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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-19
The Rathbone Sisters.

Past Grand Chief Maude E. Sheehan
of Sacramento is quite i'll. having had a
short time since been obliged to submit
to capital operation.
Grand Chief Bette c. Nickel paid
official visits TO the temples in San Di-
ego, which are woodbine No. ss and
Dunton No. 3, and received a most
royal and fraternal reception In both
temples.
On March the grand chief will go to
Riverside to officially visit Riverside
Temple No. IL, the home temple of the
will also visit Aurora Temple No. IT.:
from there she will go to Redlands to
visit Golden Temple No. 49; then to
Granite Temple No. 55 at Perris. and on
the 18th of March will meet with the
District Convention Of District No. o.
District No. 21 will hold its conven-
tion on March 20 at Los Angeles. Pu-
rity Temple No. and Los Angeles No.
73 will entertain in a most lavish man
ner and are looking forward to a very
enjoyable time socially and fraternally.
Seven temples in District No. q will
unite to make 1t success.
At the convention held af District No.
8. comprising Magnolia Temple No. Is,
Harmony No. 8. Junipero No. rs and
Mission No. SO, held at Santa Monica.
Past Grand Chief Ella s. Pringle of
Santa Cruz presided and enjoyed a
most instructive. fraternal and delight
full session.
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knights Of Honor.

The Grand Lodge Of California of the
knights of Honor will meet in biennial
session in the Alcazar building next
Tuesday and will be in session two
days. On the evening Of the first day
the officers of and representatives to
the Grand Lodge will be the guests of
the Past Dictators' Association of this
city at a banquet to be given in a
Powell street rotisserie.
Tomorrow night there will be a
meeting of delegates from all the city
lodges for the purpose of discussing
plan for picnic on May 80. This
meeting will be held in the hall of Lib
erty Lodge in the Pioneer building.
Saxon Lodge at its last meeting in
itiated two strangers and received six
applications for membership.
While at his home in Belmont last
week, Grand Dictator P. L. Archibald
was kicked by a horse and the small
bones of his right hand were badly
shattered.
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The Maccabees.

San Francisco Tent OF the Macca-
bees, on the night OF the first Friday
IN March. had a smoker in the BANQUET
hall Of the Pioneer building, which was
attended by nearly 300 persons Col
onel Carlton Seely was the master OF
ceremonies and he presented for the
entertainment Of those present a pro-
grarnme Of ten highly interesting num-
bers, including instrumental music by
the Maccabee Mandolin Club DurinS
the evening the meeting was address
ed by Great Commander 8. w. Hall.
Great Past Commander H L Tickner
and Past Commander c. v. Leroi. At
the proper time during the session a
collation. and the best OF cigars were
passed around A result Of this meet
ing was the signing of seventy-five ap-
plications for membership. AT the last
held review Of the tent class OF can
didates were initiated into the myster-
les Of the order.
Golden West Tent had an ENJOYABLE
smoker in it's hall last week and a very
pleasing programme was presented for
the entertainment of as many sir
knights and strangers as could crowd
into the tents meeting place In the
Pioneer building.
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Order of Pendo.

The following have been selected
officers of Molin Council that was in
stituted by Supreme Councillor Tug
well and other supreme officers IN this
city recently: Max Sterns, past coun-
cilor; NJ c. Gabriel. councillor; J. d.
Danielson. vice councillor; DIR. e. z.
Mckay, chaplain: Malvina Krauss, sec
retary; Samuel Silver, treasurer
Home Council is still adding to it's
membership. and IT expects soon to
take the foremost place In the order.
This council at its meeting on March
added fifteen to it's roll OF member
ship by initiation. Molin Council at
its meeting on the first Monday in
March admitted twenty-one strangers
to membership by conferring on them
the degree Of initiation.
The new council at Vallejo was in
stituted by Supreme Councillor Tug
well and Supreme Secretary Terry
with forty charter members.
A council to work IN the Spanish Ian
guage is being organized In this city.
Golden Gate Council has moved to
Findlay's Hall on Seventeenth street.
AT its last held meeting fifteen applica-
tlons for membership were presented.
During the first seven days In March
140 applications were presented at the
supreme Office in this city.
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ade in'south San Francisco Hall last

