The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 25, 1895, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1895. 9 Interesting Items From Important Points in Alameda County. DISCORDANT JOURNALISTS i Why an Attempt to Form an Qakland Press Club Failed. THE TROUBLE OVER LICENSES Lawyers Want Clubrooms for the Newly Qrganized Law Asso- ciation. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FrRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Nov. 24, ) About three years age the newspaper mwen of Oakland decided to form a press A meeting was held in the old office H. Clough was All present seemed to »n of a club, but none were willing to shoulder the responsibility of leadership. The meeting adjourned to the call of the chair and never met again. and has no press club, and, it is safe never will have one. There is probably not another town of where there ismore competition ess cordiality among journalists than Oakland. The basis for this is not to be nd in the individuals, but is due to the rit of political opposition that has been red among the local newspapers for last ten years. This spirit seems to descend from proprietor to reporter, and though the keenest rivalry exists be- en the correspondents of the metropol- 1 pape all of them, without excep- re graduates of the Oakland school, t of their early training still ho have entéred the larger k across the bay, and there them. have proved to be the e of club men, and have not paire usefulness by being affable. n Oakland things are different. Each isa world to himself,and so nctly is the line of demarkation drawn t there isa standing joke that the tres- has committed the unpardonable There are about thirty reporters in e harmony would re- ¥ press clubs. club. of The size s of ittle story was made public this week :x-President F. W. Leavitt of the Law Association refused ,s0 it is very probably months ago Frank anxious to boost the iation into a very promi- e estimation of the public. he wanted everybody v, and nearly everybody that there was such a friends that he was heme and no more was after days dy applied for ion. It was t of the new-woman craze papers took up the idea and made a feztnre of 1t. The eyes of the e suddenly turned to the Ala- Law_Association. What do? Would they admit a | duction of food beets, President Leavitt | market at present is the large Alameda sugar refinery at Alvarado, that concern | has issued a circular in which is clearly | tated the best kinds of soil for the pro- Hurt in the Gymnasium. Teacher Leander of the Acme Club was seriously hurt in the gymnasium to-day. He was doing some turns on the horizontal bar and feli flat on his back. He was badly shocked and sustained slight con- cussion of the brain. It was not known whether he was hurt internally, but there was room for much anxiety. Junior Mechanics Parade. The Junior Order of American Me- chanics paraded in uniform to-night with music and attended the First Methodist Church in a body. Rev. Dr. Kummer, who returned from a Buropean tour a few weeks ago, preached @ patriotic sermon and illustrated his ruin: with descriptions of many things he had seen in his travels. FROM SOCIALIST LIPS. George P. Aspden and Morrison L. Swift Talk on Economics. A falk on “‘Some Common Mistakes" was given last night by George P. Aspden to the American section of the Socialists in Pythian Castle. From Mr. Aspden's point of view the many mistakes of those | who advocated various theories of social and_political economy. he thought, could hardiy be enumerated in one short ad- | dress, so he singled out a few. The social fabric was pretty well com- THE JULIANS OF OAKLAND. Fitzsimmons' Wife and Trainer Were Born Near the County Jail. LIVES FULL OF ROMANCES. The Family Caused the First Shooting Affair Aboard the Ferry-Boat Piedmont. 0axLAND OrFicE SAN Fraxcisco CAry,) | 408 Broadway, Nov. 24. Much interest is shown in this city over the actions of Fiizsimmons, the prize- fighter, his wife .and his manager. The Julian family were born in a house on Washington street, near the County Jail, and were brought up here till a few years ago, when they all went their several ways. In the late '80’s Martin Julian and his | Christian Church for the past two months, | has accepted a call to become the church’s sisters Rose and Florence were as well set much lower, and it was evidently thought they did not need it. Her Classmates’ Tribute. uartet from the State University ren- dered the music at the funeral of Miss Alice Michae!s yesterday. She was a student at that institution, beloved by all her fellow-students. The pallbearers were her classmates in the Alameda High School—Ned Edson, Percy Bordwell, Fred Bordwell, Bert Brown, Daniel Burr and William Bacon. The ceremonies were conducted by Rev. W. W. Scudder of the First Congregational Church, where the young lady worshipped. There wasan unusually large attendance at the funeral, owing to the social prominenck of the family and the extreme popularity of the deceased. Christian Church to Build. Rev. Henry Victor Morgan, who has heen occupying the pulpit of the First A regular minister. The church is in a most flourishing condition. Yesterday its mem- bers practically decided on purchasing a lot for a church at the corner of San Jose avenue and Park street. They will proceed with the erection of a building, expecting to begin actual work not later than Janu- ary 10, 1896. After paying for the lot the church will have a fund of some $2000 with which to begin the building. This i is one of the most recently organized church so- cieties in Alameda, but it seems to be one of the most thrifty. The Relief Society’s Musicale. The Woman’s Exchange and Relief So. | PUGILIST FITZSIMMO!