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THE SAN FRANCISCO C The Century. The August number of the Century has & number f 1l timeli- Ress. Mrs. ninshield writes a of a Spanish- America the title of her story being Cristo.”” Frederick A. late ner in Porto Rico for Ober, Osgood 4 én wer, brings new facts Seen from the 1d Bott articles are fully ell gives the im- With Admiral States army discu! e Sanitary Reger ton of Havana.’ ernberg believes that it Is possible amp out yellow fever and other epi- dlseases, but task will be i e. Hon Secretary About jon of tion of is de- there be- orge A. Loud, ileberger, junior sur- of the Olympla, and Joel C. Evan er of the Boston. There o given L written during the € g tells of “The mp and Battle.” ented by ustrian Edison Keeping The Century Company, Bchool .-\;!‘\in i New York. Harper’s Two striking works of fiction are nota- ble attractions of the gust number of Harper's Mag: Monster,” b Lord ( ' by H. B. Smalley c entitled The numbe tem g ch; nry Seton Merr in addi i number Harper & As u number. equal come year the prize designs by Albert Herter, and it is a brilllant example of decorative print- ing. The most ambitioys scheme In col- or-printing undertaken by an- American magazine is the reproduction of eight fuli-page designs by Henry McCarter which accompany B. S. Martin's noble poem, ““The Sea Is Hi The way in which the shading of color s attained {s mechanically ingenious and artistically effective. It is a novelty in color print- ren for experts. The war has nec- y crowded out some of the {llus- short stories. Richard Harding continues his brilliant chapters of r. with an amusing description of the w the life at Tampa just before the safling of General Shafter's expedition. He aptly calls it “The Rockingchair Period of the War.” The contrasts of character seen on the piazzas of the Tampa Bay Hotel; the amusing differences of the point of view among the troops from various Stat indeed, all the romance and com- edy of the impromptu army assembled at Tampa In May and June are dep! ed by Mr. Da Following the text very osely is a series of illustrations from : Elmen- bhotographs made by Dwight L. Sort, Shich are not only realistic but ar- tistic. Mr. Davis also sends a brilllant account of *“The Landing of Sh Army,” and the raising of the Amert flag. Other features of Scribner's are all of the highest class and decply interest- ing. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Lippincott’s. The complete novel In the August lssue of Lippincott's, “The Last Rebel” is by Joseph A. Altsheler, now well-known as a writer of war stories. The scene is a Jonesome post in_the southern Alleghan- fes, held for the Confederacy by a chival- rous monomoniac after the \_\np\ex\.\'nnl- 0¢ 186165 had ended. The action s “with the experfences of a North- dehes Who unadvisedly wandered into parts and found himself a prisoner. The other fe ¢ ‘the magazine ars timely and T. b Lippincott Company, full of sea- will surely . The Centu.y The Atlantic. Without excluding other important top- ¢ Atlantic is noticeably & n numbe and contains a grcup of ort stories of great variety and exceed- ing interest Robertson, whose remarkably sea stories have been widely . tel in ““Where Angels Fear d"" of the marvelous adventures of a crew of lal schooner sallors decoyed into a square rigged ship for a long ocean v thelr sufferings, how they pun- heir tormentors, and what finally resulted: the whole told with the odor of salt water and the touch of rugged truth. fes, e THE COMBAT BETWEEN COLONELS WASHINGTON AND TARLETON AT THE BATTLE OF THE COWPENS. From “The Story of the Revolution,” in Scribner's Magazine for August. FRATERNAL NEWS ORDER EASTERN STAR. The grand patron and the grand mat- ron patd a visit to Idlewild Chapter at Santa Cruz last Wed ext Wednesday the grand matron will visit Carita Chapter, and on the 12th she will visit Unity Chapter. On the 23d she will visit the chapter at Healdsburg. She also contemplates a visit to the chapter fn Lakeport. Ivy Chapter is preparing for an enter- inment to be given in September. 