Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
Delegates to Arrive
Tonight
Two Thousand Representatives VIII
Partake of Hospitality of Los AM
aeles-Commltte Will Meet
Trails Today

to arrive when two special trains from
the north will bring their loads of
happy delegates of both Odd Fellows
and the Rebekahs 1t is expected that
about 1000 delegates will be in atten-
dance with a large number of friends
and extensive preparations have been
made for their entertainment.
This will be the second session of the
grand lodge outside of San Francisco
in the past thirty-five years, and the
local Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are
working strenuously to make it the
most successful in the history of the
state.
committee will go to Santa Bar
bara today to meet the trains bearing
the delegates which will arrive late
tonight. The committees will see that
the delegates are entertained at the
different hotels.
Preliminary Meeting
1t will require most of the day Mon
day Off the delegates to get set
tied down for business, although pre-
liminary meeting will be called In the
afternoon at 1870 o'clock, when an ex-
ira session of the Rebekah assembly
will confer degrees only in Blanchard
hall.
The leading feature of Monday night
will be the grand reception to be given
officers, delegates and visitors at
Turnverein hall, 321 South Main street.
At this reception Miss Carroll Nc
Comas, the renowned California
nightingale" will give a whistling
solo.
Miss McComas will prove one of the
most popular features Of the reception,
having whstled herself into the hearts
of large audiences the world over.
Regular Session Tuesday
,,,;l1
day. and aside from the election of
officers and other business connected
with the order, it is expected several
changes will be made in the order and
manner of holding the grand sessions.
There are twelve subordinate lodges
of the order in Los Angeles. the first,
Los Angeles No. 80, having been in
stituted fifty-two years ago. and eleven
Rebekah lodges the first having been
organized twenty-three years ago.
The following committees have been
appointed representing the lodges or
the city preparatory to the grand
council: -
William H Pierce. No. 325; Ada Madi-
son, No. 1877.
Badges-E. e. overholtzer. No. S71;
John Laverty, No. 37S; Fannie Benja-
min, No. 237; Ada Madison, No. 1877;
Ella Van Court, No. II.
Ways and Means-W: A. Bonynge,
No. S23; w. H. Woodbridge, No. g.;
Pearl Vennum, No. 272
Entertainment-E. r. Longley, No.
1886; S. Young. No. 3O3; Jessie Wilcut,
Music-Dr. c. H. Stocking, No. 81;
Fannie Benjamin, No. 237; L. Alex
ander. No, 104.
Printing!. H. Gingery, No. 1923;
F. C. Wheeler, No. SOB; N. e. Darrow,
No. 267.
Transportation-O. Morgan, No. 100,
G. L. Loudan, No. SS7; G.~~Taylor, No.
2S7
Program-E. E. Overholtzer, No. 81;
J. H. Gingery, No. 1923; P. A. Kitteil,
No. 1856: Ada Madison, No. 1877 Fannie
Benjamin, No. 237; Ella Van Court,
No. IL.
Hotel-P. H. Kittell, No. 1856; D. D.
Marion, No. 1896; C. J. Crandall, No.
Finance-G. Heinmann, No. 100; w.
C. Robertson, No. 1872; Dora Smith, No.
272.
35; C. M. Parker No. 2S7; e. Herzog,
No. 1914; A. E. Bagnell, No. 279.
Information-Fan Benjamin, No.
237: G. w. Stockwell, P. G. M, No. 1926;
o. F. Pealor, No. 371; e. e. Overholt-
ger, No. 371; G. Baldwin, No. S33:
Grand Lodge Equipment-C. H.
Hedges, No; S92; W. W. a; aoz Bonynge' NO
Press-E. R. Longley, No. 1856; DR..
C. H. Stocking. No. 371; Fannie Ben
ianin, No. 1887; Ella Van Court, No. II.
Bell Is Grand Master
Theodore A. Bell of Napa is grand
deputy grand master; Judge ]. e. Rak-
er, Alturas, grand warden; H. Rich
ardson San Francisco, grand secre-
tary, and James Harris, San Francisco,
grand treasurer. OF the Rebekahs the
following hold the grand offices: Mrs.
Jessie A. Fargon, Santa Cruz, presi-
dent Mrs. Ella Van Court, Oakland,
San Jose, warden; Mrs. Mary e. Don
Ohio, San Francisco, secretary; Mrs.
Louis Wyckoff, Berkeley, treasurer.
Judge F. B. Ogden of the superior
court at Oakland is among the high
officials of the grand lodge. Judge
Ogden has this to say about the Odd
Fellows: 81 became an Odd Fellow in
1885 and received my grand lodge de-,
gree as a representative in 1887 and
have attended the grand lodge stead
lily since that time.
81 was born on Odd Fellows day,
April 26, 1858, and L am therefore what
some might call an ancient Odd Fell
low. we nave redSOll 10 eApSCI great
results from our flfty-fifth session to
be held in Los Angeles"
John Thompson of San Francisco is
an influential member of Oriental
encampment and has been a trustee
of the Odd Fellows home at Therme-
lita, Cal. Mr.. Thompson will be the
guest at the home of Frank Raynes,
1928 Hubert street. during the session
of the grand lodge.
j. w. Harris, high Odd Fellow, is
noted for his great ability in handling.
large delegations on the trains. He
will have charge of the delegates from
the northern part of the state, who
will arrive tonight.
Old Odd Fellow
e. 2. Overholtzer is one of the oldest
and most influential members of the
Odd Fellows in Los Angeles, having
first joined the order in 1870, and has
been a charter member of several
lodges and also assisted in the institu-
ton of the Semi Tropic lodge in Los
Angeles. Mr.. Overholtzer received the
grand. lodge degree in 1877 and has at
tended twenty-one sessions. of the
grand lodge Mr.. Overholtzer has held
many high positions in the order in