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Woodcraft.

State Organizer Peter F. Gilroy OF
the Woodmen of the World has re-
moved his headquarters from the
Native Sons building to $50 Market
street, adjoining the quarters of the
National Union
The visiting committee of the fra
ternal mortgage campaign was met
last week in the forest of Pathfinder
Camp, near the county line between
San Francisco and San Mateo by a
very large aggregation of Neighbors of
Woodcraft. There was a jollification
the presentation of four applications
and addresses along the line of cancel
ing the fraternal mortgage by Lau-
renee Vincent, chairman of the cam
paign committee; State Organizer
Peter F. Gilroy, Special Organizer
Krum, A. B. Craw, vice president of
the committee; Neighbor Mccain and
several others.
Applewood Camp No. 500 was insti-
tuted in Red Mems Hall by State Or
ganizer Gilroy with membership of
forty-four. j. P Bartelme was in
stalled as consul commander and A.
apple as clerk
All but three of the twenty camps of
Alameda County which gave a promis-
sorry note each to secure a certain
number of candidates for initiation
have taken I'D their notes.
On the first Thursday in October
X. L.. Circle of the Women of Wood
craft was visited by the campaign
committee of the fraternal campaign
committee and the meeting was a
pleasing and instructive one. The
speakers on behalf of the visitors were
Mrs. A. F. Mcmahon, chairman; Cap
tain Allie Perrin, secretary, and Past
Guardian Neighbor MoIlie Kaufman
There were also addresses for the good
of the cause by Deputy Grand Guardian
Neighbor Mrs. j. w. Steanart of Red
wood Circle and Neighbor Morris of
Pathfinder Camp. After the close of
the meeting there was the serving of
a luncheon and coffee by a committee
of ten of the circle. of which Past
Guardian Neighbor Lottie Norris was
the chairman. This circle was instituted
last July by Grand Organizer Miss
Bertha Somers and is the youngest
circle in this city. 1t has now sixty
one members and quite a number of
applications for membership to be
acted upon.
The membership of Haven Camp.
Woodmen of the World, was decidedly
enthusiastic on the occasion of the visit
of the campaign committee on the
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to st. Helena Grove in the town Of
that name and after the official bust
ness and close of the grove there was a
banquet in honor of the visiting Off
Gals at which the ladies of Olive
Circle of Druidesses assisted. G. L.
Johnson was POSTMASTER and there
were responses to toasts by the grand
officers, Editor Mckinley of the Star,
Editor Blanc of the Sentinel and many
others. During the supper Galluski's
band furnished musical selections and
after supper there was a programme of
vocal music and dancing. The follow
ing day the grand officers were the
guests of Past Arch Forni and his wife,
Mariana Forni, who is the grand SEN
tinel Of the Grand Circle of Druidesses,
at a dinner and in the afternoon they
were taken to see the country and were
also taken to the Forni vineyard, where
they saw large force of men engaged
in wine making.
In the afternoon of that day the
grand officers went to Napa, where
they visited William Tell and Fratern-
ity groves in joint session. There the
degree team of Columbia Grove of San
Francisco. in charge of Captain P. ].
Molitorno. assisted by the father of
that grove, Grand Trustee Gallagher,
initiated several candidates in a pleas
ing manner. Among those initiated
were Assemblyman Percy King and
DR.. Raumse, assistant superintendent
of the State Asylum at that place. The
work Of the evening was followed by
a banquet at the Central Hotel at
which L. Banchero was the toastmas-
ter. The ladies of Harmony and JUS
.tice circles of that place were guests at
the banquet.
Last Sunday the grand officers Wis
tied Sonoma Grove and were well re-
ceived by nearly the entire member
ship. After the meeting there was a
banquet and among the many who oc-
cupied seats at the festal board were
the lady members of Sonoma Circle.
A new circle of the Druidesses was
recently instituted at Indianapolis.
making the tenth in that city in three
years. A grand circle is being organ
lied in the State of Indiana. Past Noble
Grand Arch Geider of Indiana reports
to the Supreme Arch that the order is
doing well in that State and that two
new groves have been instituted since
last June.
Grand Arch Druidess Olga Heiden
announces official visits to circles as
follows: October 26, to Livermore
Circle in Livermore; October q, to
Evergreen Circle, Stockton Especially;
October Is, Sequoia Circle, Angels
Camp; November 10, Golden Gate
Circle, Druids' Hall, San Francisco;
December Z. Novato Circle, Novato;
December s, Petaluma Circle, Peta-
luna, and December 9, Sonoma Circle,
Sonoma.
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a dance made all in the hall forget
that it was raining in torrents on the
roof over their heads.
Grand Chief Companion Mary Tho
man, Companions Of the Forest of
America, will make official visits to
circles in San Francisco as follows:
October 81. to New Century Circle;
November 2, to Bonita Circle; No
vember 3, to Ferrucio Circle; Novem-
Der s, to Live Oak Circle; November
10, to Martha Circle; December 6, 20
Excelsior Circle; December Z to Law
ton Circle; December s, to Osceola
Circle; December IS, to Mizpah Circle,
and December Is, to Golden Era Cir
Gle.
Miss Tessie Valley of New Century
Circle, who is organist of that suhor-
dinate, is one of the most active mem
bers and always ready to do what she
can to make the social feature of the
circle a success. The lady is possessed
of sweet voice and at every meeting
under good of the order entertains
with vocal as well as instrumental Sc
lections.
New Century Circle has appointed
Sarah Beversen, Margaret Lemme and
Elizabeth H. Drendel a committee to
organize a degree team and have The
same present the work on the night
of the official visit to the circle This
team Will be continued as the New
Century initiatory team. This circle
will give social on the night Of Oc-
tober % in the Alcazar building.
Golden Era Social Club composed
of Court Golden Era and Golden Era
Circle, will give its first trolley ride
on October 26.
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An Active Fraternalist.

