The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 23, 1896, Page 9

12 4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1896. PATRIOTISM AND SUNSHINE All Oakland Turned Out to Celebrate the Holi- day. THOMPSON’S The Old California Cavalry's Flag Cheered to the Echo. BANNER. VETERAN FIREMEN IN LINE' Thousands of School Children and Many Floats Join in the Great Parade. OAKLAND OFFICE SaN Fr 908 Broadw: Feb. 22. The beautiful sunshine and the y rpered air made to-day an ideal one fol 8 great parade, and Alameda County took full advantage of it. The enthusiasm commenced when the ad Army ¢ began to the floats in vario: v received their fi later people began to from the interidr of the co ked to the; everywhere was life ner and col assem- of their brought many har historic hn A, Sands, President of the Day at Ozkland. a photograph.] re than those of the gray-headed vets ed the ropes by which the engine pulled zlebrat t prepared such ticed thousands of pe The front of nearly every was gaily decor ration as en- ore in to 0 every win- ble roof along s of people the parade a made known heir appreciation. The entire city was en up to celebra- tion. The parade was, of cou h most imposing feature, ster demonstration by Institute at the C gregational Chu: another big audienci wheelmen found entertainm. the San Leandro races of the Ass Wheelmen, and the first regatta c son was held on Lake Merritt ence of 8000 people who lined th tty sheet of water and m more lively than it had ev e Foresters of America gave a grand ball at Germania Hall and some enthus estic politicians got together and ¢ ized a McKinley club in the heart of tow At the Macdonough Theater a large f onable audience listened for two hours to the only concert given in this city by Ignace Paderewski. In strange contrast to thelife and gayety to be seen here was the experience of Mayor Davie, who crossed to San Francisco ater in the day. 01 all dead cities on a public holiday. aid Oakland’s Mayor, “San Francisco the deadest to-day. I could not see ar that suggested a holiday. The stores a little deserted, the streets looked d,and I have no doubt that a large on of thai City was on this side of the v on account of the many attractions t were offered to visitors.” .- THE PARADE. Grand Arm;—T/eterans, Exempt Firemen, Historic Floats and School Children. OAKLAND, Cas., Feb. —About half an hour after the announced time the pro- cession started. Scores of trumpets and thousands of cheering people accompanied the initial move. Chief of Police Lloyd and a solid line of officers led the way. Grand Marshal Henry Dalton came next. He was on a fine white horse. He wore a broad sash of gold-colored sitk ex- ng over the rigat shoulder and ned on the left side by golden stars. hen came Chief of Staft Samuel P. Bod- well, with a red, white and blue sash, color-bearer, bugler, aids to the grand mar- 1, F. E. Pierce, k. A. Sherman Jr., D. Martin,C. L. Pierce, J.W. Laymance,G. Taggart, Theo Gier, W. Mathews, O. L. 1, W. M. Gardner, H. L. Weitzel, G. H. Vose Jr., A. Humphreys, A. B. Tennant, - E. Holmes, N. Leitch, J. G. Cham- ers, William Higby, Dr. E. W. Rogers, D. Lune, W. N. Pierce, W. B. Hodges, W. Brower, C. W. Petrie. These wore lue sashes, white trowsers and top boots. I'he first of the floats then appeared in =. It consisted of a large American flag which young ladies were the stars and older ones the stripes. A pretty feature was the prettily uniformed Fifth Regiment Band, foliowing which came the battalion of the Fifth Infantry under the command of Major J. F. Hayes. The signal for vociferous cheers was the Grand Army. The veterans were headed by a little band that cut a prominent fig- ure in the early history of the State. It consisted of General D. W. C. Thompson, E. W. Woodward and W. H. H. Hussey. They revresented the California Cavalr; Battalion ana California One Hundred, which were commanded by Major Thomp- son all through the war. General Thomp- son carried the historic banner of the bat- | of fire-fighting known no more in iarge | g n that was presented to the warriors when they left California by the ladies of San Francisco. The old banner bears evi- dence of having waved to many a breeze and it was loudly cheered along the whole line of march. Under that banner was. fired the last | volley of