The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

applied for membership. The ceremo-
MES will be followed by an address for
the good Of the order by the highest
officer present, after which there will
be ball to last two hours. Miss Agnes
d. Bremen has been selected as the
floor manager for that occasion.
Court Seal Rock, F. OF A, will give
a dance to its members and invited
guests in its hall in the Pythian Castle
on the night of April 9. The court
holds its annual picnic this year at
Fairfax Park on May l.
Junior Court Pride Golden West had
an enthusiastic meeting last week and
after the close of business had an en-
tertainment for the members. There
was a good programme of varied num-
bers, after which a collation. was
served.
Grand Senior Woodward Root and
Past Grand Chief Ranger Hughes paid
a visit TO Court Pride of Marysville, in
Marysville last week, on which oc-
easion there were at least $50 members
Of the order to witness the initiation
Of fourteen strangers. The event was
followed by a banquet at Turner Hall.
This was the official visit of Grand
Senior Woodward Root, and at the
close of the banquet cheers were
given for Brother Root, the coming
grand chief ranger"
At a recent meeting of Court Alisal,
at Pleasanton, after the routine busi-
ness there was a mock trial for the
entertainment Of the members and
visitors. Ed. Hanson, one Of the best
natured members of the court, was
charged with conduct unbecoming a
Forester in the use of certain words
at a banquet" The accused, of course,
pleaded mot guilty" and, after hearing
the evidence on both sides, he said that
he was in grave doubts about the mat
ter, that he did not recollect having
used the words attributed, but that he
was ready to offer an apology, which
was: If 1 said anything that I am
sorry for, I'm glad of it," The jury
was unable to give a verdict, so the
matter ended and all went to banquet
hall, where they enjoyed a collation..
Club Pride Of California, composed Of
members of Junior Court Pride of Cali
fornia, will give picnic July IT,
Arrangements have been almost COM
pleted for the meeting of the Grand
Court at Hanford. The committee of
arrangements, consisting of many of
the most prominent officials and mer-
chants, through its executive commit
tee. William Abbott chairman of the
city Trustees; c. ]. Fleming, A. NJ.
Fredericks and ]. F. Johnston. the lat
ter as secretary, have made .prepara-
tions for the proper entertainment of
the grand officers and representatives
when not engaged with the business of
the session. The committee has ordered
1000 souvenir badges, and has engaged
a band Of twenty pieces to perform
every day the Foresters shall be in
the city. On Monday, May 2, the visit
ors will be received at the depot and,
with music, escorted to their head
quarters; Tuesday there will be a re-
ception and parade and an address of
welcome by the Mayor, or. in his alb
sence, by the president of the Chamber
of Commerce; Wednesday will be
Fresno day, when 300 Foresters will
come from Fresno by special train and
bring with them members of the order
living north of Hanford. 1t is to be a
gala day. Thursday will be Tulare day,
when Foresters from that place and
south of Hanford will make a pilgrim
age to the convention city. Tulareites
. will bring with them members of the
courts at Visalia and Porterville On
that day there will be field sports at
the racetrack; on Friday there will be
a concert and in the evening a ban
quet. On Friday. the last of the session,
the officers for the ensuing Forestic
year will be elected and installed.
Saturday the visitors will be taken on
excursions TO various parts of the
country.