The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 5, 1897, Page 28

28 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 1897 EMPEROR WILLIAM IS REACHING FOR A That Emperor William should bear as one of his most cherished titles that of prince of a town situated in thevery heart | of France, and should possess undeniable rights to the throne of the therlands, will doubtless surprise those who have been under the impression that his hatred of everything Gallic had led him to Ger- manize even dishes figuring on his deily menu, and the French names of the | that his pretensions to foreign thrones | were limited to that of Great Britain. It is a fact, however, that his inherited dig- nitfes include that of Prince of O-ange, the latter being an old French town of 12,000 inhabitants, situated in the valley | of the Rhone, not far from from a strictly legitimist roint of view his rights to the crown of Holland are supe- rior to those of young Queen Wilhelmine. It is the latter’s determined refusal to Avignon, while wed the German princelet s lected for the | purpose by her German mother and by | the court of Berlin, and her resolve to | Orange—which most persons imagine to marry instead a member of the reizning house of Denmark, that render timely the consideration of Em peror William’s claims | as the only Prince of Orange who has any | right to bear that title to-day. For those who are acquainted with the Kaiser’s aspi- ~<ations, boih as a boy and as a man. are | perfectly aware that, sooner than see Hol- | land become a point of vaniaze for the foes of Germany and Amsterdam a naval | stronghold and arsenal for hostile fleets | destined to ravage his coaste, he would | prefer to risk the outbreak of a European | war by enforcing his herediiary rights to ‘ the Dutch throne and by taking posses- <ion of the Netherlands by force of arms. In order to explain the position of the | Emperor 1n the matter, 1t is necessary to ‘ briefly refer to a bit of anciert history concerning which, strangely enoug |, little is tobe found in the ordinary works of reference at the disposal of the student. In the first place, the title of Prince of } | | took part in wars against the Kings of | sau and Prince of Orange. | Indeed, the latter's rights wera strength- ! Chalons, of Nassau and of Orange for more | be of entirely Dutch origin, and to consti- tute the Netherlands counterpat of the English dignity of Princs of Wales, that is to say, an attribute of the eldest son and | partment of Vauciuse, Orange was for- merly an independent principality, the sovereigns of which, on several cccasions, | France. | In the year 1531, on the death of Prince Philibert of the house of Chalons, with- | out male issue, Orange became tbe inher- | itance of bis only sister, wife of the Prince of Nassau. Indeed, from that time forth | the heads of the Nassau family assumed | the title of Prince of Orange and coatin- ued to retain it after becoming possessed | of the sovereignty of the Netheriands as hereditary Stadtholders. The first of these Stadtholders was Wilifam I of Nas- He was suc- ceeded by his three sons in turn, only the third of whom, Frederick Henry, left any children. Frederick Henry's offspring in- cluded a son, who followed him as William 11, and an eldest daughter, Louise by name, who married the Blector of Bran- | aenburg, known in history as the ‘‘Gros- ser Kurfuerst,” from whom the present German Emperor is descended in a direct line. William IT of the Netherlands died, leaving one :onawho, after marrying the dauchter of the last of the Stuart Kings of England, became ruler of Great Britain and the Netherlands under the name of William IlL. Dying childless, his rights to the sovereiznty of the principality of | Orange and to the rulership of the Nether- | lands should, in accordance with the stat- utes of the house of Orange-Nassau, as well as with the national laws of both Holland and Orange, have gone to Wil- i liam 1Us sister, Princass Louise of Bran- | denburg, ana on her death to her o.dest son, Frederick, the first King of Prassia. ened by several so-called “fidei commissa,” | bearing on the order of succession, and ndorsed by every chief of the families of | tban 200 years back. William III, how- | ever, who abominated his Prussian aunt, Princess Louise, and hated still more her | son, King Frederick of Prussia, made a | will of his own, arbitrarily setting aside sll the provisions and laws made by his | predecessors, and bequeathed his rights to | the hereditary Stadtholdership of Hol- | 11 as well as to the principality of | Orange, to a very distart and exceedingly | remote kinsman of the name of John of | Nassau, who was descended from a count of Nassau, who had been chief of the Nas- | sau family long before it inherited the principality of Orange or had becoms pos- sessed of the Stadtholdership of the Neth- erlands. A struggle for the succession ensued, in the course of which the court of Vienna, being opposed to that of Berlin, espoused | the cause of Prince John of Nassau, while | France took advantage of the dispute to take forcible possession of Orange. The entire embroglio was brought to a close by the treaty of Utrecht, which, thanks far more to diplomatic intrigue and to politi- cal influence than to right or equity, awarded the Stadtholdership of the Neth- erlands to Prince John of Nassau, per- | heir ofthe King or Queen Regnant of Hol- | mitted France to retain possession of | land—is, as stated above, altogether|Orange, and virtnally recognized the French. Situnted in what is now the De- | rights or rather the wrongs of the Kinz of Prussia by according to him in the way of compen-+ation not only all the possessions of the house of Orange east of the Rhine | | (wrich added & considerable amount of | territory to his kingdom), but likewise vested in him the prerogative of bearing the title of Prince of Orange and th> arm= of the latter without any of the “brisures of cadency,” which are destined to denote in heraldry the armorial bezrings of the junior branches of a royal or noble fam- ily. To what extent the Kings of Prussia were regarded until the beginning of the present century as the legitimate heads of the house of Orange is shown by the fact that when, on the death without issue of the last of the sovereign counts of Longue- ville, the principality of Neuchatel (now part and parcel of Switzerland) became the inberitance of the head of the house of Orange, it was allotted, not to the Stadtholder of the Netheriands, but to the King of Prus-ia, who retained possession thereof until 1857, when King Frederick William IV surrendered the principality to Switzerland in return for financial com- pensation, retaining, bowever, for himself and his successors the title of Prince of Neuchatel, which is now borne by Zm- peror William in conjunction with that of Prince of Orange. Queen Wilhelmine of Holland 1s de- scended in a direct line from that Prince John of Nezssau to whom the treaty of Utrecht unjustly awardel the throne of the Netherlands. Her nearest liviug rela- tives and next in the line of succession as now ordered are the two grandsons of her father’s sister, the Iate Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar, the younger of whom she has just refusea to marry. Her other heirs are, first of all, the sons of the Crown Princess of Denmark, whose mother was a Dutch Princess, and after them the sons of Pricce Albert of Prussia, himself the offspring of Princess Marianne of the Netherlands. That Wilheimine is more than a match for her moher s definitely shown by the fact that witbin the last few months— that is, within less than a year of the te: | mination of her regency—the widowed | Queen Emma bhas fel: herself impelled to constitute a sjecial council of guardian- | ship for her daughter. The regent has b en taught by bitter experience of late that altLouzh she has been abple to man- age the worthy Hollanders all right she cannot in any sense of the word govern her daughter, & headstronz, passionate and willful girl, whose characteristies, in- herited from her father and grandfather, | are, as in their case, redeemed by a gen- crous and warm-heurted temperament. | The council of guardianship consists of | eight grave and gray-haired dignitar es, through whom the regent hopes to be able to control her daughter until the latter atiains ber majority next year, tut tne members of which will certainly never Jend themseives to any project of forcing the girl to marry a German prince against ber own wishes. There are many who believe, indecd, that Wilthalmine—who is now little younger than was Queen Victoria at the time of her accession to the throne of Great Britain—is quite clever enough to cope with the Kuiser, and she has cer- tainly g.ven a proof of her shrewdness by avoiding any proclamation of her inten- tion of marrying Prince Har:11, content- BABY'S CROWN ing herself for the present with declining Prince Bernhardt of Saxe- Weimar and de= Claring that she would defer all decisions as to whom she intends to wed until after she had attained her majority next vear, when she will be her own mistress and free from