Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-13
242O CANDIDATES
TAKEN INTO ORDER
FRATERNAL BROTHERHOOD
HAS INITIATION
Largest Class Ever Taken Into Any
Organization at One Time Is
introduced to the
Mysteries

Candidates to the number of 242O
were initiated into the Fraternal Brother
hood at Temple Auditorium last night be-
fore an audience which packed that
spacious gathering place to its capacity
The class is said to be the largest ever
initiated at one time into any fraternal
organization in the world. When the can
didates, who were seated in the BODY OF
the house, stood up in response to Su-
preme President Foshay's request II
looked as though the entire audience was
seeking admission into the order. From
the stage, where officials of the eighteen
local lodges and of the supreme lodge were
seated, came a mighty cheers which was
answered with a will from the aud
itorium. The candidates remained stand
ing while they We're formally welcomed
into the brotherhood by Supreme Presi-
dent Foshay and Past Supreme President
List. They then resumed their seats.
The enormous increase in membership
came as the result of a campaign which
opened last April and closed at midnight
Thursday. Prizes were offered to the
lodges and individuals who secured the
greatest number of new members. From
awards were made last night none but
the supreme lodge officials knew who were
the victors. For the purposes of the con-
test the lodges were divided into three
classes, based on membership.
Awards of Prizes
In class A Los Angeles lodge No. l won
the prize, beating out Hermosa lodge by
narrow margin. The winning lodge was
ell, rit,rr
cup by the supreme president An Ameri-
can flag, offered as the prize in class B,
went to Golden State lodge and was pre-
scented by Mrs. E. r. Neidig, supreme vice
president, to President Mccall of the local
organization. Mrs. Neidig, in making the
presentation, delivered a fine apostrophe
to the colors, declaring that they repre-
scented the finest ideal in government, an
ideal for which thousands had fought and
died with a smile on their lips. The prize
in class G, a woman'S watch, was pre-
scented by Supreme Secretary Davis, who
had stipulated that it should go to the in
dividual in the winning lodge who had
secured the greatest number of members
for that lodge. Boyle Heights lodge proved
the victor and the watch was awarded TO
Mrs. M e. Hollis
In presenting the loving cup Supreme
President Foshay played a little joke on
his auditors. No one, outside of the SUI
preme lodge officials and the tellers who
had compiled the returns, knew which
lodge had won the race, and President
Foshay kept them in suspense for several
minutes while he presented the trophy
with much verbiage to "class A. to "a
lodge in class A" and to "a certain lodge
in class A" Finally he invited Mrs. NJ.
L. Goron to step forward. Mrs. Goron
mt nd
and her appearance was the signal for an
enthusiastic outburst of applause. The
secret was a secret no longer. The audi
ence knew Los Angeles lodge had won.
In her turn Mrs. Goron presented the cup
to D. A Schweitzer, president of the
lodge. 1t will be kept in the lodge room.
Eighteen Lodges Represented
Lodges represented on the Auditorium
stake last night were Star, Fraternity,
Vernon, Laurel, Angeus, Los Angeles
No. l, Pico, West Gate, ArtifeX, Wash
ington, Royal California, La Grande, East
Los Angeles, Sunshine, Golden State,
Boyle Heights, Golden Eagle and Her
mosa. Drill teams in uniform. both men
and women, were present from Los An
geles No. 1, Hermosa, Golden State, Boyle
Heights, Golden Eagle, Royal California,
West Gate, Pco Vernon, Laurel and Star
lodges. The Rainier drill team from Seat
tie, Wash, also was present. This team
was to have given an exhibition drill, but
the program was long and the drill was
omitted for that reason. The team, how
ever, will drill in competition with the
local teams at Playa del Rey today,
where the brotherhood will hold a picnic
Speakers at the meeting last night in
Guided, in addition to officials of the or
ganization, DIR. n. c. Schaeffer of Harris
burg, Pa, former president for two years
of the National Educational association
and superintendent of public instruction
in his home state. DIR. Schaeffer told of
how the meaning of the word "brother-
hood had been brought home to him on
certain night IN London.
There was in the party" he said, "a
Turk from Armenia who did not under
stand any language I knew. yet the signs
of a fraternal organization to which we
both belonged impressed upon us both
our common brotherhood. In the party
also was a fire worshiper from India and
a Chinese. We were all brothers together.
and that night gave me a feeling of the
universal brotherhood of man which has
never departed from me.
Meaning of brotherhood"
81 want to tell you how this word
brotherhood attained its present signif-
canoe. On the day of the resurrection
Mary Magdalene, out of whom tradition
tells us, Jesus had cast seven devils, was
made ChrIst's messenger. She was bade
to go to my brethren and tell them 1 am
assembled to our Father in heaven
'The idea of the brotherhood of man
thus conceived, revolutonized the world
What is it that makes life worth living
Is it money? The man who is rich car
buy a fine house, but he cannot buy &
happy home. 1t isn't position wealth
fame or glory; it isn't even science or lit
erature. The highest relations in life
are the personal Observation-Disclosures
the relation of one human being to an
other. BY this I do not mean to despisC
money. Money is well enough, in its way
| 1t enables us, perhaps, to care for oul
brother when he may need care.
(which is the richer man-the mai
| with seven children or the man will