Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-14

| ficers. The assembly is pleased to well
come home one Of it's prominent men,
bers, Courtier c. c. c. Tatum. one of
the city's most extensive real estate
dealers, after an absence of three
months in the east. Courtler Tatum
says Los Angeles is the best town in
the country and the Royal Court the
best order in it.
The Good Samaritan club OF No. 2
gave another of it's popular whist par
ties Thursday evening at the photo
studio of Courtier NJ. c. Jenson, 1851
South Broadway. The meeting was
we'll attended and a good social time
enjoyed by all present. The hostesses
on this occasion were Ladies Mrs. j.
S. Baugh, Mrs. Fred WllloX and Miss
Levin, who served delicious punch and
homemade cake. The first prize Tor
women was a dozen expensive photo
graphs donated by Courtier Jensen,
and was won by Mrs. d. II. Guerin, and
the first prize for men was silver
mounted brush and comb and was won
by Courtier Cecil PlatZ. The Good
Samaritan club is composed of all the
women of No. 2 and is for the purpose
of assisting needy members and sup
plying flowers to the sick of the as
sembly. Whist is the means used to
raise money for the flower fund.
Queen assembly will hold an impor-
tant meeting next Wednesday even
ing, at which several candidates will
be initiated and final arrangements
made for giving South Gate the chick
en- dinner won in the late member
ship contest between these two enter
prising assemblies.
Last Wednesday evening Queen as
sembly gave a successful social whist
party at the hall, corner Central ave-
nue. and Adams street. Those who
won prizes were Ladies Markley and
Nee and Courtiers Kleibrink and Hub
bell. The committee on open meeting
November "a reported a splendid pro-
gram in course of preparation, which
will include an address on what Fra
trinity Teaches" by Courtier A. B.
Sufferer, the silver-tongued orator Of
No. 2.
South Gate assembly No. 40 is wag-
ing a live campaign for new members
and will initiate large class Of can
didates next Friday evening. This
will be the last stated meeting this
month. Each member is working hard
to win one of the fine diamond-set
emblems offered for new members and
promise many candidates for this
class. Refreshments will be served
and a social hour enjoyed after the
close of the business session.
The meeting of No. 40 last Friday
evening was another testimonial of the
popularity of this hustling assembly.
There were visitors present from
nearly every assembly in the city,
among them being Royal Chancellor
Sam J. Chapel and Bishop Lady
George A. Gitchell of No. 2, both of
whom spoke encouragingly of the
progress of the order in general and
of South Gate in particular The
royal chancellor presented the assem-
bly, with it's charter, the probationary
period of ninety days since the lnsti
tuition of the assembly having just ex-
pired The charter was received by
Worthy Chancellor A. Byron Hubbell
amid great enthusiasm on the part of
the assembled membership. After the
session closed another one of those
popular tamale suppers was served by
those indefatigable workers, Ladies
Rhodes. Joiner, Hubbell, True. 'Atch-
ison, Cline, Brown, Cupp and others.
Judged by the rate at which the as
sembly is row growing, there Is no
question but what the membership will
reach 100 by January l. This is the
verdict of all the members.