maternal direction or supervi- sion. Queen Victoria, it may be remem- bered, inaugurated her reign by relegat- ing her very strict mother to the back- ground, deciining to submit to her com- mands any longer, and it may safely be taken for granted that her example will be followea by Queen Wilhelmine. manism on the part of the young Dutch Queen thav must be ascribed Emperor Wi liam’s sudden cordiality toward the King of Belgium. A year azo the rela- tions between them were so strained that Leopold was permitted to pass through Berlin on his way btack from Sweden without receiving any token of recogni- tion—not even the ordinary courtesies couceded 1o traveling royalty—alithough the Emperor and Empress were at Pots- dam at the time, while the semi-official press of Germany =actually went so far as to state in print that if the King desired u It is to this new state of affairs created 4(.‘1}\@’ at the Hague by tle display of anti-Ger- g.p‘,ll M ), 7 /. 5 0 A g Y I,l'/’l/’v/,,// 3 more friendly recep:ion he would have to | bebave differently. Yet to-day Leopold is the Kaiser's dearest friend and ally, and although he knows less about the sea than the traditional borse marine he has just been created an admiral of the Ger- man fleet, tt.e uniform of which oflice he will doubtless don to receive W when the iatter pays his promised visit to Antwerp soon. In defauit of Amsterdam, Antwerp— which, thanks to the fortifications de- signed by General Brialmont, 1s ons of tLe strongest places in Europe—wouid not only constitute lo Germany a spiendid equ.valent for Amsterdam in the event of | war with eitber France or England, but would likewise serve as a point from which the Kaiser might be able to exer- cise enormous pressure upon Holland should he be led either by the death of tbe little Queen without issue or by her raarriage to a prince hostile to Germany torevive his claims to the throne of the Netherlunds in his capacity as Prince and nead of the house of Orange. EX- ATTACHE. Married peple live longer than the un- married, the temperate and industrious longer than the gluttonous and idle, and civilized nations longer than the uncivil- 1zed. Tall persons eajoy a greater lon- gevity than short ones. s Masonic. The most important event that has taken place in the Masonic circle during the past | week has been the dissclution of the Grand | Consistory, Masters of the Koyal Secret, An- cient and Accepted Rite of Frecmasonry in and for the State of California. In its placs there has been instituted a particular co tory called San Francisco Consistory similar to the one instuted in Los Ang The new organization coufines the member- | ship to residents of Sun Francisco, and at the | meeting heid last Thursdey, at which the change took place, eightot the officersof the grand body who are residents ot Oakland ten- dered their resignations, which were accepted | and the vacancies are to be filled at an elec- | tion to be called for by the Master. | Last Monday King Solomon Lodge held its last meeting in Hemilion Hel), and in the presence of a good attendance worked in the | third degree. Thislodge will hereafter meet 1D its new quarters in Franklin Hall. Goldea Gate Lodge conferred the third de- gree on candidetes last Tucsday night. The same night Pacific Lodge conterred the sec- ond degree. On Saturday night Mission Lodge, one of the most aciive in the City, had twelve candidates upon whom to confer the third degree. The new Masonic Hall in the Mission dis- trict will probably be ready for occupancy in the latter part ot Ociober, but tue time for the dedication of the new texple has not yet been | fixed. 0.1, les. i | Order of the Eastern Star. Harmony Chapter hasa committee at work making arrangements for a grand entertmin- ment to be given in Laurel Hall, Shiels’ build- | ing, on the evening of the 1st of October next. Next Saturday Mission Chapter will initiate | 3¢ a number of candidaies. The chapter is pre- paring for an entertainment to be given on Thanksgiving evening in the new Masonic hall. The fact that there is to be &n entertain- | ment is Do secret. but the particular enter- | dances tainment, which will be of an amusing char- acter, which is to be given by the lady mem- | bers of the lodge isa secret which the ladies will not divulge, 1hus proving that there is an exception to the old saying thal “women can- not keep secrets.” - Oakiand Chapier will give an entertainment and hop on the 16th inst. ! On the 14th inst. Ivy Chapter will give an | entertainment and social in its hall in Golden | Gnte Commandery building. worthy