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. Thos. L. Barnes... F. J. Benjamin...... Oliver...........U. D. Todd's Valley.... Placer.......... 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. Date of Charter. California Commandery, No. 1.. San Francisco San Francisco Nov. 1, 1853 Sacramento Commandery, No. 2 Sacramento. Sacramento.. Feb. 6, 1854 Pacific Commandery. No. 3.... Columbia.... Tuolumne...Sept. 10, 1856 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. Night of Date of No. 1 San Francisco.. San Francisco Monday Sept. 8, 1849 6 Stockton 7 Auburn.. 8 Sacramento.. 9 Diamond Spring 10 Sonora.. 11 Stockton. Aug. 10, 44 San Joaquin.. Friday June 21, 12 Grass Valley... Nevada..... Thursday.. July 28, 13 San Francisco.. San Francisco Tuesday...June 21, 14 Michigan City.. Placer.... Saturday..July 23, 15 San Francisco.. San Francisco Thursday.. July 7, 16 Nevada City... Nevada.. Friday Nov. 4, 17 San Francisco.. San Francisco 18 Napa City. 19 Yreka... 20 Placerville. 21 Columbia 22 Benicia Napa.. Wednesday Oct. 22, ... 23 Mud Springs. El Dorado 24 Downieville, Sierra.. Friday 26 Rough & Ready Nevada. Monday June 5, 27 Coloma El Dorado....Saturday. 28 Sonoma Sonoma. Friday July 1. 29 San Francisco.. San Francisco Tuesday.. July 12, 30 Petaluma. Sonoma. Saturday Sep. 30, 46 Sutter Creek.. 31 Sutter Creek... Amador. Monday Oct. 10, 32 Forest City. Sierra... Saturday Thursday.. Dec. 21, Wednesday Dec. 30, Mountain Rose. Coloma Petaluma. Forest City Hope.. San José 33 Angel's Camp. Calaveras. 35 Los Angeles.... Los Angeles. . Thursday.. Mar. 29, 1855 Amador. 36 Jackson... 49 St. Louis... Sierra... Mar. 23, Monday Saturday.. Oct. 13, Secretary. 55 Bella Wellman.. 131 A. Henley.. 68 Juo. is. Knapp. 105 J. Lewis Shuck. 65 W. K. Hudson.. 100 G. E. Childs... 42 A. S. Grant... 72 H. W. Higgins.. 34 Thos. H. Menefee 42 Samuel Hoyt... 52 A. Gates... 53 J. B. Mason... 108 H. Shuck 38 Cyrus Connelly.. 83 J. A. J. Bohm.. 73 J. B. Van Hagen 60 D. K. Derbyshire 20 Jno. M. Heath.. 70 Geo. W. Cornwell 112 D. S. Conkick... 56 C. S. Wright.. 35 Max Burkhardt. 32 T. J. Hennigan.. 93 G. E. Talmage. 29 John Doble.... 41 J. L. Jordon.... 42 James Moriow.. 29 Fred. Rohrer... 4 David H. Hunter) 52 Wm. Zartman... 26 C. D. Burleson... 51 H. B. Sheldon... 51 Thos. C. Heavy. 39 Freeman Gates.. 33 Sam'l Lam heim.] 36 Henry Heaber... 30T B. Patten... 41 Jas. W. Willets. 46 Jno. W. Ross... 41 C. B. Houser.. 28 J. P. Haynes. 25 Wm. H. Foy. 25 Ed. M. O'Brien.. 74 Horace Ray.. 38 J. M. Brown.. 31 M. Stenchfield... 16 George Mc Bride. 19 Peter Evans.. 84 Joseph Craig.. 63 H. M. Whelan... 20 T. Stewart. 36 Jno. H. Dibble.. 20 S. T. Calter 24 Robert Waugh. 40 Jno. H. Martin.. 60 Orleans Flat... Nevada 64 Annally T'sp.. Sonoma. Jan. 4, 1856 69 Horsetown Mount Shasta.. 70 Yreka... Big Tree. Clear Creek Bay City.. Silver Lake.. Covenant... Franklin. French Gulch.. Red Bluffs.. Suisun. Humboldt.. Calaveras. 83 James E. Pelham 24 S. Hoyt.. 26 David Weaver 23 Ignatus Unez.... 36 V. V. Wilson... 22 E. D. Shirland... 40 Asa L. Seely... 27 Wm. H. Zelhart. 24 James Morton... 33 Jas. L. Mowbray 23 L. H. Fowler... 26 Lewis Webber.,. 21 Horatio Johns... 19 Lewis Weytman. 28 M. Goodman ... 19 Christ'r. Egbert. 20 E. W. Bradford.. Frederick Seig.. M. Levi.... E. W. Goodrich.. * Number of lodges in the United States, July, 1857, 4,225; members, 211,468; amount paid for relief, etc. for year ending June 30th, 1857, $572,442; annual receipts, $1,226,187. + No returns. |