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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08

AT the first meeting in June Good
fellowship Camp had a large attend
ance Of members and VISITORS and dur
ing the session I'VE strangers were
adopted as sons and neighbors- Sew
eral applications were received for the
next session. At each meeting since
the fire this camp has received from
three to i've applications
Deputy Head Consul Herbert v
Reese and his assistant, w. ]. Elliott
who for number of weeks have been
attending to the relief of members at
1917 Scott street, will continue in that
work, at that place. during the cur
rent month
On the night Of the first Monday
in June Deputy Reese visited the camp
in San Jose and from there, in COM
pany OF nearly sixty members of that
camp went by special train to Nor
gan I'm TO pay a fraternal visit to
the camp in that place. At the camp
they were welcomed with the Wood
mans honors by the members of the
visited camp and members Of the camp
at Sunnyvale. and Of that in Santa
Clara The deputy and the team Of
merry Foresters of the san Jose camp
assisted in the initiation of class Of
ten strangers. The work of the even
- ing was followed by a banquet, at
which there We're responses TO toasts
by Deputy Reese. Consul V. NJ Edes
and A. C. Steritt, clerk OF Morgan Hill
camp. George H. Hene. clerk of Santa
#. clara camp, II 5. Hanson, chief Fores-
ter OF san Jose Camp. and F. E. Cor
mel clerk Of Sunnyvale Camp.
Occidental Camp had several candi-
dates for initiation at its meeting last
week
Twin Peaks Camp viii have a large
class for Initiation at its meeting on
July IS.
Enrieht camp OF the Royal Neigh
bors OF America. the ladies' auxiliary
10 the Modern WoOdmen of America,
is now located in comfortable quarters
at s25 Golden Gate avenue. and having
received from the East full set OF
supplies is in a position to proceed as
il did before the fire At the next
meeting class Of candidates will be
admitted by adoption. Since the fire
the camp has adopted fourteen
stran ngers. The camp is reorganizing
its drill team and during the week will
adopt one OF several costumes that
have been submitted. In addition TO
the regular team an extra one VIII be
organized. in order that there shall
never be q vacancy, TO be filled by
some one not up in the work
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Foresters of America

The Foresters of America in san
Francisco want a hall in which all the
courts can meet. meeting or dele-
gates from twenty five of the forty-t"o
local courts was held last week at
Twenty-first and Howard streets at th : :
suggestion of the executive councli VI
the order. for the purpose or discuss
ing a hall proposition. The meetlnS
was called to order by Deputy Granu
Chief Ranger Harry L. Simon. and art
er the matter had been discussed at
length by a number OF the members
present committee consisting OF
Daniel Teare, H. Heynemann, l. David.
j. Label and NJ Samuels was appointed
with power to ascertain what a lot can
be purchased for and how much IL Wili
cost to erect such a building as the
order would require, also to ascertain
what landowner will build house
of that kind for. and what the order
can rent a whole floor for In some
house to be erected-to report at
future meeting. The body organized
into a permanent association with H. L.
Simon chairman. l. David vice chair
man, DIR. de Juilly secretary, and
Frank Conklin. treasurer.
Grand Secretary Cordy has been no.
titled of the meeting places Of the fol-
lowing named courts Of the Foresters
of America who were burned out OF
fraternal homes: Court Aurora at 1882
Octavia; Court America, Potrero opera
house: Court Golden Gate, King SOLO
mon Hall: Courts San Francisco, Eucle-
ain and Richmond. 1859 Market street;
Court Eclipse, 152 Church street; Courts
Justice. Seal Rock and Cour de France,
215S Howard street; Court Inter NOS,
h. r. B. Hall, Mission street, near sew
enth; Court Stanford, Twenty-fourth
and Chattanooga streets; Court Golden
Era, 1902 Devisadero street; Court Pre-
sidio. Stemke's Hall; Court Bonita.
Twenty-fourth and Folsom streets;
Court Hayes Valley, 145S OFarreii
street; Court Sunfiower, 25 Hartford
street, and Court Fidelity, 1907 Bush
street.
Court College City of Palo Alto OBJ
served the Fourth of July by an out
ing and a literary programme appro-
pirate to the occasion.
The following named have been
elected officers of Court Defiance for
ranger; J. ]. L. Kenney, sub chief; I.
j. Murphy, recording secretary; ]. d.
Mccarthy senior and Albert Taussig
Junior woodward; Phil Taussig senior
and Charles Rotholz junior beadle.
Court San Francisco has elected the
following: L Dufraney, chief ranger;
R. NJ. Morton, sub chief; ]. Wood. re-
cording secretary: George Reith senior
and Max Lipke junior woodward; f.
Richards senior and w. II. Smith
junior beadle; H. c.. Angeles, lecturer.
This court now meets on the first and
third Saturday OF each month at 1858
Market street.
Court CoIma has elected ]. H. I'M
walle chief ranger. This court con-
templates building a hall that will
cost several thousand dollars.
The court at Pittville celebrated the
national holiday with a patriotic en-
tertainment.
James G.. Blaine Circle of the Com
panions Of the Foresters of America at
its last meeting in June. at 2057B
Fifteenth street. initiated one stranger
and since then has received several ap-
plications. These applicants will be
initiated at the next meeting.
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Redmanship.


