The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 11, 1897, Page 30

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1897. Masonie. Grand Master William T. Lucas will lay the corner-sione of thie new Masonic Hall at Mis- sion and Twenty-third streets, next Saturday. H= will be assisied by the officers of the Grand Lodge. The grand body will be escorted to the site by the memb. California and Golden Gate commanderi Order of the Eastern Star. Carita Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Btar gave a most successful entertainment last Wednesday in Alameda in bebalf of the home at Decoto for the widows end orphaus of Masons. There was presented the following programme: Piano solo, Grand Waltz, op. hopin), Miss Ethel Fleming; tenor solo, cted, C.Jacklin; recitation, selected, Mis rano solo (a) “Norwe- Bonjour, Suzon” (Pes- gian Song” sard), Mrs. Fi recitation, se- | lected, Dr. W, K. s rtet, “My ‘Own Xative Isle,”’ Masonic Quartet, Messrs. Charles Husband, E. N. Walter, &, G. hell and W. ; sccompanists, Mrs. George H. Mabel Mitcheil and Miss Ethel | corner of the bhall was set aparta room ior the sale of decoraied Easter eggs and many oddiy decorated ones were disposed of with profit to the home. The silver anniversary of Onk Leaf Chapter ertainment to be given by Harmony Chapter will be given on the 14:h of May. The grand matron and the grand patron will | be in this City during Easter week. The young iadies of Golden Gate Chapter, who are to take part in the minstrels enter- tainment that is to be given in Golden Gate | (msin) Hall on the evening of tne 30th inst., | have been rehearsing for some time pastin | order 10 be letier-perfect on thatevening This promises to be one of the most entertain: | ing of the many entertainments already given by this chapter. 1he tdad Fellows. There {s a proposition to reduce the number of directors of the Odd Feliows’ Hall Associa- tion from thirty-six to fifteen. It is now being considered by the lodges. A proposition to reduce tke minimum bene- | fits allowed paid from $4 to $2 per week will | . 215 will on May f iversary by an enter- tainment which will inciude music, elocu- tion and tableaux representing famous paint- | ings, posters and poetic idems. As the ority of the delegates to the Grand Lodge be in the City on that day it is expected at there will Ue a large attendangg. of the pictures 10 be pr Wooing,” “Listening to the F: Orphan Musician, een Mab,” “The Dirty Boy.” “An_0dd Fellow Whom We All Know.” | This last will be a surprise. | Templar Rebekah Lodge will give a public inment in_Memorial Hall, L 0. 0. F. | the 17th ins | e had a very pleasant time on | of the celeoration of its nine- v, last Wednes | ma Dobles instiuted & new Re- | \ Lodge at Campbe!ls last Tresda; | ental Rebekah Lodge has made all arations for the reception of Grand Presi- t Mrs. Marion Greenwood ana Grand Mas- s nex: Wednesday evening. dge celebrates its anniversary on vening next Abou Ben 2 Lodge had an anniversary celebration last Thursdey night, at which there wasa large attendance, and a splendid time was had. Au entertainment will be given to-morrow | night, Tuesday and Wednesday, in the Alcazar, in behalf of the fund of thé general relief com. ries,” e journals of the Sovereign Grand Lodge n received at the office of the grand secretary aud the books will be distributed this week. The corner- iroy will be President Mrs, Grand_Master W. ne of the orphans’ home at id on the 10th of May. Grand | 1wood will lay the stone, | oys will deliver the ad- | dress, Mrs. Ruby J. Reece, past grand pres dent, will ead au original poem and there wiil be music by the Gilroy band and by a se- lect quartet. Canfornia Rebekah Lodge will give a sheet and pi:low-case party on Saturday, the 24th, in We.come Hall, 1. 0. 0. F. building. | Last Tuesday ¢ n No. 5, Patriarchs Mili- taut, adued for tmbers 10 its roll through the energetic efforts of Cap.ain Duncan. Apollo Lodge conferred the second degree last Friday nightand afier the close of the lodge gave an entertainment to those present, y Encampment will work in_the royai purple degree on the inst. Last night Golden Gate Encampment conierred the golden rule degree on five candidates. The Niantic Parlor ative Sons. 0. 