grand matron, Mrs. Mary E. Partridge | to exemplify the v | ter atits next session in tis City. | tation b; Oak Leat Chapter has b:en selected by the | W, rk before the Grand Chap- The Odd Fe'lows Grand Master Drew has announced the fol lowing visitetions: September 17, Camp Scco Lodge at Milton; 18, Mineral Lodge at Cop- | veropolis; 20, Hope Silver Spray L~dge will have initiations st | Tuo.umne Lodge at Columbia; 22, | its mceting ou Tuesday evening next., | Lodge; Yosemite Lodge at Big Oak Flaf Ivy Lodge will pay a_fraternal visitto Oak | 24, Coultervilie Lodge; 25, Oso Lodge at Bear | 1and Lodge, A. 0. U. W., on Friday next. The | Valiey; 27, Hornits Lodge; 28, Mariposa | ludge will al'o pay & visit to Oak Lear Lodge Lodge; 30, Willows Lodge at Sneilings; Octo- ber 1, Lafayette Lodge at Lacrange, and 2, Stanisiaus Lodge at Knights Ferry. Next Friday will be Odd Feliows’ might at the Mechanics’ Fair, and cvery member of the oraer wiil be admitted free upon a ticket fur- nished by the grand secretary to the lodges. Grand Patriarch Doran paid a visit to Relief ncampment at Petaluma last Thursday, on ch oceasion the royal-purple degree was conferred in & most samirable manner. On Friday night he vi in tnis City and was well received. Last nizit he was iu Benicin, and on Tuesday he will visit Fresno aud on Wcdnesday he will visit the encampme 't nt Selma. The Veteraus' Association prid a fraternal visit to O, e iast Fridsy night and there was a g.orious time. There were a num- of kpeechies. after which an adjevrnment was had to the Grotto, where the visitors were treated to an e: tbanquet, The Workmen Franklin Lodge Nu. 44 at its meeting last Friday night had oue initiation and ihe mem- bers who attend the lodze me=tings have in- auvgurated a movement 1o attract to the hall, not only the membership, but visitors, for they propose to make the meetiugs outside of the rcutine business so inferesting that all wiil want to come to Franklin Lodge and <pend an hour or two on meeting night. The past master workman, Otto Klump, was desig- nated as a commiitee of one 1o srrange a weekly programme commercing with the meeling to be held on the evening of the 17th inst. There will be interesting addresses on live topics, musical and literary selections and # good entertainment under the head of good of the order. California Lodge No. 1 will hold memorial service in respect to the memory of the late Horsce G. Prait in the Methodist Episcopal Church on the 14th inst. Addresses appropri- | ate to the occasion wiil be delivered by Past Supreme Master Workman W. H. Jordan and by Past Graud Master W. I Barnes. = st Wednesday night Crocker Lodge No. A. 0. U. W., gave its first ladies’ night in sior Hall ‘on Mission - treet, between centh and Twenileth, and from every int of view it was a very successful affair. Te was a good attendance, delightiul sic, a good programme and a fine list of , that were eajoyed beyond measure by Th: mu | the handsome young ladies and their gallant escoris. The programme included an over- iure by the Sau Fraucisco band, composed in the moin of members of the lodge, and led by G. W. Hollister, its recorder. Then fo!loved a cornet solo by J. Kenuedy, recitation by Frank Hayes, recitation by Mi's Howard, German specialties by W. H. Ramsey Jr., imitations of a Chinese band by J. J. Zamitt. Irish speeial- ties by Emil Gambelin and George Laue, reci- ¥ Miss F. E. Farley and vocal solo by 8, Kruse, sccompanied on the piano by Miss Herman. Grand Receiver Sam Booib de- * Walhelia Encampment | livered a short and Interesting address on matters pertaining to the order. The Native Sons Grand Orator R. C. Rust of Jackson made the | | foliowing official visits: August 24, Observa- 0. 177 of San Jose; August 25, Gilroy August 28, Mavfield No. 166, Palo Sepiember 1, Watsouville No. 65; Fremont No. 44 of Hollister. Tue Judze will remain in the City until Ad- mission day at Sania Rosa, where he delivers the oration. Will . Speegle, sccretary of Humboldt Par- .14, has secused Cssas; nd of this City 10 furnish music, and Hov. A, W. North of Yolo 10 deiiver the oration at Eureka on tie 9ih before the fiye parlors situated 1n Humboldt County. The Native Daughters wiil also participate, and the celebration will be in connection with the Eureka Mechanical and Agricuitural Fair. The band and A. W. Nortis will teave on the Pomona to-morrow. | | . A Cutle 0. D. Stern, Dr. K. Johnntou.: L. 1. Carr, C.' W. Kramer aud C. J. Janssen are | | of the commitiee. Tuolumne Parior No. 144 of the Native Sons wiil celebrate Admission dJay