The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Odd Fellowship

Sargent Lodge has a new set OF Of
fcers for the current term. these hav-
ing been Installed on the second meet
ing night IN January. At the close Of
the ceremonies a collation. was served.
At the meeting OF Fidelity Lodge on
the second Monday in the month, p.
Tverson was installed as noble grand.
II. Jansen vice grand. A. E. Disston
secretary. and =. Schrader treasurer,
and the appointed officers were also
Installed. after which J. GlrOd was pre-
sented by ~ W Osthon, p G., on behalf
n the lodge. q valuable gold lOcket,
embellished with the emblems Of the
order, and much good was said OF him
as an officer and Odd Fellow. ban
quet followed the closing Of the lodge
There was a large attendance Of the
mem berS Of the order at Fourteenth
and Railroad avenues January 16 TO
witness the installing Of the officers %
spartan Lodge. The officers were inn
pressively indicted into Office and after
remarks by several visitors not sup
per was served. This lodge has been
gaining ia membership and finance at
a remarkable rate Of late.
The officers Of these three lodges
were installed by District Deputy
Grand Master T. Ball assisted by ].
Painter as grand marshal; Mark II.
VI -udlow, grand warden: J. r. Shaler.
treasurer, and Q. Carow. grand guard.
J. w Clark. district deputy grand
patriarch. aided by ~ Il Ludlow, 9.
III p; G. Stable. g. s. W: G. L Zefgler.
Q. j. w. W II. Barnes. G. S: c. z
Benedict, @. r.. and F. Leonard and
d. Schwerin. sentinels. Installed the fol
lowing members of Golden Gate I'm
campment fn Phelps Hall for the cur
rent term on the second Saturday In
January. The serving OF a collation.
and p general good time followed the
work Of the evening.
The same night the officers Of Excel
Eior Degree Lodge No ] were installed
by J. Deas. D. ID. q. n The new Of
ncers are z. K. ROuntree. D. N: r. E
Porterheld. =. j. NJ; g. A. Hubner, s.;
s. r. Morse T. Mark H Ludlow
who declined a denomination, becomes
the Junior past degree master Of the
lodge. This O6d Fellow has proven
himself one OF the most extraordinary
members Of the order in this. that he
is ready at any time 10 assume any
station. in any branch OF the order
from the lowest to the highest. and
discharge the duties, letter perfect
without book For this he has been
highly cOmplimented by several grand
officers.
District Deputy Grand Master Deas
installed the following officers OF TEN
month. The elected officers are r. s.
Coffin, y. c.: J. Cope. Y. c.. J r. Nor
rison. r. F.: J. +. Nichols r. s. and J.
Burgess, T. W. H. Sharpe. the retiring
noble grand, was presented a heavy
gold band ring embellished with vari-
GUS symbols. as a token OF the esteem
IN which be is held by the members. A
supper followed the work and speeches
a. the evening.
During the evening OF the first Sat
urdav in the current month District
Deputy Grand Patriarch J.. W Clarke
assisted by c. Zeigler as grand junior
warden c. Stable as grand senior war
den. Henry ". Osthof as grand high
priest. ". IL Barnes as grand scribe.
and C. F. Benedict as grand treasurer.
Installed as officers OF Oriental En-
campment A. n. Harris, chief patriarch;
Mark IT, Ludlow, P C.. p. high priest:
NJ. J. Mcdowell, senior warden. A. p
Button, Junior warden; r. ,. Downie.
scribe. n. III. Wilson. financial scribe. J.
81 McGhee. treasurer: J.. ". Clarke.
guide Harry Rodgers, outside sentinel;
n williams inside sentinel: II Knoble
6rst. r. A. DreXler second, ". c. Mac
laine third. and ". n. Mayhem fourth
watch; G. II. Drever and J. n Hooper
~eenectfvelv first and second guards OF
the- tent. The ceremonies were follow
ed by a tOothsOme collation. and ad-
dresses on Patriarchal odd Fellowship
nv W. n. Barnes. G. s; c. a. Dodge. D.
ID G. p. Of the Jurisdiction Of Massa-
chusetfs and the newly installed om-
Gers. The encampment has a number
of applicatfons 10 act upon and starts
The new year with very bright pros
poets.
Fidelity Lodge initiated a candidate
.at its first meeting IN the current
kaonth and viii have its officers-elect
hstalled January ~
on the night OF the second Tuesday
IN The current month the officers Of
Jubilee Rebekah Lodge were impress
eiveiy installed by District Deputy Mrs.
II ZefRler and her STAFF. At the ter
uination OF the ceremony Mrs. Weeks