105 will celebrate its tenth anniversary in Native Sons’ Hall on the 27in inst., on which occasion there will be presented & programme that wili inciude a tenor solo by Will M. Ogilvie,specialties by Master Arnoid Grazer and Tommy Eggert, and Virginia Romance,” in which Alfred Bor- | lini, W. M. Ogilvle, Miss Mabel Haseltine, Miss Elsie Duncan and Miss Etta Butler will ap- pear. Then there will be a dance. The latest candidstes for grand trustee are Walter W. Greer of Sacramento and Frank Barnett of Piedmont Parlor, Oakiand. J. D. Norris is without en opponent for grand in- de sentinel. . G. Owens has been elected president, H. T. Morton_vice-president, Henry Lunstedt sec- retary and J. G. Joly treasurer of the board of | relsef To-morrow mnight Seauola Parlor wil be ted by a number of grand officers. There will be the initiation of candidatss and the presentation of tie stuffed skin of the bear that the parlor had in the procession in Brockton last year. At the meeting to be held on the 19th the library and reading-room association will make arrangements lor the improvement of accommodations. Aleatrnz Parlor initiated four candidates last Thurs and lisiened to addresses from the delegates to the Grand Parlor and visiting members of the order. The *‘cards are out” for the exemplification of the degree of Argonauts in California Parlor on the evening of the Z1st inst. Native Daughters of the Golden West. Two new parlors will be instituted within s few days, one at Fortuns, Humboldt County, by Mrs. Minuie E. Hall of Union Pailor, Ar cats, deputy grana president for district No. 2. and the other at Shasts, by Mrs. Maude An. derson of Camelia Parior of Anderson, deputy for district No. 6. The last mentioned will be known as Lussen View Parlor. Juanita Parlor of Amador is reported ae do- inr remarkably well at this time. Atits last neld meeting there were six initiations. This Fx:gxlcr is adding new members at €every mee Amapola Parlor at Sutter Creek is also do- ing weli and adding to its membership. Next month this parior will give an entertainment 1n celebration of its third anniversa A new parior willsoon be organized in the vicinity of Sonora. There are thirty names ic the petition that has been presented to the grand president. Bueua Vista Parlor is arranging for the fifth & nniversary ball, 0 be given on the 20th inst, Grand President Mrs. Mary E. Tillman and Grand Trustee Miss Lizzie Douglass visited Alameda Parlor last -.-..m.é?mw and were warmly welcomed. Junior Order American Mechanics. Starr King Council has opened an educa- | plo; | Mis: | those wio are always rea | cause. [ the members in the story. In this line tne council has siread tened 1o an inter- estiug lecture on the Chiuese from the eari fest time to the present, given b E. W. Close, Lhe councilor; to a lecture on the :ife of General Lafavette from the time of hus birth to the day f his death, given by 8. Joseph Theise: n Tuesday last there was an insiructi: urse on the life of James A. Gacfieid, by >. E. Nagle, couneilor of Garfield Council. Dur- ng the evening there was also an interesung address on the prosperity of theorder in ihis State by Mr. Boyd of Sacramento. There were sddresses b srs. Lord, Baker, Jacobs, Ew= ing, Cameron and others. P expand the k couutry and Next Tuesday the lecture will be by Dr. W. D. Clark, member of ihe council, who will iifornia’s soldier-statesma., Colonel and this will be a talk for all members of the order. After the sdjournment of the council the members organized low house of the American Congress a each member wes given a credential to repre- sent one of the States of the Union; then the Ho was organized with Del B. Bowley as speaker, S. Joseph Theisen as vice-chairmun, W.J. Butler es sergeant-at-arms, W. E. Cros- bie as assistant sergeant-at-arms, and G. E | Long as clerk. There is a proposition to or- | ze the upper uouse of Congress in one of ae other councils and then conduct debates uston the line of the debatesin Congress. The first matier to come will be a debate on the tariff question, the several Representative presentiug the views of the States they will repre t his will entail a study of the acts ©of Congress and current history. Yosemite Council of Alameda, under the en- ergetic leadership of H. L. Zimi.erman, the counci:or, 1s making good progress receiving | applications and initsting at every meeting. | The selection of candidates is the closest of | that of il of the State. State Vice-Councilor Beilinger and Junior | Past State Councilor Butler, residents of Los | Angeles, have requested the State councilor | to cuil & meetiug of the board cf officers at Los Angeles for the purpose ol naming organ- izers, arrunging for the bureau for the unem- ed of the order and for organization for & tnorongh campaign. Abrabam Lincoln Council Markham as councilor, vic resigned on account of r cit Oskland Council No. 3, Daughters of Lib- erty, wiil give an entertsiiment in its hall on the 14th. Reports from the East assert that on the | occasion of the reception to the representa- tives to the National Couuncil, that is meet in Pitisbuig, Pa., there wili be at le 10,000 members in A. H. Lesiie, Ch.ef