The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 17, 1895, Page 9

< L8 f \ "THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1§95. e el e e R R e e e o e T i THE GRAND LODGES ELECT THEIR OFFICERS Quite Exciting Contests Decided in All of Them. CHARTER FOR REBEKAHS. A. M. Drew Carries Off the Grand Wardenship of the Odd Fellows. FORESTERS STAND ADJOURNED. The Conclusion of the Sesslons Work Celebrated In a Grand Banquet. 0dd Fellows, Rebekahs and Foresters were occupied nearly all day yesterday in electing their officers for the coming year; but little other business was trans- scted. In the Odd Fellows’' Grand Lodge the Interest centered in the contest for grand warden, for which there were nine candi- dates and which required two ballots to de- cide, and also in that for grand secretary. There were two spirited contests for office among the Rebekahs. For grand vice-president there were six aspirants and recommend that the petition of the Re- bekah State Convention, I O, fornia for a charter for a Rebekah Assembl be granted, and that the grand master insti- tute the State Rebekah Asnemhl[ of ‘the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows of: California as s00m as possible: that the form of the charter e e Brand ‘master, grand secretary, off ‘e, the grand ‘master, gre , Offi- cers and members of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Oaa Fellows of the State of California, do hereby grant this charter to Rebekah Lodges Nos. — of the State of Cali- fornia to form & State Rebekah Assembly of the Independent Order of 0dd Fellows of Califor- nia, and said State Rebekah Asserbly being Quly formed is hereby authorized and empow- ered to charter and {nstitute Rebekah lodges of the Independent Order of 0dd Fellows, in the State of California, according to the laws and usages of 0dd Feilowship, and to possess and exercise all the powers and privileges ap- pertaining to such a grand body. In the constitution adopted for the State Rebekah Assembly itis provided as follow; This Rebekah Assembly shall be known b: the name, style and title of the State Rebekal Assembly of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows of California. ‘The membership of the State Rebekah Assem- Dbly shall consist of the duly elected delegates, Ofcers it ‘past elective officers, in good stand- ing in any Rebekah lodge, who shall be enti- tled to a feat in the State Rebekah Assembly, and no one shall be permitted to vote upon questions before the State Rebekah Assembly but the ofticers, past_elective officers and duly elected delegates. Delegates must be s noble grands or past grands in good standing in Rebekah lodges. The basis of representation shall be to each Revekeh lodge of this jurisdiction one dele- gate for & membership of fifty members or less, and one delegate for every additional fifty members or {raction thereoi, exceeding thirty members, &s shown by its report of December 31 of the previous year. Such election shall take place at the last regular meeting of the lodge in March of each year. - This State Rebekah Assembly shall hold regu- lar annual sessions at the same time and place where the Grand Lodge holds its annual ses- | sions. 0. F., of Cali-| #Salinas; Hannah, Hattie Smeader, T 8 | representation on the board of trustees of the Thermalito Home, Should this :eBnest be granted by the Grand Lodge, Mrs. C. A. Hoxett of Gilroy will'_be the choice.of the :assembly, the honot being considered due { her by reason of her genérous contribu- tions to that institution. The other: resolution prepared. the re- quest to the Grand Lodge that the State assembly be districted for the greater con- venience of the officers in making visits to the various Rebekal lodges. Before adjourhing for the'day the follow- ing impromptu staff, selected from the va- rious Rebekah lodges of the State, exem- a moss creditable manner: Noble grand, Helen M. Carpenter, Ukiah; Vicegrand, Dell C. Savage, Livermore; past noble grand, Josephine J. Crawlford, San ' Jose; chaplain, Fannie W. Baldwin, Santa_Cruz; warden, Algie Ennis, Lockeford; conductor, Alice Scadler, Sacramento; Rebekah, Iva S. Raker, Alturas; Queen Esther, Jennie Garrigus, George- town; Naomi, Martha_Parker, Truckee; Ruth, Sophfa Hutton, San Francisco; Miriam, Lois Grove, Watsonville; Deborah, Anna _Darling- ton, Placerville; mother of Samson, Susan M. Wakefield, Stockton; Hebrew women, Mattie Stetn, Lodl, and Alice Dyer, Roseyille; banner bearers—Louise Runckle, Dutch Flat; Ella E. Gastman, Arcata; Daisy Karr, Soquel; 1de B, Cash, Irvington; pianist, E. Rose Reese Ort, Santd Cruz; eaptain. 