The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
National Union.

The open meeting and rough house
banquet of Ell Captain Council Of the
National last week was a great sue
cess as to the point of number in at
tendance, excellence of attendance and
hospitality at the banquet. President
McCabe was the managing director for
the evening and under his supervision
Speaker Barlow called upon Fred
Purdy for ballads, IzZy Myers for idia-
lect stories, specialties by M. Beres-
ford, instrumental music by Klein (the
one-man erehestra), mandolin and gui-
tar selections by Walter Clarkson and
his students, and stories by President
McCabe. Then followed the banquet,
at which were served tamales extra
hoD, enchiladas, baked beans, beer,
coffee and hot rolls. Then there was a
display of parlor fireworks, followed by
oratorical pyrotechnics by Prince"
Laurance Vincent, General Deputy
Joseph A. Wilson, e. c. Stock of Cali
fornia Council, and specialties by the
President McCabe. Several applica-
tiO1S 11OHA IdHSSlS " OC-
come members of Ell Captain were pre-
sented.
The extension of the order commit
tee Of the local councils of the National
Union held a meeting last week and
completed arrangements for the pur-
pose of giving Leo Canman of Chicago,
chief Of the finance committee of the
Senate of the order, reception ON his
visit to this city and to enter
tain him while here. The visitor is
known as "the Prince Bismarck of the
National Union.
Last week Ell Dorado Council initi-
ated one stranger and received six ap-
plications.
During the past two weeks General
Deputy Joseph A. Wilson has received
from ten to fifteen letters a day from
members of the order suggesting the
names of persons who are eligible.
The event of the past week in this
city in National Union circles was the
arrival of Leo Canman, a member of
the Senate of the National Union, chair
man for many years of the finance COM
mittee of that body, president for four
teen years of Press Council of Chicago,
ex-president of the Chicago Press Club
and railroad editor of the Chicago
Tribune for thirty-four years. Upon
his arrival here he was met by General
Deputy Joseph A. Wilson, Senators
Field, Arter, ex-senator Mass and
other prominent members of the order.
Last Tuesday he was the guest of Col
den Gate Council, which rendered him
a public recention. There was a very
large attendance, including many
strangers. He was given a first class
National Union welcome and under
good for the order there was. under
direction of Speaker Lloyd C. Comegys,
music by the council quartet, short
addresses by the general deputy, ex-
Senator Mass, Senator Field, Presi-
dent Thompson of the council and ex-
President of the Cabinet w. A. S.
Nicholson, after which the chairman of
the finance committee, who is known
in the order as the Bismarck of the
National Union, spoke at some length.
He expressed his qualification at the
reception he had met In this city and
said that the National Union men are
more generous in their treatment of
visitors here than are those of the East.
He stated that he had been in Los
Angeles for three weeks and that he
proposes to remain here for several
weeks, during which time he will study
National Union affairs In the State. and
that on his return to the head Office he