'ast Grand Patron Merritt and wife left for the East last Thursday. THE ODD FELLOWS. Myrtle Lodge No. 276 will on Tuesday next be consolidated with Golden Gate Lodge No. 204. During the past week Grand Master XKarl C. Breuck visited the lodges in the southern part of the State as follows: August 2, Santa Barbara; August 3, Ven- tura; August 4, America at Los Angeles; August 6, Oceanside. He will, in the fu- ture, visit as follows: August 9, Sunset at San Diego; August 10, Escondido; Au- gust 11, Santa Ana; August 12, Pomona; August 13, Token at San Bernardino; August 16, Beaside at Santa Monica; Au- gust 17, Embarcadero at Wilmington, and August 18, Bowen at San Pedro. The trustees of the home at Thermalito went to that place yesterday to hold a meeting and pass upon the applications of several Odd Fellows who seek admission. A number of improvements are being made at the home which will greatly add to _the comforts of the inmates. ‘The Sovereign Grand Lodge will meet in Boston next month and the committee that will have charge of the reception, comfort and entertainment of the mem- bers of the sovereign body have made ar- rangements to that end. On the 17th there will be an excursion down Boston harbor to the historic city of Salem, where there will be served a genuine New England dinner. On the 18th there will be a service by Rev. Edward Everett Hale in the Church of the Disciples, also in other churches; on the 19th the Gov- ernor of the State will welcome the Sov- ereign Grand Lodge, as_will also the Mayor of Boston, Grand Patriarch Fuller and Mary E. Nevins on behalf of the Re- bekah branch. The response will be by Grand Sire Carleton. In the evening there will be a grand banquet, the follow- ing evenings there will be receptions and entertainments, and on the 224 there will be the conferring of the degree of chivalry to be followed the next night by the pub- ii{(;lxlnstnlllllon of the officers in Oopley THE REBEKAHS. The members of Templar Rebekah Lodge have made arrangements for a dramatic entertainment, to be given in their hall in the Odd Fellows’ bullding on the evening of the 13th of August. The entertainment will be followed by a dance. Oriental Rebekah Lodge will have work in the initiatory degree at its next meet- ing, and as the work is always well done there those who will attend will enjoy a treat. Loyal Rebekah Lodge at its last held meeting had two candidates to Initiate. It has appointed a committee to arrange for an entertalnment to be given In the near future. . MANCHESTER UNITY. Next Tuesday & new lodge of 0dd Fel- Among other features are M. P. Whit- marsh’s “Driftwood,” “The Commodore,” by Justine Ingersolf, and “The Tinklirg Simlins,” by Mary Tracy Earle. Hough- ton, Mifflin & Co., Cambridge. Frank Leslic’s. In Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly for August, the United States army Is ap- ropriately at the front, in an admirably llustrated article by Frederick S. Daniel. The development of our army from colon- fal times to the present day is pictur- esquely traced, and American military warfare in general is well described. A most fortuitous timeliness favors the fin up-to-date portraits of Generals Mile: Shafter, Merritt, Otis, Breckinridge, G ham and others. Blanca de Freyre Tib- Dits gives some highly interesting per- sonal reminiscences, with family photo- graphs of Don Carlos, the chivalrous Pre- tender to the throne of _Spain. Irank Leslie Publishi House, New York. McClure’s. Short stories by Rudyard Kipling, Row- land E. Robinson, Willlam Allen White, From “Heroes of the Dee Cutcliffe Hyne, and several others, make McClure’'s Magazine for Augnust espe ally a fiction number. In Mr. Kipling's story we have a new and most divertin chapter in the lives of those most inge: nious and audacious English school boy Stalky, Beetle a McTurk. In Mr we have an account of the first i the King our old friend, nfield Han ton, f: known a other stories are their authors, and all are inte cneerful and wholesome, affording version that is both nutritious and @ table. The S. S. McClure Company, New York. Outing. Outing for August, in text and {llustra- tion, is up to the high standard of this popular masazine of amateur sport and pastime. - The number opens with a very useful article on “How to Get Out of Trouble in Golf,” by Willie Tucker. and fllustrated by a series of fine photographs by C. T. Turner, showing the best meth- ods when in difficulties. Other notable features