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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
Order of Pendo.

The Home Council of the Order OF
Pendo at its session April IS initiated
a large class of candidates in its new
meeting place in the Red Mems build
ing. and after the regular business
there was presented a stereopticon ex-
hibit of the benefits Of Pendo by A.
w. Hollis, who also entertained with
illustrated songs. Then there followed
a collation. in the banquet hall and
speech making by prominent members
of the order. At the meeting there
were present number of visitors from
Oakland.
At the last session Of the council in
Berkeley there was an interesting
meeting On that occasion Mr.. Hollis
also entertsined with stereopticon
views and songs.
The councils Of the order located in
Oakland are making arrangements for
a Joint entertainment on a large scale
in the near future.
Oakland Council is making arrange
ments for a picnic at Leona Heights
on May 1.
Reports from Los Angeles, Whittier
and other points south received by Su-
preme Secretary Terry show a remark
able increase in the various councils
located there.
Supreme Councillor Tugwell paid
visit to the council in Sacramento last
week, and in a short time he will make
official visits to the councils in the
State of Oregon.
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FraternaI Brotherhood.

On the evening of the third Saturday
in April Progress Lodge of the Frater-
nal Brotherhood gave a social and it's
team gave an exhibition drill which
was very pretty piece Of floor work.
On Wednesday evening this lodge will
give shirt waist party in the Assem-
bly, Hall of the Red Mems building.
Mission Lodge had very interesting
party in Mission Opera Hall that was
attended by a large number of people
who have come to the conclusion that
the lodge is a wideawake one and that
it's social functions are very popular.
During the early part of the evening
the following entertaining programme
was carried out. and was received with
strong marks of appreciation:
Overture, orchestra; violin solo, Jesse
Warren; speciaIties, Miss Hazel Kirke
of the Columbia Theater; piano solo.
Miss Evelina Beaudet the boy soprano,
Angelo Fabbori; specialties, Pracey
and Pheifer Bros; buck and wing, Miss
Sophie Guilbert; specialties. Miss
Mabel Pheifer and Edith Norton; Sc
lections. Professor Clarkson's Mandolin
and Guitar Club.
Yerba Buena Lodge had a pleasant
entertainment in Odd Fellows building
last Wednesday night, and notwith-
standing the fact that this is one OF
the very young lodges of the order
there was a good attendance and
very enjoyable time.
Columbia Lodge at its last held ses-
sion received five applications and hasl
a number Of others on the way.
Reports from Aurora and from West
ern lodges are to the effect that after
consultation the proposition to have
the two lodges join forces and work as
one has been abandoned and each pro-
poses for the time being to work inde-
pendently.
Supreme Organizer Lewis proposes
to make a number of visits to lodges
in this city and in Oakland with a view
to arouse the members to greater ac-
tivity to the end that the membership
may grow with even better showing
than has been made in the last six
months.
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Native Daughters.

Piedmont Parlor, Native Daughters,
Oakland, has been so successful in pro-
gressive whist that it will hold it's
fourth whist tournament on Thursday,
April %, at Ben Hur Hall. The par
lor gave a leap year social on April 21
in the same hall, 1860 Broadway. and
all the known leap year rules and
many that were not thought of before
were enforced.
Orinda Parlor has arranged a grab
bag social for the purpose of raising
funds for the relief of the sick. The
relief fund has been drawn upon quite
heavily recently. This will be given in
the banquet hall of the Native Sons
building on the night of April 80.
On the evening of April 13 Grand
President Finkeldey paid an official
visit to Ell Pajaro Parlor at Watson
vile. There was a large attendance
in the beautifully decorated room to
greet her and there was an exempli-
fication of the work of the order,
which was complimented by the visit
ing official. At the close of the ad-
dress of the grand president Mrs. Ella
Bixby on behalf of the parlor pre-
sented her an artistically decorated
nut dish. the handiwork of Mrs. Cora
Harvey.
Kathryne McGough of Darina Par
Ior is leading in a contest now going
on in this city for the most popular
Native Daughter.
Keith Parlor is to have an at home
tomorrow night. This will be in the
nature of a reception for congratula-
lion to the president of the parlor.
Pauline b. Unger. who recently mar
ried Robert B. Dourne, chief patriarch
of Oriental Encampment, 1. o. o. F.
Several other members of the parIor
will shortly become brides.
During the early part of April the
members of San Andreas Parlor No. 113
of the Native Daughters of the Golden
West upon the invitation of Miss Dora
Washburn assembled at her residence
for the purpose of properly observing
the Arbor day of the order. Three trees.
two donated by the lady who called the
meeting and one by Mrs. r. Leonard,
were planted with appropriate ceremo-
MES. One was named California in
honor of the State, another San An
dreas for the parIor and the third Eliza
d. Keith, in honor of the past grand
president who introduced the observ-
ance of Arbor day into the order. Quite
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Odd Fellowship.

