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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27
Roval Arcanun.

During the recent session of the
Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum
recently held in Los Angeles Grand Re
gent Gunzendorfer presented a compre-
hensive report of the work of the year,
and it's reading was frequently ap-
plauded. The other reports presented
showed the death of two life members
during the year-H. A. Brown and Dan
ieI Clay. The net gain for the year was
294 The very complete report of
Grand Secretary Maloon, setting forth
the details of the order, showed that
the greatest gain was made by Buena
Vista Council of San Francisco. name
ly, 15S per cent. 1t was awarded the
Grand Council banner. The grand body
decided to offer second prize in fu-
ture, which may be in the nature of
a Handsome ballot box. An attempt
to hold biennial sessions wast defeat
ed. Messrs- Gunzendorfer, Maloon and
Newmark were continued as the COM
mittee on revision of the proceedings
of the order. The grand body adopted
strong resolutions in regard to MEM
bers attending meetings for the pur-
pose of Identification. in case of death.
The death of George w. Dixon was an
nounced. Resolutions to his memory
were adopted and ordered sent to his
family. The following is a complete
result of the election:
Alternate supreme representative G cun-
zendorfer of San Francisco; grand regent
Robert f. Jones of Santa Monica; grand
vice regent Fred s. Thomas Of Les An
geles: grand orator A. II. Merrill OF san
Francisco; sitting past grand regent G. Gun
zendorfer; grand secretary d. w. Maloon Of
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Knights of PYthias.

Colonel A. Marks, Uniform Rank of
the Knights of Pythias, installed the
officers of Company 49 in Vallejo last
week.
A committee of the Grand Lodge of
the order is preparing a funeral serv-
ice for use in the lodgeroom, and will
present the same at the next conven-
tion of that body.
Grand Chancellor Bradley V. Sar-
gent, on the occasion of his official
visit, March 16, to Charter Oak, Cen
tennial and Memo lodges, in joint ses-
sion in the lodgeroom of the first
named, in Pythian Castle, was greeted
by very large number of knights,
among them: Stockton Company No.
II, of the Uniform Rank, and delega-
tions of knights from Lodi, Wood
bridge, Lathrop and Tracy. The meet
ing was one of instruction, and the
grand chancellor during the course of
lengthy address called attention to
the necessity of practical work for the
advancement of the cause of Pythian-
ism in this domain. District Deputy
Grand Chancellor c. H. Starkey of the
Evening Record was chairman of the
meeting. At the close of the session
Harold Lorraine entartained the
Knights with vocal selections, after
which there was an adjournment to
the banquet hall
Grand Chancellor Sargent announces
the following visitations during April:
April 5, Pasadena; 6th, Santa Monica /;
7th, Alhambra; Sth, Long Beach: 9th,
San Pedro; 11th, Riverside; 18th San
Bernardino; 18th, Cotton: 14th, Red
lands; 18th, Santa Ana; 18th, Pomona.
Grand Prelate d. c. Clark will Off
cially visit Palo Alto March 81 and San
Mateo April l.
Grand Vice Chancellor r. F. Burns
visited Petaluma Lodge Monday, March
21, Santa Rosa on Tuesday, Ukiah on
Wednesday and Willitts on Thursday
Mrs. Maude Sheehan, grand chief.
Rathbone Sisters, instituted a temple
of that order at Winters March %.
Another temple is ready for institution
at Whittier.
Companies of the Uniform Rank will
soon be mustered in at Paso Robles
and Willis. Brigadier General c. F.
McGlashan will be the mastering Of
ficer.
Grand Vice Chancellor r. F. Burns
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Native Daughters.

