The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27

Ill 1 y ii6 AiOiii tiiC oCNClS WcdluOl
~ of the Northwest next win
ter and spending a few
weeks in Southern California during jan
uary and February. The lodges in that
section will give him chivalric welcome.
Springville Lodge No. $50, at Fortuna,
will give q ball on Friday evening next.
Fern Leaf Lodge of Forest Hill has
removed from Masonic Hall to Odd Eel
lows Hall. where it has more commo-
dious quarters.
Colonel Rapson Of the State of Wash
ington, an old-time retainer of, the Cali
fornia domain, is back. on his native
heath. He says the Knights Of Wash
ington and Oregon, almost to man, to-
gether with their families, will attend the
coming biennial convention of the order
at San Francisco. Each of those States
will send down at least one regiment of
the Uniform Rank.
November 6, and it promises to be a bril-
liant social event
The team of San Francisco Temple,
D. o. K. K, will probably take another
mento. There is good-sized class of
neophytes at the capital city awaiting the
opportunity to taste the sweets OF
The present administration is urging
upon it's membership the advantages to
be derived from holding district .conven-
intervals, dispensing with the use of
rituals in the opening and closing cere-
monies as we'll as, in comforting the
ranks, and furnishing the neWspap1ers M papers
1.-The newspapers of the country are the
most helpful allies of every good move
ment," says the grand chancellor. who
is himself newspaper man. uand e we
this fact. Pythianism was devised a
blessing to the people, and the people
gagged in the discharge Of it's noble du-
ties The public can be reached efec-
lively nowadays only with the aid of the
press, which is the worlds greatest edu-
Gator and informant
Last Thursday night the grand chancel-
lor paid an official visit to Olympic Lodge
of Grass Valley. About fifty members OF
his own lodge MILO OF Mevaaa Gbs Tbs trin IE
was made over the new electric rallroao
that connects the two mountain cities and
a brass band enlivened the excursion. Ihe
Grass Valley knights. turned out In full
! force to greet the visitors and gave them
| a most cordial reception. A fine banquet
| was one of the features Of the evening.
The Knights Era With l. II NJ T9Mnsene pYssinass
manager, is the new official organ OF
Lodge Ne. 155 at Selma, Fresno County
| 1t is a curio in journalism 1t is four.
page, two-column folio, well edited and
neatly printed. It Is to be issued when
| the spirit moves the subscription price
| being $3.50 year, with single copies at Slo
The lodge news is written up In readable
style, and there are some breezy joshes or
| the. individual members. Selma Is one OF
| the wide awake, progressive lodges of the
| many of that character.
General McGlashan is building a large
new house at Truckee, and hereafter will
| be prepared to entertain all his Pythiar
| friends who chance that way.
Selby Lodge at Crockett is doing some
good work in spreading the order through
| Contra Costa. County.
Reports from brigade headquarters in
dicate that there will be five new compa.
nies of the Uniform Rank mustered IL
within the next four weeks.
Supreme Chancellor Fethers writes as
follows to the head of the order in this
State: Your letter about the prepara
/ tions in California for the reception ant
entertainment Of the thousands who are
going out there next August to attend the
| international gathering at San francisco
reached me in time to read it to the grand
| lodges of Missouri and Illinois, represent
/ ing more than 70,g09 members. 1t was re
ceived in both conventions with repeated
cheers and long-continued applause"