, at present grand treasurer,
will be the only candidate for protector
For the office of vice protector no one
has yet been named. A. Gompertz, at
present one of the trustees, will be nom
mated for treasurer H. W. Outflow will
be renomnated for secretary. Mrs. S.
Kruger, at present chaplain, will prob
ably be the only nominee for, guide. Mrs.
E. ]. Colombet will be asked to continue
as guardian. and Mrs: Emma Packer
may receive the nomination for sentinel
From present indications there will not
be any contest for any of the Of
fees except that of supreme represen-
tative, there being two to be elected
The candidates are Mrs. Wheelock
whose friends say she Is entitled to a
unanimous election on account of her
work during the past year. The others
who are named for the Office are James
P. Dockery and ]. c. Bernstein of this
city and T. H. Berkey of Sacramento.
Last night the grand officers and rep
resentatives were the guests of Aurora
Lodge at a reception held in Union
Square Hall.