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2. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SU N DAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1898 At the head of the work of the Moth® ers' Meetings Association in California stands Mrs. E. G. Greene of Santa Cruz. According to Mrs. Wood, prin- cipal of the Hearst Grammar School, San Francisco is rather behind in this movement, since such meetings have been instituted thus far in only four of our schools. ! TN The San Francisco association was organized last year and is. composed mainly of members of one section of the Teachers’ Club, which was formed into a committee for the purpose of studying home and school relations. Of this committee M Wood was ap- an, and Miss Pray sec- of the other members L. M. Wilson, | s Tiernan & Ragan. How- ever, it is not nec y to belong 1.): the Teachers’ Club in order to become | a member this c mittee. | Most of the teache named above Is, which is generally a ne- | each naturally falls the are principa cessity since t work of star the meetings in the arious scho personally superin- & them viting the parents | to co-operate rioneer meeting was held in the Grammar_School, were instituted in the s, the Richmond and the | Emerson Primary. In the first pamed | -t the me ngs occur twice a but in the other schools but month. To those all parents are Jost earnestly and cordially invited. In these meetings the parents and teache are brought in much closer contact, with tual benefit. Ques- tions of discipline, home study, lunch hours, growth and treatment of chil- dren fre discussed from e and school points of view, with sult that the parents and teach- ed to work far better to- ( sist one another in th nd discipline of the children. ast eting of parents at the Scheol the questi ould parents be st the teacher in child?” This elict and resulted me di thought the at home, other parents, achers were ge: b quainted with the dai [ and di ions of their pu- | to Ay their fauits. co-operate famma, I love my s 1 in it than I ever was befc n a good bo; returned his cher. | ittle fellow | rt v in | mot ild i{s ap instance which the teach- 1 the moth ers meet re trying | to dispel. “Wk said the principal | to the boy's mother, * ur son know 12 u do not 1, who can he P IN ALAMEDA. | From Alamed good prog inal comes a report of the | the work in t which Mot of er | S r, the school of 556 children being divided into sections begun in and invitations to meetings being se a time The invitation attend preliminary | t to one section at to the meeting: which are held every third Friday each month, read as follow: ‘My dear parents: My cher and | the principal of our school invite you | to meet with them on Friday, the 12th | of ovember, at 3 o'clock, for a pa rents’ and teacher: meeting. The wish to become better acquainted with | you and have you freely discuss with | them the home and school training of your children.” | (Signed by the child.) “I used a novel 1 Mr. Hughes writes: method of getting the parents out. did not call it a mothers’ and t meeting merely, because I persuade some of the fathers ed the above form | -n themselves write | the invi fons, under the super- | on of the teachers. These the pupils | carried home, taking a personal inter- | attend. But I sugges and had the child out | [} | the elements of arithmeti | ics of reading, writing, etc. | leisure should be given to g est in the work and insisting or parents’ attendance. “At the three preliminary m: ' ig: for organization over 120 mothers ana | Training in the Grammar School.’ The | a few fathers came to the school build- | subject for the present term is ‘Nature I introduced my plan, which was | Study.’” ing. freely commented upon, the teachers became better acquainted with the pat- rons of the school, and we started an agitation for more school room to re- lieve our crowded condition. This re- sulted in a mass meeting at which plans for relief were discussed and are now assuming definite proportions. “At the beginning of the present term I repeated the sending of invita- MRS. HARRIET L. WILSON, SUP'T OF COLUSA COUNTY SCHOOLS. tions, and the meetings have since be-| tire educational atmosphere. come general. The attendance at the last was very good, and the subject of | ‘Home Work’ was introduced. ing the disc ion, I made a ple more and tematic reading alon line of school work, the books to graded according to the age of the puplls, and the incentive and inter aroused in them by cher and pa ent. I am opp ki home work the called the tools ¢, the mechan- Their home aded read- ing along the lines of good literature in geography, science, ure. children should always have some manual work to perform at home. This view met with decided agreement on the part of the parents present. . The discussion