The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
Standeford, John p. Cook, John ].
Neagle, Rod W. Church, e. F. Garri-
SON.
The Odd Fellows.

A large delegation of the Odd Fell
gree team Of Porter Lodge No. 272 on
the last Thursday in February on a
visit to Pacific Lodge of this city, on
wh4eh occasion the third degree was
conferred by the visiting team on sew
era1 candidates There were represen-
tatives of all the San Francisco lodges
present and much interest was mani
tested in the work of the visiting de-
gree team. After the work, which was
highly commended, there was an ad-
journment to an adjoining hall, where
fine collation. was served, and there
were responses to toaSts by the fol-
lowing named: Past Grand w. F..
Woods, L. Lorenzen, w. S. McMurtry,
A. A. Reiser and P. F. Bradholl of
Porter Lodge, the officers of the host
lodge and many others. The grand
master, grand secretary and other
grand officers were expected, but they
were unable to be present The follow
ing compose the team of Porter Lodge:
I. 4. Stevenson, N. G.; N. w. Shobery,
V. G.i j. P. Feiberling. c.; Ernest
Kochendorfer, W.; j. A. Jackson, A. J.
Thornberg, w. S. McMurtry and Louis
Bohm, p: Oscar Busse, Frank Arena,
c. H. Jamison, F. E. Sunderlin, s. j.
Menor. ]. L. Bailey, Ed Wild, Fred
Rettler. p. E. Linster, E. C. Wisner,
E. c. Sisson, J. w. Stromberg, altar,
ark and banner bearers; p. r. Brad
hoff, o. c.; Murray Laidlaw and John
Eggen, scene supporters; David Will
liams, p G.; Luaurity Lorenzen, l. g.;
p. F. Edwards, c.. The team has ac-
cepted an invitation to attend a ses-
sion of the lodge in Ukiah for the pur-
pose Of conferring the second and
third degrees in the latter part Of
March. A. A. Reiser is the drillmaster
who has brought the team to it's pres
ent state of efficiency.
The lodges of District eS met with
Fidelity Lodge last week and had a
social time. Speeches for the good of
the order, addresses and a collation.
were the features of the evening.
A lodge of the Rebekah degree has
been instituted at Jenny Lind, and an
other at Loyalton. One will soon be
instituted at Clovis and petitions for
charters have been received from
Maxwell and from Los Angeles.
Grand Master Linscott will visit
Alta Lodge in this city March 13,
Magnolia Lodge on the 14th, and Odin
Lodge on the 18th.
Mrs. Donoho. secretary of the CAL
ifornia Rebekah Assembly, has recov-
cred from her recent attack of illness
and visited her office last week.
Apollo Lodge No. 123 will celebrate
the thirty-ninth anniversary of it's in
stitution by a grand ball in Golden
Gate Hall March 8.
Loyal Lodge of the Rebekahs had
a large attendance at its last meeting
in February. Last Monday there was
an open meeting and at the following
meeting there will be work in the ini-
tiatory degree.
Grand Patriarch Stanly A. Smith
has made official visits as follows dur
ing March. To Grass Valley on the
4th; Red Bluff. 9Th. He will visit Yreka
March s; Redding, 10th; Sisson, 11th;
Weaverville, 18th; Vacaville, 10th:
Benicia, 18th; San Francisco (Orien-
tai Camp, 18th, and st. Helena, goth.
Steps have been taken to organize
a new encampment at Capay and one
at MADEIRA. The new one at Point
Richmond will soon be instituted.
The celebration of the Golden Ju-
bilee of Bald Mountain Encampment
March 3 was one of the greatest
events in Odd Fellowship that has
ever been known in Sonora
The exhibition drill and ball given
by Rebekah drill team No. 1 of this
city, Captain Allie Parker command
ing, in Mission Opera-house last week
was a decided success. The members
of the team showed q proficiency in