the Civil War. At that time the | California Battalion was deployed in skirmishing ahead of General Sherman’s army. General Lee had marched all night and had gotahead of Sherman’s command. They were met by the skirmishers, and after one volley Lee withdrew. A few hours later, at”Appomattox Courthouse, ! on April 9, the war was over. The old banner was presented to General Thomp- son, and has been preserved ever since. He only takes it out on rare occasions, and to-day was one of such. The flag was carried with the armies of the Potomac, Shenandoah and James, and with the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Twelith, Nineteenth, Twenty-second and Twenty- fourth Army Corps, ana in the cavalry under Sheridan, Stoneman, Pleasenton, Torbet, Averill, Mearitt, Custer, Devens and Gibbs. Five hundred men mustered in at San Francisco in October, 1862, and 188 mus- tered out at Fairfax Courthouse, Va in Angust, 1865, and six of its commi sioned oflicers were killed on the field. These facts were known to thousands of those who cheered, and the old flag re- called them. Lyon and Appomattox posts were under the command of George A. Norton and J. F. Pierce. Admiral Porter Post"fcl- lowed. 2 g Then came carriasges contsining John A. Sands (president of the day), Major E. A. Sherman, Dr. George C. Pardee, Mayor Davie, George L. Fish, George Kaufman, J. M. Bassett, Dr. T. L. Carpenter ¢presi- dent of the celebration committee), City Attorney Peirsol, City Engineer Wilson, City Clerk Tompkins, members of the Council, Board of Education and Board of Supervisors, G. C. Lyon, C. C. Gilbert, A. E. Issac and A. L. Ladd. he Veteran Firemen of San Fran- co made their first appearance in this ci headed by their own band of eighteen pieces. They were a stal- wart set of men, and each wore his heavy blsck helmet, red shirt and black ciavat, black belt and trousers. The ropes that hauled the engine were passed along the whole length of the red-shirted line. The otlicers of the Veteran Firemen came next. 1e marshal wad Joseph Mareball, who le a member of the Exempt and Vet- emen, is also president of the Vet- ia member of the Fire Commis- d of San Francisco. His aid was the st rt S. Bunner. Both of these gentlemen carried a traditional silver 1pet, the bell of which was filled with a beautiful bouquet presented by Mrs. v Hitchcock Coit, who in the days vhen the boys ran with the machine, ran | also, as a member of Company No. 5 over in San Francisco. Mrs. Coit is now a full- tledged active member of the Veter- ans. It 1s needless to say the bouquets were appreciated by the recl}nents Behind _the company rolled the hand engine “ Veteran.” It.is a stately mass | of varnished and highly polished iron and listening brass, appropriately inscribed. t was sparsely decorated with flowers, because flowers would only hide the brakes, the dome, the sides and other features which are reminders of a method sioner: cities. Among the men in line were W. D. Farren, Ja Pennycock, B. Mayer, | James D. DeBarnardi, Fred | A. Will, George Lawton, Frank Ter- | | | ramorse, John Satciwell, Thomas Brad. John Watkins, John Carson, Ric Harrold, James Clark, C. C. Schaiter, | C. H. McMsahon, Thomas Keuny, P.| Conners, John Fick, C. Wilton, John DeVaul, Thomas Cornell, Hugh Cal- vin, James Hayden, Fitzsimmons, Francis Goss, mes McKeowen, Captain Pharo, F. Surrybne, Fred Kaufman, Wil- | liam Kramer,” William Edwards, John | Stout, Douglas White, George W hite, John | McCarthy, John Lynch, Captain J. J.| Herron, George Bur hard, Robert Turner, | orge W ‘Anthony, g Pigeon, John . V. Scott, M. Bar- . Dave Skenan, sack Skehan, William | dunn, C. Bertolsbime, George Bayrenther, | eter Brown, J. W, Ken Thomas Lord, | 1, P. Lahaney, L. Selinger, John Carrol, J. B. Landa, enes, F. Boehmer, H. Korn, | Joe Griffiths, J. Watkins, M. Breen, R. Butler and many others. After the Artillery Band came 2 float | ting the surrender of Cornwallis | town. Another float represented | the thirteen original States, each dressed | in white, with a red sash. “Uncle Sam” Carnor followed, at the. head of about 400 | citizens and a number of councils of the | Junior Order of United American | Mechanics from San Francisco and the | following councils of Oaklan George A. | Custer Council No. 22, James Monroe | Council No. 24, Paul Revere Council No. 5, John A an Council No. 31, Henry Clay Coun 0. 