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28 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1898 HENEVER { shall please the publishers to issue & new edi- tion of Thackeray it must please new books of all de- grees of beauty and worth to bide their time respectfully and patlently. Almost the greatest of stories in the English language appears this month as the first of & new bio- graphical edition of Thackeray's works, a volume of which is to be issued each month il with a year of Thackeray's the edition will be complete. “Vanity Falr” doesn't need the modern luxuries of the art of making books to play ambassador for it with the reading world. But one accepts the excellence of this edition, nevertheless, as an addi- tional inducement to read again the fine | old analysis of the incomparable Becky, mother of literary adventuresses her time unnumbered. For it's all Becky Sharp, as even the author admits in that Jetter to the Duke of Devonshire, dated March 1, 1848, which glves positively the latest news of the heroine of ‘Vanity Fair,” that hero-less book. “Mrs. Crawley now lives in a small but very pretty little house in Belgravia; and 1s conspicuous for her numerous charities which always get into the newspapers— and her unaffected piety. Many of the most exalted and spotless of her own sex visit her, and are of opinion that she is a most injured woman. There is no sort of truth In the stories regarding Mrs. Craw- | ley and the late Lérd Stey The licen- tious character of that nobleman gave rise to reports from which, alas! the most can not al- defend itself. The present awdon Crawley does not see his r; and his undutifulness is a cause e deepest grief to that admirable “If it were not for higher things,’ ‘how could she have borne up the world’s calumny, a wicked cruelty and falseness, and the thanklessness (sharper than a serpent’s 1) of an adored child? But she has th lady. these griefs, and awaits her re- where. The late Joseph Sedley, Esq., of the Bengal Civil Service, left her two lakhs of rupees, on interest of which the widow liv the practices of piety and benevolence before mentioned. She has at little good looks she once pos- and teeth r a ghastly look ) and—for a pious woman e best crinolined lady in Knights- > district. * P. S. 2—The India Mall just the utter ruin of the leutta, in which all Mrs. ; was. Will Fate rsecute that suffering saint?" almost hear the chuckle with One cz which the great humorist must have written these lines. His daughter, Mrs. Ritchie, who writes a sort of blographical preface to each of these new old books, “Vanity Fair is undoubtedly the best books. It has the best story, and sther thing, the title is vou couldn’t have a better. ympathize with the world's desire e private life of celebrities, with of ider books with the putting one’s finger on the since | red, mercifully preserved, to | never | “I can remember hearing my father | h a'good | This particular bookworm could never | to | models that | A LADY'S GLANCE AT THE AUTHOR. From s drawing by Thackeray. | served the author. Art is too elustve for this, and the mind of a great writer Is | somethingbiggerand better thanacamera. | Besides, when one has once met disfllusion | and realized the unherolic smallness of his | hero, he is apt to prefer to take his esti- | mate of a man from his books rather | than from his biographer. And, after all, | his work, whatever it may be, must be the truest expression of a man of geni It is the measure of his human activ and it can’t be great unless he has put | nimself into it; for nothing that is super- flcial or insincere has power to survive. However, for those who are interested | in the man, as well as the artist, there's |an admirably done drawing of the| | benevolent, shrewd face and large, eas | pose of one of the greatest of England | story tellers. And Mrs. Ritchie’s not are as tasteful and unobtrusive a biog- | raphy as one could wish, interspersed they are with frequent extracts of her father's very human, very merry letters and sketche: One can imagine how delightful it must have been for Thackeray's mother to re- ceive these illustrated letters of his. But one feels justified, nevertheless, in pro- | testing against the continuance of the | Thackeray illustfations to Thackeray Thackeray can't do Thackeray justice. | Because the author was a genius, it doesn't follow that the artist was one too—or two in one, whichever you please. When you were a child, do you remember how quickly you used to turn over the pages, fearing that your eye might light upon one of these sketches? Sketches, that's all they are. These absurd hints of ideas, drawn when Cari- cature was king, give one the impression of tmmaturity, incompleteness, as though if he had had the power, Thackeray would have finished, improved them. It's impossible to take these things seri- | ously. The buffoon sameness of expres- | sion in the faces—like the illustrations in a German comic paper, where all are | monstrosities—wrecks one’s mental pic- | tures of these famous people that great man created for the small artist to belittle, apparently. I wonder if Thack- had taken to bookbinding, and bad done that part of book producing as faultily as the literary portion is ever- sfreshing and admirable and unequaled, 1d publishers have found that a rea- { son for perpetuating his binding? | 0, for a picture of Becky! Becky, whose small, sharp, bright, clever face differs, according to Thackeray the illustrator, | from the rest o in