The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13
Odd Fellowship.

Templar Rebekah Lodge will have a
progressive whist party on a large
scale in the banquet hall of, the Odd
Fellows building on the evening of
August &c.
At the semi-annual meeting of the
San Francisco Relief Committee held
on the first Sunday in August the fol :
lowing named were elected the officers
for the current term: c. G. Clifton,
president; Emil Pohli. vice president
j. f. Nichols, secretary. and c. r. Hol-
ton, treasurer. The receipts during the
past term were $12,S25 and the dis
| bursements S11,104 50. The receipts on
behalf of the Friendship Fund were
S1473. OF this amount S23S IS was de-
rived from the minstrel entertainment
and 1858 rs from the theater party, with
some tickets to hear from yet. There
was donated to members in distress out
of this fund s501 05, of which s2I2 60
was returned to the fund by members
who were assisted. At the close Of the
meeting f. ]. Smithson, the retiring
president, was presented a fine gold
watch by H. W. Osthoff. d. D. G. NJ, on
pehalf of the committee as a token of
appreciation of the work he has done
for the association during his term as
vice president and president.
The representatives to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge will carry with them a
pretty souvenir of California 1t is
folder, on which are views of the
most prominent places in the State and
in the city of San Francisco
Loyal Rebekah Lodge had a pleasant
business meeting last week and at the
close had social hour The new officers
OF this lodge will have their first install
lation on August 81
President Jennie Katzenstein of the
California Assembly paid an official visit
last week to Oriental Rebekah Lodge
and was accompanied by Warden Ella
r. Van Court, Secretary Mary e. Dom
ono, Treasurer Annie NJ. Howe, Conduc-
tor Mary p. Randlett and Past President
Minerva Karsner. The visitors were
rendered a most cordial welcome and
after witnessing the initiation of two
candidates there We're speeches by all the
visitors and by members of the lodge.
The president was given as memento
OF the occasion dainty bonbon dish
Unity Lodge will give a social in its
nail at sixteenth and Valencia streets on
August 90
San Pablo Lodge of Vallejo is making
/ arrangements for the celebration of its
golden anniversary of institution. Past
Grand Master w. H. Barnes has accepted
| an invitation to visit on that occasion
and deliver an grafton.
new lodge is in course of organfza-
tion at South Pasadena.
Rebekah drill team No /, composed of
some Of the handsomest ladies' In the
! local Rebekah lodges, that will soon leave
for the East for the purpose of drilling
before the Sovereign Grand Lodge in
Philadelphia, will give 'sgood-by'' mill
/ tary drill and ball in Mission Opera Hall
on Tuesday evening, August q. An un-
usually fine programme of dances has
been prepared for that night. The mem
| bers of that organization have secured a
very natty fatigue uniform similar to
/, that worn by the Patriarchss Militant, ex-
cept that the members of the team will
wear skirts instead of bifurcated gar
ments.
Miss Dolly Hyams, recently installed as
! the noble grand of Jubilee Rebekah
Lodge, is one of the most popular mem
bers of that body and an evidence of her
| popularity was that on the night of in
stallation she was presented so many
| flowers that it required an express wagon
to take them to her home.
Jennie katzenstein, president of the
Rebekah Assembly officially visited Pali-
sade Rebekah Lodge at Gonzales August