Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-05
|. 0. OF. MEET IN
56TH ENCAMP PMENT
Annual State Convention of Or
der Is Formally Opened
in Santa Ana
DELEGATES ON BEACH TOUR
Patriarchs viii Hear Appeal in
Case of Member Expelled
from Lodge

SANTA ANA, Oct. 4.-The fifty-sixth
annual session of the grand encamp-
ment of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows was formally opened this
morning at 10 o'clock at Spurgeons s
hall. with Grand Patriarch H. f. q.
Wulff presiding.
Past grand patriarchs present were
A. r. Lord, Grass Valley; c. II. Viewer,
Alameda; James Leonard, Merced; u.
w. Reid Santa Cruz; ]. W. Harris, j.
A. Foster, l.. w. S. Downs, j. f.
Crosett and w. H. Barnes, San Fran
cisco; w. H. Woodbridge, Los Angeles;
C. H. Burden, Sonora; l. w Hayes, Jr,
Grass Valley; ]. F. Chappell, Vallejo,
and r. D. Gummoe, Nevada City.
The grand encampment degree was
conferred upon 125 past chief patriarchs,
who were introduced to the assembly.
Committees were appointed and the
reports of the grand officers were re-
ceived. Two new encampments were
formed during the past year.
The assets of the order were shown
to be $212,570.08. The relief expendi-
lures for the year were $26,337.12. The
membership of the encampments Of the
state on July was 9477. There are
116 subordinate encampments IN good
standing in the state.
Nominations were made for grand
officers. The election will be held
Thursday morning. There is but one
contest on, which is for Junior warden,
the candidates being George F. Ward
of Riverside, r. S. Adams of Petaluma
and /. T. Bell of Visalia.
The following nominations were
made: Grand patriarch, S. B. Force,
San Pedro; grand high priest, F. E.
Colley, San Jose; grand senior warden,
DR. George Z. Davis, San Francisco;
grand scribe, William H. Barnes, San
Francisco; grand treasurer, Charles e.
Benedict, San Francisco; grand Junior
warden, George F. Ward of Riverside,
r. S. Adams of Petaluma and l. I.
Bell of Visalia; grand trustees, F. A.
Week, E. Flanders and M. P. Forbes.
San Francisco; grand representative
for one year, H, F. G. Wulff, Sacra-
mento.
APPEAL TO BE HEARD
The grand encampment is to hear an
appeal entitled w. c. Baker VS.. Han
ford encampment No. $50 of Visalia.
The question at issue is over the
authority of the encampment to expel
Baker from the encampment for con-
tempt, which consisted in his failure
to appear before a trial committee.
The roll call of the morning showed
the largest delegation in the history of
the grand encampment of the state.
Prior to the opening session of the
encampment three regiments compris-
ing eleven companies of uniformed
men formed in line on Fourth street,
in front of I. o. o. F. headquarters,
and took part in new ceremonial.
This afternoon many of the dele
gates went to Newport and Balboa
beaches, where bathing, dancing and
boating were enjoyed. A review by
Brig. Gen. Ritter and staff of the
Patriarchs Militant in brigade forma-
tion took place on Fourth street dur
ing the afternoon, and at night a re-
ception to the grand encampment took
place at the opera house. Hon. Clyde
Bishop delivered the address of well
come.
No session of the encampment will
be held tomorrow, as an automobile
trip will be rendered the delegates in
the morning by the citizens of Santa
Ana. In the afternoon a competitive
drill will take place on Third and
Lacy streets.
The patriarch degree will be con-
ferred in I. o. o. F. temple by Ana
helm encampment No. los at o'clock
p. m. Half an hour later the patriarchs
will witness the coronation of the
queen of Orange County's Carnival of
Products at the Grand opera house, to
be followed by a vaudeville show.