The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 10, 1898, Page 28

28 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1898. [ORCJOXOOXOJORORORONOJOXOXUNOROROROROJOROJOROJOJOJORONOROFOJOROROROROROXOROORORORORONOJORORTCXOJOXOROXC) THE BOOK OF THE WEEK. HELBECK OF BANNISDALE. BY MRS. HUMPHRY WARD. (OJOXO) ololo) © Humphry Ward could write! 3 J ong ago. Con- & good book she showed long agc sequently something great is expected in her latest effort, "“Helbeck of Bannis- der is likely to be greatly pleased or greatly dis ippointed, That Mrs the work is one the merit of which ther on the point of view. nying that every line of the is written in sterly style, and ath it all is a tenderness joined to ) As a work of art it is of the highest place; a novel : to sway the people there is con: t of this only > room for doubt. B time can be the t judge, and even then h reader will be sure to have his or; her own opinion. | “Helbeck of Bannisdale” Mrs. Ward In reverts to what may be called the mere Motive Such reversions are not usually fortunate, and though Mrs. Ward 11 competitors in the ol which, indeed, may al- most be regarded as a genre of her own ention—she has in her later work dis- ad of in K played so considerable a creative ability, and such acute observation of character in a wid 1d of fiction, that not a few of her readers will regret to see her once more contract her range. We dare however, that she rightly regards ite of her public for the romance of spiritual struggle able, and that she ma ite them to listen to the Lt virtual confl g story of one nd time with the reversed. For ' it is the n of orthodoxy, n who is without a c honestly say that the ch » doubt we th ejudice inst which iinds expression in a w line of Johnson's “London, that she much right ““talk you dead” as her m nte b ostic “sweet and twenty” oppo: ) devout if sour, six-and-thirty cannot made what actors call a ympathetic part,” nor is it casy to rid oneself of the impression—perhaps mere hereditary ival from the ages of faith—that the fon is somehow or other unnatural. Ward, too, has n been altogether ate in one m mportant point— us 1e t impression which ated heroine. ain’s agnost It t is ism is hu us her who, on his dea even to comfort her, “would n they would r jor, a mic: look forward at are so (OXO} alarm to the young lady" opment into 4 female pri fensive description. Mr who no doubt h atched expansion a v demic” mind, too well to allow probable devel- t to happen there is genuine artistic skill in the in- vention 1 arrangement of the incidents by which L . to use a familiar phrase, “has the nonsense taken out In ODD FELLOWS 1 The officers of Ophir Lodge were in-| lled on 't.e Ist by Wm. Owens, D. D. M. These -re A. Plati, A. P. G.; George W. Leek, ... G.; J. R. Morrison, V. G.; A. Hovey, R. S.; Thom teven- | S, W. Thompson A. F. Morr B Howard Nowell, O. G.; chaplain. At the ucted in the | membership | on behalf of the lodge pre- st grand, as a gold and M ted D. Stone P aboy cem, a studded locket. The recipient |, fitting reply. There were ad- sses by the instailing oficers and by . W. H and G. K. Fox, of Company L, Sev California Voiun- teers, who mac ing tal tuent W. A. 8. Nichols with humc us reima . ajor Jaeger, P. G. and ige, recited his original temember, 5 the Mainc Mr lerson sang the word that compc recently set to m After the close of the 1 was Grotto, rere a col- week there has been vity for the district stalling new offi- o deputies in the line cers. Templar Lodge had its officers in-| stalled Luesday night by Deputy . Sk hursday ni; the deputy the officers ot \'rrm‘ Buena t W. L. Owen in- led i { session the officers of Pa and Golden West Loc Deput keeler, those of Abou-Ben-Adhem ; Deputy Nowell those of Western | tion L nd Deputy 7. E. Tryer tho of rranco-Amer| ir Lodge. The Odd Kellows! Library having for | want of support become a thing of the | ast, the membership of Abou-Ben-Ad- | em ' Lodge taken the initiative in movement_ to blish a reading r in the Odd Fellows' building, in wh there is to be a full supply of the dail The proposed plan | apers and periodical = xt Saturday night. Wil be discussed N. Neinhaus, N. Neumann, V. G.; W. 0. Macdou; tary, and | Alexander Hay, treasurer, were installed | on the fi as officers of Sargent Lodge by J. E. Jarrett, D. D. G. M., in a | Th creditable manne ceremony | s followed by the presentation by G. | . Dixon, P. G, to C. Gremlig, the retir- | ing noble grand, of an emblematic charm. | THE REBEKAHS. The hall of California Rebekah Lodge was crowded to its utmost capacity July | 2 by an audience of memt the order and friends assembled to witness the ever interesting ceremony of installation. The following elected officers as well as the appointed officers were installed with all | th ve pomp of the order: G.; Alice Hall, impres: terson, N ine Harri: Flora Be D tee. After the ins Harris, who, durin m as noble | grand de 'a most efficient and active officer, was the recipient of a handsome jewel of her rank in the order. work | of the evening followed by a dance until_midnight. The week previous the orship celebrated in most pleasing or at a banquet at which there were at L -two, the the twenty-eighth foundation “of the lodge. “Lie public installation of the officers of Oriental Rebekah Lodge, which was