The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 21, 1898, Page 28

28 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1898 \ \ il by | NI | I '.\‘\\ N il \ A\ j i Y 1 Al il Skiagraph Taken on Board the United States Hospital Steamer Relief, Showing the Course of a Bullet That Finally Lodged in the Arm. Special to The Sunday Call. YORK, Aug. 19.—Dr. Willlam M. Gray of the spital® ship Rellef found time the other day to talk of the part that surgery has played in the pres- 1 | ent war and the influence of new scientific appli- ances as tested by practical experience in making t of the weunded men easier. Dr. Gray is the mi- pist at the Medical Museum at Washington, and was detailed by this institution for surgical work in the war with special reference to the diagnosis by the Roentgen rays. “One thing this war has taught,” he said, “is that the > in all its forms has gone out of use. No more search- ing blindly in a man’s body for the bullet, no more danger of blood polsoning from the introduction into the wound of instruments in search. The fluoroscope tells us instantly where the projectile has imbedded itself, and we have only to cut It out as if it were there before our eves. The in- genlous electric probe and all similar devices have seen their day. In all future battles experts in skiagraphy will be attached of necessity to the medical corps, and the work of the surgeons will be materially assisted by their precise indications. We took out bullets by the pint on board the of gunshot wounds Relief, and almost without exception they were located by the X-rays.” The surgeon exhibited the apparatus for producing the X-rays and the operating table where the skiagraphs are made. These stand amidships in an open space ranged about with hospital cots. Dr. Gray explained that, excel- lent as the re have been so far, they will be better in the future, the Relief starts on her new cruise with much improved X-ray appliances. In the developing room he showed a number of X-ray plates, such as were prepared for the surgeon’s guidance; these cannot fail to furnish interesting data for the surgical history of the war. It seemed that valuable time might be lost in making these pictures and the doctor was asked about it. “It is all done in a few minutes,” he said, “five seconds for a wound in the hand, thirty seconds for one in the foot, and not over ten or fifteen minutes for a wound through the thick pelvis. The patient is stretched out here, the X-ray bulb adjusted over the wound like this (see illustra- tion), the plate put under the limb or part where the wound is, and the thing is done. The plates are developed @ almost Instantly. In m we save hours of valn searching: not Infrequent save the soldier’s life."™ Then he went on to tel of a remarkable case where a man was wounded In the right shoulder by a Mauser bul- ) SINGULA R WOUNDS RECENVED IN THE LATE WAR the Use of the X Ray in Locating Them--Wounds Through Heart and Brain That Were Not Fatal. By Cleveland Moffett. let, which plowed its way on around the chest walls under the deep muscles and lodged in the left arm, shattering the humerus. “Here was an odd condition, a wound in the right shoulder, but no bullet, the bone of the left arm broken, but no wound. taken to find that bullet by probing? one minute to find it with the X-rays. plcture, you see it there quite plainly.” He handed over a skiagraph, reproduced herewith, that How long do you suppose it would have It did not take us Here it is In this BULLET THROUGH HEART AND LUNGS WITHOUT CAUSING DEATH BULLET PASSED THROUGH BODY AND ENTERED THIGH, just as it was drawn hard together in its closest contrac- tion. It is very likely that if the same builet had come when the heart was on the other beat, and therefore dis- tended and softer, it would have been so badly torn that death would have ensued.” Dr. Gray explained that most of the operations were performed at night, as the days were crowced full receiv- ing the wounded, “Even so, we were not rushed,” he sald. ““On the aver- age we had three or four operations each night, sometimes COURSE OF A BULLET THAT GLANCED ON NE, | Cases Where Soldiers Were Shot Through the Heart, Brain, Lungs aud Stomach | and Still Survived. shows thé fractured humerus and the imbedded bullet, as if the arm were transparent. It was simply a matter of a few cuts and the bullet was out. “Did the bullet