Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-18
DRU|DS MEET IN
ANNUAL SESSION
FORM OLDEST FRATERNAL
ORDER IN WORLD
More Than Eight Hundred Delegates,
with Woman's Auxiliary, Come to
sg Los Angeles to Attend the
State Convention

Ancient Order of Druids and the women s
auxiliary, the Grand Circle. convened
yesterday in Turner and Odd Fellows
halls, respectively, to consider subjects of
order in the state of California.
The United Ancient Order of Druids
has been under the present form of ad-
previous to which it was a religious or
ganization. The members claim that 1t
Is the Oldest lodge in existence and back
their claims with an interesting list OF
statistics.
Over 800 members of the order both
men and women, assembled. in the city
yesterday. The sessions held yesterday
were largely devoted to routine business
and the examination of credentials.
Today the nominations will be made for
tions will be held. Much interest centers
around this election of the grand officers
and much quiet work has been done by
friends of the candidates in the field for
election.
Last night the circle team work was
exemplified in comforting the first de-
gree in Turnverein hail.
Mario Pozzi, noble grand arch of the
United Order of Druids. is full of energy
and encouragement. He said yesterday
afternoon:
Oldest Order in the World
"Our order is the oldest in the world:
We have here in California over IL 900
ereasag aRs We paG 6afY afs % n
Treasures of the groves over $500, 900
There has gain Of 500
have instituted eight new groves.
u find the order in good condition in
Los Angeles. but the report Is good from
with our treatment here and the Druids
will have pleasant memories of the con-
vention in Los Angeles"
E. J. Molisterno of Columbia grove:
San Francisco. is the grand treasurer of
the Druids. He said yesterday:
LAS nearly one-third of the members
Francisco the disaster caused them to
scatter considerably, but the. present
outlook is that the groves will get ad-
justed soon.
81 was in Los Angeles thirty years ago
and the growth of the city is far be-
yond any ordinary expectation; ] cannot
&c, back on my own city but Los An
cording to my ideas"
Charles o. Dunbar. editor of the Press
Democrat. of Santa Rosa, is a member of
the distribution committee Mr.. Dunbar
says that Santa Rosa was badly dam
aged by the earthquake, but that 1t Is
being rebuilt very rapidly and that in the
coming of another year Santa Rosa will
be better than ever.
feel grateful for. the prompt and gen
sponded at the time of the great dis
aster." said Mr.. Dunbar yesterday. 'in
sending both financial aid as well as
supplies to the City. of the ,Roses."e
Vincent Kraus, district deputy of Old
Friends grove, San Francisco. is here
enjoying himself at the convention.
Likes Street Cars
Los Angeles is certainly a fine city,
said Mr. Kraus. land your street car sys-
tenn can't be beat and it seems good to
.iIa IN afntx nm.
pared to the dangers in San Francisco"
Judge A. B. Treadwell of San Francis
co is member of the distribution COM
mittee.
THE strike affects the middlemen.'
merchants are ,prospering. the neces-
saries of life and rents are very high.
II was in Los Angeles forty years age
and underneath where l am now was all
mustard. I used to ride on horseback to
San Fernando and dance with the senor-
itas Give Los Angeles the time that Chi
cago has had and it will beat it in busi-
ness and population.
T. Molony of Phoenix grove. San Fran
cisco, is enjoying his first trip here
ing chance to win The busses have hurt
Calhoun. The men he hires will not
stick to him when he cuts down their
wages The autos are giving him hard
run" said Mr.. Mallory.
Lee Wells of Pleasanton grove is a
member of the distribution committee
and is a cand1date Tor grdnu trustee.
Everything in Pleasanton is all right
and you are the same way in Los An
geles" said Mr.. Wells.
p. Treich of Yosemite grove, San Fran
cisco, is alternate supreme representa-
tive.
Speaking of San Francisco he said:
"The strike interferes much with busi-
western part, but in the southern portion
they are but little patronized. There is
a big contrast between the San Francis
co streets and the car system of Los
Angeles"
John Bracco of st. Helena is a delegate
and is much pleased with Los Angeles.
Burt Armstrong of San francisco is
here and enjoys the Angel City.
F. C. Luchessa of the Recorder of San
Francisco is a delegate and is enjoying
himself at the convention.
j. Couder of Yosemite grove is visiting
Los Angeles for the first time and is de-
lighted with the sights and the prosperity
of Los Angeles.
D. Bammann of Templer grove San
Francisco. is accompanied by his wife
and daughter Bertha and son Walter.
Mrs Bammann and daughter belong to
the circle. The former is the grand arch
druidess of California.
Il. G.. Schord of Templer grove, SUI
preme representative, is here. About 10C
new past arches and representatives were
admitted to the grand grove in the past
arch and grand arch degrees yesterday
afternoon by the supreme representa-
tive.
G. d. Dorm of Salinas grove is a dele
gate. He is a prominent attorney at his
Rome town. He is a delegate with his
first visit here in Los Angeles, G. s.
Watson and j. Hoheist are delegates from
Salinas grove.