which fol- lowed related to the best methods of | carrying out this plan. Many good ideas were advanced, and I am sure the meeting resuited in mutual benefit. “There is alsc another meeting of the teachers in the school, which is - held every second and fourth Thursday af- ternoons of the school month. Here a seminary plan is adopted, such as is in use at Stanford. We take a sub- ject of general school interest, and then hunt up articles pertinent to it. This I'is not a hard task, since there is now- adays sc much written on education that is new and fresh. School work is in course of such rapid evolution that these magazine articles are often of { more value than books on the subject because of more recent date. “About four of such articles are as- signed for each meeting. ach teacher reads carefully, gives a resume, and then follows general discussion. These Q) A, meetings have been productive of much good. Last term we took up the subjects of ‘Child Study’' anda ‘Manual O B [ Under a wise school law, with hi public schools system from the pri- mary grade in the most remotg moun- tain district, to her universities, ACali- fornia has swept aside the traditions to which many of the older educational circles still cling, and a harmony of purpose coupled with a spirit of ag- gressive progression pervades her en- an illustration of the workings of em let us take one of the in- ounties in the great Sacramento Colusa County, with a popu~ n of less th 9000, showed, ac- to the last census, that out of 0 A On the superintendent’s death, Mrs. Wilson was selected to fill the unex- pired térm, and at the general election elected by both Democrats and Repub- licans to the position which she had so ably filled under appointment. Mrs. ‘Wilson’s' sixteen years of close identifi- cation with the schools of Colusa speak volumes for her fitness and abil- ity in her responsible position. The annual teachers’ institutes, sup- erintended by Mrs. Wi roughout the e reputation of call- ing to her assi§tance the ablest educa- of attendanée is always large. Super- intendent /Wilson has lately issued a call for 25th of February of all the school trus- tees in the county, of which there are about 180, to discuss school matters in general. EXPERIMENTS IN HOME READING. HE Jaws of Californla intend that the pupils in the public schools shall have the use of libraries suited to the ages and desires of the children. For the purchase of such books and apparatus from $25 to 850 | Is set aside each year for library fund from the county fund of each school dis- trict in the State. The manner of selecting these books is 80 varfed that many of the libraries are almost worthless for the children. The lovers of Dickens, Thackeray, Scott and Bancroft might enjoy days of reading from libraries intended for primary chil- | dren. The difficulty Is to hold pupils in | school till we are able to give them the desire and ability to read such books. This task inspired the teachers of Mon- terey County in 1584 to begin a system of experimenting to determine the tastes and desires of pupils in the several grades. This experimenting showed that Jcertain’ ages enjoyed fairy storfes, elder | pupils would not read these, but enjoyed | history, biography and poetry. Evidently 1t was our first duty to get pupils to read, create the desire and then guide the pupil in his efforts. A list of supplemental readers for the several grades was made. Teachers were requested to use the books in school and note the desire of pupils of certain ages. At the close of the year, teachers were prepared to discuss at the institute the in 1890, and again in 1894, she was | tors in Califgrnia, and the percentage | convention on the 24th and | following questions: 1. To what grade of puplls does each | of these books appeal most strongly? 1 2. Note what characters in the various | books appeal most strongly to particular boys, to particular girls. Do children admire characters who are most like themselves, or those quite unlike them- | selves? 3. Note the children’s attitude toward | the fables read. If they do not like them, | why not? If they like them, why? 4. Note any scenes, or parts of books, that are particularly attractive or unat- tractive to your classes. What are the characteristics of these parts, 5. What are the principal difficulties the children meet in reading these books— | construction, words, unfamiliar objects, | people or situations? 