ade in'South San Francisco Hall last
week.
Court Seal Rock had social in
Pioneer Hall last week. The attend
ance was large. there was a good pro-
gramme of dances and enjoyment for
those who wanted to dance
James 6. Blaine Circle has arranged
for an industrial exhibition dance In
the near future. w. Mcdowell, l.. C.
Meyers and E. Miller have been ap-
pointed to take charge of this affair
Grand Sub Chief Companion c. Tuck
er, assisted by Grand Trustee Lille
Powers of Woodland. instituted new
circle at Oak Park in the last week in
February. 1t has been named for the
place in which instituted.
Grand Trustee Mate H. Cartwright
and Grand Treasurer Essie Kragen the
Healdsburg, which has been named
Pride OF Healdsburg. Each starts with
charter list of forty.
Grand Secretary John J. Cordy,
Senior Grand Woodward Simon and
Grand Trustees Trcppmann and Dona-
hue visited the court in Livermore last
week and witnessed the initiation of a
class of candidates. nineteen for Court
Livermore and three for Court Alisal
OF Pleasanton. The work was well
put on. After the close of the meet
ing there was a banquet, at which
there were addresses by the grand Of
ficers named and the Mayor of Liv-
ermore.
Grand Secretary Cordy visited Court
Internos in this city and the court al
Point Reyes last week.
New Century Circle. Companions OF
the Forest of America, will have a
trolley ride on the night of April %
and at the end of the journey. which
| will be at the Cliff terminus, there will
be dancing for an hour.
Grand Recording Secretary Charles
M. Troppmann visited the court al
Dixon March 1, the one at Novato on
/, the 4th; 18th, Court Teutonia, Sar
Jose, 18th, Court Oakland; 18th
Court GeyservilIe. at Geyserville.
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United Artisans.

Assembly No. 200 of the United Art
isans, at its meeting in the Mission
Opera building last week, had a good
attendance of members and during the
evening admitted four strangers into
the order by initiation into the appren-
tice and perfect artisan degrees. The
assembly will give an entertainment
and dance in its hall on the night of
March 27 and in the latter part of
April will give grand ball in Mission
Opera Hall. A committee of eight was
appointed to make arrangements for
the latter event. This assembly is TAX
ing steps to inaugurate campaign Of
extension in this city in the hope of In
creasing its membership to 500.
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Druidisn.

Grand Arch Druidess HeAden and
Grand Secretary Thornhiu recently
visited Sequoia Circle, IN Angels Camp.
and found 1t In a condition bordering
upon collapse because the membership.
which Is almost exclusively italian. had
to work according to the charter In the
English language The grand arch
druidess gave permission to conduct
the meetings IN the italian tongue and
the members promised not only to keep
up the circle and to increase It, but
as an earnest of this, on the night
after the arrival OF the grand officers.
presented ten candidates for initiation
and twelve applications to be voted
upon at the next meeting. Mr. Marini
Of the grove IN that place joined on
that night and promised to aid the cir
Gle, so that II shall not pass out OF ex-
istence- The grand arch druidess left
the place as much encouraged as she
was discouraged when she reached An
gels. Another Illustration that the
visits OF grand officers has much to do
with enthusing the membership Of sub
ordinates.
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Masonic.

Golden Gate Commandery had before
1t, at its first meeting in March, two
companions for orders and one sir
knight for membership. The COM
mandery after conferring the order of
the Red Cross decided to have a dis
play drill. dress parade and so forth
In the Mechanics Pavilion on the
night of May g. An invitation will be
extended to the grand commander to
be present, and if he accepts, he will
be rendered a review On the night of
the thirteenth and of the twentieth the
Order of the Temple will be conferred
on eligibles.
AT the annual meeting of San Fran
cisco Lodge of Perfection No. l, An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry, held a few evenings
since. Henry Burner the secretary,
presented report showing that the
lodge has membership of 706. with
assets amounting to $4,000. The cleo
tion resulted in the choice of the fell
lowing named: John r. Ruckstell,
Thirty-second Degree, venerable mas
ter; William F. Buswell, Thirty second
Ian, Thirty second Degree, junior war
den; William H. Crocker, Thirty-third
Degree, treasurer: Henry Burner,
Thirty-third Degree. secretary; Will
lam S. Moses, Thirty-second Degree
Grand Cross, almoner; George Varcoe,
Thirty-second Degree X. c. c. H.
orator., Herbert lie b. Smith, Thirty
second Degree. master Of ceremonies;
Henry A. Ranft. Thirty-second Degree
expert; Asa H. Phelps, Thirty
Degree, assistant expert; Frank W.
Smith, Thirty-secon Degree, captain
of guard; John Darcy. Thirty second
Degree, tyler; William p. Filmer, past
venerable master, trustee. The retir-
ing venerable master. William P. Fill
mer, Thirty-second Degree, K. C. C. H.
who has served the lodge for two years
In the Oriental chair with the assist
ance of Past Venerable Master Henry
Ascroft, Thirty-third Degree, as mar
shal of ceremonies, installed the Of
f1cers for the current Masonic year.
That was the eightieth Installation of
William S. Moses. the aImoner, into a
Masonic office
The Thirtieth Degree of the Rite was
conferred by San Francisco Council
No. l, Knights of Kadosh, A. and A. s..
r. of M, on a class of forty postu-
lants In the Masonic Temple with very
impressive ceremonies.
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National Union.

