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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1898. i 28 ;.SSRS33!3!283!?!2&828233&58?82%525883385’)’5259325388888288333598988: ¢ CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS § AND THEIR TEACHERS, § NRBUNRN AST Saturday morning the rooms Teachers’ & I of the San Francisco 1 were crowded with teachers, who came from all parts of the city to listen to the lecture of Pro- fessor E. H. Griggs of Stanford e subject of Dante's “Terrestrial lise.” h his usual magnetism and clear, le manner of presenting a theme, or Griggs held the keen attention of his audlence for an hour and a half hile he discussed the difference between nd modern thought, Dan- of life, as expressed in the nd the lessons of our own and guidance which we may 2 the latter. A few thoughts ed here and there from the ad- s, which was full of thought and feel- t the beginning of canto 27 we find Dante and Virgil emerging from the 1 the Purgatorio into the first heav- which s the Terrestrial Paradise. ch must pass through a circle of fire in this paradise at the top of a ain, which was pushed up through atory. This is typical of the emerg- from sin through the fires of purifi- es not matter much to the r whether we are good or . but it is of life and death importance ol the good is as natural and spontaneous as going down hill, we can then be sure that we are approaching the image and like- ness of God. T g ful to ourselves a NRRRNBRVRRURVRRBURLINIINRRVRIR PROFESSOR GR IGGS OF urable. Just on the threshold of the Ter- restrial Paradise the sun sets and Dante is forced to pause. The moment that our light becomes dine and our path indis- tinet, we must wait for the daylight of Truth to guide us on. This is Taesday evening, according to the reckoning that Dante enteged the Inferno on the night of Good Friday and came out into Purga- tory on Easter morning. On the divine side the stars that Dante now sees are the symbols of God’s light shining in the vorid; on the human side they are the s of Beatrice. The medieval philosophy said, ‘Man may_be virtuous, but God alone is good." To Dante man was only virtuous when he struggled to become good; when there was no longer any necessity for strug- gling, then he was good—which could not be in this life. He symbolizes these ideas in the pictures of Rachel sitting in con- templation, and Leah, who, having ceased her struggles, goes happily about gather- ing flowers for a garment. “All through his life Dante was seek- ing peace, not merely negation but the peace of truth, which passeth under- standing. Peace to him was rest in ac- tion, the harmony of his spirit with the life 'of the universe. In order to feel these things intensely, we must go back to the middle ages and place ourselves as much as possible in Dante’'s point of view. To us there is something higher than virtue and goodness; there is wis- dom and love. ~To know 'love, we must re love. To have wisdom, we must as to the knowledge: of truth. We may impart to any one with ordinary intellect tne prineiples of ethics whicl have thus far been worked out, but to teach the art of life is a different mat- ter. “With most of us nine-tenths of life is | terest of the schools of California closed | here last week. is reached when duty is transfigured Into love. We cannot live by duty alone, for life would become cold and ugly, and there would be left no room for the en- joyment of nature, art and the higher leasures. We must even at times, P hergically Imprudent, else . we miss some of the best experiences of life.” . . . FROM KERN COUNTY. The Kern County high school building at Bakersfield is considered by visiting educators to be one of the best in the State. It was completed in 1885 and oc- cupied in the fall of the same year. The building alone cost $15,500, an is con- structed of stained brick which was es- pecially manufactured for it by the con: tractor, F. W. Hickox. It is a two-story building with a large commodious base- ment, in which are situated the chemical and physical laboratories and the gym- nasium. There are four class rooms, an assembly hall and offices. The sanitary arrangements are modern in all respects. The attendance, which for 1897-98 will average about sixty-five, is increasing with each succeeding year. A. B. Mar- tin, a graduate of the University of Mich- igan, is the present principal. At the last Teachers’ Institute in Kern County a committee was appointed to at- tempt the organization of a popular read- ing course. The committee reported a plan which was adopted and has since proven highly successful. 71..e course is four years in length, and provides for the reading sixteen books, making four for each year. When a member has com- pleted a book, the committee gives him a certificate indicating the same, provided he has satisfied the committee by written analysis that he has fairly mastered what he has been reading. When any one has completed the entire four years’ course he will be granted a diploma of gradua-, tion. This system is similar to the Chau- tauqua course of reading. Its object is good, and its success or fallure the future alone can determine. At present the city of Bakersfield has a membership of about fifty, who are doing good work. Last week the Kern County Board of Education held a special meeting to pre- pare questions for the spring examina- tlons in the grammar schools. Those in the seventh and eighth grades are con- ducted by the grammar school teachers, but the examination for the greater por- tions of the county for admission to the high school is held in the building of the latter