6. Composition exercises in which the' school age 1701 are en- s schools, and fifty-six teach- are employed, of which one-fourth re normal graduat These schools into twenty-four primary -two grammar grades, which a nine years' course. : educational work of the coun- for four years overing a wide gap between graduation from the grammar school and entrance to the State University, in order to bridge this it ‘was voted to erect a high“school at the county seat. As a consequence Colusa County an- nually furnishes her quota of students to Berkeley, who are admitted without further examination. d Finding this High School still inade- quate to meet the demands of the growing number of grammar-school graduates, the people in the southern end of the county last August estab- lished the Pierce Joint-Union High School at College City, it occupying the | spacious grounds and buildings of the | old Pierce Christian College. Both these high schools contain a four years' course, and the student has the option | of either a literary or scientific course. There are at present just 100 high-school students. | At the head of public instruction, to | whom too great credit cannot be given, | stands the present County Superintend- ent, Mrs. Harriet L. Wilson. Her late husband served in the same | Which time his wife was constantly as- | sociated with him in the school work. capacity for almast two terms, during | | of the desires | tees worked wi NEW SANTA RITA SCHOOLHOUSE. The new school building at Santa Rita, Monterey Coun- ty, will contain two class-rooms, seating fifty pupils each, a library neatly shelved, and separate cloak-rooms and en- The exterior of the building is in the modified The whole school-house is trances. colonial style of architecture. proved manner. houses, March 1. of the leading arch The building complete, will_cost $4000. The plans were drawn by W. H. Weeks, heated by means of warm air ventilators in the most ap« including fences and ' out- It will be ready for occupancy by one itects of Salinas and Watsonville: (@) Does the time you give to reading permit an extension of the list? (e) Did your pupils find these books more interesting than the reading book? These experimehts placed the reading of history in the fifth grade in place of the seventh, as in most counties. The re- sults are very satisfactory. The results in supplemental reading led to the appointment of a committee on home reading—that is, the selecting of books for school libraries to be read by the pupils of the several grades at home. The same plan—the d and guiding of ‘pup a mittee. A list was firs the books purchased 3 Boards of Tr (the I us in h most | | led ey rooms. 1 W. H. Weeks of Salinas is the architect. NEW ELLIS DISTRICT SCHOOLHOUSE. The above represents a cut of the new school now in process of erection in the Ellis district, near San Miguel, Monterey County. school-room, seating sixty -pupils, a library, The building will cost $1000, and will be completed about March It contains one vestibule and separate large cloak children describe their favorite book of those read, their favorite chardcter, etc | will help the teacher to reach an intell | gent conclusion. | 7. Teachers are requested to bring tc above questions. A written report was expected an the following questions: (a) Give a list of the books read in your school (of the foregoing list). (b) What books in the list, if any, proved too difficult for the grade as- | signed? (©) | pupils that read ‘‘Montgomery’'s United States History”? Has the introduction | of history reading into the fifth grade proved satisfactory? What was the average age of the | the Institute brief written answers to the [ nended) and submitted to the pupils. At the next institute the committee made a tabulated report fromsthe follow- ing questions: d by how many pup! Average age of pupils same book Number of pupils that found the book sati factory .. Number of pupils that satisfactory ... 3 What books have been found too difficult for the grade assigned ... S8 7. If you have not been able to obtain any or all the books, state fully the rea- son for such failure. 8. In what grades have the children been wholly pleased to read the work as outlined. 9. If you have not been able to obtain tha found the book un- BT T | | the books, are there others of like char- | acter in your school library which you | have substituted for those recom- | mended? 10. What are the books most read in | your school library? 1L Has the reading of the books aroused a desire to read other books? | 12 Have you been obliged to use any measure to awaken interest in the home reading as outlined? What have you done? In which grades have you been obliged to make the greatest effort? Have your pupils in many cases pre- | | ferred the home reading of the grade | Dbelow them to that of their own? | N. B.