do no harm, doctor, in going through the body?” “Apparently not; the man made little complaint, and is doing nicely; we have had more remarkable cases than that of Mauser bullets passing through the body and doing no harm. One man was shot through from side to side, with both lungs traversed, but he had no symptoms, not even any bleeding. There was just a small red spot where the bullet went in and a small red spot where it came out. If his leg had not been cracked by another shot he would not have been in the hospital. We had two cases on the ship shot through the intestines, but showing no smyp- toms, one case of a man shot through the liver and kidneys, with no symptoms, and one very remarkable case where a bullet entered the left chest, passed through the body and out of the abdomen, went through the alir for a foot or so and landed in the right thigh, about half way to the knee. The man must have been stooping when the builet struck him.” Another case, which caused some discussion among the surgeons, was that of a man shot through the breast on the left side, the bullet entering about a quarter of an inch below the nipple and passing out at the back, shat- tering the shoulder blade. The point of exit showed that the bullet took an upward course, which made it certain that It passed very close to the point of the heart; indeed, it Is an open question whether it did not actually pass through the heart. The doctore are agreed that it passed through the pericardium, or covering of the heart, and Major George H. Torney, the surgeon in command of the Relief, is inclined to believe that the heart itself was pene- trated. “It is concelvable,” he said, ““that a man may live as this one did, even though a bullet has gone through his heart. We must suppose that the bullet struck the heart as many as six. You see, the emergency work was done on the field before we received the wounded. We had plenty of time to work carefully.” “Did you use ether?” “No; chloroform. It is better on shipboard, as it is not so inflammable and takes up less space. We had no deaths from the anesthetic.” “Did you have to operate in bad weather?"” “No, we were fortunate In having a smooth sea; it would be impossible to operate in a storm; the patilents would have to wait.” “How many nurses had you on board?” “About thirty—ten men and twenty women. We shall have a larger proportion of women nurses on the next cruise.” It seemed to be the general opinion among the doctors that the wounded can get no care like that which women give. But the doctors are equally positive in de- claring women out of place on the field of battle. *“They can’'t stand the horrors of it,” said Major Torney; ‘“they are too sensitive.” One of the surprises of this war to the surgeons has been the failure of the Mauser bullet to do such work of bone shattering and general destruction as had been proph- esled for it. The result of many experiments made before the war had been to satisfy experts that this small bullet with its velocity would do more damage to the human body than had ever been done by any other bullet. Mauser bul- lets had been fired into bags of sand and cans of water and cadavers with such a splashing and plowing and splinter- ing as to cause them to be looked upon as most formidable engines of carnage. And yet in real warfare, when prac- tically tested upon the bodies of our men, these bullets have by no means shown the viciousness expected of them. “You know they told us,” said Dr. Gray, ‘“that the Mauser bullets would make a small hole where they entered the body, but would come out through a hole big enough to put your fist in. Well, nothing of the sort has happened in cases under our observation. On the contrary the hole ® =3 ——— == i \ | i .f Locating Bullets in the Bodies of Wounded Soldiers by the New X Ray Process. From a photograph taken on board the United States Hospital Vessel Relief. of exit has often been quite as small as the hole of entry. Take that case I mentioned of the man shot through from side to side, there was no difference in the size of the two way. | Jorgensen bullets. o, with the bullets. hundred yards, for with her again. at thirty-five hundred yards, and most of our men wounded at distances varylng between five hundred one thousand yards. close as that the Spaniards ran. that Spaniards wounded under the same conditions as o men usually show worse