The San Francisco call., 1906-05-16
'WORKMEN Will
help MEMBERS
Burned Out Brothers Are
Furnished with New
Tools.
Improved Order Of Red Men
Have a Novel Plan
in View.

representatives OF the Ancient Order
OF United Workmen met Grand Master
Savage and other grand officers in the
Mission High School Sunday.
Reports presented showed that dur
Ing the week the order, through its
general relief committee, had distrib-
uted 900 pairs of shoes to members
ana their families, and had procured
kits OF tools for members who had lost
theirs by fire.
1t was decided to establish an en-
ployment bureau in the Mission High
School at Eighteenth and Dolores
streets, where any member of the order
can register and work will be found for
him.
1t was also decided to continue the
work of relief. for an indefinite period
within the capacity Of the organization.
Several speeches were made along
the line of discouraging idleness and
inducing every able-bodied man to get
out and work and by individual effort
do his share toward rebuilding the city.
The hall association of Excelsior
Lodge, A. o. U. W., whose hall on Mis-
sion street, between Nineteenth and
Twentieth, was burned to the ground,
WILL as soon as a permit can be OBJ
tained, rebuild on the site large one
story building, in which the Grand
Lodge will have an office. It will be so
constructed that an additional story
for lodgerooms can be added.
Triumph Lodge has issued notice
to members that they must next month
pay the additional per capita levied by
the Grand Lodge. Grand Recorder
Spencer announced yesterday that this
additional tax will not be due until
after July 1.
Great Sachem Cunning and Great
Junior Sagamore F. ". Bell of the I'M
proved Order of Red Men attended a
large meeting of members of, Attahmos
Tribe at s62 McAllister street, Sunday
afternoon. when work was outlined for
a regular meeting on Wednesday night.
1t was announced that something novel
and startling will be presented The
meeting was addressed by the great
chiefs and arrangements were made to
care for members in need.
c. Greentree and j. s. Patterson of
the relief committee Of Golden Gate
Camp Of the Woodmen of the World
have secured for their headquarters in
tent opposite 1869 Market street a
large quantity of wearing apparel for
women and children, which, on applica-
ton of members wives and children,
will be distributed to them If they are
in need of SUCH
All the lodges Of the knights Of
Pythias in this city were burned out
and are now without meeting places.
They have asked the Pythlan Hall As
sociation to erect a frame structure on
its lot at Fourteenth and Hermann
streets, which the lodges will rent and
hold until such time as the association
will ha IN ranci{tny1 10 he ct
and stone structure that ii contem-
plated erecting before the fire.
Damon Lodge, K of P, has ac-
counted for all it's members except one,
Frank Campbell, who with his son
lived at 244 Sixth street, one of the
three story houses that collapsed dur
ing the shock He was a switchman
in the employ Of the Southern Pacific,
and up to yesterday had not reported
for duty 1t is thought that he was
killed by the fall of the building and
subsequently incinerated.
Court Defiance of the Foresters Of
America, which has several members
on the sick list, has decided to pay sick
benefits as of old. 1t was resolved that
all members who were In this city on
April 1S shall be exempt from payment
of dues for April, May and June.
Court Lincoln Of the Ancient Order
of Foresters is still shy a number OF its
members.
The Companions of the Forest of
America are assisting members by Civ
ing them underwear. The relief board
is furnishing those who need such gar
ments the material required and they
can make 1t UP.
The Ladies of the Maccabees have
established a bureau of relief and are
working in conjunction with the
knights of that order.