the well-known | a fleld for the mod- s, whose profession | Becky smirk. Her ern illustrator of boo! has made greater strides in the past twenty vears than any other pertaining to belles lettres. If Dickens may be hu- manized, if his people who are exaggera- tions of human beings are to be pictured for us as living, why not the breathing lovable, hateful immortals everybody who knows and loves Thackeray is intl- mately acquainted with? Pdition of Thackeray’s Com- Biographical Harper & Brothers. Price §1 50 plete Works. per volume. U MAURIER’S little talk on “Social Pictorial Satire” s light, agreeable reading for the world at large, but for the student of pen and ink work it must bs of deeper interest. The delineator of those long-limbed, beautiful-shouldered, Trilby- chinned English women,all of whom,it is easy to see by thelr striking family re- semblance, are sisters, chats pleasantly about his predecessors and co-workers on “Punch.” He knew them Intimately and loved them well, even to the point of be- ing able to detect wit in the John Bull stolidity of some of their work. His men- tion of his own work is most pleasing. “Ot all my little plebald puppets, the one I value the most {s my pretty woman. I am as fond of her as Leech was of his, of whom, by the way, she is the great- granddgughter! This Is not artistic van- ity; it Is pure paternal affection, and by no means prevents me from seeing her faults; it only prevents me from seeing them as clearly as you do! * ¢ * ” He is ‘“‘dissatisfied with the means at my command to do the living beauty justice— a little bit of paper, a steel pen and a bottle of ink, and, alas! fingers and an eye less skilled than they would have | | been if I had gone straight to a school of art instead of a laboratory of chemistry!” Du Maurier belleves in the future of the social pictorial artist. “It is a kind of hybrid profession still in its Infancy * * * hardly recognized as a profession at all * * * something half way be- tween literature and art. * * * The quality of black and white illustrations of modern life is immeasurably higher than it was thirty or forty years ago. The number of youths who can draw beauti- fully is quite appalling. All we want for my little dream to be realized is that among these precocious wielders of the pencil there should arise, here a Dickens, there a Thackeray, there a George Eliot or an Anthony Trollope, who, finding quite early in life that he can draw as easily as other men can spell, that he can express himself, and all that he hears and sees and feels, more easily, more completely, in that way than in any other, will devote himself heart and soul to that form of expression—as I and others have tried to do—but with the ad- vantages of nature, circumstances and education that have been denied to us!" S Socfal Pictorial Satire. George du Maurler. Harper & Brothers. Price §1 50. SIMON DALE. SIMON DALE- v Antnony Hope. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. San Francisco: Willlam Doxey. “Je viens, tu viens, il vient.” An unpromising text, surely, for whimsi- cal romance; when the poet asked where was Fancy bred he never sug- gested that her birthplace be found in the regions of prosaic conjugations. But Mr. Anthony Hope, our modern, intellectual Lord of Misrule, once more comes to overturn old-fashioned no- tions; he goes to dry grammar for his fun, and starting with the innocent lit- tle lesson quoted above he leads us on a merry, madcap, riotous dance, among crowned heads and princes, and fair celebrities of blemished reputation, to a tune which suggests old Alexandre Dumas. Simon Dale himself, the demure young grammarian who starts the fid- dle strings, might best be described as a male “ingenu” whose innocence is sorely tested amid the lures of Charles the Second’s notorious court. But in this instance innocence and simplicity by no means go hand in hand. * “Simple Simon” proves to be the longest-headed | Joseph that ever resisted temptation, won royal favor, and retired gracefully into safe seclusion. But there is an uncanny reason for Mr. Dale's sing- | ular fortune; the witches favored him, | and a village crone, well known to be | in league with the devil, hailed his birth with the prophecy that he should “love where the King loved, know what the King hid, and drink of the King’s cup.” To accomplish this prophecy Simon must inevitably go to court; mean- while his youth is enlivened by two quiet, country love affairs, which have more bearing on the old crone's words than at first appears. Barbara Quin- ton, only child of the lord of the manor, grows up with Dale, and despite some disparity of station the two are un- conscious sweethearts from childhood. But just before Barbara’s departure for court as maid of honor to the Du- chess of York, a bewitching and un- scrupulous little person appears mys- teriously on the scene, laying siege in bare-faced fashion to Simon’s unsophis- ticated heart. Nothing is known of the bewltching person save that she hails from London and calls herself Cydaria; but Barbara s convinced that what remains unknown is by no means creditable. Confirmed in this view of the case by the sight of an ex- change of kisses in her own park, she quits for London in high dudgeon, and after a week more of philandering Cy- daria also goes, leaving country Simon to dream of her sweetness. Four years later Simon Dale is called to court, having. through some un- khown agency, received a commission in His Majesty’s Life Guards. This is the