The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 29, 1898, Page 28

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY MAY 29, 1898. DC(QOQQDO):?QC(C?QC(fiflfifiuflfiflfifififlflfifififlfififlfififififififififififlnflflfififififlfln WHAT 15 % S 8 0% 508 30¢ 108 30 408 306 0 O X 3 Rise of the Empire,” by Waiter :nt, is the first of a series of small books to be devoted to the glorification of Britain as a whole. Parts to follow are “The Story of that of Australasia, of e NEW =@+ ON ~@=- THE BOOKSHELVES. ):Hjt‘t&C!Gnddtflfflifififififi‘;‘UUHfiflflfll}afiufififiuflnflflfifififlfiflflfififlfiflflfl power that will be possessed by such a federation. that_the time fs nigh when the orator (In the United States) will cease to misrepre- sent us; when the school books will cease to teach the children perversions of our history; when the greatness and glory of the United States of America will not re- * # ¢ I is possible to hope mall doses, this book of Besant's is. There are probably 35,000 words in it. It is told in an unpretentious does full justice to the greatness of nd though not anxious to see the British system, does not hés- them out and mildly to con- mini! in the average “He f{s, t's pen plcture of | lishman is a very good one. to begin with, more readily attracted by practical than by ‘things theoreti- he prefers a feat of arms to any In- teliectual achievement; he would rather hear of things done than of things at- tempted; he worships success in every- because success means battle and he is combative and aggressive; fighting as much as his ancestors. * He is subject to restlessness, he cannot be always sitting still; he will throw up his situation and go roaming he likes trade, espe- 1e seas, because it de- pr nd courage—it is a stake to suppose that the love of ienotes a mean and money grub- He is_profoundly Teligious, not endure thesdomination of ie is tender and chivalrous to- men, He de ds freedom of om of thought, freedom of ts on self-government as he enters into combina- by give and S courteous per- ; he is well satis- he is a strong, y animal g, big and healthy ani- strc “He leaned a little way to ong slde and swore softly to the sea.’ “Riding a lame sheep is bliss to {23 sant dwel e in the world B pride. His picture i d -t ca wh at whe they t my bus , or to accu I would vnly remind y rs, though the t rt of on of empire after 600 years, the people to | off the er , or to d ter of Ire- | @ that, after le of the Huntl s, dis- chances of we . be- s much as to ourselves, nmen are found in the highe sugh by thelr serv nd their know how to climb, and do must still be gkept | the Iris in abusing us, conspir- embittering. the Americans 1St us, such exrensions as this ould pride hers cellent mental nglish empire, strong plea for united fed- he English-speaking states. | no boundary or limit to the | upon aind s e book is view of tk ses wit an e > BT eye it cl quire, e flated with froth and edness of Britain; wh stood that it is bei and as we deserv Anglo-Saxon natlons are alway unexpected that happens. thor begins THE RISE OF YHE EMPIRE. FOUR DOGS. MEIR EZOFOVICH. ALWEWSKA. THE OPEN BOAT. P Onpouanonsasy “The ship swashed through the se as genfally as—" —*“an old wooden clock.” “He was as astonished as—"" (This is a craniacal gem. “—as if his hat had turned into a dog.” You can appreciate the possibilities of this last. It may be changed to read: “She was as amazed as though her bonnet had turned Into a cat; as though her skirt had become an elephant’’; in: fact, all through the infinite combinations and permutations of all articles of clothing and all species of animals. Successful writers are of three kinds— Those who are bound by the ordinary laws of literary civilization; those who avail themselves of poetic license (and pay for it in a higher degree of capacity); and—Crane. He's in a class by himself. And he stands first in it, unapproachable, peerless. You may search through all the flood of books that pour in a deluge from the publishing houses, and nowhere will you meet expressions like these. Riding a lame sheep is bliss to it. —‘and his knees turned to bread.” From a dark corner of the room there came the sound of two or three snores twining together.” “He leaned a little way to one side and swore softly into the sea.” “They have no friends or other cred- ulous furniture. “Was I brought here merely to have my nose dragged away as 1 was about to nib- ble the sacred cheese of life S “Canton flannel gulls flew far and near. “He yelled some sudden language at the K | ke “A man could beat carpet with a voice | like that.” Then there are the “plip” “plop” constructions. the ant of desire to-see-what-it's- n it will be under- h the dignity of a great power to rail at one equaily great \tirely sa ¥ ¢ when at last the great reconcilia- rbed the - Ir tion shall take place, and we may be Go, ask the of Irishr proud of each other, as we ought to be ‘the book is one in {s testimony of the kind of The entence la: ant aims to writ s Iready, and will remain, republi T doesn’t make any difference what Stephen Crane writes or how he writes it. There'll be readers for his books as long as they are marked by that unique Cranelike quality of sur- prise. In Craneland it is always the When the au- a simile it's pure joy to shut vour eyes and fancy what the end will be. As what? Guess. “—as Straws. “The men rowed like—" Like what? | “_geamstresses,’” of course, “The long revolvers in his hands were | as easy as—" | “Was I brought here merely to have my nose dragged away as I was about to nibble the sacred cheese of life?” softly into the air and blipped into the sea.’” And later, “The Foundling pln;}ped and foundered.” Here's an extract the new Crane grammar: Infinitive, to blip. Present, blip; past, blipped or blop; and the | “A shot,” Mr. Crane tells us, “whined rom | | tively small offense, participle, blippen or blap. The principal parts of “plop” are the same. Only once does Mr. Crane apologize for his licentious use of words, and then, strangely enough. it is for a compara~ “The Foundliing steamed toward Cuba with its crewfll{n‘fl fl:n!g, if one may be al- owed to spe: n that wa. ‘Eurely "gne may be allowed” a trifle like this after he has blipped and p‘opped. Nevertheless, and in spite of it all, whether the picture it paints be true or not, ““The Open Boat" is well worth read- in; By degrees that— % Billie!