4. 'P. Murgotten, Sax ose. In the eveninfi the banner staff of the State, that of Adsit Invidia Lodge-of Oak- land, which won the gold gavel %n the con- test held during the Midwinter Fair, ex- emplified the initiation and installation work in full regalia_in ‘the. assembly hall of 0dd Fellows’ building. The personnel of the staff is as follows: Noble grand, Miss F.. Alberta Littlefield; ju- nior past grand, Mrs. )hrr F. Littlefield; vice- Erand, Miss Blanche Davis; recording ‘secre- tary, Mrs. Alice M. Pierce; financial secretary, Mrs. Luey Neal; treasurer, . Mrs.. M. A. Em- bury; supporters to the noble grand, Miss Ma- bel Alderson and Miss Maggie O'Hay; support- ers to the vice -grand, -Mrs. Clyde Skaggs and Miss Jennie Alien; inside guardian, Mrs. Carl; ¢haplain, Miss Jennie Davis; organist, Mrs. Mary Northey Spear. All Rebekah members in good standing were admitted to the hall, which had its calgncity thoroughly tested. rom the present outlook the Rebekahs P. F. Gosbey, Grand Master I. 0. 0. F. George T. Shaw, Grand Secretary1,0.0.F. A. M. prew, Grand Warden I, 0. 0. F+ two ballots were necessary. For grand treasurer there were three candidates. For grand secretary there was only one rival in the] field against the popular incumbent, and the contest was a one-sided affair, result- ing in an easy victory for thelady who has served in that capacity ever since the insti- tution of the Rebekah State Assembly, five years ago. The Foresters elected and initiated offi- cers and adjourned sine die. Los Angeles was chosen as the next place of meeting, and the time may be set so as to have the gession auring the next fiesta session. The only office which required more than one ballot to elect was that of high sub- chief ranger. Three candidates were placed in nomination, but, according to agreement, the lowest dropped out after the first ballot. An elaborate bangnet was served in Ban- quet Hall after adjournment to 200 mem- bers of the order. ODD FELLOWS. Grand Officers Elected for the Yean. A Charter Granted to the Rebekahs. Yesterday. was election day in the Odd Fellows’ Grand Lodge of California; and as nominating and seconding speeches are not in order in that organization, the time immediately preceding . the calling of the assemblage to order was devoted by the friends of the candidates to electioneering, which was. carried on in a most animated manner, The. first “order of business was the elec- tion of Deputy Grand Master P. F. Gosbey, who was elected ‘to the office of grand master by acclamation. In the sime man- ner Grand Warden J.- W. Warboys was chosen deputy grand master. Then came the contest of the session— that for the office of grand warden. Ten aspirants were in ‘the field for this office, as it is the stepping-stone to the high honor of becoming a past grand master. The candidates_were M. T. Moses, V. S. Northey, K. C. Brueck, J: F. Crosset, J. E. Baker, 8. F. Smith, George A, Atwood, A. M. Drew, H. T.:G. Wolff and W. A. Bonynge. On the first bailot 641 votes were cast, 822 being necessary fo-a choice. - None o the candidates, however, received the requi- | The elective officers of this State Rebekal | will remain in session until Saturday, Assembly shall consist of a Frand president, grand vice-president, gran secrétary and grand treasurer, who' shell also constitute the executive committee, and who shall be elected annually by ballot. . ‘The appointed officers shall consist of agrand marshal, grand conductor, grend chaplain rand inside guardian and grand outside gus a1, to be appointed by the grand president. All officers of this State bekal Assembly shall be of the female sex. The grand master of the Grand Lodge of the O.F. of the State of California shall have | o general superintendence and. control over ) the grand president and Rebeksh lodges, only to be exercised when in his