The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
fRATfRNAL ORDER
TO OWN THE TOWN
County Seat of YoIo Ready to
Receive Delegates of the
Grand Court
Elaborate Program for Enter
tanning Visitors at Annual
Gathering

If the promises of the people of
Woodland, Yolo county, are carried out
the Foresters of America, with a repre-
tsentation of more than 10000 in the
state, will 'own the town for the
week commencing Tuesday, May 4. The
reason for this is that the grand court
Of the order viii hold its twentieth
annual convention there
There will be more than 500 delegates
present and large representation of
the circles of the Companions of the
Foresters of America, who will assist
in the entertainment of the delegates
when not in business session.
The officers of the grand court are:
Daniel Teare, San Francisco, grand
chief ranger; Leo Kaufman, San Fran
cisco, subchief; Frank Conklin San
Francisco, treasurer; John j. Cordy.
San Francisco, financial secretary; f.
A. Goblin. Tulare, recording secretary;
William II. Donohue. Oakland, senior
woodward; John Castera, Los Angeles,
junior woodward; J. G. Quinn and Joseph
Reboli, Oakland, respectively senior and
Junior beadle; George d. Secord Napa,
W. NJ. Avery, Nevada City, DR.. George
II. Juilly and DIR. Charles Martin Tropp
mann, San Francisco, and o. NJ. Heiser-
mann, Salinas. trustees.
TO ADVANCE OFFICERS
Daniel Teare will, at the close of the
session, retire from the Office and be-
come the junior past grand chief ran
ger Leo Kaufman is in line to sue
ceed him and Assistant District Attor
ney William H. Donahue of Oakland
will be advanced to second place. If
the program as outlined by the slate
makers is carried out all the present
officers will be advanced with a change
in the office of grand junior beadle. The
only one who has so far announced him
self for that position is George d. Sc
cord of Napa, at present a grand
trustee There are five grand trustees
to be elected and there are about IS
members of the order from all parts
of the state who want to be on the
board. The great fight will be for the
position of representative to the SUI
preme lodge that meets in the east. The
Jurisdiction of California is entitled
TO 20 representatives and up to date SO
have announced themselves as willing
to serve the order in this capacity.
The following committee from Court
Star of woodland will entertain the
delegates and their friends according. to
the plans adopted: w. III. Cursor,
George A. Ball, L. Nardini, NJ. C. Keefer.
w. r. Nixon, Theodore Muegge and
Peter Scott.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
Monday evening. May 3-Reception of
the delegates, open air concert. then a
dance in Armory hall by Marguerite cir
Gle. Companions OF the Foresters of
America.
uesday-Grand ball in honor of the
grand court and delegates
dnesday-Afternoon, fraternal pa
rade; evening, competitive drill in the
ritualistic work for three prizes, re-
spectively 5000. s175 and s125, offered
by the grand court, and a silver loving
cup to the court winning the first prize
offered by Court Star of Woodland.
hursday-Banquet to the grand
court officers and delegates.
During the period of the session of
the grand body the Companions of the
Foresters of America will entertain the
visiting wives and relatives of mem
bers while they are in the grand court
session. They have provided a horse
race-no betting-during Wednesday
afternoon and a hay ride to Benaseni's S
ranch in the evening and a whist tour
nament for Thursday.
The reports that are to be pre-
sented will show the order has 16S sub
ordinate courts in this state, which
during the term made an increase of
members of nearly 1000, making IL,
the fourth, in point of numbers in the
national jurisdiction, which includes %
grand jurisdictions with a total mem
bership of 1000.