—Billie, will you spell me? Sure,’ said the ofler.” becomes fixed upon one's mental retina till he can feel the utter exhaustion, the horrible sense of exertion that pervades this epic of effort. The book leaves you with a sort of impressionist sketch, drawn with bold, quick strokes, of the peril of the sea, and, however you may condemn the means, you'll acknowledge lhe"force of the end and agree that when the “‘wind brought the sound of the great sea's voice to the men on shore, they felt that they could then be interpreters.” PR VERY story written about the Jews is bound to remind one of Zang- will. According to the degree in which this resemblance 1s marked may be measured the ability of the author. Not that it necessary is to imitate the artist whose strength lies | in his treatment of Jewish history and | fiction to attain success; but that the field has been so covered by the author of “Dreamers of the Ghetto” as to almost | preciude the possibility of finding new | material. “Meir Ezofovitch” is not a new story.- It is merely another phase of the Mes- | stah movement Zangwill has shown us in so many phases. An earthly Messiah 1is Meir Ezofovitch, who dreams of leadin his people only to earthly peace and happi- ness and freedom of thought and of ac- tion. It's &n old story, but.every orig- inal mind has power to renew the world’s interest in_ the old. This Polish author, whose book is translated by Iza Young, has written a very interesting story. The characters are well drawn, of them glow with life. The Rabbi Todros might pose for intolerance and bigotry unE asceticism and unselfishness personi- fied, of such contradictory yet thoroughly human materials is he made. The great family of the Ezofovitehes is a fine ple- ture of the patriarchal old Israelite sur- rounded by all his descendants. There's a pathetically artistic touch in the old grandmother—despite the species of mi- racle in the last speech of the centena- rian when she reveals the hid- ing place of the writings of Meir's great ancestor—in the beautiful reverence paid to her and in her silence broken nn{,\' to murmur fovingly to her favorite great-grandchild, the intellectual heir of her husband and also of her ances- tor, the original great iconocizst. Excel- lent dramatic incidents there are in thig book, and capital situations, which would fit it for the stage. The love story of Meir and Golda is a l.ru)y lru'gic idyl. It depends upon how you read “Wa- If it is to be judged as grown- up literature, vou're apt to smile at its pathos and sigh at the funny picture Na- poleon presents as the villain still pursu- ing the Polish heroine. But if you know that the author is a girl of eighteen, whose youthful chivalry has been stirred by the accounts of the beautiful Polish woman whom Napoleon loved and who desires to re-establisn the fair fame of the Countess Walewska, it may make you Jook upon the book as the author herself is likely to, in time to come— develop the capacity she shows and over- come her delight in descriptions of per- sonal beauty, among other things—as a crude but not unpromising beginning. Lina Bartlett Ditson is a relative of that Washington Bart who _was once Mayor of San Franc The book is dedicated to Henry Clay Barnabee of the Bostonians. Sideiioe There's something sane and slmple and | %\‘uouy old-fashioned about Tourgee's short stories, of which the first and long- est gives title to his latest book; a good, and some | hould she | attractive titl to There's nothing | startling in the stories Tourgee has to i tell, but they're wholesome and. lho\lfh {not exciting, are int. eslinfi and well told. “The Man Who Outlived Himself” is the man who dluafpyears from the world after an unsuccessful business operation. His | own account of his awakening to his identity years later in an insane asylum ! ana of the gradual growing back to men- tal health m&ke_s a good‘story. . The peculiar thing about Laurence Hut- ton’s “Four Dogs” s that it's charming to both the man who leads “a dog-less lite” and to him whose days are over- flowingly dog-ful. Your anti-dog preju- | dices melt away—at least for the time— | while you listen to this easy, merry talk | about “Whiskie, “wao was s0_honest, S0 | ingenious and 'so square, who had 'thg | sense of shame and the sense of honor, and who came back from his encounter with the cat “with a muttered curse” and the sense of having made himself ridic- ulous. About Punch, whose love for the world was so all embracing that he was as cordial to a beggar as he would have been to a King; and if thieves had come to break through and steal, Punch, in his unfailing hospitabie amiability, ' would have escorted them through the house and shown them where the treasures were kept.” About Mop, who had the same long. lithe body as his predecessor, “the same, short 1egs (the forelegs shaped ke a capi S), the same short tail, the ame hair dragging the ground, the same beautiful head, the same wistful, expres- sive eye, the same cool, insinuating. nose” and who soothed the féelings of the dog- bereft boy by ‘“the longed-for touch of a vanished paw, the lick of a tongue that was stil.” And then about Roy. who looks like_Thomas Carlyle and ‘“‘Profes- sor John Weir declares that his body Is all_out of drawing.” There isn't a cleverer word plcture, a better acquaintance and a_purer philoso- hy shown in the biographies of four of he world's greatest men than in the story of these dogs. Isn't it well that there aren’t old letters, old friends, and old frumps, to_rise up and contradict their blographer? Hutton'’s own childhood's blography of a boy, who was “not a very good boy, or | a very bad boy, or a very bright boy, or an unusual boy in any way—but just a boy,” is one of those boy storles like Tom Sawyer and Sentimental Tommy—bound to be read and loved and cherished by boys of all ages and both sexes. | The Secribners are about to round out | their 'serles of “Stories by American Authors” and “Stories by English Au- | thors” with a similar set of ten volumes | devoted to continental writers. “Stories | by Forelgn Authors” will consist of ten | volumes dGevoted to the masterpleces of | short-story writing from modern Euro- tl’w:ll’) authors. They will be divided as ollows: Three French volumes, two Ger- man, one Spanish, one Russian, one Scan- dinavian, one Italian and one miscellane- ous—Polish, Greek, Bel garfan. The contents of the first and sec ond volumes are ““The Siege of Berlin,’ of London is the Cafe Paganini. It holds about the same positfon in the art and Chat Nofr held in Paris. The walls of the place are decorated with the auto- graphs of the famous artists and others Who have dined there. Paderewski, Sara- sate, Mascagni, Mile. Chaminade and Melba. Among the habitues are Henry James, Val Prinsep, Daumier and Phil May, the English Caron d'Ache. lace fs noted for its spaghetti and Ital- an wines and good music. “When first this piece of news Is read, Which Literature diffuses, The reader his remark thereon With difficulty chooses; Ought he to ‘Happy Standard!’ ery, Or moan ‘Alas! poor Muses? | and Nephew,” by Edmond About; “An- “A man ecould beat a carpet with a voice like that.” other Gambl by Paul Bourget; “The Necklace,” by Guy de Maupassant; ““The Black Pearl,” by Victorien Sardou; ““The Substitute,” by Francois Coppee; ‘The Attack on the Miil,” by Emile Zola; “The Virgin's Godchild,” by Emile Souvestre; “The Sempstress’ Story.” by Gustave Droz; “The Venus of Ilie,” Dy Prosper Merimee. “Let him who is not interested in brawl and battle,” a Fortune,” man life for gold; in treachery and hate; I ‘perseverance and daring—let him, 1 say, put this book aside Which is good advice, for this is a good, strong story of its kind: the kind that one Swallows at a single reading, and forgets pleasantly forever after. Among_them are Richard Hard- “A Year From a Reporter's 2 “Marching With Gomez,” by Grover Flint, and ‘“Facts and Fakes | About Cuba,” by George Bronson Rea. recentl ing Davis’ Note Book, | Two popular weeklies of Scotland in- | stituted a literary competition in which the competitors were asked to name the | greatest_ six_ living authors. Those who now Scotch loyalty will not be sur- One of the most interesting restaurants | letters of the British metropolis that the | The | by Alphonse Daudet; ‘‘The Juggler of { Notre Dame,” by Anatole France;. “Uncle ¢s the author of “Four tor; M. F. Mansfleld, publisher, New York. in the smell of the sea, in | 50 cents. treasure hunting and the staking of hu- | Fifteen works on Cuba have been issued | & prised to learn that a fair percentage of the six_claim Scotland as thelr country. First, James Barrie; next, Miss Annie M. Swan. Then come Hall Caine, Conan Doyle, Walter Besant and Ian MacLaren. The following lists contain the best lists selling books - o the selling qualities. as noted in the lead- ing hook stores n the citles named: “Quo Vadis, ugh Wynne,” by S. Welr Mitchell. by his son. “The Story of an Untold Love,” by Paul Leicester Ford. the day, in_the order of hiladelphia: - by Henryk Slenkiewicz. “Alfred Lord Tennyson,’ “The Jessamy Bride,” by F. Frankfort Moore. “‘Corlegne,” by F. Marion Crawford. “The Gadfly,” by E. L. Voynich. “Captains Courageous,” by Rudyard Kipling. ¥ B ew York: vk Sienkiewicz. by James Lane %:o Vadls;” by Hen e Choir Invisible,” Allen. “Hugh Wynne,” by S. Welr Mitchell. “Captains Courageous,” by Rudyard Kipling, 3 “The Gadfly,” by E. L. Voynich. “The Honorable Peter -Sterling,” by Paul Leicester Ford. “Corleone,” by. F. Marion Crawford. Boston: “Quo_Vadi Henryk Sienkiewicz. “St. Ive: Robert Louis Stevens “Farthe: " by Fridtjof Nans “Hugh Wynne,” by S. Weir Mitchell. f ike,’ by Stephanos T. Xenos. ‘Gondola Days,” by F. Hopkinson Smith. It {s worthy of note: that “Quo Vadis™ continues the best selling book on the market, and that . Hall Caine’'s “The Christian,” which had .a large sale when published last year, is not in the lists. C. D. Gibson is making for Scribner’s Magazine a series of drawings under the general title of “A New York.Day.” He will undertake to represent therein the typical scenes of a typical twenty-four hours In that city. The June number will coritain his obgervations of the life-of the worker and .of the leisure person during the morning hours. They include scenes on the ferries. on the elevated roads and in clubs and homes. The announcement made last week that Mr. ‘W. D. Howells will contribute a se- ries of letters to literature will be taken as an indication that the management has decided to consuylt the tastes of readers on this side of the Atlantic, in devoting ! more space .thaan formerly to American books and American literary topics. At a late reception at the French Academy the speech of the day was de- livered by the Comte &'Haussonvile. It contained an unfriendly reference to Zola’s “‘Debacle,” which was tumultuous- ly applauded. BOOKS RECEIVED, “The Open Boat and Other Storfes”—Stephen Grane. “Doubleday & " McClure, publishers. Tice, “A"Boy I Knew and Four Dogs'—Laurenc Hutton. Harper & Brothers. T “Four for 'a Fortune"—Albert Les. J, §. Ogilvie. Price, §1 %. “The Man Who Outlived Himsel#’—Alblon ‘W. Tourgee. Fords, Howard & Hurlbert, pub- lishers. Price, 75_cénts. “Walewska, a Tale of the First Empire’ Ling Bartiett Ditson. F. Tennyson Nealy, sher. ‘The Rise of the Empire”’—Walter Besant. Price, Meir Ezofovitch”—From the Polish of Eliza Orzeszko. For sale by Willlam Doxey. Price, $1 3 “‘Hassan, a Fellah"—Henry Gillman. Brown & Co., Boston. ‘Aunt_Elvira Abroad”—William Burt Har- J. S. Ogllvie, publisher. Christ In the Dalily Meal"—Norman Fox. Fords, Howard & Hurlbert, publishers. “*Advanced Rules’—Henrietta Shattuck. Lee hepard. Price, 50 cents. *‘Brockenbourne’’—Virginia Frazer Boyle. For sale by Doxey. Price, §1 0. “Decline_and Fall of the Roman Empfre”— Gibbon. For sale by Willlam Doxey. Price, —Thomas Nelson Page. $2 a_volume. ‘Two Prisone: R. H. Russel. publisher. Coal Catechism’’—Willlam Jasper Nicolls. Little, 10 . B. Lippincott Company. Price, §1 50, The Earnest Communicant”—Most Rev. Ashton Oxenden. ' For sale by Doxey. Price, 35 cents. FRATERNAL NEWS ct meeting last Tuesday night of Ivy Chapter was a very |y one, and. it was attended not | almost the entire membership but | it number from all the local | d many from across the ba; *. Savage, D. D., found herself | of the most beautifully halls she ever entered, apte | Fran Grand Master Workman Danforth: trict 1—Bernal, Excelsior, Alta and Lib- | erty lodges, William Hansen of Excelsior | in new members of late, will have an- other Initiation at its next mee .ng. morial day Tuesday, June 14, will be me: n the order. __ ANCIENT ORDER WORKMEN. The following district deputies for San o have been named by Deput: 5 2—Bay View, Fairmount, vas a profusion of e choicest | Lodge; Di trict 2- Ld{ 3 d the “otism of the | Eureka Valley and Crocker Lodges, J. s made manifest in the | Van Alen of Croker Lodg Dls:lr:lclTiv’—: 1 display o. the American colors. As | Burns, Memorial, Friendship «n;“ hs an carnest of the desire to advance the | umph lodges, F. J. Maguire ul}_ gl ter and to show how well the of-|ship Lodgze; District_ 4—San ‘ré: iclsco, u o el it | Unity, Spartan and Magnolia lodges J. s co perform the work of initi Bowman of Magnolia Lodge; District 5— smibership presented for initia- | Golden Gate Valley, Golden West and J. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. S. | Prosperity lodges, M. J. Blackman of v ai- Mrs. Donald McKay, and ley Lodge; District 6—Harmony, lley lodges, A. fa Hendry, Marion Hill, Alma | Bue Vrile and Noe V. . Ton Tillow. Otto Hall and Edwin Reiser, | Wigmore of Yerba Buena TLodge: Dix ind the work of conferring the degrese | rict 7—Appointment not yet announce 453 performed in the perfect manner for | District $—Hercules, Washington, Rich: N heihis chapter is noted, and 1t was | mond and Park lodges, R. G. Nunan « highly commended by the grand officers | park Lodge. _mong_the visitors were | Rowe, Past Grand Matron Flint Secretary Mrs. visito nd Pat and s. thy Mrs, Willats of Mrs Jen Harmony, ywn of Beul Mrs. Schmidt of Patror r of Oak- mon, Fletche Greenwood of Beuls and many During the evening the sub- the Red Cross movement and it was decided that help. At the close of was an adjournment where covers were eat was occupied. ers. isting rought up ladies shou the meeting there to the banguet-hall sot for 200, and ever St tokh plate was a lace paper napkin, on one cornef of which there was affixec an ivy leaf, and in the center of_ the nap- fin was a small loaf, in which was plant; 4 'a small American flag, the napkin an flag to0 be retained’ as souvenirs of the Socasion. . Atithe cloge of ithe repasty Worthy Patron Charles L. Patton re- | quested the assem 1;::1 luusln‘gi;‘hde = ‘{‘,f; 3 e er,’. and all joine Spangied Bannert 305 e evening was the ed a large meeting of last Monday night. meeting of brate its anniversary in | be instituted at that pl 3 d Mast Workman Bahrs attend- CHML s ¢ Santa Cruz Lodge Ther vas a large attendance at the T R Sak Leat Lodge last week, on 5%, Smith_deltvered an loage will cele- the early part of which occaston illustrated lecture. This next month. The lodges of nic next month jodge organized by ¢ Sonoma County will pic- at_Guerneville. A new Deputy Saunders will June 1. = G Ridge Lodge gave an entertain- m‘(-)\'?[ldnnd l)gall at Sebastopol last Friday. The grand master workman delivered an elogquent address, The next ses will be held at Asbury Park, D 2 »ast Grand Master W. H. will leave next Wednesday to attend the ston of the Supreme Lodge. On the there he will address a meeting in Chicago to be held under the auspices of the Fraterpal Union, and-one at Milwau- kee, to be held under the auspices of the J., June Barnes The music | v Mrs. a Heuer Wilson. | Degree of dgonor. £ Du m(;:d Il{y)c Mxxxf-]»fi“‘lxl‘:d ladies of lvy| Past Supfeme hc‘r?mrerron‘t‘ ‘353:?'129’593' . y sew! as gone to the - pusy sewing for the | Tate has ont with the regl: Chapter have been Red Cr Society. work _for - some making abdominal fort bags. and will continue the ‘me. They have been bandages and com- DAk eputy Mrs. Dell C. Savage | atd he U e Mistt at the district meet- wg of King Solomon Chapter, held last THursda Wt in Franklin' Hall, on Fillmore street. There was a very large | dance in the beautiful hall, which | dream of patriotic display and particularly in the e where | se canopy formed of are was an imms 3 T ey large American ilags faling In racetul folds over the chairs of the Worthy matron and patron. The effect The work was was exemplified, »sed, and all pres- the main hall, cic invited into was. a_repetition of the pa of American colors, only .. There was set a table | and officers of the five tables in the form of a| then additional tables to ac- Sominodate the large number who attend- ed the meeting. Nearly two hundred oc- cupied seats to enjoy a fine collation that had been spread in the midst of flowers, ferns and daintily arranged covers. Among the visitors there were the worthy grand patron, Past Grand Matron Mrs. Tlint, Grand _Secretary Mrs. Willats, Grand Esther Mrs. Helen May Patterson, the matrons of all the local chapters; Mrs. Roberts, past matron of the San Jose Chapter; Past Grand Treasurer Mrs. 8. I. Hubbard, and a great number of the members of the local chapters and of those in Oakland and Alameda. ODD FELLOWSHIP. A new Rebekah lodge was instituted at Covena on the 20th inst. by Past Grand President Miss Fannie Benjamin with ten charter members. Thirty-two were ad- mitted by initiation. The instituting offi- cer was assisted in the work by members of Heliotrope Rebekah Lodge of Po- mona. A new subordinate lodge will be insti- tuted within the next two weeks at Loreta. A remarkable fact is that during the past three months there have been but very few suspensions in the order in this jurisdiction. The various reports received show that there is much activity in the membership. ent. were whére there triotic displa: a little more for the grand officel chapters, star, and of their members who havs ment of the National G was for five years the chapiain. Valley and Spartan Lodges have re- solved to pay the dues and asséssments volunteered or shall volunteer for the war. THE NATIVE SONS. It 1s the intention of Grand President Conley to increase the number of city deputies from seven to eleven, and to have them visit the parlors of the bay counties and to make the bay county deputies visit the local parlors. ‘rrangements are being made for the organization of a new parior in the Rich- ond District. e annual pienic of the Sequoia Club, composed of members of Sequoia Parlor, has been postponed until the 12th of June. Hhe following additional donations to the Red Cross fund have been announced: Golden Gate Parlor, $25 from the general fund and $35 from individual members; library and reading room, $10, and Yerba Buena Parlor, $%. THE NATIVE DAUGHTERS. On the evening of the 2ist inst. the mem- bers of La Estrella Parlor gave an “at home” in Sierra Hall, Native Sons’ build- | ing, to their friends, who responded In large numbers to the invitations extend- ed, for all