beginning of a prophecy. For, after fighting a duel to defend his honor, Simon discovers that his honor was sorely in need of defense; his commis- sion had been procured by Mistress Eleanor Gwynn, and that lady was no other than his tenderly remembered Cydaria. Straightway he throws up the commission, receiving the natural | reward of virtue in the form of service | with the Duke of Monmouth; but the people’s Nelly is still dear to him and we have one quaintly pretty scene in | which he offers the astounded King's | mistress honorable marriage and a country life. The gullt or innocence of Captain Drey- | fus bids fair to become as insoluble a |, mystery the identity of the ‘‘Man in | the Iron Mask,” and interest in the ques. tion deepens more and more as the facts | and circumstances, so graphically set | forth in the May Atlantic by John T. Morse Jr., In his review of the Dreyfus | and Zola trials, are read and studied. Paul Lawrence Dunbar and James Whitcomb Riley are writing a negro comic opera together; the cast, it is said, to be composed entirely of colored people. Who is to write the music has not yet been divulged. The idea is certainly strik- ing; if there is anything in novelty, it ought to succeed. Benjamin R. Tucker, 24 Gold street, New York City, sends out in small pamphlet form a full report in detail >t 12 late | trial of Emile Zola before tha assize cour: in Paris. A new edition of Benjamin Kidd's “So- clal Evolution,” with additions and cor- rections by the author, is announced for | early publication by the Macmillan Com- pany. the delightful, unaffected infor- “mality of his style that is the chief ingredient toward the success of | Lummis’ “Mexico.” It's an ideal | book of its kind; description | made fascinating; an account of | travels rendered fresh and interest- ing, and statistics actually made agreea- | ble. Another ingredient, though, must be | the author's unbounded sympathy with his subject—the Mexican has all our vir- tues and none of our vices, according to | Lummis—and his impatience of “those | who have learned history by not studying ‘ ‘A course of travel,” says Lummis, in beginning his book, “should be compul- sory for all able-bodied adult citizens, | and no traveler should print anything | about a country whose language he shall | not speak.” As Lummis’ friend, who would enforce such laws, has not yet been declared Czar, the next best thing one can do, so far as Mexlico is concerned, is to read this “Awakening of a Nation.” The author will surprise you occasion- ally by the use of such expressions as “No scrub could walk like this,”” and | “Just such legs do not grow upon the In- dian,” which last gives one the impres- sion of legs as a parasite and not a legiti- mate part of the human anatomy. But he'll surprise you infinitely more by the amount of knowledge he possesses. and s0 well knows how to make interesting, of the “American Cinderella.” He'll delight you with his vigorous, unhackneyed style, | with his original way of looking at things, with the excellence of his arrangement of facts and figures, with the tasteful blend- ing of important with trivial things, with the frank expression of his enthusiastic admiration for President Diaz—an enthu- siasm, a certain integrity of manner in his own writing bids you share—and above all by the addition he makes to your knowledge of our neighbor and the charming way in which he does it. There s no limit to the good Lummis sees in Mexico. There is no hanging there, he tells us; no capital punishment outside of the army, and that deemed necessary for the suppression of brigand- age. The metric system is in active use, and the Mexicans are ‘‘tolerantly sorry for such nations as still cling to the su- perstition of a cruder scheme. Hospital- ity is Latin in fact as well as In name.’ In all the modern scheme of things Mex- ico is in the front. She may bulld the Nicaragua canal, if we defer that enter- prise too long. She pays ma’ams more than she does the male educator. She boasts of the glory of the first book printed in America. She has model schools and prisons and factories, all set in a framework of exquisite archi- tectural beauty. silver question. Lummis is characteris- tically happy in his chapter oa * Cheap Money. “Here at last, for the traveler, at least,” | he says, “is the dreamland, the kingdom of Something for Nothing. Bargains in dollars! Coin selling out at half cost! Help yourself to what you want and the cashier will give you your money back and a few dollars to boot. You drop into the estanquillo on the corner and buy twenty-five honorable cigars for 7 cents. The tobacconist rings vour $5 gold piece on the counter and without emotion he hands you nine silver dollars and some her school- | She has even solved the | There are new Americans and Americans. Some escape before he | shall discover his mistake. Others tarry | to set him right. But the Spanish Ameri- can is wonderfully poised. I never knew | him to laugh in the face even lof a tourlst. * * * It is like | the miracle of the loaves and fishes brought down to date and American | ideals. The philosopher’s stone were mera | mud to this. To make a salary simply by | spending money—that is precisely what | we are looking for. * * * All one has to do is to bring plenty of gold and swap | one dollar for two as long as one can | stand prosperity.” And the author believes that a further degradation of silver in Mexico would only again shrink importaticn and in- | crease manufactures. The chapter on Spanish words, called “Borrowed from the Enemy,” is good; and that on “The Ladde which de- scribes thd rise of Diaz, “the greatest figure, unquestionably the most romantic in the world's politics this half century, is an excellent piece of work, full of spirit, of keen, appreciative analysis, and of rare descriptive powers to make vivid battle scenes, skirmishes and the details | of war. The book 1s most beautifully illus- trated. ‘here’'s a profuseness of illus- | tration which illumines every third e, and the taste and discrimination shown in the selection would make one aware without the note that the author had had somethm% to do with this part of his book, too. 