The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19

Crosett, Past Grand Representative Warren
Heaton, Grand Representative Erewine of
Sacramento Past Grand Master and Past
Grand Representative c. n. Fox, Grand Trus-
tee Glassen. Past Grand Patriarch and Past
Grand Representative 5. B. Smith of Sacra-
mento, president Of the home at Thermalito; /;
Grand Warden William Nichols Jr OF Dutch
Flat; Past Grand George 7. Bohen. G. R.; Past
Grand Representative Daniel Norcross Rev
DR.. Z. r. Ollie. Grand Trustee J. F. Nichols,
Past Grand Patriarch and Past Grand Repre-
sentative A K. Lord Of Nevada City. Past
Past Grand Patriarch L. W 5. Downs, A. w
Scott, Grand Representative James Leonard
Of Merced NJ Greenebaum, Grand Patriarch
Joseph Foster OF san Diego, Past Grand Pa
trarch c. W. Savage, Past Grand Master w.
J. Gurnett, Past Grand Patriarch I. w. Hays,
Mrs. Hoxett Of Gilroy Mrs. Wyckof Mrs
Allen Of Santa Rosa, Mrs Moreland; Mrs H
NJ Carpenter cf Ukiah, president of the Cali
fornia Assembly Of the Rebekahs; Mrs. Mary
f. DonOhoe. secretary of the California As
semby; Mrs. Mary A. Hawley Of the Veteran
Rebekahs Mrs Mitchell; Mrs. Mary a. Leese.
treasurer OF the California Assembly; Past
President Miss Fannie Benjamin of the Cali
iornia Assembly. Los Angeles, and Mrs.
Marion NJ. Greenwood. past president of the
California Assembly.
The committee was somewhat behind
schedule time and the interlude was oc-
cupied by the Golden Gate Park band
which were loudly applauded. At S:45 the
band began the overture to "Orpheus and
Eurydice,' the first number on the pro-
gramme. Hardly had the last strains of
NJ. T. Moses, chairman of committees.
arose to welcome the members and guests.
Welcome by Chairman Moses.
"All I shall do" he said, is to call this
vast meeting TO order. l will not under
take TO tell you of odd Fellowship. with
all the trials and tribulations of its ex-
istence since its inception in this State.
All l ask is your attention to the eXer-
cises, ana / shall now introduce Rev. f.
X. Ollie, the grand chaplain OF the order"
I1r wit nlra of
the good OF the order and prayed for the
benediction of God upon odd Fellowship.
A part song followed; six male and six
female voices "'Tis Thy Wedding Morn
ing was the first song rendered and it
called for an encore. The singers were:
Sopranos-Miss Matte D. Wilmington,
ton; contraltos-M Pearl Wilmington,
Miss Ethel Perkins, Mrs. Addie S. McClu-
ME; tenors-H. Williams. c. NJ. Elliott,
DR. H. D. Noble bassos-D. b. Crane, l..
A Larsen. Anson Hilton.
Grand Presidents Address.
w. A. Bonynge.. grand master of Cali
fornia. was introduced by the chairman
as the great odd Fellow of the sunny
south. His address was upon the theme
"Odd Fellowship: Its Aims and Attain
of odd Fellowship In the United States
from the earliest days to the present
times. He said in part;
Sisters and Brethren of the Independ-
ent Order OF Odd Fellows and friends
The origin OF Odd Fellowship is shrouded
In mystery. The first efforts of Odd Fell
lowship were hardly recorded. Some hnve
gone as far back as Adam In their efforts
to prove its antiquity; some have gone
back to the Pharoahs some to Moses and
some TO the Roman camps In the time of
Nero. but not until 1888 did odd Fellow
ship come out of the clouds OF tradition
and into the light Of history. From that
time on we have records Of It's history.
In America we have n record showing
that its beginning IN this country was in
1902 In 1913 we find the organization OF
Washington Lodge In Boston, and soon
after Franklin Lodge In Philadelphia
What Odd Fellowship Teaches.
"Odd Fellowship teaches us fraternity;
It teaches US TO take an interest in the
affairs of our fellow men. TO relieve the
sick, educate the orphan and care for the