know that when they attend these gatherings they are assured of a pleasant evening’s entertainment. There Was presented a short programme that included “Remember the - Maine,” an original song, to the air of “Then You ll Remember Me,” by Mrs. Lillian A. Car- iie; “The Vetéran,” a recitation, Miss G, Bello; *“When the Snow Begins to Fall,” vocal solo, Mrs. Margo; specialties by the children artists, + aire Fex and Jack Rob- inson:; *“Come Back, My Love,” vocal solo, Miss I.andell; fancy dance in Japan- ese tostume, Miss Turpin, and then a cake walk by four members of the parlor, who each concealed her identity behind a black mask. So excellent was the action of each that the judges divided the cake among ther-. share and share alike. This was followed by the serving of icecream and cakes, and then a dance. Previous to the ‘“at home” the parior was enter- tained with remarks by Miss Kervan and Miss Eliza D. Kelth on behalf of the Red Cross Society received four applications and elected Mrs. A. Aigeltinger and Emma The Sovereign Grand Lodge will meet Thierbach as delegates to the Grand in Boston, Mass., on the third Tuesday in | Parlor. G ez BUENA VISTA'S PATRIOTISM. remar e, which has been doing bly well in the matter of taking The entertainment that is to be iven on Dis- | jon of the Supreme Lodge | the evening of the 1st of June in Native Sons’ Hall In ald of the Red Cross fund of the Native Daughters will be a very patriotic one. There will be an by Mrs. Genevieve Baker, one of the most eloquent and patriotic speakers in the or- der; a flag driil by twenty ladies of the parior, patriotic songs, recitations and pa- triotic’ tableaux. As the entertainment is in_behalf of a cause that appeals to all who are imbued with the spirit of patriot- {sm and humanity, it will no doubt be well patronized. | THE NATIONAL UNION. | _Golden Gate Council at its meeting last Tuesday night received two applications. There was read a circular from W. M. Bayne, president of the senate, calling | particular attention to the fact that there is nothing in the laws of the order, the | constitution or contracts of the National Union which might in any manner in- | validate the beneficiary certificates of the | members who might e In the | service of the United States. will have veral candidates to initiate | at its next meeting. After the routine | business there were short talks and -the | sl}il‘g(ng of patriotic songs by the member- ship. FORESTERS OF AMERICA. Court Golden West was the first of the local courts to give substantial aid to the Red Cross Soclety. At its meeting last week it donated to that organization the sum of $10, and the hope was expressed that each court would do at least as well in aid of the good cause. At the same meeting the court presented to Captain Rethers of the corps of surgeons of the | First California Volunteers, who for some time was engros expry him. _On Saturday, the 21st inst., Court Inter | Nos gave a social in the Social Hall | the Alcazar, and there was present a iarge number of the members of the court, their friends and members of Inter Nos Circle of the Companions of the For- There was a good programme of dances and during the evening there wi | introduced the midget reciter, Baby Li | ian Dolliver, who, under the direction of Miss M. F. Dreyfuss, her teacher, re- cited a selection in fine style and then danced a fancy dance. After that J. W Bparrow, past chief ranger, was pre sented a certificate and beautiful em- blematic badge, and L. H. Wiggins, also a past chief, was presented a certificate. All present were treated to a fine colla- tion in the banquet hall. On the evening of the 19th inst. Court | Golden West gave a banquet to Jacob | Samuels, the grand chief ranger. There were a number of the members present, and during the evening the members of the court presented their guest with a beautiful set of diamond studs. Those who responded to the toasts of the eve: ing were the guest of honor, J. J. Cord: Hugo K. Asher, J. C. Heenan, F. Conk- lin, E. W. Levy, Sol Peiser, D. Cohan, J. Calman, Dr. M. Regensburger, D. A. Sullivan, S. Waller, P. Gray, E. Behm, 8. Isaacs, G. W. Alexander, C. W. Stern and J. H. Newbauer. COURT SUTRO HEIGHTS. The entertainment that was given last Thursday night in Odd Fellows' Hall by Court Butro Heights of the Foresters of America, the third by this court, was one | of the most pleasing of the kind that has been offered by any of the fraternal or- ganizations of this city. All of the talent was of the best, and the several numbers were presented in a manner that elicited well-deserved applause. Under the direc- tion of Leo Cooper there was presented a farce entitled “A Palr of Lunatics,” the parts being taken by Reginald Travers and Miss Vergie Goodsell. Miss Cordle Wetjen entertained with whistling solos in birdlike notes that were most artistic performances; Thomas Hickey gave a recitation; J. R. Simpson as u swell col- ored dude gave coon songs; Miss Mollie Brown gave a monologue, “The Window Curtain,” an admirable piece of acting; Miss E. Ruth Cohen sang ballads; Miss Pearl Noble gave a cornet solo, and for an encore piaved the bugle calis and the “Star-spangled Banner.” ‘Henrietta,” a short comedy, in which Miss Etta’ Butler and Louis Butler took part, closed the programme. Miss Butler's rendition of the part proved that she is a natural- born actress, and the audience did not fall to recognize her merit. A grand ball followed, and the choice programme was greatly enjoyed by all. The committee that got up the fine entertainment was: 1. Gross, L. N. Boukofsky, B. S. Harding, E. N. Boukofsky and George K. Small. COMPANIONS OF THE F. OF A. The entertainment or picnic social given by the convention of 1898, Companions of the Forest of America, in Alcazar Social Hali on the evening of the 23d inst. was a very pleasant affair, and all who attended spent an enjoyable evening. There were games, dancing and a cake walk, which wroved one of the most amusing features the court’s physiclan, a set of ed resolutions in” pamplilet form, ive of the court’s high opinion of address | military | The council | of | | | | nated by M of the.evening. J. W. Sparrow, H. Rup- ple, George Morrison and Jacob Label, who were the judges, were so undecided as to the performance of two of the lady walkers that it was a long time before they could reach a conclusion, and when it was reached it was that each should have one-half of the cake, which was do- L. Atwood, the president of the convention. In one half there was concealed a fine gold ring, the gift of Mrs, J. Wishman, and that was secured by Miss Lulu Laederich, ore of the win- n The other was Miss Annie Wold. A number of gate prizes were distributed and the affair reflected credit on the | committee, of which Dr. A. W. Atwood was the chairman. THE AMERICAN GUILD. J. H. Grove of Watsonville Chapter died in Mariposa on the 2ist inst. and his remalns were taken to Watsonville for interment. 