include: *“The Yarn of the THEY BURIED HIM. Yampa,” a trans-Atlantic cruise, by E. L. H. .icGinnis; “A Bit of Seaflshing,” by Ed 2 the Catsk! Awheel,” by ‘‘Camping Comfort,” by H. A. Hill; i A, ; “The_ Sporting Clubs of the Adirondacks.” by 8. A. Ml ler, and “A Summer With Tennis Ex- perts, J. P. Paret. Outing Publishing Company, New York. The Cv;?and. “Gold in the Philippines” and the “Offi- cial Reports of the Red Cross” are the two leading features in the August Over- land. The entire make-up has a distinct- ly original touch. As a distinct depar- ture, two strong original poems are printed. Both are by Mrs. Rose-Soley. “The War Chaunt of the Woman™ s a splendid bit of writing, and “The Song of the Flags” appeals to our best impulses in these war times. Overland Publishing Company, San Francisco. The Forum. “The Spanish War and the Equilibrium of the World,” by Brooks Adams, is the " in the Century Magazine for August. lows, Manchester Unity, the fourth in this city, will be instituted in Misslon Opera Hall by District Deputy J. T. Wild, as- sisted by a team from Loyal California Lodge No. 1, A banquet will follow the institution and the installation of the of- ficers. This will soon be followed by the Insti- tution of a ladies’ auxiliary lodge. THE NATIVE SONS. Marshall Council No. 202, the baby of the local parlors, will glve a ball on the even- ing of the 20th of August in Washington Square Hall, and as it will be the first event of soclal character by the sons of the north end the committee having charge of the affalr, consisting of Messrs. Leon Velller, Lewis, Rose, Farrell and Gilbert, will do all that can be done to make the affair one of the best that has ever been given in that part of the city. Sequola Parlor at its last held meeting initiated seven candidates. At the begin- ning of the year the parlor had 114 names on its roll and now it has 167. The mem- bers will endeavor to reach the 200 mark before the close of the year. Energetic committees having been ap- pointed from the parlors of this city and those of Alameda County, they will work with a will to make the celebration of Admission day in San Jose a great suc- cess. The following named officers of Athens Parlor have been installed for the cur- rent term by Leonard Stone, D. D. G. P., assisted by W. H. L. Hynes: J. N. Fogar- ty, P. P.; C. H. Green, P.; M. G. Per- kins, W. . Dean and R. J. Mont- g.omery, V. P's.; A. B. Champion, M.; . A. Losh, §.; Ben F. Woolner, T. W, Moran, trustees; Drs. J. L. Milton and ‘W. D. Huntington, surgeons; C. A. Le- tevre, I 8.; and E. G. Buswell Jr., O. 8. During the evening Beach Dean, G. B. Champlon and A. B. Sherman were Ini- tiated in a creditable manner. A ban- quet followed the Installation and the one hundred who occupled seats at the table were, after the black coffee, entertained with speeches and soni!. Grand President Conley has sent out a circular letter to all the parlors callin attentlon to the celebration to be hel in Ban Jose on the 9th of September, and suggests to those parlors unable by rea- son of distance to attend that celebration that it {s their duty to have local cele- brations with appropriate exercises. Grand Secretary Lunstedt has sent out circulars calling attention to the appoint- ment of emvloémtnt committees as no- ticed in The Call of last Bunday. He has also issued a list of the members of the local parlors who compose the board of relief. The officers are H. F. Morton, ident; W. H. Hazell, vice-president; presi 1 Henry Lunstedt, secretary; and John G. | Joly, treasurer. | OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS. l Mrs. C. Black, Mrs. Mary Trompetto, | Miss Maud ett, Mrs. Mary de Mar- | tinl and Miss Rosy Quorolos, of Golden | Bar Parlor, Slerra City, visited Downie- | ville, to be present at the installation of | the officers of Naomi Parlor, and the visit | was greatly appreciated. Mrs. Jessie Busch Hemtzen, formerly of | Golden Bar Parlor, has in contemplation the organization of a new parlor at For- | est City. There is In that place an aggre- | gation of beautiful Native Daughters, and as lovable an aggregation as can be found in any part of the State, and as it is likely that many of them will be induced to join the new parlor, there will be added another bouquet of California