on the first Monday in June. Kern County has this year sixty-one districts and employs eighty-five teach- ers, all of whom are women with the ex- ception of seven. The mountain schools are closed during the wxm% months. ; C. DOUB. Bakersfield, ‘Cal. . INNOVATION IN COLUSA COUNTY. One of the most interesting, novel and progressive meetings ever held in the in- Responsive to the cail of the County Superintendent, Mrs. H. L. Wilson, the school trustees of this county assembled and organized a Trustees’ As- sociation for the better improvement of our schools, selection of teachers and proper appropriation of all school moneys. State Superintendent Black was present, also A. B. Coffey. and a number of other STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Last Thursday King Solomon Chapter all present were invited to a xt - Thurs night Golden Gate pter will be visited by District Deputy of Livermore. Alameda will have g on the 1ith of April, ht will give an anni- Dakota, fnue on hs n for the the membe THE ODD FELLOWS. The relief committee will pay a frater- nal visit to Pacific Lodge on.the 2ith inst. Canton San Jose, Patriarchs Militant, was visited last week by Colonel H. O. rower of the Second Regiment, and on asion two candidates were mus- There was a spread after the work. Quite a number of the lodges of State will celebrate the 26th of April.in the grand style. At lone there will be a grand parade and literary .exercises, fol- lowed by ball. W. H. Barnes of this city has been invited to deliver an ora- tion. THE REBEKAHS. The reception by Amity Lodge. to. the relief committee, Oriental Lodge, Sunset Lodge and Unity Encampment on the evening of the Bth inst. was a very en- joyavle affair, as those giten by the genial members of Amity Lodge always are. T was a very large attendance, and, in addition to pertinent addresses by M Donoho, secretary of the Stat William Henry Barnes, grand L. Remy, president of the relie mittee, and others, songs by go, Burnes and Barnes, after which all present were invited into an adjoining hall, where a committee, compused of a nurber of the many hand- some lady members of the lodge, had set out a toothsome collation on tables deco- Juisite style. There was given a grand literary and social “entertainment in Memorial = Hail 1ast night by the Rebekahs of District No. 5, for the benefit of the Orphans’ Home at Gilroy. The home at Gilroy is doing well. There are twelve children there now, and after the next meeting of the board there will be three more. During the past week several unexpected contributions were received by the secretary, Mrs. Donoho. ANCIENT ORDER WORKMEN. The vacancy in the office of grand fore- man, caused by the death of A. F. Mac- kay of Los Angeles, has been filled by the appointment of = Judge George H. Bahrs, promoted from grand overseer. Past Master Joy of Valley Lodge has been appointed grand overseer, vice Bahrs promoted. Missourl, Nebraska, Kansas and Ken- tucky have adopted the classifled plan of assessments. Last Friday night there was a prelim- idates, and after the | NEWS in -the hall of Franklin | tnary meeting purpose of taking steps | Lodge for the or. rters for the order in thi; where all the lodges can meet | and where the office of the grand re-| corder can be ted. Temporary offi-| cers were chosen and a committee con- ing of Messrs. North, S. Hoffman and lloy was appointed to ascertain what | ties to Encour s were made as to the progres in the East. | ©On ¢ night this chapter gave a offers” for headquarters can be obtained. R. H. McPherson of Prosperity Lodge, temporary secretary, was instructed to | ify all the local lodges of the meet- ing to be held on the %th inst. { IExcelsior Lodge will give an entertain- ment on_the 17th ‘in_aid of its library fund. William H. will lecture on Cuba, Sam_Booth will read ap origi- em, and William Henry Barnes will r et to and foreman, A. am will confer the de- of candidates for Hearts On Tues- m will confer degre: ates On Tuesday the grand master work- man_will visit St. Helena Lodge, when the Napa drill team will confer the de- grees on fifteen i s, and on the following night the 1m will con- fer the degrees for Fortuna Ledge. DEGREE OF HONOR. The Grand Lodge will meet in B. B. Hall, this city, on the 7th of April. Forty lodges will be represented. Mrs. E. F. Mayon will be the next grand chief o1 honor. A new lodge has been instituted at Ful- lerton, Los Angeles County, and another at Grass Valley, making the twenty-sixth instituted since last May. A new lodge will soon be instituted in this city. The supreme chief of honor has issued a circular letter in regard to the new ritual and the securing of banners, Ivy Lodge at its last stated meeting in- itiated two candidates, elected three ap- plicants, and received six applications. That night the lodge was visited by Su- verior Chief of Honor Mrs. Stewart. COURT ACME'S BANQUET. It is not often that any of the courts of the American Order of Foresters has as- sembled at a more enjoyable banquetthan was the one given by Court Acme last Tuesday at the St. Germaln. It was the first given by this court at which ladies were invited, and there were fifty-eight of them among the 170 who $at around the festal board. The menu, an excellent one, having been discussed, Jacob Label acting as toastmaster offered a number of toasts and called for songs. *“Court Acme” was responded to by Frank Naughton, who, at the close of his re- marks, on behalf of the court presented Past Chief Ranger ' Louis J. Moran-. a beautiful badge. Grand Secretary John J. Cordy responded.to “The Order.” *“The Older Members