} WIF lawyers the members saw as to be gained by smother- tion that was producing mns a day of illustrated ree, so_the few times. Th must amend the During young lady appeared at argued that there was the constitution, and e demanded admit- rother sensation and iblicity. Finally the application, but the as- boomed into promi- e flourished like a that took week bee esday’s meeting the mem- d the idea of havingample ptown instead of meeting in ary. It will require some aw business is not particu- just now, but if the think- k Leavitt and a few others e result may be a surprise t pector Mitchell entered on a eld of work than he bargained for 1 he attempted to collect license fees ch entertainments. 1f the present go on the revenue derived from 1ses will be so much greater than wa: nated that the dollar tax levy wil be found sufficient. irches were taxed the members called attention of the license man to the y spiritualistic meetings at which col- were taken up every Sunday. in turn referred the collector to ers, and now he is being either songht out or avoided by everybody n town. It is very likely that there will soon be a modification of the ordinance,as the words ce of entertainment’’ admit of a very broad interpretation. It is of interest to note also that there is at this time an ordi- ance pending abolishing the oftice of Inspector, which stands about equal chances with the Council. Mr. Mitchell is in a very uncomfortable position. The argument has been made to the Council that the police officers can do the work and save his salary. The inspec- tor is trying to prove that his efforts to carry out the ordinance are producing more revenue than his saiary, and every effort he makes adds one to the list of those who would like the office abolished. If be retains his job ke will prove himself a very able politician. Although the ordi- nance is an old one it was never enforced till a few months ago and this is advanced py Mitchell’s friends as evidence that police officers would never do the work. As Oakland is a city of church people, en- tertainers, spiritualists and politicians the outcome cannot be very well foreseen. It seems very probable that the High School Athletic Team will not go East next summer. Principal MecChesney’s letter to the Board' of Education was just what might have been expected from so experienced an educator. He argues that the excitement caused and the time that will be consumed will tend to upset the year’s studies of the team, and although ihe board does not want to oppose the the majority of them are notin favor of the trip. One of the most sensible lections that could be made on the High School Committee was Director Myra Kuox and if the boys are persuaded to abandon the trip it will be largely owing 10 her efforts. *“We have got to persuade the boys that we are mot opposed to ath- letics, but that it is not an advisable thing for them to do. I have talked with the boys and I find them all sensible. I think wé can show them that it will be better for them not to go. Of course we cannot com- pel them not to go as we have no such urisdiction, but we can advise them, and j have great faith in their good sense. It will be a bitter disappointment to tbem, but I guess they are made of too sturdy stock to lose heart for long.” If the boys intend to go, they cannot be restrained vy their teachers or by the Board of Educa- tion, but as it will cost about $5.000 to make the trip, it is hardly likely that such a sum can be raised when it is known that the teachers do not think the scheme ad- visable. Alameda’s Beet Industry. . ‘Within the past vear many hundreds of acres in ‘Alameda County have been planted to beets and the acreage will shortly be largely increased. The t in- dustry in this county is assuming vast proporéions, and as the only available When the | ROSE FITZSIMMONS (NEE JULIAN). FE, MARTIN JULIAN, HIS TRAINER, [Reproduced from photographs.] AND THEIR SISTER KNOWN IN OAKLAND TEN YEARS FLORENCE JULIAN. AS THEY WERE AGO. { mon mistakes he dealt with was that of people who, seiting about to change the | order of things, undertook impracticable | schemes. | "He gave some kindly advice to the | ladies while he was at it. *“The women | who are so vehement in their demands for equal suffrage,” he said, “forget that the weaker sex now enjoys numerous privi- leges which are not accorded their stronger | brothers.” | Morrison 1. Swift gave the second of his series of addresses at Union Hall, 419 Post | esterday afternoon, on *'Sozial Re- His subject was: “The Slavery to b Our Present System Reduces All | aye an exhaustive re- view of present industrial, financial and commercial cogditions from a politico- sociological point of view. THER LAST PRACTICE. Berkeley’s Eleven to Play on | the Campus but Once | More. The Remaining Two Days Will Be Devoted to Signal Work—Some New Yells. BERKELEY, Car., November 24.