judgment extra- erdinsry circumstances or matters of grest im- portance to the order urgently require the same. This_concluded the businessfor the day and adjournment was taken until to-day at 9 o’clock a..x. In theevenin, Lodge attended- the session of the State Rebekah Assembly, which.was devoted to exemplifying Rebekah jnitiation and in- stallation work. - STATE REBEKAH ASSEMBLY It Elects Its Board of Officers and Adopts Two Important Resolutions. £ E Election problems and probabilities were the engrossing topics among the delegates of the State Rebekah Assembly yesterday morning before that body began its busi- ness session, as the selection of new officers was the special order of the day. For grand pres_ident‘ there was m} opposi- |. I when the newly elected officers will be in- | stalled and the appointive officers an- | nounced. | ezl | FORESTERS’ WORK OVER. | | High Court Otficers Elected, In- stalled and Tenderad a Ban- quet Yesterday. The Subsidiary High Court of Foresters continued its session yesterday morning and did not reach adjournment until after 9 o’clock last night. ¢ Daring thé early session appeals from subordinate courts were considered at {length and disposed of after full discus- | sion. ' the members of the Grand | An application from the Independent Order for admission-to the Subsidiary High Court roused a lively debate. All the old trouble was gone over by the members who had remained true to the Ancient Order, and the Independents were referred to as traitors to the cause. Both sides of the question were reviewed for | several hours; but the final vote rejected the application. : The committee on written and unwritten work of the order-presented a resolution asking thata committee of five be ap- pointed by the high chief ranger to revise the initiatory portion of the ritual as ap- plied to floor work. The resolution was adopted, but the committes will not be named until later. Los Angeles, Eureka and San Francisco site majority, and a second ballot was or- dered, all but the three highest candidates, Drew with 162 votes, Northey with 120 and Brueck with 102, béing dropped. On the second ballot 587 vates were cast, making 294 necessary to select. The re- sult of the rollcall was: Drew 327{Northey 112:, B;ueck 136. Drew" was duly declared elected. 4 The newly elected grand warden isan attorney, and has been an Odd" Fellow for thirteen . years, hav joined: Placer Lodge No. 48 in 1882, and gone through the chairs of that Jodge. Later lie removed to | Fresno, where he has since resided.” He has been a delegate. to the Grand Lodge eight times, but hag never before served that body as an officer, : After the opening of the afternoon ses- sion came the election for grand secretar; the candidates being George P. Shaw, the &l.ifled the beautiful floor work-of the order | [ San Francisco, was named as high court senior woodward,”and Dr. E. J. Case of Court Redwood,” Ukiah, as high court junior woodward, by acclamation. ’ George J. Monck of Court Kensington, San Francisco, was elected high court senior beadle. < G- S. Robinson of Court Southern Cali- fornia, Los Angeles, was chosen high court junior beadle. The following were elected: High Court Auditors—R. N. McLennan, G. W, Lunt and H. Beaver. s High Court Trustees—Thomas H. Scoby, San Diega: Dr. D. McLennan, Honolulu; W. L. Lam- bert, Enreka; J. Poujade, Nevada;. W. E. Etiing, San Francisco. e | “Siigk Court Board of Atbitration—W. E. Kim- ball, William N. Kennon, George Peterson, D. E. Besecker, San Francisco; F. 8. Farnendecz, San Jose; Joseph -Snyder, Grass Valley; Dr. J. MeI. Morrison, San Pablo. - G All the officers-elect were installed after the election by the past High Court of- ficers, 3 High Chief ®ashman.announced the com: mittee on State districts as H. Beaver, San Francisco; J. Poujade, Carson’ City, Nev.; George Costen,. Beattle, Wash.; . T, O, Creer, Utah; George L. Campbell, Colorado. Outgoing High Chief Ranger Samuel McMullen was preseated with a handsome regalia of the order by his fellow-officers, the presentation being made by Trustee- elect J. Poujade, ex-Lieutenant-Governor of Nevada. ‘William Cashman, the new high chief ranger, has been .a Forester since his arri- val in San Francisco