Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
AND SECRET SOCIETIES
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
FORESTERS

.sAefsa. Court Mateo is the lat
| i{%SVsSM, est court to join the army
EM&k3 of boosters, and last week
N4kfNS nJER had large attendance in
Ey ia ~ response to the request of
W56sNs@X Bro. Vacher chairman OF
the boosting committee.
Two applications were received and one
| candidate was initiated. The initiatory
work was in charge of High Secretary
Dunkerley, assisted by Bro. w. E.
| Clayton, past chief ranger of Court
Temple. DR.. e. II. Garrett was in
stalled as court physician, and the
court unanimously indorsed Past Chief
Ranger McEwen for the trip to the SUI
| preme court at Toronto, and pledged
| themselves to work to send him. Sew
eral applications were pledged.
The initiatory work was given at
Monrovia Saturday evening to a class
| of candidates under the leadership Of
Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger ]. H.
Jones, assisted by several of the city
boosters.
Court Temple received several appli-
cations last week and obligated two.
This court, in conjunction with COM
panion Court Miramar, will hold its
regular monthly dance and whist party
| Tuesday of this week, to which gem
eral invitation is extended.
| Court Los Angeles had a big crowd
at whist last Thursday evening. Hand
| some prizes were awarded, and after a
keen contest the winners were found to
| be Mrs. Murphy and Marie Allen, first
and second ladies respectively, and the
| first and second mems prizes were
awarded to Bros. F. e. Cotton and N.
| A Pontius, both of whom belong to
Court Morris Vineyard. Refreshments
| were served.
Companion Court Morris Vineyard
had two halls well filled Friday evening
| for it's dance and whist party. The
| prize winners at the whist tables were
| Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. Smith
among the women and Mr.. Studebaker
and Mr. Dobbins won the mems prizes.
| The Thimble club of this court will hold
| its regular monthly meeting next
| Thurday at the residence of Companion
Bohannon at 1903 East Twentieth street.
| Court La Fiesta celebrated Washing
| toms birthday last week with patri-
otic banquet. Covers were laid for 100.
The women were attired in colonial
| style. After the banquet toaSting and
songs were in order. Those taking part
were Companion Hazel Newman, who
rendered the "Star Spangled Banner;
| Frank E. Hand, whose subject was
"Our Flag" and High Chief Ranger c.
B. Dickson on the subject of Our Or
DER: A P. Green spoke on "Our
| Court: w. T. Helms of Court Glad
Hand on George Washington and
DR.. J. Lee Hagadorn charmed every
body with his toast to 1.-THE LADIES'
B. H. Franklin acted as toastmaster.
! Charles KaenYpft is chief ranger.
Companion Court Los Angeles had
large attendance at the meeting Thurs
day afternoon, and much interest was
manifested in the work of the court. A
printed calendar has been issued of the
good things to be provided at the meet
| ings for the next six months
Court Glad Hand had nineteen appli-
cations at the meeting Thursday. The
initiatory work was given in the short
form, and arrangements We're made for
a large class. probably twenty-five, to
whom the full work will be given
Thursday evening of this week The
bows are all working to help Sam Reed
to get his free trip to the Toronto su-
| preme court session