wounds. zles of the war that experts will have to work out. Lieutenant Colonel Senn, chief of operating the army in the field, has been with the Relfef, and sa Dr. Senn explains the fact that so lar: a proportion of bullets as 10 per cent remained in the of the wounded on the assumption that many of these b lets, before striking the bodies in which they lodged, been Impeded or deflected in their course by stone: underbrush, ete., on the field. holes, and both were very small. “They told us, and seemed to prove it by experiment, that the impact of a Mauser bullet against large bones or against the skull would cause a frightful splintering of the bone or cranium. for sake of experiment, fired Mauser bullets into a human leg only a few minutes after its amputation, and the bul- lets did certainly shatter the bones in a most But in practiee, under Spanish fire, the Mauser bul- lets have shown less shattering power than our own Krag- I remember a case where a doctor, alarming Mauser bullets fired into the skulls of cadavers splintered them into fragments, but Mauser bul- lets fired into the skulls of live Americans in many cases made only two clean hole: “Apd did the men live, shot through the brain?” one or two cases they did, but most of them died from the poisoning of foreign matter brought into the brain As far as the bone-shattering went they might hase recovered.” “Have you any theory, doctor, to account for this dif- ference between what was expected of the Mauser bullets and what was actually done by them?” “I can only suggest that the trouble may have been with defective ammunition used by the Spaniards. Perhaps the bullets were not really driven against us as hard as is sup- posed. You see, Mauser bullets are counted upon to kill Very few were wounded under the simple reason that when we got It is rather odd, but t e This is one of the puz- ff w This would seem to be in- dicated by the bent or flattened condition of many bullets found embedded in to doubt that the soft tissues. Dr. Senn sees no reason modern elongated bullet will becomea encysted in the body as readily, perhaps more so, than the old-fashioned leaden bullet. All patients treated by him for gunshot wounds in the spine, wher»_: the spinal cqyd was seriously damaged, have died or will die in the nnnru;u(m-e_ Copyrighted, 1598. R e R R R R A R T T ¥ ¥ O G e S S O R e R R R R SR R SR SR S S S S S S S S S S E S R R R PR PR PR P PTT T TP OUOOSW RS S 4 S S AR Rt E S Sttt FRATERNAL NEWS: ODD FELLOWSHIP. | cific Lodge is having quite a boom the new officers have taken their tations. Du the past few months twelve candidates have been received into the lodge and a feature last Thursday t was a double initiation. John tevenson, the noble grand, and F. L. Turpin, the vice grand, who is widely known, are both working hard to Increase the membership, and in that they are doing well. _Among the latest acquisi- | tions and a physician. Ori ampment was visited by | Grar h Erlewine on Saturday when the golden rule and royal purple degrees were conferred. ollo Lodge had a double initiation last Friday and riarch Erlewine has been making a tour of visitations, having visit- | ed the encampments at Hy ille, Eu- | reka, Alameda, San Jose and Modesto. Reports for the term show a noticeable n the subordinates and encamp- ments during the past term. The subor- t and the encamp- is also an in- h lodges. rnes has been In San grand encamp- n for the ment to meet there on October 18 The rellef committee of this city, the | one of Sacramento and the one of Stock- Jose ton will meet in San Jose on the 2Sth and 20th inst. by Invitation of the committee the Garden City. The Odd Fellows’ opened last week. THE REBEKAHS. Last week Templar Rebekah Lodge No. 19 gave a very enjoyable entertainment in | its hall in the Odd Fellows' bullding and the attendance was good. The commit- | tee on entertalnment, Mrs. McLane, Mrs. | a reading room was | Frethi, Mre. Black and Messrs. Rose, | Spinney and Frethi presented a pro- | gramme that included vocal selections by | Meyers and Ritter; mandolin Mazie Wright; a comedy, “The Miss Hope Mosher and H. Me- .’ After that came dancing which | was kept up until midnight. | Loyal Rebekah lLodge gave a musical entertainment last week._ It is making arrangements to observe Rebekah day on September 20. THE NATIVE SONS. Last Monday night Charles A. Bolde- | mann, D. D. G. P., installed the officers of Las Positas Parlor at Livermare. L. G. Fenn, D. D. G. P., of this clty, accompanied by District Deputy Hinton | and members of Sea Point Parlor of Sau- salito, installed the officers of Nicasio Parlor. During the past few weeks three of ‘the pariors have suffered loss by fire—Rain- bow of Wheatland, Lassen of Susanville and Tracy of Tracy. Not discouraged by | the losses the parlors have requested the | grand secretary to send them new sup- plies, so that they can proceed with busi- | nes: { Grand Secretary Lunstedt has notified all parlors that under a ruling of the Collector of Internal Revenue the pro- visions of the revenue law requiring a 2-cent stamp on all warrants for money shall not apply to any fraternal, bene- | ficlary soclety or order organized and | conducted solely by the members thereof | for the exclusive benefit of the members | and not for prof THE N..TIVE DAUGHTERS. I On the evening of the 10th inst. Buena | Ventura Parlor was presented a beautiful | silk American flag, the presentation | speech being by Mrs. Cora B. Sifford, | grand vice president; and the formal ac- | ceptance was by Miss Hattie Ley, presi- | dent of the parlor,’ The event, which | a barytone solo. | Atkins, R. took place In the A. O. U. W. Hall in Ventura, which for the occasion was pa- triotically decorated, was witnessed by many, and at the close of the ceremony there 'was a programme of music, song and literature, In which George L. Sack- ett, Emma Charlebols, Jessle Arnelil, Edith Shepherd, Irene Willlams and Edith Bonestel took part. At the close of the programme the entire audience sang ‘‘America and then there was dancing refreshments. On Saturday, the 13th inst., the hall ot Sstrella Parior was crowded to its ut- most by an audience assembled to enjoy the minstrel performance given by the lady members of the parlor. Eight of them were blacked up as black as black an be, and the programme, a most ex- cellent’ one, was highly commended by all. After a short address by President Mrs. Algeltinger the following numbers, interspersed by orlginal jokes, and many of them not half bad, were offered: Duet, Miss Hattle Faulkner and Mrs. M. Mid- dleton; pumpkin colored coons, Misses Birdie Hartman and Sophie Asmuss; “Our Boys Far Away,” an original song dedi- cated to the California Volunteers, Mrs. Lillian A. Carlle: vocal quartet, E. Bolde- man, Mi . Mr. Doyle and Mrs. L. Grangey. of the first part was “The Wedding of the Chinee and the Coon.” Those who entertalned with wit and humor in the first part were: Mrs. R. P. Gale, Miss Madge Leslle, Miss Birdie Hartman, Miss Sophie Asmuss and Miss Bellow. In the second part George Bush entertained with specialities; Mrs. Young sang a ballad; Professor McEwen gave an exhibition of fancy dancing that vas received with well-merited applause, and William Fenstermacher favored with After the performance part of the audience was invited into an adjoining hall, and then in each hall ice cream and cakes were in order. That was followed by dancing. Mrs. Tillle Roth- man, Mrs. Gale, Mrs. Carlie, Mrs. Bolde- man, Miss Vasselin and Miss Hartman were the committee that got up the de- lightful affair. ans Souci Parlor will give an enter- tainment and dance on the 26th inst. in its_hall on Devisadero street. Fremont Parlor is now the proud pos- sessor of a handsome silk flag, the handi- work of one of its members—Miss Hanna Collins. The eagle and pole are the gift of Daniel Daniels of Mission Parlor of the Native Sons. On the 1st of September the parlor will give a social in Native Sons’ Hall, on which occasion Miss M. Bertla, P. G. P.. will formally present the flag to the parlor. KB WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. Calumet Camp gave its first entertain- ment and ball In the Alcazar last Mon- day and there was a good attendance. The programme, that was much enjoyed, included instrumental music by Camp Tamalpais Band, vocal music by Miss Rosa Barnett, Miss Violet Mannler, Miss Flossie Henery, W. L. Crews and W. F. Reed, specialties by Edna and Marguerite Honn, xylophone by Regal and Driscoll, and addresses by General Organizer George K. Rogers and Special Organizer H. B. Jennings. A dance followed the programme, To-morrow the Head Camp of the order will open in Ploneer Hall and remain in session during the week. The programme of events for the week was published in The