Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
FRATERMTIES
THRIVE HERE
LOS ANGELES is CENTER OF
ORDERS
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ARE
PRosPERINe
Five Great Groups Have Central Or
ganizations In Angel clty-All
Are Firmly Founded and
Trustworthy

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headouarters and membership of subor-
dinata lodges of the various fraternal
organizations
With the large increase and popularity
of fraternal orders Los Angeles has kept
more than abreast and has taken the
lead in establishing and officing fraternal
orders that give great prestige WITHIN lts
gates
THE five supreme headquarters of fra
ternal orders. centralize the fraternal
work of their various orders in this, the
first city of the country, for the growth
and prosperity of the orders
The supreme orders established in Los
Angeles and doing business are as 1ol-
lows. in the order of their dates OF OF
ganization: The Fraternal Brotherhood
Royal Court, Order Of Pendo, the Com
moners of America and the universal
Order of Foresters
The FraternaI Brotherhood
The Fraternal Brotherhood has the
distinction of being the first supreme
lodge organized and established IN Los
Angeles. This occurred in 1896. There
are now eighteen lodges in Los Angeles.
with a membership of between 7OOo ana
SOOO with the present total membership
of $4,000.
membership campaign of three
months was recently closed with the re-
suit that 2420 were initiated at one time
and place. which was the largest num-
Der ever initiated at one time IN the ms
tory of fraternaI orders OF the Worlu'
The preliminary work incident to this
large initiation was accomplished IN the
supreme office or home building, corner
Figueroa and Lincoln streets. rms
building. which is one of the best OF It's
kind in the United States, was dedicated
in 1904.
The building is elaborate in its depart
ments of the supreme offices with their
EQUIPMENTS The various halls are hneiy
adapted to lodge meetings. Nearly one
half of the lodges of Los Angeles meet
in the halls of the home building
The uniform rank of the order, consist
ing of about 100 members, takes pride in
its success in competitive drills with
several other orders. This rank has won
the loving cup four consecutive years.
The Fraternal Brotherhood is strongly
intrenched in California and has MADE
thorough inroads into fifteen states, with
three additional soon to follow In line.
The order occupies the Pacific and Rocky
mountain states and extends from Texas
to Montana.
The order has paid out $765000 in death
claims; $165, 900 in accidental claims; Slo,-
900 in total and permanent disability.
The supreme officers are as follows:
r d. List, Los Angeles, supreme
past president; J. A. Foshay, Los
Angeles, supreme president; Emma
r. Neidig, Los Angeles, supreme vice
president; H. V. Davis Los Angeles, su-
preme secretary; William Mead, Los An
! geles, treasurer; c. w. Pierce, Los An
| geles. medical director; G. A. Vost, Los
Angeles, supreme councillor; Rev. ]. A.
Bachelor, Oakland, supreme chaplain;
G. A. Costello, Haywards, supreme SER
geant; w. r. Savage, Fort Worth, rex,
supreme master-at-arms; c. w. Lee,
Portland, Ore, supreme L. ID. X; Fred L.
Hughes, Los Angeles. supreme o. d. X;
]. H. Fountain. ]. K. Hawk and r. ID.
List, Los Angeles, auditors; Margaret e.
Keller, Los Angeles, supreme trustee;
w. A. Vandegrift, Pomona. supreme
trustee; Mrs. r. F. Rowell, Los Angeles,
supreme minute clerk.
Royal Court
The Royal Court was incorporated in
1905 and at that time the Royal assembly
was organized by a few business men
who did not have the time to push its
growth and it was not until its present
management came in vogue in Febru-
ary. 1906, that prosperity came in it's way.
The order has five assemblies in Los
Angeles, with a membership of 500 and
total of 400 included in Oregon, Montana
and California.
The Royal Court claims that it has
established the only system in the world
in the fraternal field which covers the
initiative and referendum.
The order has paid out thirty-seven
sick, accident and death claims. The or
der will issue the first number of its
monthly paper this month.
Following are the Royal Assembly Off
GERS: Royal directors and trustees-Gen.
Frank c. Prescott, past royal chancellor,
speaker California assembly, register
United States land office; Sam ]. Chap
pel. Los Angeles, royal chancellor; c.
w. Fleming, Los Angeles, royal vice
chancellor ]. F. Summers, Fresno, royal
scrivener o. j. Wigdal, Pasadena royal
master of exchequer; Hon. Mattison B.
Jones, royal counselor; G. Fl. Carleton,
NJ D., royal medical examiner; c. AL
ward Tobey, Oakland, assistant royal
chancellor Rev. James Miles Webb,
Merced, royal bishop; Lesleigh f.
Wright, royal herald; Mrs. Harriet r.
Tower, royal lady of honor; Mrs. Bessie
Whitehead, Butte, Mont, royal warden;
Charles G. Holdridge, Los Angeles, royal
sentinel Royal advisory board Harry
]. Lelande, Walter F, Parker, Homer G.
Katie, Fred C. Kruell, John N. Hunt,
C. H. Van Breton. Royal auditors, H. B.
Wilson, L. j. Selby, Los Angeles; c. L.
HeartWell
Order of Pendo
The Order of Pendo was established in
San Francisco In 1894 The order pros
pered before the disaster, the building of
the headquarters being destroyed in the
fire.
The conditions in San Francisco were
such a change of headquarters to another
city was Imperative. when. upon referen3
dunn submitted. Los Angeles was chosen
as the place for the supreme council
headquarters by practically unanimous
vote.
May 26, 1906, the supreme headquarters
were established in Los Angeles. The
loss to the order was heavy from the
San Francisco fire and 1t was feared at
one time by outside parties that 1t was
materially crippled. But the disaster has
been overcome and the order is continuing
on a prosperous basis with it's supreme
headquarters in Los Angeles
The order has two councils in Los An
geles of 800 members and two more will
be organized September 1. Councils are
organized in seventeen states and the
work Is progressing rapidly. At present