The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

The installation Of officers Of Doric
Lodge. in the Masonic Temple. on the
night Of December L, was witnessed by
about $50 members and fraters. The
installing officer was Adolph Charles
Bauer the retiring master, who was as
sisted by Frank Thomas FairclOth,
past master. acting as master OF cere-
monies. The ceremony was very i'm
pressively conducted, and at its close
the retiring master was presented by
the lodge with a valuable jewel Of
office and a costly set Of table silver
ware. in appreciation Of the services he
had rendered. The presentation was fol-
lowed by congratulations and a march
10 the maple hall Of the Palace Hotel,
where a banquet was served to the fol-
lowing new officers, the members Of the
lodge and their guests:
Henry Conrad Schaertzer. worshipful
master: Cyrus Burr McCroskey, senior
warden; Frederick Lawrence Wight,
Junior warden; John p. Fraser, p. NJ.
treasurer; Julius Raphael Goldsmith,
secretary William Edwin Joslyn.
senior deacon; Joseph William Church,
junior deacon; Louis GoOdday, P. NJ.
chaplain; George William Hosmer.
marshal; George Kramer Herzog.
senior steward; Joseph James Phillips.
junior steward; Ludwig Matthias
Hoefer p. NJ, trustee: 7. X Witch,
organist; William Henry Edmondson,
tyler.
After the repast. Past Master L. II.
HOefer was introduced as toastmaster
by the new master. after he had, on be-
half Of the lodge. presented a past mas
6er's jewel 10 Louis GOodday, once mas
ter Of the lodge and for many years its
chaplain, during which time he proved
himself a most valuable assistant and
which assistance the lodge desired 20
recognize by the testimonial There
was no set programme, but vocal Sc
Iections were rendered by the National
Quartet, a response was made by L. NJ.
Manzaer. one Of the early past mas
ters, and a beautiful definition Of Ma
sonry, its purpose and work was given
by the Rev. Jacob NeitO. who was in
trOduced as a member, not Of one lodge
alone. but a brother OF all the lodges.
Past Master Thomas Hill was excused
from making a speech with the under
standing that he recite Casey at the
Bat" which he did in a mastery man
ner. The closing address was by Dun
can McKinlay, who spoke Of operative
and speculative Masonry and traced
the former beyond written history H
c. Schaertzer, the new master OF the
lodge, in an address to the members
declared that during his term it VII
be his aim to make DOric the banner
lodge OF the Jurisdiction.
The officers Of Speranza ItaIiana
Lodge were installed in the Masonic
Temple on the third Saturday in De-
cenber bv Past Master F. Cavagnaro.
assisted by Past Master c. Balzarini as
ceremonial master The officers to serve
for the current Masonic year are: Wor-
shipfui master, @. b. Cordano: senior
warden, Phi Demartini; Junior warden.
A B. Scalmanini; treasurer, J. c. SaIa:
secretary, @. Scalmanini; senior dea-
con. i. ValsangiacomO; junior deacon.
A. MOnotti; stewards, p, Righetti and
p. Martina; marshal, J. Icardo: tyler.
J. Beccuu. II. B. Zambelii. the retiring
master, was made the recipient of a
handsome Jewel. a silver tea set and
silver tableware as a token of appre-
~ciation OF his services to the lodge in
various stations, and in addition he
was handed lovely diamond-set sun
burst pin, with the request that he
present the same to his wife in the
name Of the lodge. The reports thar
were read show that the lodge is nu-
merically and financially exceedingly
prosperous. After the ceremony the
members partook OF an Italian baDoue,
provided by the following named mem
bers Of the lodge, who were raised dur
ing the past Masonic year: @. del Car
10, =. Righetti. J. r. Tomasini. NJ. Roz-
20, p COstamagna. @. de Bono. G. de
GiuliO, J. Bulotti w Bosia and 7. n
Bacigalupi The new master. G. p. Cor
dano, acted as tosstmaster. and afte,
the delicacies presented had been die.
posed Of there We're responses to toaets
by J. c. Salla, Mr.. Wilson, master n.
California Lodge; r. Cavagnaro p
Righetu and r. c. Stock.
The officers OF South San Frapoisoo
Lodge. i. and A. NJ, were installed ~,
the evening of December Il in So,,y5
san Francisco Masonic Hall. and .f
tor the ceremony i. g. Kramer the
retiring master, was presented with !.
handsome jewel of his rank in tbe
fraternity as a token Of the esteem IN
which be is held by the members n,
the lodge. This was followed bv :
surprise TO +. c. Hare. who for
eighteen years has been the secretary
OF the. lodge. John s. Partridge, in a
neat address. in which he referred tc
Mr.. Hare's thirty-two years service
IN Masonry, during which time he has
been grand lecturer Of the fraternity
secretary Of the Masonic board of re-
lief and master Of his lodge said that