—The football boys spent the day in peace and quiet at the training quarters, nursing their slight bruises and resting up for the final struggle on Thanksgiving day. With the exception of perhaps two or three who | have recently sustained minor injuries the men are in the pink of condition. Though the plavers are rather reticent about expressing their opinions as to the probable outcome of the Thanksgiving game, yet the general tone of their conver- sation indicates that their confidence in | victory is unprecedented in Berkeley. They realize, however, that Stanford’s | rush line will be somewhat heavier than | theirs, yet they hope that the muscle | which they have been developing within the last two months will stand them in | good stead when the battle is on. To-morrow afterngon the Varsity will | have the last line up of the practice sea- | son. The coach wishes to see what they | are really able to do, and accordingly has | secured several players from other clubs to help out, among whom are Bert Oliver, McNear, Porter and Tobin. The game | wiil be called at 3 o’clock, and twenty-five minute halves will be_the order. Those | who will make up the Varsity team are: | Selfridge, center; Plunkett and Wallthal, guards; Douglas and Reinhardt, tackles; Hutchinson and Wilson, ends; Kennedy, quarter; Hilborn and Sherman, halves, | and Ransom, full. The two remaining days will be devotea | to private practice and signal work in the | gymnasium. The team will probably spend Wednesday night in San Francisco, soas to prevent as little exertion as possi- ble until time is called for the intercol- legiate {;ame. Another grand rally of the students will be held on Wednesday night for the pur- pose of practicing football, songs ana gefi- nitely deciding upon just what yells shall be used on the day of the game. Several new yells have been proposed and innova- tions made on the old ones, and there seems to be a division of opinion as to what battle-cry will be the most effective and at the same time be fhe least injurious to the throat of the rooter. Though it is generally admitted that some ot the im-/ proved yells are much easier of rendition, yet a majority cling to the old slogan of war, because it has served the umver.ity so admirably for the past two or three decades. The second eleven, which defeated the opi an Stockton Athletic Association team yes- terday at Goodwater Grove by a score of 24 to 0. returned late to-night much elated over their victory. They reported having bad a royal time last evening as the guests of the association. i | ing and lost his life, but just as the Deputy continued the | mented upon, and one of the most com- | known as any young folks on either side | of the bay. Rose Julian, who is now Fitz- simmons’ wife, was a noted contortionist at the old Fountain Theater at Kearny and | Sutter streets. She was then but 16 years of | age. Her mother was a circus rider and her father owned a circus. Rose’s 1aother was considered the handsomest woman in Oakland, and so jealous was her husband that he once shot at her on the ferry-boat Piedmont, in the days when1t was new. He was tried and acquitted on the ground of temporary insanity, and husband and wie | were afterward reunited. Rose inherited all her mother’s beauty, and artists and sculptors recently com- pared notes and decided that her figure was more perfect than that of Marian | Nolan. Several years ago_the family went East | and Rose and Martin went on the etage in New York. They both made a mark for themselves. Florence, who is also con- sidered a beautiful girl, followed them on | the stage and it was rumored afterward that she married a wealthy man. She then disappeared from public life. None of her Oakiand friends have heard of her for several years. Some time ago Martin Julian became in- fatuated with the wife of Pugilist Fitzsim- mons and when the fighter applied for a divorce Julian was implicated. Tke di- | vorce was granted to Fitzsimmons and then a marked friendship sprang up be- tween Martin and Fitzsimmons. It re- sulted in the man who had been instru- | mental in severing the fighter's marriage being made his manager. | A little later there was another surprise, | for Fitzsimmons married Kose, his man- ager’s sister, and it 1s rumored that there is a prospect of a marriage between Mar- tin and the ex-Mrs. Fitzsimmons. While Rose was a resident of Oakland she re- fused several offers of marriage, one of them being from a State Senator. Another of her admirers was the late Senator Fair, and on one occasion he had a quarrel with his son Charles when he learned that Rose was admired by that young man. One of the Julians’ most intimate | friends while in Oakland was F. R. Porter, proprietor of Echoes, from whose gallery | of celebrities the photographs were ob- tained. ILL MUST HAVE GUARDS, Coroner’s Jury Regarding Streetcdrs. Delanoy Would Not Have Been Killed | Had the Wheels Been Suit- ably Protected. ALAMEDA, Car., Nov. 24.—It was sup- posed that nobody saw Austen Delanoy at the exact moment when he fell under the narrow-gauge local train on Friday morn- Coroner had completed his prevarations to hold the inquest a painter named Logie made his appearance with the information that he was an eye-witness to the accident. He testitied that he was standing on the south side of the train when Delanoy ap- proached from the north side. Delanoy appeared to be winded from running, so that the last hundred feet he could only walk. He grasped the bandrail of the front platform of the first car, but did not seem te have strength to pull himself up the steps, and was dragged a distance and finally drawn under the wheels. The Cor- ouner’s jury returned a verdict of accidental death. The jury satisfied from the evidence that had there been guards under the cars the accident probably