in 1872. He joined Court Star of the Mission and has occupied all the chairs in the subordinate court. John Henderson, now High Court treas« urer, has belonged to the order twenty-five years, being an active member of Court Occidental a greater gcrnon of the time. He has passed through all the enairs and has been deeply interested in the tinancial interests of the order, being president of the board of deputies and also president of the A. O. F. Hall Association. M. P. Light, the High Court secretary elect, belongs to many fraternal organiza- tions. He becameidentified with Forestry by joining Court Sherwood Forest some years ago. He has occupied every office in the. court and during the past year suc- ceeded in organizing over thirty courts, while acting in his official position as State organizer. P. H. Savage, thenew High Court senior woodward, was -born in Maine in 1846, but came to California at the age of 21. Some twelve years ago he identified him- self with the A. O.F. and took suchan active interest in the order as a member of Court Star of the West that he was passed through all the chairs and sent to the Sub- sidiary High Court several years ago. _ As soon as the installations had been comé)letc\i the new officers, followed by the delegates and members of the order, proceeded to the banquet-hall on the third tloor and partook of an elaborate menu prepared by order of J. P. Dignan, P. Ko pen, D. J. Shine, D. J, A, O'Keefe and A. A. Durand, the committee from the local courts. J. P, Dignan acted as toastmaster and called upon the following to respond to toasts: “Progress of the Order on the Pacific Coast,” gamuol McMulien; “The Order at Large,” P. McNulty; “Finances of the Order,” Henry | Beaver; “Ladies’ Degree,” John Falconer: “The | Press,” R. M. McLennan; “The Order in the | Hawaiian Islands,” Dr. D. McLennan; ‘In | Washington,” W In Ore- ham; “In Colorado,” | gon,” J.C. Bra: . George | £ Campberi; “In Humvoldt County,” W. L. | Lambert; “In Mendocino County,” Dr. Case. CAOORS' WL CONTEST Disposition of Half a Million | Dollars to Be Decided - in Court. | gt o | The Devisee’s Son Samuel Wiil Now | Endeavor to Break Her | will. § £ The will of Mrs. Susan Crooks, who died April 24, 1894, leaving an estate valued at over half a million dollars, is to be con- tested by her son, Samuel, who, it is sup- rosed, represents other malcontents under the will. A formal petition for revocation of probate on the grounds of fraud, incom- | petency and undue influence was filed yes- | terday. | The provisions of Mrs. Crooks’ will were | to the effect that her property should be divided about equally among the chiidren and grandchildren, with the exception of four. These were her son Samuel, the con- testant; his daughter; Susan Smith, her own daughter, and her granddaughter, Anita Gonzales. The two latter, Susan Crooks and Anita Gonzales, were specially excluded, because they were already well provided for. 5 4 |~ Mrs. Smith is the wife of Capitalist J. C. | Smith of Santa Oruz, and Anita Gonzales Benjamin, and she was elected to the ::.Sgbu!- office it the assembly by acclama- tion. B For grand vice-president- there was . the most spirited contest, half 'a dozen candi- incumbent, and J. H. Simpson, the retir- ing grand master. This contest drew out the votesof 615 mémbers. “Shaw received 375, SBimpson 237 and 3 votes were scattér- ing. Shaw-was duly declared elccied. The term of -Géorge W. Stockwell as. nd represerntative having expired Hon. ames G. Maguire was elected to succeed | i/ him, and Josiah Glasson was elected as the successor of V. 8. Northey on the board of trustees. The appointive officers of grand chaplain, grand marshal, !rtnd conductor, grand guardian and grand herald will be named on Saturday, the last day of the communication. . S : The election having been ‘disposed of the matter of granting a charter to the State Rebekah mbly was ‘taken up in the report of the committee appointed on that subject. After some discussion the report that follows was adepted, h makes the assembly a duly chartered organization after an existence of five years as a mere auxiliary and dependent branch of the parent order: 3 5% Your committee sy&flnud"-mmunuuu Robinette to inform the