Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
FORESTERS

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~ss6fFaA. The most important hap
MSSSA pening of the week in the
%SA4E3 Forestric world has been
xzkfBSu SuxE3 the meeting of the SUI
XSNz9EVsz preme court, which con-
Ez5sefs$X vened at Toronto in the
SSaefs magnificent Temple build
ing, the property of the order The re-
ports of the supreme officers showed &,
steady gain in membership and in its
financial condition. Some changes were
adopted that will still further increase
the efficiency of the order and will keep
it in the front rank among the fraternal
orders. The following brothers were
elected as the supreme executive: Su-
preme ranger, E. G. Stevenson, Toronto;
past supreme chief ranger, v. NORM,
Montreal; supreme vice chief ranger, j.
D. Clark, Dayton, o.; supreme secre-
| treasurer H. A. Collins; supreme ply
sician, T. Millman, and supreme coun-
selor, w. H. Hunter, all OF Toronto.
The supreme chief ranger took up his
| residence at Toronto when he was first
elected as supreme chief ranger over
year ago, but is an American, having
gone there from Cleveland, o. The
California delegation report having
been royalty entertained, and will be
| back home about July 1, when a recep-
| ton will be rendered to them by Court
Glad Hand.
Court Semt-Tropic, 1442, has elected
the following delegates to the high
court of Southern California which will
meet next October: Companions Anna
Cohn and Mary e. Perry, Brothers c.
d. Hollensworth M. A. Deckman, DR..
F. M. Parker w. H. Perry. ]. Strachan
and B. w. Kinney.
Court Semi-Tropic held the fifth of
| it's monthly series of whist parties last
Tuesday night. Companion Laura Nell
son of Companion Court Morris Vine
yard won the first prize, handsome
china salad bowl; Frank Burkhart, Sec
ond, six elegant china cups and sau-
cers Roy Perry, third, beautifully
| decorated china cake plate. The sixth
and last of the series will be held on
| the night of the second Tuesday In
July, when, in addition to the regular
| prizes for the scores, one grand prize
will be awarded for the largest aggre
| gate score made during all of the
| games of the series.
Court Semi-Tropic received one ap-
plication for membership, brought in
by Companion Perry, at its meeting
last Tuesday night.
Court La Gazelle gave the drama
dutch Jake" at its hall on Pico
Heights before large and appreciative
audience Friday night. Companions
Bates, Fletcher and Mitchell and
Brothers Bohannon, Mcconnell, Smith
and Stiles admirably handled their
various parts. The program also in
cluded Prof. Dunnico, r1agacian of
note: Fillmore Emerson, a darkey
monologist; Werner Emerson, a char
acter reader, and selections by the Cres-
cent Glee club. At the conclusion of
| the program dancing was indulged In
for the balance of the evening.
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Court Glad Hand held its second
meeting Thursday night at 43S South
Spring street and big crowd was in
attendance. A large batch of applica-
tions for membership was received and
a large class of candidates was initiated
into the mysteries of a. Forestric home.
The bylaws of the court were favorably
acted upon and considerable important
business was transacted. After their
labors all present sat down to supper
and enjoyed a period of fraternal inter-
course. Court Glad Hand has started
out to live up to its name. and every
member is promotion committee OF
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