Altahmos Tribe OF the Improved Or
der Of Red Men has elected the follow
ing as its representatives to the Great
. ouncn Of California w. T Lyon. J.
Harry Butaf +. G. Thornton. August
= Wesling. william J. Blaisdell. H. NJ.
Blankenstein. II. !. Lacosta, Frank
Hardy and Thomas s. Scott
Yosemite Tribe has elected as its rep
resentatives: John Lewis, s. Daniel
eWicz George Dastague and H Nc
Farlan6.
Seminole Tribe has elected ]. Godeau
J. Savignac. T. DnPuy. l. c. Bertin,
John LalaRne and John Handu.
Osceoia Tribe has elected Thomas H
Parker II. D. Stussy. J. Stussy, F. L.
Cook and J. Weitzenberg.
During the latter part of June there
was a meeting in Pythian Hall, Oak
land. OF delegates from twenty five
tribes. representing an aggregate of
$500 members. Tor the purpose Of act
ing on the question Of the necessity for
holding a Great Council session this
great sun. Those present organized as
the -Postponement League" having
for its purpose the empl oyment Of all
fair and honorable means to secure the
reVocatiOn by the great Incohonee of
his dispensation TO postpone the great
sun session till 1907. and TO prevail
upon the advisory board to call the
regular session OF the Great Council
on August q Of this year"
II was shown at that meeting that IN
to the present forty-two tribes had ex-
pressed an -postponement att.cuds
and that sixteen tribes that had pre-
viously given assent to postpone the
session had reconsidered the vote as
to that. and had voted in favor of a
session and SO notified the great In
cohonee.
The chiefs Of Pocahontas Council of
this city viii be installed in public at
525 Golden Gate avenue July IS.
A new tribe Of the order was in
stituted at Imperial IN this State by
Great Chief Of Records Bliss last week
The elected and appointed chiefs OF
Calumet Tribe OF the Improved Order
OF Red Men viii be raised in the wig
wan at 1920 Army street jury 9. The
induction into Office will be followed
by a feast Of corn and venison.
Last week the chiefs Of Altahmos
Tribe were, by invitation of Cherokee
Tribe. raised up for the current six
moons in the new wigwam IN Bonita
Hail. Berkeley. The ceremony was sup
plemented by a banquet partaken OF
by the membership of the two tribes
and number Of guests.
Today there is 10 be a meeting in
Pythian Hail. Oakland. OF representa-
. ives Of the tribes that compose the
Anti -Postponement League. for the pur-
Bose OF taking further stems to induce
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Masonic.

A number of the Masonic lodges are
meeting wherever they can md al
room. Some are meeting in the MISSION
Masonic Temple on Mission street. near
Twenty third: others are holding seS-
sions in King SOlOmOn's Hall on Fiji
more street. near Post, and others are
bv courtesy OF Colonel +. Fl j. Rickon.
president Of the Albert Pike Temple
Association. meeting in the temple on
Geary street near Fillmore Oriental
and Golden Gate lodges meet there on
Tuesday; Mount Moriah and Crockett
on Wednesday; California and Doric
on Thursday; Esperanza and California
Commandery on Friday. The Follow
ing chapters Of the order of the East
ern Star also meet In the temple.
Jewel Chapter. under dispensation,
Tuesday afternoon; San Francisco
Chapter. first and third Mordays; olive
Branch Chapter, second and fourth
Mondays; California Chapter. first and
third Saturdays Mizpah Court of the
Amaranth. second and fouyth Satur-
days; Golden Gate Chapter, o. f. 3.
Friday afternoon. and Past Matrons
and Patrons Association. Saturday
evenings All the California bodies OF
the A. and A S. r. NJ meet in the tenn
pie.
The San Francisco bodies Of the Scot
tish rite hold their meetings IN Mission
Masonic Hall.
The following named have been elect
ed and installed as the officers OF san
Francisco Council Knights Kadosh, A
term: Harry J. Lask. sir preceptor;
John r. Ruckstell. first. and William 2.
FiIlmer, second lieutenant commander
s. F. Calhoun. orator; William 5. MoSeS-r
almoner: Henry Ascroft. recorder, and
Samuel w. Levy. treasurer.
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-By IT, S1OC0

