Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-02
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
FORESTERS

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.SNSSt&SN. panion Court Miramar and
~ w. &A Court Temple will have
&fkkSN4@ a dance and whist party
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NtS-RtESE the members and friends
are all cordially invited.
Thursday evening Com
panion Court Glad Hand VIII enter-
tain its members and friends with a
whist marty and dance, and on the
same evening Court Glad Hand Will
have n large class of candidates who
will be introduced into the mysteries
of the order under the care or Dep
uty Supreme Chief Ranger >. A. keeu.
Friday evening Court Progress, meet
inc at the corner of Union and Ray
mond at Pasadena, will entertain with
a musical and will be glad to welcome
the Los Angeles members and trlends
who can attend. The other Los An
geles courts will have their regular
meetings of interest to the members,
and as this is the time for the plan
ming of active campaigns for the WIN
ter season a large attendance Is eN-
pected. The "Quarter of a Million
Membership club Is one of the latest
to Join the ranks of the Forestrlc
boosters, an organization that extends
to every court in the order and those
of the members who are not informed
regarding its plans should get posted
by the officers of their courts immedl-
ately and get busy. Court Glad HAND
had a large attendance last Thursday
evening, among those present being
Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger sam
Reed. back from his vacation. After
making peace by placing number of
applications on file, Brother Reed en-
tertained the members with an account
of his hunting trip and made at1da-
Wit that he had actually shot rab-
bit, though unable to find more than
the tail of the animal when the smoke
cleared away. He had a good time,
anyway, and is hard at 1t getting up a
big class for initiation Thursday even
ing: also for a big smoker on the third
Thursday, when Brother Handy be
welcomed home after a long trip up
north.
The court took up the case of mem
Der for whom it was necessary to erect
a tent cottage, for which COLLECTION
was taken up and the necessary sum
raised in the court room and arrange
ments made for a committee TO erect
it Sunday morning. So that our read
ers can know that while they are
reading their morning Herald the For
esters are actively engaged in alleVlat-
ing the needs of one of the fraternity.
1t is a pleasure to record that the
courts and members are always will
ing to come to the assistance of the
members in sickness and distress.
The Purple Cross committee met last
week and received reports of the work
accomplished and of the financial con-
dition of the funds, both reports be-
ing approved and satisfaction being
expressed at the good being accom-
plished through the efforts of the COM
mittee. The floral committee contln-
ues busily at work and supplements
the more practical means Of good cheer
that are taken to our sick and dis
tressed members.
Court Temple had large attendance
at the regular business meeting Tues
day evening and after transacting con-
siderable business of Importance an in
formal whist party was held in which
Brothers Shaw and Traymor distin-
guished themselves. Court Morris Vine
yard received a number of applications
Friday evening and AIDED four to its
membership. Friday the court will
have a whist party and dance, which
will be the first of a series to be held
on the first Friday of each month.
Court Temple lost one of its Oldest
members last week in the person of
Brother w. ]. Dineen, who was acci-
dentally fatally injured in the per-
formance of his duty in the street car
service. One of the nrSt thlngs men
toned by Brother Dineen after his
injury was to direct that a search be
made in his pockets for his Forestric
Identification card. by means of which
he was Immediately taken care of by
the orders hospital service, a touching
tribute to Brother Dineen's regard
for the practical fraternity of the For
esters.
Tuesday evening, after the close of
the regular business meeting of Court
Semi -Tropic, the doors of the banquet
room were thrown open to the mem
bers and friends, who were treated to
a pleasant surprise. The occasion was
complimentary to the birthday ami
versary of the chief ranger, Brother
A. Bricker. The room was handsomely
decorated in the colors of the order
and an elegant banquet served fol-
lowed by toasts and congratulations
Notwithstanding his surprise, Brother
Bricker did full justice to the spread.