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and table, also a gold match safe ap-
prOpriately inscribed, as token of ap-
probation of having been not only
worshipful but a worthy. master. At
the banquet at which there were pres
ent 146 members of the lodge and A.
H. Larsen, DR.. r. D. Smith, Rev. Jacob
Nieto, ]. C. Hughes, F. OnslOw, z. w.
Tucker, Henry A. Ranft and George I.
Phelps as special guests, there was
vocal music by the Masonic Quartet
and Robert E. SAKE. addresses by Past
Masters Theo H. Macdonald. Thomas
Trebell and W. A. T. Agard. There was
also a most eloquent address by Rev.
DR.. Nieto, who taught the lesson of the
Occident
The installation of officers of Crock
EFT Lodge, F. and A. NJ, was held in the
Masonic Temple December 16 by Wor-
shipful Master Joshua B. Roberts, as
sisted by Past Master H. F. Chase as
marshal of ceremonies. The ceremony
was attended with that pomp and i'm
pressiveness that always marks Ma
sonic installations. The new officers
are: Harry Newhoff, worshipful mas
ter: George W. Geauque, enior. and
William Kahn, junior warden; Richard
Thierbach. treasurer; Peter Harder,
marshal; John P. Court, senior, and A.
P. Heise, Junior deacon; o. L. Bruins
wig and H. Med Cameron, stewards;
J. E. Hunt, tyler, and D. NJ. Lawrence.
organist. The ceremony was followed
by the presentation by Past Master
Charles Louis Peter Marais to retir-
ing Master Roberts of a beautiful dia-
i IL g A1ao
order and his rank therein To this
the recipient made an eloquent re-
Spouse. This was followed by a march
to the banquet hall, where $50 partook
Of the hospitality of the lodge. During
the repast there were musical selections
by an orchestra under the leadership
of Leo Bruck. a member Of the lodge.
There were also vocal selections by the
Crockett Lodge Quartet. Louis L. Solo
mons was the toastmaster. Those who
responded TO toasts were G. w. Frick,
D. S. Hirshberg, NJ. Rosenthal, n. Brit
tan, C. L. P. Marais, Postmaster
Parsons and Harry Newhoff. Crockett
is one of the oldest lodges in the juris
diction and numbers among its mem
bers some of the best known citizens
of San Francisco. It is, as it always
has been, in a most prosperous condi-
ton.
The forty-third installation of officers
of Oriental Lodge took place Decem-
Der IS in st. Johns Hall, Masonic Tenn
ple, in the presence of a large number
of the members. The ceremony was
by William Robert I . Campbell, the
retiring master, assisted by William
Gilchrist. P. NJ. marshall
The new officers are: Henry Edward
Pennel, worshipful master; Richard
Cornelius Jewell, senior warden; Nor
ton Chamberlin Wells, Junior warden;
George Howard Thompson, treasurer;
Adolphus Skinner Hubbard, secretary;
Rev. Samuel James Lee, chaplain;
Frank Chapman Martin, marshal;
Clarence Walker Dobie, senior deacon;
Arthur Selby Nelson, junior deacon;
Oscar Penn Hicks and Robert Rcddy
MOODY. stewards; Elmer Duncan
Roach. tyler.
After the close of the lodge there was
a banquet at the Palacd where there
were responses and interesting ad-
dresses by r. c. Jewell, T. NJ. Penwell,
w. c. RaIston. John II. Gray and Col
oneI Beck. There were songs and music
and the presentation of a jewel to w.
r. L. Campbell the retiring master.
H. E. Pennell was the POSTMASTER.
During the repast r. c. Ayers enter
tanned with a witty mcnologue.
California Lodge of Perfection No.
10, A and A. S. r.. has sent notice
to the California Bodies" of the Val
ley of San Francisco relative to the
building of temple for these bodies
on the property on Post street. oppo-
site Union square. 1t is proposed to
issue 500 bonds of the par value of 800
each, with interest at per cent. to
run ten years. the money so derived to
be used as a building fund. The bonds
are to be subject to recall in such
amounts and at such time, from year
to year, as the resources and revenue
of the bodies will justify. If the bonds
are subscribed for and the payment
therefor shall be 10 per cent of face
value monthly, then the work of build
ing the proposed temple will commence
early next year.
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