31. They wore white caps, some of the chapeaus being dec- orated with red, white and blue ribbon. re red and white | pampas plumes, which they heid aloft. A cavalcade of ladies, under the nar- | shalship of Miss Abbie R. Taggart, fol- lowed. Several patriotic floats came next. One, | “The Union,”’ containted forty-five States, each represented by a handsome young ameda was represented by Women's A. P. A. The| ladies were in a carriage and wore pow- dered hair. After a float representing the rigors of Valley Forge came ‘he :chool children. The thousands of little people marched | with ease and grace, and there were nu- merous drum corps. ch school carried | a banner and smaller decorations were | numerous, High School, ;. S J. B. McChesney; Durant Dunbar; Garfield School, Ellen Gibbs; Grove-street School, | A H. D. Standeford ; Lincoln School, T. | 0. Crawford ; Swett School, J. H. Sumner; | float, “Utah oming Into the Union”; Cole School, G. W. Frick; Franklin School, J. F. Chandler; Grant School, Miss Eliza- beth Powell; Harrison School, Miss H. M. llen, Lafayette School, Miss A. F. Ald- Prescott School, C. F. Gulick; Tomp- kins School, C. E. Markham; Piedmont, Peralta, lden Gate, Emeryville, Alame- da, Berkeley, Temescal public schools. P. J. Kelier of Piedmont—no parade in Oakland would be complete without him—led a cavalcade of about 200 horse- men. Around the neck of Marshal Keller's horse was a pretty green wreath, and -the marshal himself was resplendent in sash and tinsel. The Oaxland? Fire Department came next. At the head rode Chief Fair in his buggy. Then came the men attached to Phenix Engine, in the traditional fireman’s uniform. Nextcame the engine, glisten- ing like polished silver and retlecting on all sides beautiful decorations of flowers and National colors. The horses were in magnificent fettle, and seemed to feel that they, too, had to show off on the occasion. Following was the hose wagon, which was also gaily decorzted, whkile the horses pranced along the roadway. Then came the Thirteenth-street Chemical Engine, decorateu with flowers, and Hose No. 1, with the men carrying immense Jupanese arasols. The hosecart was covered with lowers. The hook-and-laader truck was preceded by its men, and was itself loaded with garlands of smilax and flowers, Company No. 6 foilowed, and all the apparatus was decorated in a beautiful manner. The Boys’ Brigade of East Oakland was in'the parade under the command of Lieu- tenant Bird. They made a very pretty military appearance. The float of Mount Vernon with Washington and his wife sitting in front of the cottage so fre- quently represented in picture, and the Little red schoolhouse in the distance were loudly cheered. After a long line of private vehicles and bicyclists the pageant was over. It was a splendid show and those who had come many miles to see it were not disap- pointed. The First Congregational Church was far too small to hold the crowd that at- tempted to enter it to-night to hear the literary exercises arranged under the aus- pices of the parade committee. There were three short addresses, all dealing with the character and example of George Washington, Major E. A.Sherman was | the value of | George Washington was made 2 Master | country.” | flag be removed at once. GRAND WIND UP OF OUR - LACE DEPARTMENT! At 25 Cents a Yard. BUTTER POINT VENISE LACE, 414 inches wide, reduced from 75c. ¢ At 35 Cents a Yard. BUTTER NET-TOP POINT VENISE {Isg\Ch' 10 inches wide, reduced from C. | "At 65 Cents a Yard. BLACK CHANTILLY LACE, all silk, 13 inches wide, reduced from $1 50, At $1.00 a Yard. BLACK CHANTILLY NET, all silk, 45 inches wide, in striped and figured, re- duced from $2 75. e NOVELTIES IN LACES! At 25 Cents to $1.00 a Yard. BATISTE LACE INSERTION, in linen shade, will be offered at 2sc, 3be, 50c 75c and $1a yard. At 25 Cents to $1.00 a Yard. ISIGNY POINT LIERNE LACE, in all ' widths, will be offerea at 2Z5¢, 35c, 50c, 75¢ and $1 a yard. At $2.00 a Yard. SPA\\'G!] D NET in all shades, Beaded Net, 27 inches wide, will be offered at $2 2 yard. ENBROIDERIES! At 10 Cents a Yard. CAMBRIC, INSOOK and SWISS GUI- I):)I'RE MBROIDERY, regular value 20¢. . i At 15 Cents a Yard. | CAMBRIC, NAINSOOK and SWISS GUI- PURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 25¢. EXTRA SPECIAL! 