of , the Court” was re- sponded to by James Kavanagh. . Hugh McCabe, * “The Orator of the Court,” made a happy response to “Our Invited Guests.” . Sol Piser responded’ to ‘“‘The Ladies.” Mrs. Kate Bolian spoke to “The Companjons of the Forest,” and a mem- ber of Court Sutro Heights responded to “The Press.” During the evening there was_instrumental music, also songs by Marlowe and Johansen. The event is one that will be a red-let- ter day in the’ history of the court, and will long be remembered with pleasure by all who were present. The committee that had charge of the affair was com- posed of E. P. Donovan, Robert Rennil- son, J. H. Wickham, Albert Evers, J. F. meeting on Fri- | an applic and of r the well-known educators, to meet and wel- come the trustees, who came through the rain and over the hill from di t locali- | aid the ca Many important March 8, to join in an appropriate memor- ial of the sgrvlces ren(f‘eredp(a the cause of education by Miss Macdonald. R. H. WEBSTER. SAN FRANCIE&O, Cal., March 3, 1898. To Principals_and Teachers: First— Please remit to Deputy Superintendent C. B. Stone the number of telephone, if any, that may be in your school ‘or in your immediate vicinity. Second—Teachers of the elghth and ninth grades will please assemble in the room of Vice-Principal L. M. Shuck, | Adams Cosmopolitan School, on Monday afternoon, March 7, at 4 o’clock. Third—I appreciate the fact that the recent scarcity of State school registers has compelled teachers to resort to vari- ous devices for keeping those records that should be contained in the register; but now that the teachers can be supplied with registers, I would respectfully diréect their attention to subdivision 3 of section 169 of the Political Code: ‘‘Every teacher in_the public schools must keep a State school register, in which shall be a re- port showing programme of recitations, classification, the grading of all puPlls who have attended school at any time during'the school year.” The State school register is a public document; all entries in it shall be made in_ink; it should in no way be mutilated. Please observe the directions for its use printed In its pages. R. H. WEBSTER, Superintendent of Schoois. e IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. A number of the teachers of Alameda have recently organized a society to be known as the Alameda Teachers' Club. The objects are to unite for mutual study and improvement and to secure for Ala- meda good lecturers who will present toples of progress and interest. These lectures will be popular rather than spe- cial, and it is the intention of the club organized a Glee Club, whose members were children chosen from the various schools of the city, for the purpose of teaching the pupils to read music at sight. These club meetings are held for one hour once a week after school, and so great is the interest evinced by the children that their work, at first simple, now includes parts of oratorios. Many of the children have fine voices, and a num- | ber of them show decided talent in play- ing the cornet, mandolin and violin. Last Thursday evening, at her home, | 2051 San Jose avenue, Miss Stone enter- | tained the members ‘of the Glee Club, | their parents and friends and the mem- | bers of the Board of Education. | A paper on Mendelssohn was read, and | then followed an “Ave Maria,” which was | a three-part song with soprano solo; Ru- | binstein’s ““Wanderer's Night Song”: a pretty waltz song by Reinecke, and a duo arranged for boys' voices. A number of other solos, trlos and instrumental num- bers completed the programme, which was a highly creditable performance. . 4 EDUCATIONAL GLEANINGS. If you make school children happy now you will make them happy twenty years genxt':}e, by the memory of it.—Sydney mith. P Teachers are quas! public officers. They are in the public service, carrying on the public business’ for the attainment of a public end.—Dr. Draper. | Don’t waste a thousand-dollar education on a ten-dollar l:o Dxn. Jordan. ‘The results and methods of all the sci- ences and of all philosophy must be brought to bear on child study.—Dr. T. P. alley. . . . There i8 no school unless the father, the Edward Hyatt, Superintendent of Schools In Riverside County, has issued a circular containing a suggested lesson for teachers of country schools. In a note Superintendent Hyatt says that he received the idea from Mr. Rlice, teacher of the Hemet High School. The drawing is by Kate Grey, and illustrates a plan for grounds at Belmont. Mr. Hyatt's cir- cular is, in part, as follows: May I suggest a diversion for you and your older children some Friday after- nhoon or some day when the regular les- sonz drag? It is this: to give an exer- cise on the planning of a school ground. We can awaken their minds to the fact that an intelligent idea beforehand is necessary for the results we all ad- mire and desire; and to the fact that it is a pleasing thing to use our brains in working available materials to the best advantage in planning homes for our- selves or our schools. The future of our country is wrapped up in these children We teach., Who knows what improve- ments, what symmetry in drives and grounds, what beauty of tree and shrub and flower may spring from this little diversion? If it be thought desirable to plan for a home rather than for a_school, well and good. The juls that thé children may use are: all kinds, gravel, TEACHING LANDSCAPE GARDENING. cement, trees, shrubs, flowers, vines, rock, brick, faucets, fountains, wells, windmills, water troughs, etc., etc. Cau- tion them against attempting®to get in too much, against