DR.. Blanche L. Sanborn, well-known
in fraternal circles and a member of
half a dozen associations, on the first
Sunday in October gave the first of a
series of "at homes" arranged for the
fall and winter months, at her home
on Suffer street. This was for the en-
tertainment of some of her many
friends. There was a programme OF
entertainment which included a barry
tone solo by NJ. Renswick; piano solo,
Miss Genevra Lamb; recitation, Olive
Pearl Miller; chorus, led by Ed Allen
berg; sketch. HE Lost to Win" by
Miss E. Farley. Olive Pearl Miller and
William Loan. This was followed by
an excellent supper, at which a feature
was Vanderbilt fruit salad" which, it
is believed, was the first time il has
been served on this coast. Those who
attended this at home were: Professor
and Mrs. Carl Sawvell, Mr.. and Mrs
James Gordon, Mrs. Marie Hendy, Mr..
and Mrs. Versalovich. DR.. and Mrs.
Lamb, Miss G.. Lamb, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allenberg, Olive Pearl Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. A Biggs, Mrs. j. H. Davis, Mrs.
Joseph Jackson, Miss Blanche Alien
berg. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur b. Sanborn,
NJ. Stern, NJ. Renswick, Eugene b. Cohn
and Harold Heiss.
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Ancient Order Foresters.

Supreme Grand Chief Companion of
the Forest, A. o. F.. Mrs. George j.
Berger announced visits to circles
during October as follows: October 4,
to Washington Circle, San Francisco;
18th. Valley Circle. Stockton; 18th, Orc
Elmo Circle, Jackson; 1sth, Diana Cir
Gle, Suffer Greek; 10Th, Amador Cir
Gle, Amador; 21st, Sunshine Circle
MERGED; 22d. Fresno Circle, Fresno.
Tuolumne is the name of a new court
that was instituted at Carriers, Tuol-
umne County, recently with a charter
list of forty. George B. Carriers was
elected past chief ranger; James Gal
lagher, chief ranger; w. ]. Mann, sub
chief ranger, and w. Griffin, p. John
ston and Thomas ]. Praster. trustees.
This court was organized and insti-
tuted by A. U. Field. d. H. c. r.
Upon the departure of George w.
Lunt, who for eight years has been the
treasurer of the subsidiary high court
of California, for St. Louis and other
points of interest in the East recently.
he was escorted by the juvenile band,
which accompanied him to the Oakland
mole and there played a godsp- ed air
This the boys did to show their appre-
citation of the interest Mr.. Lunt has
taken in their organization.
Court Star Of the West (juvenile) at
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American Foresters.