Alta Parlor No. 3, Native Daughters
of the Golden West, has appointed a
committee to make arrangements for a
banquet to be rendered to it's members
in the near future.
Gabrielle Parlor's married members
entertained the single members recent
ly. giving a character party. The MEM
bers represented a number of the char
acters in the comic papers. During
April the single members will entertain
the married ones.
Nearly all the parlors in the interior
are observing the arbOr day of the
order, planting trees in public places
and along roads. The tree that was
planted in Golden Gate Park by Keith
Parlor year ago last April is flourish
ing and recently has been designated
from the others in the vicinity by hav-
ing had placed upon it a copper plate
on (which is engraved its history.
Keith Parlor is making arrangements
for a picnic in the near future.
Miss Pearl Hoskin. past president Of
Dardanelle Parlor of Sonora, was in
this city last week and called at the
office of the grand secretary.
At the last held meeting of Keith
Parlor, N d. G.. W., on motion of Cen
evieve Carroll, the parlOr took the lead
in a movement on the part of the
Native Daughters to aid the Father
McKinnOn memorial fund. Miss Car
roll urged this as a matter of broad
patriotic import and said that it was
specially befitting that the project
should be advanced by the parlor which
was named for the broad-minded junior
past grand president of the order, who
has always stood for progress of the
order along civic lines, the preserva-
ton of historic landmarks and the
honoring of the men and the memories
of those who have made history" Past
Grand President Keith paid a glowing
tribute to the late Father McKinnOn
and pledged her ardent support to the
movement. The parlOr then presented
to Grand Secretary Laura j. Frakes
the official communication to the Grand
Parlor asking that it contribute TO the
memorial fund, and it was decided to
send a letter to the grand president.
Miss Finkeldey, notifying her of the
parIor's action in the matter. Mrs
Rose of Wenona Parlor Of Arcata was
a guest of the parlor during the even
ing.
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knights of Honor.

Arrangements are being made to get
up a grand entertainment in this city
in celebration of the anniversary of the
knights of Honor next June.
The board of grand officers has under
consideration a proposition which has
been presented to it to start an ag-
gressive campaign in this city shortly.
Saxon Lodge Of this city recently ini-
tiated three strangers and received four
applications.
The lodge in Los Angeles admitted
six strangers at it's last held meeting.
and at the next meeting viii admit
eight more.
Liberty Lodge at it's last held meeting
decided TO give picnic at Camp Tay-
lor May 30. The business OF the even
ing was followed by a smoker and a
programme Of entertainment Tor the
members.
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2S. The tribe will confer the adoption
degree April IL on many palefaces.
Druidic Order.

A new Druidic temple was recently
dedicated to the order in Stockton by
Noble Grand Arch Beck, assisted by
Grand Secretary Martinoni, Deputy
Grand Arch Charles de Leigh and Past
Grand Arch Cavagnaro, with all the
ceremonies provided for in the ritual
for such an event. The place was
decorated with oak and mistletoe, and
after the ceremony there was an hour
of addresses by the grand officers
named and F. D. Campbell the dis
trict deputy grand arch. This hall will
be occupied by the three groves of
Stockton and by the circle of ladies
of the order. A social hour followed the
speech making. The affair was delight
fully managed by G. Lagretti, Jose
Silva, T. D. Campbell and ]. Simon.
In consequence of high water in the
vicinity of the meeting places, the Of
fetal visits to Marconi Grove and to
Lisbon Grove have been postponed.
Fresno Grove, recently rehabiliated,
reports through Deputy Ambrosali,
twelve limitations at the last held meet
ing and twelve more candidates for the
next Cambria Grove reports initia-
tions at each meeting, and Reno Grove
of Reno, Nevada, reports good work.
On the evening of March Is Grand
Druidess Mrs. Zazzi and other officers
paid an official visit to Elvin Circle.
This circle, which for long time bat
tied with adversely, is again on the line
of prosperity. Nine candidates We're
initiated on the occasion of the visit
and Mrs. Zazzi, the arch druidess, was
highly complimented.
Grand Arch Druidess Mrs Louise
Zazzi and all the grand officers resi-
dent in San Francisco, also Junior Past
Grand Arch Druidess Mrs. Frances
Williams, paid a visit to FL Dorado
Circle last week and were cordially
welcomed in the hall that had been
most beautifully decorated. For the
purpose of demonstrating how we'll the
officers can do the work of the order,
there was the initiation of a class of
six candidates. The officers under the
leadership Of Mrs. Louise Lacaze, the
arch druidess, were highly commended,
as were also the seven ladies who, dur
ing the initiatiory work, formed the
central star. The officers and these
ladies were all attired in white The
work Of the evening was followed by a
banquet.
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is arranging a tour Of official visits
to the lodges at Junction City, Knob,
Hay Fork and Trinity Center, of which
due notice will be given.
Brigade headquarters is preparing a
circular letter to the knights Loyal OF
the Uniform Rank relative to attend
ance upon the biennial encampment of
the Uniform Rank at Louisville, KY,
during the Supreme Lodge convention
in August next. 1t is expected that
large number of Californians will par
ticipate and also attend Pythian day
at the Worlds Fair at st. Louis Au-
gust 25.
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The Red Men.

