The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
Druidism

Templar Lodge of the United Ancient
Order of Druids will give a ball in
Mission Turn Verein Hall on the night
of December Is.
The grand secretary, G. A. Guglie1-
moni. has called a meeting Of the past
arches for tho purpose Of reorganizing
the association under the name of "a
retreat" At that meeting he will pre-
sent a number of plans which he be-
lieves will advance the order not only
in this city, but in the State.
The different groves are being fur
nished with the changes that were
made in the ritual at the recent session
of the Supreme Grove.
During the latter part of November
Grand. Arch Druidess Maria Bammann,
assisted by Grand Secretary Thornhill,
Grand Treasurer Petersen, Grand Or
ganist Wolff Past Arch Druidesses
Goodall and Hardin and the drill team
of Hesperian Circle of this city, insti-
tuted Rodeo Circle No. 54 at Rodeo,
Contra Costa County, with twenty nine
charter members. The officers of the
new chapter are: Lillian Johnson, P.
A D.; Minnie Smith, A. D.; Mrs. Gas
kill. f. B.: Alice Crindle. & B.; Joseph
Johnson, s.; Ida Delmo- tie, T.; Charles
Gaskill. c.; w. T.. Coggings. conduc-
tress; May Montaria and Victoria Car
dosa, guards. The circle was organ
mony of installation there was a ban
quet to the grand officers, visitors and
members.
Subsequently the grand arch druid
ess, accompanied by the officers above
named, Grand Trustee McKeown and
members of several Of the local circles
paid an official visit to Cypress Circle
at Colma, on which occasion several
candidates were admitted by initiation,
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headed by Arch Druidess Woolsey. The
initiation was a creditable one. Under
good OF the order, Mrs. Bammann, G. A.
D., was presented by the circle with a
handsome emblematic badge of the or
der. Each of the other visiting off,
Gals were presented with violets. At
the close of the circle there was a ban
quet and speech making.
Subsequently the grand arch druid
ess, accompanied by the grand secre-
tary, grand treasurer, Past Arch Dru-
idess and Mr.. Petersen, paid an Official
visit to the circle in Novato. Seven
candidates were initiated, without the
use of the ritual, by Arch Druidess
Mas, assisted by her corps of off,
GERS, and for this work they were
praised by the visiting officers. The
object of the visit being accomplished
there was an adjournment and a ban
quet at the home of Past Arch Druid
ess Dutra.
Boadicea Circle, at it's last held meet
ing, decided to have a Christmas tree
party in its hall in the Native Sons
building on the evening of December
%. All who attend will receive a
Christmas gift. This circle will be on.
cially visited by the grand arch druid
ess and other firand officers during The
early part of January.
The grand arch druidess is preparing
to organize an association OF past arch
druidesses Of the order with the idea OF
selecting therefrom an official team
that shall stand ready to exempIify the
work at the next session of the Grand
Circle in Los Angeles. The meetings
will be held in Polito Hall on Sundays
and at the first session a name for the
new organization will be adopted On
the following Sunday Mrs. Bammann
will institute new circle of the order
in the same hall.