On the occasion of the reception to
Grand Chief Ranger ]. H. Foley to
Cours de France Foresters of America
last week the speakers were the grand
chief ranger Grand Secretary Cordy,
Grand Junior Woodward d, Tear, Pro-
fessor Dupre, J. Leivre, Chief Ranger
Cambesus and Past Chief Ranger
Mauchou of Court Sadi Carnot, Jacob
Label, editor of the American Forest
er Review, and E. c. Stock of Court
Sutro Heights. After the good of the
order refreshments were served in the
periodically decorated hall The col
ors of the United States and those of
France predominated. This court has
appointed Messrs. Freich, Capeder-
vielle, Krieps. Hestin, Leger and Ar
banquet on November IL.
Court Sunfiower will have an ami
versary banquet October 20.
Court Seal Rock will have a house
warming, entertainment and dance on
November %.
Court Barbarossa has arranged for
a grand ball in Turn Verein Hall No
vember 5.
Grand Trustee Secord announces
the following official visits: November
., to Court Chris Bremen; November
Il, to Port Costa; December II, to
Tracy; January 4, 1905. to Mount Dr.
ablo, and February 1, to Court Contra
Costa.
Junior Court Pride of California at
its meeting last week initiated TWEEN
ty-one strangers.
Court Emeryville had a high jinks
last week and there were present
members of the courts in the vicinity
Excelsior Circle, Companions of the
Forest of America, had a brownie
party in the assembly hall of the AL
cazar building on the second Saturday
in October. There was a very large
number of people in attendance. A
good programme of entertainment and
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night of October 5, and before the close
of the meeting the camp invited the
committee to call again, when there
would be a houseful of still more en-
thusiastic members. The speakers OF
the evening were John H. Foley, head
adviser; State Organizer Peter F. Gill
roy, Judge Frank H. Kerrigan Of
Tamalpais Camp, Colonel Clark of San
Francisco Camp, Colonel Knowles of
Los Angeles, Special Organizer w. c.
Krum, Lawrence Vincent of the cam
paign committee, Neighbors Mullaney
and Mccain of Tamalpais Camp. E. G.
Stock of Golden Gate Camp and W. ].
McCabbe- of Mission Camp. A. B.
Craw, vice president Of the campaign
committee, presided. This camps uni
formed team gave a ball in the assem-
bly, hall of the Pioneer building last
week There was a good attendance
and good programme Of dances.
The degree team Of Mission Camp
gave a dance last week in Scandal Hall.
AS on previous occasions. the member
ship turned out in full force and
brought many ladies with them. All
had a pleasant evening to the sound
Of good music.
The Woodmen of this city are ar
ranging for a grand amateur night In
some theater possibly during the early
part of November.
Mission Camp had a ladies' night
last week and had fine programme
for the entertainment of the wives and
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Knights of Pythias.

Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
Herman Schaffner Of the knights Of
Pythias has returned from the session
of the Supreme Lodge. held in Louis
VILE, and is doing business again at
the old stand
General H. r. Arndt OF this city has
been reappointed chief Of staff on the
staff Of Major General James R. Carna-
han.
The nexe convention Of the Supreme
Lodge Of the order will be held in 1906
at New Orleans, September IS
AT the session of the Supreme Lodge
it was decided to codify the supreme
constitution and statutes Of the order.
The minimum age limit was reduced
from q to Is years.
committee Of five was appointed to
make a complete investigation of the
condition Of the endowment rank and
report at the next session Of the Su-
preme Lodge.
A proposition to permit the grand
lodges to fix the minimum fee for ad-
mission was defeated, but subsequently
it was decided that in subordinate
lodges in each grand domain the fee
shall be fixed by each such domain. The
matter will be submitted to each grand
domain and be brought up for final &C
ton in the Supreme Lodge two years
hence.
1t was decided to submit to the grand
domains a proposition to do away with
compulsory funeral benefits. leaving the
question to be determined by each
grand domain.
The salary of the supreme chancellor
was increased from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year.
The favorable report of the commit
tee on state of the order to abolish
the semi-annual password was adopted
At the next session this will necessitate
a change of the ritual.
On the last day of the session the
Rathbone Sisters were recognized as
IAN independent auxiliary of the
knights of Pythias."
A Joint form of receipt and order for
the password similar to that used by
the Order of Elks was adopted.
The proceedings of the last held sesu
sion of the California Grand Lodge q
the Knights of Pythias make book OF
$50 pages and give in a comprehensive
manner all the work done by the grand
body.
Grand Vice Chancellor d. c.. Clark
will make official visits as follows: Oc-
tober "A, Springville Lodge at Fortuna;
October 25, Lincoln Lodge at Eureka;
October 26, Aurora Lodge at Ferndale;
October q. Mattole Lodge at Petrolia,
and October %, North Star and Mad
River lodges in joint session at Ar
cata.
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Druidisn.