'he artists’ work is fully satisfactory, the wonderful contrast of brilliant sun and deep shade making very effective these drawings from photo- graphs. The Awakening of a Nation, vol. L Charles F. Lummis. Harper & Brothers. [ small change. FRATERNAL NEWS THE ODD FELLOWS. The monthly smoker of Cosmopolitan Lodge last Wednesday was well attendad. J. M. Williston, J. Jarvis and J. Suiteh, the committee on entertainment, provided a fine programme and clgars. Among present were many of the repre- tives of the Grand Lodge. Mr. Ras- mus sical selections, Past Grand Gillis of Tuolumne spoke on 0dd Fellowship, Past Grand Steer, a ser- geant of the Fourteenth Infantry of Washington, told of the order in that State, Private Farrell of the same regi- ment delivered a short address, and others sang songs and gave recitations. LOYAL REBEKAH'S A INIVERSARY. A large number of the, friends accepted the invitation of Loyal Rebekah Lodge to | attend the entertainment and dance given last Monday night in celebration of the second anniversary of the institution of the lodge. While the affair was not as gnhorale as some that the lodge has ven, it was a very pleasing one and was | much enjoved by all. The entertainment committee consisted of Florence D. Line- han, Augusta B. Warren, Margaret J. Bell, Eola M. Cynus, Ella Bourne, M. Marjorie Jannings, Minerva Van Doren, D. A C. W. Smith, H. J. Simpson, C. eil and Mrs. Heim. The programme included orchestral musi¢ by he Aeolian Boys' Orchestra under the adership of Professor Simon. It was appearance in public of the and their execution was remark- Then followed a vocal solo Florence Gardner; recitation, Miss original cat song, H. D. Page; a Van Doren and Mine: This number ., Mi was s Annie Benson. r ; meritoriously applauded. Miss Ten Eyck favored with a recitation. Dr. D. A. Hodges sang a_tenor solo and the orches- tra played national airs. Dancing fol- lowed. The exemplification of the work by the officers of this lodge before the delegates to the assembly of California under the direction of D. A. N. Copsey was exceed- ingly well done and was highly com- mended by all. THE HERMANN'S SONS. The banquet that was given last Mon- day night in Norman's by the Order of Hermann's Sons, at which there were present the ladies of the auxiliary lodges and invited guests, was one of the most enjoyable banquets that has been given by a fraternal organization for a long time. The harmony, jollity and sociabil- ity from beginning to end was one of the most convincing proofs that the Germans know how to enjoy themselves when they cast business and care aside. The dinner that was served was an excellent one and between courses there were toasts and responses, and then the orchestra played those airs that are so dear to the German heart, and to show that while Germans remember the Fatherland, they are none the less imbued with American patriotism, the entire company sang “Star-spangled Banner,” “America,” “Marching Through Georgia” and other patriotic songs. L. Schardenberg was toastmaster, and those who composed the committfee of arrangements were:.C. Leidecker, G. Guenther, F. Eggerling, Gfell and W. Beckmann. “The Hermann's Sons” was responded to vy E. Brugge, the president; ‘‘German Press and Lai guage,” C. " Trautner, vice-presiden "The Treasury,” C. Guenther, treasurer; “The Press,” C. Leidecker of the finance committee; “Huffnung's _Lodge, the Ladies” Auxiliary,” Mrs. Woods, presi- dent; “The Ladies,” Max Bergheim of the California Demokrat, and ‘‘Music,” Pro- fessor Henker. During the evening Past President Leudkke was presented a beau- tifal bunch of flowers tied with the Ge man colors, and he responded in a very appropriate speech. After the dinner the tables were removed and there was danc- ing until a late hour. | DEGREE OF HONOR. “ Dawn of Hope Lodge gave an entertain- | | ment last Saturday in West Oakland. | | Applications have been made for Degree | of Honor lodges at Rincon and at Byrons. | Ivy Lodge is preparing an entertainment | to be given in aid of its drill team. | _ A group picture of the drill team of Ivy | Lodge under command of Mrs. Captain Kate S. Poland, all in full costume, has been taken, and it is an artistic grouping of a fine body of good looking ladies at- tired in exceedingly attractive costume, Mrs. Evelyn F. Mayon has named the | following deputies of the grand chief of | honor: Mrs. Emma Sturrock, for lodges 1, 2 and 4; Mrs. Georgiana Schardt, 11; | | Mrs. Margaret Pinkham, 3 and 33; Mrs. | | Mollie irode, 40; Miss Carrie Ran- | | som, 47; Mr Ada_E. Rodgers, 5 M | Luella 'wuiting, 17 and 66; Mrs. BE. A. Mrs. Eliza Feather- Dell Alberton, T4; Mrs. Myrtle | Ricamond, 54 and 76 ston, 72 and | Mrs. Anna Cranz, A M. Healey, Mrs. Ada Scal | M b Gardner, 80; M Eunic L. Cyunin: M thia , 81 an Brown, 66: Mrs. Lillie Hill, 