nrogramme of patriotic numbers. wnlcn
were arranged by Speaker C. h ser
This was the first real social time tne
council has had since the hre ana tne
many who attended were. In tne IAN lan-
guage of a local politician, giad lneV
had came" ..
all the councils of the order except
one-AIission-meet has been nnisneo
off in good style and made very co,n-
Portable for council purposes, tne m
ishing and decorative touches n@VInS
been put on by Frank ID. Wortn' Ni0o
president Of California CounclL
Mission Council. which was NOT
burned out Is still doing business at
the old stand in Mission Masonic Han.
and is making the social feature OF the
order a very interesting one-
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Druidisrn.

Cypress Circle of the Druidesses
gave a "good-by party" to Mrs A. c..
Rawell, junior past arch Druidess re-
Gently on the eve of her reparture for
Alaska. There were about fifty per-
sons present, and they spent very
pleasant evening. Mrs. Rawell was
presented with a handsome pin, en-
b1ematic of her rank In the order.
The officers of Hesperian Circle were
Installed last week by District Deputy
Frances ]. Peterson, assisted by Ira
Coburn as marshal, Mrs. A. Thornhill.
grand secretary, and Mrs. M. Bam-
mann, grand first bard. Mrs. wooise
visitors from outside the city. The
installation was followed by the serv-
ing of refreshments.
Germania Circle still meets at the
home of Mrs. Schreiber. 1862 Six
teenth street. The circle has elected
Mrs L. Sonnemann, Mrs. Heer Mrs.
Koenig and D. Bammann as delegates
TO the Grand Circle.
FL Dorado City is looking for fra
ternal home, and In the meantime is
meeting in the afternoon in Steimke's
Hall on Octavia street, near Union.
There was good attendance at the
meeting last week, and there was eyi-
denced a manifestation to place the cir
Gle on high fraternal ground again and
make 1t as bright and prominent a
subordinate as 1t was before the fire.
The meeting was addressed at some
length by E. C. Stock This circle has
elected the following named as its
delegates to the Grand Circle: Irma
Lacasse. Marie Mollinari. B. Keoning.
Katie Gillie Augusta Thornhill, Marie
Godeau, Olga Heiden, Kate MartinonI
and Miss ]. Voganegol
During the latter part of June a new
court, organized by w. S. Gloria. was
instituted in Sacramento with 65 char
ter members by Noble Grand Arch An
tonoyich and Grand Secretary Marti-
noni 1t has been named Luso America
and is numbered 1885,. 49,
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Commercial Travellers.

The session Of the Supreme Council
of the United Commercial Travellers of
America, held at Columbus, Ohio, dur
ing the last three days of June. was a
very successful one. The following
named were chosen as the supreme
officers for the current term: NJ. A.
PEBBLES of New York, counselor; j. G.
Hunt of Kentucky. Junior counselor;
Clarence j. Miles OF Nebraska. past
counselor; c. C. Daniels of Ohio, secre-
tary; Riley n. Hull of Ohio, treasurer;
NJ j. Hemmens of wisconsin. conduc-
tor; w. d. Murphy of Indiana, page; j.
A. Rogers of Minnesota. sentinel; ]. z.
Slater, attorney; C. NJ. Taylor, surgeon,
and c. w. Rice of New York. travelling
representative. j. Dickey. s. H Stray
err, L. c, Pease and d. A. Sells were re-
elected as the supreme executive COM
mittee.
Golden Gate Council will hereafter
meet on the first Saturday in each
month. in King Solomon's Hall. on Fill
more street
Secretary II. L. Judell Of that council,
on July 2. received from Secretary
Dozier of Minneapolis Council a check
as a contribution to the general relief
committee. which had been hunting
that committee since May IA. It passed
through dozen hands before 1t
reached destination.
At the meeting of the board OF di-
rectors of the Pacific Coast CONNER
cial Travellers Association. held on
the last Saturday in June. at the new
headquarters, 1897 McAllister street.
the special committee on furnishing
the new lodge reported that II had Sc
cured all the needed furniture and
furnishings from local dealers. So
satisfactory was the work OF the COM
mittee that IL was ordered that all bills
. ~ 1a4I - !,
out discount. Director Woods resigned
from the headquarters committee and
Director Judell was elected to fll the
vacancy.
Bob Davis of Alameda County. edi-
tor of the associations official bulletin.
was instructed to issue q copy of that
periodical for the current month. "irre-
spective of all obstacles and expense
President Bodelmann was vested with
full power to act in the matter Of Sc
curing the fire insurance due the asso-
citation.
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since the emergency station was estab-
lished there has been delivered to needy
brothers or members of their families
$40 pairs of shoes, 521 sets of, under
wear, 661 pairs of stockings, las shirts,
So mattresses, S94 yards of flannel.
clothing for men and boys. tools for
carpenters, plumbers and other trades,
and quantity of kitchen utensils.
Fifty families were furnished trans
portation without cost and rs were fur
nished half-rate tickets to get out OF
the city. The committee secured en-
ployment for more than 100 members.
Grand Master Savage paid visits last
week to six of the local lodges.
Excelsior Lodge is rebuilding on its
lot on Mission street. near Twentieth.
A project is on foot to secure a
meeting place for all the lodges that
were in the burned district and to
move the Grand Lodge office back to
this city from Oakland. where it has
been ever since the fire. G9,ssS ...ss.s.
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Independent Foresters.