to have been held last \Wednesday night. was postponed until next Wednesday | night. ‘he officers of Mission Rebekah Lodge | were installed in public last night. THE WORKMEN. Willlam Henry Barnes, past grand mas. ter workman, returned last Monday from | a visit East, during which he was in Chicago, Milwaukee, Boston, Houston, New York, Asbury Park (where the Su. preme Lodge was in session) and Buftalo, st Wednesday night the following of- ficers of Valley Lodge were installed by Deputy M. J. Blackman, assisted by a full corps of grand officers: J. F. Glover, v, M. W.; 8. H. Jenner, M. W.; J. C. Sharp, | F.; J. E. Hawks, O.; T. H. Lord, R.; J. M. Camp, F. R.; J. W. McCarthy, re- ceiver; N. Boukofsky, G.; J. P. H. Gedge, I W.; O Erricson, O. W.; E. F. Joy, trustee. After the ceremony there was a | programme of entertainment, for the in- stallation was a public one, and those who participated in furnishing a pleasant evening of music and song were: Miss Letitia Mordhorst, Miss May Straub, Sam | charge and opened. oy | Jos |a 1 State. Booth Stsaub. dress attention. At the s Supreme Lodge held in 2 e followir £ electec Ze. alls, S. nchester , WMilwauke were 2., Meadvir R., Alban; Winnipeg. ., Wilmingtor The report of the srder showed a net increase of 151 lodges and 8435 members lusive of the jurisdiction of Ontar \ increase compared with last year of two lodges and a_decrease in net ac membership of 447. New memb tted an pended mem- d to order numbered 1se of 209 from the re ¢ suspensions and withd last yes were more than th ious year, being for the f 5 as against the latter of 31916, a r increase for 18 over 15%. The numi- ber of deaths for this ye a_decrease of 52 from last The following officers of were instailed 3 term Dwyer, F.; Joseph Nordman man, G.; O. Hoffman, I. W.; M. QW DEGREE OF HONOR. The Superior Lodge at its session Asbury Park elected the following name as officers: Past sup: chief of honor, Mrs. Mary J. Stewart, California; supe- or chief of honor, Mrs. Kate Blewett, Dakota; superior lady of honor, Mrs. Adelia Harding, Nebraska; superfor | hief of ceremonies, Mrs. Pauline Enni Kansas; superior recorder, Mrs. Mary A. inker, Michigan; superior receiver, Mr. ama’S. Bickford, Hampshire; su- . Mantor, Min- Mrs. Louis " adopted a plan of ass for the membership ed all j of less than 500 members under fon of the Superior Lodge 2 nSura e at $500. of v v ar lowed in lodgerooms n it | Mrs. Stewart, the past superior chief of honor, nted $100 in recognition | of he to the orde: £ Ivy Lodge were installed v by Deputy Mrs. Eva Co . On the 14th she will install thos of Silver Star at Temescal. THE NATIVE SONS. The officers of California Parlor were installed last Tuesday by District Deputy Grand President Judge J. J. Allen. He found the parlor prosperous, it having a | | membership of 444 and assets amounting | to $14,687. A. €. Houston of Woodland, D. D. G. P., alled the officers of Alcalde Par- . and after the meeting order committee took s for the hoys lor on Wednesd the good “of the And there, were other good things be- sides oysters. ‘The same night Deputy Houston installed the officers of Ef Do- rado Parlor. The officers of Rincon Parlor were pub- licly installed Wednesday night in the banquet hall or the Native Sons’ build- After the cer and refresh- adies and gen- ing, which wa mony crowaed. there s a_dance, previou ments for the i | of Sequoia Parlor The announced arrange- tallation of the off 11 be carrfed out to- morrow night. Thomas Monahan of San D. G. P., will be the installing it night eight candidates will offi | be initiate The officers of Oakland Parlor were in- stalled We day by Deputy L. Stone, ssisted by Grand Secretary Lunstedt and other grand office "hose of Observa- tory Parlor of San Jose. were installed by " Deputy H. D. Lansing, Grand Mar- hal Garton, and members of the 1898 elebration committee looked after the weltare of the installing officers. Grand Trustee McNoble visited, Silver Tip Parlor and found it flourishing. Grand President Conley has appointed A. H. Starke deputy for San Bernardino. C. H. Patterson of Stockton for San Ji quin County and C. H. Kramm of Pied- mont Parlor for Rincon and Stanford Parlors. San Francisco Parlor will give a social in the banquet hall of the Native Son’'s bqulng on the 22d inst. Grand President Conley has been mak- ing a tour of the northern part of the He reports renewed enthusiasm IOROJOROJOROROJOROROROROROROROXOXOXO) evening with all the airs of exclusive pos- session, regaling her with stories of his prowess as a football player and athlete tll. at last his boasting and patronage hndxbecome insupportable to a girl of any spirit. ‘‘And then what stormy looks, what mut- terings, what disappearances into the re- freshment room—and finally, what flerce Jealousy of the schoolmaster!"” The disappearances into the refresh- ment room lead to their natural result, | | and young Mason makes himself a still | | more effective foil to Helbeck by getting drunk and in that condition driving | Laura home, at the risk of both their necks, to Bannisdale. Other chances con- cur to strengthen the mutual attachment between the girl and host, and the eternal ‘duel of sex” now fairly commences. It is long and desperately fought—too long, indeed, for the strictly narrative interest of the