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the celebration of the ami
versary of the foundation of the In
United States next Tuesday by the
Patriarchs Militant at Fernbrook
Park.
The Swedish lodge recently organized
in this city will be instituted by Grand
Master Baker next Friday night. The
same night another lodge will be insti-
tuted at Boyle Heights, Los Angeles,
by Past Grand Master Stockwell.
Last Wednesday evening the lodge
at Calistoga, with it's degree team, vis-
tied the lodge in Napa, and there con-
ferred the degree on twelve candidates
for the visited lodge and on ten for its
own. There was a large attendance.
The Progress Club. composed in the
main of members of the San Francisco
Relief Board, will have a family outing
at FL Campo on July II.
w. II. Owens, a member of the or
der, from the East, was arrested some
time ago for crime. The relief COM
mittee investigated the case. ascer-
tanned that he was guiltless of the
charge, and thereupon assisted him in
his defense, with the result that he was
fully exonerated and released from
custody.
The school of instruction at a special
session of the Rebekah Assembly held
in Auburn last week, was we'll attend
ed by the membership of Minerva
Lodge of Roseville, Azalia of Auburn,
Citrus of Lincoln and Sunshine of
Newcastle. This was conducted under
the direction of President Mrs. Alma
/. Jensen and Secretary Mrs. Donoho
and proved a very interesting event
There were also present Deputy Presi-
dents Vesta Mannix of district No s,
and Annie Smith of district No. 1s. The
degree work was presented in a credi-
table manner by a team from Minerva
Lodge.
c. H. Kornbeck, for long time con-
nected with the Patriarchs Militant
and one time captain of Canton No. 5.
one of the best drilled officers in the
Uniformed Rank, has been elected ma
jor of the battalion composed of Can
tons No. and No. IL. Yesterday
there was a special convention of the
lodges in Alameda County at Hay
wards and on the occasion the first
second and third degrees were con-
ferred by some of the best teams OF
that county. A special train left
Fifth street and Broadway, Oakland
at $50 in the afternoon to convey the
visitors from San Francisco and the
members of the lodges in Oakland to
their destination. Upon arrival al
Haywards a procession was formed
headed by the two cantons. under
command of Major Kornbeck, and O
march was taken up to Odd Fellows
Hail. where the degrees were con-
ferred, after which there was a social
hour.
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Ancient Order Foresters.

new court of the Ancient Order of
Foresters, named Pleasant Valley, was
instituted at Coalinga, Fresno County,
recently by A. u. Field, d. II. c. r.,
with forty members. s. d. Porter is
the chief ranger and E. j. Fox finan-
cial secretary. The same deputy in
stituted court at Pacific Grove yes
terday
Court Garden City of San Jose has,
since last May, increased it's member
ship from $50 to 302. There are now
500 members of the order in the courts
of Santa Clara Valley. At the next
session of the High Court an effort will
be made to have the succeeding session
of the High Court held in San Jose.
High Chief Ranger Sanford has ap-
pointed the following as the commit
tee on laws for the next session of the
High Court: j. H. Borden of Court
Gualala, r. A. Meehan of Court Merced
and E. c. burlington of Court Vallejo.
Court Robin Hood is reported as
having made remarkable increase of
late.
The picnic committee of the San
May IA.
The officers and delegates of the next
High Court will be rendered a banquet
in the Lick House May H.
On the evening of May 16 there will
be a grand ball to the officers of and
delegates to the Grand Circle of the
Companions of the Forest
Under the direction of a committee
composed of Ella Hussey, Isa Stewart,
Mrs. A NJ. Jonas. Minnie Tanning. Mrs.
NJ V. Rentschler, Mrs NJ. Harvey and
Mrs. +. Ferguson, Sherwood Circle
Companions of the Forest. gave an at
home III its meeting place in the Al
cazar building, when the following pro-
gramme was presented:
Violin and piano duet, Miss Mandy
and NJ. Quinn; vocal selection, Miss
Tiny Cochrane; hornpipe, Miss Lille
Quinn; vocal solo. Miss Mary K
Kutcher; banjo duet. w. 3. Kelly and
George Tyrell; vocal selections, M
Pope; piano solo, William Lawton; talk
about the order, Mrs. Isa Stewart; in
strumental solo, Miss Stewart; ballads
Miss Sorrensen.
During the last two months Courr
Wierysdale, Ancient Order Of Forest
ers, has initiated more than thirty
strangers. On the evening of the Sec
ond Monday in April the court gave a
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The Independents.