beauties to the already large cluster. Miss Jlorence Farrow, D. D. G. P., as- sisted by Mrs. Mary Costa, Mrs. Lucy Mayer, Mrs. Shafer and Miss Kate Mc- Carthy, of Downieville, installed the offi- cers of Golden Bar Parlor at Sierra City for the current term. The following are the new officials: Mrs. Hattie Babb, P.; Miss Madge Devine, Miss Mary Devine and Mrs. Clara Black, vice presidents; Mrs. Carrie B. Cook, recording secretary Miss Rosy Quorolos, financial secretary; Miss Maude Bassett, treasurer; Miss An- nie-Kaiser, M.; Mrs. Mary Trompetto, L §.; Mrs, Mary de Martini, O. S. Mies Efhel Hutchinson, Miss Annie Kaiser and Past President Kate Dubordiese are the trustees. The latter, on account of sickness, was not installed at that time. After the business of the evening there was a jolly time, and the installing offl- cers were guests at a collation. They did not return to their homes until the follow- ing morning. 1 Tapome Parlor, Native Daughters; Mount Bally Parlor, Native Sons, and the Old Settlers’ Assoclation are making ar- rangements for a grand joint celebration of Admission day in Weaverville. In the evening there will be a ball. The members of El Pajaro Parlor, Na- tive Daughters, were last Monday treated to a surprise visitation by members of Watsonville Parlor, Native Sons, who, on behalf of the parlor, presented the Native Daughters a beautiful silk fiag, affixed to an oak staff. The presentation was by George Radcliffe, D. D. G. P., and the lag was recelved by President Nellle Morrill, who did so in a neat speech. The ceremony was followed by the singing of the “Star Spangled Banner.” It was Pajaro Parlor that started the Red Cross Society In Watsonville. It | gave a _patriotic ~entertainment, which | netted $111, which sum was donated to the local Red Cross Society, to be used in fitting out Company D of the Eighth | | performed b; | assisted by Regiment, which was recruited from the city named. Las Lomas Parlor will party in Mission Parlor ot the 19th inst. DEGREE OF HONOR. The superior chief of honor has ap- pointed the following named as superlor chiefs of honor: Mrs. Emma Bickford of Manchester, N. H., for the Eastern States; Mrs. Ginevra L. Miller of St Louis for the Middle and Western States and Mrs. Mary J. Stewart of California for the Pacific Coast. Mrs. H. A. Clark, grand chief of honor of Wyoming, Utah and Idaho, was In this city last week, and called on Grand Re- corder Mrs. Kate S. Poland. On July 27 Ivy Lodge had a very enjoy- able time, for the members were treated to a good cake walk, four couples taking }k)_arl ?n the contest for a very fine cake. he contest narrowed down to Mrs. Mary M. Ingler and Mr. Walkinson and Mrs. Burg and Bert Lissner. The cake was awarded to Mrs. Ingler and her partner, and the second prize went to the other couple. Last Wednesday night the lodge had a musical lF\les:lns table, which pro- duced a great deal of sport. The prize, a air of cuff buttons, was awarded to Mrs. lechman. KNIGHTS OF HONOR. ive a cascarone all on the night The new officers of Yerba Buena odge, after being In office but one week gave an exhibition of their ability in Initiatory work. It was all memorized and not one officer used a book. Past Dictator A. M. McPherson and Dictator Joseph Baker are deserving of praise for the excellent rendition of their parts. The officers of Anchor Lodge were in- stalled In the presenece of the grand offi- cers and the members of Liberty Lodge who attended in a body. The cfficers of Saxon Lodge initlated candidates last week In the presence of Grand Dictator Archibald and Colonel L. Balart, who complimented the officers for the excellence of their work. Supreme Representative C. F. Cur, and the grand vice dictator and gra. . reporter were present at the instaliation of the officers of Germania Lodge. Center Lodge followed the installation of its officers by a grand banquet. There was a fine programme of entertainmerit. This lodge at its last held meeting initiat- ed thirteen candidates, the work bein, Grand Dictator Archlhalf, istrict Deputy Crowe. The grand dictator has just returned from the south and reports that the lodges are doing well there. The one a: Fresno initlated twenty-six candidates in three weeks. Next Baturday all the past dictators of leading article