67; Mrs. Cath- rine Hickey, 68; Mrs. Helen Baer, 70; . Charlotte Harris, 58 and 80; M Fitts, 61; Mrs. Lois A. Baxter, Dora M. Seitz, 50; Mrs. Ameli son, 63; Mrs. Ella M. Cro and Mrs. M. E. Pressler, THE NAT]\;E DAUGHTERS. This afternoon the members of Minerva Parlor No. 2 and those of La Estrella Parlor No. 8 will hold joint memorial service in Sierra Hall for the dead of the order during the year preceding May 1. On the altar there will be laid a wreath of white roses, each rose representing one of the members called from the Golden State to the golden shore. Special service will also be held in remembrance of the men who lost their lives on the Maine. Last Wednesday night the members of Sans Souci Parlor No. 9 gave an enter- tainment and dance In Devisadero Hall, which was one of the most enjoyable af- fairs of the kind that has thus far been given by this very sociable parlor. The hall was crowded, yet all were good na- tured and enjoyed the programme that had been prepared for their entertainment by the committee, consisting of Miss Dora Eisner, Mrs. Grundell, Miss Munson, Mrs. M. Kallock, Miss Klein, Miss Dag- enais, Mrs. Dobbin, Mrs. Annie Mocker, Mrs. Gwinn and Mrs. Hammerschmidt. This included an address of welcome by the president, Mrs. Mocker; piano solo, Mr. Caro; recitation, C. H. Johnston; vocal duet, Mrs. Williams and Miss Dag- enais; fancy dance, Mattie Luyce; recita- tion, Miss Elsie Duncan; and a vocal solo by Mrs. Burgess. The hall, which was decorated with large and small. American flags and the lights shaded with red, pre- sented a pretty appearance, and the daughters, to prove their fealty to the flag, had Mrs. Williams lead in the “Star- spangled Banner,” and they, together with the entire audience, joined in the chorus. After the programme there came a dance, but as the hall was not large enough for all who wanted to take part, it became necessary to secure an adjoin- ing hall and have danging in each. The large attendance proves the popularity of | Sans Souci, although “Little &fl"e," the colored mascot of the parlor, who was Lher;, sald: ‘“De big crowd’s heah ’kase fle; new 1 was goin’ to be heah.” fedmont Parlor No. 8 will give a grand Patrlotlc social in Chapman’s Hall, Oak- [and, on the evening of the 18th in aid of its flag fund. This parlor has chosen Mrs. Emma Munson and Miss Gertrude Surrhyne as delegates to the Grand Par- lor, and Mrs. Emma Swaney and Mrs. Tilile Frick as alternates. On the qvenlnfi of the eighth anniver- sary of the Institution of lden Gate Parlor, Misses M. Teitjen and &. ck. er were elected delegates to Dru Grand Parlor, and Misses L. Meyer and F. von alternat Amon, the visit- ere; M Mae . Wilkins, b AL Georgie C. Ryan, and Mrs. Genevieve Baker, G. P. Upon the close of business the members, who were nearly all pres- ent, devoted their time and talent to the celébration of the anniversary. The guest of honor at that assemblage was Mrs. P. Day, mother of Miss Rose Day, the grand marshal. The hall was tastefully decorated with flags, hunllni and_flow- ers. Under the direction of Mrs. B. De- | nahay, the president, there were present- numbers: Address by who instituted thle al- ed the following Mrs. Baker, D. D., parlor, and stated that since it had ways been successful and that the mem- bership had always been harmonious and she expressed the hope that in the fu- ture it will continue as it has ‘i _the past. She closed with an allusion to Olda Glory and the duty of the Native Daughters in supporting the honor of that flag. Mrs. Ryan and Miss Wilkins also had a few words to say. This was followed by a recitation by Miss Johanna Meyer, the recording secretary, of an original poem that carried the audience by storm; a vocal Miss D. Mencarini; zither solo, Miss Fahrenkrug, and a farce, “From Down East,’ in which Mrs. C. Day, Miss J. St. Davis, Mrs. B. Denahay, Miss J. Drucker and Miss M. Tietjen took part, Mrs. Day and Miss Tietjen assum- ing male characters, the last named be- ing one of the most perfect make-ups that ever wore clothing that did not belong to her sex. The celebration was, in the language of one of the members, ‘“a howl- ing success,” and every one enjoyed her- self. There was served up a collation and, then, when the American flag was being removed from the altar, the audi ence sang the “Star Spangled Banner” with a will. Fremont Parlor has so far advanced its membership as to allow it two delegates to the Grand Parlor this time. This par- or has announced a private masquerade ball for the 4th of June. Golden State Parlor is arranging for an entertainment and dance to be given in the near future in aid of the Red Cross Society. THE NATIVE SBONS. National Parlor's entertainment and dance, given in Native Sons' Hall last Wednesday night, was well attended and it proved a delightful afrair. The hall was elaborately decorated with the na- tional colors in honor of the members’ patriotism. The programme included an address of welcome by G. W. Barr, the president; ‘vocal selections by the Press Club quartet, Henry Elchart and Miss Etta Welsh; “The Confessional,” a read- ing, Miss Pearl Ladd; negro lullaby, Miss Dorathy Daunt; whistling solo, by that enchanting artist, Miss Cordie Wetjen; “Me and Mabel Brooks,” an original song by Lew Hufschmidt, and cornet duet by Miss Alice Mitchell and Miss Pearl Noble. The performers all came in for well-de- served applause. The committee of ar- rangements was Past Presidents W. E. McCreery, W. M. Brown, D. E. Murden, Vice-Presidents F. P. Wehe and