The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
Ancient Order Workmen.

Carnation Lodge Of the Degree of
Honor gave a social on the last Friday
night in July in it's lodgeroom in the
Shiels building. which was we'll attend
ed and it was a pleasant affair. This
lodge during the current month, and
possibly during September, will have
but two meetings a month, the second
and fourth Fridays. The lodge is ar
ranging for a first-class literary enter
tainment on August 80.
On August II this lodge had an open
meeting, at which there were a num-
Der Of members from other lodges Of
this CITY: also the grand secretary,
Miss Loretta b. Donnelly. During the
evening, under good Of the order
there was a lecture on THE Home" by
J. F. Walthour; an eloquent address
by David S. Hirshberg, deputy grand
master, A. o. u. W.; a talk along
practical lines by E. c. Stock, Of For
get-Me-Not Lodge, supplemented by
words Of encouragement by Miss DON
nelly, G. s., and a few remarks by
others. Refreshments were then served.
This lodge will have an open meeting
30th of the month the lodge will have
a first-class literary entertainment and
dance in the Laurel Hall of the Shiels
building.
Past Grand Master w. H. Barnes has
severed his connection with the Califor-
MIA Ancient Order United Workmen,
the official organ of the Grand Lodge.
1t is now being published by Grand
Recorder Spencer. 1t is a neat publica-
tion, full of such matter as is most in
teresting to the members of the order.
From reports sent to the grand re-
corder during July it appears that
eighty-seven lodges had work in the
initiatory degree during that month.
The total amount paid to beneficiaries
during July was s11S,OOO. Up to August
9 100000 was paid on the current
months account.
The grand master is arranging for a
series of visits to the lodges in the
northern part of the State.
The late DIR. A. f. Payne, formerly
health officer of Berkeley, who died
recently from erysipelas as announced
in The Call. was a past master of
Berkeley Lodge and had been mem
ber Of the order for twenty years.
Up to the 9th of August the grand
recorder issued sixty-four new GER
tificates and twenty-nine certificates to
members who had been finally sus-
pended.
A number of the officers of Forget
Me-Not Lodge of the Degree of Honor
were installed by Deputy Miss Lucy
McNear on the first Saturday in Aug
ust and the others were installed last
week
The following have been installed as
the officers of Golden West Lodge, A.
@. u. w. for the current term by
Major NJ. ]. Blackman, u. D. G. NJ:
T. Cummins, master workman; e.
Johnson, foreman; j. Keohane, over
seer; c. A. Shea, recorder; ]. f. Nc
Kay, financier; A. w. Lehrke, receiver;
NJ. Bergin, inside watchman; +. Man
ming, outside watchrnan, and p. Nc
Cormack, trustee. After installation n
past masters badge of solid gold was
presented to T. Cummins, who is now
serving his third term as master, s.
Mckee making the presentation on be-
half Of the lodge. There was also a
collation..
Two new lodges of the order are in
process of organization.
The lodges of Santa Clara County
will have district meeting in San
Jose during the second week in Sep
tember.
A meeting was held August IS in the
office of the grand recorder for the pur-
pose of forming relief committee in
this city.
Silver Spray Lodge, d. of H., had a
very pleasant meeting last week, and