would not have happened, and it embraced in its ver- dict a recommendation to the municipal authorities to require guards to be placed upon all local passenger - cars. Guards were some time ago placed on the broad- gauge cars, but those of the narrow-gauge PL | State for the support of wine-makers was | evening and lingered in a helpless and ciety will give a_musicale this evening at the residence of C. E. Elliott, Grand street and Encinal avenue, to raise money to make their customary Thanksgiving dona- tions of food and clothing to the poor. This has peen their annual custom for The funds of the society will not the expense this year without re- plenishing, hence the musicale. The quar- terly report, pubushed Saturday, shows that the society has but $13 85 on hand in ready cash. Donations of money, food npudurliclcs of clothing are earnestly soli- cited. Mr. Bovard on Drinking. Rev. Mr. Bovard, the gentleman who re- | cently created a wordy war over the pre- sentation of a punch bowl to the San Fran- cisco Press Club, preached at his church here to-night. His theme was *“Wine anc the Social Status of Those Who Drink.” The topic was closely allied to the subject of the discourse in which the Kate Field reception was first referrea to, and quite a large number of people were present in evident anticipation of more talk about that lively incident. The preacher, however, made only a passing reference to Miss Field. He did not use Ler name, but it was clear that she was tie person in question. Mr. Bovard said that he did not suppose the mere dispensing of wine at a reception would seriously affect the social or moral status of young ladies. But he felt him- self justified in condemning such conduct, when, as he said, “‘one of the best-known women in America—a woman who defies pul opinion’’—was one of those present and interested. The speaker vigorously ‘denounced the practice of appropriating money for the maintenance of the liquor interests. He declared that many other industries, now | deprived of such benefits, were far more deserving of the aid of commissions than the wine-making business. From statis- tical reports he found that only a.compar- atively small quaniity of liquor paid the tax imposed by law, and for this reason alone the appropriation of money by the outrageous. Aside from the commercial aspect of the matter, Mr. Bovard touched upon the dan- gerous influence of intoxicants on all sorts and conditions of people. He earnestiy re- quested bis congregation to assist him in stamping out the ‘“evil,”” particularly in the home circle. Three Unusual Sermons. Three unusual sermons were preached in Alameda yesterday. Rev. F. 8. Brush, at the First Presbyterian Church, delivered a patriotic address towhich the local Grand Army post and James Monroe Council of Junior Order of Mechanics were invited. Rev. F. D, Bovard of the Park-street Meth- odist held forth upon ““Wine and the so- cial statns of those who drink,” and Rev. George R. Dodson treated of Thanksgiving day and the thanksgiving idea from the Unitarian standpoint. Each of the three had a congregation larger than usual. An 0ld Resident Dead. Mrs. Catherine Cavanaugh died yester- day at her home, 2132 Clinton avenue, She was stricken with paralysis on Friday nearly unconscious state to the end. De- ceased was one of the old residents, and settled in the place where she died when nearly all the south side of the encinal was a common. She leaves five sons and two daughters, all grown. The New Electric Line. The new electric car service over Ellis, Hyde, O'Farrell and Devisadero street started yester- day morning. There was some dbubt on the part of those who boarded the cars at Ellis and Market streets as to just where they were going to end up, but the route of the cars was not #o0 hard to learn as the system of transfers which went into operation. The new line transfers in one direction or another with about every line it passes or crosses, but the cars themselves run to the park, and as most of the passengers were desirous of gettiny there there was not much trouble encountered. —————— As wood is largely wanting in the Aus- tralian gold fields several steamships are enzlgef in carrying timber from the Pacific Coast for use in Australian mines. The steamships carry from 2,000,000 to 2,500,000 f;“ each. The wood is California pine and l r, WEEKLY FRATERNAL NOTES Novel Entertainment by a Coun- cil of the Degree of Poca- hontas. THE YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE. Workmen Preparing for the Winter Campaign—The Native Daugh- ters. Independent Order of 0dd Fellows. Grand Master Gosbey and Grand Secretary Shaw visited Mendocino City last Wednesday, and when the work was done at 11 o'clock that night they started in & buggy from that place and rode to Ukiah, which they reached at11 o’clock the next morning, after having driven all night, just in time 5 catch the train k\& this City. It was a rough and a cold night ride. The grand master and the grand secretary went to Senta Cruz last week to dedicate the new hall in that A:)’. Templar Rebek: Lodge held an open meet- ing on Saturday night, when Grand Scrive W. H. Barnes delivered an address. The grand master will attend an official re- ception at Encinal Lodge to-night. To-morrow night he will attend a reception at Oakland Lodge and the same night one at Harbor Lodge, West Oakland. i Golden Rule Encampment No. 34 will hold an_open meeting next Friday night, and from indications it will be an interesting and in- structive one. Members of subordinate lodges have been invited, and the purpose of the meeting is to arouse an interest in the patrl- archal work of the order. 