California Council announces the fol-
lowing social events and work: March
Is, ladies' night and progressive whist;
April 8, initiation, three degrees; April
10, ladies' night and minstrel show;
May s. initiation, three degrees; May
IL, entertainment; May %, ball at Ma
tive Sons Hall; June 7, initiation, three
degrees, and June 81, stag party.
Since his stay in this city Senator
Leo Canman has been the special guest
of General Deputy Joseph A. Wilson
During the last week he had him as
the special guest at a private dinner at
which all the delicacies of the market
were served: he showed him all the
sights of the city, the park, ocean
beach and public buildings so that he
may on his return to his home tell the
people there what kind of a place San
Francisco is. He also took him on a
trip around the bay and then showed
him Chinatown. The Senator after see
ing called for a halt, saying that he
wants to rest for a few days.
Pacific Council gave ball in Native
Sons Hall recently. There was fair
attendance. Last week this council
had one initiation.
Yosemite Council had an open meet
ing last week and this was attended by
many members and quite a number of
invited guests.
On the first Tuesday in March Sena-
tor Leo Carman visited Ell Dorado
Council in company of General Deputy
Wilson and Senator Field and there
was an evening of interesting talks for
the good of the order by the visiting
Senator, Senator Field, the general dep
uty and others. Among those who at
/ tended the meeting and assisted in
, entertaining those present was ex-
Supervisor r. ]. Loughery He gave
recitation. and this so pleased the
I assembled friends that he had to re-
cite again and again.
San Jose Council got a move on in
the early part of March and initiated
ten strangers into the order, these
being: Professor I. p Mitchell, DR.. r.
H. Paterson, E. K. Johnston, Charles
/ O'Brien, r. F. Ruble, Joseph A. Belloli
Jr., Professor Samuel w. Brown.
Frank H. Ross Jr., F. Estes, r. F.
! Benson and William Boucher.
After the ceremony there was a ban
quet at which there were responses
| to toasts by Mayor G. D. Worswick:
Frank ]. Hambley, who spoke on
Friendship; Judge F. H. Benson, on
The Principles of George Washington
as Applied to Modern Politics.; State
Deputy Joseph A. Wilson, on General
Topics of the Order; z. X. Johnston,
one of the neophytes, and A. NJ Croop.
The San Francisco Cabinet held a
meeting last week and after listening
to an address by Senator Canman
adopted new method of carrying on
its business. One of the changes was
the appointment of an executive com
mittee. whose duty it shall be to ar
range for and carry out the plans OF
| the body, instead of appointing a spe-
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Francisco and Nickols of Haven Circle
The ballot showed that Mrs. NJ. A
Mont of Golden Gate Circle, who is
well known in fraternal societies, had
received the greatest number of votes
and was declared the winner. At a
subsequent meeting of the circle the
members showed their appreciation of
her having been voted the most popu-
lar neighbor of Woodcraft by present
ing her with a beautiful emblematic
pin of the order.
The guards of Excel Circle No. SOB,
Women of Woodcraft, gave a very in
teresting entertainment in the Seven
teenth-street Native Sons Hall on the
night of the second Thursday in March.
A feature of the programme was the
clever introduction of a novelty in the
line Of "shadowgraphy'' by Miss Grace
Still, captain of the guards. In this she
was ably supported by her guards and
Fred Wheland. During the evening
there were pleasing numbers Of music
and literary selections. after which
there was dancing for two hours.
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President w. Stewart of the board of
deputies and Deputy A. e. Cohn. Ed
n. Cameron, secretary of the court
and past high treasurer, acted in the
capacity of master of ceremonies and
under his direction there was a pleas
ant evening of entertainment. Inter
esting addresses on the order were de-
livered by the high chief ranger and
the members of the board.
During the current month Presi-
dent Stewart of the board of deputies
and members of the board visited
Companion Court Golden Gate, Court
Golden Gate, Court Acacia. Court
Southern Heights. Court Yerba Buena,
Court Apollo and Court Noe Valley.
At each place the visitors were well
received and particularly SO in the
two courts Golden Gate. In each
court the attention of the member
ship was called to the grand theater
party that Is to be given in the name
of the order at the Majestic on the
night of April "a, the day after Eas-
ter. There We're also talks along the
line of carrying out the ambition of
the high chief ranger to have the or
der increased In the high court ol
California during the current term.
The visits by the deputies have done
! much to stimulate the membership
to activity.
Court Golden Gate expects before
the end of the present year to initiate
more than 200 strangers. and the
| companion court of the same name
expects to initiate fifty of the fair
sex.
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Odd Fellows.