A. R. Vaughn, Marshal D. F. Nunan and J. G. Schmidt and G. W. Meyer. Mr. Vaughn was the floor manager. The affair was uF to the high standard of the functions of this parlor and very much enjoyed. Since the publication in this ~depart- ment of the list of parlors assigned to visiting officers of the Native Sons, the Earlors of San Mateo County, which had een assigned to Grand Orator Frank L. Coombs, have been assigned to Grand Trustee L. F. Byington. Mount Tamapals, Sea Point and Nicasio Parlors have been taken from the district of Grand Trustee Morgan and assigned to Grand Orator Coombs’ district, California Parlor has declded that all 1ts members doing d&lly under the flag of the United States during e war with Spain shall be exempt from all dues and assessments which may occur during S Tedtdent Conley will shortl T lent Conley shortly name all standing committees, probably during the coming week. 3 COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST. The Supreme Grand Circle of the Com- panions of the Forest, A. O. F., will meet in this city to-morrow and will remain In session for several days. The following named delegates will meeet for the trans- action of the business that will come be- fore the convention: Washington Miss Alice Hudson; Minirofo_Circle, M Blake; Eurcka Circle, Mrs, F. E. Jone: Twin Peaks Circle, Miss Kate Downin California Circle, Mrs. D. Buchanan; Ju tice Circle, Mrs. M. Axtell and Mrs. Lo- pez; Mazzini Circle, Mrs. Rosie Peters and C. A. Magistra; Franklin Circle, Mrs. S. Smith; Oakleaf 'Circle, Fred Zimmes mann Artemis Circle, Mrs. J. C. Good- win; Valley Circle, Mrs. Campbell; Pride of the Forest Circle, Mrs. Willlam Wet- ; Estrella _Circle, Mrs. Henrietta Ivanhoe Circle, Miss Viva McNor- ton; America Circle,” W. Haacke; Shes Wwood Circle, Mrs. J. Hartley and Mrs. B. T. Furgeson; Sequola Circle, Mrs. Jennie Meyers; Olympla_Circle, Mrs. Alice Fol- let; Columbia Circle, Mrs. teres; Oro Fino Circle, Mrs. C. Star Circle, Mrs. Mary Wendroth; Ple mont Circle, Mrs. John J. Roberts: Har- mony Circle, Miss Jessie Jones: Sunshine Circle, Mrs."A. D, McDonald; Loyal Cir- cle, . E. Corwin and Mrs. Mary Large; Liberty Circle, Miss Rosie Banz; Mizpah Circle. Mrs, M. A. Cummings, and Violet Circle, Mrs. Sadie Smith. For the office of supreme grand chief companion, Mrs. Sarah Beversen of Sher- wood Circle, the fncumbent, will be a can- didate for re-clectfon. It was stated that Mrs. S. Smith of Franklin Circle will also be a candidate. ~Mrs. Florence N. Mor- Tow, the present supreme grand secre- tary, who has been a very attentive one during her term of office, will be a candi- date for re-clection and, will no doubt again be chosen. The members of the order are jubilant i}-?r reason of the fact that Subsidiary igh Court of the Ancient Order of For- esters, has, by a unanimous vote, decid- ed that the Companions are a branch of the A. O. F. The order during the past year increased in membership and is at this time in good financial standing. Golden Circle, organized by Mrs. Sarah Beversen, S. G C. C.. was instituted last Thursday night fn this clty with a good charter list. g Violet Circle gave a Cuban dance last evening, which was a pleasant soclal. B'NE B'RITH. Golden Gate Lodge at its last held meeting unanimously resolved to pay the dues and assessments of any of its mem- bers .who may enter the service of the United States during the war with Spain. Other lodges of the order will take the same action. The grand president and a number of the grand officers visited Montefiore Aux- iliary Lodge last Tuesday and found a large membership present and all those members full of enthusiasm for the order, There is a prospect that a new lodge of the parent order will soon be instituted in_the City of the Oaks. The grnnd officers have examined the laws of the order and find that there is nothing in them that will forfeit the en- dowment feature of any member who may enlist in the service of his country during the war. On the evening of the 18th inst. Profes- sor Jordan will lecture in B. B. Hall der the auspices of the Past Presidents Association and the intellectual advanc }:g;t committee. A rare treat is prom- The library of the order has been en- tirely renovated and is now open to those entitled to its privileges. S. W. Lipmann, the new librarian, has rearranged the books, 12520 in number, according to a 8ystem, so that without a catalogue he can find for applicants any of the books called for, provided it is on the shelves. The shelves are filled with all books that can be found In a first-class library and In the reference-room_there is a collec- tion of books on the Hebrew people and Hebrew literature, that, if not lnrarlur, is equal to any such to be found in any other collection. In the work of reno- vation the librarlan was materially as- isted by Grand Secretary Aschheim. The oneof tha'moet Modskal Aemtiot® 354 e most pleasant rooms in the B. B. building. 