in Sonora by a | grand bali in Turn Verein Hall. The Degree of Honor. of the A. 0. U. W, Taree beueficiary certificates were issued on the 30th of .ast month. H The Native Daughtors. Past Grand Presidents Mrs. Mury E. Tillman, Miss Mariaua Bertois, Grand President Mrs. Beile W. Conrad, Grand Sccretary Mrs. Georgia | C. Ryan, Grand Treasurer Miss Lizzie Doug- lass, Grand Marshal Miss Rosa Day, Graud Trustee Mrs. Lillian Carlie and District Deputy | Mrs. Lunstedt paid an official visit last IR Fremout Parlor in the Naiive Sons’ | building, and they were well ree:ived aid en- | tertained afier the ciuse of the meeting. Toere | were present s nuwber of Visitors,solne from | &lmost_every parior 11 the City. Tne visit | was very much appreciated by the parlor. | The Chosen Friends. Last Thursday the officers of Rainbow Coun- c1l were installed by Grand Recorder Wallis, assisted by District Deputy E.T. Smith. The following-named are the new officers: H. E. Schmidr, councilor; Louisa Wenzel, vice- | councilor; Lizzie Morse, s.cretary; Wiiliam | England, treasurer; Puuilie sehwib, preiat Mary Peel, marshal; R E. Bevan, warden; W W. Suuffer, gusrd, nad C. G. Hunl, seutrs. Foresters of Americ; Representative James Healing and E. E. Skinuer have returned from a session ot the Grand Court heldin Denver. Butlitie in the way of material changes in the laws of the | order was doue, The next place of meeting | will be Detroit. | Last Friday night the representatives of seventcen courts and of seven circles of the | Companions of the Forest met in Fidelity Hall in the Alcazar building for the purpose of taking steps to crganize a movement for a day at the Chutes, to ba given under the ausvices of theorder. L. Aaron was chosen president; Mrs. L. Atwood, vice-president; A. Wasch, sec- retary; P. Kyue, treasurer, and J. E. O'Brien, sergea rms. A ceria'n proposition from the managers of the Chutes was submiited, but it not meeting with the views of the dele- gales present a commitice consisting of J. E. ©O’'Brien, J. J. Stevens, Charles Isaacs, Mrs. L. Atwood and Mrs. Ticoulet was appointed to ascertain upon what terms the Chutes could be obtained for a day and a night, with In- structions to report ai the next meeting. Meade Relief Corps. The social that was given last Wednesday night by General George G. Meade Relief Cords in Shiels’ Hall wes one of the best func- tions that has been given by this corps. There was a good programme, fine music, handsome young ladies and dancing uatil the musicians began to feel tired, and that was early {n the morning. There was a Highland fiing by little Car’h Manuing, who when called for an 1 encore gave “Coming Through the Rye”; man- dolin and gnitar duet, Miss Egglesion and Mr. Schneider; vocal solo by Miss MeDeimott, ac- companied by Miss Anderson; skirt dance, Miss Ethel Manning; recitation, “Elbow Room,” by Mrs. Budd of Seven Pines Circle, aud for an encore she gave “Be a Woman,' both of which were excellent renditions. There was a dialogue by Messrs. tanley and Colman that was very good; a fancydance by Juliet Turpin; _recitation, Someboay’s Mother,” by Miss Emma Berger, and a recita- tion by Mr.'Orr, who gave “Tae Independence Bell.””” All the numoers were well received, and the success of the affair was the resu.tof the careful attention paid to details by the committer, consisting of Miss Helen H. Black (chairmas), Mrs. Snartman, 3is. Bessie John- son, Mrs. Sweet, Mrs. Hofrichter and Mrs. Jennie Goodwin. Kuights and Ladies of Honor. The airangements have all been completed for the celebretion of the twentieth ana.ver- sary ot the ‘ounding of the order of ths| Knights and Liaies of Honor in Union-squere | Hail o4 Tuesdny cvening next. Thisis un in- vitation affair, and as a iarge number of invi- taiions have been issued itisexpecied that there will be a *'big crowd.” The 10l.owing is the programme that has been prepared by the committee: Ancient Order of Foresters. Court Twin Peaks will celebrate their anni- versary during the month by a banquet. Court Alcatrsz, which meets on the corner of Stockton and Union streets, initiated sev- eral candidates at their last sta'ed mecting. | urt Lincoln at its meeting Thursday even- ing initiated two candidates and received sev- erai applications. Arrangements were com- pleted ior the literary entertainment and bill to be given in Washington Hall September 21. The Loresters’ Advocate, an official organ of the order, advises those readers who are in- ed in the news from the gold fieids of to watch for the letters in (he San Francisco CALL irom 8. W. Wall, wno