The San Francisco call., 1901-11-03
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ll\ of district No. SIS, which met
wv in the hall of Bay City Lodge
During the evening the grand
master, after general talk
relative to the order, made an appeal for
aid for the Odd Fellows new home to be
erected on the White Tract in Santa Clara
County. Past Grand Master w. w. Wat
son gave an interesting account of the
work of the Sovereign Grand Lodge at its
| recent session. S. o. Regensburger enter
tanned with a either solo and then ad-
dresses were made by a number present,
after which collation. was served.
The grand master also visited Excelsior
Lodge, Byron Lodge and Crockett Lodge.
Grand Secretary Shaw will accompany
the grand master to Jackson, where a
special session of the Grand Lodge will
be held on the 18th inst, and the follow
ing night another special session will be
held in San Andreas.
A new lodge will be instituted shortly in
Gazelle.
District Deputy Grand Master ]. T. Glib
| son has called a meeting of Western Ad-
dition, Morse, Parker and Preside lodges
! in the hall of Morse Lodge for the 18th
| inst. These several lodges in district
No. 103 are all active and competing for
| a pair of handsome gavelS offered by the
| deputy and have thus far initiated from
eight to twenty-one candidates each.
| The meeting that was held last week in
the hall of Vacaville Lodge No. SO, on
which occa sion team from Industrial
| Lodge No. 157 conferred the first and
teams from Apollo Lodge No. 123 con-
| ferred the second and third degrees, the
| last degree being in competition with the
team of Industrial Lodge, was one of the
most interesting events that has taken
| place in a lodgeroom in years. In the
first degree the delivery Of the charge of
the past grand by William Boyne was
sublime The regalia worn by the team
| nj
| safe to say has never been eXcelled In any
| lodge in this State. All the officers were
perfect in the ritualistic and floor work.
In the second degree Apollo's team was
! UP to it's usual excellence, but when 1t
came to the conferring Of the third degree
Apollo for once found a team that made
! it look to its we'll earned laurels. The
| team of Industrial was the equal of
Apollo, and praise without stint was given
to both tbs each "a a. fea G+ M e sbod be hfs
| At the close of the ceremonies, at day
break, Apollo was cheered time and again,
as it had excelled the work 1t had ex-
Master Nichols, Grand Warden Baker
and Grand Marshal Applegate. At ban.
| Sacramento said that Industrial had left
| it's stars at home, while H. d. Saville of
this city replied that Apollo had all its
| stars along.
The Eastern Star.
On the night of the 26th Of October
| the officers of Mission Chapter, in the
presence of two hundred and ten
members of the Order Of the East
ern STAR conferred the initiatory de-
/ gree upon seven strangers with a great
| deal of impressiveness. The music Incl
! dental to the work of the evening was by
Miss Savage There was present at the
meeting Mrs. Alice Frances Hickie one of
ha n t0
| the chapter with grand honors, she hav-
| ing at the last held session of the Grand
! Chapter been chosen associate grand ma
tron, an honor worthily bestowed upon
one who in the various positions filled by
| her in the chapter proved herself a care
! full faithful and conscientious officer.
| After the work there was a banquet, at
which Worthy Patron Cox presided, and
there were short addresses by the asso-
ciate grand matron, Grand Secretary Mrs.
Willats, Mrs. c. L. P. Marais, matron of
San Francisco Chapter, and several Of the
Beulah Chapter at the last held meet,
ing in October initiated two ladies and
two gentlemen in its hall in the Masonic
building at Fifteenth and Railroad ave-
nues in the presence of a very large num-
Der of the members of the order. Among
the visitors were the grand associate con-
Grand Patrons Gray and Darling, and
Grand Secretary Mrs. Willats. In the
work of initiation the officers all did their
worthy matron, surpassed all her previous
efforts. The event was followed by a ban
quet which had been specially prepared
would be present but she was unavoid-
ably detained. Beulah Chapter was insti-
tuted during the term of John H. Gray as
grand patron, and during the speeches
that were made in the evening he remind
ed those present that he was the papa"
of the Chapter.
AT the last held session Of Harmony
Ch9ntpT Of
the evening a most delightful social hour
Musical numbers and dancing were the
features of that hour.
AT meeting of King solomon Chapter,
during Grand Chapter week. there was the
unusual sight of twenty-five worthy ma
irons in the East.
San Francisco Chapter at it's last held
meeting initiated five candidates and will
have more for the next session.
Elections for officers in chapters are
now in order, The first in this city. was
held last Friday night by Golden Gate,
the mother chapter.
AT special meeting of California Chap
ter in Golden Gate Hall on the last night
in October the following named were
initiated in the most impressive manner
by the letter perfect officers: Mrs; Benja--
Mrs r. E. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. William
G.. Pennycook, Captain and Mrs. T. F.
qqber!meyer, Miss Nah Mabel Marshall, Miss
Joseph Watkins, Mark Lennon and
Charles J. Carlson The work was per-.
formed in the presence of Grand Matron
Mrs Clara A. Giberson, Associate Grand
| Conductress Mrs. Alice F. Hickie, Grand
Secretary Mrs. K. J. Willats and many
visitors. During the evening Ratron John
it being her first visit since her Induction
into office. and presented her on behalf
of the chapter with a bunch of beautiful
flowers. The other grand officers were
also welcomed. After the work of the
evening there was a banquet in the hall
below, which was partaken of by nearly
200. Brief remarks were made by num-
Der of those present.
The Rebekahs.
Canton No. of the Patriarchs Militant,
| Captain Kornbeck were the guests on the
| last Saturday in October of Walhalla Re-