The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-19
ENCAMP
Is WELCOMED
TO THE CITY
Inauguration of Odd Fell
lows Festival Is
at Hand.
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Opens Sessions
To-Day.

San Francisco extends her hospitality
20 the hosts Of Odd Fellowship that
have gathered here to participate in
the festivities and deliberate in the
sessions OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge
OF the United States and Canada. To-
day will be marked by the formal
inauguration of encampment week.
Though the ceremonies viii be dig
nifed and significant they viii lack
that picturesQueness that VIII charac-
terize later events in which the Patri-
archs Militant win be the participants.
This morning at o'clock a reception
will be rendered the Sovereign Grand
Lodge In the Lyceum Theater, Odd
Fellows building. r. II. Lloyd, pres
ident Of the day, viii make the intro
ductory remarks and viii be followed
by Mayor Schmitz. who will deliver an
address Of welcome. Addresses well
coming the visitors TO TIE city will also
be delivered by J. W. Linscott, grand
master, on behalf of the Grand Lodge
OF California, and by William II.
Barnes, grand scribe, on behalf OF the
Grand Encampinent OF California. John
3. Goodwin. grand sire, win deliver the
response.
After an address Of welcome 10 the
ladies by Dora L. Gardner en- behalf
OF the Rebel-ah Assembly OF California,
Grand Sire Goodwin and the grand rep
l.,
Sons u by the Patriarcfs -dilitant.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge will be
called TO order at Native Sons Hall
and after the credentials committee has
reported and new members admitted
an adjournment will be taken until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
A special session Of the Grand Lodge
OF California for the purpose Of con-
ferring the Grand Lodge degree on all
qualified past grands and TO instruct
in the method Of visiting the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge viii be held at odd
Fellows Hall at 1890 O'Clock. When
this work is completed the members
will prepare TO visit in body the
grand concert to be given at Mechan-
les Pavilion al > o'clock.
A public reception viii be held at
Mechanics Pavilion in the evening. It
promises TO be a notable event. After
the singing OF the grand choral. wei
come" under the leadership OF Carl
Sawvell, ". W. Watson, past grand
master. viii address the great audi
ence that is expected to attend the re-
ception. Remarks VIII also be made
by Grand Sire Goodwin, Grand Master
John ". Linscott. Grand Represent
alive Milton C. Gin and Grand Scribe
William Il. Barnes. Lulu Purlenky viii
sing q cOntralto solo, Robert ". Jones
q barytOne selection and the Knicker-
booker Quartet viii contribute selected
songs. This viii close the festivities
Of the day.
Tomorrow the Rebekahs will reign.
They have prepared special musical
programmes, which VIII be rendered
afternoon and evening at Mechanics
Pavilion The affair viii be in the ma
ture OF q promenade concert and an
enjoyable event is anticipated The
fiftieth annual session the Grand
Tncampment Of California viii be
called TO order tomorrow -orning at
odd Fellows Hall The Grand En-
campment viii conclude its work
Wednesday morning. The Sovereign
Grand Lodge viii also meet to-mor-
row and win continue it's sessions
throughout the week.
odd Fellows continued TO arrive all
day yesterday. The rest Of the cantons
scheduled 70 participate IN the COM
petitive drill VIII arrive Tomorrow.
Washington Canton from Washington,
D. c, has been here some days: Iowa
Canton arrived last evening and the
cantons from Sacramento, Watsonville.
Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego.
Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz will get
in tomorrow.
The procession on Friday morning
viii probably be the largest fraternal
parade this city has ever seen. Addi-
tionai demands for places in line have
necessitated the addition Of another di-
vision, fifteen now being provided for.
In San Francisco alone there are 1000
Odd Fellows and 5000 Rebekahs who
have signified their desire to be in line
and Il is estimated that at least IA, 900
members Of the order will march. Most
OF the downtown stores have decided
to declare a half holiday Friday so
that their employees may either partici-
pate In or witness the parade.