3 There is a prospect of the organization of a new encampment at Hollister, San Benito County. The one that was formerly there was removed to Pago Robles. Ancient Order United Workmen. The meeting held last Wednesday in the lodgeroom of Valley Lodge No. 30, under the auspices of the Past Grand Master Workmen'’s Association, was the largest meeting of Work- men that has convened for some time. Every lodge in the City was represented by five dele- gates. William H. Jordan, P. 8. M. W., was chosen chairman, and D. S. Hirshberg, G. R., secretary. Addresses were made by the presi- dent, E. P. Danforth, M. T. Brewer, W. H. Barnes, D. J. Toohy, G. M. W, and William Vinter, G. E. The object of the meeting was to prepare for the winter camprign, and the various committees appointed were instructed to present plans at a meeting to be held in the same hall on the 4th of December, J. M. Ward, P. G. M. W., will address the members of Golden West Lodge No. 264 under the anspices of the P. M. W. Association ata date 1o be hereafter announced. Grand Master Workman Toohy, Grand Re- ceiver Booth and J. N. Young, P. G. M. W., vis- ited Suisun Lodge No. 49 last Thursday. The ‘meeting, one to which the public was invited, was presided over by Judge A. J. Buckles. There were delegates from Benicia, Vacaville and Vallejo. 3 Oakland is to have another debate on the question of the advisability of admitting women into the parent order. It will be held in January, when D.S. Hirshberg, the grend recorder, will support the affirmative, and the negative will be presented by C. H. Dunton. The new rituals that were delayed in the bindery at Buffalo, N. Y., were shipped from that point on the 12th inst., and will reach here on Thursday. Upon surrender of the old rituals to the grand recorder the new ones will be issued. Eleven hundred books are required 10 supply the demand in this jurisdiction. Burns Lodge No. 68 has elected the follow- ing-named officers for the ensuing term ; Schord, M. W.; Purcell Rowe, F. ; Gus Pohiman, R.; A.J. arles Thomson, receiver; Jacob Weink, ; Frank Stohr, I. W.; John Murphy, 0. W., d John Crockard, trust Young Men's Institate. The board of grand directors held a meeting last Wednesday, and among other business de- cided in the future to hold its monthly meet- ing on the second Saturday of the month. The next meeting will be held on the 14th of De- cember. The following-named were appointed the committee on finance: A. k. 8t. Sure of Ala- meda, J. C._0’Donnell, J. J. O'Brien and T. B, McGifinis of San Francisco, and A. K. Denike of San Jose; committce on supplies—T. B. McGin- nis and E. J. Gallagher of San Francisco, A. R. Denike of San Jose and J. C. Gorman of Sacra- mento. . 55 will hold an infor- W.J. Ahern will be Columbia Council N mal jinks this evening. the sire. Grand First Vice President H. A. Young of Tacoma will visit Union Couneil 152 at Fair- haven on the 27th. He will visit Portland Council No.56 on December 2d, Willamette Couneil No. 65 on the 3d, Albina Council No. 130 on the 4th and Multnomah Council No. 306 on the 5th. A new council with forty charter members will soon be organized in Santa Rosa. Grand President Lynch and Grand Director O'Donnell are engaged at this time with the preliminary work. A council will also be organized at San Mateo by Grand President Lynch, assisted by Distriet Deputy H. G. Hall, who hus been very energetic in the directing df the preliminary work. It is expected that this council will start with thirty charter members. Native Daunghters of the Golden Wes The parlors of Native Daughters and Native Sons of Eureka are making great preparations toward the giving ot & grand ball on New Year's eve. Buena Vista Parlor No. 68 will give an en- tertainment and ball in Natioral Hall on the evening of the 11th of December in aid of its relief fund. The members of Joaquin Parlor feel very much encouraged, for within the past few days they initiated six members, and a num- ’b(*xr of daughters have made application to oin. Fremont Parlor No. 59 will give a social in Washington Hall on the 14th of December. Sotoyome Parlor No. 43, of Healdsburg, has sustained a great loss in the death of Mrs. Louise C. Walker, senior past president and one of the mos: faithful members of the pal She was also a member of the Order East- ern Star. Most encouraging reports have been received from California Parlor No. 22, Sacramento. On Friday evening it will give an anniversary banguet and entertainment. Golden Gate Parlor at its last meeting pur- chased $50 worth of stock of the Native Sons’ new hall. Mrs. Belle Conrad, chairwoman of the Board of Grand Trustees, has with her family, on ac- count of her husband’'s health, removed from Sonora to the Arlington, Oakland. The entertainment given by Yosemite Parlor No. 83. in Maennerbund Hall, last week, was a very pleasant affair. This, one of the youngest parlors, is doing very well, with fine prospects of advancement. Native Sons of the Golden West. Grand President Frank H. Dunne is visiting the parlors in the southern part of the State. Grana Trustee Byington reports the probable reorganization of McCloud Parlor in Redding. Grand Trustee J. E. Prewett visited Redwood City parlor last Wednesday. Grand Trustee Frank Mattison recently re- turned from a