The San Francisco call., 1904-09-04
was followed by a good programme
IF dances
American Foresters.

The courts or san Jose ana vicinity
have formed into one district, to be
known as No. LAG, and to be under the
deputyship of ]. j. Cairns. The courts
in this. district are Sherwood. Ven
dome, San Jose and Saratoga.
The court at Marysville has ap-
pointed a committee to make arrange
ments for an anniversary banquet to
follow a large class initiation.
Court Washington had presentations
on a large scale last week, presenting
a past chiefs badge TO the following
named: L. Kragen. Phil Livingston, J..
Krager, J. /. Davis, George Boss, NJ.
Moses, ]. Palmer and M. Memphan.
This court will celebrate the fifteenth
anniversary of its institution by giving
a grand ball in Native Sons Hall to-
morrow evening.
The banquet recently given by
Junior Court Pride of California in
celebration of the thirty-sixth ami
versary of its institution was func-
ton that was attended by nearly 200,
including a number of the grand of
ficers and a delegation from Martha
Washington Circle of the Companions
OF the Forest of America. E. S. Isaacs,
the deputy of the court, was the toast
master and during the evening there
were responses to toasts by Max LIGHT,
DR.. Happersberger, Daniel Teare, Harry
Bachmann, Mrs. Gottleib, Julius ia
cobs, Rudolph Steinman, Jacob Label,
editor of the American FOrester's Re-
view; Mrs. Davis, Ed Gaazler and
Judge Frank H. Kerrigan, the latter
responding to THE ladies'
At a meeting of a number Of the
Foresters Of America held last week
it was decided to organize an associa-
tion for the purpose of taking the nee
essary steps for the formation of a
permanent association that viii have
for its purpose the building of hall
for the various local courts of the
order. J. Kragen was elected temporary
president and Thomas b. Goodwin
temporary secretary. A meeting was
held last week which was addressed
by S. A. White and Frank Conklin.
The memorial service held last week
by New Century Circle in the Alcazar
building was a beautiful one. The or
der of exercises included Chopins
Funeral March: address, Mrs. Maggie
Lemme; eulogies in memory of the
late Mrs Kingston, Miss Sweet, Mrs.
Gutterman and Mrs. Hughes, who were
members of the circle; Rock of Ages,
by quartet, Mesdames ahey,
Shawl, Reban and Morton: Flee as a
Bird Theresa Vahey; Nearer, My
God, to Thee the quartet; prayer,
Supreme Sub-Chief Companion Mrs.
Lizzie Atwood. Grand Organist Mrs.
Kemp Van Ee presided at the piano.
The whole service was most Impress
i've and one that win probably be fol-
lowed by all the circles of the order
The fifteenth anniversary ball given
by Court Washington, Foresters of
America, in Native Sons Hall on the
last Monday in August was one of the
grandest of the many social functions
that have been given by this court.
There was a very large attendance in
the beautifully decorated hall which
was so arranged as to give the ball the
appearance of a garden party. The af-
fair was under the direction of the fol-
lowing named: Floor manager, Aaron
A. Lewis: assistants, NJ. L. Euphrath
and H. A. Bauer; floor committee-M.
Brady, C. Dahlbender, G.. Aurich, w.
A. Bacon, B. Z. Lasky, Malvyn Furst,
J. Louis Ubhaus, L. Adelstein, Julian
Kozminsky, S. Kragen, Martin Hahn
and G. J. Gensler; reception commit
tee-Past Chief Rangers S. Shaben '92,
chairman; T. P. Mepham 80, 1. L. Da-
vid '95, Joseph Kragen 81, H. Goldman
'9S, o. B. Greenebaum 90, ]. BRAKEMAN
'01, Joseph Rizzo '0S, Louis Kragen '94,
J. Biller Sc, George S. Boss '97, w. ].
Phelan '99. A. Figel 90. S. Schweitzer
'O2, E. H. Goldstein '03. p. H. Living
ston '94, ]. A. Palmer SO, Nj. Moses '9S,
+. Dethlefsen '99, S. Grosslicht '01, G.
Mensor 'O2 and L. H. Brownstone '04.
During the grand march there was dis
tributed to all who took part in it a
souvenir programme inclosed
in a cover of burnt leather.