On the second sleep Of the worm
moon Great Chief Of Records Bliss
trailed 70 the hunting grounds Of Tu-
lage, where, with the assistance Of the
degree team Of Umpqua Tribe Of Han
. ford, he Instituted new tribe called
. Kawah, with sixty-six charter pale
faces. A special train came in from
Hanford with a large number Of
chiefs. who after the ceremonies, were
quests Of the new tribe at feast Of
corn and venisOn, after which there
were many long and short talks for the
good Of the new tribe. J. T. Doran was
raised up as the sachem and George Z.
Rice as the chief Of records.
On the following sleep the same great
chief instituted Yokute Tribe at Nc
: Kittrick, Kern County, with fifty-five
charter palefaces. This. was organized
by Albert Ollie and Byron Stovall. c.
q A. HaVerly was raised up as sachem
and c. r. Chase as chief of records.
This addition to the tribal strength
was also followed by a feast and talks
Great Sachem Samuels and Great
Chief Of Records Bliss viii officially
visit UmpQua Tribe at Hanford on the
twenty-fourth sleep Of the worm
moon. Arrangements have been made
10 have delegations of chiefs come by
special trains from Fresno, Lemoore,
Tulare and Visalia.
Potomac Councils entertainment and
leap year dance in the Red Mems
building on the night of the third
Wednesday in March was a decided
success, the attendance being large
and the programme Of pleasing char
acter. This was made up of piano Sc
lections by Edna Murray. recitations
by Queena Leithead. Madge Isham,
Mrs. Saunders and Mrs. Barclay and
vocal selections by Anna Reichardt,
accompanist, Minnie Reichardt. QueeLa
B. Leithead was the mistress of cere-
monies. This was followed by dancing
under special leap year rules. which
We're unusually severe upon the gentle
men who were so forgetful as to vio-
late them. as they discovered when
Mrs. /. Derrick. as chief of police, took
them to jail. The affair was conducted
under the supervision Of DIR. Leithead,
Mrs. N. Doyle. Louise Derrick. Mrs. r.
Saunders, Elizabeth Apple and Lottie
Morris.
Pocahontas Council on the third Sat-
urday in March gave leap year
dance in the assembly hall Of the Shiels
building, in which the members spent
z great deal of time, decorating it with
earlands Of evergreens and flowers,
also flags and bunting The attendance
was large and the imposition of fines
on those who transgressed the leap
year rules was productive of much
amusement to those who were fort1-
nate enough TO keep out Of the clutches
OF the police women. Those who con-
Quoted this affair were Mrs. NJ. 7. Alli-
man, Mrs. Temple. Lille Rowan, w.
Brown, N. T. Altman. 3. Madden and
Afaa1le Price, the last named acting as
floor manager.
Calumet Tribe received six applica-
ti0ns at its last held meeting and is
preparing for a monster smoker March
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Fraternal Brotherhood.

Yerba Buena Lodge of the Fraternal
Brotherhood, recently organized, at its
meeting in the Odd Fellows building
last week, had large attendance of
members and of visitors from the sew
eral lodges in this city. Supreme Or
ganizer Lewis and the drill team of
Progress Lodge, in uniform, was in at
tendance. The latter assisted in initi-
ating a number of candidates. Under
good for the order. there were address,
es by number of the visitors. This
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Native Sons.

Precita Parlor, N. S. G. W.. at it's
meeting of March 10 had a social time
after the election of delegates to the
Grand Parlor that is to meet in Vallejo
April 25. The parlor, which has some
very clever entertainers, had an i'm
promptu programme of songs, music
and recitations, besides addresses. On
that evening the parlor organized a
drum corps with a large membership
and elected Louis Meyer drum major.
The parlor has appointed J. G. Griffin,
]. S. Earles and d. j. Wren as the
executive officers who are to have
charge Of the parlor's picnic to be given
in Sunset Park August T.
Santa Rosa Parlor of the N. S. G. w.
celebrated the twentieth anniversary of
its organization last Monday by giving
a social function, to which many of the
prominent citizens of Santa Rosa were
invited.
Bay City Parlor, Native Sons of the
Golden West, has chosen Henry G. w.
Dinkelspiel, Louis Hirsch and Harry
Levison as it's delegates to the Grand
Parlor, which opens it's next annual
session in Vallejo April 2S.
Olympus. Parlor, on the night Of
March 16, had a large number of MEM
bers present in it's hall on Devisadero
street and elected Andrew Mocker ard
julius Eppstein as delegates to the
Grand Parlor. William /. Burns and
Henry Joost were chosen alternates
This parlor has for some months past
been cultivating the social feature of
the order with result that there has
l,oA,, a marked increase at every meet-
ing. The whist tournaments have de-
veloped a number of excellent players
and the members are so elated over
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27