Rebékah State Con- vexntion of California of the-action of tnis Grand Lodge comnotion with yaus Comemitients oot iy conjul n jur com: the matters xeleri:d to the same. Uj re- ceiving such information the Rebel State Convention appointed such a committee, and of that committee Sisters Alganette L. J. En- nis, Ruby J. Reese, C. A. Hoxettand Gerté A. Marks met in ~«ssideration roviding for the appointment | nd_ after lolni. Aloodxe dates being g{h}ced in_nomination as fol- Yows: Mrs. Minerva Karsner of Oroville, Mrs. Marion Greenwood of Stockton, Mrs. Sallie Woli of Sacramento, Mrs. Eliza Rogers of Grass Valley and Mrs. Mary Dq.finn and Miss Alberta Littl tield of Oak- -land.- There was no choice on the first ballot, and:a secona was_taken on the ree highest candidates. ‘ This resulted in the election of Mrs: Greenwood as follows: Mrs. Greenwood 134, Mrs. Wolf 45 and Mrs. Rogers 28. : X ‘The surprise of the election was ‘devel- Npedvm the contest for grand secretary. 0 opposition was expected to Mrs. Mary E. Donaho. of Vacaville, the incumbent, and the announcement that Mrs. M. A, Hawley of San Francisco was ih the field against. her ioned quite a_flutter among the gen_m voters. Mrs. Donaho came out victorions by a vote of 154 to'ds. Anotherinteresting’ contest arose over 'the office of grand ftreasurer. For this there were three candidates—Mrs, Martha ‘E. Field of Santa Cruz, Anna M. Criese of Oakland and Mrs.-Cynthia ‘Wilder of San -Jose. One ballot,.contrary to fi-‘r ex- pectation, decided the matter, -Criese the coveted tion. - The vote was: . Criese- 119, Mrs, Field 45, Mrs, Wilder 85. : - This closed the-election, there being but four elective officers in the assembly. Two important resolutions. bumi on the -charter granted the assembly by the Grand “yesterday, were ado _One of asked that the 8 assexzbly bo given | P B, tion to Grind Vice-President Mrs. Fannie | presented claims for the next session of the ubsidiary High Court. Pending the vote Delegate Robinson advocated a change in the time of holding the session to the fiesta week. The proposition was referred to ‘the executive council with instruction to change the date if in its judgment a change b Taskt apoks for. Les: Avipelos, i . P. Light spoke for Los Angeles, pic- toring the hospitality of the g:nuthl:rn peaple and guaranteeing the best of treat- ment both from the members of the order and the publicat large. Los Angeles was schosen as the next meeting place. From the reports nted it was shown that the chi;z; ;}’;’ e delegnftanh {o:‘ mgo- a, , some of the visitors bfisfi‘ffiffie& to $160 for their trip. The claims were all paid. A vote of thanks was tendered the press %l Sarla le;lncim, and h nicu{;fly the ALL, for the space given the meetings. Tl:ln: election of officers lttnctod‘:tten- tion, Wi Cashman of San Francisco and P. F. McNulty were placed in nomina- tion for high chief ranger. The first bal- lot gave the honor to Mr. Cashman, al- the position though Mr. McNulty onee%dore. h,ld M. Boehm of Bohemian Court, San Francisco, was elected high sub-chief ranger on the second ballot. J. C. Jeffries dropped from the fight after the first bal- lot, and when the vote was a 'nounced Mr. Boehm had passed Samuel ‘Ferris, his other competitor, with a num- ber of votes to spare. 3 John Henderson of Court Occidental, Ban Francisco, was elected high court -treasurer by acclamation. N. P. Light of Court Sherwood Forest, an Fran , was elected high court sec- Savage of Court Starof the West, | with DR..E. @..CASE." . GEORGE 8. ROBINSON. P H. SAVAGE. M. P. LIGHT. 3 SOME OF THE NEWLY ELECTED GRAND OFFICERS A. O, F. e . [From photographs.] e is the daughter of Dr. Gonzales, from whom Mrs. Crooks was divorced. That left 8amuel and his daughter, An- nie, but o them, through the former’s brother, Jonathan J. Crooks, in trust, she left one-eighth of the estate. Of this one- eighth, however, he was only to receive one-quarter of the income during his life, and his daughter, Annie, three-quarters. Bhould he have other children’ Samuel was to take nothing, and the income was to be divided among the issue. Thus 8am- uel was to receive the income of one-thirty- secondth of the estate. * Samuel Crooks declares in-his petition that his