book; but it would be ungracious, perhaps, to complain of a prolixity which affords room for one of the subtlest psy- hological studies which this penetrating | tudent of the spiritual life has ever I glven us. It Is a striking testimony to its [CRORONOXOXOXONOXOXO) {a rustic ball at which he is to be present, and the memories of which she is afte | ward maie to recall in a quite admirable passage of vivid and humorous descrip- | All the dance came back upon her— the strange people, the strange young men, the strange raftered room, with the noise of the mill stream and the weir vi- brating through it and mingling with the clatter of the fiddles. CEy S = *“The Decision of Heaven."” From Anthony Hope's Rupert of Hentzau, As to her company, she hits it off well , powers that it produces a complete | enough with the older people—with the |revulsion in the reader's mind to- elderly en espe n their dark ward the hapless little female Ham- arge Su ollars, turning | let, whose worlds of emotion | herly eyes upon her and and intellect so hopelessly out of r ‘and every detafl of joint, and who is so plainly powerless to nd old men with their set them right. Masterly in its lucid con- chal manne and their broad | ciseness is the author’s demonstration of it had all been sweet and pleas- the ntial inequality of the struggle 1 the girl and the man, when, after Mason had stood sentinel ve become formally engaged to ng the early part of the, other ufider irresistible stress ol | men who mistake the fruits of heredity, passion, the mutual repulsion of their Jarring creeds begins to reassert itself: “Had the ditrerences between her and Helbeck been differences of opinfon, they would have melted like morning dew. but they went far deeper. Helbeck, In- deed, was in his full maturity. He had been’ trained by Jesuit teachers; he had lived and thought; his mind had a frame- work.” Laura, on the other hand, like thou- sanas, unhappily, of young men and wo- influence and example for the results of original thought—Laura was ‘‘the pure product of an environment.” The end of the struggle is plainly to be foreseen; the event indeed has only to unfold itself from the fixed constitution of the characters as preordained by their creator. Laura, unable to endure the sit- uation, abruptly breaks off her engage- ment and takes refuge with some Cam- bridge friends. Thence, however, she is summoned to attend the deathbed of her stepmotner, and in the imminence of that final parting she resolves to accept her lover's faith. They hasten to the dying woman’s bedside, but arrive too late to tell her of it, and Laura, ireed from this last impulse to self-surrender, finds all the old agony of the struggle returning upon her. ‘“Something was said,” she writes in a letter not read till after her death, “that reminded me of my father. “I was back In the old life—I heard him speaking quite distinctly. ‘Laura, vou cannot do it—you cannot do it And he looked at me in sorrow and displeas- ure. I argued with him so long, but he beat me down."” In fact, she coula not do it; and, rather than attempt it, she destroys herself. Helbeck becomes a Jesuit. 1t is a tragedy with—granted the char- acters—all the inevitableness of tragedy. But in granting the characters we grant a good.deal. One spark of humor—nay, one grain of prose—in elther Helbeck or Laura would have saved them poth; and the lack of these qualities not only makes the denouement of the novel difficult of acceptance, but causes Its development to | impress us with a sense of exaggeration. | Vastly important as is the ue at stake between the couple, their absorption in it is so intense and protracted that at last we actually begin to fancy that it is in excess of the occasion. Dr. Fried- land, Laura’s Cambridge friend, quotes with approval Sir John Pringle’s rebuke to Boswell wanen he ineditated becom- ing a 'vert, and the great Scotch lawy “observed with warmth that any one pos sessing a particle of gentlemanly spirit would sooner be damned to all eternity than give his relations so much trouble as Bozzy was giving to his.” There are | times when we almost feel that, grave a- would have been this alternative to their mutually inflicted moral torments, the two tormentors ould ‘have accepted it, if only out of gentlemanly and ladylike consideration for each other. The Macmillan Company, publishers. RUPERT OF HENTZAU. A Sequel to the * Prisoner of Zenda,” by Anthony Hope. This is a good story and full of inci- dent and action, but it is not, like its predecessor, a spontaneous story, one which the author wrote because it in his mind and he had to. The ending of “The Prisoner of Zenda was satisfac- tery in every way. The genius and “motif” of the story was preserved in the ending. To bring Rudolf back and put him through a series of adventures in the kingdom of Ruritania was ply a work of art. On reading the story of “Rupert of Hentzau” one cannot escape from the idea that the author’s first no- tion was to bring about the marriage of Rudolf and Flavia, but the logi of ents was too strong for him. We would have been perfectly content forever to have imagined Flavia on her thronelearn- ing to love the King, her husband, and Rassendyll, a country squire in England, «d was an_attractive | walls. The or- ally drap ment on one of the ) it to Redding me a p w1 th ¢ ¢ strol protest. He also an- chestra was concealed in a miniature for- that the parlor at idley will | est of palms and bamboo and the effect | zed in the fall. of the unseen music was charming. It s be -n decided that the public in- | Vista, )RD PARLOR NO. . 