At the last regular meeting of
Companion Court Golden Gate in June
seventeen strangers were admitted to
membership in the full form by the Of
ficers of the guard of honor. The work
was ma gnifcent," said Deputy Supreme
Chief Ranger Frank z. Hand when
called upon to say something for the
hope that the court would continue
along the line of energy that it has
manifested since the fire. The addi-
ton Of this number Of candidates gave
the court one more delegate to the
Grand Court. The third one selected
was Companion Mrs. Boyd, the stand
ard bearer of the guard. During the
evening Supreme Deputy Hand, on be-
half OF the Supreme Court, bestowed
upon Junior Past Chief G. Q. Stewart
the highest honor that that body can
offer to a Forester, the gold cross of
merit together with the ribbon, which
is bestowed upon those who work for
the order and stand in class A. The
presentation was with many words-of
commendation for what the recipient
has done in the several years past for
the organization and for the zeal he
developed rs high chief ranger. 1t
was a compliment well deserved and
given in a manner that proved that
great fraternal organizations recognize
vancement of the order.
The past high chief ranger grace
fully acknowledged the compliment
and said that it gave him great pleas
ure TO receive the cross at a session
of Companion Court Golden Gate, as it
was the first he had instituted in his
term as high chief ranger. Quite a
number We're called upon to address the
meeting. One of them took occasion to
speak In term of praise of Mrs. Boyd,
the standard bearer of the guard of
honor, for the manner in which she
conducts the duties of the station. This
companion" said the speaker, is pos
sessed Of unusually brilliant elocution-
airy power and she uses it with .ex-
cellent effect, without being melodra-
matte in the delivery of her charges
to the candidates, making every one
understand what is said and carrying
out the idea of the writer of the ritual
in the fullest" The serving of coffee
and cake followed the closing of the
court.
On the last night in June this court
held a special meeting at 1919 Sutter
street for the purpose of initiating six
more candidates for membership.
Parent Court Golden Gate held a
meeting in its new quarters, 1919 SUIT
ter street, on the last Friday in June
and lad a good attendance. A num-
Der of applications were presented and
the members all expressed a determi-
nation to make good record for the
court, of which J. p. Murphy. the vice
.ligh chief ranger. is a member
The guard of honor Of Companion
Court Golden Gate has. accepted an
Invitation to visit Oakland July 10,
for the purpose of comforting the de-
gree Of the order in the amplifed form
upon class of candidates for Court
and Companion Court Oakland.
Court San Francisco, at its last
meeting. Donated $40 to the general re-
lief committee.
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Odd Fellowship.

A convention of delegates from each
of the local lodges of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows will be held In
the assembly room of the Second Uni
tartan Church at Twentith and Capp
streets on the evening of July Ia. for
the purpose of filing a vacancy on the
board of trustees of the Mission street
lot trust and to consider the PROPOSE
tion of the lessee of said lot to sur
render and cancel the present lease and
to consider the following subjects: The
leasing of said lot of land; the sale of
said lot; the erection of an Odd Fell
lows temple or building, or Q building
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Knights of Honor.

All the local lodges Of the KnirhtSR
of Honor are now meeting at f40eP
Steiner street and the sessions are he
ing well attended All Of the lodges
are again in normal condition. desnits
the fact that the members have NOT
been materially assisted 'fn the stran-
Gus hour" by the Supreme Lodge.
I. D. Martin of Yosemite Lodge urbr
had been quite i'll since the fire. is ra-
ported Improving.
Grand Dictator Archibald is rnak,r-
preparations to visit all ths Lodge. cs
the Jurisdiction
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Order Eastern Star.

