The San Francisco call., 1905-03-22
DECREE GIVEN
TO. DICTATORS
Grand Lodge of California
Knights of Honor Holds
It's Biennial Convention
REPORTS SATISFACTORY
Many Resolutions Affecting
Government of the Order
Are Offered by Members

The Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Honor of California met yesterday in
biennial convention in the Alcazar
! building, Grand Dictator p. L. Archi-
bald presiding. The following named
grand officers were present: Charles
Lempe, grand vice dictator; B. E.
4 George, grand assistant dictator; F. w.
Zehfuss, grand treasurer; W. s.
Lane, grand chaplain; Joseph Schultz,
grand guide; D. 3. Warwick, grand
guardian; Alonzo Whitten, grand SEN
tinel; A. H. Voight. past grand die
tator; E. F. Joy and Charles G.. Noble,
grand trustees.
After the Grand Lodge had been
opened with the usual ceremonies the
Grand Lodge degree was conferred on
class of past dictators entitled to re-
ceive the same.
The grand dictator then appointed
the following standing committees:
Laws-B. F. Hobart. r. A. Lindsay,
J. c. Cotton: finance, ]. Cans, B. Man
gels, James Hansen; appeals and
grievances, S. J. Hall. w. M. Statham,
Thomas Evans: state of the order, G..
O. Berg, H. K McLennan, w. H. Gar
rett; new business G. A. Wanemecke.
! r. F. Wedekind. l.. Grisby: distribu-
ton, H. Rieck, A. Carl, j. B. Griffith;
neurology, B. 1. Solomon. w. Grover.
j. ID. fTOSls press, Il. -. SlOCh, ii. j.
Lack, S. B. Coates.
E. F. Joy, president of the Past Die
tators' Association, announced that in
the evening the grand officers of and
the delegates To the Grand Lodge would
be the guests of the association at d
banquet.
The reports of the grand officers
were presented in printed form. That
of the grand dictator was read and
Of RI he
committee on distribution.
IN GOOD CONDITION.
From the reports it appears that the
order in this State is in satisfactory
condition ut his time; that during the
past two years there were less suspen-
sions than during the preceding term;
that there were 122 deaths and that
the sum of 1921 900 had been paid to
the beneficiaries of deceased members
There are now forty -one lodges located
in various parts of the State. During
the term five were consolidated and
one went out of existence.
number of resolutions were pre-
sented, and the purpose of these is to
inquire into the feasibility of making
+, certain provisions for the payment of
assessments by members who during
membership shall have paid into the
order 75 per cent of the amount of
the certificate; to recommend the es-
tablishment of a standard of assess
! ments; to fix a salary for the grand
dictator; to provide that a certain
! portion of the Grand Lodge per cap
Z ita tax be set aside for organization
work. to have the official organ or
some similar periodical placed in the
hands of every member. so that each
/ may he apprised of the work and con-
J dition Of the order. and that Juvenile
/ 10 lges of the order be esta blished in
I order to educate those between the
ages O! 5 and Is in the principles of
/ the order. All carried except the two
(, relating to salary and organization
/ work.
An effort was made to make
/ the election of grand officers the spe-
4 ciaI order for 10:30 o'clock on We'd
! nesday morning. but this was lost af-
( ter long discussion. and the hour
/ YVES fixed for 2 o'clock in the after
I noon.
BANQUET IN EVENING
/ At the afternoon session four mem
! bers of the order We're created past
/ dictators for services rendered to
/ their respective lodges for many
! years and ii was decided to request
/ the supreme lodge to confer the honor
! OF past grand dictator on r. A. A. Sum-
mers of Liberty Lodge for his work
/ in behalf of the order during the past
f, fifteen years.
The Grand Lodge contributed $40
! to each of the two lodge members in
distress, and the grand dictator was
authorized to send an appeal circular
to the subordinate lodges for further
assistance.
A communication from the supreme
dictator, J. C. Sheppard, offering to
do what he can for the membership
in this State. was read. and it was
decided to invite him to visit this
State in the near future to study the
conditions of the order.
The per capita tax was fixed at 50,
the same as at the previous session.
In the evening candidates were in
itiated before the grand body, and
later on all went to the banquet,
where, after the good things had
/ been partaken of, E. F. Joy acted as
POSTMASTER and the following pro-
gramme was carried out: Welcome"
Past Grand Dictator JOY; "Invoca-