5300 pieces FINE CAMBRIC, NAINSOOK | AND SW MBROIDERY, will be offered this week at half price. | NEW TO-DAY. The greatest and most successful Clearance Sale ever held in the West terminates this week with A GRAND FINAL ‘CUT IN PRICES that will more than double the immense rush of buyers that have thus far attended the sale, as the necessity of making room for our ANNUAL SPRING OPEN- ING NEXT WEEK forces us to mark down the followingand all other lines remaining from our Fall and Winter stock REGARDLESS OF VALUE TO CLEAR THEM OUT WITHOUT FAIL! MEN'S FURNISHINGS ! At 15 Cents. 75 dozen MEN'S JAPANESE SILK HANDKERCHIE with white or fancy hemstitched borders, larce size, regular price 25¢ and 3¢, will be closed out at ibc each. At 50 Cents. 30 dozen MEN'S LAUNDERED PER- CALE SHIRTS, with two collars and one pair cuffs to each, regular price $1 and $1 25, will be closed out at 50¢ each. At 50 Cents. 52dozen Boys’ FAUNTLEROY BLOUSES, with ruftled fronts, collars and cuffs, and in a choice variety of neat designs in fine percales, at 50c each. At 50 Cents. 45 dozen BOYS’ PERCALE AND CHEV- 10T WAISTS, with pleated backs and fronts, felled seams, and of extra heavy material, at 50c each. At 15 Cents. 120 dozen ME FULL-FINISHED ME- RINO BOCKS, in assorted brown shades, with double-spliced heels and toes, extra value for 25¢, will be closed out at 15¢ a pair. At 75 Cents. 45 dozen MEN'S EXTRA FINE CASH- MERE MERINO UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, fancy silk finished, regular value for §1 25, will be close out at 75c each. At $1.00. 35dozen MEN'S UNDYED AUSTRAL- JAN LAMB'S-WOOL UNDERSHIRTS ND DRAWERS, thor- | oughly shrunk, extra value for $1 50, will be closed out at $1 each. FANCY RIBBONS! At 25 Cents. FANCY STRIPED ALL-SILK RIBBON, 414 inches wide, in all new colors, will be offered at 25¢ a yard. At 30 Cents. FANCY STRIPED ALL-SILK RIBBON, b inches wide, entirely new, will be of- fered at 30c a yard. At 30 Cents. FANCY STRIPED SHADED RIBBON. all silk, 4 inches wide, in entirely new patterns, will be offered at 30c a yard. At 35 Cents. FANCY FIGURED AND PLAID RIB- BONXS, all silk, entirely new designs, value 50c, will be offered at 35c a yard. At 50 Cents. FANCY DRESDEN RIBBONS, elegant designs, 315 inches wide, value 70c, will be offered at 50c a yard. At 65 Cents. FANCY DRESDEN RIBBONS, in any number of designs, value 90c, will be offered at 65¢ a yard. At 25 Cents. 3%-INCH. ALL-SILK, BLACK SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBONS, will be offered at 25¢ a yard. At 35 Cents. 434-INCH ALL-SILK, BLACK SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBONS, will' be offered at 85c a yard. | HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR! At 16% Cents a Pair. 97 dozen CHILDREN’S FINE RIBBED BLACK COTTON HOSE, spliced knees, double heels, soles and toes, ex- tra good value for 25¢, will be closed out at 3 pair for 50c. At 25 Cents a Pair. 63 dozen CHILDREN'S BLACK RIBBED FRENCH COTTON HOSE, ingrain dye, double heels and toes, warranted fast black, sizes 5 to 84 inches, regular price 50c, 11 be closed out at25c a pair, all sizes. At 25 Cents a Pair. 57 dozen LADIES’ BLACK MACO COT- TON HOSE, high-spliced heels, double soles and toes, Hermsdorf black, regu- price $4 20 a dozen, will be closed out out at 25¢ a pair. At 3314 Cents a Pair. 59 dozen LADIES’ BLACK EGYPTIAN COTTON HOSE, made with unbleach- ed feet, high-spliced heels and toes, Hermsdorf black, regular price 50c, will be closed out at three pairs for $1. At 50 Cents Each. 15 dozen LADIES’ NATURAL GRAY JERSEY RIBBED UNION SUITS, merino finish. high neck, long sleeves, non-shrinkable, regular price 90c, will be closed out at 50c each. At 50 Cents Each. 17 dozen LADIES’ SWISS RIBBED SILK VEST-, high neck, long sleeves, sky and cream color, small sizes, regular price $1 50, will be closed out at a0c each. CORSETS! CORSETS! At 75 Cents. dozen LADIES' BLACK SATEEN CORSETS, two side - steels, double busk, long waist and high bust, perfect fit, alw sold for $1. will oat at 75c each; also drab color. 37 be closed | GREAT GLEARANGE! GLOVES! GLOVES! At 45 Cents. 2000 iflirg 5-HOOK UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, in mode, tan and slate shades, regular value $1, will be closed outat4c a pair. At 55 Cents. 