8. of the officers of Buena TR R e i rlor will be held on the 21st inst, Last e pogay cvening the officers of | iiiedday about thirty members of {his R or were installed in their | 150 vigited Alcatraz Island and pre- hall, d, as usual, the ceremony W sented a_company flag to the company of 1ducted in the presence of the member: ship only. The induction of the new offi ¥irst Washington thete. olunteers stationed The flag was received on behalf of | S e Aotk e ‘ness | the company by Captain Miller, he deli was cartledoniy (? that Impressiveness | ering a reply that was as patriotic as was which is a marked feature of the pro- | fy "% ToTeRY PhaL WaS A8 pa | ceedings of this parlor at all times. The | The officers of Piedmont Parlor were ceremony over, there was an adjournment | Installed last week in Oakland, and after | the beautiful ceremony there was pre- | sented to the parlorahandsome silk Amer- in the b exceedingly where an nquet-room | toothsome 7 does anything | 1can flag by Mrs. Minnie McDonald, the | sniand "”T,} anything | o ogentation heing accompanied by ap Sl propriate remarks. This was received on Me Ot R e U behalf of the parlor by Miss G. Sur- Stedt rhyne, whose response was in choice lan- and D Curtin guage. There w present a large audi- Past President J. W. Lewis and ence, as the installation was public. There followed a programme which em- e braced musical selectiohs by Professor | the excellent menu had been disposed of, | Morris and the Goodsell brothers, a reci- Harrison Houseworth, on behalf of the fon by Mrs. Jennie E. Brown and a parlor, presented to the retiring past | guitar s )lo by Miss l.._('.‘\n. Then there presidént an emblematic gold and dia- ( Was dancing until midnight. mond-studded badge, which -the parlor | Mrs. Lena H. Mills of Joaquin Parlor, has had c nted. The recipient, | the new grand -president of the order, Charles H. § in Jr., responded in a | was tendered a reception and banquet in feeling manne fter that J. J. Lerman | the Native Sons' Hall last week by the responded to “Our Pioneer | members of her parlor. The new officer Mothers.” paying. a Jquent tribute to | was welcomed by Mrs. Mamie Mathney those heroic women who_encountered the | of Joaquin Parlor and the guest of honor rs of early days to help build up the ' made an admirable response. Addresse s ate in the Union. W. J. Finney | were also made by Mrs. Amelia Snydes atriotic _song, “Remember the | District Deputy Ida Safferhill and D A. H. Glannini responded | trict Deputy at Large Susie Kohlberg. m and F v." W. P.| At the banquet there were covers for | Humph spoke very feelingly when | forty_four and a glorious time was had. called upon to respond to - 1;.‘.‘ Blue and | the Gray,” and the orchestra ga 'HE NEW AT and e Star Spangled Banner,” lhe{ THEENDYWARITUAT The new ritual adopted at the recent session of the Grand Parlor of the Native | Daughters membership rising and inging the words of the anthem. The st wi ur Order,” responded to by Grand Secretar of ‘the Golden West ‘was the Lunstedt. The pleasant uzuhr:r};]u_t_dt | one prepared by Mrs. Minnie J. Gunzen- persed -"l1{1"»’0'?35‘.‘:‘r11?é‘?1:3? temm.¢® 197 | dorter, treasurer of Sans Souci Parlor, a new officers young lady whose literary attainments THE NATIVE DAUGHTERS. On the evening of the 1st inst. the offi- | s of the Sans Souci Parlor were in- These are | have made her the vorable comment in and acquaintanc which the officers g carrying out of the subject of much fa- her circle of friends The several parts utterance to in the talled for the current term: 3 e e I th A i | Annfe L. Mocker, P. P.; Emma Wess- | cloquent descriptive language, and from ling, P.; Josephine Grundel, Dora Eisner, | beginning to finish it is historical and | | gives all hearers an epitomized sketch of | the principal events of the State, so that | | Millie Kline, V. P.’s; Minnie Dobbin, M.; E. A. Ralph, R. S.; Alice Munson, F. S. (re-elgeted); Mrs. Minnie J. Gunzendorfer, T. (re-elected); Lucy Hammiersmith, L. S. Norma Dagenais, 0. W.; Nellie Clark, | Ettie Hackmeier and Bertha Quinn, trus- | tee The instal n ceremonies were | cly performed by Mrs. Julia Steinbach, | | aistrict deputy grand president, assisted | | by Lena B. Mills, grand marshal of the | | Grand Parlor. Upon the corclusion of | the installation, Mrs. Theodore Lunsted, the organiz of the parlor, in a neatlH t 3 | Haight street and, taking possession of specch bristling with patriotic sentiment, | L - J P which evoked great enthusiasm, made | the house, gave her a surprise party. 