The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Odd Fellowship

TOliN MORTON, president of the
board of trustees Of the odd Fell
lows Home al ThermaIito. called
~ at the once Of Grand Secretary
Richardson a few days since and
reported that at that time there was
not case of sickness in the home.
Past Grand Patriarch James Leonard.
q resident of Meroed, was IN this city
last week on q visit He reported that
odd Fellowship in that place was
nourishing like a green bay tree"
The next session OF the Grand Lodge
II California viii be held IN Los An
geles, commencing May ~. Turn Verein
Hall at 32l South Main street has been
engaged for the session
Excelsior Lodge held an open meet
ing recently in Excelsior Hall in Mis-
sion street and a dance followed. There
was a large attendance OF members
and strangers and all were well enter
tained.
Apollo Lodge at its regular meeting
on the hrst Friday in March conferred
the third degree on candidates en-
titled TO advancement.
The 1ae that is being made for the
Grand Lodge st the home in Thermalito
is progressing as fast as circumstances
VIII permit II is twenty-one feet long
snd proportionately wide II is being
made by one OF the lady guests OF the
home, Mrs. Fannie wilcox OF Alisal
Rebekah Lodge No. l63, the only one
in the home. The guests at the home
are very proud Of the work that Mrs
Wilcox is doing at her advanced age
for the good OF the order
There will be more than 500 repre-
sentatives at the Grand Lodge that is
10 meet IN Los Angeles May l3. Grand
Secretary n. =. Richardson has secured
"a one and q third rate from the rail-
road company and an extension Of time
beyond the limit usually allowed 10
such attend conventions. He has
also secured a concession from the
steamship company. Oakland viii en-
deavor 20 secure the succeeding session
~ the Grand Lodge.
an the proceedings OF the Grand
Lodge were destroyed by the FIRE BY
. correspondence TO many points Gran I
~e0retary Richardson has secured
I rnouEh copies 10 make Up two complete
uics- one Of these VIII be placed IN a
rafc deposit vault 70 preserve an on
cinl record ~ the order IN this State
Grand Master Bell has requested all
tfe lodges 81 the State to observe. By
suitable exercises. the anniversary Of
Tho ordCr April 26
= a5ilee Rebel0ah Lodge gave q sham
rc'E party on Tuosdsv. March le. in
veterans Hail. A handsome prize was
Elgeu TO lhc lucky holder Of the door
f.N Kat.
The nrsl appearance of the Amateurs
of Iemplar Rebe1ah Lodge recently
before "a large number Of persons in
i0lit0 Hall was one that viii never be
torEotten by those who heard and saw
nc amateurs Of the Chutes were not
ia il for a minute. Those who contrib
Hted 10 the entertainment were: Fran
c"s ~. Rector. Miss Julia Boone. Mrs
AhbN. Mrs Mutcr. Mrs Webster. +. r.
Parker. Thomas Muirhead. Eva Beddy,
Ella l.a France. ~. Koch. Edna Thrane.
Daisy kcency- Hiss Bauer and Mrs
Button. The performance was followed
fF dancing
Golden Gate Encampnlent recently
/ Inferred thc patriarchal degree in
presence Of large number of
members and visitors
Templar Lodge. which is preparing
60 confer the degrees recently con-
ferred the initiatory on several can
didates. In the conferring Of the last
three degrees this lodge Will act Joint
ly with Western Addition and Presidio
lodges. each comforting a degree.
During the early part OF March
Unity Encampment Of this city. ac-
companied by a number Of members
of other encampments. paid a visit TO
Golden Rule Encampment in Oakland
10 assist at it's celebration Of the
thirty-seventh anniversary OF its ex-
istence. II has been custom Of these
two encampments 10 pay each other
visits on anniversary night. After the
conferring Of the Golden Rule degree
on eight candidates there was a ban
oUet psrtaken Of by l5O. and speech
making by many OF those present.
Fidelity Lodge had q large attend
snce on the night Of the debate on
Resolved, That Married Life is to Be
Preferred to Single Blessedness." ".
B. Curtis. p. G.. led for the Affirmative
and H. Jacks. p. G., FOR the negative,
and when vote was taken the decision
was unanimous in favor Of married
ffe. A social hour followed the debate.
hose entertaining being Organist B.
". Fabian. Professor Calhoun. II. W.