of Polize of Piitsburg, a member uf the order, has been selected as grand marshal for the occasion. has elected C. Charles Kline, noval from the Young Ladies’ ostitute. The members of Branch No. 2. at its meeting held iast Fridaynight, were entertained and in- structed by a lecture on “Health” by Dr. Eiiza Lynch; a paper on “Woman's Work’ by Miss Nellie Winters, and one on “Temperance” by Mary Donnovan. The hall in which the oung ladies met was tastefully decorated ith flags and flowers, These lectures, ior members oniy, und of which there will be & series, are for the purpose of instructing those who listen on ‘matters of which many have only a superficial knowledge. The commitiee hes completed mesrly all the arrangements for the grand Easter enter- tainment 1o be given by tie several branches in Oad Fellows' Hall on the evening of Wednesday, the 21st, in aid of the iund that is used 1o re/jeve the sick of the order, and as the object is » most worthy one there ought 1o be a most libersl response on the part of ¥ 10 a-sist (n & good Tne prograume will include Six tab- leaux, with vocsl end instrumental selections between the tableaux. There will be p sented in the tableau}line, ihe School of the Vestals,” ““Recoliections of Camp Montgom- ery” (ihe League of pari), “The Spirit of 76, “Music, Literature und A of the World Paying homage to California.’’ These wiil be broduced under the direction of Leon Auradou Jr., whose artistic srrangement of tabieaux have won for him much praise. Alter the entertainment there will be danelng. Tribe of Ben Hur. Mizpah Couri No. 1, Tribe of Ben Hur, held its monthly meeting in Harmony Hall, Red Meu’s building, iast Thursday night, when four candidates were initiated and four appli- cations were received. This is a new organization on this coast, but it bas quite & membership on the other side of the Rockies. It was organized in 1894, in ville, Ind., the iome of General Lew ritual is made upfrom scenes aud incidents deseribed in *Ben Hur,” and is said to be most impressive. The distinctive features claimed for this new order are: =n and women sre eiigible to membership. | The insurance is graded, according 10 age, but | the monthly payments ure uniform. sessment upon desth of members. paid up at “Expectancy of Lif tund is crewicd by seiting aside 10 per ¢ of the monthiy payments. Two beneficial d ons, Northern and Southern, The supreme officers are: D. W. Gerard, su- preme chiel, Crawiordsville; F. L. supreme scribe. Crawfordsvil K. of 1., Crawiordsville; J. M.D., supreme medical examiner, Craw- ordsville; W. T. Royse, president tribune, Indisnapolis; J. W. Stroii, chsirman execcu- tive commitiee, Crawfordsville. I the thirty three months Of its existence the order ha issucd 13,600 certificates covering $16,000, 000 iusurauce, has paid $19,250 to benefi- ciaries and has'$35,644 in tne Teserve fund. On May 13 Misiah Court will have an_open social i Go.den West Hall, Red Men’s build- ing, to be followed by a dance in the banquet haii. Certtticates | A rese The Stationary Engineers. Last Thursday evening Social Hall, in the Foresters' building, was crowded as i¢ never was before by an audience that assembled to listen to an’ eutertainment offered by San Francisco No. 1 of the National Association of Stationary Engineers, a body of men united for the purpose of educating and enlightening toe engi aud to relieve him in sickness and distress. The principsl feature of the en- teriainment was an illusirated lecture en- titled “A Tr'p From San Franciscoto London,” by P. L. Ennor, whose description was most enterts:ning. The lecture was illustrated by many beauti- ful views thrown on the screen by Professor Stuits, who used the acetylin gas, with the Tesult that the pictures appeared With great distinctness. A number of patriotic pictures were thrown in by way of divertisement, and these were received with wild appiause. ' The monotony of the journey was enlivened by vocal and instruméntal solos by the following talent: Piano solo. Mrs. Reyneud ; soug, Mrs. Bollg:” piano solo, Miss Grace Parrisn; song, C. HParrish; banjo solo, Miss Ruth Boctin: comic song, James Gillies; song, James Rowe quartet, Mr. and Mrs. Valerga and Mussrs, isols and C. H. Parrish. On arriving in Lon. don & social dance was enjoyed until midnight. Woodmen of the World. Redwood Camp, at its meeting last Thursday night, admitted three candidates by initiation and one by trausfer card from Webfoot Camp of Oregou, elected four by ballot and received six applications. Redwood bas seven applica- tious before the head camp. This camp is meeling with great success in its new quarters in Foresters’ bunding. A committee of three has been appointed to prepare for