1500 pairs BIARRITZ KID GLOVES, in mode and slate shades, regular value $1, will be closed out at 55¢ a pair. QUE UNDR GLOVES, in tan and ) KID mode shades, also black, regular value §1 25, will be closed out at 65¢ a pair. At 75 Cents. 1000 pairs 5-HOOK KID GLOVES, colors and black, regular value $1 25, will be closed out at 75¢c a pair. At 90 Cents. | 900 pairs 4BUTTON KID GLOVES (large buttons to match gloves), all shades and black, regular value $1 50, will be closed out at 90c a pair. ¢ At $1.00. 900 pairs 8-BUTTON LENGTH MOUS- QUETATRE UNDRESSED KID GLOVES. in colors and black, regular value §1 50, will be closed out at $1 a pair. At $1.25. 900 pairs 8-BUTTON LENGTH MOUS- QUE STAIRE UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, in tan colors and black, reg- ular value §2, will be closed out at $1 25 a pair. LADIES' WAISTS! | At 50 Cents. LADIES WAISTS, made of fancy striped | and figured percale, laundriei collae and cuffs, will be offered at 50c each. At $1.00. ADIES’ DIMITY AND LAWN WAISTS, made in the latest style, extra full sleeves, laundried collar and cuffs, reg= ular price $1 50, will be offered at $1 each. iy CHILDREN'S CAPS! | At 25 Cents. | CHILDREN’S CAPS, made of fine lawn, full rache, wide lawn strings, will be offered at-25¢ each. Murphy Building, Harket and Jozes Strets, Murphy Building, Murphy Building, Market and Jomes Stregts, Murphy Building, Market and Jomes Strgets. the r and he devoted himself to | Washington as a patriotic example. The speaker said that at theage of 19, Mason. *‘We read that at the entrance to | Solomon’s Temple there were two immense | pullars that supported the entrance. The | pillars that support the portals of Ameri- canism are Washington and Lincoln, one the founder, the other the savior of his | John A. Sands, president of the day, and ex-Mayor George C. Pardee made | short addresses on the same subject. Rev. | Dr. R. F. Coyle pronounced the opening | prayer and the benediction. Miss Mabel Hussey gave a reading, Mrs. Lena Carroll holson sang and the whole audience joined in “America.” One of the most interesting features was a recitation by a little child referring to the admission of the baby State of Utah into the Union. The proceedings through- out were of the most enthusiastic char- acter. THEY CUT IT DOWN. The Boys’ Brigade Vigorously Ob- Jected to an Advertisementon “0Old Glory.” OAKLAND, Car, Feb. 22. — While marching along Broadway, the Boys' Brigade noticed a big flag banging in front of an office with the word “Chronicle’” on 1t in large letters. Lieutenant Bird, who knows that advertising on the Stars and Stripes is forbidden, made a mental note of the flag during the parade, and when 2ll was over he marshaled his command back to Broadway. At the word balt, the youthful warriors stopped in front of the flag, and Lieutenant Bird went into the office and told the clerk of their displeasure and asked that the A promise was given to that effect, but as it was not speedily carried out, Private Bush was or- dered to cut it down. The order was obeyed and amid the cheers of the assembled crowd the flag was cut down from the outer end as the clerk from the top of the building lowered the inner end. S THE OAKLAND Y. M. I Address by the Rev. Arthur M. Clarke and a Programme of Patriotic Exercises. OAKLAND, CavL., Feb. 22.—The Exposi- tion building was crowded to-night with the members and friends of the local Y. M. I. councils, who had gathered to listen to a patriotic programme. The place was decorated with the National colors. The chief speaker was the Rev. Arthar M. Clarke, C. S. P., of San Francisco. His subject was “The Opinion of Non-Catholic Citizens Regarding the Catholic Church.” He said: “We sre here to-night to cblebrate the greatest of Columbia’s feast days, next to Independence day itself, the feast of the birthday of the father and founder of the American Union, George Washington. We come here to-night as American citizens, To he a citizen of America is the highest rivilege that any man on earth can have in his civil life, For it means to be a member of the country which to-day of all the rest in the world stands for free- dom. ““I have, as an American_citizen, a right to be proud of that privilege, for my fathers laid down their lives for the cause of American