Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-18
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FRATERNITIEs PROSPER IN LOS
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MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
AUXILIARIES
Maccabee Talks of Supreme Lodge
Sesslon-Notes and Comments
of Interest to Members of
FraternaI Bodies

lions vie with each other for popularity
in Los Angeles. Many of these various
organizations have auxiliary bodies
connected with them, swelling the
total membership to a large number.
| Each order has q small army of
boosters and the number of fraternal
organizations as well as the member
| ship of each are constantly growing.
| Following is complete list of the
fraternal organizations in Los An
geles: Ancient Order of Foresters, An
cient Order of TTibernians Ancient Or
der OF United Druids, Ancient Order of
| United Workmen, Army of the Philip
pines, Benevolent and Protective Or
der of Elks, B'nai Birth, Brotherhood
of American Yeomen, Catholic knights
of America, Catholic Order of Forest
ers, Commoners of America, Confeder-
ate Veterans, Danish Brotherhood, For
esters of America, Fraternal Aid asso-
citation, Fraternal Brotherhood, Fra
| ternal Order of Eagles, Fraternal Tri-
Dunes, Fraternal Union of America,
Golden Rule Fraternity, Grand Army OF
the Republic, Grand Fraternity, Grand
United order of Foresters, Independent
Order of Foresters, Independent Order
| of Good Templars, Independent Order
| of Odd Fellows, Independent Order OF
Red Men. Junior order United Amer
| lean Mechanics, knights and Ladies OF
Security, knights and Ladies of WIZ
| liam Penn of America, Knights of Col
umbus knights of Honor, knights of
| Pythias knights of the Maccabees, Ma
sonic, Modern Brotherhood of America,
Modern National Reserve, Modern
Woodmen of America, National Protec-
tive Legion, National Union, Native
| Daughters of the Golden West, Native
Sons of the Golden West, Order OF
Pendo, Protective Fraternity, Royal
| Arcanium, Royal Court, Sons of Her
Manu. Sons of ST George, Tribe of Ben
Hur, United Artisans, United CONNER
cial Travellers, United Order of Friend
shin. United Patriots of America,
Woodmen of the World. Woodmen of
Woodcraft. Young Mems Institute, the
Agni o. o. A. A.
Back from Supreme Lodge
E. M. Guthrie, the Southern Califor-
MIA representative of the supreme
lodge of the knights of the Maccabees
of the World, has recently returned
from the meeting of the supreme lodge
Mr.. Guthrie said yesterday that the
supreme lodge had made several promi-
nent changes, among which is the
| meetings changed from three to four
years.
The question of a new ritual was re-
ferred to the supreme board OF trus-
| tees with power TO act.
| One important feature was that the
Modern Maccabees with a membership
of 100000 submitted a proposition to
consolidate with this order, which will
be acted upon at the next meeting to be
held in four years.
1t was reported at the late meeting
that the surplus fund of the order ex-
ceeds $6,500,0 The death rate was
reported as seven to 1000. The rule
was established to double the repre-
sentation from the lodges to the
supreme lodge.
Tent No. 2 and ladies of hive Nc. 1
will give whist party at Eagles hall,
1861 East Third street. on the night
of August 2S. 1t will be the third of a
series of four The last party will be
September rs, at which there will be a
minstrel performance.
Prof. j. A. Foshay, who has been the
supreme president of the Fraternal
| Brotherhood for year, has the honor
of being the first person who received
certificate of membership in the or
der asia charter member.
Aside from Prof. Foshay the first
dozen charter members on the list are
as follows, in the order of their GER
tificates given: Prof. ]. A. Foshay, G. p.
| Dandy, G.. S. Bartholomew, DR.. w. w.
Hitchcock, r. N. Bulla, L. NJ. Order,
| 10. A. BeaTQSlee .. II. SedHldH, y. D.
Waller F. A. Beck, j. H. Melette and H.
G. Mason
| Out of the original dozen two have
pass ed away G. S. Bartholomew and ].
H. Melette.
Monthly Entertainment
La Grande lodge No 0. the Fraternal
Brotherhood will give its monthly en-
tertainment and open meeting for its
friends on August 80 In Alhambra hall
of the Fraternal Brotherhood building,
corner Figueroa and Lincoln streets.
There will be a program rendered and
amusing features for the evening.
Local Odd Fellows are preparing for
the state grand encampment to convene
in Santa Barbara in October. Dele
gates to this encampment will be
elected by the various lodges on their
first meeting nights in September All
those who have passed through the
chairs are entitled to go as delegates,
aside from the regular mileage delegate
sent by each lodge to secure a repre-
sentation.
The national grand southern lodge
of the Odd Fellows will convene in st.
Paul, Mipn., September 16 to Is, to
which four representatives will go from
each state.
Semi Tropic lodge No. S71 will confer
the second degree next Tuesday night
in the Odd Fellows temple on Main
street
The Masonic fraternity is planning
the erection of a 100000 brick and
stone building corner of Pico and Fig
ueroa streets. The first floor will be
occupied for business purposes and the
remainder of the building will be de-
voted to Masonic interests.
After New Members
Camp No. 1852, Modern Woodmen of
America, is making a steady and
strenuous canvass for new members,
twenty to thirty being received into
the camp each month. Hon. A. R. Tai
bert, the head of the order, is expected
soon, when special festivities Will be
held.
The Knights of Columbus, an organ
ization of Catholic men, are rejoicing
over the reelection of Edward Hearn
as supreme knight at the recent grand
council. Mr.. Hearn was nominated by
Joseph Scott of Los Angeles, who con-
Quoted a hard battle for his nominee,
and won his reelection by twenty
votes.
Last Tuesday night the knights of
Columbus gave farewell reception in
honor of Bishop Conaty at their club
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