Woodmen’s Decoration da i inlls on Sunday, Junc 6. The day is devoted 1o the decoration of graves of deceased Wood- men throughout the United States, Assessment No. 89 has been called for the month of April. Kuights of Pythias, Grand Chancellor C. F. McGlashan will visit during the following week (April 12 to 17) the foillowing lodges: Monday, April 12, ins No. 107, at Pomona; Tuesday, April 13, Vailey Lodge No. 27, at San Bernardino; W edncsday, April 14, Colton Loage No. 137 of Colto Thursday, April 15, Redlands No. 186, at Red. lanas; Friday, April 16, Nero No. 187, at Chino: :aturday. April 17, San Ped: 126, at San Dedra. ka4 y City Lodge No. 117 will nitiate five ap- plicants at the next convention and advance five pages to the rank of esquire. CreGentials of representatives-elect are being received at the ofiice of the G. K. of R. and & indjcating e Jurgely attended annual conyen: tion and a very furge influx of new membe The Uniform Renk will go into camyp at Hen. ford during Grand Lodge week. Ample prop. srations have been made regarding ten grounds and other necessaries, tional lyceum, in which, afier the routine business of the council has been closed, mat- tersof interest sre discussed with a \iew to It1s probabie that teams from several lodges HOW HOLY WEEK 1S 10 BE OBSERVED IN CITY CHURCHES The Musical Services at St. Ignatius Will Be of a Most Solemn and Beautiful Nature. REV. DR. BOYNTON ON “LABOR.” Services at the First Baptist Church in Aid of the Unemployed. MAJOR WINCHELL SPEAKS AT SANTA ROSA. Mr. Barrows, Who Has Been De- iivering Lectures in India, Is on His Retura Voyage Here. The First Baptist Church will to-night hold services in aid of the unemployed. There will be special music and an ad- dress by William M. Bunker, chairman of the boulevard committee. Rev. M. P. Boynton will preach on “Labor’s Strong Arm.” The Jewish Educational Society has been formed to sustain the free relizious | school, until lately supported by the B'nai B'rith arder. Members paying $li1 a year will beiong to one ciass, while | those paying what they plesse wiil belong | to another cla: Dr. Barrows, who has been delivering a course of lectures in India, is on his re- turn journey. He will come by way of San Francisco. | Rev. Joseph H. Smith returned from | Honolulu on Tuesday last, and is now en- | gaged in evangelistic services at Grace Chureh, this City, Rev. Dr. J. N. Beard, pastor. Pastor Meserve of the FKree Baptist Church is to takea three months’ vaca- | tion, and Professor Gooaell of the Pacific | Theological Seminary will supply. At the missionary meeting of the Y. P. 8. C. E. of the First Baptist Church this evening at 6:30 o’clock Captain Dart of the ship Aicides will speak on “Work Among Sailors.”” The Pastors’ Aid Society will hold its quarteriy meeting at the Temple Beth Is- rael, Geary street, this evening, when sev- eral matters of interest will come on for discussion. . The Bishops will gather for the spring meeting at Matbew on-street Church, Providence, R. L, April 28. On Tuesday eveving the Young Peo- vle’s Christian Endeavor Society of the | First Baptist Church will give a “free-for- all social.” Itis to be called a spring so- cial. Major Winchel! of the Savation Army speaks to-day at the First Methodist Church of Santa Kosa, Oa Fridey afternoon the monthly meet- ing of the Ladies’ Aid Society of Simpson Memorial Church will be beld ai Mrs. Humphreyy’, 806 Oak street. Next Sunday special Easter services will be heid ali day at Simpson Memorial Church. In the morning a magnificent programme of music will be rendered by a double quartet, assisted by Miss Smith, violtnist. The following will be the order of services: Organ prelude, “‘Offertory’’! (Wely); an anthem, “First Begotten of | tte Dead” (Blumenschein); hymn No. | 34, *He Dies, the Friend of Sinners, Dies’ Seripture reading; *“Te Deum” (Blumenschein); prayer; response, vio- lin solo, *Andante Religioso” (Thorne); mn No. 244, “Rejoice, the Lord ls| King”; offeriory, “Wiih Verdure Clad,” | from “Creation” (Haydn); address; an- | them, ‘‘Alleluia to Our King” (Roeckelj; nymn No. 257, “Crown Him With Many | Crowns”: benediction; postiude, ‘“‘Let the Heavens Rejoice,” from “Holy Uity” | (Gau:). In the evening the children of the Sunday-school will celebrate the day. They wili render the beaatiful service, “Kaster Bells,”” with special exercises by the primary department. Next Sunday, April 18, Easter Sunday, at 3 p. M., there will be a grand rally at the new Sunday-school, 338 Fifth avenue, near Point Lobos, Richmond district. members of the Methodist churche: Sunday-schools of the City are urged to attend. There will be music and short speeches, etc., by superintendents and astors