1 presentation to the parlor of a| CSTER ICA. nd beautiful American flag which | FORESTERS 06 M E ¢d by the parlor mem-| The following named are the new offi- while learning the mystery of the order | the candidate is impressed with what the State in which she lives has been and is. The ritual is not a hotchpotch, made up of the striking features of the ritualistic work of various orders, but it is entirely original and is beautiful in its originality. The lady has reason to feel proud of her work and the order is to be congratulat- ed on its adoption. Last week the mem- bers of Sans Souel, feeling so elated over the fact that the work of their treasurer had been adopted, visited her at home on Mrs. Emma Wessling received the | cers of Court Independence: R. J. O'Riel- the parlor making a short spirit- |1y, Jr. P. C. C.; . Goldman, C. C.; John | ed naa Mrs. Minnie B. Kalloch, the | J. Fury, §. C. R.; J. F. Grady, R. S.; G. charter president, who retired from' the | position of past president, received a | ndsome gift from the members in lhei form of an elegant pin. The gift was| bestowed by Mrs. Annie L. Mocker, who delivered a pretly and complimentary speech, and Mrs. Kalloch responded wi great feeling. Mrs. Steinbach was also made the recipient of a large basket of magnificent flowers, the gift of the pa:- lor. After the ceremonies refreshments were served and a varicd programme of S. W.; C. R. Sweeney, J. W. . Jackson, S. B.; George D. Marshall B. The officers of Court Defiance were in- | stalled last Thursday night by District | Deputy E. 8. Harding in a manner that was most satisfactory to the large at- tendance that was present. After the | ceremony a special committee took charge | and provide for all present a high jinks that proved to be a most entertaining af- v 4 | fair. as va alent, plenty of entertainment provided. A la num- | fair. as there was good talent, ber of visitors, including several Grand |Smoking material, rezresnments and sand- Parlor officers, were in attendance. Tae Wiches and it was voted that Defiance is in the front row of entertainers. . Court Seal Rock has had the following named installed as its officers for the cur- evening was a_thoroughly enjoyable o On the 2d inst. the following officers Alta Parlor were installed by Mrs. Theo- 1 ii dore Lunstedt, assisted by Miss ' Lizzie | {0 lgmHA;vs'\\%}}ff'é"sR i J. g‘;:fxr:cdkt: Douglasd, grand _treasurer, acting as| % o 5 W: D Z Bock Aot 1 grand marshal: Mrs. M. Meyers, P. P; (908 8 Wi D Z Bock, J. W C. M Agnes McCreery, P.: Sarah Brackett, n, S. B.; J. B. . J. B. court will celcbrate its anniversary by an | entertainmernt on the 21st inst. to which all its friends and brother soldier Fores- ters will be invited. FOR FORESTER SOLDIERS. Next Wednesday evening the Congrega- tion Beth Jacob of Oakland will give a | grand social in Gier’s Hall in that city, in aid of the Rellef Committee that has been organized to ussist the Foresters of America and the male relatives of the Companions of the Forest of America who have enlisted in the service of the United States, also their dependents. A fine en- | tertainment is promised and as the cause I8 a worthy one it should be liverally pat- ronized. COMPANIONS OF THE F. OF A. The social that was given in the latter part of June by Orange Blossom Circle | of the Companions of the Forest of America in “Oroville was a decided suc- in that they succeeded. The hall was |cess, and it reflects credit on Mesdames tastefully decorated with the national col- | Jolly and Faul and Misses Gumman and ors and fiag of the Union and the Maine | Weldon. the committee of arrangements. Mary Richter an Noonan, F. 8. aggie White, T. d Mabel Miller, V. P. Clara Faulkner, R. Lelia Brackett, M.; Kervan, Eliza D. Keith and Edith nt, trustees; Amy McDougall, 1. W ; Napthaly, O. 8.~ At the close of the mony, which was public, und in the | presence of a large number of the friends of the parlor, there was presented to the installing officer a fine bunch of roses and a large basket of choice flowers. Then followed the presentation of a fine ssver tea service from the parlor to Mrs. Meyer, the retiring president, who responded in a speech that was replete with fine senti- ment and good wishes for the success of the parlor, She was also presented sev- eral fine specime; of the florist's art of arranging California beauties. Then fol- lowed a short programme and the serving [ of ice cream and refreshments. Ramona Parlor celebrated the Fourth of July in Martinez by a calico ball, given in Benntt's Hall. The ladies of the par- lor who are very energetic used all their efforts to make the affair a success and | gramme of song, music and dance a fish There was in addition to a varled pro- pond, candy booth and the disposition of A handsome silk American flag, which as awarded to Mrs. Behn, one of the members. There was also a flag drill by twenty-four boys and girls in costume, which was a pleasant patriotic feature that elicited much applause. This parlor is doing very well, and is anxious to as- sist the movement in aid of the Forester soldiers and their dependents. Last Wednesday night the officers of Robin Hood were installed by Deputy J. J. Cordy, assisted by F. de Julio. 