The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
The Odd Fellows.

A new lodge of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows is being organ
lied at Hopland.
c w. Clifton, recently elected vice
president Of the San Francisco relief
board, is one of the very active young
odd Fellows of this city and is in line
for the presidency of the board.
The thirty-third anniversary of the
institution of Fountain Lodge of Oak
land was httingly observed last week
with a pleasing and interesting pro-
gramme Of varied numbers and an
address by Past Grand Master W. H.
Barnes. During the evening there
was presented to the lodge life-siZed
portrait of ]. B. Harmon, who was
the first past noble grand of the lodge
and afterward became grand sire.
The affair closed with a banquet and
speech-making.
Amram Encampment viii have a
public meeting March 16.
The grand patriarch, Stanly A
Smith, is making official visits in the
northern part Of the State.
All the lodges Of District 81 paid a
fraternal visit to Odin Lodge last
week.
The new officers of Loyal Rebekah
Lodge at the last held meeting dem
onstrated their ability to perform the
work of initiation with that degree of
perfectness that has marked the work
Of the preceding set of officers.
The minstrel entertainment that was
given in aid of the friendship fund of
the general relief committee Of this
city in Lyric Hall on the first Friday In
February was attended by as many
persons as could crowd into the hall.
The programme was a very good one
and those who contributed to the sue
cess of the affair were: H. w. Osthoff,
F. ]. Hurst, f. d. Macbeth, Charles
Elsasser, J. 7. Gibson, Frank Betton,
w. H Moore, r. W. Jones and the
Swedish Quartet. The programme was
followed by twelve dance numbers un-
der the floor .managership of George E.
Johnson, assisted by F. J. Smithson, E.
Moss, 7. Ladd. c. NJ. Irwin. E. A Carl
son and d. A. Hemphill.
Amity Rebekah Lodge had a reunion
in the banquet hall of the Odd Fellows
building on the 18th inst. in honor OF
the grand officers.
Templar Rebekah Lodge Will give a
party on the night of February 25.
The last official visit by President
Mrs. Gardner to the lodges of her dis
trict will be to Templar Rebekah Lodge
District Deputy President Mrs. Baker
and her staff of officers installed the
following officers for Mission Rebekah
Lodge for the current term: Emma
vice grand; Minnie Pollock. recording,
and Emma Basney, financial secretary;
Eliza Graves, treasurer; Elinor Black,
conductor; Mrs. Hedger, warden; En-
lily Knopf and Margaret Duncan, sup
porters to noble grand: Margaret MIS-
bet and Mrs. Wheeler, supporters to
vice grand; Mrs. Flitner, inside, and B.
Basney. outside guardian; Emma Ar
rison, chaplain. At the close Of the GER
emony there was presented a beautiful
embroidered collar to Lulu Perry, the
retiring noble grand. Flowers in
abundance were presented to the out
going and incoming officers.
After the installation Of the officers
OF California Lodge of Rebekahs a
magnificent jewel was presented TO
Lizzie McMurray, the past grand. and
flowers were presented to the district
deputy president, Mrs. Baker. and to
the incoming and outgoing officers.
After the installation of the officers
OF Loyal Rebelzah Lodge a beautifully
embroidered collar was presented TO
rillie Craig, the retiring noble grand.
end valuable jewel was presented to