'flu Iibrarian is a very methodical raan and he will keep the de- partment over which he ralldgs up to the standard to which he brought it. FORESTERS OF AMERICA. At the meeting of Court Sutro Helghts, held last Thursday night, on motion of J. W. Gleadell the court resolved to main- taln in good standing any member of the court who, being in good standing, en- lists in the service of the United States | during the warwith Spain. This court has added to its committee to make more ef- fective the grand entertainment and ball to be given In Odd Fellows' Hall on the nlqm of the 25th inst. The entertainment | will be under the supervision of the well known actor, Leo Cooper, and the pro gramme will 'be one of the most interes! ing ever presented by a court of Forest- e TS. The court Initiated one candidate and received the applications of six candi- dates presented by Chief Ranger Wol- ters. Court Deflance visited the court in a body. Court Deflance last Thursday night re- ceived information that two of its mem- bers, George Rosenberg and Herman Cook, had enlisted in the California Vol- unteers. It was resolved to keep these members and any others who may enlist for the war with Spain in good standing. | There was a good attendance in Sher- man, Clay & Co.'s Hall last Tuesday to enjoy the exquisite concert that was given under the ausk‘lces of Junior Court Pride of California No. 1 to its friends. From | an artistic point the concert was all that could be desired. The current number of the American Forester is as fine a_specimen of a fra- ternal periodical as has ever been pub- lished. It is fllustrated with many half- tone pictures of prominent Koresters, and the California section, which is under the direction of Jacob Label of Court Au- rora, one of the most energetic members of the order, is a full record of the courts and circles. COMPANIONS OF THE F. OF A. Last Monday night Grand Chief Com- panion Mrs. Emma Harrington paid an official visit to Loyal C.rcle in Oakland. She was accompanied by a number of the grand officers and in addition to the vis- itors from across the bay there were a large number from this side and the meeting was one of the most enthusiastic that have been held for some time. The hall was very tastefully decorated and the welcome of the members to the visitors | was most cordial. After an exemplifica- tion of the work given in excellent style the grand chief companion was presented by Deputy Licht on behalf of the circle with a beautiful vase and a profusion of the finest flowers obtainable In Oakland. The business of the evening was followed by a banquet. The members of Oakland Circle attended in a body. Next Tuesday night there will be an official visit to Pride of the Forest Circle In South San Francisco, and on Wednes- day there will be an official visit to Robin Hood Circle, which will be the last official visitation prior to the meeting of the Grand Circle. The picnic of the convent.on of 1898 will be held at Plittsville Park on the other side of the bay to-day. Arrangements have been made for a good outing. THE NATIONAL UNION. Yosemite Council at its last held meet- ing initiated two candidates and to-mor- row will initiate two more. This, the oldest council in the State, has become quite energetic of late. It will keep in good standing any of its members who may enlist for the war. Owing to hoarseness President Arter was unable to preside at the meeting of Golden Gate Council last 'I'uesday night. Ex-President James E. Field did the honors. Two applications were read and one candidate was initiated. The council decided to lay aside a stated sum eve: month to be known as a reserve fund. Under good_and welfare there were ad- dresses by Deputy Bunting, ex-President Field, ex-! of Califor- dent Huflw nia Council and W. A. 8. Nicholson. The council’s quartet rendered some fine vocal ""‘rf don:x entertainment and bal e anniversary nt an to be given in Odd Fellows’ Hall nex! Thursday night will be according to the arranged programme a very grand affair. THE AMERICAN GUILD. At the meeting of San Francisco Chap- ter last Wednesday evening there. initiation of a candidate. The elec- :!hoen of a treasurer, vice the one occupy- ing the position, forced to resign on ac- count of inability to attend to the duties of the office by reason of other engage- ments, was lald over for two weeks. Last Tuesday evening Watsonville Chapter gave a grand entertainment at which there was a large attendance and 2 'fine programme of song, music and games was presented. Supreme Deputy Governor R. W. McGarvie delivered an address on fraternal orders and the guild in particular, which the local paper de- clares was ‘‘a clear, conclse, convincing address.” After the programme there was a banquet. SOCITAL COUNCIL, O. C. F. Mrs. Baccus, Mrs. Garbarino, Adams, Miss Hilton, Miss McDonald and Miss Goodell, the committee on entertain- ment of Social Council, on last Thursday evening presented an enjoyable pro- gramme to a large number of members of the order and strangers who were present by invitation. The programme included vocalization by Mr. Mathias, Miss Mc- Cormick, Miss Rosvear, Mr. Farnen and Mr. Fisher and recitations by the Misses Ella, Gertrude and Genevieve Hussey and Miss Frances Buckland. Supreme Trustee Gibson delivered a short address on the Mrs. | subject of the order, which created a favorable Impression on those who wera not acquainted with them. After that there was a dance and a grab-bag for all comers. The pleasant affair did not break untll midnight. YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE. It is expected that on the l1st of June | the headquarters of the Young Men’s In- | stitute will be transferred to the Pioneer | building on Fourth street, as the present | quarters in the Parrott building have been | found to be inadequate to the needs of the order. | Five members of Borromean Council | have enlisted in the California volunteers. Last Wednesday Yorke Councll gave ita | first entertainment in Union Square Hali, | and it was a great success. On Thursday San Francisco