mother at the time of the execu- tion of the will was of unsound mind, and that she was under the influence of d ing Persons. He also charges that there was informality in the witnessing of the insirument. . ———e—— EX-GOVERNOR BURNETT. His Physicians Think He May Live Sev- eral Days, Though Much Weaker. Governor Peter H. Burnett is not dead. At a late hour Jast night he was resting much easter, and his yhs-ichns say he may rally and live several days. Little hope, however, is expressed for his recovery, though his present condition gives the physicians reason to believe his end may not be as near as it appeared to be. duhrdly morning. uch of the sick man’s time is spent in sleeping, which is the most unfavorable symptom. The physicians say it is indica- tive of the patient’s increasing weakness. The report of Governor Burnett’s death which appeared in some of the evening s brought a large number of sympa- thizing friends to the house to condole tho tamily, PREPIRING T0 CELEGRATE Initial Meeting of the Fourth of July Committee Last Night. FOREIGN FLAGS . DISALLOWED. The Half-Million Club Organizes the Committee and Hurries - ' Business. A meeting of the Fourth of July com- mittee of one hundred prominent citizens. selected by the Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors;, was ‘held in Judge Hebbard’s courtroom, in the City Hall, last night, to organize for the work of pre- paring a suitable celebration of the Nation’s birthday. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Taylor, chairman of the Finance Committee, who, in a neat speech, set forth the objects of the gathering, and expressed the patriotic sentiments suitable to the occasion. Charles J. King, a member of the Half- million Club, was nominated by W. H. Davis for temporary chairman, and as there was no opposition- he was chosen by acclamation. On taking the chair he outlined the work of the committee, dwelling largely on the necessity of inculcating in the rising gen- eration the principles of tiue patriotism. G. W. Owen was nominated by D. Gilbert Dexter as temporary secretary by a viva yoce vote. - George B. Mackrett moved that -a committee of five be np’fmime\i on per- manent organization. his meth of grocedurs was, however, too dilatory for he members of the Half-million Club, who have undertaken to make the celebra- tion a success. The resolution was voted down. The temporary officers were elected permanent officers and J. R. Robinson was chosen as assistant secretary. Nominations for grand marshal were declared in order. An attempt was made to postpone the choice till a later date, but it was unsuccessful. J. 8. Henton in a flowery speech named E. L. Forster for the important post. Seconding speeches were made from all parts of the room, and Mr. Foster will command the parade on the Fourth. D. Gilbert Dexter next secured the floor. After a long speech, in which frequent allusions to the ‘‘Stars and Stripes’ and *0ld Glory” produced frequent cheers from his auditors, he offered a resolution as follows: Be it resolved, That it is the sense of this, the Fourth of July Committee of San Francisco, 1895, that in the coming celebration of our Naticnal day, the Fourth of July, no national flag be permitted to be carried or floated in the procession on said day other than the -Ameri- can flag. This resolution was said not to bar any banners or secret society insignia. Onita rising vote was demanded and it was car- ried unanimously amid great enthusiasm. E. L. Foster moved that Chairman King be authorized toappoint an executive com- mittee of twenty-five members; and that he take hisown time for theirselection, and an- nounce the names chosen through the press. The motion, after being amended to give the executive committee power to appoint its own sub - committees, was carried by a large majority. A resolution was offered that the com- mittee on literary exercises be instructed to select D. Gilbert Dexter as orator of the day. This brought out a vehement pro- test from Mr. Mackrett, who expressed the sentiment that the celebration, accoraing to the rapid progress being made, ought to be beld some time next week. His protest went for naught, however, and the resolu- tion was adopted. E. L. Foster, the grand marshal elect, offered the following resolution: Be it resolved, That no presents be given to any of the officers of the Fourth of July cele- bration of 1895 and no presents shall be pur- chased out of the funds placed at the disposal of this committee either by the City of San Francisco or its eitizens. Mr. Foster prefaced his resolutions by some invidious remarks concerning the customs of former years. These sentiments the committee decline to approve, its chairman stating that its work bore no relation to that of former committees. The resolution was adopted without a dissenting voice. 