—It for granted that | many pupils sad some of the books | 1 les than filling out columns 2, answer for all of | ssigned to their own. In 5 of question 1, s in the s who have head the books. If any of the books prove too difficult for the grade assigned, give | them to hig! des | Th e requested to bring to | the a few of the compositions | written by the pupils upon the books read | | Teachers will greatly assist in the work | | of the instituté by being prompt in send- ing report | by the County Board of Education and is Suggestions In reports on any of the vork will be thankfully received. The reports showed that 2227 had read the various books. Of thefr number 1865 reported that they liked the books, 359 reported unfavorable on some of the books. At the close of the institute a.revised list was sent out, and another report asked for the next institute. This showed a marked increase in the interest. about 10,000 books being read at home. This list has been added to the course of study now made a part of the pupils’ work. Following is a list of the books in the several grades. The boards of trustees are directed to purchase these books before purchasing other library books. FIRST GRADE—(None selected). SECOND GRADE—S vols. In Mythland—Ed. Pub. Co., Boston. cloth. Old Time Storles—The Whitaker & Ray Co., San Francisco. Little Red Riding Hood—Longmans, Green & Co., New York. Cinderella—Longmans, Green & Co. Jack the Giant Killer—Longmans, Green & Co. ‘Washington—Ed. Pub. Co. Franklin—Ed. Pub. Co. Lincoln—Ed. Pub. C& THIRD GRADE—15 vols. The Sleeping Beauty #hd Other Longmans, Green & Co. The Princess on the Glass Hill and Other Stories—Longmans, Green & Co. Prince Darling and Other Stories—Longmans, Green & Co. The Story of Washington—Republican Print- ing House, Santa Rosa, Cal. Letters From a Cat—Roberts Bros., Boston. FOURTH GRADE. 014 Stories of the East—American Book Co. Swiss Family Robinson—Ginn & Co., Boston, cloth. Andersen’s, Fairy Tales—Ginn & Co., first and second series, cloth. Adventures of a Brownie—T. Y. Crowell & Co., New York. Black Beauty—Lovell, York. Alice In Wonderland—Lovell, Coryell & Co. Storfes— Coryell & Co., New | mans, FIFTH GRADE—8 vols. Cortez and Montezuma—Ed. Pub. Co., cloth. Pacific Nature Stories—The Whitaker & Ray Co. Robinson Crusoe—Ginn & Co. King of the Golden River—Ginn & Co., cloth, Simple Stories From English History—Long- Green & Co., book I. Simple Stories From English History—Long- | mans, Green & Co., book II. Ten Boys Who Lived on the Road Long Ago —Ginn & Co. Little Lord Fauntleroy—Charles Scribner's | Sons, New York. SIXTH GRADE. Zigzag Journeys in Europe—Estes & Lauriat, Boston. Jungle Book—The Century Co:, New ¥ England—International Book Co., 3 Riverside Literature Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Little Women—Roberts Bro: Alfred the Great York. Bonnie Scotland—International Baok Co Tanglewood Tales—Riverside Literatu fes, 22 and 23, 1 vol.—Houghton, Miffl cloth. Hanson's Storles of Old Rome—Thomas son & Sons. Tom Brown at Rugby—Ginn & Co. EIGHTH GRADE—S vols. Nicholas Nickleby—Lovell, Coryell & Co. Childhood—Little Classic Series—Hough Mifflin & Co. Alexander the Great—Harper & Bros. Last Days of Pompeli—Lovell, Coryell & Cu‘ Rob Roy—Ginn & Co. Elizabeth—Harper & Bros. * Boys of Other Countries—Bayard Taylor—G. T. Putnam Sons, New York. NINTH GRADE—12 vols. Webster—American Statesmen Serfes—Hough- ton, Miffiin & Co. House of Seven Gables—Lovell, Coryell & Co. Kenilworth—Lovell, Coryell & Co. Exile—Little Classic Serles—Houghton, Mif- fiin & Co. David Copperfield—Lovell, Coryell & Co. Stoddard’s Life of Lincoln—F. A. Stokes, New York. Midsummer Night's Dream—Hudson's Ed.— Ginn & Co., cloth. Silas Marner—Edited by Carpenter—Long- mans, Green & Co. Napoleon and His Marshals—Charles Scrib- ner's Sons, 2 vols. each. Josephine—Harper & Bros. It is the desire of the County Board of Education to encourage the children to read, and to cultivate a taste for the kinds of reading that will lead to the study of good literature. The plan adopted is to lead the pupils as well as to interest them. The work on supplemental and home reading has continued since September, 1894. Pupils and teachers alike are very much interested in the reading of good books. The interest in language work, composition and spelling has greatly in- creased. The committee consists of the following-named persons: A. C. Barker, Salinas City; Miss R. T. Greene, linas City; Miss F. B. Orton, Monterey; Mrs. L. Richardson, San Ard Miss M. A. Rouse, Pacific Grove; J. B. Bennett, Castroville; George W. McIntyre, Spring. JOB WOOD JR., County Superintendent of Schools. & New Bros., arper Nel- n, FRATERNAL NEWS. KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR. Last Monday night ‘the officers of Bay City Lodge of the Knights and Ladles of Honor installed their officers in Welcome | Hall, Red Men's building, on Post s!ree(,z in the presence of many members of the | order and friends. The installation was by Mrs. J. Dinklage, district deputy in_ the work by Mrs. Thompson, grand marshal. The new of-| ficers are: Mrs. E. Quitzow, past