making an impossiuie jumble. Have no trees or plants allowed that are not likely to thrive under your conditions. Use materlals that can be readily obtained. Do not put out things that will be readily destroyed or that will not bear the vicissitudes of a school- ground existence. During the blackboard | exercises it will be well to talk over all materials, so that the pupils may thought- fully consider them and try to adapt the means to the end in view. Before at- tempting the lesson the teacher should‘, herself draw a plan. Put trees where | shade will come where you want it, and give room for them to grow to large size. Do not tire out the children by insisting | upon niceties of drawing or exactness of scale so that they will not express their own tastes and ideas freely and easily. Your 6bject is to encourage each pupil to form an fdea of his own and to roughly express it by diagram. Then you have a noble opportunity to soften the barbari- ties, smooth the incongruities, enrich_the poverty of those ideas. Thus you lead your flock to have more ideas and better ones than they otherwise would. Thus you make your mark upon the future of this our world. questions were discussed, and the initial meeting certainly marked the beginning | of a new and important era in the edu- | cational resources of California, for other | counties will follow in this line. The pres- ident is Superintendent Wilson of Grand Island, who is also an honorary member | of the official board; the vice-presiden are William M. llery and J. W. Goad and the secretary is Sheriff E. W. Jon W. K. DE JARNATTE. iiie e SUPERINTENDET WEBSTER'S CIRCULAR. Colusa, Cal. to make them attractive to the public at | large as well as to the teachers. Occa- sionally a social mecting of the teachers and their pupils will be held. Officers ng year were elected ent, Charles Hughes John W. Young; | ien; - treasurer, tive board officers, togeth- tiss Alice Cohen Superintendent Webster has recently is- sued the Franc circulars to the Department: ., March 1, 1898. | followin; San hool irse of lectures is already | in progress. On the evening of March 4 Dr. Jordan gave an ated lecture on | | h 11_Prof Fur Seal.” H The Poetry | child-life mother, the teacher, the pupil, keep. school togelher.:J. M. Greenwood. i There is no such thing as a perfectly trained teacher. -~ Superi tendent Black. O The true vocation of a man is living.— Professor Grigg . Play fair, boys, whether you are little | boys or big boy He who Is always look- ing out for Number One will never be cor- dially loved by Number Two and Number Three.—C. A.'S. Dwight. o A That w . , gentle- which It was designed. has proved to be satisfactory. which the future men and women who pedagogical thought into a practical edu- cational appliance when he makes a good | textbook than could be distilled from a year's course of seminary lectures.—F. M. Campbell. Sk Humane education calls for precept lvn the schoolroom, for example in the child’s surroundings, and for practice in the | child’s personal relation to the brute cre- ation. A school-house cat, petted and fed by the children day by day, is a greater moral agent than a thousand injunctions not to tie a tin can to a dog’s tall.—Eliza D. Keith. R Lost! Somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is of- fered, for they have gone forever.—Hor- ace Mann. ase e The normal school student in the very beginning of his work should have a con- ception of the end which this training Is intended to produce, and this iGeal thus early formed, though at first dim and ob- scure, should grow with his growth until | the true spirit of the teacher becomes the controlling inuence.—Professor A. H. Randall. e g It is absolutely requisite to a continu- | ous advancement in the field of educa- | tional thought and for the very best in- terests of the public schools "that re- searches and experiments should be made all along the various lines of education, | and that when such experiments and re- | searches are productive of results which | may be beneficially applied to the every- | day worl of the schoolroom, they should | be placed in the hands of the teacher as rt of her equipment for the work.—Su- | ntendent L. f C!flmr:an. KERN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. The above picture represents the Kern County High School buflding at Bak- ersfield. Educators say that the structure is excellently adapted to the use for The class rooms are large, sunny and well ventilated. The arrangement Bakersfleld looks forward to the new era of prosperity coming to the county of Kern, is proud of the High School in are to carry onward the banner of progress will receive an educational foundation as firm and strong as that upon which the favorite institution of learning rests. velop. This is my text: Don't cut off the tadpole’s tail. Don’t repress the natu- ral instincts of children.