ley, W. Grand Standard Bearer, St. Louis; Isaac N. Barnes, W. Grand Sword Bearer, Placerville; George C. Yount, W. Grand Bible Bearer, Yountville; William McKean, W. Senior Grand Deacon, Grizzly Flat; E. H. Van Decar, W. Junior Grand Deacon, Iowa Hill; Gilbert Lanphier, Johnson's Bar, and Lewis Reynolds, Downieville, W. Grand Stewards; Henry L. Davis, W. Grand Organist, San Francisco; N. Dennis Witt, W. Grand Pursuivant, Oroville; O. D. Chafee, W. Grand Tyler, Sacramento. 2. LIST OF LODGES, Now Existing under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of California. ... Madison... 13 Nevada 14 Sonoma 16 Auburn 17 San Francisco. 37 Yreka San Francisco. May 5, 1852 San Joaquin.. Hawaiian Isl's. 66 " แ 5, แ แ 20, Tuolumne Unity S. Bernardino. Valley Carpenter.. 123 Healdsburg Table Mountain.. 124 Oroville 125 San Francisco. 126 Bodega 127 San Francisco. U. D. Visalia.. U. D. San Bernardino.. U. D. Foreman's Ranch... San Joaquin.. ...U. D. Wood's Ferry...... San Joaquin.. The Grand Lodge holds its Annual Communications at the city of Sacramento, on the second Tuesday in May. 3. GRAND CHAPTER OF CALIFORNIA. The M. E. Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of the State of California, was organized on the 8th day of May, 1854, there being present, by their legal representatives, three constituted Chapters, viz: San Francisco Chapter, No. 1; Sonora Chapter, No. 2; and Sacramento Chapter, No. 3, all holding under the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States of America. There are now twenty-two chartered Chapters under its jurisdiction, besides one under dispensation, having an aggregate membership of about seven hundred. The officers of the Grand Chapter for the present year are: Thomas H. Caswell, M. E. Grand High Priest, Nevada; Whiting G. West, E. Deputy Grand High Priest, Shasta; James A. Jackson, E. Grand King, Columbia; Henry Hare Hartley, E. Grand Scribe, Sacramento; Phillip W. Shepheard, E. Grand Treasurer, San Francisco; George I. N. Monell, E. Grand Secretary, Sacramento; Adolphus Hollub, E. Grand Captain of the Host, San Francisco; Aaron D. Park, E. Grand Royal Arch Captain, Diamond Springs; Morris Evans, E. Grand Chaplain, Grass Valley; O. H. Dibble, E. Grand Lecturer, Grass Valley; O. D. Chafee, E. Grand Guard, Sac ramento. LIST OF CHAPTERS Now in Existence under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Chapter of California. Where In what High Priest. Secretary. 1 San Francisco... San Francisco L. C. Owen 3 Sacramento M. J. Burke ......... Tuolumne...... Charles M. Radcliff Hugh G. Platt...... 4 Diamond Springs El Dorado.... A. D. Park 5 San Francisco 6 Neva la 7 Benicia 9 Shasta... ...10 Forest City. Volcano St. James.........16 Placerville.... Franklin .........2) Oroville.. Sierra.. .......21 Downieville Petaluma .......22 Petaluma.. Oliver........ U. D. Todd's Valley.... Placer...... ..... H. A. Gaston Lewis Reynolds. H. Barker... Thos. L. Barnes... F. J. Benjamin.. J. W. Harville...... The Grand Chapter holds its Annual Communications on the Thursday next preceding the second Tuesday in May. 4. GRAND COMMANDERY OF CALIFORNIA. The Grand Commandery of Knights Templar and the appendant orders for the State of California, was organized, by authority of a warrant from the Grand Master of the Order in the United States, on the 10th day of August, 1858; the following Commanderies being represented, comprising all now existing in the State, viz: Name and Number. Place of Location. County. Date of Charter. California Commandery, No. 1.. San Francisco San