The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14


Troppmann. grand recording secretary
Of the 2 of A. paid an official visit to
the court in Port Costa and to Court
Acme ia this city. AT each place ne
was q close observer of the work of the
officers and gave each court an inter-
esting address for the good of the
cause.
Supreme Chief Ranger Kelly is not
vet out of the California woods, as the
Foresters are 10th TO have him go. On
February y he viii be in Fresno and
there he viii be in the company of
Grand Chief Ranger Gabriel, Grand
Secretary Cordy and J. Label, editor of
the American Forester Review. The
party viii then visit Mussel Slough
and Hanford, and at the last-named
place the grand secretary will make
the preliminary arrangements for the
holding of the Grand Court in that
city On May ).
Grand Trustee Henry Haab will
make official visits as follows: Febru-
airy 26 to Court COncordia, % to Court
Mokelumne. March to Court Hayes
Valley. II to Court Schiller and ii TO
Court Teutonia.
The ball given by Court Golden West
No. 20 ia Native Sons Hall, February ?,
was attended by more than 500 people
who enjoyed programme Of fourteen
dances 10 the sound of delightful music.
The grand march, in which there were
nearly 500 persons, was LED by George
J. Stockwitz, chairman of the commit
tee OF arrangements, and Miss NJ. Will
son. This function was admirably
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pleasant ever given by this very pro-
gressive court d. A. Sullivan was
floor manager and Mr.. Leonard his as
sistant. The committee OF arrange
ments was George J. Stockwitz, II. J.
Ernest, Jake Myer, Ben Scharff and
". J. Case.
r. Steinman on retiring from the
chief chair of Court Golden West at
its last held meeting. after the install
lation OF officers, was presented by the
court with large and valuable emble-
matte badge in appreciation of past ser
vices.
Court James c. Blaine has had the
following named installed as its officers
for the current term: j. NJ. Newbert
chief ranger, w. A Mcdowell sub-chier
ranger, ". J. Boradori treasurer,
Thomas l. Doran financial secretary,
T. J. Harrington recording secretary
Howard Welch and c. II. Weiener
woodwards, J. ID. Bohlen and c. r.
Cay beadles, L. A Miller lecturer, g.
l. Meyer physician, Ii. 5. Millzner and
L. A. NaIleau trustees.
The official visit Grand Chief
Companion Mrs. Krim-ninger to Marta
washington Circle was a very pleasant
one. The attendance was unusually
large, more than 500 companions be-
ing present. There were many Of the
grand officers present, as well as past
grand chiefs. Miss Alice Ticoulet, p.
G. C, sent a letter of regret at in
ability to be in the circle on account
Of sickness. The work of the order by
the officers, who had been thoroughly
drilled by Past Grand Chief Compan-
ion Mrs. Emma Harrington, the circle
deputy, was perfect and was highly
commended, as was also instructions
Of the deputy. The grand chief was
presented as a souvenir Of the occasion
with a silver berry spoon. To the
deputy there was given as a token Of
appreciation of her interest in the
circle a beautifully decorated Euuscan
ornamental pitcher. At the close of
the meeting there was a collation. and
a general good time.
The grand chief received a most
cordial welcome on the occasion OF her
visit to Robin Hood Circle, being greet
ed by a very large proportion of the
membership and many of the compan-
ions of the order, including grands
and past grands. There was a most
satisfactory rendition of the work of
the order and Of the business methods
as conducted by Recording Secretary
DR.. w. a. Atwood and Financial Sec
retary L. Won Puttkamer. There were
favorable comments by the grand
chief and other grand officers at the
close of which there was the presenta-
ton of a costly silver cake knife to
the grand chief by the circle. Then
followed the presentation of a beauti-
full silk umbrella TO P. H. Coyle, the
deputy OF the circle. in appreciation of
past services, then Supreme Sub-Chief
Companion Mrs. w. a. Atwood, who
Is a neInDGI OF the circle ana during
= her membership has filled every posi-
ton in it and has been one of its most
ardent supporters, was presented by
the circle a beautiful ornamental
plate, Ito add TO her collSuon," so
said the presenter. After this there
was given a pretty souvenir in the
form Of a cake plate to Mrs. Bailey
one of the members, in appreciation of
the fact that she has been a regular
attendant and always ready and will
ing to take any station if an officer was
absent. Mrs. Atwood then presented
10 each of the grand officers a token
Of her esteem of them some of her
handiwork in the shape of photograph
albums, incased in leather, on each
Of the covers of which she had burned
a beautiful design. She also presented
a like token to Past Grands Mrs. NJ. A.
Duke, Emma Harrington, Alice Ticou-
let and II. M. Worms. And yet the
presentations were not at an end, for
there was presented by the circle to
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