went to the Klondike in charge Of the CALL expedi- tion. Mr. Wail is a member of Court Lincoin, and those who kinow h.m have confidence that he will write up the gold fields in Alaska just 8 he fizds them. Young Men’s Institute. Grand Secretary Stanley is at work on the proceedings of the last held session of the Grund Council, and if the printer does not delay, the book will be ready for dis:ribntion by the end of the current month. The grand presigent has appointed the fol- lowing commitiees: State of the order—Jonn Riley, M. E. King, John E. Richards Jr., J. J. Dolan, J. J. O'Too.e ; arbitration—J. J. Hooson, Thomas W. Keliv, R. J. Fitzgerald, P. J. Curtis, R. J. Dowdeli of 43, T. J. Riordan and Anthony tchwam. Portala Council will tender a reception to the ladies of Sacred Heart booth ot St. Joseph’s parish fair on the evening of the 141h inst. Council 55 will ce.ebrate its tenth anniver- sary by a grand entertzinment on the 10.h of Ociobcr, and & commiites is arranging the details. Young Ladies’ Institute. Next Friday Institute No. 2 will have another “athome” for members only, at which each member will be cailed upon to give a quotation from Longfellow. The proposition of the institute is 10 make the members better scquainted with the poets, and a scries of quotation nights heve been arranged for the future. Asthe name of & member is calied, that member will ris? and recite & quotation selected. The movement for the organization of sn institute ar Santa Rosa is still kept up, and it is believed that the effort will be successful. lnstitute No. 3 wiil give an entertainment on the evening of the 17th inst. Tue grand entertainment 1o be given by Instituie No. 7, wili be iz Native Sons Hall on the evening of the 23d inst. The auditing commiitee has concluded 1ts labor of examining the book aud accounts of the grand secretary and ireasurer aud has lo\alld them a model of neatness and exacii- tude. B’'ne B’rith. Grand President Stein, who was expected in this City for the purpose of visiting the local lcdges, has been so much engag d by business affuirs that he has not been sb.e to come here, but it is expected thathe will be here shortly. | snull rescue trom a turbulent s-a the Junior Order American Mechanics. Joseph Powell, the national councilor, has issued a circular as follows in regard to the Orphans’ Home: WHEREAS, Althe last session of the National Council, hed at Pitisburg, June 16-19, 1897, it was unauimously proposed to adoit & new ovjict, 10 wit: “Sixih object—-To es'ablish and erect an Orphans’ Home for (he orphans of deceased mem- bers of the order and ma natn the same”; and whereas, this action Is subject to the ratification | of the subordinate counc Is, therefore, In pursuance of th+ directioas given to me by the National Council, I, Jos*ph Powwl, national | counclior of the Juuior Urier Unie: America Mechanics, do hereby lssue this prociamation | designa’ing the Iast meeting nizhtof the suvordi- | councils In_Septem ber, 1597, as the (ime for | 0 inx by all_members of the order upon the | adoptinn or rejection of the afore<ald sixth obje. t. I wouid recommend that (he State counciors urre upoa the subrdmate cousels, ard in turn the councilors of ruborlinate counci's ur e upou the meminTs the importan-e of his landabl - ur- der.aking, which bas aireadv passed the stage o experime . Fifty-thres children had been na- mitted enl tweive new spplivations nled to Au- gust 14, 1897, rom States us folows: Vir.inia 1, New Jersey 2. Kentucky 3, Ohio 14, Pennsylvania 35, The s f10m which applica: fous ure veuding are Floridaa d New Yors. Let it be remen:bered tbat this home. as it now exius, is truly “acional in «haracter. and tha the Junior Urder” United Amer, Mechanics i3 the | P oneer among fraternal societies in the establi h- | of such a National institut.on; iha our s’ howe is bein: conducie. at & less ex- | 10 the suboidiuaie wemtership, rhaps, any State iuswiution is being couducted by fraternal 0 ganization in the Un ted Staes. ity e .rnestiy usged thatevery member of the order snall du his whols auty by his attendance at his council meeing on the last meeting night in Seplember, avd voie for the protection of the or- phins o1 our d. ceased brotuers. We thould not on v consider It a solemn duty devolviig upon each of us. but 1t shouid be neld as & rare priv. jese 10 vote for the udoption of an cbject which .ittie vnes wio may be drifting God Kuows whither. und piace them fo the Hizhthouse—our orphans’ home. The ad: pLion Of tnis m ‘st -acrea ¢bject will iead t0 the n 0.ing by our beloved order of the