The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17
Foresters of America.

Cours de France of the Foresters of
America held its first meeting since
the fire in Fraternity Hall, 2518 How
ard street, last week, and there was a
good attendance of members and Wis
itors. The court initiated a candi-
date. after which there were a num-
Der of addresses under good of the
order, some OF the speakers being
Grand Secretary Cordy. Grand Record
ing Secretary Troppmann, Special Or
ganizer Harris and Jacob Label, ed
itor of the American Forester Review.
A number of of lesser lights in the or
der, including a visitor from Sacra-
mento, congratulated the French court
on the enthusiasm it manifested on its
first meeting under new conditions
On the night of June 90 there will
be meeting at Twenty-first and How
ard streets, upon the suggestion of the
executive council, of one delegate from
each court in this city with a view to
organizing a hall association that shall
have for its purpose the building of a
hall for the use of all or the great ma
jority of the local courts and by circles
of Companions of the Foresters of
America.
Grand Trustee r. F. Roth of yisalia
at the last session of the executive
council rendered his regisnation for
the reason that he intends to make his
was elected to fill the vacancy.
or the forty two courts of the For
csters CT America in this city all but
America, at the Potrero Opera house
Bonita, at Bonita Hall. Live Oak at
Fourteenth and Railroad avenues, and
Point Lobos, on Clement street, were
burned out. More than 5000 members
of the order in this city were affected
by the fire, and as each member had
an average of three besides himself
to look after and provide for the total
number affected was not less than "a
600 perGons
Mrs. Annie f. Poth of New York,
supreme chief. Companions of the For
esters of America after having been
in this city about two weeks to assist
in the work of aiding the members
of the order in distress, left for the
EAST last week, and before reaching
her home will visit Ogden. Denver and
chicago, where she will establish cir
cles of the order. Prior to her de-
parture she was the guest of Supreme
Deputy Mrs. Lizzie Atwood at her
home at S946 Clay street at a supper
that was attended by Grand Chief
Companion c. Tucker, Grand sub-chief
NJ. III. Cartwright. Grand Financial Sec
retary A. D, Bremen, Grand treasurer
Essie kragen, Grand Trustee Mrs. l..
Baston and Mrs. d. O'Callaghan. Past
Grand Chiefs Mrs. M A. Duke and
Mrs. E. A. Harrington and the hostess
and her husband. DR. william A. At
WOOD. At the close of the supper there
was the presentation by the hostess
to the supreme chief of painted
porcelain plate. a specimen of her own
handiwork, as token of her personal
appreciation, and then followed the
presentation of a cutglass berry dish
from the grand and-past grand officers
as souvenir of San Francisco.
The recipient in responding to the
presentation speeches spoke in elo-
quent terms of the companions of CAL
ifornia, and after commencing those
who had charge of the relief work
expressed the hope that all would con-
<tinue to work for the ordor with the
same encouraging spirit she had no.
ticed during her stay in this city. All
the grand and past grand officers were
called upon, and each had words OF