Call of last Wednesday. KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR. The installations of tne lodges of the or- der have been brought to a close, and the new officers have entered upon the dis- charge of their duties. The leading officers of Aurora Lodge are: WG Hearn B Annte Thomaon, Vo B Lil- lte B. Holcomb, R. S.; Lizzie A. Rgpp, F. 8., and Dr. A. 8. Cook, T. Those of Pacific ‘Lodge Mrs. Mary E. Carroll, P.; Mrs. E. R. O'Donnell, V. P.; A. 8. and F. 8, and J. C. Peters, T. has the following as its Lodge Z. T. Whitten, P.; ristine West End chief officers: | Goetpen, V. P.; Philipine Kaplan, R. §. and F. S.; Mra. M. E. Carlton, T. Bay City Lodge has for officers: opf, P.; H. L. Wise, V. P.; Dr. 8. American, . S. and F. S., and Miss Jessie I. Dorety, T. Miss Golden Rule’s officers are: Mrs. M. G. Parry, P.: Mrs. P. Dunzweiler, Van Ee, R. §. and F. §. Magnolia Lodge has for offic P Nellle Dockery, e e unzwetler, 3- | each installation shows that the member- v.Fp’ 53 | ship has taken a renewed activity in the Hicks, R. S. and F. S., and P. J. Joyce, T. V. P.; Dr. F. Kemp Dr. Tarrasch of Germany won first prize and Mr. Pillsbury, representing America, won second prize at the ‘World’s Championship Chess Tournament just finished in Vienna. HE most closely contested chess tournament for the world’s championship that has ever been seen has just closed with great brillianc¥ in Vienna. America barely missed winning first honors. One of her rep- resentatives, Harry S. Pillsbury, and Dr. Sigismund Tarrasch, Germany's great player, kept within half a point of each other throughout the long struggle of thirty-eight rounds. At the close of the reries they were tie. The judges decided that they should play a match of four games to decide who should take first and second prizes. Tarrasch won the first and third games, Pillsbury the second, and the fourth was draw. The final score was: Tarrasch, 23%; Pillsbury, 1%. Tarrusch recelved first prize, $1500; Pillsbury second, $1000. Henry N. Plllsbury was born at Somerville, Mass., and will be 26 years old in December. He became famous as the winner of the first prize at the Hastings tournament, defeating the world's champion. Since then he has de- feated Showalter twice for the championship of the United States, and now adds to his laurels by his great fight with Dr. Tarrasch. Pillsbury’'s chief characteristic is his perfect sang froid. He never slights the abllity of his opponent, whom he in- variably sizes up carefully. His style Is energetic and very correct. There are few who equal him in the knowledge of the openings, and his middle game maneuvering is superb. His endings are scientifically exact. Following Is his tournament record: 1893—First prize, New York City Club masters' tourna- ment. 1805—First prize, Hastings. 1895—Third prize, St. Petersburg. 1896—Tied for third place with Tarrasch at Nuremberg. 1896—Third prize at Budapest. 1898—Tied for first place with Tarrasch at Vienna. Dr. Tarrasch is just ten years older than Pillsbury, and is a native of Breslau. When only sixteen years of age he was & good chess player. and exhibited extraordinary in- tellectual endowments. In 1885, being twenty-three years of age, he took his degree in medicine. In 1884 took first prize and secured title of master in Nurémberg. In 1887 played in the Hamburg Chess Congress, in which he showed WINNERS OF THE WORLD'S CHESS CHAYMPIONSHIP. great skill and tied with Blackburne, English, Mason and Welss for second place. The five scored 1134 points agalnst Gunsberg, who took first prize with 12 points. Since 1886 | Dr. Tarrasch has been a practicing physician in Nurem- berg. First prize in the Breslau Tournament, 1889; the Manchester Tournament, 1880, and the tournament in Dres- den, 1892; Leipzig, 1894. Dr. Tarrasch has the unique reputation of being the greatest amateur chess player in the world, for he cannoti in any sense, be called a professional. As a player he ex- cels In what may be called chess knowledge. Always analytical, never very brilliant, he plays for a position or combination that gives safety to his game and at the same time ailows him to force his opponent. This short sketch of the German doctor would be incomplete if we did not add that he is one of the most genial and gentlemanly players that ever sat at a board. D. Janowski, the French champion, who took third prize, exhibited an ability