2 The chapters at Watsonville, Mill Val- ley, Tomales and other places are re- ported as doing well wncisco Chapter at its meetin, ay night Initiated several candidates, and_ there are several more to go through the ceremony at the next meeting. Z KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR. Aurora Lodge will tender a reception to the grand officers on the evening of the 6th of June, to which ail members of the order will be welcome. Golden Rule Lodge has arranged for a complimentary social to be given on the evening of the 9th of June. Last Tucsday Empire Lodge consol- idated with Pacific Lodge, and In the fu- ture the two will be known by the name of the Jatter. This was done in the pres- ence of 4 number of members of the or- der and of the grand officers. Grand Pro- tector Mrs. L. J. Wheelock commended the consolidation as a move in the 1ight direction, and she said there was no doubt in her mind that the increasea membership of the Pacific would instill new life into the lodge and arouse the members to renewed actlvity. Grand Sec- retary H. W. Quitzow followed in a very interesting address and expressed the opinfon that the consolidation, which il- lustrated that in union there is strength, would result in the upbullding of tne lodge, which is part of, as he sald, “one of the best of all fraternal orders.” Mrs, Francis Clodi, the retiring protector of Empire Lodge, was, by the grand pro- tector, on behalf of the members of Em- pire Council, presented a fine jewel ex- pressive of their admiration of her. At the close of the meeting all present were treated to a fine luncheon at the Zinkand. GARFIELD RELIEF CORPS. There was a large attendance last Tues- day night in Seven Pines Hall, in the Al- cazar building, on the occasion of the entertalnment given by James A. Garfi=ld Relief Corps, under the direction of Mrs. May J. Souders, president of the corps, Mrs. M. Van Horn, Mrs. Dora Wiikins, Mrs. Caroline Diblee, Mrs. Cathrine Gii- bert, Mrs. Margaret Jones and Mrs. Ehl>. The 'hall was tastefully decorated with p: triotic emblems, and the fire of patriotism that was kindled thirty-seven years ago burned with as much brightness as it d.d then. The programme included a vocal solo by Miss Minnie Powell; recitation, Milton Long: mandolin sciections, Miss Minnie Hoffman; “The American Flag,” recited by Miss Ada Gilbert; vocal soio, Miss Addie Ehle; recitation, Dr. Craw- ford; song, Miss Hazel MacKenzie; piano selections,” Miss Louise Ehle, and vocal solo, Miss M. Oakes. There were present a number of the yeterans of the Civil War and also a number of the young volun- teers for the present war. The old gave the young a hearty handshake and wished them success in the defense of the flag and the country’s honor. After the pro- gramme there was a dance in the social hall, and tue party, as it broke up, sang a patriotic song. GOLDEN GATE HIVE, L. O. T. M. There was a large gathering of the members and friends of Golden Gate Hive of the Ladles of the Maccabees in St. George’s Hall last Thursday night, on tha occaslon of the social and dance given by that organization. Under the direction of Lady Commander Mary E. Salmond, Past Commander Gertie Wastler. Libby Diel, Frankie Harris and Florence Avery there was offered for the entertainment of all a programme, the features of which were piano selections, Mrs. Jennings; vocal solo, rendered with fine artistic ef- fect, by Mrs. George Lerol; violin solo, Phoebe Gibson; cornet solo, I. . Cog- gins: selections by the Mandolin Club, and a patriotic address by Deputy Su&reme Lady Commander Mrs. Eudoria offit, who has a son on the Baltimore. At the close of the programme there was danc- ing and a collation was served. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. At the meeting of Golden Camp No. 64 last Monday night twenty applications ‘were presented and referred to commit- tees. There were nominagions for camp officers and thirty-two candlidates were named for the office of representatives to the district convention to be held June 15. At § o’clock the committee on_ enter- tainment took charge and an enjoyable | programme was presented to the members | and 150 visitors from the several camps in | this city and Alameda Count | orchestral music by Prof. Charles Weisel's | band; “The Dandy Fifth,” recited by \W. | B. Currier; tenor. solo, J. H. Desmond, and selections by J. C. Flood, J. C. O’Don- nell, F. A. Griffing and S. J. Daly, com- posing the Columbia quartet. = An hour | later all present, numbering about 500, left the hall in the upper Sons' building and went to the banquet hall in the basement, where a fine col tion was served. During the evenipg the orchestra played patriotic airs and there were thit=-minuté speeches by I I. Boak, head ms tenberg, Colo .giment of Volun- teers; Dr. G. W. Daywalt, John W. Lewls, ‘W. L. Schell. W. N.'Brown, W. W | etf, J. L. Geary Jr., M. S. De Ro Peity, M. B. Estes and clerk of the camp. There w a great deal of enthusiasm and much pa- triotism was displayed. There were pres- ent twelve members of the order who wore the uniform of Uncle Sam, and at one time. during the singing of the “Red, White and Blue,” one of the guests arose and waved a small silk American flag, keeping time with the music. As he did 50" the tweive soldiers arose and saluted the flag. showing that they do not forget the colors when displayed. The commit- tee on entertainment was highly com- mended for what it presented. 