3 On motion of Zachary Whitney the chairman and the grand marshal were em- powered to secure permanent head- quarters and the meeting adjourned sub- ject to the call of the chair. LITTLE JOHNNIE'S BATH, Where the Urchins of the City Go When They Want to Cool Off. A Beach Near the Gas Works. Critical About the Waters They Frequent. A small boy leading a cur with a ragged, and unwashed hide ;sauntered over the sandy waste that lies between Van Ness avenue and Fort Mason. The youth, a freckled and grimy youngster, was not in good temper, for he kicked the dog occa- sionally, an outrage which the'unoffending canine acknowledged by a resentful howl. Presently two lads of about his own age appeared over the brow of the sandhill, and were welcomed with a shrill yell from the advance guard. “How did you get away ?”’hailed the dog- owner. ““We give Silas a song and dance story,” replied the spokesman of the re-enforce- ment hreat.hlenlg. Thus, beyond doubt, did they refer irreverently to Professor Silas White, the worthy principal of the Spring Valley Grammar School. s But the boys were not off on a raid, to play brigand, and stand up a vegetable man or a Chinese peddler. They were seeking that most delightful of all the joys of boy- hood—a surreptitious swim. The frequenters of the fashionable baths of the City, where the perfect purity of the water is guaranteed, fresh towels and well- fitting thing-suits furnished, do not begin to enjoy the water as those imps of the sea_port, those little ‘“mitchers’’ who will roll in the tide until they are blue with cold, and who have scarcely tied the last tatter in their well-ventilated ‘‘hand- me-down’’ before they are anxious to plunge in again. 3 The long sweep of sand beach lying be- tween Black Point and Harbor View isa marine ise for these lazzaroni. From dawn to sundown they wade in, and dip, and swim, and roll naked in the sand and revel in all the delights of untrammeled savagery. Here the police never bother them. ‘A few nickels among the crowd will purchase bread. The driftwood, which is in abundance on this beach, is collected for a fire, and the old Danish crab-fisher and the Italians with their nets, drawn at every tide, do the rest. The luxury of the French rotisserie fades before this homely feast of fish upon the beach; the derelict onion does not go_to waste, and even the wave-worn omn%:, if it be not too sodden. is a dessert that is highly relished. The faithful and interested companion of the small boy on all the excursions is the dog. Not indeed the plmsered pup of wealth, whose sleex body could not endure that chastisement which the amin con- siders indispensable to the well bringing up of his four-footed companion, but the tough hybrid, whose paternity sxd mater- nity would puzzle the wisest judge that ever awarded the ribbon of merit in a bench show. as much as the boy. He is in perfect sym- pathy with the gang. He will take his crust and his \misfim equanimity. His ribs are not built on the lap-dog plan. He casts his fortune with the crowd, but like thefag at the English public schools his. master will not permit an outsider to administer corporal correc- tion. The other fellow who kicks that dog has got to answer for that liberty in the blood of his nose. £ The more ambitious swimmers go in at the rocks close by Black Point, but here the current is swift and the undertow -dan- gerous. This they know, and, therefore, they are so cautious that an accident is rare. They prefer the sands. where the beach makesin crescent form and the jut- ting spits break the force of the rushing tide. On the ebb, the beach between -the gas works and Lombard street is a favarite resort for the.swimmers. Still, it is not as cleanly as the more westerly shore,-and the lads are critical about the quality ef the water. And while the merchant, the clerk and the professional man are growl- ing about the rising thermometer, and mopping their-heated faces, and consum- ing lemonade by the quart, the free and philosophic gamin is glorying in the heat and the cool invigorating sea, which em- braces him as a garment. 