protec- | tor; Mrs. E. Miesner, protector; Charies Schollkopff, vice-protector; S. American, secretary; H. Miesner, treasurer; Mrs. J. | 1. Dorety, chaplain; A. Michler, guide; H. | Clancy, guard; A. E. Edwards, sentry, After the ceremony there was presented for the benefit of all present a very fine | programme of entertainment, and jt in- cluded a zither duet by Professors R. Miller and H. Hockfelder; vocal solo by Jack Braiton; violin solo, C. Smith; pfano | solo, C. Schoffe; contraito solo. Miss Cor- nelia Flood; fancy dance, Miss Ovela; selections by the Lyceum Quartet, Jack Braiton, F. W. Healy, A. H. Littlewood and E. W. Betts; flute solo, E. Duncke; specialties, Miss Farmer; vocal solo, Miss Henrietta Kramer; vocal selections, the California Glee Club. During the evening W. H. Quitzow told all about riding a goat in the lodgeroom, and S. B. Carle- ton was called upon for some remarks about the order. he entertalnment was | a very pleasant one and much enjoyed. Grand Secretary Carleton, who went East a few weeks since in connection | with the publication of the official jour- | nal, has returned to this city, having| made arrangements, for a time at least, | ‘which will enable him to remain in this| city and direct the fssue of the journal from here. The grand secretary will visit Sacra- mento next month with a view to insti- tute a German lodge in that city. The officers of West End Lodge.were | striving for the prize offered for the lodge bringing in twenty members within a stated period. A new lodge is about to be instituted in | trict Deputy A. G. Baker, February. The money collected will leave a surplus of 326,000 to start the March ac- count with. During the year the order has paid out in death claims to benefi- ciaries the sum of 31,191 During the year sixteen assessments were levied, two Jess than during the previous year. Supreme Secretary Harvey has issued a handbook of the order, which is a handy work and one of the most com- plete and comprehensive of the kind ever issued. THE CHOSEN FRIENDS. The officers of Golden Gate Council, whose names have already been pub- lished, were Installed Friday by Dis- adsisted by Deputy Goldberg, in the presence of the grand officers and the members of the councils over which Deputy Baker pre- sides. The work of installation was done in an excellent manner and at its close the Progressive Councii took charge and there was presented for the entértainment of those present a programme which in- cluded an address by W. H. Hutton, 8. V. C.; plano duet, the Misses Kuss; vocal solo, Mrs. C. Beers; recitation, F. D. Brandon, ad ballad, Mrs. M. Neal. At the close of the programme there was a dance and a collation and coffee. During the past week Grand Recorder ‘Wallis, Deputy Miss Emma Jackson, Grand Councilor M. Boehm and Mrs. A. Boehm, councllor of Golden Gate Council, Deputies Goldberg and O'Brien were busy installing officers of local and across the baqy lodges. ¥ he officers of Evans Council were in- stalled in public last Thursday night. There was such a large attendance of persons, not members of the council, that the ceremony had to be held in the Al- cazar Social Hall. After the ceremonies there was, under the direction of Walter N. Brunt, chairman of the committee on entertainment, presented a programme of dance and pleasing numbers. There was an umbrella dance by pretty Miss Lois Underwood; “How Salvator Won the Race,” a recitation, by Mr. Jekness; a this city. One assessment has been called for skirt dance, by Miss Ida Coons, and a recitation by iflsl Frances Buckland. | During the evening District Deputy F. A. Taylor, on behalf of the council, pre- | sented to the retiring councilor, J. C. Ir- | vine, an emblematic badge, after which | there was a grand march to the banquet hall, where there was a_tempting colla- tion. As a souvenir each member and guest was presented with a neat little figure representing a stylish Japanese dame. On removing the upper part of the body there was disclosed in the skirt a receptacie with «toothpicks. After the | collation dancing was resumed and a | most enjoyable time was had until mid- { night. The new officers who were in- stalled by Deputy Fred A. Taylor, as- | sisted by S. C. Wallis, G. R., as marshal, | are: Miss M. Underwood, P. C.; J. C. | Irvine, C. (re-elected); Mrs. Minnie F. | Wallis, V. C.; Walter N. Brunt, I. and T.; Mrs, C. R. Sain, S; W. B. Dunlap, P.; E. BE. Chesman, M.; Miss Nettie Sweeny, W.; Mrs. Emma Packer, Mrs. Ellen Murray, S. | _David Boehm and wife and Paul Boehm, brothers and sister-in-law of Grand Councilor Boehm, are in this city j on a visit to_their relative. Their homes | are In New York. THE DRUIDS. During the past week Hesperlan Grove initiated one candidate and conferred the second and third uegrees on two. Tem- plar Grove conferred the third degree on one, and Aurora Grove conferred the sec- ond degree on one candidate and received two applications. The directors of the hall association have had thc upper story of the Druids’ .