0 COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST. On the evening of the 21st inst. Sher- wood Circle had a social, at which there was a large attendance and a very pleas- ant time was had by all participants. Last Monday the supreme chief com- panion, the grand right and left guide and the grand inside guardian paid a fra- ternal visit to Pride of the Forest Circle in Oakland and were well pleased with the receptidn they received. On Tuesday night Mrs. F. N, Morrow, supreme grand secretary, and the grand left guide and inside sentinel paid a visit to Washington Circle, of which Mrs. Min- nie Asher, P. G. C. C., IS a member. It being the 'silver anniversary of the wed- ding of Mrs. Asher the visitors and the members of the circle were made her guests after the close of the meeting. Supreme Grand Chief Companion Mr Beverson and Mrs. Morrow, S. G. S., v ited Liberty Circle on last Wednesda and were delighted with the manner in which the circle transacted its business. The Past Chiefs’ Assoclation has in- creased its membership since the ad- Journment of the Grand Circle. st of official visitations - et is being pre Lieutenant Dal- THE DRUIDS. Grand Secretary Graves returned last Tuesday, after a two weeks’ visit in the southern part of the State filling ap- pointments which J. H. Goller, N. G. A. was unable to keep on account of illness. He visited Sallnas Grove and installed the officers, after which there was a ban- quet, at which there were a number of ladies. He then visited Mission Grove at San Luls Obispo, In company with mem- bers from Cayucos and Guadaloupe Groves, and the visitors were well enter- tained. He then visited Guadaloupe Grove and Installed its officers and then re- turned to San Luis Obispo, and from there drove twenty-five miles 'to Cayucos to visit the grove there to initiate a can- didate and make the official visit. He then visited Morton, Mazzini and Los An- geles Groves in joint session; then he vis- ited Sumner Grove and_ performed the work of initiation. On the 19th inst. he was joined by the noble grand arch at Merced and the grove there was visited. There was a good meeting and the third degree was conferred on four candidates, At all places the grand secretary was cor- 'i‘ég;-ly welcomed and shown every cour- Reports from all parts of an increase in the 1grde theBiatehow IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN. A new tribe was recently instituted at St. Helena by Great Chief of Records Burgman, Great Junior Sagamore Col- lins and a team from Otonka Tribe. It is called Mayacamas Tribe No. 97. There were thirty-eight charter members, of Which twenty-seven were adopted on tche ‘;flgh: of institution. Dr. Samuel Mc- ur is the sache Franl] chIl)efyot 'n;;:orgs. il ho e eputy Herbert H. Cole ha a box of fine tomahawks as a’ prize. to be competed for by the several councils ofAfl;‘e d%greefof Pogflhontfls. umber of members of the come from the Northwest are I the reg ment {rom that section of the and there are also a number who are af tached to the Eleventh United States regulars who have gone to the front. Many of the Fourteenth Infantry reg- ulars are members of Kumtux Tribe. A great deal of interest is felt in the There was | art of the Native | of July in this clty. records has asked for 100 volunteers for mounted service for that day. be furnished with appropriate costumes. The committee of arrangements has de- cided on three floats—one to represent the Northern Indians, another the South- ern and the third the hunter’s period. B'NE B'RITH. The committee on entertainment of the Constitution Grand Lodge, that is to meet in this city in June, 1900, held a special meeting last Monday and increased itself by adding five ex-presidents. It appeared | that while the lodges have responded to the call for a fund to entertain the high- est body of the order, there is still—out- side of what there is in sight—consider- able needed, and to the end of securing | the necessary amount the committee will arrange a series of first-class entertain- These will | celebration by the order on next Fourth | ments, at which only the best talent ob- The great chief of | tainable will participate. The grand president paid an official vis- it to Ophir Lodge last Wednesday,and the large membership and visitors ' greeted him cordially. There were a number of short talks, and the evening passed off in, a _pleasant manner. 4 Encouraging reports from all parts of the jurisdiction are being received at the office of the grand secretary. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Unity Lodge of the Knights of Pythias had a very pleasant social in Crystal Hall, Pythian Castle, last Thursday night, which was attended by a large number of the members and their lady relatives and friends, and there were also a good num- ber of the friends of the membership. A well selected programme of dances presented by S. W. Gates, W. T. Lansfield and J. L. Brown, the committee of ar- rangements. HOW TO MAKE WHIST MORE POPULAR. When a whist club or association of whist clubs make up their minds to hold a whist tournament or contest, the first thing that should be done is to study how to make the meeting the most enjovable and satisfactory to those who take part in the play. Try to please and do justice to every one; how can this best be done? It is very simple. First, you should have a detalled plan of whist play arranged from start to finish for each and every contest you intend to hold. To avoid an endless amount of trouble and delay, it is necessary for the one in charge to have at his finger ends or call elastic schedules for both pair and teams of four play, to accommodate any number of entries under all methods or systems of match play that you have on your programme; then state to the plavers how it is to be con- ducted—the number of deals you intend to play, and how it is to be finished, if on a different plun from the beginning; also how the scoring is to be done, and who is going to do ft—how the winners are to be decided, and carry out your plans to the end, never changing them unless you are obliged to, and then only with the consent of the players. Have everything so simple and plain that every one taking part in the games will thoroughly understand it. The umpire selected to take charge of a match should never undertake to conduct one on any new system that he Is not entirely fa- miliar with and of all things he should never play in a contest that he Is conducting, should he allow post-morteming of dea they are played at one table, and have to be moved for play to another. Absolute silenc should be preserved during play. No com- parison of scores with players at another table should be allowed under penalty of immediate expulsion from the match. The score slips should be taken up as the game progresses, after each round, and tabulated. There is no system or method of play that we know of that will not permit of this being done. _The result of each sitting, match or frac- tion of a match, should be anhounced as quick- Iy as poesible.’ It only requires a few min- utes after the contest Is over—half an hour is plenty of time for the largest kind of & match. “The score s not properly kept if It cannot be proven; like a trial balance, it must come out right, 'and this proving the scors should always be done before announcing the The tabulated scores, as well as the score slips for each deal, are the property of the players who take part in the contests, and should be treated as such; they belong to no one else, that is, they should never be put out of sight for a moment: they should be as free to be examined any time after a match by all the participants, as the deals just played are. A bulletin board should always be provided, and this board s the proper place for the official scores to be post- ed, and when once posted there, the scores should remain until the tournament ends, bar- ring the time that might be used in ‘aking = copy. It is an excellent idea to take carbon copies when tabulating. Every Iady or gentleman who enters a whist contest should have his or her rights fully pro- tected by the umpire or person in charge. By doing this, and there is no reason why it shoula not be done in every instance, many of the whist _contests that we have scon, tiken part in and heard of, would have beex mu:l more popular, sort of family reunions, Instead of scrapping matches. A W. L. SYSTEM OF WHIST PLAY. The American Whist League at fts next an- nual meeting will, no doubt, agitate the ques- tion of formulating a system of play to be known as the standard game or the league sys- tem. While that great exponent of the noble game, Mr. Milton C. Work, was here a few weeks ago, we asked him this questlon: “Do you think the American Whist League should recommend a system of play to guide its whist_children 2" B Answer—Most emphatically, yes. I belleve that such action on the part of the league would simplity matters to a very great extent. For example, there are to-day & large number of recognized systems, all of which have some advantages and some disadvantages, When in his vest pocket what we | nor | after | | editor of the New York Post, { watchful care predicts a happy two league teams meet they are both that the other should understand its S)‘:!ne:’.lm;; play, but it sometimes takes considerable time to enter into an explanation, and there are also occasions when either by Teason of the fact that it is presumed the adversary knows all about it, .or from tnadvertence, the fullest and most satisfactory explanation may not be given. If the league recognized a system to be called either the league system or the Ameri- can system it would be very sipaple when two teams met for each to explain to the other in what respects, If any, the system that it fol- lowed differed from the standard adopted by the league. This would not in any way curtail originallty, which should be encouraged rather than trownied upon. but it would make it much > easy for strangers meeting to cach other's systems and dease oo end A LAUGHABLE WHIST SITUATION.‘ One evening when Washington Irving, Ever- ett and Bancroft were chatting over diplomatia reminiscences, Everett told How he and the Neapolitan ambassador had been presented to her Majesty Queen Victorfa. Lord Melbourne intimated that they would be expected to joln In a game of whist with the Duchess of Kent. T play but a very poor game myself,” said Melbourne; “in fact, I scarcely understand it."” ‘And 1" sald the Neapolitan to Everett, “‘am a very bad player, and should I happen to be your partner, I inyoke your forbearance in ad- vance,” to which the American envoy replied that he knew very little of the game himself. ~‘Here,”” 'said Everett, in relating it, “wers three dignified persons, clad in gorgeous attire, | solemnly going to play a game they imperfectly | understood, and for which none of them cared | & straw.” ' Upon reaching the duchess’ apart. ments the ambassadors were formally pre- sented, and then at her Invitation sat down to play. 'As soon as the cards were dealt a lady- in-waiting placed herself at the back of the duchess and the latter sald: ‘“Your excellencies will excuse me If T rely on the advice of my friend here, for I must confess that I am really a_very poor player.” This was too much for Everett’s gravity, and it was only with the Srentest oot thatobie could: efrinif from aughing alou udicrou eittion —Dotrall Bres Presw T of the THE AMERICAN WHIST PLAYER. This is the name of a new monthly magazins that will soon be jssued from RBoston, with Lander M. Bouve, the well-known whist au- thority and expert, as editor. The series it whist articles that have appeared weekly In the Boston Transcript were figm his pen, and are second to none in this country. The whist plavers of California and the en- tire Pacific Coast have known Mr. Bouve in the whist world for several vears, and will be glad to welcome him to his new whist home. WHISTLETS. Whist for May comes a liitle late this month, but It is full of interesting whist top- fes. The front page bas a beautiful portralt of Mrs. Joseph R. Hawley, wife of Senator Hawley of Washington, D. C., the newly elected prestdent of the Woman's Whist League. John T. Mitchell, father of duplicate whist, writes a very interesting article on “A League System of Whist Play" that eve lover of the game should read. E. C. Howell, the “short suit” champlon. furnishes his soi tion of the Howell method problem of sor uting the scores in pair ~matches. Yiom. eorge L. Bunn gives some good whist leo sons in his ““Whist Catechism.” In fact, Whist for May is a speclal number devoted to the Woman's Whist Congress. Among other gond things it has performed a wonderful amount of labor i [T i tabulating the scores for the entire Mrs. Margaretta Wetherell Wallace, whist <ay: ley. the new league Dresident, 18 b womel v exceptional executive ability. and unfer hec “'(r;mmn‘s I)::ell{‘xv. future for the eorge E. Bates, ex-president Francisco Whist Club, says the Ridem sob phy is getting dusty, and it is quite time that some of the whist clubs chailenged far it What's the matter with Sacramento? N A