The leap year party given by the
Yerba Buena Social Club on the even
ing of the second Wednesday in April
was a success, there being a good at
tendance. The club is composed of
members of Companion Court Yerba
Buena. and was assisted in its social
function by the court of the same
name, under whose auspices the COM
panion court was organized. There was
an acceptable programme of dances.
together with good music and a strict
adherence to the rules that govern leap
year parties. The affair was an enjoy
able one. The ladies of the club will
give an entertainment every month in
future.
Companion Court Hollister, l. o. F.,
was instituted at Hollister in Grangers'
Union Hall April u by Deputy Supreme
Chief Ranger G. Q. Stewart of San
Francisco, assisted by the members of
subordinate Court Hollister No. 654.
The following were. after institution,
installed as officers for the current
term: Katherine r. Bryant, court dep
uty; Drs. Tebbetts and O'Bannon, court
physicians; Margaret Mccain, past
chief ranger; Eva Murphy, chief
ranger; Fannie Graham, vice chief
ranger; Lillian p. Binkley, recording
secretary; Harriet N. Shaw, financial
secretary; Mary F. Frost, treasurer:
Mary F. Boyd. orator; Ella e. Mace.
organist: Ella NJ. Battle. senior wood
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The Worknen.
cisco

The following were chosen officers OF
the Degree of Honor during the ses-
sion Of the Grand Lodge recently held
in Fresno:
Cordelia Albion of Fresno. grand
chief of honor; Flora Morrill, of oak
land. lady of honor: Eunice Cyrenuis
e Los Angeles. chief Of ceremonies;
Loretta b. Donnelly Of San Francisco.
ecorder: Ella Van Court Of San Fran
cisco. receiver; Fannie Gruewell,
usher: Mary Randall of HanfOrd, in
side watch. and Linda G. MallOy. of
san Francisco. outside watch. Ida
Brooke Of Oakland. Esther Lovejoy of
Oakland. and Sadie Spencer of San
Francisco committee on finance; Flora
J. Nay Of Pasadena, Mary Castle Of
Stockton. and Lille Gamble Of Bakers
field. committee on laws.
Forget-A -Afe-Not Lodge Of the d. OF
n. was well represented at the bien-
NAL session Of the Grand Lodge. Past
Chief Of Honor Mrs. Alexander Balm
and Miss Martha G. Lester represent
ed the lodge and took an active and
important part in the sessions pro-
ceedings. Mrs. c. T. Spencer, who at
tended as a member of the committee
on bylaws, was appointed on the fin
ance committee and Fred Rothganger
the popular adviser Of the lodge. was
appointed on the board of corporate
directors.
The following is the complete list OF
grand officers elected at the session OF
the Grand Lodge Of the Ancient Order
OF United Workmen during the recent
session at Fresno: Charles H. Dun
ton Of Oakland. master workman: W
II. Savage Of Wilmington, foreman:
W. J. Petersen Of Oakland, overseer:
c. 7. Spencer of San Francisco. re-
corder: Sam Booth of San Francisco
receiver: DR.. J. L. Mayor, medical ex.
aminer; Herman Schaffner. Fred Roth
ganger. A. W. Tuggey Of San Fran.
cisco. and J. J. Bennets were elected
corporate directors David s Hirsh.
berg was reappointed deputy grand
master and w. II. Barnes grand lee
turer; Past Grand Masters DR.. +. W
Browning. J. T. Rogers and Edwir
Danforth were elected representative.
10 the supreme lodge: John Hoesch. c
: Hoffman and William Brodericl
were chosen as the financial commit
tee
~ a Aht~N-A-t1 "a N-At vi lDl dlC III
rectors held last week the work of ex
tension was laid out and viii be car
ried on in future under the direction
Of the board. the Office of grand or
ganizer, which was held by Past Gran,
Master K. A. Freeman, who ha,
charge Of the extension work, havin,
been abolished. Robert Calvert, r
r. Mackenzie, J. r. Thomas and vii
T. Boyd were appointed field deputies
II was decided to hold open meeting
throughout the State and TO conduc
the extension work monthly on one
twelfth Of the yearly appropriation.
The Bulletin having been discon
tinued as the official organ. will b.
continued by Past Grand Maste
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HEADS OF FR4TERNAL
ORDER IND ITS AUX
Hilary.

