The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17

getting into shape again and will be in
stituted in short time.
There was considerable legislation at
the session of the grand lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd fellows re-
Gently held in Santa Cruz.
1t was decided to place monument
over the remains of the late Past Grand
Amador County and $500 was voted for
that purpose; ii was decided to restore
the Odd Fellow monuments in the ceme-
teries in San Francisco and San Mateo
counties that were disturbed by the
shake; action was taken to remove all
legal difficulties in case of a desire to
sell either the Thermalito, Home prop
erty or the White Tract. The legislation
in regard to saloon men in the order
does not apply to such as were in that
business prior to 1895, but to such as
have enga ged in that business after
that date. 1t was decided as to any who
entered the order after that date and
have since engaged in the saloon busiS
ness that If taken sick the
be held in allegiance pending
investigation. A committee was ap-
pointed to see about rebuilding Odd
Fellow halls in Santa Rosa, Healdsburg,
Guerneville, Occidental and Sonoma; it
was made a law that no part of the
paraphernalia used in the conferring of
the degrees shall be used in any way
in public; the assessment for the cur
rent Odd Fellow year was fixed at s1.35,
the first installment being As cents for
the general mana cement and 80 cents
for the home, on the membership June
3O and the second of 35 cents for the
home and 25 cents for mileage on the
membership on December 81. The esti-
mated income will be S24,477, and the
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ization was passed to print 500 copies
OF Louderback's new digest, the previ-
Gus edition having been destroyed by
fire; after the session of 1907 represent
atives to the Sovereign Grand Lodge
will be elected for one and two years
respectively; it was decided to advertise
in the San Francisco dailies for sixty
days that the order is not interested in
the Greenlawn Cemetery.
Grand Patriarch Jessen is preparing
to pay official visits to Humboldt
County.
There was larger representation at
the convention of Rebekahs recently
held at Santa Cruz than at any time in
former years. The assembly degree
was conferred on 222 delegates entitled
to receive the same. On one evening of
the session the Rebekah degree was
beautifully exemplified by Isabella Re-
bekah Lodge of Santa Cruz and on an
other evening the officers and delegates
to the assembly were rendered a recep-
ton a the casino. There was an ad-
dress by the Mayor of Santa Cruz, Past
Grand Master Linscott; Jesse w. Fargo,
vice president of the assembly; re-
sponse to the address of welcome by
Jennie Katzenstein, the president. This
was followed by a high class pro-
gramme of entertainment. The mem
bers of the assembly are delighted with
the treatment t4.ey received from the
Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs of the
city by the sea.
The second initiation since the fire
that Mission Rebekah Lodge has had
was held on the first Saturday in June
in the presence of large number of the
members and of visitors in Plants Hall
at Twenty-fourth and Douglass streets
where the lodge will hold its sessions
for the present and possibly until Ex-
celsior Hall is rebuilt Two strangers
were admitted at that meeting By Noble
Grand Mrs. Minnie Pollock, assisted by
her corps of efficient officers. The
lodge has chosen the following named
elective officers for the ensuing term
Clara Hedger, noble grand; Eliza
Graves, vice grand, and Mae Pyle re-
cording secretary.