Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
THE FRATERNAL
BROTHERHOOD


~ lssNns&sRz, the Fraternal Brother
>Ss<A 49, hood, the California state
sS%SS = building at the Alaska
9EaI ShSSsS Yukon Pacific exposition
tSznSsfA threw open its hospitable
doors and held a reeep-
ton with the supreme Of
ficers and escort teams and UNIFORM
rank companies aiding in the receiving
line on Saturday evening, July "a, 1.
L. Il. DAY A Hawaiian band DIS
coursed sweet music throughout the
evening and dainty refreshments were
served. and amidst Misunderstanding ana
pleasant speeches everybody was mace
to feel thoroughly at home. j. "A.
Filcher one of the commissioners from
california, gave an address of welcome.
Mrs. Frank Virgins represented the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce on
the evenings program. She has been a
valuable aid to her husband in his work
that has done much to add to Calltor-
MAS luster.
Competitive drills between the six
escort teams from Los Angeles, Seat
tle and vicinity constituted the feature
of F aternal Brotherhood day at the
exposition, said the Seattle Post-Intel-
ligencer. Becomingly garbed in uni
forms of white and blue, but varying IN
style according to the feminine idea, the
women members were the cynosure OF
all eyes when they appeared In the pa
rade at the grounds in the morning and
at the drills in the Washington build
ing in the afternoon and evening.
With 5000 members on the grounds,
large part of whom were uniformed,
the Fraternal Brotherhood made one OF
the best showings made by fraternal
organizations on the exposition grounds
since its opening. California, the home
of the order was conspicuous with
delegation of close to 500.
1t was the California escort team OF
Los Angeles lodge No. that won first
prize in the class A drill, with a per-
centage of 97.6. Hermosa lodge, No. 80,
also of Los Angeles, was second, with
922: Evergreen lodge No. 2lO was
third, with S4.4 and Green Lake, NO.
1874 was fourth. with S1.3. Glass A
was for sixteen members or more par
ticipating.
In class p, for eight or more mem
bers participating, Ballard lodge, NO.
1872. was first, with a percentage of S6.9,
and Latona lodge, No. 2O2, second, with
30.
Cash prizes were awarded the win
ners.
capt. c. J. Byers of Evergreen lodge
was awarded gold medal as the most
finished captain. The Hermosa lodge of
Los Angeles was credited with being
the most neatly uniformed team
The Fraternal Brotherhood picnic th's
year will be held at Redondo Saturday.
September A. All Fraternal Brother
hood members and their families are
invited, with the request that they
have baskets of food big enough for
their own families and one or two
guests. There will be the usual games
and sports, with bathing in the largest
bathhouse on the coast and dancing in
the pavilion in the evening. A good
time Is assured.
The Fraternal Brotherhood special
visitors report an enjoyable time al
the A-Y.-P. exposition. The members
of the Seattle lodges provid the best
of comfort and entertainment for the
strangers.
Frank Lighthouse, who has been
state manager of the lodges in Wiscon-
sin, has been transferred to Washing
ton. where he will relieve Supreme Vice
President Emma r. Neidig, who has
been in temporary charge of that state
since the resignation of J. NJ. Martin.