very active member of the Re-
bekah branch of the Odd Fellows in
this city is Edward B. Warren of Ju-
bilee Lodge. Having been shown many
courtesies by members of this lodge, he
rendered them and a select number of
personal friends, not members of the
order, a reception in the parlors of the
American Hotel, on Howard street,
during the early part of the current
month. After a meeting of those in
vited, there was an adjournment to the
dance hall, where to the strains of
pleasing music there was dancing for
an hour. Then the party returned to
the parlors, where collation. and light
refreshments were served and an hour
was spent in a pleasant manner. The
host was assisted by Miss Wells. There
We're contributions in the line of enter
tainment by Miss G. Perry, G. B. Lane,
F. BirdshaIl, who acted as master of
ceremonies, the host and hostess, w.
Hamilton and E. C. Stock. In addition
to these there were present Miss Dolly
Hyams, Minnie f. Dobbin, DR.. Arbo-
CAST, Miss Arbogast, Miss Nordmark,
Miss Carrie Pesanti, Miss Richardson.
Miss Cutberth, M. Jolly, Priscilla
Munroe, Miss Walours. Mrs. Hamil-
ton, Messrs. c. B. Lane, J. Thompson.
w. w. Hamilton, S. w. Peck. G. B..
Pratt, c. Pushkell, c. Walker, M. Scott,
NJ. Dodge. E. Fairhearst and w. Ham
ilton.
The thirty ninth anniversary BAH
given by Apollo Lodge in Golden Gate
in, he
current month was another social sue
cess added to the long list of enjoyable
functions that have been given under
the auspices Of this lodge. The at
tendance was most gratifying as to
numbers and personnel and the order
of entertainment very enjoyable one.
The minstrel entertainment that was
given by Jubilee Rebekah Lodge
under the name or "A Night
in Dixie in the Memorial Hall
Of the odd Fellows building on the
night of the first Tuesday in March
was a decided success. 1t was a repeti-
tion of the minstrel show given some
time before in Lyric Hall by the com
pany of which H. w Osthorff was the
manager and middleman. There was a
large dlltHQdHCS All clilCl ldllili6 plO-
gramme of coon numbers and ballads
was presented, after which there was
dancing.
Walhalla Rebekah Lodge celebrat-
ed an anniversary of its institution by
giving an at home in its lodgeroom a
few evenings since. There was large
number of members present and quite
a number of visitors, among them
Mrs. Alma 1. Jensen, past president
of the California Assembly of Re-
bekahs. There was an address of con-
graduation, recitations, songs, instru-
mental music. short addresses by WIS.,
itors and dancing. During the even
ing a collation. and refreshments were
served.
District Deputy Mrs. j. L. Baker OF
District No. of the Rebekahs has
made arrangements for an entertain
ment ana ball to be given on the even
J ing of Tuesday, March 81, in aid OF
the odd Fellows Orphans Home al
Native Sons Hall.
Miss Josephine Walworth, past no.
BILE grand of Oriental Rebekah, has
been selected as the district deputy
for District No. for the ensuing Re-
/ bekah term
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Woodcraft.

At the open meeting of Golden Gate
Circle Of the Women of Woodcraft in
the odd Fellows building in the early
part of March there was voting con-
test for the most popular Woman Of
Woodcraft in San Francisco. Votes
were cast for fourteen members of the
order, representing Golden Gate. Red
wood, Haven. Pathfinder and Excel
circles. The tellers were: Neighbors
Ambrose and Tickner Of Redwood.
Love and schweinhard of Golden Gate,
Morris Of Pathfinder. Wicks Of San
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Foresters of America.