of the Forum for August. And an abler article has seldom been written on a_subject of this kind. It shows deep thought and careful study. “The Problem of Immortality,” by James H. Hyslop, is also an able article, and one that contains some startling statements. The rest of the contents of the Forum are up to the usual high standard of the magazine. The Forum Publishing Com- pany, New York. Review of Reviews. The wonderful fighting of the first three days of July around Bantiago is described by expert writers in the Review of Re- views for August. Mr. Winston Churchiil gives in detall the clearest account yet ublished of the destruction of Cervera’s cet. The story as he tells it forms one of the most thrilling chapters in the his- tory of the American navy. = This is fol- lowed by Mr. John A. Church's review of the land engagements that ended In_the capitulation of Santlago July 17. ~ Both articles are brilliantly illustrated from Hemment's photographs taken immedi- ately after the fighting. The Critic. The first number of The Critic as a monthly (July-August) is, as the an- nouncement of the change promised, unique among literary journals. Gedey’s. Godey's Magazine for August presents séveral bright topics for pleasant midsum- mer reading. Among these are the fllus- trated travel storfes, “Fisher Folk of the Guif of Mexico,” by Leonora E. Ellis, and “Life Among the Germans at Frel- burg in Baden,” by Katherine F. Reig- hard, that tell of the lives and customs of certain people little understood by American readeres. The Godey Company, New York. . _ The Parisian. The Parisian Magazine for August has among other lllustrations a collection of half tones of the Paris Salon. The num- ber is devoted almost entlrely to fiction, and contains a representative array of fine storles by such authors as Paul Bour- st, krrnest Daudet, Max Nordau, Mme. e Fovet, Silvestre, Rameau, and others. Piot’s Salon picture, “Innocence,” appears on the cover. Parlsian Magazine Com- pany, New York. The National. Of course it is a “fiction number” for August. The inclination of the maga- zine reader for the summer season has been anticipated. Ladies’ Home Journal. All those who are fond of bright, enter- taining fiction for midsummer reading will find the August Ladies'’ Home Jour- s DUSKY FORMS IN THE OLD D entirely to their taste. As usual the e esue of the Journal is largely given up to short stories, there being nine in the one number, and all by V\'-\ll~k1‘.u\vvn writers. Ladies’ Home Journal, Phila- delphia. The Cosmopolitan. For August the Cosmopolitan is a fie- tion mumber. All of the stories are read- ble and interesting. The most unique o these is ““The Appetite Cure,” by Mark Twain. The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company, Irvington, N Y. What to Eat. This magazine of hygiene is full of timely and valuable hints. Plerce & Plerce, Minneapolis, Minn. The Arena. John Clark Ridpath, editor of the Are- na, contributes a most able article entl- tled “The United States and the Concert 2} e.” He reviews the entire ques- eltonhg;flg)n Anglo-Saxon alliance and glves some good reasons against such a bond. As usual, the Arena contains a number of the finest articles obtainable on reli- lous and sociological subjects. B. O. Flower alsocontributes a good article “The Ex- cerning the Anglo-Saxons. \ fvpation of Consumption” is the title of an article by Lincoln Cotman, M. D., that contains some very radical ‘suggestions. But there is no denying that the disease calls for radical handling. The Arena Company, Boston, Mass. MIND. Psychology, metaphysics, oc- cultism. The Alliance Publishing Com- pany, New York. LAND OF SUNSHINE. A magazine of California and the West. Charles F. Lummis, Los Angeles. AINSLEE'S MAGAZINE. Appropriate short storles. Howard, Alnslee & Co., New York. THE QUIVER. A magazine for Sun- day and general reading. Cassel & Co., London. CASSEL’'S MAGAZINE. and tales of adventure. London, England. Short stories Cassel & Co., ——— THE AMERICAN GUILD. Supreme Deputy Governor R. W. Mec- Garvie has returned from his trip to Santa Cruz and will be present at the meeting of San Francisco Chapter next Wednesday, when there will be several candidates to initiate. ¥ During the past month Watsony Chapter added nine members, and it