At a meeting of the San Francisco
extension committee of the Ancient
order Of United Workmen Of this city
last week several matters of import
anee to the order were discussed. One
Of these was a recommendation TO
The Grand Lodge at its next session Of
the adoption Of a uniform button
20 be worn by members; another that
the Grand Lodge adopt legislation
looking TO the establishment Of relief
boards Of the order, one such to be
established in every city where there
are .w6 or more lodges.
The Workmen of Los Angeles had a
grand public meeting on the night Of
March "a
. The Past Masters Association will
take its paraphernalia TO Fresno next
month for the purpose Of comforting
the Mogulion degree on a number of
candidates during the week of the
session Of the Grand Lodge.
Farmount Lodge viii consolidate
with Alta Lodge on April &c in the
lodeeroom of the last named in
Mangels Hall. At that time these two
lodges viii celebrate the seventeenth
anniversary Of institution.
The headquarters of the Grand
lodge of California have been moved
from the Callaghan building TO the
upper floor of 1912 Market street and
the Offices occupy the entire floor.
. Fhe hard times dance" given by
,f
Honor March L was a complete sue
cess. Notwithstanding the inclemency
. 81 the weather. The hall was filled
with a jolly crowd attired in hard
times" garb. on the programme were
.the names Of Governor George c. Par
dee Mayor Z. L. Schmitz. Edwin Dan
forth. p. @. N. W; Claudius Talesien
: Spencer and Z. A. Freeman as the
honorary committee: Mrs. c. T.
'Spencer. wife Of the grand recorder of
tse Ancient Order Of United Work
lren: Mrs A L. Simpson, Mrs Alex
ander Balm. the executive committee,
and Mrs. Charles P. Shea, Miss Martha
.G.. Lester and Fred Rothganger. floor
and assistant floor managers. and
Those of the officers of the lodge as
. The floor committee. During the even
ing the company was entertained with
Socal selections by Mrs. r. II. Robb
and recitations by Miss Ethel Farley.
. During the grand march Sam Booth,
Edwin. Danforth and Miss Loretta B.
DonneIly. acting as judges, decided
that Miss Pearl O. Miller was entitled
10 the lady's prize and William Kline
10 the gentleman's for wearing the
most poverty stricken garb. Alex
ander Balm, acting as chief servitor,
handed out coffee, cakes and dough-
nuts during the evening. The affair
VIII. net the lodge the greatest sum it
has ever received at a pay social func-
tiOn.
Miss. Martha G. Lester and Mrs.
Alexander Balm viii represent Forget
Me-Not Lodge in the Grand Lodge,
which is to convene in Fresno on
April 13. Mrs. c. 7. Spencer will be
in attendance at the Grand Lodge as
q member Of the bylaws committee.
Miss Mabel Lester has been elected
usher and Frank J. Mcguire financier
Of the lodge. Mrs. Fred Rothganger,
an active member, is recovering from
a severe attack Of illness.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27

At the meeting alluded to High Vice
Chief Ranger Stewart and j. p. Muir
ply, president of the Board Of San
Francisco Deputies, were present and
addressed the members.
The last held meeting OF Court
Southern Heights was well attended.
and the large membership was address
ed by the high vice chief ranger and
the president of the deputies on the
subject of the contest between the
courts of this city and those of Los
Angeles.
Court Noe Valley gave a smoker to
its members in Duveneck Hall last
week, and between smokes there was
presented a programme of addresses,
songs and instrumental music.
Companion Court Golden Gate gave a
jinks in Franklin Hall last week. There
was a good attendance and an enjoy
able programme.
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aIRsXNs

Los Angeles (re-elected); grand treasurer.
Heman Dyer Of Pasadena Ere elected: grand
chaplain. Rev. F. $. Brush OF Alameda. grand
guide. Henry Greenawalt of Los Angeles:
grand warden W. T. Benedict OF Alameda
grand sentry. Peter A Kelly of Los An
geles and grand trustee (fOr three years.
William " N Bay OF san Francisco The
grand officers were installed by joseph
Langdtt sitting past supreme regent OF the
order who represented the supreme regent
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their success that they express the hope
that other Darlors of the order will
start like tournaments so they may
have an opportunity to challenge them.
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