Council gave its twelfth annual bell in the same hall. Mount Carmel Council has been insti- tuted in Redwood City with thirty mem- | bers. John Cullen is president, J. J. | Brown secretary and Rev. Father M. P. | Kern spiritual advisor. The Grand Council will meet in San | Jose on the 29th of August. |~ There was a district meeting of councils | Nos. 35, 55 and 460 in the hall of No. 55 last Wednesday night, it being the occa- sion of the official visit of Grand Director Hammond. There was a good attendance. SOME WAHIST “WHYS.” By P. J. HY don't all whist clubs have a whist qualification clause? Why talk of calling for trumps be- fore you know the leads? Why don’t vou let your partner do the finessing in his own suit? Why worry over tricks that are gone? DId you ever get one back? Why do so many others mix up the laws of whist with whist rules? Why do you sit down to play with a partner who doesn't know the leads? Why do you ever touch your adversarles’ cards without asking the privilege? Why is it that beginners always ask the question, “‘Did you see my call'? Why do some whist players expect the ace of trumps to be good for two tricks? Why do you ever under any circumstances call the original lead a “‘forced lead” ? ‘Why do you turn down the trump slip with- out showing it to both your adversaries? Why don’t you always ‘'show number’ cards you hold In your partner's suit? Why do you ever lead a suit that one ad- versary can ruff and the other get in a dis- card? Why is it that the almighty dollar is such a factor with certain “‘whist enthusiasts’ ! Why do some whist players pass a doubtful | trick just because they hold four trumps? Why do you touch your cards to put them back in the tray before you agree on the score? Why don’t you leave the trump slip turned face up untll you take up the trump card? Why don't the American Whist League for- mulate a system of whist play as a standard gf N;lhfll’l!y for the guidance of its whist chil- ren Why 1s It so few whist players know that all questions but one asked at a whist table should be addressed to and answered by the partner only? Why do ye- do such a thing as to discard to show your strong or best protected suit, when you are fourth player on an adverse winning trump lead? Wh{ do ‘ou neglect to remind your er that it s his privilege and right to enforce a penalty that in Jus, an also tell m Wl e penalty is? o Why ever “call through an Bonor vlt.hb(::: you are s enough to [ea ‘ain sult 10 do so, and have the fead give louble information? Why is it that so many players overlook the great advan of showing number on part- 1 ner's original ? Wh that the man who doesn’t know the 1ly the one who poses as the whist y 18 1t sen marked In the third hand T Jack"ten combination and holds the trick? ‘Why don’t you always tell your partner how and you can of | TORMEY. many cards vou hold in his suit by your play— in plain as well as trump suits? hy is that a _respectable whist club, made up of ladies and gentlemen, will permit the game to be degraded by playing for stakes? Why are the plain, "simple ‘American leads without any frills or fads good enough for nine-tenths of the whist players of America? Why do sonfe players think it 1s good whist to immediately return adversaries’ suit through the original leader the first chance they get? Why place your score sheet and pencil on the table in the very spot where you should play your cards? Why s it that so few whist players know what Is meant by “the entire command of the other suits'? Why don’t you at once return your partner's suit when you have not one in your own hand that is better? Why not try to establish the sult your part- ner originally opens, if it s a good one, and not try to establish two? Why doesn’t every whist player In America learn Drayson's ‘‘change your suit” play, and when to make it? Why don’t you stop your partner from lead- ing out of turn? You have the right o do so. | " Why don’t you become as familiar with the laws of Whist as you are with the leads? | Why do you ever quit your card before you | know every one that was played to the trick? | “Why do so many whist players change their suit at the very time they ought to continus it ? Why don’t you get into the habit of counting your cards as soon as you take them into hand Why not get In the habit of pointing your card to the winner of each trick when quit- ting same? oy don't you treat a four-card suit as a| three late in the play of a deal under conditions? e Why is t some of our Eastern whi iters keep ringing the old chestnut Tells suit—short — suit”—"long suit, short t'? The country s tired of it. y do you record the trump on sheet? ne‘dpr:c?llcelnkobmleu. and d‘:;g:f:ur: vou accidentally look at it d — are subject to a penalty. i Why, without reasons of your own, do you gl lead of trumps return’ your partner's origin, cad four (or the lowest from ;‘vhe)n hfi ‘h from ive) and shows no piain suit strength? Why is it that Trist \‘-vend(s:,m Gene 'al son, Bunn, Briggs, Paine, Fisher Ames, Mitchell, Weems and #core of other masters of the game have no for the whist fads? | giving the positions of pi o toble ingtead of Nortn, s«;m?\.fl"t.'{\%.‘xv?h o e y lead conventlonally from you when trump's strength is declared againes vy You should make @ four-card sult appear as & five or six, and a five or six card suit appear Why do you say: I play old-fashion e It s 2 dead give-away that you know S <, fume. for Whist as played to-day 1a ai- itical with the game in Hoyls's thue, most 1740