minds of future “stacesmen” and “great women,” who Will 0Dt to Lue great Junior Order United'Ame:i- can Me.hanics us their bsaefacior. an i thus, as thoy take Jlic I P Aves am0NR OUF COUDLIY'S Wurk- ers, will our order bscome ver, closely alifed ‘o the Government, ana (hus Wil the Orphans’ Home Lecome the 30.id on which we s.and, grear a Given uzder my haud and e thnal Council, this 18 h uay of August. in the year of our Lord 1897, and of the indevenuence of the Uni ed S.ates tueone huLdred snd tweniy- secoud. Geoorge E. Terry, State secretary, has been apoointed special Nutional orzanzer for Cali- fornin, wud in about n week he wiilsiarton a tour 1.orth 10 organize councils Mr. Terry is an energetic man and be expects within a short time to make a goo 1 showing in the mat- ter of increasing iue couteils of tue Siate. Improved Order of Ked Men. The great representatives who are to repre- sent California in the Great,Council that 1s to weet in Philadelphia wiil leave this City on Tuesday next. These are George W. Lovie and Frederick Brand:. On the way they will be joined at Colfax by Greai Prophet Josiah Sims, who is also & represeniative. A. Jackson, an- other of the repesentatives, left this City on the 19th of last month, and will, aiter visiting several places, reach Philadelphia in time to attend the Greet Council, The Druids. At the last hela meeting Hesperian Grove had an initiation and received one applica- tion. Aurora Grove couferred the third de- gree and peceived one appligation. Reporia received from various parts of the jJurisdiction aie very encouraging. New rroves will be instituted in Alameda and Stockton, and there are prospecis of others in other puris of the State, Tae commiitee vn entertainment of the Grand Grove having secured Shell Mound gzighw:u give a picnic thaere on the 24th of er. Woodmen of the World. Golden Gate Camp No. 64 at its meeting he:d last Tuesday initisted nine candidates and ;vm initiate thir:y at the meeting on the 13th nst. To-morrow evening Golden Gate Camp will tonder a reception and social to its members and their wives, lady relatives and friends in the banquet hall of the Native Sons’ building. | There was a great daal o A committee that isweil versed in the art of arranging programmes has prepared a most | interesting one. The committes is romposed of J. L Geary Jr, J. H. A. Greifkens and George J. Sirong. Excelsior Cirele, F. 0. A, Excelsior Circle No. 2, Companions of the Forest, F. 0. A., gave a party last Wednesday | in the social hall of the Alcaz r buiiding, and the number of people who attended the innc- tion was the largest that has ever responded to the invitationsof thishighly popularcircle. terest taken in the fish pond that was started during the evening, end there were many who brought fiom the mysterious deep strange fish. The hall had been decoratsd with a profusion of beautiful flowers that filled it with a fragrance that was delightful. dunces, and the credit of the affair rests with Mrs. Mathilda Schumacher, Emil Wettendorf, Miss Lena Wishman, Dr. Bauer, Miss N.chols, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Magnus. Compaiions of the Forest. Loyal Citdie of the Compa will give an entertainment to-morrow night in the Foresters’ buiidine. Enterprise Circie will give an entertainment on the evening of next Saturday. Lincoln Corps. The entertainment that was given last Tnursday night by Lincoln Relief Corps in aid of its tund tor the relief of old soldiers ana their families was well attended. and asthe talent volunteered for the occasion there was quite a sum vetted for the lund. There was a fine programme, which was very much en- Joyed. F ionds of the Forast. Lincoln Lodge No. 2 has made liberal preparations for their evoning a: home Mon- day evening, Saptemb-r 6, on which occasion the members of Conrt Lincoln wili be the in- vited guests. A literarr and musical pro- gramme has baen arrunged. Independent Foresters. G. A. McEliresh, high chief ranger of Califor- nia, Tndependent Order of Foresters, will be in thiz City on the evening of the 7th inst and will be the guest of Court San Franeisco at a reception aud smuker 1o be tendered to him in Washington Hall, in the Red Men’s building. Good Templars. The di:trict lodge of the Independent Or- der of Good Templars for the district composed of San Francisco, Alameda and Solano coun- ties met on Saturday last in tue Foresters’ buiiding, on O'Farrell street. F. A. Anthony of Liveimorte, district chicf templar, presidea and Miss Nellie Morton and James G. Simon- ton were the recording secretary and assist- ant. The hall was well filled with delegates, rep- resenting seven lodges, seven bands or hope and one juvenile temple. One lodge and one band uf nope were not represented. The 10.