7 new 3 The are: Miss Mamie Baccus, : Mrs. L. Atwood, C. C.; Miss ederich, S. C. C.; Miss A. Ticou- Miss Mamie Schoen, F. §.; Mrs. Baccus, R. G.; Miss A. Gudehus, L. G. Mrs. Erhard, I G.; Mrs. Wiluski, O. G. The new chief companion announced that in future the first meeting would be de- voted to business and the second to so- ¢iability, and a committee of five unmar- ried ladies was named to provide enter- tainment at the last meetings for the next three months. The modest member of | Inter Nos Circle, on behalf of Robin Hood Circle, presented a handsome badge and framed certificate to Mrs. Goldman, the retiring past chief companion. rowe presented to the retiring chief com- panion a beautiful bar pin with the em- blem of the order attached. The same evening L. Atwood, D. D. installed the officers of Inter Nos Circle, and as it was a public one, there was, in addition to the ceremony,.a progran that included an instrumental o by Mrs. Newman; zither duet, Mrs. Rosa and Mr. Eastwood; vocal solo by W, Donaldson, violin ‘and guitar duet by Dora and Mary Newman, and vocal solcs by E. W. Haughey and Grant Gra: After that there were games and dancing until midnight. Miss Maggle Forrest, the new chief companion, was given the as- surance of an active support during her | term. Mrs. W. Donaldson, the junior past chief companion, was presented a badge of her rank in the order, also a framed certificate. >alo Alto Circle at its meetin Wednesday Initiated two cangidniss oy received seven applications. Mrs. J. Weisel, chief companion, and the other officers of Live Oak Circle were in- stalled by Deputy H. Cohn last Wednes- day night. There were present a large number of visitors. The club of this circle is arranging for an outing on the 30th inst. at San Lorenzo. officer: THE GRAND CHIEF COMPANION, | America only thh'lkln%7 sun had set the days when he was the savior of dynasty. dence to neglect the opportunity, so Mr. story. The only around which Mr. sequel to his sequel is Flay In “Rupert of Hentzau most unjust to the King. after his imprisonment Black Michael he became morose. sharacter of the King we knew and Rudolf rescued, in order to make his fit. character now Mr. decide on what course he are waiting for the decision, the: % the moon and its effect on about human mind. ing. and, in faith, he does it well. means read ‘“Rupert of Hentzau,” o' ni his th “Rupert of Hentzau, Fritz von Tarlenheim.” Cloth, 12mo, pp. 336 Gibson. Price, $1 50, eumatism will be worse. By Ilustrated by C. ORITY OF THE ANGLO-SAXON ? A prominent French author uses question as the title of a new book thereof. nent Parisian firm published his book. M. Demolins’ book opens fense of the title in these words: the Anglo-Saxons. this superiority, but the fact remains de spite our vexation. We cannot go Englishmen. States flag now floats. has supplanted us in which we occupied from iana;_ in--Mauritius, of France; in . Egypt. by Canada orth America ‘anada to Louis He and the States Australla and New Zealan with a portly wife and seven children in the twilight when the ehind the Kentish hills, o: Peopie seem so anxious to hear more about the loves of Flavia and Rudolf that it seemed a flying in the face of Provi- Hope brought Rudolf back from his re- tirement in England to put him through a new set of adventures and mak(-i fn eft Hope could weave a the Queen. Hope is He says that at the hands of peevish and In short. he changes entirely the hom story There is one excellent passage in the story (there are many, so far as that goes, but one which is almost an excuse for writing the novel), and that is where Rudolf is walking in the garden trying to hall pursue. Old Sapt and the giddy Bernenstein \\'thillfi al the Sapt does most of the talk- By all and then forget it, and imagine that the Eng- lish wife of Rudolf is calling him now hts to come in out of the damp or from the Memoirs of Anthony Hope. D. TO WHAT lSfi DUE THE SUPERI- this in which he frankly admits Anglo-Saxon su- periority and seeks to set forth the causes The author is M. Demolins, edi- tor of La Sclence Soclale; and a promi- with a de- “Tt is useless to deny the superiority of ‘We may be vexed by any- where about -the world without meeting Over all our possessions of former tintes the English or the United The Anglo-Saxon once called the Isle dominates United Africa, by Egypt apd the Cape; Asia, by India and Burma; Oceanica, by Europe ‘and the entire world by his commerce, by his | industry, and by his politics. The Anglo- Saxon world is (o-d;\ypzu. the head of that civilzation which is most active, most progressive, most devouring. Let this race establish itself anywhere on the globe and at once there is introduced with prodigious rapidity the latest progress of our Western societies, and often these s'flunE societies surpass us. Observe what we Xrenchmen have done with New Caledonia and our other possessions in Oceanica, and what the Anglo-Saxons have done in Australia and New Zealand. Observe what Spain and Portugal have made of South America, and what the Anglo-Saxons have made of North Amer- ica. There is as much diffe e as be- tween night and day.” e 800000000000000000 ¢ MAGAZINES COC0000000C000C0OD0 All the articles in the Forum for July are particularly readable. While so much bio- graphical matter relative to the late Mr. Glad. stone is being presented to the public by the press and the magazines, the Forum has for its leading article a sketch of the deceased states- man by Justin McCarthy, M. P., written four years ago, with the stipulation that it should not be published until after Mr. Gladstone's death. Nearly half a hundred pictures fllustrating phases of the war appear In the new issue of Colller's Weekly. The frontispiece shows Roosevelt's Rough Riders, who have been dis- tinguishing themselves afoot, and there is a superb double-page drawing by F. C. Yohn of cavalry on