—G. Stanley Hall —_—— A FIERCE ENCOUNTER. In the Plaza de Toros of Madrid & combat was recently fought between the famous man-eater tiger Cezar and the bull Regatero, says the New York Times. The bull was the first to appear in the inclosure. He was walking leisurely when the tiger glided in and at once sprang upon him, firmly im- planting his claws in his hide. The bull, taken by surprise, seemed at first undecided what to do; then with a terrible bellow he reared up and shook his adversary off. He backed several paces and charged, taking the tiger upon his horns and throwing him ten feet into the air. He then retired and repeated the attack. He did this again and again, and each time the tiger, after being thrown, would land on his feet. After the tenth trial Cezar seemed to lose heart; he retired to a corner of the arena and pretended to be dead. The bull could not get at him there, but kept careful watch,and each time the tiger moved Regatero lower- ed his head to charge. At length the tiger stole out, but was immediately charged by the bull, which had moved several yards away. Regatero, this time, sure of his prey, gored without throwing. The tiger rolled over ap- parently dead, but when the door to his den was opened he made a dash for it. The bull, following, gave him SAN FRANCISCO, 2l Dr. E._A as we enter into | v i s e hc To Princ s and rcher: hose of Mind and De- th the child-heart | Many people suppose that the tadpole’s ; “"“ pa}:‘lmg strnkei i ey h,\m' v acqainted with Miss Kate 1 be given in Ihove that dalicate, yat Ltall avibs O when: the animsl chunes | DUTIEEE Cntlee oomubat fhe andience , the late vice-principal of the on Grand | mighty engine, the child’s will mas | into-a frog, but not so. The tail is ab- |Showed the greatest enthusiasm and in Grammar School, are respect- ! L : i il joimto s : ey applauded wildly the attacks of the B T s rihtinal and e street, Alameda. J. Morsan. | sorbed into’ the new body. If its tail is e iih them fn he|| & fewsmont <« Stone, special | PRt | S he thdnole never develops, never | bull, while they hissed the strateglc O ool 'on_ Thosday ‘afternoon, | teacher of mu ameda schools, e textbook maker crystallizes more | leaves the water; then its legs do not de- | movements of ihe tiger. f 2 s z g meeting there was a_short programme of | sworn in as Superior Judge of Del Norte | a number of applications on hand, is Johnson, W. J. Spaulding and W. C, | Wolff, Walthcin entertainment and dancing. | County, vice Judge Murphy, recently de- | progressing. Fiynn. B a - 3 The social to be given by the conventlon | ceased. Grand Dictator Archibald announces the Bty oD ; hetd, There was a | of 98 in Alc all_has been | California Parlor will give its annual | following visits: March 16, Ghico; March IHBGN s cat de 1 fecling, and atter the | fixed for the and for the in- | stag social on next Thursday evening in | 17, Oroville; March 18, Marysville: March Last Wednesday night San Franciseo | EF¢E C0% Htmbers to the | terest that has taken in the af-|the banquet hall of the Native Sons’ |23, Stockts March = 24, Seerimenio; had o meeting at which ‘AN Eorhes. of officers_of the | fair it is the I opinion that it will | building. | March 2, Crockett. of interest to the order were | grand loc ned to the Aha!lfl"‘“ be a ve ful affair. Should it be decided to hold a general = : e b nere as o spread in honor | e .| eclebration this year, and should San Jose THE DRUIDS. brovght up and discussed. One candidate | BaTl Wi, T 5 GUiar "who is| IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MBN. | be selecied as the piace; Dr. W. 3. Gas-| he “rst anniversary _entertainment nitiated and several m T sed. the lodge, got up as 2| Past Grand Sachem George T. Williams | ton will be the grand marshal. BN e s haorar Grve In Ath b s friends in Shasta Hall, Na- g. There were more than :sent, and the entertain- s furnished was a most e sle one. The programme -that w: sented under the direction of Dr. A. 1 rby, J. J. Cullen and L. Huffschmidt, the committee, included an explanation of and its work, by Governor M. social to it P! De; the orde sclecticns on the zither by the ub; comic duo, Gavigan and vis; soprano solo, Miss W Dagget! y ain Hanlon; recit 1, Miss E. Hermann; and comicalities Louis Huffschmidt. At the close of amme Supreme Deputy McGar- vie ca Louts Huffschmidt to the front and told him that as trustee of the chap- ter the members had placed a great deal of faith in had to announce that charg preferred against him, and t to combat the charges, which would be presented by the governor of the chapter, M. L. Asher, Judge Pierce had been chosen to defend solo, t v him. The trustee, surprised, looked around in vain for an explanation, and was only reassured when t cour pledged his word to set him right. The governor then informed him that he had been charged with havimg worked so hard | for the chapter that it had been decided to show how that work was appreciated, and then presented him a handsome em- blematic locket suitably inscribed. His counsel, in a witty speech, made response for him. Then followed a dance and re- freshments. THE NATIONAT UNION. Pacific Council has suffered a severe logs by the death of Samuel B. Doane who was its secretary since the institu ion of the council. last stated meeting, initiated one candi- date, and was entertained _during the evening by Professor Cyrus B. Newton. Last Friday night the members of San Francisco Cabinet Initiated two candi- dates from Union Council and did the work exceedingly well, The music was rendered by the quartet of Golden Gate Council. During the evening four appli- cations were reccived. After tne close of business there was an adjournment to a cate. where there was served up a fine Ifition, and there was a programme S ey story telling and addresses b State Eenatm‘ Field, President F. Tastings of the cabinet, N. R. Arter of Golden Gate Councll, Deputy J. N. Bunt- ing and many others. . H. Forester of Union Council acted as toastmaster. INDEPENDENT FORESTERS. Court Yerba Buena, at its meeting last Tuesday night, received the resignation of Court Deputy Miller, who has been forced to retire from the office on account of re- moval from the city. W. J. Avery, senior woodward, was elected to fill the va- cancy, and by reason of this move the Junior woodward was promoted to senior, the senior beadle to junior woodward and the junior to senior. A junior beadle will be elected next Tuesday. Court Golden Gate had an interesting meeting last Friday night, on which oc- casion there was conferred in its hall at 35 Eady street the Oriental degree on six- teen members, the work being performed in a most impressive style by the team This council, at its | 4 appreciation of h h office he now fill sident E. L Wolfe was nd he proposed a number hat were responded to by § ¥. H. Morris, | be_guest o e & eris, | e B schheim, A. Jonas, E. 