has several applications on the table tc acted on at the next meeting. members of that chapter have been cc gratulated upon the prompt payment of the claim of the beneficiaries of one of its members who died recently. AYS LINGERED MOTIONLESS. From “Under the Spell of the Grand Canyon,” in Harper's Magazine for August. this city will meet with the Past Dicta- tors’ Association in the Alcazar, when the supreme representatives will give an ac- count of the legislation at the recent ses- elon of the Supreme Lodge and give rea- sons for the action taken. Golden State Lo%;e entertgined a num- ber of the grand officers last Tuesday and during the evening the members were en- tertained h%‘addresses by J. W. Ward, P. G. D., and W. W. Morrison, 8. A., on the condition and prospects of the order. There was also a collation. The report for the month of July shows }:2 dTa(hB. of which four occurred In Cal- ornia. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. San Francisco Camp was Instituted last Wednesday with fifty charter members, in Mission Masonic Hall. T. M. Penn was installed as consul commander and H. J. McClintock as clerk. This camp will give its first “log rolling” on Wednesday, Au- gust 17. Sunset Camp recelved two applications at its meeting Monday evening. Western Addition Camp has now passed the nine- ty mark, has its new degree team drilled in fine shape, and has initiations every Tuesday evening. Calumet Camp has moved to the Alcazar bullding, and will hereafter meet every Monday evening. Deputy Head Consul Jennings has re- turned from the country, and will devote | all his energies to this camp, up to the | coming Head Camp session. This camp will Initlate seven candidates at its next meeting night. A new camp is being or- ganized In the Richmond District. Spe- clal Deputy Holder has a list of promi- nent people residing in that section. Tamalpals Camp gave another one of thelr excellent socials last Wednesday aight. Their hall was crowded to the ioors. This cnmg gives a soclal regu- ‘arly once a month. The board of head managers will hold ‘ts final quarterly meeting at the Ar- !Ington Hotel in_ Oaklan August 16, These consist of J. C. Baird of Cheyenne, Wyo.; W. C. Hawley of Salem, Ore,; H. N. Haynes of Greeley, Colo,; J. C. Lat- shaw of Pueblo, Colo., and I. L Boak of Oakland. The Head Camp_ will convene in this city in the Ploneer Hall on Mon- day, August 2. Soverelgn Consul Com- mander Root and Sovereign Clerk J. C. Yates of Omaha will be in attendance at the session. The entire order has re- celved nearly 50,000 applications for mem- bership since January. The joint committee from all the camps in this city., appointed to arrange a monster benefit for the relief of needy familles of soldiers, are working dili- tly. & ihens Camp No. 547 was Instituted in Loring Hall, Oakland, on the last day of July. FRIENDS OF THE FOREST. Last Monday evening the first session of the annual convention of the Supreme Lodge of the Friends of the Forest was held in the large assembly room of Wash- ington Hall on Eddy street. There was present a full corps of supreme officers, excepting the outer sentinel, absent on account of illness. The supreme body was opened with formal ceremonies by Mrs. H. M. Gingels, the supreme presi- dent, who after appointing the commit- tees, presented her annual report, which proved to be an interesting document setting forth the rise, progress and pres- ent condition of the comparatively new order. The order now has five lodges, With prospects of several new ones in thc near future. It has a fair membership, and from statements that were made by the delegates to the supreme body, there Is every prospect that there will soon bea material increase. On the first night there were presented by the committee on laws and supervision. of which F. D. Brandon is chairman. a number of amendments to the constitution, slight, but necessary to a better understanding of the laws, and they were adopted. On Tuesday the work of amending the laws was continued, and then a per capita tax of 25 cents was levied, after a spirited debte, In which nearly all of the twenty- four delegates and the supreme officers took part. At the session on Wednesday night there was some routine business trans- Continued on Page Twenty-six.