Supreme Arch James T. Msrtinoni
having. since his return from the SUI
preme session, settled down to the re-
sumption Of regular Druidic work. is
preparing a circular letter which he
viii shortly send to every jurisdiction
Of the order. In his new position Mr..
Martinoni expects TO awaken a new
enthusiasm in every section of the
Union in which grand and subordinate
groves Of the order exist
A new grove called Robert Emmett.
which was organized by Grand Trustee
W. Gallagher, was instituted by Noble
Grand Arch de Leigh last week with
twenty-seven applicants for admission.
The head Of the order was assisted by
number Of the grand officers. The
organizer has one hundred names on
the petition for a charter in addition to
those who were initiated and expects
TO have them in the grove in a short
time
Noble Arch de Leigh and Grand Sec
retary Martinoni paid an official visit
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Great Sachem Davis, Great Guard Of
the Wigwam P. Hansen and Past
Sachem p. S. Seymour with 10 MEM
bers. The degrees were conferred by
teams of Cocopah, Mojave and Te-
hachapi tribes of Los Angeles. The
ceremonies were followed by banquet.
James Num- is the sachem and T. l..
Harris chief of records.
The members of the order rejoice that
D. A. B. Mayhem, past sachem of Sag
amore Tribe of Palo Alto, has been ap-
pointed a member Oft the State Board
of Dental Examiners
A new tribe has been organized in
Arcata by Great Sachem Davis, assist
ed by Vernon A. Smith, acting as great
chief of records, and the degree team
of Hupa Tribe of Eureka. r. Roberts
is the sachem and ]. c. Foxon chief
of records.
Manzanita Tribe No. of the I'M
proved Order of Red Men on the even
ing Of the second Saturday in Octo-
Der gave a reception to and banquet
ed John J. Bryan, one of it's members,
upon his return from st. Joseph, Mo-,
where he was a representative to the
Great Council of the United States.
There were nearly two hundred per-
sons present to honor the representa-
tive, one-half of the number being Ia
dies. An excellent supper was served
and at the serving of the dessert Past
S&chem Adam Smith, the POSTMASTER,
called upon the following named to
respond to sentiments expressed by
L. 7 r,<11
sachem of the tribe; "The Great Coun-
ell of California j. c. Ruddock, great
representative; THE Great Council of
the United States" Great Representa-
tive j. Harry Hutaff; Our Order"
Great Chief of Records Porter L. Bliss;
Manzanita Tribe" Great Representa-
tive J. ]. Bryan; 1.-The Press E. c.
Stock of Altahmos Tribe, and The La
dies" Past Sachem DR.. Nathan Rog-
ers. During the evening the company
was entertained with vocal and musi-
cal selections by Mrs. William Winter,
Mrs. J. I. Rice, Mrs. NJ. Bates, T.
Fraser, William Crowley, A. Herman
and Master Byron, son of John j.
Byron, the prophet of the tribe. This
most pleasing affair was carried TO a
successful termination by the commit
tee of arrangements. composed of S. f.
Graham, Henry Leasen, Nathan Rog-
ers, M. D., Herbert Jaeger and P. Fl.
Abels.
Pocahontas Council of the Degree of
Pocahontas has arranged for a day
and night at the Chutes on October %.
The members of the council are active
il the matter of making the affair a
great success.
On the first sleep of the Beaver
Moon, Manzanita Council was visited
by Great Representative j. ]. Bryan,
who recently returned from the ses-
sion of the Great Council of the Unit
ed States. He was accompanied by
Great Chief of Records Bliss. who also
attended the Great Council. Under
good of the order the council was CIV
ell short talk by the great chief of
records and then a long talk by the
great representative. He gave an in
teresting account of his trip East and
told of what he saw. He then gave a
detailed account of the manner in
which the adoption work was per-
formed by 1.-The crack A No. team
OF ST. Joseph, Mo-, before the Great
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Mckinley Circle G. A. r.

