Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-22
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
FORESTERS

comfortable quarters at 531 West Pico
street. The program included whist,
pool and billiards.
Handsome prizes were given to the
whist players and were won by Mrs.
Smith and Oscar Matthias. The BOBBY
prizes We're secured after hard strug-
gle by Miss Rita Newman and d. N.
Burrett. 1t was heartrending to be-
hold Brother Pontius, the chief ranger
of Court Morris Vineyard, valiantly
struggling for the BOBBY prize. He
tied for it and then lostl Brother Pom
thus has our sympathy and wishes for
better luck next time.
Among those present we noticed
High Secretary S. G. Dunkerley, High
Conductor M. A. Gould, Past High
Treasurer j. H. Bean and ]. Dorward,
the chief ranger of Court Occident.
California encampment No. "a of the
Royal Foresters will give a military
ball on Monday evening, the 23d inst
at Faulks' hall, 12241a West Washing
ton street. A royal good time is as
sured to those who attend.
Court Centinella at Inglewood had a
smoker at its last meeting on Saturday
and had good turnout of their MEM
bers and friends.
The boys spent q pleasant evening
and made up their minds to have an
open social meeting every month.
Court Occident will have a whist
party next Friday evening, the 9th
inst. Those who have previously at
tended one of Court Occident's parties
will surely go again. To those who
have not yet had the pleasure the old
saying will apply, go and do likewise" :"
You will not regret doing so.
Companion Court Miramars hard
time social on Tuesday evening was
we'll attended and was enjoyed by all
present. It's chief ranger was the
leader in every sense of the word, and
she saw that while it was case of
hard times" it also was a case of
good times" that evening-a combina-
tion hard to beat. The "do-nots' and
coffee helped some and was a popular
feature of the entertainment.
The dancers kept to it till Home
Sweet Home" was played and went
home contented with themselves and
the world, even If times had been hard.
An important meeting was held at
Levy's Saturday evening when there
gathered the chief rangers and other
officers from the courts at Gardena
Burbank, Long Beach, Santa Monica,
Redondo, FL Monte, Compton. Pasa-
dena, Rivera. Monrovia, Inglewood and
San Pedro. The board of deputies was
also present and plans were made for
the visitation of the various courts.
The high chief ranger entertained the
party at dinner and a pleasant and
profitable evening was spent.
Court Central had an interesting
Thursday evening when it was
visited by a delegation from Court
Occident. The evening was devoted to
an interchange of new ideas tending
to the good and welfare of the order,
and the glad hand" took a stronger
grip on life among those present
George Vaughan says it was a tonic
to him, but no one would suggest that
George was in need of tonic.
Court Harmony did not hold a regu-
lar meeting this week, but was busily
engaged in the pleasures of a whise
members as usual and the prizes were
according to the rules of
Court Morris Vineyard gave the obli-
cation to five candidates on Friday
evening. The members were glad to
see their financial secretary in the
spell of sickness.
A jolly crowd filled the halls of Com
panion Court Morris Vineyard on Fri
day evening at its dance and whist
party. The dancing floor was kept
filled for every dance and an enjoyable
time was had.
1t was a case of the Strenuous life"
at the whist tables, the full compile
1F fa1a1
prizes were keenly contested for.
The first prizes were won by Mrs.
Coch and Mr.. Butler. The second prizes
were awarded to Mrs. Bobbins and
Mrs. Fields.
Court La Gazelle had a busy session
this week and is working on a theatri-
cal entertainment it is to give soon
The members of the cast are all busily
rehearsing their parts, so if it is no.
ticed that La Gazelle members have
an unusually preoccupied air it can
be attributed to their histrionic
studies.
The boys at Court La Gazelle, as
also the fair companions of the court,
have entered into the spirit of the play
with enthusiasm, so il will be well
worth going to see when 1t is ready.
Keep your eye on Court La Gazelle at
Pico Heights.
Were you at the meeting of Court
Semitropic No 1442 last Tuesday even
ing? If not then you missed treat.
1t was one of the most interesting and
largely attended meetings of the court
that has occurred rSr many months,
and the presence of = number of visit
ors from other courts of the city
proves that the fame of Court Semi
tropics meetings is becoming wide
spread and is productive of good re-
suits.
One of the most pleasing features OF
the meetings of recent months has been
the number of additions to the member
ship of the court and the meeting of
last Tuesday evening was no excep-
ton to this feature, not fewer than nine
applications for membership having
been laid before the court for action
thereon, three of the number being ap-
plications for affiliation by deposit of
card from another court, and these
three, together with seven new mem
bers initiated made a net addition of
ten to the membership of the court at
the last meeting
Prominent among the number of vis-
iting members present were Brothers j.
Dorward, chief ranger of Court Occi-
dent No. 467, and N. A. Pontius, chief
ranger of Court Morris Vineyard No.
532 both of whom were escorted to
seats of honor at the right of the chief
ranger of the court. Companion Dor
ward, also of Court Occident, and Com
panions Fletcher and Bates of Court
La Gazelle No. 1881 were present; also
Companions Strong, Gardner and Cum
ningham of Companion Court Los An