and frienas. e, Soseph. Berry, D.D., of Oblckko preaches this morning at Grace M. E Church. To-morrow evening at 7:45 o’clock the Epworth League Alliance of Grace M. E. Church will meet in convention. Rev. Joseph F. Berry will be present. Every- body is cordially invited and an interest- ing time is expected. The gospel wagon will be dedicated to the service of the Lord some time during the evening. The intexmediate and junior organiza- tions of the leaguers constituting the al- liance are to meet at Grace M. E. Church, Monday afternoon, at 3:30 o'clock, when matters of interest lo the young people will be discussed. Dr. Berry will prob- ably be present and make a short adaress. The details for this aiternoon gathering are in the hands of Emma J. Dornin and John M. Martin, and he promises an en- thusiastic demonstration preparatory to the quarterly convention that takes place Monday evening. Trere will be a good programme given on Friday evening, April 23, at Ep- worth Church, The programme will consist of recitations, instrumental and vocal music, drills, tableaux, etc., and it will be yiven by the child talent of the church and City. Admission, adulte, 15 cents; children, 10 cents. On Thursday evening *‘The Busy Work- ers,” a club of lades belonging o Epworth Church, will bold their regular business meeting at the home of Mrs. H. L. Nickles, 4070 Twenty-third street. The elestion of ufficers will tuke place. Every member be on hand. Rev. Percy C. Webber, an eminentevan- gelist of th- Episcopal churen, will de- liver an address before the Young Men's Christian Association, Ma<on and Ellis streets, this afternoon at 3 o’clock. The service will be free to both ladies and entlemen, and all members of this church are cordially invited to attend. The_sixteenth quarterly convention of the Epworth Leavue Aliance is an- nounced for Monday, April 12, at the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, this City. This change from the constitution- ally appointed date is made in order 1o secure the presence of the Rev. Joseph F. Berry, D.D., eaitor of the Epworth Her- ald, who will make the principal address before the convention and assist the Rev, Dr. Case in the dedication of the gospel wagon. The programme will be as follow: Part I—Song, “Onward, Epworth Laacuers,’ congregation; song, “‘The Scarlet and Wnite' scripture readine, Mre. Julia B. Davidson: prayer, Rev. F. K. Baker; vocal solo, Miss Augusta Jantzen; uddress, Rev. H. F. Briges; address, Rev. F. V. Fisner; song, “When the Roll Is Called 'Up Yonder,' business, adoption of u uew Part i1—Song, “Sunshine,” congregation; collection; vecal seicction, “S eep. . Little Baby of Mine” (Dennee-Smitir), Lyric Quarret (Mrs. Martin Schulize, Miss Etiiel Tillson, Miss congregation; Istitution. will participate fn 5 competitive cxempiifia: tion before the Grang odge of the long i of the knight rank. " e Alice Partridge, Miss Ne lie Partridge); ad- diess, Rev. Joseph F. Be.ry, D.D., of ("mltaxo, dedication Gospel wagon, by the Rev. W. W. Case, D.D., superintondent. | The regular monthly meeting of the Oriental Bureau will be held at the Chi- nese Mis-ion, 916 Washington street, Tuesday, April 13, at 10 A. 3. Tae meeting of the Deaconess Bureau will be held at the sams place, at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day. The concert at the Association Audi- torium, Mason and Ellis streets, to-mor- row, Monday evening, will be given by the Smalley Concert Company of Chicago, and in the interest of the young men’s improvement fund of the association. A committee of forty young men have un- dertaken to renovate the association building, and put. it in thorough good order and attractive shape for the recep- tion of the coming International Conven- tion of the Christian Endeavor societies. Rev. F. J. Masters, D.D., long a mis- sionary in China, will preach Sunday morning at Central M. E. Church, subject, “The Light of Asia, or the Light of the World?” Dharmapala, the Buddhist priest, has been lecturings on the future of Christianity and Bunddhism in Asia, and while Dr. Masters will not answer him directly he will speak on the same theme. On Tuesday evening Rey. Dr. Dille wiil deliver a lecture for the little foiks on “The Holy Land and the Holy Life.” It will be illusirated with 100 fine stereopti- cou views, being photographs of scenes in the Holy Land and of great paintings of events in the hfe of Jesus. The enter- tainment will be interspersed with iilus- trated bymuos and psalms and with views of u miscellaneous character. The missionary and social committee of section A, Young People's Society of Chbristian Endeavor, will give a home mission social and 'entertainment April 15at the Central