The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01
The Rathbone Sisters.

The Rathbone Sisters.
Mrs Clara f: Martin grand chief of the
Rathbone Sisters in California, recently
paid an official visit to Dunton Temple
at san Diego, and after the business of
the evening was over she was the
guest of honor at a banquet rendered
her by the temple There were seventy
five present, and after the supper and
speeches, the visiting chief extolling
the officers of the temple for their ex-
cellence in the floor work, there was
presented TO her a set of individual salt
and pepper shakers, crystal with silver
tops, as a souvenir of the visit. The
following afternoon there was a.recep-
tion at the home of District Deputy
Mrs R. S. Tenny in honor of the grand
chief.
During her stay in San Diego the
grand Grief visited Woodbine Circle,
when the work of the order was exem-
plihed in a most. creditable manner by
the officers. who received a need of
praise for their efforts In tie work A
banquet followed the session, and the
following day the grand chief.was ten
dered a reception at the home of Miss
Violet Still.
At the first meeting in March Woodbine
Temple, after q short business session,
had a social evening under the. direc-
tion Of Mrs. Davis, Chester Click and
Ada McGevney. The feature was a
guessing contest for prizes. In the
course of the evening a light luncheon
was served.
Dunton Temple recently gave a re-
ception TO its members and friends in
Castle Hall, and in addition TO an in
teresting address by Colonel E. T.
BlacAmer there was d pleasing pro-
gramme of musical numbers, the con-
tributors being Mrs. H. w Vincent, O.
L. Dumond and Edward George. Every
number was heartily encored and there
was a gracious response. This temple
had a dance March 90. Its "thimble club"
is busy working on articles for a bazaar
to be opened in the near future.
Ivanhoe Temple has moved from the
Pioneer TO. the Kreling building, and
on the night of. the first Monday in
March had housewarming. There
was a short programme of entertain
ment and the serving of collation..
Castle Temple of the! Rathbone Sis
ters was recently instituted in Red
Bluff by Mrs. E. b. Williams, D. G.. M
assisted by Ina Williams, d. G. c., and
Mrs. George Thornton. Elizabeth Rog-
ers was elected Z. c. and Jessie Ullery,
NJ. of K. and c. The temple starts with
thirty-fve charter members
San Francisco Temple had a grand
ball in Golden Gate Hall on the night
of March II: There was first-class mu-
sic. well arranged order of dances,
many pretty ladies'. attentive commit
tees and all that. goes to make up a
first-class function.
Tie temples of the Fifth District had
a very successful convention in the Red
Mems building in this city during the
latter part of March. There was a
large attendance of members of the
local temples and number from the
TEMPLES across the bay, among the
latter Past Grand Chief Lily
Samuels. Grand Mistress Of. Records
and. Correspondence Louise Holmes,
District Deputy Cora Langridge and
Past Chiefs Margaret Chloupek, Ettie
Silcox. and Adele West. At the after
noon session there was a rol1call, and
each officer responded With a poetic
quotation. Then papers on Purity"
Love" Equality" and Fidelity" were
read after which the question-box was
opened. the questions answered and the
laws of the order discussed. AT the
evening session Eschscholtzia Temple
Illustrated the opening and closing
ceremony; Golden Gate Temple present
ed a form of receiving and seating
grand officers; Pacific Temple exem-
plifed the method of ballQting; lVanhoe
Temple the initiation of a. knight and
a picked team the initiation of a lady.
The degree team of San Francisco Tenn
pie exemplified the floor work. Addi-
tional features along that work were
introduced which were an innovation.
There was also the forming Of the let
tiers S. S. T., ii, by the members of the
team, they having been drilled in the
formation by Emma a. Schofield, the
captain. AS each letter was formed the
members Of the staff sang an original
verse composed by Past Chief Mazda
c. Olney AT the conclusion of the
session a fine collation. was served
The Lady Minstrel Show" recently
given by Olympic Temple was attended
by q crowded house, and was a success
in every way A feature of the enter
tainment was a fancy drill by twenty
children in colonial costume.
Grand Chief Clara Z. Martin recently
officially visited Riverside and Aurora
Temple, and at each place was received
with g welcome worthy of her high sta
tion AT each temple the visiting Of
fetal had occasion to feel proud of the
manner in which the officers conducted