- lowing officers were present: Grand lodge— Rey. James W. Webb of Fresno. the grund | chief templar, and Mrs, E. M. North of this City, grand superintendeut of juvenile work and president of ths board of tiustees of the orphans’ home at Vailejo; also Mrs. M. M, Carpenter of san Francisco, secretary of said A. An- board ot trustees; disirict lodge—F. thony, D T.; Mrs. A. Irving, D. . mann, D. C.; Mrs. arah Miss Nellie Morton, D. 8. D. A, Mrs. M. M. Si; Friedrieh, D. C.; Mrs. Vacancies were filled low: P ymire, temporarily as fol- Edward Fintelmann, P. D. T.; Wil.iam ziel, D. marshal; Mrs. Annie Campbell, . D. marshal; Angus E. Mclnerney, D. mes- senger. Tie d strictlodge degree was conferred on six candidates. ‘The officers’ annual reports showed a growth of temmperance sentiment and a small net in- crease in membership in the lodges but a de- cline In juvenile work. It was decided to give the latler more attention. At noon the visitors were entertained by the City members with a repast served by Mr. and Mre Swan. Official reports, routine business, etc., occu- pied the forenoon. The annuval clection for officers of the dis- trict lodge was held. Mrs. E. M. Norta and Robeort Erskine were appointed as tellers. The following were declared duly elected ior the There was a good programme of | ions of the Forest | ensuing year: F. A. Anthony, P. D. T.: liam A. Dalzéel, D. T.; ; T.; John Q. Mrs. E. Plymire, D. V. Adams, D. counselor; Mre. {iattie . 3L Carpen Mrs. C. R. D. marsha ce, D. G.; Robert Burns, E. Plymire, D. . delegate, r, D. treas- Miss Annie D. sentinel: representative to Grand and J. G. Simonton, alter- u Walia Mr Lodze, nate. Appointed officcrs—Miss Sadia E. Burke, D. | mssistant secretary; George Evans, D. aeputy marshai; Mrs. Annie Campbell, D. Chaplain. The officers were installed by the G. C. T., Rev. J. W. Webh. The honored dead were the subject of memorial resolutions, passed by rising vote. The Resc City by Rev. P. W indorsed; the A 1 indorsed.” The rules for d centages of bands as introdu P. Shedd were indor: Tne P. D. suveri tendent of junior wots, Mis. Sarsh W. Kerrie gan, anuouuced Epwortn band of this City entitled to the prize banner for the last ter’s work. The banver will Le prosented Epwortn M. E. Church. opening meeting and en- tertainment was held. Th i and th: new D. F., ¥ and choice literary and musical numbers, intersp r-ed with popular airs by an orchestra of four pieces. The G. C. T., at the ciose of hi. ad- dress, introauced a popular tempgrance p edge, about the same s thatof the old Dashawny Associntion of this City, and invited siznaturcy irom those present who were not Geol Templars, and had the satisfaction ot starting his proposed credituble string NEW TO-DAY. FREE T0 EVERY HAN. THE METHOD OF 4 GREAT TREATMENT Fok WEAKNENS OF MES. WHICH (URED HIM AFTER EVERY- THING ELSE FAILED, | Patnful diseases are bad enough, but when a man is slowly wasting away with nervous wenkness the mental forebodings are ten times worse than the most severe puin. Thers fsnoletup to the mental suffering day or night. Sieep is almost impossible, and_under such a sirain men are scarcely responsibie for what they do. For years the writer rolled and | tossed on the troubled sea of sexual weakness ontil it was a question whether he bad not better take a dose of poison and thus end all his throubles. But providential inspiration came to his aid in the shape of a combination of medicines that not only completely restored the genera: health, but enlarged his weak, emaciated parts to natural size and vigor, and he now declares that any man who will take the trouble to send his nume and_address may bhave the method of this wonderful treatment free. Now, when I say free I mean absolutely without cost, because I want every weakened man to get the benefit of my experience, Tam not & philanthropist, nor do I poseas an enthusiast, but there are thousands of men suffering the mental tortures of weakened manhood who would be cured at _oncs could they but get such a remedy as the one that cured me. Do not iry to study out how I can efford 10 pay the few postage-stamps necessary to mail the infcrmation, but send for it ana learn tha there are a few things on earth that, although they cost nothing to get, are worth & fortune to some men and mean a Iifor time of happiness to mostoi us. 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