Francisco Nov. 1, 1853 The Grand Commandery holds its Annual Conclaves in the city of San Francisco, on the fourth Saturday in June; and its officers for the present year are as follows: Sir Isaac Davis, R. E. Grand Commander, Sacramento; Sir Leander Ransom, V. E. Deputy Grand Commander, San Francisco; Sir John S. Graham, E. Grand Generalissimo, Columbia; Sir Stillman H. Fickett, E. Grand Captain-General, Columbia; Sir James H. Culver, E. Grand Prelate, Sacramento; Sir James L. English, E. Grand Senior Warden, Sacramento; Sir James W. Marshall, E. Grand Junior Warden, Columbia; Sir Eli Cook, E. Grand Treasurer, San Francisco; Sir Alexander G. Abell, E. Grand Recorder, San Fran cisco; Sir George I. N. Monell, E. Grand Standard Bearer, Sacramento; Sir William H. Lyon, E. Grand Sword Bearer, San Francisco; Sir William W. Traylor, E. Grand Warder, Columbia; Sir James Oglesby, Grand Captain of the Guards, San Francisco. XXI.-INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.* 1. RIGHT WORTHY GRAND LODGE I. O. OF O. F., CALIFORNIA. Organized May 17th, 1853, by the election of Samuel H. Parker, M. W. G. M.; John F. Morse, R. W. D. G. M.; E. W. Colt, R. W. G. W.; T. Rodgers Johnson, R. W. G. Sec.; J. M. Coughlin, R. W. G. T.; I. Zacariah, W. G. M.; L. F. Zantzinger, W. G. C.; A. J. Lucas, W. G. G. Present Grand Officers: J. L. Vanbokkelen, M. W. G. M., San Francisco; L. L. Alexander, R. W. D. G. M., Sonora; William M. Allen, R. W. G. W., Shasta; T. Rodgers Johnson, R. W. G. S., San Francisco; Geo. I. N. Monell, R. W. G. T. Philo White, of San Francisco, and John A. Brewster, of Sacramento, R. W. Grand Representatives elect to the R. W. Grand Lodge of the United States. The R. W. Grand Lodge has under its jurisdiction seventy-five working lodges, with an aggregate of three thousand seven hundred members. Amount of revenue of subordinate lodges for year ending January 1st, 1858, $93,700; investments of subordinate lodges for the year ending January 1st, 1858, $57,000; charitable donations, $23,000. 2. RIGHT WORTHY GRAND ENCAMPMENT, I. O. OF O. F. Organized in Sacramento, January 8th, 1855, when the following officers were elected for the fiscal year ending May 7th, 1855; S. H. Parker, M. W. G. P.; Prescott Robinson, M. E. G. H. P.; E. W. Colt, R. W. G. S. W.; T. Rodgers Johnson, R. W. G. Scribe; W. H. Watson, R. W. G. T.; George Borradaile, R. W. G. J. W. Encampment met at Stockton, June 7th, 1855, and with the exception of electing D. Norcross, R. W. G. J. W., and J. W. Dwinelle, R. W. G. Rep., the officers of the previous year were re-elected to serve until May 13th., 1856. Present Grand Officers: A. S. Iredale, of San Francisco, M. W. Grand Patriarch; M. K. Shearer, of El Dorado, M. E. Grand High Priest; A. J. Lucas, of Marysville, R. W. Grand Sen. Warden; T. Rodgers Johnson, of San Francisco, R. W. Grand Scribe; George M. Garwood, of San Francisco, R. W. Grand Treasurer; W. N. Hall, of Todd's Valley, R. W. Grand Jun. Warden. The encampment branch now consists of fourteen subordinate encampments, and numbers three hundred and sixty-three members. The Order of Odd Fellows was established by the Roman soldiers in camp, after the Order of Israelites, during the reign of Nero, the Roman Emperor, which commenced in the year 55, when they were called "Fellow Citizens." The name of Odd Fellows was given by Titus Cæsar, Emperor of Rome in the year 79, from the singularity of their motions and their knowing each other by night as well as by day, and for their fidelity to him and the country.-History of the Order. |
