The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
The National Union.

Golden Gate Council of the National
Union at its last held meeting in No
vember had an attendance of 1OS mem
bers and 10 visitors. After the routine
work of the evening there was a draw
ing for twenty-three turkeys for mem
bers and then two for the visitors The
fortunate among the last named were
General Deputy Joseph A. Wilson and
Ed Dillon Jr., secretary of the San
Francisco Cabinet. Each of those who
carried away a turkey pledged himself
to secure one man for initiation in the
council by the second meeting in jan
uary.
Union Council at its last held meet
ing initiated one stranger. Mission
Council also initiated one and received
two applications. Yosemite Council
opened, rushed through it's business
and then closed. after which the MEM
bers enjoyed a game of progressive
whist for prizes.
The general deputy will not give any
more prizes to any council that does
not produce candidates. His motto
is get that man"
At a largely attended meeting OF FL
Captain Council. National Union. on
the first Thursday in December. several
applications for membership were read
and one stranger was initiated, after
which the following were elected as Of
ficers for the ensuing term: President.
M. J. McCabe; vice president. Leo de
Cardona; recording secretary, E. b.
McManus (re-elected); financial secre-
tary, A. G. Page (re-elected); treasurer.
Harry Nordman (re-elected); speaker,
s. d. Barlow; chaplain, DR.. NJ. II. At
kins; usher, John McCann; sergeant.
George Walcom; door keeper, Joseph
COPPER (re-elected); organist, Fred
Purdy Cre-elected); trustees. Major
George w. Yost. Colonel William C.
Clark and George Vale; delegates to
the cabinet, Joseph A. Wilson, Laur-
ence Vincent, Z. B. McManus and S.
ID. Barlow
The election was followed by pleas
ant time under the head of social enter
tainment. This council has during the
membership of any council in the juris-
diction.
At the meeting of the San Francisco
Cabinet in November there was exhib-
tied set of handsomely engrcssed res
olutions got up by the councils of the
State of New York for Senator John w.
Cuthbert of this State, in appreciation
of his efforts in the Senate Of the order
to secure a reserve fund. This will be
photographed and sent TO every council
IN this State. A reduced fac simile
will be sent to each member Of the or
der in California.
The officers of California Council of
the National Union will be publicly in
stalled, in Native Sons Hall. on the
night of January g. A ball will follow
the installation. This viii be the first
time that the officers of that organiza-
tion have been Installed in public.
The members of a committee of Gold
en- Gate Council met in the Office of
General Deputy Joseph A. Wilson last
week for the purpose or making ar
rangements for the carrying out of a
plan having for it's purpose the increase
of the membership of that council to
400 by the first of next February. The
twenty-three members of the council
and the two visitors who won turkeys
on Thanksgiving eve having promised
to produce a candidate each, the coun-
Gil has fixed January 10 for the initia-
ton of these prospective candidates.
During the last week FL Dorado. Cal
ifornia. Mission, Pacific and Union
councils had work in the initiatory de-
gree The indications are that all the
councils of the order will have active