visit to the parlors in Stanislaus, Mariposa, Madera and Fresno counties. Last week, accompanied by Grand Secretary H, Lunstedt, Grand Sentinel G. N. Van Orden and W. H. McLaughlin, D.D.G.P., be visited tional Parlor No. 118 and South San Franeisce Parlor No. 157. He will soon start out on a re- organizing tour, and will reorganize parlors ugMamere,v, Los Gatos and Modesto. The entertainment to be given on the night of the 7th of Decemoer in 0dd Fellows’ Hall for the benefit of the library and reading-room in the new building on Mason street wiil be an excellent one, and it deserves to be patronized by every native son in the City. Junior Order United American Mechanios. Recently Henry C. Schaertzef, State coun- cilor, addressed a letter to C. W. Tyler, na- tional councilor at Richmond, Va., in which he asked the following questions: First—Is a man engaged In_ rectifying spirits eligible to membership in our order? Second—1s the owneror a man engaged n a vine- yard eilgible to membership in our order? On Friday the State councilor received an an- swer. To the flrstqnesnon the answer is “no,” and to the second “‘yes.” A new council will be organized in Oakland on the 6th of December by Deputy State Coun- cilor Judkins. Red, White and Blue Coumcil has been ranted permission to consolidate with Red- fmda Council and the event will probably take urs- place with appropriate ceremonies on day night. '{ha Ehlrd entertainment and dance of Starr King Council No. 6 will be given to-morrow evening in Sheils' hall, on O'Farrell street. The committee on orphans’ home, after ex- smining the varioussites offered in the vicinity of Tiffin, Ohio, by Young America Council No, 136, selected what is known as the Bretz- Kellar or Riverview farm. The council, which is not yet five years old, will pay $29,500 for the property and then make the order a free gift of it. The farm is opposite a fifty-acre park that belongs to the Electric Light and Power Company. The company will gllow the chil- dren of the home the use of the park at all times. The State Counci! of Ohio has sub- scribed $15,500 and the subordinate councils over $2800 toward the building of the home, and now the members of the councils outside of Ohio are asked to contribute 50 cents per capita to meke the balance required. It is but a small contribution in aid of the orphans. Ancient Order of Foresters. The Past Chief Rangers’ Association paid a fraternal visit to Court Advocate No. 7378 last Wednesday evening. Representatives from all the courts in Alameda County were present, and the meeting was most interesting. A P. i.t lé Assoclation will soon be formed in Oak- and. Court Bournemouth No. 7804 held a largely | attended meeting last Thursday evening. This is the only court in the Pacific Coast jurisdic- tion composed of colored men, and the court has earned the reputation of being one of the best conducted in this City. Among the visi- tors present were: J. J. Burke, P. C. R. of Con- cord, Cal;; H. Wiler of Hopland, Cal.. and J. Falconer. P. 8. The court has now & member- ship of 120, with the sum of $1000 in its | treasury. Court’ Piedmont No. 7808 initiated seven members at its last meeting and recelved five applications. The term of the present officers | has been very successful. New officers will be elected December 10. Court Violet No. 8356 will give an entertain- ment and ball on Saturday evening, December 21, in A, O. F. Hail, 102 O’Farrell street. Companions of the Forest. A new circle of the Companions of the Forest was organized at Ukiah last Wednesday by Su- preme Sub-Chief Companion Mrs. E. McLane, assisted by Grand Treasurer M. Boehm. It is called Queen of the Redwoods and its number is 168. It has thirty-four charter members. Last week Sunshine Circle No. 169 was insti- tuted at Merced by Mrs. Mascher, G. C. C., as- sisted by Deputy M. P. Light. Tlgee are thirty- seven names on the charter roll. Harmony Circle No. 170 was organized last week with forty charter members at West Point, Calaveras' County, by Chief Companion Mrs. Lemin of Jackson, Amador County. £ The Past Chief Companions’ Association will celebrate its second anniversary on Saturday evening, December 14, by an entertainment and banquet. Olympia Circle No. 141 will hold a recep: tion, entertainment and ball on December 28 in Social Hall, 102 O'F 11 street. Foresters of America. The following are the official visits for the week ending November 30: vember 25 A. Orfilla, G. C. R., will visit Court ¢ in Los Angeles; Mr. Saunders, G. S. , will visit Court Santa Rosa in Santa Rosa; John Heenan, G. J. W., will visit Court Inde- pendence, this City: November 26 A. Orfilla will visit Court Francas in Los Angeles: John Hee- J. W., will visit Court Porta Costa at Port L. Forster will visit Court Ww.. nan, Danville; J. E. Anderson, G. T., will visit Court Winter at Winters; November 29 A. Orfilla, G. C. R., will visit Court Los Angeles at Los Angeles; J. E.'Anderson, G. T., will visit Court College Ter- race in Mayfieid. The smoker given by Court Yerba Buena last Wednesday was well attended and an excellent programme was presented. Tfie annual entertainment and ball given under the auspices of Court Palo Alto last Thursday evening was a great suceess. Court Golden Gate of this City will give a grand ball in Odd Fellows’ Hall on Thanksgiv- ing night, and it promises to be a very swell affair. A circle of the Companions of the Forest will shortly be instituted 1n Santa Ana. The Elks. Members of