which marks him as one of the world's great players. He defeated in successive rounds Pillsbury, Tschigorin, Schiffers, Tarrasch, Alapin and Walbrodt. He is a dashing player, always dangerous and fights as long as there Is the shade of a chance. ‘W. Steinitz won fourth prize, C. Schlechter fifth prize, M. Tschigorin and A. Burn divided sixth honors and P. Lipke and S. Maroczy seventh honors. The prizes were awarded as follows: Tarrasch first, he having beaten Pillsbury in the tie match; Pillsbury second, Janowski third, Steinitz fourth, Schlechter fifth, Burn and Tschigorin divided sixth and seventh, Lipke and Maroczy divided eighth and ninth and Alapin took the tenth. The three special prizes for having made the best scores against the ten prize takers were awarded to Black- burne, who recelved the first prize of 10 points, Walbrodt took the second with 7% points and Halprin the third, with 6 points. The three prizes for the most brilliant games played during the tournament will be awarded later on. The contestants were: A. Schwartz Sr., C. Schiechter, H. Fahndrish, H. Caro. 8. Maroczy, J. W. Showalter, S. Marco, A. Alapin, J. Halprin, D. G. Baird, A. Burn, Dr. 8. Tarrasch, J. H. Blackburne, H. N. Plllsbury, W. Stein- The number of members who attended | itz, M. Tschigorin, D. Janowski, E. Schiffers, P. Lipke. | affairs of the order, and in these large attendances the grand officers feel a sa;—; isfaction tnat before their term of of- fice closes there will be a marked ‘ncreas; in the muster roll of each lodge. At‘pa](‘ | installation there was served up a colla- tion. i FORESTERS OF AMERICA. On the night of the 4th inst. Court Inter Nos gave a social in Alcazar Social Hall to its many friends and to the mem- bership of Inter Nos Circle in particular. | The several committees that had charge | of the affair were very attentive to their respective dutles, and each did the ut- most to make the event a most enjoyable one. After the dancers had enjoyed themselves for a time they were Invited to the banquet-room, where they were served a collation. The committee of ar- rangements was: T, F. Blake, Joseph J. | Harrington, J. B. Fleming, H. Hansen and F. Pinkham. H. P. Coyle was the floor manager and J. W. Sparrow his as- S foltowlng officers of Court Stanford were installed last week: F. L. Noregia, W. Borkheim, 8. C. R.; 8 Gardner, J. Lucas, J. W.; G. _A. Trautner, R. S."A. Steln, S. B.; and N. Avo, J. B. The event was followed by a high jinks. Court Stonewall was ~organized last week at Phoenix, Arizona, by C. A. Q\HS‘ and then instituted by A. Orfila, P. G. C. R., assisted by members of Court Buckey O'Neil. C. A. Culp is the junior past chief: A. J. Stoner, chief; and L. C. Ken- ney, financial secretary. x Court Tucson celebrated Foresters’ day on the 15th inst. by a grand ball at Phoe- nix, and the members of Courts Buckey O'Nell and Stonewall took part. COMPANIONS OF THE F. OF A. Pride of the Forest Circle gave a party in Myrtle Hall, Potrero, last Tuesday night, and all who participatea had an enjoyable evening. Loval Circle of Oakland will give *“an evening at home’ on the 2§th inst. The entertainment that was to have been given by the unmarried ladies of Robin Hood Circle this month has been postponec until the last meeting in Sep- tember, on account of the death of a rel- ative of one of the ladies who was to take art in the affair. The committee that as charge of the entertainment to be iven on the 31st inst. has concluded all he arrangements. There will be a good programme and then a_dance. The picnic of Inter Nos Circle, on the 28th inst., will, from all appearances, prove a great success. There are a large number of prizes to be contested for. Miss Maggie Forrest, chief companion of tnis circle, was at her station last Wednesday. having .returned from a two weeks' va- catfon in Calistoga and vicinity. ORDER OF CHOSEN FRIENDS. Grand Councilor Boehm and Grand Re- corder Wallis left this city on the 1lith for an extended tour in the northern part of the State. On the 15th they will be in Nevada City and then they will make vidits as follows: On the 16th, Oro- yille; 17th, Sierra City; 18th, Forest City 19th, Grass Valley; 20th, Forest Hill; 22d, Marysville; 24th, Ione; 25th, Jackson: 25th, Sutter Creek. At the regular monthly social of Social Council given in Red Men’s Hall the fol- lowing programme was carried out to the saticfaction