'Tausky, Hev, Mr. Nieto, George Samuels and othe ' The committee on intellectual fmprove- ment will hold a meeting on Tuesday ight next .for the purpose of arranging for an entertainment to be given®under s auspic i s "2 movement afoot to revive | the youth ausiliary, which for some time has not been as active as it ought | ing reports are being re- | The four lodges in Portland, | the membership is rapidly CHOSEN FRIENDS. The open meeting and entertainment that was given in Sacramento in Forest- ers’ Hall last Wednesday evening was | one of the most suce ul affairs that was ever given by the councils In the Capital City. In the hall there were at least 700 people and more than 500 were turned away as there was no place to ac- There were present of | commodate th the grand officers Past Supreme Coun- cilor Arnold, Grand Coséncilor Boehm, Vice-Councilor Hartley, Grand Grand . Recorder Wallis, and F. H. Keefer, su- preme trustee. There was_preaemod a first class prosramme of recitation, song, music and whistling, in which Miss J. Elworthy, C. R. Stickney, Belle Starg Mre. Meise, Blanche Ficks, Minnie Shay, Pearl I Mrs. M. Duhaine, Miss Minnie Moeiler, Miss I Kel- iy, and Mr: ppersmith took part. Ad- ses appropriate to the occasion were ed by C. M. Arnold, P. 8. C e A The Boehm, G. C., and S. C. Wallis, G. R. The programme was followed by a calkewalk find a dance. The winners in the cake- Wwalk were Arthur Carr and Lillie Lant- bell. Sheidl Council gave another of its popu- ar socials last Thursday night and there i good attendance that was delight- ed with the fine programme of song, in- strumental music and fancy dancing that was offered by Mesdames Baccus, A. Ad- ams, Hilton, M. Garbarina and Goodell, and ‘A. G. Baker and Mr. Stott, the com- mittee on entertainment, and in which Miss Bryant, Miss Juliet Turpin, Mr. and Miss Kuse, Miss Henrietta Weingart, J. C. Irvine, Mr. Cook, Miss C. Beer and a friend of the council took part. This council has discovered that sociabllity fs the proper means to attract attention to it. After the programme there was dancing. @ THE GRAND CHIEF COMPANION. The grand chief companion of the Companions of the Forest, F. O. A., vis- ited Stockton Circle last week, and while the members were not as perfect in work as they should be, they expressed a will- ingness to learn and they promised to do all in their power to increase the mem- bership. The members of the circle were profuse in their hospitality and after the close of the meeting there was a grand reception at the house of Mrs. Meeker. This was followed by a few hours of so- ciability and a supper, served at mid- from Court Southern Heights. After the ceremony there was a “high time up- stairs” and a good Prommme of song, music and story _telll ni:wns v%Wen under the direction of G. W. Kuss, W. L. White and R. 8. Presley, the committee on en- tertainment,which also furnished a col- lation and cigars. Caid B'NE B'RITH. There were about seventy-five persons present on the occasion of the farewell banquet tendered by Columbia Lodge last Monday night to Past President Eugene Michaels, who is to leave for Africa. Herman Friedlander, acting as toast mas- ter, introduced Past Grand President Jacob Greenbaum, after the solids had been disposed of, and he delivered an elo- quent address in which he expressed the sentiments of .those present in wishing the guest a pleasant journey to and pros- perity in the land in which he is to reside. There were addresses by Past President Wolff of Salt Lake, President Goldstein, Vice-President Herzberg, Past Presidents Eppertshausen, Machol, Bamberger, Add night. The next visit was at Jamestown, where the grand officer found Mother Lode Circle perfect in the floor work. ‘Sonora Circle at Sonora was next visit- ed and the members met in speclal ses- sion to receive the visitor and exemplify the work, which was done in a very creditable manner, by as agreeable and courteous a set of officers as can be found in any circle. After the work the mem- bers of Dardanelle Parlor, N. D. G, W., by invitation, visited the circle in a body, and together with the grand chief com- panion were guests at an entertainment and banquet. The following day the grand officer was shown the mines in the Vicinity and well entertained. During the past week Inter Nos Circle had a_pleasant meeting and initiated one candidate, after which there was the usual after meeting programme of en- tertainment for members and visitors. San Francisco Circle will have initia- tion on the evening of the 2ith when three strangers will be added to the cir- cle. Pride of Columbia held a meeting on Thursday night at which there were a number of tors. After the business * | ship. ed to Past Grand Sachem Henry e of this city, says: > Red Men of New York are still booming, and the indications are that the increase during the quarter ending June %0 will be greater than it has ever been. Within a week we shall have instituted eighteen new tribes, each with an aver- age of seventy-five members. The o.d tribes have ben adding to their member- ‘We calculate