Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
UNIFORM RANK
FORMS in LINE
.FRATERNAL BROTHERHOOD IN
MILITARY Ev0LUTl0NS
SUPREME LODGE INITIATES AN
ENORMOUS CLASS
Two Thousand Members from City
Attend Exercises on Opening
Night of Orders Quad
rennlal Session

One of the greatest fraternal exhi-
billions ever conducted in Los Angeles
was that by the Fraternal Brotherhood
at the uniform rank parade and class
initiation at Goldberg Bosly assembly
hall, Sixteenth and Flower streets, last
night. 1t was on the occasion of the
opening night of the quadrennial ses-
sion of the supreme court of the order.
About 100 members of the uniform
rank formed in line at the Hotel Hay
ward at 7:55 o'clock under the COM
mand of Captains Grein, Underwood,
Gaubatz and Grow and marched out
Sixth street to Olive, south on olive to
Pico, west on Pico to Flower and
thence to the hall, headed by the uni
form rank band.
The subsequent exhibition, military
drill and dress parade were executed
with q precision that met with the en-
thusiastic approval of the 1000 members
from city lodges in attendance.
The members of the supreme lodge,
with their assistants. admirably exc
cuted the initiatory work, the class con-
sisting of 125 candidates admitted to
the order In Los Angeles within the
past two weeks.
Hermosa lodge, No. 80, had the honor
of securing the largest number or MEM
bers in that time, and as reward the
escort team of that lodge, which Is also
the champion escort team OF the order,
seated the supreme officers and gave q
twenty-minute exhibition drill with
great dexterity.
Presented with Pennant
Sunset lodge, No. 624, the youlgest
in the city, won the second prize, hav-
ing gained so per cent in membership
during the past three weeks. In appre-
citation of it's loyalty 1t was given
Al MI nc ~
geles city percentage prize, won py
Sunset lodge, No. 624."
The reception committee consisted or
Messrs. Amend, Hooser, Samuels, DR..
Rarnhardt, DR.. Emerson, Mines. An
derson. Gale and Hadley. This COM
mittee received the members and cam
didates and made quite hit as hosts
and hostesses.
Members of the committee on ar
rangements were the city deputies, Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Moore, Miss M. l.. Cor
am and Elkin, thanks to whose ar
rangementS the crowd was accommo-
dated without difficulty.
Following the initiatory exercises
many of the state managers and dele
gates, numbering about 200, gave brief
addresses.
The meeting unanimously rendered
thanks to Mr. Goldberg for donating
the use of the building for the event.
Mr. Goldberg is a member of Hermosa
lodge No. 80.
Many Topics Discussed
The topic for discussion at the morn
ing session was state Management
Without Deputies" j. M. Martin,
state manager of Washington; o. B.
Read, manager of San Joaquin valley,
and A. Morgan Duke, state manager
of Texas, participated.
Luncheon was served from IL until
2 o'clock by the Presidents and Past
Presidents association.
The topics for the afternoon session
were: Revival Work with Old
Lodges" Extension Work Through
New Lodges" "Objects of Campaigns
and How to Make Them Successful"
prizes offered and Their Advantages
and Disadvantages"
These topics were discussed by r. ".
Chappell, Mrs. A. C. Moore. J. N. Ewell,
c. c. Van Eman, Gilbert Carter of
Kansas, J. n. Johnson, Charles DEM
ster, of Utah, Earl r. Ellkin, Maria L.
Goram and l. G. Bachelor.
This morning at 10 o'clock the SUI
preme lodge will be opened in Alham-
bra hall of the Fraternal Brotherhood
building, Figueroa and Lincoln streets.
Half an hour later Mayor w. d. Ste
phens will deliver an address of well
come, which will be responded to by
NJ G. O'Malley of Butte, Mont. This
evening a formal reception will be
rendered at the Home Office building to
the representatives, deputies and visit
ing members.