liberty. They spent their long Eyenr:: on the battlefield, on board the warships, in fighting the tyrant that sought to make of liberty but a name. I am proud to be from those who sat in the halls of state and helped to frame the documents which stand as witnesses to the greed of the British Government on the one hand and the bravery of the Americans on the other. ‘“We are informed by an obscure Ala, meda preacher, and he is a brewer, too- that the Catholic church, 1. e., you and I, are under suspicion in this country. Since when? By whom? Where? Isthe Cath- olic religion something new here? Has it Market and Jones Streats. inst appeared on the face of the earth? 1as it just been imported into this land of freedom? Has it now, after flourishing for more than a nundred years, to give an account of itself to a party of ranting bigots? “To a body of men who, if they dared, would burn, stab and kill defenseless women and orphan children? Have these scoundrels forgotten their hellish work in my dear commoniwealth of Massachusetts at Charlestown? Have they forgotten Philadelphia and St. Augustine? Have they forgotten Louisyille? “We nave good reason to be proud of our citizenship, and we do mnot need ignorant ministers like Wendte nor obscene curs hke Price and Bowman to teach us what it is. banded themselves together to defeat the American constitution; to disfranchise men because they were Eniscopalians or Methodists or any other creed. ‘‘Never have CatlLolics in an oath-bound religio-political secret orgunization sought to enforce the boycott, to stir up sddition or threaten men’s lives with bayonets and bullets. History does not record the Catholic sectet society that endeavors to crush under its iron heel all classes of citi- zens who do not come up to the religious standard it proposes. But on the contrary it shows Catholic citizens to have been first and foremost in protecting non-Catholics and their institutions from mob law, “But to-night I am not going to make an onslaught on the A.P. A. The thing is dead. Beaten at the polls in Massachusetts at the election by an overwhelming majority, its snaky ¢arcass 1s receiving its death blow in Georgia and Tennessee and it is only the dying tail of the beast that is wriggling out here in the Golden West and which is being cut in two by Father Yorke.”" IN THE LOCAL PULPITS, The Lenten Season to Be Ob- served by Special Services. Rev. Frank Hinckley Will Have Charge of the Woodland Con- gregational Church. Dr. W. W. Case will preach this evening on “The Devil’s Forward Steps,” in the course of which he will discuss local needs, Rev. J. Cumming Smith will deliver a lecture on “Christianity and Sociology” at Trinity Presbyterian Church this even- ing. 'lIE‘he united Lenten services of the Epis- copal church are as follows: February 19—Grace Church; Rev. M. D. Wil- son, preacher; subject, “The Marriage of the King’s Son, February 26—Church of the Advent; Rev, E. J. Lion; “The Wedding Garment.” March 4—Trinity Church; Rev. R.C. Foute; “The Barren Fig Tree.” March 11—Grace Church; Rev. E. B. Spald- ing, “ihe Far Country.”” arch 18—Cnurch of the Advent; Rev. G. E. Walk; “The Ten Virgins.” March 25—Trinity Church; Rev. J. A Emery; ““The Talenis.” Agr'u 1—Trinity Church; Rev. W. H. More- laud; “The Good Shepherd.” Rev. L. D. Mansfield has resigned charge of Christ Mission at San Jose. The programme for the Christian Work- ers’ convention at Los Angeles is as fol- lows: Thursday the subject for study will be “Prayer’’ in life and teaching of Christ, in life and epistles of Paul, etc. Friday “‘The Relation of the Worker to the Work and to the Word” will be considered. Baturday “The Holy Spirit,”” his person- ality, divinity and’ relation to workers, will be the subject. In the evenings -ad- dresses on such themes as “Relations of the Church to City Missions and Rescue Work,” “The ChristianWorkers’ Reward,” But never have Catholics | | ander Patterson, Dr. J. L. Brooks, Dr. | Herrick Johnscn, ex-Governor Pattison, Louis Klopseh, Major Hardie, Major Hil- ton, Mrs. .