A new court of the Foresters of
America, organized by J. w. Hollen-
beck was instituted at Pittsville, Shas-
ia County, early in March by Special
Deputy Grand Chief Ranger j. Label.
William Hutchens is the chief ranger
and Frank HI. Martin secretary. All
but one of the f1fty-two initiated are
stock raisers The court has secured q
hall on three years lease. in which
to meet weekly. After the installation
there was an old-time housewarming
Club Court Washington will have a
picnic at Sunset Park May 4
Court Live Oak had prize masQuer-
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The Americans.

Washington Assembly No OF The
Americans gave an entertainment
and ball in Scandia Hall TO it's mem
bers and friends. March Is.
California No. l has arranged for an
entertainment and dance in Red Mems
building
Grant Assembly entertained the
members of washington Assembly in
the Seventeenth Street Native Sons
Hall last week
A new assembly has been instituted
in Modesto with a good mepabekship-
A new subordinate of this order will
soon be instituted in the city Of Sacra-
mento.
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the progress committee of the coun-
Gil, young man who has not only de-
yeioped into most enthusiastic but
most active worker, one whose aim is
to place the council at the head of the
list. During the evening Senator Cuth-
bert, ex-President Hill and General
Deputy Joseph A. Wilson spoke. The
latter started boomers club in the
council. Thirty-three of those present
signed pledge to each bring in new
candidate for initiation in the next
thirty days.
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Independent Foresters.

In this issue of the Echoes From
the Lodgeroom is presented group
of the high officers of the High Court
Of California Of the Independent Or
der Of Foresters, an active corps Of
fraternal workers.
Court Seal Rock at it's first meeting
in March. after very brief business
session. held open house. There were
more than ninety persons present, in
cIuding High Chief Ranger Stewart,
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at the exposition. which will be Octo-
Der IL
Colonel Carl 7. Lindsay OF the uni
form rank has gone to New York on a
visit.
A new company OF the uniform rank
will be mustered in at Loyalton during
the current month.
c. W. Nero is organizing a Pythian
lodge at Fort Bragg.
j. H Gyselaar. p. s. r., has Just re-
covered from a severe attack OF illness.
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cial committee for every event.
Last Tuesday night Leo Canman,
the senator from Chicago, attended
session of Golden Gate Council, at
which ten strangers were initiated in
the full form, the visiting senator de-
livering the charges in the third sec
ton. He then gave heart to heart
talk to the initiates, just as it is done
in Chicago This was followed by an
hour of entertainment under the direc-
ton Of Lloyd C. Comegys, chairman of
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Ancient Order Workmen.

In response to a circular letter issued
by Harmony Lodge, A. o. u. W.. re-
questing the non-regular attendant
members to attend meeting for the
purpose of being identified a large
number of such assembled in the lodge
room last week and the result was a.
good meeting. which was addressed by
prominent speakers. There was also
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Smith died Willie The officer was kneel.
Ing at his side
10 the mcaniilne Fultz had been
sent TO the station. He said that he
ehot because Smith had said that he
iutcuded 10 Kill him. Chief Walker
took the prisoner 10 DcnbciGh on the
afternoon train and placed him In the
Warwick county Jail
Justice Henry +. Jones conducted u
coroncr'S inquest Of the dead negro.
the jury returning verdict to the ci.
feet that the deceased came to his
death from pistol shot wounds lnilici.
cd b. S. II. Fultz.
DIR. William llosltins was called To
make postulortem examination. but
was engaged anJ sent DR.. W. u. Smith.
DIR. Smith conducted the examination.
assisted By Doctors Williams and Hos.
kins. the latter having arrived on the
scene soon after the examination be.
gan.
Shortly after the shooting. Il number
u negro men ana women were stand.
ing In an alley discussing the affair
Bertha Black remarked that it was a
good thing Smith was killed, where.
unon Martha Bates drew II long knife
and began to use il. The Black wo.
man received a stab wound over the
lett breast and an ugly slash on tho
left arm.
Martha Bates was arrested and plac.
cd In Il cell Within 81 few feet of the
body OF the man whose cause she had
taken. She will be held for trial on
the charge of fclouiou3 8uttiug.
smith was about u years old and
was well known along Washington
avenue as II bootblacE