The San Francisco call., 1905-05-10
HIGH FURESTERS
VISIT The CITY
Supreme Organist J. G. Nor
gan Of the Independent Or
|. der Guest OF Local Courts
STATE OFFICERS.AITEND
RE. Wirshing of Los Angeles
Presents Gold Badge to
San Francisco Deputies

Courts Golden Gate Nos. 60S-765 of
the Independent Order of Foresters
gave reception Monday night to ]. c.
Morgan. supreme organist Of the order,
to General r. E. wirshing, high chief
ranger of the southern jurisdiction of
California, and to G. @. Stewart. high
chief ranger of the High Court of Cali
fornia, in Sequoia Hall in the new
Tivoli building on Eddy street. There
were a large number of ladies present
in the hall, which for the occasion had
been converted into bower of ever
greens and flowers After the guests
of the evening reached the anterooms
they We're escorted into the hall by
the officers of Court No. 765, assisted
by twelve young ladies dressed in
white, wearing scarlet sashes and car
rying small American flags.
The visitors were welcomed by Chief
Ranger Young. who introduced J. P.
Murphy as the chairman of the even
ing, and under his direction there was
a short programme of music and songs.
There was also an interesting address
by Supreme Organist Morgan, who an
nounced that he was the bearer OF
message from DR.. Oronhyatekha,
his home in Toronto, Canada,
to the Foresters of California,
to the effect that the supreme
chief wished TO thank them for their
liberal donations to the home that has
been built for orphan children of the
order on an island near Toronto, and
to say that California led all other
Jurisdictions in generous contributions.
The speaker dwelt at length upon the
order and the benefits of being mem
bers thereof. He was followed in
short address by the high chief ranger
of .the High Court of California and
then by General Wirshing, high chief
ranger of the High Court OF Southern
California, who had come from Los An
geles to this city for the purpose of
presenting to those who were mem
bers of the board of San Francisco dep
uties prior 10 the division of the State
into two jurisdictions gold medal
each, in recognition of the services they
had rendered to the order during their
incumbency. Another speaker was
past High Chief Ranger o. S. Cooper
of Vallejo.
Those who received badges were
General Deputies J. b. Knudson, Hy
H. Schroeder, William Stewart, e. c.
Stock, F. w. Collins. and District Dep
uties j. C. Shilling, II. c. ReimeTs, Ben
f. True, N L. Donovan. Henry
Brandtjen, r. A. Pabst, j. II. Mahan,
George Dow, E. E. Northrup, A. B.
Johnson, l.. n. LucdS, dtOIBt I1tdtlIS
and S. A. Willard.
Similar badges were presented to
High Chief Ranger Stewart and Past
High Chief Ranger Cooper, after which
Mrs. Murphy. on behalf of Court No.
765 presented the supreme officer a
beautiful jewel and an engrossed SOU
venir as reminder of his visit TO the
two courts
Mr.. Morgan, for ti,irty-four years
School Superintendent of a province of
Canada, has been the supreme organ
list of the order for a number of years
and as such has visited many places.
He came to California a few weeks
since. spent part of his time in the
southern part of the State and then
came north. when he was. as he said.
Seized by the Foresters and asked to
talk 70 them as the representative of
the supreme chief ranger He will
remain in the State until the end OF
the month. Tomorrow night he will
be given reception by the court in
Oakland and on Wednesday he viii be
the guest of Court Precita in Mission
Masonic Hall in this city.