The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29
THE EASTERN STAR.

On the afternoon of the 25th inst the
ladies of Beulah Chapter pleasantly sur
prfsed Mrs. Amanda Brown, past matron
of the chapter. at her residence, to con-
graduate her on the anniversary of her
admission into the order twenty-seven
years ago. The worthy matron of the
chapter, Miss NJ. Mcdonald, on behalf Of
the ladies, presented Mrs. Brown with a
beautiful lamp, accompanying the present
with an address that was expressive of
the feelings of the donors. The response
was very touching one. After the pres
entation there was a bounteous collation.
taken from baskets brought by the ladies,
and then an afternoon of music and song.
Donald, Mrs. Kate Bareilles, Mrs. Rose
kispert, Miss Phebe Mangels, Mrs E.
Birbe, Mrs. Mary Lewis, Mrs. George T.
Shaw, MRS. l.. Zimmerman Mrs. Fannie
Ayers, Mrs. Julia Williams, Mrs. Vichi,
Mrs. Helen Mangels and Nellie r. Brown
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Last Wednesday night the members of
the Veteran Association paid a fraternal
visit to Morse Lodge, and a very pleasant
evening was spent. There were addresses
by President Burns, Past Presidents J. F.
Crossett, G. w. Dixon, G. I. Shaw, w. F.
Noreross, Secretary William Henry
Barnes and C. L. Taylor member with
out title. A generous collation. followed
The quarterly meeting of the association
will be held tomorrow night. The asso-
citation has received an invitation to visit
Sargent Lodge next month.
The grand patriarch the grand scribe
and number of members from various
encampments will visit the encampment
in Redwood City next month.
Last week the grand patriarch installed
the officers of Sunset Encampment, on the
other side of the bay, and the grand
scribe on the same night installed the
officers OF Unity Encampment, on this
side. banquet followed each ceremony.
Pacific Lodge had double initiation
last Thursday night.
There was a joint installation Of the Off
GERS of the lodge at Tracy, Samaria Re
bekah Louge, and of Tracy Encampment
last night.
The members of Lebanon Lodge of
Stockton had very pleasant meeting last
week on the occasion of a visit from the
president of the assembly, Mrs. Dell c..
Savage. During the evening the past
president. Mrs. Marion Greenwood. was
presented with a beautiful collar of the
rank she occupies in the order.
H. o. Matthews of Stockton, So years
old, the last of the charter members of
Charity Lodge, died recently. In his will
he left $500 to the Orphans Home at Gil
roy.
ANCIENT ORDER OF WORKMEN.
Grand Recorder Frank S. Poland, hav-
ing finished his labors in connection with
the Supreme Lodge relief committee, in
Boston, his native city, and will soon re-
turn here.
On the 20th inst. the officers of Yerba
Buena Lodge were installed by District
Deputy Wigmore, assisted by Deputy
Grand Master Danforth and d full corps
of district deputies acting as grand Off
GERS, and on the following night the same
officers installed the officers of Harmony
and of Myrtle lodges. In each instance
the work was done in a most creditable
manner and in the presence of a large rep
resentation in the lodge. At Yerba Buena
there was-after the ceremony, which was
preceded by an initiation-an hour of ad-
dresses by the deputy grand master, the
district deputies and members of the
| lodge. At the installation of Harmony
Lodge the retiring master workman was.
on behalf of the lodge, presented past
masters jewel At the meeting in Myr-
tie lodgeroom Past Grand Master
Barnes delivered a very interesting ad-
dress and there were words of wisdom
by the deputy grand master, Past Master
| Haley and several of the district depu-
ties. and songs by w. E. Bouton, the re-
| eorder of the lodge.
! Last Tuesday the officers of Liberty
! Lodge at Ocean View were Installed by