lodges of Elks in Portland, Ta- coma, Seattle, Stockton, Bakersfield, San Diego, San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles have given notice that they will arrive in this City on Wednesday in time to take partin the grand carnival march in the evening. From present indication: 0 members of the order, in full dress and each wearing antlers on his head, will take part in the march. | ‘The twelve Trilby girls under the instruc- tions of Miss Anna Shean have attained per- fection in the novel dance in which they will take part. They will appear ou a platiorm fifty-eight feet long by forty-five feet deep, in | the rear of which there will be a mountain | with extraordinary electrical effects. There will be & wonderful transformation scene, the like of which has never before been presented to an audience. Managers Friedlander, Gottlob, Morgenstern, Mann, Grover, Walter and Morosco will have charge of the prelude, and members of the theatrical profession—nearly all of whom are | Elks—from the different theaters will take part in the entertainment. The Draids. The grand officers veid an official visit to Celtic Grove No.44,at South San Francisco, last Wednesday. They were accompanied by a large delegation of members from other groves. The meeting was presided over by E. L. Wag- | ner, P. M. G. A. Reports of the grove ior the past six months were read, and these showed an increase in the membership. A collation followed the business meeting. Thursday evening O. H. Hoag, N. G. A., vis- ited San Francisco Grove No.3 und Eureka Grove No. 4. He expressed himself as highly pleased to note the great interest the members take in their order,and expressed the hope that they would continue to do so. The mem- bers adjourned to Social Hall, where the fourth degree was given in amplified form. The Wal- halla Glee Club was present and rendered sev- eral selections. The grand cficers recentiy Sonoma Grove No. 73. J. H. L. Gerckens, P. N. G. A., of Petaluma Grove; C. H. Wilson, P. A., of Cypress Grove,and & number of delegates from Petaluma were present. The third de- gree was conierred, after which the visitors Were invited to & banquet given in the Sonoma. House. Improved Order of Red Men. Past Great Sachems George H. Buck and George W. Lovie, with a number of members | trom Metamora Tribe of Redwood City, visited Chippewa Tribe at San Matco last Thursday, where Past Sachem George A. Collins, with & picked team from San Francisco tribes, con- ferred the adoption degree. The council was well attended by the members of Chinpewa, and there were twenty-one visitors from San Francisco, among the number Deputy Great Sachems P. L. Hoffand, M. J. lairfield; Great Chief of Records C. F. Burgman, Past Sachems Wiiliam Bells, U. M. Freck, P. L. Bliss and J. D. Baldwin, and Sachem J. L. Grifith of Tribe No.4. A number of applications were received. The visitors were invited to partake of the hos- pitality of the Chippewas. The Haymaker's degree was conferred on nine members of Samoset and on six of Onton- kah Tribe in tne wigwam of Tribe No. 22 at Vallejo last week. After the business of the tribe had been transacted, there was a gather- ing to listen to “short talks” by Brothers Gedge, McCawley, Winchell. Rule, Bianco, | Dominger of Samoset and Springstein, Allen | and secord of Otonkak ‘I'ribe. | At a social recently given by Cocopah Tribe in Los Angeles a number of applications for membership were received. Past Sachem E. B, Carr of Winnemucca Tribe | lost all his worlaly possessions by a recent fire on Sanchez street. He and his wife, who for | several weeks had been an invalid, narrowly | escaped with their lives. paid a visit to Independent Order B'nai B'rith. The execulive committee of the Grand Lodge | held a meeting last week and decided to rec- | ommend the sale of the building on Eddy street, occupied by the city lodges, and use the money in the erection of a modern building on the gore lot at Market street, Van Ness avenue and Fell street, owned by the order. For some | time past there has been some talk in the order of building on that site an edifice to cost not less than $100,000. All the lodges will be notitied of the action of the executive commit- tee, and probably some action will soon be taken upon its report. The twentieth anniversary of the organiza- tion of Oakland Lodge No. 252 will be cele- brated by a ball to be given in Masonic Hall, Oakiand, on the evening of the 28th inst. It will be o full-dress affair. The committee on intellectual improvement gave an entertainment in B. B. Hall last week. During the evening the Rev. Voorsanger deliv- ered an interesting address on the rise and progress of the order. Order Eastern Star. Ivy Chapter will install its officerson the first Monday in December, Golden Gate Chapter on the first Thursday and Harmony on the first Friday. Grand Patron J. B. Merritt officially visited Golden Star Chapter at Jackson, Amador County, last week. The officers of Semper Fidelis Chapter of Livermore were installed last week by Augus:a D. Wilson, P. G. M, ‘Angel Chapter of Angels Cam County, installea its officers last Degree of Pocahontas. The members of Mineola Council No. 14 of Redwood City gave an entertainment a few evenings since, the principal feature of which ‘was the *‘phantom dance.” Eight couples took Calaveras rsduy. part in the dance, and each participant, at- tired in ghostly raiment, was designated by a number on the back. As they moved to the > of the orchestra