%dd Montgomery, Mrs. Clinton B. Fiske, N. B. Currier, 8. L. Middler and others. The mus.c will be led by Ira D. Sankey and George C. Stebbins, assisted by an orchestra of twenty-five pieces and a picked choir of fiity voices. The funeral of Rev.John McKelvey, a superannuate of the Southern California Methodist Conference, took place at Clear Water on Wednesday The West Side Christian Church of this City filed articles of incorporation recently | with the following persons a< directors: | B. F. Clarke, R. L. Rigdon, N.F. Reming- | ton,J. D. Hodgen and William A. Gardner. Rev. Samuel Weyler has been called to the Benicia Congregational Church. Rev. Frank E. Hinckley has begua his duties as_pastor of the Congregational church at Woodland. Rev. W, D. Williams will begin a series | of homilies on home at the Plymouth Con- gregational Church this evening. *\Vives” | will'be his topie this evening. Next Sab- | bath he will discuss “Mothers,” and the third will be ‘‘Sisters.” JLhere will be aspecial course of sermons at St. Mary’s Cathedral every Wednesday and Sundsy evening during Lent. Rev. C. A. Ramm will deliver the first sermon | of the series. St. Paul’s parish is preparing for a cele- bration at Metropolitan Hall op the eve of St. Patrick’s day. Rev. Father Ferguson | will deliver the oration and music will be provided by the Erin Choral Gircle. |~ Elders William Langton of Salt Lake City | and Abram Hatch of Weber, Utah, wiil | address the Latter Day Saints af Pythian Castle to-day. Mr. Langton will spesk at 2 ». M., his theme being *‘Seventeen Years’ Experience as a Mormon.” Mr. Hatch will discourse on ““The Life and Mission of Joseph Smith” this evening. A Chicago exchange says that Dr. Emil G. Hirsch has refused & call to the Beth-El Congregation of New York City. A branch of the Daughter of the King has been formed in St. Mark’s parish, Berkeley. The name chosen is the Mar- tha Chapter, the motto ‘“The Master has Come and Calleth for Thee.” Miss Mary Clayes is the president. s M ‘WOULD READ UPSTAIRS. Mechanics” Institute Members Who Ob- ject to the Study Location. The following protest against the main- tenance of the Mechanics’ Intstitute read- ing-room in the basement of the Post- street building has been signed by L. E. Phillips, E. P. Heald, George R. Tresson, P. J. Haley, candidates for office at the ensuing election, and by E. H. Cole, one of the present trustees: We, the undersigned members of the Me- chanics’ Institute, do hereby protest against the use of a cellar for & reading-room for the following reasons: The insafticieney of light, making it neces- sary to burn gas the whole dey, causing there- by injury to the eyes of the readers and mak- ing reading a painiul task insteac ofa pleasure. The bad ventilation, which is also deleterious in its sources, drawing in on one side the foul air directly from the gutter of the street and on the other side the odors of numerous cess- pools, forming a combination of poisonous air inhaled directly into the lungs of readers. Those readers sitting in that portion of the cellar which is under the sidewalk are con- stantly annoyed by the trampling of feet over their head from pedestrians on the sidewalk, while psss]nfi canines stop at the windows and by their filthy habits make it sometimes very unpleasant for those readers sitting urder the open windows trying to catch the ggmgses of daylight which said windows rd. % l: the other portion of the cellar there is a constant passing to and iro from the cesspools by members and outsiders, rendering quiet and studious reading an impossibility. It seems rather strange that the members of this institute should be deprived of their well- appoiuted, light and airy reading-room and forced down into an unhealthy, low-ceiled cellar, in order to make room for classes of boys for a few evenings each week, said classes being a great expense to the institute. “Power From_ on High,” “Worth of a Soul,” **Some Incentives of a Holy Life,” “*Home and Foreign Missions, Etc.,” will be given. The speakers will be: Dr. Alex- For these reasons, which must be apparent to all, we sincerely trust that better accommo- dations, eituer in the second or third fories, ever sold The largest piece ot GOOD tobacco foriocents 10 Flowering 1 Solaum, te afforded to those members who desire to use the reading-room. table Seeds. TRIAL SETS Choice Bulbs and Plants. ‘We prepay the postage and guarantee safe delivery of the Plants. Set A—3 Beautiful Palms, 3 sorts, strong plants, B—10 Lovely Carnations, 10 sorts. 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