M. E. Church. The jail and prison work will be presented by | Mrs. “Benson and Miss Habertine, the boys' work by D. M. Carman, the settle- ment work by Miss Rich and the floating work by Miss Martin, ‘Ahere will be music by an orchestra of stringed instruments, a cornet solo by Miss Miller, a solo by Mrs. Libby and singing by a male quartet. No admission will be charged. The reguiar monthly social of tne Ladies’ Aia Society will be held Friday evening, April 93, at Central M. E. Chburch, The monthly meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of Central M. E. Church will be ‘neld at the residence of Mrs. Retta Thomson, Golden Gate Park, next Thursday, April 15, at 2 p. &, This being holy week services will be held every day at St. Ignatius Church. The musical services have been in re- hearsal for the past montb and will be of & most solemn nature. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings the office of the Tenebrs will be sun, by the full male choir and the answer Wlfi pe gang by the ecclesiastics of St. lgnatius ollege. On Holy Thursday the musical service will consist of compositions by the Rev, Father Coitelli, 8.J. - .On Good Friday the most solemn ser- vice of the three hours’ devotion will oc- cur. Christ upon the cross spoke seven words during his three hours’ agony, and upon each of these words a father of the Jesuit order wiil preach. A special choir of mixed voices will ren- der Haydn’s “Passion” and Rossini’s “'Stabat Mate In the evening theye will be short services held to commemo- rate the day. ‘1he music for Easter will be rendered by the fuil male choir of forty voices. At 10:30 Alary’s Easter Mass will be sung; during the’ Credo, Gloria and Agnus Dei solos will be rendered by Messrs. Jones, Morrissey, Berger and Wood. The offer- tory will be the Et Resurrexit,” by Alarey. In the evening solemn vespers, consisting of “Laudate_Pueri,” “‘Laudate Dominum,” “Beatus Vir,” *Iste Con- fessor” and “Magnificat.” ' Following this Cagliero’s “Regina Cel1i” will be rendered. At the benediction uf the blessed sacra- ment, G. de Vecch's “Tantum Ergo' wiil be sung. The music for holy week will be directed by Fatber Angeio Coitelli; leader, Sidney Haperaft; organist, Maurice O’ Connell. At the beginning and ending of both the morning and evening services on Eas- ter Clarence Eddy will preside at the or- gan. On Easter Sunday morning the mem- bers of Company N, League of the Cross Cadets, will make their first public ap- pearance in uniforms, on which occasion the company will receive holy commun- ion in a body at the 7 o’clock mass. About sixty-seven members will be present. The company is driiling Lard for the coming competitive driil of the regiment in San Francisco and will make an earnest en- deavor to bring the Montgomery Trophy to the other side of the bay. Easter Sunday will be celebrated witn more than usual splendor at St. Mary’s (Paulist) Church. The music wiil be of the highest order. The mass will be sung by an augmented choir, accompanied by organ and stringed quartet from the Coiumbia orchestra. A fuli account of the programme will appear later. The Adele Rottanzi, Miss Agnes Burgin, Dr. Bornino and William Gordon, assisted by the following young ladies and gentlemen: Sopranos, Mrs. Steinbach, Miss K. Duffy Miss L. Devine, Miss A. Devine, Miss K. Norton and Miss M. Ryan; contraltos, Miss N. Ford, Miss J. McIntyre and Miss Wichman; tenors, Messrs. G. Maline, H. Dinan and J. Cooney; bassos, Mossrs. D, Sheerin, T. Solman and Dr. T. Rottanzi. Branch No. 2 of the Young Ladies’ In- stitute has decided 1o hoid monthly re- unions on the secoad Friday evening of each month. The first of these reunions took place last Friday evening, and was made doubly interesting by a lecture given by Dr. Elizabeth Lynch, who is a promi- nent member of the branch. A large num- ber of visiting members were present and enjoyed the splendid programme pre- sented, Tne passion sermon on Good Friday evening at Holy Cross -Church will be | preached by Rev. M. D. Connolly, pastor | of St. Paul’s Church. The services on that occasion will begin at 7:30 o'clock. Father Connolly s abilities as a preacuer are well known, and as he has hosts of friends in the ‘Western Addition, Holy Cross Church is sure to be filied to_over- flowing next Friday evening. On Easter Sunday morning, at the il o'clock mass, the sermon will be given by Rev. Joseph McQuaid, assistant at Holy Cross Church. The rally and essay contest of District No. 40f the League of the Cross has been stponed until Sunday afternoon, May . 