The San Francisco call., 1906-07-15

Master Bell by Napa Lodge, July 5, was
decided success. There were about
400 members of the order present. in
cluding delegations from St Helena
and Calistoga- In addition to the in
stallation of the officers for the current
term, there was an address of welcome
by Raymond Benjamin on behalf of
the lodge and one by Dora L. Gardner
on behalf OF the Rebekahs, to which
the grand master responded. Then fol-
lowed a musical and literary pro-
gramme, the contributors beings the
Lyric quartet, Mrs. A. H. Shepard,
Frank NJ Silva and a string orchestra.
General H. o. Brewer. the head of
the Patriarchs Militant in this State,
has been appointed to superintend the
erection of a $500 monument at Placer
Vile over the grave of the late Past
Grand Master l. L. Alexander, which
was ordered by the Grand Lodge at its
recent session.
The grand master will shortly visit
Trinity Center, where he will dedicate
new hall 10 Odd Fellowship, and
while there will institute a new lodge
of the Rebekahs TO be called Meteor.
A new Rebekah lodge will soon be
instituted at Tehama.
Past President of the California As
sembly Jennie Katzenstein on the last
day of June instituted Pine Grove Re-
seventy-flve charter members. May
Welsh is the noble grand and Izora
Knight the recording secretary.
San Pablo Lodge of Vallejo has ap-
pointed a committee to arrange for a
reception to our former secretary,
Harry D. Richardson, who retired from
his office to accept the higher one of
secretary of the Grand Lodge of Cali
fornia." The event will be on the even
ing of July %.
Reports that are being received at
the grand secretary's office show that
the lodges are making commendable
gain.
The oficers of Golden Gate Encamp-
ment were installed last week.
Unity Lodge has secured quarters in
Mission Masonic Hall and at its first
ance. The officers of this lodge were
installed for the current term last
week.
Grand Patriarch Jessen recently in
stituted a new encampment at Anaheim
with a good charter roll.
The Grand Encampment lost its ban
ners and paraphenalia in the great fire
and a special committee has been ap-
pointed to secure all articles that the
grand body needs. The Grand Encamp-
ment will hold its annual session in
Watsonville on October 2, and arrange
ments are being already made to make
this the grandest session that the order
has ever held.
The officers OF Amity Rebekah Lodge
were installed in public in the Jefferson
Square building on the first Saturday
in June by District Deputy Mrs. Zeig-
Ter and her staff. At the close of the
work and after the proclamation of
installation, Mrs. Witt, the retiring
past noble grand. was presented a
handsome jewel emblematic Of her
rank; Mrs. Downie, the retiring noble
grand, was informed that she was to
have been given an embroidered collar
but as IT was not finished the presen-
tation was deferred. The Installing
officer was given as a token of appre-
citation of her excellent work silver
creamer. Mrs. Lowrie, her marshal,
for like reason was given a cut glass
spoon tray, and a special gift of roses
was made 20 the secretary of the as
sembly, Mrs. Donoho.
The installation of the officers of
FreyJa Lodge OF Rebekahs has been
postponed until July II.
The following named are the officers
who are to be installed for Templar
Rebekah Lodge, Saturday. July 21, in
Eagles Hall: Effie Tunnison, noble
grand; Elizabeth Button, vice grand;
Eva Kesmie, recording secretary; Bes-
sic Phillips financial secretary; Emma
Shaw. treasurer. The installation will
be private.
Mrs. Jessie w Fargo, president of
the Rebekah Assembly, /. o. o. F., of
California, ANNOUNCES the following Of
fetal visitations for July
Lagunita Lodge at Willis, July IS;
Golden West, Fort Bragg, July 10; Far
West. Mendocino City. July 20; Corne-
lia,, Ukiah, July %; Triple Link, Lake
port July "a; Konockti, Kelseyville,
July %: Clear Lake. Lower Lake, July
2s; Queen of the Lake. Upper Lake,
July 81; Orc Ftno, Middletown, July %;
Brooklyn, East Oakland. July 80; Ala
media, Alameda, July 81.