5 Dax O’CoNNELL. SOME STIW HOBBIES People Whose Fads for Recrea- tion Yield Them Genuine Enjoyment. Preparing for Outdoor Explorations in Forest and Stream That Never Take Place. A big, brawny fellow inspected carefully a number of rifles in a Market-street gun- store yesterday. He handled the weapons like a man who was familiar with them, glanced along the barrels, tried the locks, and threw them to his shoulder in an ex- pert and easy manner. Finally he selected one, paid for it and packed it off. “That is evidently an old hunter,” re- marked an interested spectator of the transaction. ‘“Yes—in his mind,” said the shopman. “Idon’t believe he has been in the field once in a dozen years. He is the janitor of one of the large City libraries, and spent, 1 believe, his early life on the plains: The old instinet clings to him still, and he is good for a new rifle every season. Why, his room must be a perfect armory by this time. He lives in anticipation of going into the wilds of Oregon some day and slaughtering elk and bear by the hundred. He is ready to start at a moment’s notice. But he never starts. ‘I was alittle too late this year,” he will say, ‘but I will be all prepared to move out next July. Iknow where to find big game, and I don’t think my eye has lost its cunning.’ I believe he has a roll of blankets and a camping outfit set away in a corner, so he may grab them in five minutes and light out for the woods. But he is but one of many with the same hallucination. “A prominent member of the Pacific Union Club used to spend hours among our stock, His hobby was fishing. He bought up every standard work on anglin, and he had a’scrapbook pasted full of fishing stories. Fishing rods, flybooks, fishing knives, landing nets, gaffs, spoons, spinning and artificial bait of all kind were his pursuit. He is wealthy and he could afford to indulge his fad. Itis not exaggeration to say that he owned everything from a North Sea seal- ing outfit to a rig for the brooks or long- shore and deep salt-water fishing. Then he learned to dress flies and succeeded in a short time in producing good work. Yet, as far as I know, that gentleman has ha but two days’ fishing In ten_ years. Like the hunter, he is getting ready to go every season, but the weeks creep on until the streams have run too low and the fish won't rise in the lakes. He was cured of his fad in an unpleasant way. All this stuff he had stored in his rooms at the cluband one night a dishonest servant swooped down upon them and cleaned them out to the last fishhook. He has never attempted to restock again and we have lost & good customer. ““We had a visitor recently who had been reading up canoe trips in the magazines. He was also rich, and idle, and the idea of making a long canoe voyage gave. him something to think about. So he had a map made of the San Joaquin River, and he was going to work his way clear up-to Tulare Lake. We keep collapsing canoes, and he thought one of them would be handy to have on board the big craft in case he wanted to push ahead and ex- amine for a channel or a portage. He had a Rob Roy canoe sent out from the East, he got axes, and portable stores, and rub- ber blankets, and patent lanterns, and shelter tents. The voyage to Tulare Lake has not yet been made, and the Rob Roy has never floated yet in Pacific -Coast waters. : “Now I believe from talking to that kind of people that they are just as happy in planning these sporting trips and adven- tures as those who really carry out their plans. Seated among the implements of the chase, the camp and the brook, they enjoy in imagination the pleasures of WQO cidents and inconveniences.’ ‘The Queen of Korea thinks a great deal about her health. 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