Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-05
Y. M. |. CLASS
GIVEN DEGREES
GRAND OFFICERS FROM SAN
FRANCISCO ATTEND
Initiation Ceremonies Followed by
Luncheon and Reception rendered
to Visitors and Two Hum
bred Candidates

There was enacted a scene which
marked a new era in the history oil
the Young Mems Institute in Los An
geIes in the Father Meyer Memorial
hall, st. Vincent's college, yesterday, at
2:30 D. m. On this memorable occa-
sion the three degrees of the order were
conferred on a class of 200 by a de-
gree team composed of the grand Of
ficers of the lodge from San Fran
CISCO including Grand President James
p. Sex and Grand Secretary George A.
Stanley, Grand Directors Mckinley
and Riley, assisted by members of the
Los Angeles councils.
There are now three councils of the
Young Mems institute, which is ma
tional Catholic organization in Los
Angeles, and yesterday marked the ad-
vent of two more councils, Califor-
mia. counciT>and Plus x council, which
will swell the Y. M. 1. in Los An
geles to more than 800 members.
The Y. M. 1. is organized for the
moral. social and intellectual benefit
of it's members, and it is steadily gain
ing strength until today it STANDS sec
Fond to none of the organizations of It's
kind in Los Angeles composed OF young
men, it's power for good is almost I'M
members into closer bonds of frater-
nifty.
Within its ranks are numbered some
of the most promising young men OF
the state. Grand President Sex is
assistant district attorney of San
Jose and Benjamin Mckinley of the
degree team is assistant United states
district attorney of the northern dis
trict of California, while in TINS city
Ia fe, pn6 l.
nent young men from every walk In
life.
With Much Pomp
The initiation ceremonies were at
tended with all the pomp and splendor
of the order, and following the degree
work a reception and luncheon were
rendered to the candidates and grand
officers of the degree team by mem
bers of the order in Los Angeles I'M
der the direction of Thomas P. White
president of Montgomery council
M. I.
The grand officers arrived in Los
Angeles Saturday morning and wer'
met by a reception committee from the
different councils in this city, Including
Grand Director Charles H. Coffey
president of Angelus council; Assem-
blyman William j. Hanlon, chairman
of the executive committee of Mont
gomery council; William u. Ernst
president of Conaty conucil; Paul +. A
Conway, district deputy grand presi
dent; o. T. Helping, Fred Walsh
Ralph Curtis, financial secretary o.
Montgomery council; Joseph Haley
first vice president of Angelus council
and Thomas P. White. president O.
Montgomery council. A n t h O n J
Schwamm escorted the degree team
to its hotel. The party was driver
about the city sightseeing in automo
| biles, thence to the Verdugo Rancho
where an elaborate Spanish dinner wa
served, after which a return wa
made to the city. During the even
| ing the officials were entertained b
| the various Los Angeles councils.
Among the prominent young me
whose names are mentioned in tn
new councils are: Leo Rosecrans
Paul j. Mccormick, Joseph Ford, Dr
Rooney, DR.. McGarry, Richard Sed
we'll, Clarence Dolan, James p. Hogan
w. E. Mccain, William Curan, Rec
Lawler, Morris r. Griffin, Charles A
King and Leo Mclaughlin.