ward; Rebecca F. Gillespie Junior
woodward; Eda Smith, senior beadle,
and Mary l.. Hutz, junior beadle.
At the close of the meeting the mem
bers of both courts partook of a late
supper in honor of the new auxiliary
court, and the instituting officer was
the guest OF the evening.
The deputy supreme chief ranger
during his stay in Hollister visited
Court Hollister and he speaks in high
terms of the fraternal courtesy and
hospitality of the membership, also of
the interest that it takes in the adj
vancement of the organization.
Court Seal Rock, at it's last held
meeting, received four petitions for ad-
mission into the order, one of these by
card. The court was visited by Presi-
dent Murphy of the Board of San
Francisco Deputies, who spoke on the
subject of the contest that is going on
between San Francisco and Los
Angeles for membership.
Court Golden Gate, at its last held
meeting, received several applications.
This court and Companion Court
Golden Gate will have a masquerade
ball in Franklin Hall on April %.
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Barnes, who will rely on subscriptions
TO maintain il.
Carnation Lodge. Degree of Honor,
at its meeting on the evening of
April Is was addressed at some length
by Jennie NICE. Galbreath, a past Of
ficer of the Degree of Honor in oregon
and now holding the office of assistant
grand master of the United Artisans.
She spoke on points for the advance
ment of the lodge and the increased
attendance of members. The lodge
was also addressed by E. c. Stock of
Forget-Me-Not Lodge, Grand Inside
Watchman Linda G. Malloy and NJ. L.
Stern. Carnation Lodge has appointed
a committee to arrange for its second
grand anniversary ball to be given in
Laurel Hall of the Shiels building
on the evening of May IL.
AT the last session of For
get-Me-Not Lodge Miss Ethel Shay
lor, one of the youngest MEM
bers, was appointed organist. Mrs.
Steel of Haywards Lodge was a
visitor and addressed the meeting.
Edwin Danforth, who has always been
looked upon as the father of the lodge.
viii soon leave for Tennessee to attend
the session of the Supreme Lodge, An
cient order of United Workmen, and
during his absence Forget Me-Not
viii miss his interesting talks and
kindly advice The lodge has ap-
pointed DR.. Blanche Sanborn, Mrs. A.
Kaiser and Miss Martha C. Lester to
arrange for the anniversary celebra-
ton to be held May :.
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Eastern Star.

Mission Chapter, Order of the East
ern Star, had a very large meeting on
the night of the second Saturday in
April. on which occasion eighteen Of
twenty-four elected candidates pre-
sented themselves for initiation. The
officers were congratulated for the ad-
mirable manner in which they did
their work. A banquet followed the
initiation.
The grand matron left her home in
Los Angeles last week on a tour of
visitations to the chapters between
that city and San Francisco.
During the past week Mrs. Seymour,
past grand matron, instituted a chap
ter. to be known as Rio Vista, in the
town Of that name and also instituted
Golden Rod Chapter in Dixon.
Beulah Chapter viii have several
candidates to initiate in its rooms in
South San Francisco Masonic Hall at
its next meeting. This chapter had a
leap year party in its hall last week,
which was we'll attended, and, being
admirably conducted by a wideawake
committee, it was a great success.
The entertainment that was given
by King Solomon Chapter in Steinway
Hall on the evening of the second
Tuesday in April was a very pleas
ing function, as the social events of
this chapter always are. There was a
large attendance, that was delighted
with the following programme: Fancy
dancing. the minuet and sailors horn
pipe by Baby Mignon Locke and Helen
Phelps; vocal selections, by the Brodea
Quartet-the Misses Hickey, Beanston,
JudsOn and Basford, Mrs. Wright di-
rector-the special numbers were
Annie Laurie and Autumn Violets'
Harold Borchers, i'm novelty singing
and dancing, and vocal selections, by
Hershel Stein. This was followed by
a ball with a we'll arranged selection
of up-to-date numbers. The affair
was conducted to very successful is
sue by Jennie Cavanaugh, Mollie
Wolpplan, Ida B. Spence and Anna
Pien. d. ]. A. O'Keefe was the floor
manager. assisted by A. ]. Sparrow.
George Heinecke, r. r. Albrecht
Frank F. Ralston. L. Bottomley, Louis
Zeiss, William Wolpman and Dietrich
Uthe and the following named ladies
of the reception committee: Meta
wolpman, Ruth Botcher. NJ. E. Blade
Virginia BOttomley. Jessie Clark
Emma Congdon, Tillie Gosliner
Miriam Katz, Annie Liechti, Anna Iur-
man. Annie Mote, Miriam Morris and
Lydia A. Sanders.
Ivy Chapter. at its meeting last
week, elected eleven candidates to
membership, after which there was
an hour of instrumental music under
the direction of Roy A. Daniels. Be-
tween special selections there was c.
Gillian dance music and the many who
were there danced.
San Francisco Chapter at its lasl
session received five petitions. At its
next session, on the first Monday in
May, the chapter will be visited by
District Deputy Grand Matron Mrs
Christensen, on which occasion there
will be an executive session. to which
none but members of the chapter will
be admitted.
Harmony Chapter had a very inter.
esting and entertaining leap yea,
party on last Tuesday evening. There
was a large number Of people presen
and a most enjoyable time was had b,
all.
The grand matron will pay an Of
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Lincoln Annuity.

