The San Francisco call., 1905-05-12
|. 0. 0. F. ELECT
GRAND OFFICERS
w. w. Phelps Will Head Odd
Fellows and Mrs. Jennie
B. Katzenstein Rebekahs
BUSINESS DISPATCHED
Many Interesting PROPOSE
tions Are Disposed OF
During the Sessions

Yesterday the Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
elected the following grand officers for
the ensuing term:
w. w. Phelps of Riverside, grand
master; Theodore A. Bell of Napa,
!, deputy grand master; F. B. Ogden of
| Oakland, grand warden: George i.
Shaw OF San Francisco, grand secre-
| tary; j. w. Harris of San Francisco,
| grand treasurer; j. w. Linscott of
Santa Cruz, grand representative; c..
! q. Burton of San Francisco, John
/, Glasson of Nevada City and j. F..
Nichols of San Francisco, grand trus-
tees; John Morton of San Mateo, truS-
tee of the Odd Fellows Home.
These officers and those to be ap-
| pointed will be installed to-day.
A proposition to increase the charge
for initiation for applicants over 40
years of age was voted down, as it is
in conflict with the Sovereign Grand
Lodge laws.
Tne amount of s5271 10 for mileage
for the present session was ordered
| paid.
The supreme representatives were
! instructed to use their best endeavors
to have eliminated from the funeral
service of the order expressions which
are considered in opposition to the
views of certain religious creeds.
The official acts of the grand master
as to accepting designations, making
appointments, decisions, etc., during
| the recess of the grand body We're all
approved.
Anderson Lodge and Santa Paula
Lodge were granted permission to
make an appeal to other lodges for
contributions to raise fund with
which to rebuild their respective halls,
which were destroyed by fire.
1t was decided that no district dep
! uty has a right to permit the wearing
of regalia in public, such power be-
The proposition to levy 25-cent
assessment per capita to create sink
/ ing fund to be used for building new
/ home for Odd Fellows was adopted,
such assessment to be collected each
year until rs per cent of the amount
necessary for such purpose shall have
! been secured.
| Subordinate lodges were granted
| permission to ballot collectively when
| there is more than one candidate in
! stead of singly. as heretofore.
| This morning the special order will
be a vote on the proposition to hold
the next session or the Grand Lodge
! in Los Angeles.
The only business transacted at the
! session of the assembly of RebekahS
yesterday was the election of officers
| for the ensuing term. The result was
as follows: President Jennie B. Kat
zenstein of Sacramento; vice president,
Jessie Fargo of Santa Cruz; warden,
Mrs. Ella Van Court of Oakland: sec
retary, Mary E. Donoho, reelected for
| the fifteenth term by vote of near
four to one; treasurer. Anna NJ. Howe
of Oakland. and trustees of the
/ Orphans Home, Sarah A. Wolf of Sac
ramento and Fannie Benjamin of Los
Angeles.
The Association of Veteran Re-
bekahs held it's annual meeting last
night and elected the following officers
for the current term: May B. Adams,
| president; Ella e. Van Court, vice
president; Cora Simpson, secretary;
Eliza Berry, treasurer; Carrie Warner,
/ marshal: Mary Dallas, Mrs. j. Wheser.
Ida Ward. Mary Duren, Flora A.
! Burgman, Minnie Platte and Dora
Baker, directors. After the election
| there was a banquet, speeches and the
presentation of handsome jewel to
| Mary A.. Hawley, the retiring presi-
1 dent.