that the gain for the term ending December 51 will be close to 3000. What do you think of that? The great sachem has just returned from a trip during which he visited at Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, Fonda, Am- terdam, Albany and Fishkill, and found the tribes all at work and enthusiastic. At every meeting the wigwams were crowded to their utmost. e feels that his term promises to be a phenomenal one, and we all wish him success. Am glad to learn that the order is doing so well in the Far West, and hope to live to see the day when the Improved Order of Red Men will be the strongest bene- iicial order in our land.” The new council instituted by Mr nie Lovie of Redwood City, .:\\I. Klenk ef amento, G. P. . Fan- Mrs. M and C. F. Burgman, G. C. of R., at Sfock- ton, with thirty-three members, has been i tha. The Pocahontas is Phoebe J. Brown, and Mrs. J. F. arnsworth is the keeper of records. There were present at the institution many members of the other councils and of the tribes of Stockton. The great chief of records instituted a new fribe last week at Quartz Mountain, Of the seventy-five petitioners sixty-six were present at the institution. The new tribe is called Tuolumne. soseph Tra- chem and W. K, Martin s event was one that nd pleasantly remembered y all who were present. Last Thursday a committee of three from each local tribe met in Sachem Hall and witnessed the exemplification of the new degree work, which is intensely dra- matic. Modoc Tribe gave an interesting smoker last Thursday night. The Insignia for March is a very inter- esting number, showing a careful ar~ rangement of much interesting matter. which every member of the order should know about. It has'timely editorials and many good picture: THE NATIVE SONS. San Francisco Parlor has elected the following named as delegates to the Grand Parlor to be held in Nevada City on the 25th of April: Charles R. Heverin, Louis P. Powelson and Frank Marini. Frank B. Ryan, for twenty terms sec- retary of California Parlor, and who re- signed_to go to the Klondike, in a letter from Fort Wrangel ‘to Assistant Grand Secretary Jamison, writes that he and his party were all in good health and spirits, and that they did not notice the cold to any extent. As a progressive parlor Stockton No. 7 has no superior. It has 264 members and $11,567 in its treasury. C. E. Manthey is president and A. J. TNer secretary. Grand inside sentinel appeared in this city for the first time last week since he entered the Benedict class. He was met by his brother and grand ofiicers, who tendered him the freedom of the city, The greatest interest In the order at| thiz time is in relation to the trustees | to be elected by the grand parlor at the session_in Nevada City on the Zth of | next April. _ This city will have as can- | didates L. F. Byington, J. K. Hawkin:. | C. R. Heverin, John F. Finn, Joseph | O'Donnell and’ John Porcher, while the | country will present the namés of Frani | Sabichi of Los Angeles, H. R. McNoble of Stockton, W. W. Greér of Sacramento, | F. A. Cutler of Eureka, Joseph F. Coffey | of Redwood City, C. O. Dunbar of Santa Rosa. Frank Barrett of Oakland and Neil A. McCaughy of Haywards. | NATIVE DAUGHTERS. The members of Alta Parlor have de- cided to give a party on the evening of Easter Monday. Joaquin Parlor of Stockton s preparing to give Grand President Mrs. Belle W. Conrad a reception on the 17th inst., when she will pay it an official visit. On the $th of April this parlor will gelebrate its eleventh anniversary by an entertain- ment. pe Buena_ Vista Parlor is making arrange- ments for a “farmers’ party.” At its meeting last Thursday the parlor was visited by Miss Clark of San Joaquin Parlor and Miss Capeglia of San Jose. The members of Santa Cruz Parlor are not downcast because of the loss of all their property by fire last week. To-mor- row they will give a party in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the organiza- tion of the parlor. It was not to be a tin party, as is customary, but in view of.the l"e('.(’nl loss it will be “an old clothes par- v Stockton and San Jose will be candi- dates for the grand parlor session of 1899. Stockton wants it because the next grand president will be Mrs. Lena H. Mills of that city. KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR. Crand Past Protector H. C. Trephagen of San Jose was in this city on a visit last week. Yerba Buena Lodge at its'last held meeting initiated one candidate and the members are actively engaged in a sys- tematic search for additional candidates. This lodge is expecting a visit from the grand protector, Mrs. B. W. Conrad. THE JUNIORS. All is ready for the meeting of dele- gates to the State Council, that is to meet in Los Angeies on the 15th inst. There will be many matters of interest come up before the session. One will be the re- vision of the laws and the constitution, others the doing away with a number of propositions to have the State Council meet permanently in San Francisco after Lie year 1900; the purchase of all supplies from the State Council and the fixing of the initiation fee at $. C. W. Collins of . Unity Council will make a strong fight to-have the next council meet in San Jose. In addition to the candidates already mentioned, Charles F. Quirey of Grant Council, and Herman Paine, an alternate from Custer Council, have announced :hemselve‘s as candidates for State secre- ary. In Los Angeles the delegates will be entertained by the Daughters of Liberty, by the members of Hancock Council and by those of Ungon Council. At a joint meeting of U. S. Grant, but he did not care