of a large audience: Vocal solo, T. H. Mathlas; skirt dance, Anita Snook; instrumental duet, Ella and Alice Cochrane; vocal solo, Phillip Snook: bone solo, M. F. Ferven; vocal solo. Mr. Col- lins, and an address by W. F. Gibson. The committee that had charge of the very pleasant affair was composed of Mesdames Baccus, Adams, Garbarino and A. G. Baker. Last Tuesday night American Coun- cil celebrated its eighteenth anniver- sary by an entertainment and ball in Al- cazar Social Hall. The hall was weil filled with members and friends, and the committee of arrangements, composed of Mesdames F. M. Morais, L. M. Pfaen- dler, M. E. Elliott, Flora Newton, Anna Hannisch, Dora Leisen, A. Burleman and C. Beer, presented an enjoyable pro- gramme that entertained for more than an hour, that included an address by State Senator E. 1. Wolfe; recitation, “The ne,” Thomas Lublin; fancy | son; voeal solo, Mrs. dance, Hattie Wright: instrumental lections. Mr. Klumpe and Dr. Douglas: fancy dance, Frances Buckland duet, Frank Hannich and Miss C. Beer, and a pi solo by R. Pfaendler. After the render- ing of the programe there was a dance and a very toothsome collation. A. Pfaen- dler was the director of the dance. NATIONAL UNION. Yosemite Council held an interesting meeting last Monday night in Forest- ers’ building. Two new members were admitted, the president and the vice-pre: dent of the cabinet assisting in the ini- tiatory work. It was decided to remit the dues for six months of the member bring- ing in the greatest number of members by the 1st of next January, and the dues for three months of the member bringing in the second greatest number. The coun- cil was visited by Senator Field, who, having just returned from the se: the Senate at Lake George, N. Y., an account of what took place President Hastings of the cabinet con- gratulated the council on the boom it is experiencing, and urged it on in its good work. President F. Bell of Union Coun- cll, who was a charter member of Yo- semite, told of the early history of that body, which was organized sixteen y President Arter Council also had something to say, and ago. of Golden e he was followed by other speakers. In addition there was music and songs, a high jinks, and a Rberal supply of first- class cigars. This council, the smallest numerically, is big in activity. California Council on last Tuesday night initiated five candidates, and then had a programme of entertainment under good of the order, to show the new members what a sociable organization California Council is. ANCIENT OR;ER OF FORESTERS. Court Twin Peaks expects to initiate several candidates at its next meeting. After the regular business, Dr. Thom will lecture on disease germs and illu trate the same with charts and exhi interesting specimens under the mic scope. On the Sth inst. High Chief Ranger Max Boehm, accompanied by Deputy Chief Ranger Henderson, Permanent Sec retary Falconer and the board of deputie: paid a visit to Court Alliance, which had a pleasant evening in celebration of the elghth anniversary of its institution. During the week the high chief ranger visited Courts Bohemian and Star of the Misslon and at each witnessed the initia- tion of candidate; High Court Treasurer George W. Lunt is_confined to his home by iliness. During the current month the high chief ranger will make official visi s follows: August 17, Sierra City; August 25, Jackson: August %, Sutter Creek, and August 2, Reno, INDEPENDENT FORESTERS. At the meeting of Court Yerba 7ala August @ a number of chan the by-laws were s d ed. The . s taken on the proposition to admit women to mem- bership. The opinion was the propgsition, but the cowrt favored ting them as sccial members. The matter of admiting womdn to membership in the order will be brought up at the session of the reme Court, which is to meet W Tor on the 23d inst. High Chlef Rapger M resh and Ben L Salmon, chief deputy high chief ranger, left last Monday to atiend the Supreme Court sessfon. Califor will have six representatives ni that body COMPANTONS OF THE FOREST. Sherwood Circle will give a party on the evening of September 10, On the 12th inst. all the supreme grand officers took part fn Oakland in the insti- tution of Knaresborough Circle. After the ceremony there was a banquet that Was a banquet in every sense of the word, Five of the officers of Liberty Circle Continued on Page $2. Hizh o