drill responding to the command “Charge!” The dynamite crulser Vesuvius, which has been overturning Cuban guns and naval prejudices at a great rate, is fully pic- tured and described. The second Manila ex- pedition, which is of peculiar interest in view of Spain's new fleet moving eastward, is the subject of two full pages of pictures. The July number of the North American Re- view—the Initial one of its eighty-fourth year— offers to its readers a table of contents most valuable, interesting and timely. *‘An Object Lesson in Anglo-Saxon Rule—What Britain Has Done in Egypt,” is elaborately presented by Ralph Richardson, honorary secretary of the Royal Scottish Geographical Soclety. The Regulars in the Civii War’ is a theme bril- lantly treated by Rufus F. Zogbaum, while “*Australian Federation,' viewed in the light of recent _colonial elections, is ably discussed by John W. Russell. The American Agriculturist Year Book has just made its appearance. It Is a cyclopedia of events and a valuable work of reference. It is, of course, particularly adapted to the farm. The Orange Judd Company, New York, publishers. Outing for July fairly gleams with sunshine and outdoor life.” It is full of fine pictures and contains a number of very readable articles. 0000 O Visitor—How's business? Boatman—Business Why there ain’ come inter fashion. Why, they comes down ‘ere, takes our fresh air as we're cele- brated for, and pumps inter their blooming wheels and takes it away with ’em. HIS RUSTIC GRIEVANCE AGAINST WHEELMEN. t no business since these ’ere bicycles —Phil May named were installed as officers of Bonita Circle, the home circle of Ira W. Coburn, the grand chief companion: Henry Rup- el, P. C. C.; Miss May Bailey, C. ( ennie Johnson, 8. C.; Mrs. Cavanagh, R. 8.; Minnie Geri, F. §.; Mr. Mangels, 1 Miss Maggie Downing, R. G.; Miss Lillie McCreery, L. G.; Miss Schofl, . W.; Miss G. Ottlet, O. G.; Miss Reck, organist. The installing officer was Deputy Mrs, M, Con- nell, assisted by Mrs. L. Atwood. There were present a large number of the grand cles. After the ceremony there was a banquet in honor of the grand chief com- panion, and nearly seventy-five sat at the table. 'After the menu had been discussed Toastmaster Chamberlain made a neat speech, explanatory of the banquet ten- dered the grand officer, and there was a feeling response in acknowledgment of the honor. Then there were short addresses by Mrs. F. Jacobs, G. S. C. C.; Mrs. At- wood, G. R. S.: Mrs. E. Harrlrigton, P. G. C. C. and V. G. H. B., and_others. Last Thursday night the following There were also a dance and vocal music. NON-MNEMONIC SINGLE TABLE DUPLI- CATE. By P. J. Tormey We have recelved several communications from whist players in regard to our non- mnemonic whist game, introduged by the writer to the Trist Duplicate Whist Club of this city something over a year ago. A de- seription of this game was given in the April number of Whist. Every one of our corre- spondents seems to be in accord and all of the same opinion, that is they don't seem to be able to get any head or tail to my-description of the way it is done. I will try and explain it over again. It Is as follows: Say 1 am delegated to prepare twenty-four deals for an evening's play. I pick out the odd numbered trays of a 24 set, numbers 1, 3, 5, 7 and 50 on, up to and including number 23 (by count 12); I take 12 packs of cards; com- mencing with tray No. 1 I take one pack, fifst taking out the deuce of any one suit for the trump, note it on a trump slip, then shutfle and distribute the cards in regular order—to North, South, East and West; when this I done, put the cards into the pocket of the tray or holder, placing the trump slip face up on the top of tbe dealer's cards. Now take the next tray in order—number 3—shuffle the cards, deal them as before after taking out the deuce of some other suit for the trump; keep on re- peating this until you have dealt 12 packs, and of course you have completed the deals for the 12 trays. In every one of these 12 deals a deuce is turned for trump. We usually alternate thy trump; in one deal we select the deuce of spades, the next the deuce of hearts, the next the deuce of clubs, then the deuce ot dlamonds, Wher this iz completed, we take the even numbered empty trays, take them haphazard; the first one you pick up say Is No. is: place it before you,” spread out a pack of cards face up and pick out and put into tray No. 18, duplicate of No. 1 (or any other odd numbered deal). but you musr transpose the suits and hands, East to South, South to West, West to North, North to East in the following man- ner: East is the “‘dealer’” on tray No, 1, given in our two illustrated de this hand—it h; spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds; the spades are transposéd into hearts, the . into clubs, clubs into diamonds and the diamonds into spades. They can be mixed up In any other order of suits desired: turn up a deuce for trump from the suit that corresponds with the trump suit and deal of No. 1. You go on in this way and complete ' the duplication of the twelve deals, taking a mem. orandum of course in what trays the deals are duplicated for the purpose of comparison after the play is over. We find that it eliminates the memory feature as near as it is possible to do so. When you are ready to play, start in with No. 1 and go right straight Hhrough o the finish to 24, placing the arrow to the North as usual on every deal. We give below a sample of a deal and how it is duplicated: ORIGINAL DEAL NO. 1. Deuce of Spades trump; South leads. Spades—J, 8, 3. earts—A, K, 3. Clubs—Q, J, 7, 6, 3. Diamonds—8, 6. en—. [ # ;Tfm-s, 64| N |Spdesqads, 3 w E| Hearts—Q, 10, 5. Clubs—6, 4. o 4 4 | Clubs—10, 8. Djponds—), .