to wander from his own fireside. El Dorado Parlor was visited last Thursday night by Grand Trustee Con- ley, Grand Secretary Lunstedt and other grand officers, and after an exemplifica- tion of the work and the_ election of L. B. Mayer, J. G. Jolly and W. J. Hawkins as delegates to the grand parlor, there was a pleasant entertainment. On the 4th inst., Piedmont Parlor had a stag social, at which there was many visitors from this city. Sequoia Parlor band, C. D. Barton, leader, furnished the music, and under direction of Frank Ba nett, chairman of the evening, a fi Unity, Lincoln and Custer Councils dele- gates held last week, it was decided to oppose the majority of the amendments to be offered at Los Angeles. KNIGHTS OF HONOR. At the called meeting of Yerba Buena Lodge last week there were present many members who had not attended a mect- ing for ten years. Two candidates were initiated. The smoker that this lodge will give to-morrow night promises to be a grand affair. = Eagle Lodge initlated two candidates - e programme was presented. Duri the evenln}g President D. Dordy and Secre- tary F. J. Hammerly were each pre- sented with mementos which they will cherish and leave as heirlooms to their respective families. Those who hel make the even!ng leasant were Mitchell, Charles Cathcart, J. Caonei. L. Tanas S M eAaNon BrA Dangh a and, J. Mc on, P. unphy and P!ée Christiansen. st rand Trustee F. A. Cutler has been ob last week when Granu Dictator Archibald attended and encouragingly addressed the meeting. Eureka Lodge is arranging for 2 smoker. Anchor Lodge will give a smoker to-morrow night. This lodge dur- ing the term has initiated the greatest number of candidates. 1 Leland Stanford Lodge received a visit last week from the grand dictator, grand ter and Deputy vloe—dlc&tor. grand molr er Al hich bas efully decorated hall was a successful and well carried out affair, which was witnessed by a large number of the 'memberstin and friends. There were present -repdd- sentatlves from every local grove ! from groves in San Rafael, Oakland desto and Healdsburg. The progra was a_good one, and the greatly enjoyed. The committee that is to entertain the representatives to the grand grove will give a picnic at San Rafael on the 224 of May. Noble Grand Arch Goller and Grand. Secretary Graves visited Petaluma and Cypress Groves at Petaluma last Wednes- day. At the meeting there were present members of Tomales and Sonoma groves. After a presentation of the work and a: statement of the condition of bath visited courts the visitors were entertained at a banquet. KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES. The degree team of San Francisco Tent is kept busy at every review initlating candidates. The two factions are still hard at work, and the Reds hope to eat a supper at the expense of the Blues. There are knowing ones who say that the Blues are laying back and will come in at the last with a list that will surprise the tent and the Reds. Sir Knight S. W. Hall, S‘lale commander, visited the tent at its last review and delivered a short address. LADIES OF THE MACCABEES. The entertainment that was given last Thursday night in St. George's Hall by Golden Gate Hive was attendedbyalarge number of sir knights and many ladies. There was an excellent programme that was recelved with much applause. There was a skirt dance by Miss Ethel Man- ning: recitation, Miss Orenia Wilson; fancy dance, Miss Carrie Manning; reci- tation and reading, George V. Leroi; character song, “The Chinese and the CBon” (in costume), Victor Casmore, as- sisted by Mrs. Ida Leroi; piano selec- tions, Abe Sichel. Dancing followed and refreshments were served by the mem- bers of the hive. YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE. Yorke Council, recently instituted, has been given its number, which it 508. The lecture delivered last Thursday in Murphy's Hall in Ocean View by the Rev. Father Gleason before Council No. 310 was well attended. At the district meeting of Councils Nos. 35, 55 and 460 there was a good attendance and a number of matters of interest to the order were discussed. The next meet- ing will be held on the 1lith of April in the hall”of No. YOUNG LADIES’' INSTITUTE. Young Ladies’ Institute No. 7, of which Miss May Stein is president, will give a hop in Native Sons’ Hall on the 1ith of April. 2 T ANCIENT ORDER FORESTERS. Court Lincoln initiated two candidates at its last stated meeting and elected John B. Williams and R. N. MacLennan delegates to the high court. Court Bo- hemia initiated three candidates. Court Milton, in the town of that name, will give a ball on the 17th inst. On that occasion M. Boehm, H. C. S. C. R., and O.°M. Goldaracena, H. C. S., will Speak on the principles of the order, ¢ Courts Liberty and Justice have amal- ger’g:‘ep‘}‘cMc committee Is_arranging for the proper observance of Foresters' day. Phe high court of the Pacific Coast will meet in Oakland on the 10th of May. CEhrt Excelsior will give an entertain- ment in the early part of April and Court Lincoln will be its guest. John Falconer, P. S., visited Court St. Jonn at Willows last week, and this week Wwill visit the court at Mariposa. COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST. The past chief companions’ associates will give an entertainment on the 1ith April. Madge Ash has ben elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignafion of Nellie Schweltzer from the executive d. Do e past chiefs will pay a fraternal visit to Pride of the Forest Circle in Oak- lannd on theulsthblnsl& Tat e et By e executive board vis win Peaks Circle last Friday. dancing was' -