8t Metropolitan Temple. In this dis- trict are comprised the branches of St. Mary's Cathedral, St. Francis’, St Brigid’s, Holy Cross and Sacrea Heart. Full particulars of the raliy will appear in a later issue. The Bay Conterence will meet in Park | Church, corner of Page and Baker streets, San Francisco, Tuesday, April 13, 1897. The Y. M. L Grand Council will con- vene thisyear auring the month of August in Santa Rosa. The members of Branch No.1 of the will hold their annual reception at Ma- sonic Hall on Monday evening, the 19th inst. Very elaborate preparations are under way for the event, and 1t will cer- tainly prove one of the most successful af- | fairs of the season. The chi.dren of the Roman Catholic Orpban Asylum will receive their frienas Easter Sunday and on the third Sunday of each month thereafter. . The lecture to be given by Rev. Joseph Gleason under the auspices of Ivnatian Council No.35, Y. M. L, has been post- poned from Friday. the 23d inst., until Tuesday evening, May 11. The lecture will take place at Métrapolitan Terple, the subject being “One Man Against the World.” Territory, says of sure as | ateit. Catholic Ladies’ Aid Society of Oaklsna | NEW TO-DATY! FREE 70 EVERY MAN. THE METHOD OF A GREAT TREATHENT FUR WEAKNESS OF MEA. WHICH (URED HIM AFTER EVERY- THING ELSE FAILED, Painful diseases are bad enough, but when a man is slowly westing away with nervous weakness the mental forebodings are ten times worse than the most severe pain. Thers isnoletup to the mental suffering day or night. Sleep is almost impossible, and under such & sirain men ace séircely responsibie for what they do. For years the writer rolled and tossed on the troubled sex of sexual weakness until it was & question whether he had not Detter take a dose of poison and thus end all his throubles. ~But providential inspiration came to his aid in the shape of & combination of medicines that not only completely restored the general health, but enlarged his weak, emaciated parts to natural size and vigor, and he now declares that any mau who will ‘take the trouble to send his siame and address may have the method of this wonderful treatment free. Now, when I say free I mean absolutely Wishout cost, because I want every weakened man to get the beaefit of my experience. Tam uot s philanthropist, nor do I pose as n enthusiast, but there are thousands of men suffering the mental tortures of weakened manhood who would be cured at once could they but get such a remedy as the one that Premium notes and NEW TO-DAY. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE NORTHEWESTERN MOTUAL LIFE INSURANGE CIMPANY F MILWAUKEE, IN THE STATE OF WIS~ consin, on the 81si day of Lecember, A. D. 1898, and for the year ending on that day, mac to ihie Insurance Commissiouer of th: Siace of California, pursuanc (o (he requirements of sec: tion 613 of the Political Code of said ~tate. CAPI{AL. Amount of Capital Stock paid uj in Cash. AsS Net value of Real Estate owned by the Company . cooono..... 81,814,791 83 Amount o Loans secured by Hond and Mortguge on Re te.... 66,871 974 65 ans 1o any form (aken In paymeut of pre- miums on policies now in force 386,594 03 Cash warket value of all Stue the Com- 5 14,613,770 96 pany’s office. 840 72 Amount of Cash” depo Banks .. vosae - 794,443 38 cured me. Do not try to study out how I can | yaemmcs guc i Govoc 1681451 3 afford to pay the few postage-stamps necessary Reuts due and accrued ... . 9,105 88 to mail the information, but send for it Net amount of premiums in pro- learn that there are a few things on e cess of collection, and of deferred that, although they cost nothing to get, are premium. Ex g 1,867,146 39 worth a fortune to some men and mean a life- | Cash loans olderson this time of happiness to mostof us. Write to | Company's poiicies assign=d as 3 Thomas Slater, box 2283, Kalamasoo, Mich., | collaceral . 3:817,235 00 and the information will be mailed in & plain CANCERS ana TUMORS 2ken out. 'NO KNIFE! OR PAIN! No Pay till Cured!!! 60 page book free with home testimonials Ciaims ‘for deat Net preseat value on all the ou; LIABILITIES, Claims for death losses and ma- tured endowments, due and un- paid .. tured eniowments in process of adjustment, or adjusted but not mp standing policies, computed ace cording to the Combined Experi- ence ‘labies of Mortality, with four per cent Interest. .eon.. 72,601,674 00 of many Wonder ful | s mounc of ail nnpaid drvidends io CIUI'ES— Most F°;nm°': polxcy‘hu}deu s e 102,170 00 places, woman's breast | prosen: value of amonits not yet and man's face and lip. |~ due on matured instaliment poll- i S.R.CHAMLEY, M.D., 719 Marketst,,S.F. | ,flet; a R OTa T Send to Some One With Cancer |~ Company 2904903 A farmer about 48 years of age, Ii{'ing at Downs, Oklahoma RIPANS TABULES ‘I used to be troubled with dyspepsia a great deal, but since last April I have not