| s |Diamonds—a.9.3. Spades—A, X, 10, 5. Hearts—J, 7. Clubs—A, K, 9, 3. Diamonds—K, Q. 2. DEAL NO. 18, DUPLICATE OF NO. 1 With the hands and suits transposed. Deuce of Hearts trump; West leads. Spades—J, 10, 7, 5, 4 Hearts—T. Clubs—9, 8, 6, 4, 2. Diamonds—§, 4. Spades—K, Q, 2| N earts—A, K, 10, N | spades—s, o, 9. W El oAt Clubs—A, . e e Diamonds—@, J, — s 7,5 % gfmn—A. 9, 3. earts—Q, 6, 4, 3, 2. Clubs—Q, 10, 5. Diamonds—19, THE PRIZE HABIT AT WHIST CONTESTS, The following communication is from the pen of Mrs. Margaretta Wetherill Wallace, presi- dent of the Metropolitan Whist Association of New York and whist editor of the New York Evening Post. It touches the keynote of what Wwill some day bé of vital interest to all whist officers and many visitors from other cir- | clubs. Mrs. Wallace says (and we indorse every word of it [Ed.] : “A feature of the Philadelphia Woman's Whist Congress, and one that distinguished it from the meetings of the American Whist League, was the value and number of prizes | that were awarded the winners in the various contests. In viewing this matter in the light that the experfence of two women's whist | congresses has afforded, it seems that a word | should be spoken against the growth of what may be called the prize habit. One of Phila- | delphia’s foremost whist women, who was con- nected with the league movement from . its | very beginnings, placed herself on record by | saying that ‘indiscriminate prize-giving had a | tendency 1o cheapen whist,’” and there can be no doubt that the playing for Individual re- wards of that nature develops much in the character of the player that is, to say the least, the reverse of ennobling. ““Stake playlng has always been frowned up- on by the American Whist League, and the Woman's Whist League does not hesitate to set its face aczainst all such practices. In- | deed, “women in whist' stands synonymous for ‘purity of the game,’ and It ce-tainly seems as if the prize-giving adjunct to the congress 1s only another form of playing for a stake. This may perhaps be taken as an extreme view, and the woman who would recoil in hor- ror from taking part in a game of ‘bridge’ can perhaps see no harm in playing for a prize. As a question of ethics there can be no dif- ference of opinion. The highest type of whist is_that in which nothing beyond the score it- self is in competition So far as the individuals themselves are concerned, ““The playing for trophies is an entirely dif- ferent matier. There the victory is the club's, represented by their team or pair, as the case may be, and the honor due to those who can win a championship for the club that they represent can certainly not put them in the same class with those who struggle for a per- sonal benefit. “It would require some courage for the ‘Women's Whist League next vear to liminate prize-giving from its programme, and there is little doubt that it would reduce the number of the entrles, but would that be a dlsadvan- tage? Would not the element that considers the winning of a prize the only incentive to the game find its level in progressive euchre, and would not whist be elevated by its rid. dance from a type of nlayers who, whether consciously or not, are respon: for the growth of a sordid spirit in whist? NEW PLAYS AND NEW SYSTEMS T. E. Otis, whist editor of the Newark News of Newark, N. J., gives lots of practical ad- vice In the following article, which we are pleased to reproduce: ““To beginners or players of limited experi- ence the numerous new plays and systems which have been developed curing the past year or two are undoubtedly confusing, and tend to dfscourage students of whist In their efforts to learn the game. It is not good policy for any but the most expert players to attempt to make use of the various plays exploited, as even the originators of many of these fnven. tions admit that to a large extent: they are experimental. The advocates of the long-suit game Dbelleve that the present more or less unsettled condition of affairs 4s but a fore. runner of a return, by many of those now ac. tempting to demonstrate the Value of these so- called improvements, to the established game as set forth by our most prominent writers. If beginners will conscientiously master the American leads and the plays which are the basis of the long-suit game, they will fing that as thelr experience grows they are able to hold their own against many of the later ideas. The main factor of success is to make one's easy for partner to understand, and it Is an oft-remarked fact that many of the most bril: liant players work their partners so hard that it Is & rellef to the latter when the game s finished. This s entirely unnecessary, par- tieularly it players will give partner the as- sistance ble by means of the number- showing leads, uniform plays under like con- ditions, and cons long-suit system.+ " 0 1OWIng of the straight