BRETHREN, WIDDERS, and ORPHANS Of YERBA BUENA, ALTA CALIFORNIA And of the DIVERS DIGGINS of ALTA CALIFORNIA The HUMBUG and GREYBEARDS of the MOTHER LODGE wish to commend you on the masterful way in which you have traversed the difficulties of this past year. We are well aware that many a stalwart brother would be not near so stalwart without a winsome widder by his side. Raise a glass to the widders! Likewise, let us be mindful of all those brethren that have pulled up stakes for the Golden Hills. A toast to our beloved bygone brethren! We would recommend one last toast – a toast to brighter days ahead! We all look forward to once again saluting the hewgag's mournful bray, at the appropriate point in the lunar cycle. Per caritate viduaribus orphanibusque sed prime viduaribus! Credo Quia Absurdum! E CLAMPSUS VITUS CAPITULUS REDIVIVUS YERBA BUENA LODGE NO. 1