In the latter part of September
William Mckinley Circle No. 21. La
dies of the Grand Army, held memo
rial services in its hall. There was an
address BY George Gould, commander
of Fair Oaks Camp. S. o. v; instru-
mental selections, Miss McCullough;
select reading, Miss Anglo Ayers:
piano recital, Mrs. Thomas; address,
Department Secretary Mrs. Smedlev.
remarks by Mrs. Howe, president of
Seven Pines Circle. and Mrs. NJ. Mil
Ter, president of George H. Thomas
Circle The members of this circle
have arranged for an entertainment
on the night of October 10. when a
pleasing programme of music, song
and dance will be presented. A
handsome sofa pillow will be dis
posed of that night for the benefit of
the fund for the relief of the sick.
This will be an open meeting, to which
all interested in the work on behalf
or the old soldiers will be welcomed.
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its last held meeting initiated four ap-
plicants for admission and received five
applications This court has now
reached the 100 mark.
The official visit paid last week to
Loyal Circle Of the Companions OF the
Forest was a pleasant and profitable
one. On that occasion two strangers
were initiated and several applica-
tons were presented. During the
evening Companion Mrs. A Harvey.
on behalf of the circle. presented Past
Supreme Chief Companion j. Fall
coner handsome Morris chair
The dance recently given by Wash
ington Circle was a great social sue
cess. All who attended had a most
delightful time.
Sherwood Circle gave a "gold
brick party in the social hall OF
the Alcazar building on the night of
the first Saturday OF the current
month. There was a well arranged
programme of dancel During the
grand march each participant was
presented a pretty gold brick SOU
venir. This circle is working hard to
bring itself into prominence. and to
that end gives social on the first
Saturday in each month.
The smoker given by Court Star of
the Mission in the large banquet hall of
the Foresters' building was attended
by as many as could get into the
meeting place. A pleasing programme
was presented. The latest returns
from this court show a substantial in
crease in membership and finance.
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Improved Red Men.

Bald Eagle Tribe will give its an
nual masquerade in Native Sons Hall
Saturday evening, October 90. This
tribe, which has a membership of
nearly 400 and a fine personnel, has in
the past always been successful in any
thing it has undertaken in the social
line and it expects that this event will
excel anything heretofore given by it.
Everything will be done to make it a.
great success. The committee in charge
is H. Dilges, H. Zetsch, H. kaufman.
John White. L. F. Guedet, H Dixon,
w. Haas, Nj. Newman, George Hale
and o. Daylin. L. F. Guedet will be
the king of the carnival H. Tanner the
prince and j. Nystrom jester Heralds
and courtiers will be represented by
members of the tribe. novel march
will be introduced and there will be a
number of ideas patterned after the
Mardi Gras festival in Paris and in
New Orleans. One of San Francisco's
best decorators has been secured TO
transform the hall into a scene from
fairy land. Judges from outside tribes
will be chosen to award the prizes
which are to be given.
The proceedings of the last Great
Council of California have been issued
by Great Chief of Records Bliss. 1t is
a clear compilation in 2O4 pages of the
work of that body and is incIosed in
a neat cover on which there appears
the totem of the reservation of Cali
fornia and typical Indian, represent
ing the order. designed by Past Sachem
Gorham.
A new tribe called Chuma was insti-
tuted recently at Santa Barbara by
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subordinates of the Americans are very
satisfactory to Director General Lewis.
San Francisco Assembly No. 1 had
a dance in Red Mems Hall October IL.
There was a good attendance.
Washington Assembly No. 8 is plan
ming an entertainment to be given in
Scandal Hall.
Director General Henry Clay Lewis
visited the assembly in San Jose last
week and was present at the initiation
of seven strangers.
A new assembly will shortly be insti-
tuted at Lodi.
Mrs. A. K. Fox of San Francisco AS
sembly is one of the active members of
that institution and always anxious to
advance its interest.
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E.C.STOCH.

Council. and after demonstrating that
the work is far behind that done in
California, he said: "Manzanita will
not have to take off it's headgear to
Missouri. for the people there have not
the idea of the impressive manner In
which the work should be put on, nor
have they the idea of proper costumes
for the members of the team" The
council was addressed by several 9TH
ers who congratulated the team on the
magnificent appearance it made on the
occasion of its adoption Of the pale
faces for the new council, Calumet.
This congratulation was emphasized
by letter from Great Prophecies
Minna Belts, who highly praised the
team for its work.
The Americans.
Reports for the last week from the
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lady relatives of the members. The
programme was followed by the distri-
button of candy to the children of men,
bers who were present and the serving
of a collation. to the adults.
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