Yerba Buena Chapter Of the Order OF
the Eastern Star at it's last meeting
decided to hold it's regular meeting in
the home of Charles Lord Field, 1880
Geary street. on the first and third
Saturday OF each month. Mr. Field has
kindly placed the social hall OF his resi-
dence at the disposal OF the. chapters
that were burned out.
Beulah Chapter at it's last held meet
ing in June elected Mrs. j. Fairgreave
to membership and will initiate her at
the first meeting this month. This
chapter Is quite active and ready to
take first place among the local bodies.
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Fraternal Eagles.

San Francisco and Golden Gate aeries
of the Fraternal Order OF Eagles, In
their new quarters on Market street,
opposite Cough. are both doing well,
receiving applications at every meeting
and initiating candidates at a greater
ratio than before the fire
Each OF these aeries has elected a
full complement OF delegates to attend
the grand session to be held shortly.
At its last session San Francisco
Aerfe initiated class OF fourteen can
didates and Golden Gate Aerie also had
large class
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Ancient Order Workmen,

The relief station Of the Ancient Or
der of United Workmen at Eighteenth
and Dolores streets has been discon-
tinued because of the few applications
for relief. The committee will, how
ever, maintain an Office at 2516 Suttee
street, under the direction OF Grand
Master Savage. Applications for as
sistance will be received there. The
report to the grand master shows that
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Mrs May Falkenberg. widow OF the late
Head Consul Falkenberg. Mrs. Falken-
berg was the senior past grand guard
tan by appointment, having been Sc
lected for that office upon the 1orma-
tion OF the Grand Circle of the Pacific
jurisdiction.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-03

Paul's. Father Kearns of st. Joseph
Academy, Berkeley, and Brother Vel
lesian During the blessing of the
building the boys of the college sang
hymns under the direction of Brother
Cyril and Brother Gregory.
After the solemn dedication the
gathering assembled on the college
grounds and the addresses were de-
livered.
Brother Lewis. after welcoming the
people and thanking them for their as
sistance in building up the school. in
troduced r. P. Troy. the first presi
dent Of the alumni Of the college. He
said that Sacred Heart College has had
no requiem and needed none. even
though the college buildings were de-
stroyed by fire. The torch of educa-
ton and Catholicity will ever be borne
aloft by the Christian Brothers" con-
cluded the speaker.
Troy introduced Archbishop Mort
gomery, who was greeted with sincere
applause. He commenced his remarks
in the name of the Father, Son and
Holy Ghost. blessing his auditors with
the sign of the cross.
NO COST TO CITY
Archbishop Montgomery dweIt on the
necessity of imparting Christian in
struction to children. and said that If
it were not for the Christian Brothers,
the Brothers of Mary. the Jesuit and
Franciscan Fathers, and the women
who consecrate themselves to the cause
Of teaching. ali of whom work for
the love OF God and require no salary,
it would not be possible for the chill
dren to be instructed.
Here is a school," he said. which
has not cost the city or county or State
one cent On election day we voted to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-03
EXPLOSION CAUSES
GENERAL ALARM

Owing to a fire and an explosion
of gas in the San Francisco Gas and
Electric Company's plant near Ken
lucky and Twenty-third streets at s
o'clock last night, eight engines and
two truck companies were rushed to
the scene to find that no serious dam
age was done Had the flames attacked
the main building. however. the dam
age would have been extensive and
lives probably would have been lost.
While the exact cause of the fire is
not known, it is believed that it was
due to crossed wires. The fire was
confined to the purifying plant, not far
from the main building. The explosion
of gas was so violent that 1t shook
houses for several blocks
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Mexico Excursion

What delightful way to spend the hol-
day season than touring .0ld Mexico?
On December 18th at p. m the Southern
Pacific Company will have special excursion
train leave its Third and Townsend street depot
for this land of antiquity
Round-trip rate win be $50 and tickets will be
good for a two months journey. The sneciaI
train is made up of the most convenient styIe
of drawing room sleepers and the best of dining
car service viii he provided.
Returning. members OF the excursion Marty I'm ve
the option Of using the Santa Fe Route visiting
the Grand Canyon en- route or making the return
trip direct. If direct return is made stopovers
may be made at such points along the Southern
Pacific line elected Accommoda tions are
limited and those contemplating making this
trip should make early application to agents of
the Southern Pacific.