they looked de- cidedly weird, A useful prize was offered to the one among the spectators who would discover the greatest number of participants. This created a great deal of amusement. Beside this there was vocal and instrumental music and recitations, all of which served to make the evening an enjoyable one. This council will celebrate 1ts first anniversary in Red Men’s Hall in San Francisco December 14, when it will exemplify the work. A council of the Degree of Pocahontas will, in the near future, be organized in the city of Los Angeles. Thus far twenty applications have been received. Alfrata Council initiated two candidates last week and then quenched the council fire to attend the entertainment given by Winne- mucea tribe, Knights of Honor. The smoker given by Polar Star Lodge No. 2037 last week was a most enjoyable affair and it was largely attended. One feature of the evening’s entertainment was the speeches b; W. H. Barnes, Thomas Learned and oth The recitations and songs were all of the comic order. Grand Dictator Archibald and other grand officers were present. As n result ot this congregation seven outsiders made application for membership. Grand Dietator Archibald, Grand Secretary Curry and Grand Guide Learned visited Peta- luma last Thursday and were welcomed by the entire membership of ihe lodge. The visit was & very pleasant one. The grand dictator and the grand guide will visit Clinton Lodge No. 2019 in Oakland to- nifi!. e grand dictator will visit California Lodge No. 1580 in Sacramento on Thursday. Knights and Ladies of Honor. The official visit of the grand officers to Aurora Lodge last week was a pleasing and in- structive one. Two candidates were initiated and six applications were received. The paper of the lodge was reaa by Mrs. L. A. Rapp ana many well written and witty articles created wmuch merriment. During the evening Supreme Representative T. H. Berkey of Sacra- mento presented Mrs. L.J. Wheelock with a beautiful souvenir badge in remembrance of the recent Supreme Lodge session held in St. uis. Martha Lodge No.241 had an interesting meeting in Alcazar bullding last Friday, the lodgeroom being crowded. This lodge is in the race for the prizes offered by the grand officers. The grand officers will make their next offl- cial visit on the 3d of December. It will be to West End Lodge Hall in Alcazar building. Golden Rule Lodge will be present. Three assessments, Nos. 429, 430 and 431, have been levied for December. The Chosen Friends. W. Hutton, P. G. has returned from his tour in the State of Nevada. He reports great interest in the work of the order. Grand Councilor Selvege has returned from Eureks and will start on his trip to visit the councils throughout the State. He will visit the southern part of the State first. M. Boehm, G. C., has returned from his visit to the council in Ukiah. The executive committee met Saturday night to arrange for the winter campaign. Sacramento Couneil will give an entertamn- ment next Wednesday night. Grand Councilor ‘Selvege and Grand As- sistant Councilor Boehm will visit Redwood City Thursday night. Union Progressive Council will give an en- tertainment in Socia] Hall, Aleazar building, on Wednesday evening. Knights of the Golden Eagle. Grand Chief Hanna and other grand officers paid an official visit to Pacific Castle No. 10 last week, and witnessed the conferring of the second and third degrees, whici work was per- formed in a splendid style. To-morrow night Pacific Castle will give & smoker in their ball in the Alcazar building. Golden Gate Castle No. 9 will give & ball in the Alcazar building next month. California Castle No. 1 at its Isst meeting re- ceived a number of applications for member- ship. The drill corps of this castle will shortly ive an exhibition drill, under direction of “aptain Plate. Alpha Temple No. 1, Ladies of the Golden Eagle, is_receiving applications for member- ship at every meeting, and the roll is increas- ing. ’Femple No. 2 will be instituted in a few days at Pomona, with over sixty charter members. Order of the World, The Order of the World is a fraternal organi- | zation with insurance features similar to those of many other fraternal organizations. Tnere are five lodges of the order in this City, Silver star No. 284, Golden Star No. 335, Hamilton No. 338, Andrews No. 340 and Richmond No. 341 During the month two lodges will be es- tablished, one in San Jose and the other in Sen Rafael. Silver Star Lodge will give an entertainment and ice cream social in its hall, Twenty-eighth and Valencia streets, on the night of Thanks- &iving day. @rand Army of the Republic. James A. Garfield Post XNo. 34 held an open meeting last Tuesday night, the anniversary of the birth of James A. Garfield. There were about 250 persons present. Addresses appro- priste to the occasion were made by J. J. Lyon, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Ballou, and a eulogy was de- livered by Past Department Commander E. 8 Salomon. During the cvening Dr. Max Salo- mon and B.I Salomon performed zither and guitar solos, and the meeting was closed with “America,” sung by all present. American Legion of Homor. TUpon written information furnished, the an- nouncement was made last Monday that the union meeting of the various City councils would be held on the following night. The wrong date was furnished. The meeting is to be held to-morrow night in Redmen’s Hall, on Post street. 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