Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26


Lodge No. 80, which will
occur in November. Her
mosa with it's 1441 mem
bers is the biggest lodge in the society
and it will take some planning to pre-
pare an event in keeping with it's size
and ambitions. Committees have been
appointed and when The time arrives
1t is safe to say the plans will culni-
nate in a big affair.
After an absence of four months in
| Washington and Oregon. where she has
been in temporary charge of the lodges
in both states, Mrs Emma r. Neidig,
supreme vice president, has returned
to Los Angeles where 1t is her inten-
| tion to pass much time among the
/ lodges in Southern California and vi
cinity. She will first take a we'll
earned rest of a couple of weeks, and
will report at the home office for duty
about October Z. Her presence will be
welcomed among the lodges, to which
her absence meant much.
The regular open meeting and dance
of Los Angeles Lodge No. 1 took place
/ last Thursday night. The fact that the
weather had grown cooler was condu-
Give to a good attendance and conse-
| quently a good time.
Golden State lodge No. 472 is one of
the first to open social activities for
the autumn months. The program Of
! fered at the recent open meeting was
! of more than ordinary merit and at
tracted an excellent attendance. Col
den State has not been in the lime
| light much recently, but always finds
it an easy matter to claim attention
when 1t so desires.
The outcome Of the planning by the
presidents and treasurers of the local
| lodges in conjunction with the Supreme
| President James A. FoShay, has re-
suited in a campaign plan that will
cover the last three months of the
year. to conclude with a grand ball on
| the last night of the year, to which
every members who secures another
carrying $1,000 insurance will be given
three admission tickets. The New
Years ball of last year proved such a
success that it has been decided to
make 1t an annual affair, attendance
at which may be obtained through
service to the society. It's living up to
the adage of killing two birds with
one blow" doing a good turn for the
Fraternal Brotherhood and furnishing
amusement and entertainment as a
reward.
Twenty-Five new members is the rec
ord for Ontario lodge No 110 in the
last thirty days, and that during the
warm weather, too. Brother and Sister
Blackiter feel that if these results can
be accomplished with a handicap that
with fall and winter conditions favor
able, some encouraging work should be
done in that vicinity.
Nine hundred members of La Grande
Lodge No. 9 missed 1t last Friday
evening by not being present at the
Spanish dinner which brought nearly
hundred members to the lodge room.
The dinner was preceded by a very
interesting meeting in which the pres
| ident of the lodge called attention to
the purchase by Professor Foshay of
five school bonds at $1,000 each for the
benefit of the order. Suggestions were
made regarding La Grande lodge TAX
ing a thousand dollar bond, and COM
mittee was appointed of the trustees
to investigate the matter. One mem
Der thought the investment Of $2300
by the lodge in vacant lot was not
as wise as the purchase of good paying
bonds, but he was suppressed as being
out of order, the lodge being unwilling
to hear criticism on the records of the
past. If the funds permitted no bet
ter disposition can be made of lodge
money, for 1t will advertise to the
world that this lodge is in favor of the
protection of the home, the education
of children and laudable objects One
member was initiated, man of Cas-
tilian origin, whose ancestors doubt
less followed Pizarro through Peru and
conquered the untutored savages of
that district. A resolution was passed
regulating the matter of card playing
in the anteroom while the lodge was
open and engaged in deliberations. AL
together the evening was delightful!
one and well appreciated by the ninety
and nine members present.