Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24
Secret Societies
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
FORESTERS

-wN56fnA~ The Foresters' annual
! g&SYSsS& picnic will be held at Ven
! SSkAS9 ice saturday. August 81,
! Ekfl$Su1ER under the auspices of the
SS kftf 81 Purple Cross relief COM
| W5aS4SSSS mittee. This committee
N of seventy-hve Forestric
| boosters will see that the affair is q
success in every way. Many unique
! features are planned, among them
| being an Open-air initiation on the
! Midway in the evening which will in
| troduce many novel and startling fea-
| lures. A 40-Cent rate has been secured,
but the tickets must be secured from
! the high court office or members of the
Icommittee in various courts The
| members and friends are requested to
| get tickets as early as practicable, so
! as to relieve the work of the commit
! tee at the last as much as possible.
The Purple Cross relief committee
met in the Office of the high chief
ranger last Monday evening, with a
big attendance. Reports of the work
| of the officers were read and unani-
mously approved by the committee.
| The Companions work on the floral
! committee was especially commended.
! 1t was shown that much good had
/ been accomplished, and the commit
/ tee resolved to continue an active in
terest in its work of benevolence.
After Ine meeting HldUN VI tue tplH-
mittee adjourned to meet with Court
La Fiesta. where the members and
friends were engaged i'm the pleasures
of q social evening. Brother George
| Hood was chairman of the evening,
and the program included a piano solo
by Miss Bower, vocal solo by Compan-
ion Hazel Newman an address bv the
| high chief ranger, DR.. c. B. Dickson,
whist and dancing.
Count Morris NiDaVor1 had hi o.
attendance Friday evening on the occa-
sion of the monthly smoker, and the
boys had a good time indulging in
| the pleasures of the pipe and sOciabl-
ity During the evening several phys
ical culture exhibitions were given that
We're very interesting.
There will be a basket social, in
Guiding dance and whist party given
by Court Semi-Tropic in the hall at
! Sixteenth and Main streets for the
benefit of one of the members who
has received the total disability benefit
of the order. 1t is a worthy case, and
al Foresters are asked to assist.
The high chief ranger and DR.. Dick
son visited the court at Santa Barbara
last Wednesday and participated IN the
initiation of twenty-five candidates
into the court. There was a large at
tendance of enthusiastic members, and
profitable and pleasant evening was
concluded with banquet.
There was a big crowd al Court Tenn
pie last Thursday evening. The occa-
sion was the monthly smok II, and
while the evening was warm. of course,
the boys were at home in their shirt
sleeves and had a good time. Brother
Frank Hand was chairman of the even
ing. as usual and enjoyed the proceed
ings as much as any one, The com
mittee had provided an excellent pro
gram that kept the attention of the
boys until a late hour. Ed Cline sang
several topical songs in fine voice, and
Brother cleveland gave the bugIe calls
so realistically that the boys were all
a-marching Professor Becker enter
tanned with a number of his inimitablc
stories and sang few songs in his
irresistible way. "Pardee" gave an in
teresting exhibition Of Juggling
Brother Lodge a combination guitar
and mouth harp solo, and Brother
Traynor danced the clogs in the good
ld-fashOined way Cigars were sup
piled in plenty and everybody brought
along a large supply Of good fellowship
that was freely used. \ number of
physical culture exhibitions were given
bv adopts in that lire that were very
classy and exciting. Quite a number
Of noted visitors from other courts
were present who have learned by eX-
perience that the Court Temple smokers
are always ENJOYABLE affairs. The
members and friends will find that
Forestric meetings are always enjoy
able. and as much 50 in the good ola
summer time as in anv other.
Court Los Angeles will have a Whist
marty on Thursday of this week, ana
those who attend will be well enter
tanned
court Glad Hand had smoker last
Thursday NIGHT with a big crowd in at
tendance. Among the interesting num-
bers on the program were readings by
Brother Peterson and wrestling bouts
hv Brothers Morrish and Rivers
Brother Lowe got three falls on Broth
or Morrish. but failed. after four eff
forts. to get a fall from Brother Rivers
and the affair was declared draw.
Iaree number of visitors were present
and all had a good time.
The Court Temple team visited court
Progress at Pasadena Friday evening
and conferred the initiatOrY degree on
a class of candidates This Is the baby
court of the Jurisdiction and gives
promise Of being one of our most active
courts. Refreshments were served at
the conclusion of the ceremonies, and
social time was enjoyed by the large
number present.