| Hall thoroughly renovated and put in first class condition, including new- car- pets. The halls on that floor are now as elegant as any in the city. Solano Grove teports six candidates ready for initiatfon. Aurora Grove, one of the most prosper- ous in the jurisdiction, will have a grand anniversary celebration on the 6th of March. For the first time in a year the relief committee last week did not have any sick-to look after. John Hutton, D. 8. A., instituted El Dorado Circle last Thursday, with sixty charter members. SEVEN PINES CIRCLE. Despite the unpleasant weather on last Monday night there was a good attend- ance in the hall of Seven Pines Circle in the Native Sons’ bullding to enjoy an entertainment and dance that was gotten up to assist the relief committee of the circle in its work of assisting those poor old soldiers and their families who are in need. The price of admission was a pound of anything that the committee might distribute, and there were a num- ber of parcels received, some of them weighing more than a pound. During the evening there was. between dances. given a plano solo by Mrs. J. Murray Bailey, recitation by Miss Bessie Harvey, vocal solo by Mrs. Dickey and a recitation by Mrs. A. Avers, president of the circle. On the 2ith inst. this circle will give a grand Martha shington tea, something similar to the very successful one given last year. COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST. During the past week the order suf- fered the loss of an active worker in the sudden death of Mrs. Coralinn Sandber- ger, past grand inside guard and record- ing secretary of Justice Circle, from rupture of an aneurism. Last Monday the grand officers assisted at the initiation of six candidates for Mazzini Circle. On Tuesday Washington Circle initiated two candidates. =~ On Wednesday the supreme grand chief and the supreme grand secretary visited Lib- erty Circle and witnessed an initiation, and on Friday night the same officers visited Oak Leaf Circle at South San ancisco. A new circle will be instituted in New Haven, Conn., next month, and one will soon be instituted in Nevada County, in this State. AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR. Grand Secretary Burton visited nearly all the local councilson the occasion of the recent installations and there was in each an evidence of revived interest. During December and January death claims amounting to $24,000 have been paid in this State. At no time within the past four years have claims in this State béen so nearly paid up. Supreme Commander Downes in a let- ter to Grand Secretary Burton says that during December 151 members were ad- mitted, 139 more passed the medical ex- aminer and were ready to be admitted, while the returns for January show an additional increase. Six new councils were formed in December, making seven- teen during the first haif of the fiscal year. During 1897 the order paid out §1,983,500 and the current year commenced without accumulated claims for the pay- ment of which provision had not been made when proots were filed. He adds that the amount of assessments at this time aggregate more than the current death losses. The emergency fund is free from all debt and amounts to $539,479. THE JUNIOR ORDER. The State Councilor has returned from his trip south, during which he visited the councils in the city of Los Angeles, and on these visits he was accompanied by Grand Vice-Councilor Bellinger. They made official visits to John Adams, Uni- versity, Hancock and Union couneils, and at each there was a good attendance of members. The membership displayed considerable enthusiasm. On the occa- slon of one of the visits Union Council had a public installation af its officers, on which occasion the state councilor de- llvex;(ed an address on the order and its work. Next month the State councilor will visit the councils at San Diego, Red- lands, Redondo, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. Next Tuesday he will visit Gateway Council at Newcastle, which will hold an open meeting, and on that occa- sion he will deliver an address. . Special Organizer Terry has organized a council at Palo Alto that has been christened Oid Glory, and he has laid the foundation for a council at San Mateo and one at Haywards. ‘ FORESTERS OF AMERICA. At the last held meeting of Court Co- lumbia the following officers were in- stalled by Grand Sub-Chief Ranger Sam- uels' and Deputy Ranger Reed for the current term: J. G. Chase Jr., C. R. (re- elected); George Schultz, S. C. R.; Joseph Goodman, F. S. (re-elected); Charles A. Berliner, S. _(re-elected); Morthy, S. -5 . Thomas Morton, S. B.; S. M. Collins, captain of the guard. the installation there was an address by each of the installing officers, and others also spoke. On Friday evening the court gave a soclal in Alcazar Social Hall that was well attended, and a very enjoyable time was had. Charles Berliner, George ‘Winant and William Deboise, during the ening, entertained with & “ctmx ;l’l‘m Heights, -?’if- meeting last Thursday, had a pleasant meeting, and among other things decided to have an entertainment in the court room on the occasion of the next meeting. To ar- range for that Phil W. Hammerschmidt, George J. Strong, Sam Yehl and E. Harding were appointed a committtee. Last Wednesday Court Aurora received an official visitation from Grand Chief Ranger Saunders, Grand Secretary Cordy and other prominent members of the or- der, and after the official work was per- formed there was a high jinks. Next Saturday evening Court Faral- lones Dramatic Company will give a dramatic entertainment and ball in Mur- phy’s Hall at Ocean View. YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE. A preliminary meeting was held last Tuesday for the organization of a new council in this city. There are forty names to a petition for a charter. Cathedral Council will give a grand ball on the 19th in Native Sons’ Hall; Golden Gate Council will give a ball in the same hail on the 10th inst.; on the 17th of Feb- ruary Council No. 7 will be addressed on the ‘“Practical Side of City Government” by’ Mayor Phelan. « Stockton Council will, in addition to celebrating Y. M. I. day on February 22 1!“ Avon Theater, listen to the annual lec- ure. INDEPENDENT RIFLES. The Friends of the Independent Rifles have elected the fololwing officers for the current term: Mrs. Sarah Beverson, president (re-elected third term); Mrs. Wilkers, vice-president (re-elected); Mrs. Zetsing, secretary; Mrs. Korner, assist- ant secretary; Mrs. Ewing, marshal; Mrs. Pahler, warden; Miss Bryan, organist: Mrs. Brudell, guardian; Miss Trapp, sen- tinel, and Annie Page, deputy. This so- gl:;yzswlll give an anniversary ball Febru- KNIGHTS OF HONOR. Last Thursday evening Grand Dictator Archibald, assisted by Grand Assistant Dictator Learned and District Deputy Lawrance, installed the following-named officers_of Leland Stantord Lodge: M. Dayis, P. D.; Carl Wahl, D.; R. J. Sands, V. D.; James Gafrod, A D.: J. J. Beran, R.; A’ Strohmelr, F. R.; A. Morris, T.; B, ARG O] P.'Thyes, C.; M. Schlegelmilch, G.: guardi. # s Installation Mead an; O. Scheonwald, P. Thyes, trustee. After the ¢ the installing officers and members and visitors partook of .a banquet, after th ‘y discussion of which there was logical talk by members of the order. p During the past week the grand dic tor and other grand officers were bu stalling the officers of the se lodges and some across the Last Friday night Polar Star Lodge gave a grand entertainment and ball in its hall at Sixteenth and Valencia streets, where there were present a great many friends and members of the lodge, who were entertained with a choice pro- gramme of music, oratory and dancing. THE PAST CHIEFS, F. O, At the meeting of the Past Chiefs’ As- sociation of the Companions of the For- est, F. O. A., on Monday night it was de- cided to pay a visit on the evening of the 24th inst. to Pride of Columbia Circle, on which occasion there’ will be an open meeting, addresses will be delivered and a short programme will be presented During the course of the evening it w. developed that some of the recent visits paid by members of the associatio had a very beneficlal effect on the v circles and had encouraged membe i taking an active interest in the work o the order. The next meeting of the clation will be held on the last Monday in the current month. ORDER OF, PENDO. The fourth annual‘session of the Su- preme Council of the Order of Pendo closed its labors in s city last Thurs- day. The reports presented show an in- crease of twenty-seven councils during the vear 1897, with an increase of 1000 members. Three deaths occurred during the year, and the sum, of $4440 was paid in funeral, sick and pension benefits. The free doctor and free medicine clause was repealed. Half-rate certificates were adopted, and the representation system ‘was changed so as to allow each subordi- nate council representation at the Su- reme Council sessions. The following of- cers were elected for the current vear: A. J. Colby. P. S. C.; H. W. Matthew S. C.; T. B. Moors, 8. V. ;.. Erne: S. S.;: D. S. Stanley, S. T.; Dr. Bunker, medical director; D). N. Place, supreme chaplain; John Berkin, S. G.; T. Wilson, A. W.; A. Fortier, su- reme sentinel; P. A. McPherson, S. O. 'he next session will be held in this city in January. in- eral local = n nf Duden, R. E. Additional fraternal news on Page 32