A new assembly of the Lincoln An
nuity has been organized by W. f
Mallory, one of the supreme officers at
Albany. Ore, with good charter list.
L. Viereck was chosen speaker and
Elma E. Turner, clerk. This is the
eighth assembly that has been organ
lied and there are ten more in process
of organization in various parts of the
country.
Lincoln Assembly No. 5, of Oakland.
had a progressive whist party and
dance in Syndicate Hall. in that city,
on Friday night.
The order paid it's first claim last
week. 1t was in the sum of $50. in
payment of an accident claim to Mrs
Olivia c. Strobel Of Grants Pass.
San Francisco Assembly No. had
several candidate for initiation last
week and the assembly Is preparing
for another grand social event.
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membership of all other fraterna1 So
cieties in that place has been invited
to take part. Many of the societies
have answered that they will be there
with bells.'
The picnic given by Ell Dorado Cir
Gle at Fairfax Park on the second
Sunday in April was attended by more
than 500 persons. All had most en-
joyable time and more than hun
dred prizes were distributed. This,
the first picnic of the order this sea-
son, was strictly in the nature of
family reunion and was as orderly as
if it had been a private outing.
On the occasion of the first meet
ing in May Grand Trustee Charbonier
will visit San Diego for the purpose
of installing the officers of u. S. Grant
Grove of that place, and it is probable
that at that time he will be called
upon to institute a new grove in that
place.
Fortuna Grove of Angels Camp will
celebrate Druids' day on the first Sum
day in May. Grand Secretary James
F. Martinoni will on that occasion be
the orator and address the assemblage
in the Italian language.
GdllSO ana AlplHl groves nave al =
ranged for a joint picnic at FL Campo
May Is. These are the two largest
groves in San Francisco and it is eX-
pected that it will be the largest
Druidic picnic of the season.
North End Grove had a picnic in
Germania Garden in this city last
Sunday.
April 13 the grand arch druidess,
accompanied by Grand Secretary Mrs.
A. Thornhill and a number of MEM
bers of local circles. paid an official
visit to Oakland Circle. Nine strang-
ers were initiated. The circle was ad-
dressed by the visiting grand officers.
The following night the grand officers
officially visited Columbia Circle in
Washington Square Hall in this city,
where eighteen strangers were ad-
mitted by initiation and several appli-
cations were presented. The reports
presented showed that the circle is do
ing we'll and that it has been initiating
candidates at every meeting for some
time past
At the last meeting of Ell Dorado
Circle, Isis Circle, which has changed
its name to California, paid it a visit
to learn how the initiatOry work
should be done. The members received
a first-class lesson, for in Ell Dorado
Circle Arch Druidess Mrs. Louise La
Gaze and her corps of officers, together
with the central star team, do the ini.
tiatory work to perfection.
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The Druids.

Hartnagle Chapter of the United Or
der of Druids had a pleasant social
function in Turn Verein Hall on the
second Saturday in April, at which
there was a good programme of dances
under the floor managership of Profess
sor william n. Dingle, assisted by
Thomas Thornton, assistant, and c..
O'Donnell, j. H. Imwalle, NJ. T. Pen
dergast, c. A. Guglielmoni and J. NJ
Wolff as the floor committee. This
affair was for the benefit of the Uni
form Rank of the chapter.
Grand Trustee c. D. Dorm of Salinas
called on Grand Secretary Martinoni
last week and stated that to-day
Salinas Grove win celebrate Druids'
day by a picnic and that the