Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-14

were charged with lynching at Look
out in 1891 who were acquitted.N In
ST eaking of Los Angeles the judge
said:
II was here ten years ago and if any
one had told me of the actual growth
arc improvements of Los Angeles dur
ing that time 1 could not have believed
him. The people have the push and
energy to make things hum"
w. S. Northey of Orion lodge, Oak
land, who has been an Odd Fellow for
thirty-two years, is accompanied by
his wife, He said of the trip yester-
day:
Delayed by Wreck
1--WE left Oakland at 7:45 a. m. Sun
day. with 600 Odd Fellows and their
wives. The schedule time would have
brought us to Los Angeles that night,
but on account of the Shriners' trains
going out from Los Angeles we were
sidetracked at seven places. Our
trains received a dispatch from Santa
Barbara to slow down and we were
obliged to kill time on about a five
miles-an-hour rate of speed for long
distance. But at the last we started
up again and arrived in Los Angeles
at 8:15 this morning.
A. P. Button of Unity lodge, San
Francisco, district deputy grand mas
ter of district No. 67, is accompanied
by his wife, who is noble grand of
Rebekah Templar lodge. Mr.. Button
will return soon after the grand lodge
session. Mrs. Button will remain as
a guest of the family of her brother
in-law, O. H. Button, lila Angeleno
street. ..-.t-
Referring to affairs at San Francisco
Mr.. Button said:
"San Francisco is in terrible con-
dition and am afraid it will be worse
before it can be any better"
Among other delegates from San
Francisco are J. H. Crosett, e. H.
Black, w. H. Barnes and w. r. Lind
say, the last named being a visitor.
Col c. H. Viewer of Columbia lodge,
Alameda, is Shriner as well as an
Odd Fellow. He is high up in Odd
Fellowship and his praise of the Fiesta
Is almost unbounded. He is stopping
at the Hotel Saxonia, 31S West Fifth
street.
w. N. Masters of Woodland lodge,
eighty-six miles north of San Fran
cisco, has been an Odd Fellow twenty
two years. This is his first visit to
Los Angeles. c. M. Ruggles of the
same lodge is also present, and both
express great praise for Los Angeles
and the hospitality of the people,.
G. W. MINSTREL is a veteran Odd Fell
low belonging to Lupyomi lodge at
Kelseyville, 20 miles north of San Fran
cisco. Mr.. MINSTREL said:
II belong to minstrel show, al
though never blacked my face. My
show IS being treated royalty here in
Los Angeles and l cannot speak in too
high praise of the people here.
Well Treated
j. F. Hotel of Napa lodge has been
a member of the order for thirty-five
years. He is on the committee on Gre
dentials of the grand lodge.
LOS Angeles people are treating us
almost beyond expression. The oftener
come to Los Angeles the BETTER"
said Mr.. Hotel.
G. w, Patrick of Petaluma lodge en-
joys the distinction of being member
of the Odd Fellows for only three years
and is a delegate to the grand lodge
from rapid promotions in the subordi-
nate lodge.
r. E. Jeffery of Oakland, but MEM
Der of Esther lodge, Grass Valley, and
wife, are here as visitors. They are
much pleased with Los Angeles and
the people.
w. Nichols, jr, of Olive lodge,
Dutch Flat, is attending the grand
lodge. He expresses his great surprise
in the growth and improvements in
Los Angeles since his last visit five
years ago.
E. M. Bishop is among the members
present. His last visit to Los Angeles
was twenty years ago. He expresses
much surprise in the great changes.
MIR. and Mrs. e. w. Beatty of Santa
Rosa and Oak Leaf Rebekah lodges,
Santa Rosa, are among the visitors
here. They are employing their time
with pleasure and sightseeing and are
charmed with Los Angeles.
F. G. Wulff of Ell Dorado lodge, Sac
ramento, is high up Odd Fellow and
real estate dealer. He said:
st want to get onto some of your real
estate pointers, for you are such hust-
lers can see many improvements
since l was here year ago.
3. l.. Fortney of Arroyo Grande
lodge is attending the grand lodge and
looking around with the view OF per-
manently settling here. His daughter,
Miss Dora Fortney, is attending the
rlusical 6tI artment of the U. S. c. of
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