The San Francisco call., 1910-05-02
FORESTERS open
2lST CONVENTION
Grand Court of California and
Companions Will Spend
Week in Conference

The grand court of the Foresters of
America of the California jurisdiction,
comprising delegates from 169 sub
ordinate courts. will meet in twenty
first annual session in Merced today
and remain there until Saturday. The
Companions of the Foresters. the
women's branch, will go into annual
conference at the same time, and the
program of entertainment planned for
the parent order will also extend to
the auxiliary
In the election of officers a secret
ballot will be employed. This is an
innovation, and it is believed voting
will no longer be along fraternal lines.
The incumbent grand officers are:
Grand chief ranger, Leo Kaufman. San Fran
cisco; grand subchief ranger, William II. Dono-
hue oaklsnd grand treasurer. Frank Oo9Klie' nraR
San Francisco: grand recording secretary, +. A
Goblin. Tulare: grand senior woodward, John
Castera. Los Angeles; grand Junior woodward, j.
G.. Quinn, Oakland: grand senior beadle, Joseph
ReboI, oakland; grand junior beadle. William
Cursor Of woodland, W. NJ Avery of Nevada
City. John OCsllaghan Of San Francisco. Phil
G. Sheehy Of WatsonFille, ]. e. Ennis OF OAK
land.
The greatest contest centers about
the office of grand secretary. Candi-
dates are; John ]. Cordy, incumbent;
Joseph Reboli of Oakland and A. j.
Cronin of Santa Clara
Leo Kaufman, grand chief ranger.
will be succeeded by William H Dono-
hue of Alameda; John Castera of Los
Angeles, incumbent grand senior wood
ward will become grand subchief
ranger and Frank Conklin, grand treas
urer, will continue in office.
Joseph G. Quinn of Emeryville, senior
junior woodward, will try for senior to
make way for William M. klinger of
San Rafael The office of grand senior
beadle will go to the southern and
Junior to the northern part of the state.
Prospective candidates for trustees
are:
Edward Witzen of Healdsburg, E. c.
SewalI of San Francisco, A NJ Fred
erick of Eanford. John B. Carton Of San
Luis Obispo ]. w. Hollenbeck of Pitts
Vile and Milton H. Davis of this city.
Representation in the Panama canal
exposition of 1915 will be discussed. 1t
is also proposed to establish a grand
court widow, orphan and funeral fund.
San Luis Obispo, Marysville and Nevada
City will bid for the next annual con-
vention.
The Companions of the Foresters ex-
pect a large attendance. Miss Essie
Kragen, head of the order, will be sue
ceeded by Miss Lillian Powers of Wood
land. Mrs. Kitty Boradori of this city
and Mrs. Z. Christensen of Salinas will
try for grand subchief. Miss Agnes D.
Bremen, financial secretary, has no op-
position. Mrs. D. Spellman Of Colma
and Miss Rebekah Kemp Van Ee are
out for treasurer; Mrs. E. Kissing of
this city is candidate for grand mar
shal, and Mrs. Lizzie Meyers of this city
foHs Craftsmanship of trustees.
The matter of a SIS initiation fee and
rs cent monthly dues will be considered.
Marysville and san Francisco will bid
for the next companion convention.
The officers of the companions are:
Grand chief companion. Miss Essie Kragen,
San Francisco: grand subchief companion. Mrs
Lillian Powers woodland; grand financial sec
retsry. Miss Agnes D. Bremer, Alameda; grand
nora; grand treasurer, Mrs. Kitty Boradori. San
Francisco: gra6d supervisor on bylaws, NJ. Levy
San Francisco; grand marshal. Mrs. D: Spellman,
Colma; grand right guide, Mrs. Lille Bisoee'
Angels Camp; grand left guide, Mrs. Martha
Taylor Los Angeles: grand inner guard, Mrs
Lulu Lehman, Oakland; grand outer guard, Mrs.
X. V. Bonney. stockton; grand organist, Mrs:
Rebecca Kemp Van Ee, San Francisco; grand
trustee, Mrs Z. Christensen, Salinas; grand
trustee Mrs. Sarah FinnegaB, Marysv1lle; grand
trustee, Mrs. L. Meyers, San Francisco.
The joint program:
May 2-Reception, band concert and
dance.
May 3-Band concert and open air
ball.
May 4-Concert and vaudeville per-
formance.
May Baseball game, carnival and
banquet.
May s-Drin team contest, automo-
bile excursion.
May "Trip to Yosemite valley.
During the last term the companions
instituted nine additional circles and
passed the 1000 mark in membership.
Twelve death benefit claims of 500
each were paid during that time, and
on April 1 the cash 4 on hand was
s10,O52, representing AN increase of
S2,549.
Merced has donned it's gala costume
according to the reports received by
the local courts. The citizens will turn
out and give the visiting delegates a
royal welcome, and the streets of the
city have been gayly decorated.