known what it feels like. sour stomach and belch up anything the least bit greasy as I'saw Ripams Tabules advertised ina St. Louis paper and decided to try them, so when [ went to Guthrie | found some of them and have never been without them since. I used to drink liquor, but have no desire for it now. Ican eatham and beans, or cabbage boiled with fat meat—in fact, I can digest anything | eat without any trouble whatever. y lived on a farm and have done many a hard day’s work when | was sick enough to be in bed—all on account of indigestion.” i I- would have I have always Pimples, CUPIDENE strengthens an: Prestatitis. CUPID! vocalists will be Mrs. P. Steffani, Miss editor Epworth Herald; vocal solo, Oh, Fair, Oh, 8weet and Holy” (0. Cantor), Miss’ Alicé ‘This great Vi table MANH nfln RESIUR Envmfim.fi“;m,: tion of & famous French physician, will quickly cure you of a1l new vous or diseases of the EeHCTANVS Orkss. Sars e ot oy Tnsomula, Pains In the Back, Seminal finid o nfitness to Marry, Exhaus Constipation. It stops all losses by da; DESS Of gischnrg?,xwmch if: all the horrors of Impote: BEFORE and AFTER Fiinacyand he urinkey rgansof all Impaviice: ‘estores small weak organs, The reason sufferer are not cuzed by Doctors 13 because nincty per cent are tronbled s the oy knoxn Temey o Sore wiout 4 ope A written guarantee given and money returned if six boxes does not effect a permsnent eure, 02 bar et Tor S5O0, DY ath. Bond o PR Crenlnr Sad fore Seg, 10 Address DAVOL MEDLCINE CO., 1170 Market street, San Francisco, Cal.For saleby “CUPIDENE" Cash received for ren Cash Cash paid for losses and m Medical Cash paid for rents . Casn jaid tor commuting commis- Amount of noirs Amount of notes and Amount of notes aid Amount of notes and | of February, 1897. |CLARENCE M. SMITH, 96 00 Total Liabilittes. . INCOME. Cash recelved for premiums on new policies during the ye: al . 81,771,950 53 miums auring the yea: S Cash received 1or sale of annuities. Cash received for interes. sh receive: for rents. from 1241503 99 received sources.. ail other, 19, 10 87 Total Income. EXPENDITURES. tured enduwments. . 5 $4,058,670 74 Cash paid to annuitan 3,086 28 Paid for surrendere.t po 880,262 1% Paid for dividends to policy hold- ers. Premium notes voided by lapse. 10,281 Commissions puid L0 agerts 1,691,335 74 Salaries ard o.her compen-atfon of officers and _empioyes, except agenis and medical examiners. 826,739 48 examiners’ fees and arles Cash p sions. . : All other cash payments. Total Expenditures during the year. ¥ ... $9.146,783 43 PREMIUM-NOTE ACCOUNT. | Premium notes ana other preminm ob- ii-atlous ai b-gin. ning of th- vear....$418, 301 84 Premium noies and oter premium ob- Iigations received during the y 87,724 35— Tocal....... = 306,026 19 Deductions during the vear as follows: ‘Amount of notes and other prem:um ob- iigations used in paymeat of losses and claims . $19,435 44 d other premium ob- lizations used in purciase of surren- aered poicies.. .. 7,356 76 other premlur: ob- lizations used in payment of divi- dends to policy holaers 56,902 71 otuer premium ob- ligatious voided b, Iapse of poii: les 10881 68 other premium 0o- ligations receemed by muker in casn... 25055 57— lotal reduc ion of Fremium- Note Account. Z 119,632 16 Balance, no e assets at end of the year. o #386 394 H. L PALMER, Prosident 1. W. SK1 i, Sec Subscribed and sworn (o before me this P. K. SANBURN, Notary Publ GENERAL AGENT, Rooms 110, 112, 114, Phelan Building, San Fraucisco, Cal. missions, Nervous Debllity’ Drains, Varicoczle and or night. ' Prevents quick. tchecked leads to Spermatorrhaa and CUPIDENE cleanses the liver, thy Tation, 5K0 testimonie BROOKS PHARMACY, 119 Powell strest. ~MIDY These tiny Capsules are superio to Balsam of Copaiba, Cubebsor!njectionsand| CURE IN 48 HOURS the same diseases withou inconvenience, Sold by all drucgists. MNUIMMW —=IS THE BEST KNOWN REMEDY=—_ -FOR-- RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, PAINS IN GENERAL, DYSPEPSIA, DYSENTERY Ml S Lk R “j“lNll"’\'Mfi‘ml? Cholera Morbus, Diphtkeria, Sore Throat, Pneumonia, Nervous, Liver and Kidney Complaints, Sciatica, Lumbago, Colds, Coughs, Local and General Debility, Headache, Earache, Toothache, Sickness in Stomach, Backache. Burns, Swellings, Boils, Sores, Ulcers, Colie, Cramps, Sprains, Bruises, Scalds, Wounds, Indigestion, Skin Diseases, Excessive Itching and many other complaints too numerons to name here. The most skeptical are convinced after trial. Price, 25¢, 50c, $1.00 Per Bottle. For sale by all druggists. The trade supplied by Redington & Co., Mack & Co. and Langley & Michaels, San Francisco, L. Callisch, Wholesale Agent for the Pacific Coast, San Jose, Cal ’ LR R R e e BT T T T | S ! |