Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-23
Secret Societies
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD

49, joining towns Will nOlu
EE4d . another picnic at Santa
( hKOWA 4 Monica canyon on Dec
" x Grafton day, Monday,
| NlysEst 'sEsY> May 81. A live commit
NSa2Gs.EalsSy tee is in charge of the
affair and every effort is
being made to insure big attendance.
one of the features of the occasion
will be a free barbecue prepared by
Colonel Lawtons famous chef. band
of music has been provided by the
sports committee and an orchestra for
dancing. The piece de resistance will
be baseball game for women. Prizes
of $3.50 will be offered and the con-
tests will be exciting. Two picnics
given under the same auspices at
Santa Monica canyon last year at
tracted over 5000 members and their
friends This year it is expected that
even a larger crowd will be in attend
ance, as the canyon is beautiful at this
time of the year. The grass is green
and the wild flowers send out their
fragrant perfume The committee de-
sires the members to bring well filed
| baskets, as the barbecue Will consist
only of meat and beans. This year
the members buy tickets direct from
the Los Angeles-Pacific Railway COM
pany, and cars marked Santa Monica
Canyon" will run every few minutes,
| beginning at q. m.
Los Angeles camp initiated thirty
seven candidates last Thursday night.
The officers and team of La Fiesta
camp conferred the degrees, and the
work was almost perfect. A large at
tendance was present, among when
were many visitors. Past Head Consul
John H. Foley cOmplimented Los An
gees camp, and Neighbor Cherry in
particular, for the splendid achieve
ment which resulted in this magnifl-
cent class.
A banquet was rendered the new
members after the initiation. Council
Commander Rankin was absent-for
what reason? The stork arrived at
his residence in Hollywood during the
evening. bringing Il fine boy. Cigars
will be passed around next Thursday
night.
Los Angeles camp has taken in more
members in a given month than any
other camp in this district, and it has
promised to secure a hundred applica-
lions during May and another hundred
during June.
Last Monday La Fiesta camp con-
ferred the protection degree upon a
class of candidates and received sew
eral applications. Boosting speeches
were made by c. B. Birely, consul
commander of Eastlake camp, and Or
ganizer G. e. Stretch. officers will be
elected May 81.
The team of this camp will give a
dance at the hall June IS. Tomorrow
night there will be another class mi
tiation and several visitors are eX-
pected Speeches will be delivered by
DR.. j. Park Dougall. j. p. Transue and
f &c. Pierce. La Fiesta camp is eX-
erting every influence to have a large
delegation present at the picnic.
Sunday, June 6, monuments will be
unveiled and graves decorated by the
camps and circles. This will include
all members who have passed away be-
longing to camps and circles outside
of Los Angeles. The program for the
day is as follows
graves in the forenoon and unwilling
of monuments in the afternoon, in
charge of LaurustinuS circle, Fremont
and Vernon camps
Evergreen emetery-UnVeiling and
decorating in the forenoon, in charge of
La Fiesta camp and Vernon circle.
Odd Fellows and Catholic ceme
teries-Unveiling and decorating in the
forenoon, in charge of Los Angeles
camp.
Inglewood emeterY-Unveiling and
decorating in the forenoon by Poin
settia circle.
In the afternoon all the camps and
circles will go to Rosedale cemetery to
unveil the monuments which have been
erected within the past year.
Fremont camp had five applications
for membership and initiated five cam
didates last Tuesday night. The team
captained by w. w Scott is arranging
for a box social and dance to take
place May %. The theater party at
the Walker theater is announced for
June 8. Election of officers will take
place June l..
Last Tuesday evening Eastlake camp,
after voting on batch of applications
and holding short business session.
spent the evening playing cards The
evening of May % will be devoted to
the semi-annual election of officers.
Wednesday evening Vernon camp
held open house. The hall was crowd
ed with men and a brisk program was
carried through, consisting of boxing
bouts, songs, Rotations music and
games. The meeting was a success,
and another has beenS arranged for
June 8.
David camp will hold election of Of
ficers May 81 and will initiate class
of candidates June 4.
Long Beach camp was visited off,
cially by Organizer G. e. Stretch last
Wednesday and was received with
great enthusiasm. This was the first
lItGLlHS SlllCG LOllS DtdCI tdilp was
added to the Los Angeles district A
great campaign for new members was
started. Every block in Long Beach
will have it's committee, and when the
reports from committees come in it is
expected that the harvest of applica-
lions will be the greatest in the history
of Woodcraft Capt. Herman Welt of
Pasadena camp is drilling the Long
Beach team and it already compares
faH with in the tXNa1ft11 dis
trict.
Palms camp, the live wire at the lit
tie city between Los Angeles and Ocean
Park that owns it's hall and has an
enthusiastic bunch of choppers who
never miss a chance to let the deni-
zens of that beautiful suburb know
that they are i.lere, helI'an open meet
ing last Thursday night. A little par
ty, consisting of Consul Commander
Livingston of Fremont camp, Organ
izer G. e. Stretch and p. j. Price, went
down and assisted the boys and round
ed up a dozen applications.
Organizer P. J. Price is spending
some time at Monroyia, with the pros
poets good for class initiation about
the middle of June.
The joint meeting of the w. o. w.
and w. of w entertainment commit
tee held at Mercantile place last Tues
day evening was a great success.
Judge Tugwell made a pleasing adj
dress. T. o. Donnel sang, Miss Carson
danced a Scottish costume, A. V. Ty-
Ter played a trombone solo, A. H. Hell
bach gave a monologue, Neighbor
Wachtel played a violin solo, Miss
Anna Floyd gave a recitation, John
Rhinehart sang song, and dancing
closed the evening entertainment. The
next entertainment will be at Akey's
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