Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15

consisting Dl Ablllb6lll-
ions Gartling, Barnes and Carruthers'
| had provided an excellent program 10
| be followed by dancing. Refreshments
We're served in the banquet room. whist
J for prizes was played in the parlors
This is the first time that Home lodge
has attempted to give whist and dane
ing the same evening. but from the
attendance the trial turned out sue
cessfully, and the open meetings IN the
future will be along the same lines.
Stag special meeting Saturday even
ing resulted in the initiation of twelve
candidates. The committee of arrange
.ments for the next smoker was ap-
pointed, consisting Of Companions
Karpe. Pinney and Stamm. They
promise something unique in the smok-
er line the latter part Of the month .
Supreme President J. /, Mclaughlin
and the assistant supreme secretary
left for Pomona Friday to install the
recently elected officers and to lnl-
tiate class of thirty candidates gath-
cred by Pomona lodge since the insu-
tuition two weeks ago. 1t is the ann oi
/ Pomona to replace Home lodge at the
head of the list of largest lodges, and
/ the same will occur by January l, II
/ the present rate of progress is main
/ tanned.
A large delegation of officers and
| members Of Home and stag lodges Wis
/ tied the Huntington Beach lodge last
/ Monday evening The Beach lodge
/ found the old hall too small for the
meetings. so moved to larger ana pet
/ ter quarters in the new ]. q. O F. nal
! in the Collins block. The lodge made
! a house warming out Of the occasion
and issued invitations to all their
friends. About 25O responded and thor
/ Oughlv enjoyed the evening. The pro-
! gram consisted Of: Tenor solo, Mr.
! Reynolds: readings, Miss walker; No-
/ cal solo. Mrs Stewart; address, As
/ sistant Supreme Secretary William =
/ Riggs: vocal duet, Mrs. Franklin and
/ Miss Reynolds: trombone solo, DR.. Cha
| pin; piano selections, Miss Cole; Yoca
solo. Mrs. J. Cook.
/ Refreshments We're served in the din
/ ing room and dancing in the large hal
| after the program. Jackson's orches-
/ ira provided the music for the latter
| The Los Angeles visitors returned al
| a late hour and all unite in declaring
| the Huntington Beach lodge members
/ know how to entertain.
| Homer IT. Sweesy. d s. P. left Sat
/ urday for San Francisco and the BAY
cities and towns and viii institute
/ lodges at Berkeley and other nearby
/ places. There is quite a friendly rival
P
Jurisdictions regarding the percentage
/ of gain each month, and now the north
/ has q slight advantage in securing
/ Companion SWecsy, but all members in
4 Les Angeles wish him luck in his new
! department,
Supreme President J. l. Mclaughlin
| will leave september to visit the
! lodges between here and Portland. He
| win have "a chance to initiate a class
| which is being prepared by the deputy
/ especially for his visits. There is great
| enthusiasm i'm the Oregon lodges oven
! the comina of the head of the order
| and supreme Treasurer Brockway, who
! has been i'm the north for some time
| reports everywhere every one boosting
| The first issue Of the Westerner, the
| official organ of the order will be
! issued in a few days and viii contain
all the news of the doings Of the lodges
! in California and elsewhere. Also p
| bulletin Of the future movements OF
| the subordinate bodies