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28 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1898, AR R R R R R R AR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R AR R AR AR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE BOOK OSHELF, LABOR CO-PARTNERSHIP, BY HENRY DEM Lns % HEN S SRR IRNN % NIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER Sy Edwin Caskoden. EVER was a prettier love story of the middle ages written than this book from the pen of Edwin Cas- koden. It Is called a ‘“historical novel,” and so it is, In a sense. Some of the characters are famous in history, but you will look long and earnestly through the standard works for the records of the They are not there. not mean that they never The writer shows clear- d and loved. Iy that thev did, and even accounts for thelr lack of prominence in history. Tak- ing all this for granted the story is a clever and interesting one, and the read- er's attention is held from beginning to end of the 250 pages. The book is supposed to be the annals of the Caskoden family, handed down from sire to son. Sir Edwin Caskoden, master of the dance to Henry VIII, is the man who wrote them. They are sald to be the pers reminiscences of his life, and have been rewritten and rendered into modern English by his descendant— Edwin Caskoden of the U.-8. A. Hence their appearance in book form. All the preliminaries of the story are admirably conceived and exceedingly clever. Being a master of the dance to King Henry VIII, Sir Edwin Caskoded had a splendid opportunity of learning things that other people did not. He was ac- quainted in all the courts of Europe and easily able to mix up roval personages. s that Charles Brandon and Mary ., the siste Henry VIII, get the reunity love. 18 when the & s touched when she les Brandon, she for a long coquetted. At last, when there was of a parting she made known e of heart and then there rouble. sed lov in male attire, aboard shi sent to land again; an Great worries and perils marriage to Louis de ged both the lovers into In time Louis died, and sister she and fol- l r but_ bein discovered, ol he fe Valofs' only r afiii ion. a4 promised his iarry whom she plea { her royal consort, s for permission to be withdrawn, would have been, sent for Brandon d him. She forfeited her es- King made Charles who read may know, wiliful Mary dropped ou A sure token that her heart her soul his 1 3 her strong but gentle Jord and master, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffol The plot is conceived in the manner of the perfod and characteristically carried ovt. T iogue is good, and the situ atlons triking. The Bowen-Merrill bl dianapolis and Kansas City, LABOR CO-PARTNERSHIP. 8y Henry Domarat Lioyd Considering the great interest now taken in questions of soclology, this book is sure | to prove a valuable addition to literature | on this subject. It does not recite a theory, | a statement of facts. | nership” is a volume of | subject of co-operation so | ers to workingmen who are | 'rs as well age-earners In their lish Co-operation in Great Britain has won a first place among the | social movements of the century, and Mr. | Llovd has studied on the the xi(url-( and most advanced phases of l(s‘ develoy 1ll American readers, and to ingland, the news of the progress British workingman has made | his labor and in making | r of his Instruments of come as factories, are In suc various parts of were organized by rking-women, and mills, even farms tion in which 1d wo workingmen are owned and . without | meek and | een put, completes the concept of an in- )i p! WHEN KIGHTHOOD WAS IN POWER, AREST LLOYD. 82&2382322358o’x58588288&838_2828288!88982898289828989?828‘-’898383&82823232&8283823?8882838328 managed by them on the principle of la- bor Co-partnersnip which means that every employe may be a part owner and shall be a sharer In results, There are 150 and more of these co-oper- ative establishments for production in England, some of them over a generation old. They have an aggregate capital of upward of $5.000,000, turning out an annual product of §10,000,000, and making a profit of $500,000 a yeas better record of pros- perity than the co-operative store move- ment made In its generation. Women who sit as directors In the board of managers of the factories in which they are both stockholders and wage-earners, towns in which a large pro- portion of the population are co-opera- tors, a great London gas company in which every workman and officer is a shareholder, and on the board of which this year two of its workmen are to sit | as directors—thesc are specimens of the | novelties this economic traveler abroad has returned to tell us of. The book is grapnically illustrated with hotographs, and an appendix contain- | o statistics on the subject is added. Hut nothing 1s perfect M this world, and the author admits that co-operation is not always. His book Is fascinating and un- | doubtedly many people of whom he | writes are better off under co-operation | than they would be otherwise. But the | philanthropist is an unseen quantity in | thelr view of life. | In the end Mr. Lloyd admits that s | PEAKING more from personal e: perfence than from history, it may safely said that, to us of the lait the fact of the passage of a current of electric fluid through a circuft of conducting wire seems too stmp and too easily understood to create sur- prise or inquiry Into the mysterfous char- acter of the fluid. The going out of such a circult through miles of conducting wire and its return through the earth to complete the circuit, although a proved fact, seems incredible, because it is not easily comprehended. The passage of such a circuit for miles through the atmokphere—through the hypothetical ether, if you choose—with- out a wire or other conducting medium and its demonstrable return to complete the circuit, becomes a fact astounding in its incomprehensibility. The added fact that it is not a fluld—nothing physlcally appreclable—that passes, but simply a seif-projected energy known only by its effects, taken together with a knowledge of the u to which that energy has scrutable mystery. ~What wonder, then, BY EDWIN CASKODEN. B .VIVBLR | operation can go on in America as in Great Britain and on the Continent only by the help of men of means, culture and good will; men well to do in ~ood deeds | as well as title deeds.” As has been sald, Mr. Lloyd's point of view is that of tha soclalist, and in his enthusiasm he is apt to excuse the faults of the system—if not | to overlook them—and to exaggerate its benefits. He finds ethical advantages in co-operation that might not be observed by a less partial reporter. un the whole, however, the book Is a careful and_fair minded review of the situation in Eng- land, and should stimulate study of a subject that has been too greatly neg- lected on this side of the Atlantic. Har- per & Brothers, publishers. Price $1. THE YANKEE NAVY. This is a very handsome little volume, giving graphic sketches of the heroism of the American In the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, some of the leading notable events In the Confederate War, and a brief chapter to fhe herocs of the ‘ecent war. e u shin b, New York. Price $1. s i “Fifty Years y of Masonry in California. Part X of this valuable adfunct to Masonlc | literature is to hand. The feature of this num- ber {8 a continuation of the serfes of articles | on “The Subardinate Lodges of California.” | Georke Spaulding & Co.. Publishers, San Fran- | clsco. ELECTRICITY. . AND: GOD. | ight, the lightning's flash, but these are that conslderation of the astonishing vances In our knowledge of the prope ties and uses of electricity, without the | slightest approach to a knowledge of what electricity is, should suggest the R R sk I o N SO e b Sl b R 22 FRATERNAL NEWS; } EASTERN Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Au- . Wilson left for the East on the st month. She will visit the clity shington, D. C., and will be there during the session of the General Grand Chapter of the order. Mrs. C. Wetjen, worthy matron of Har- mony Chapter, and her charming daugh- STAR. ter, Miss Cc left for the East last ‘Wedne . Mrs. Wetjen is to visit her parents, wuo will shortly celebrate their golden wedding. ““The Old Malds' Convention,” a farce nted by members of Misslon Chapter rder of the Eastern Star in Mis- usic Hall Tuesday evening, pleased, to a marked degree, more than three hun- adlex and gentlemen. The farce in s and three scenes is a clever cret organizations to which are eligible to membership, In addition to the Fumor that there is In it there are charming vocal solos, duets, trios and choruses, and some fancy dancing. In the cast there are twenty-six char- acters, the Krln(‘l pals being: Mrs. Alice F. Hickie, Mrs. Mary G. Foster, Mrs. Sarah M. Flack, Mrs. Hattle McPhun, Mrs. Anna M. McKnew, Mrs. Alice Ford, Mrs. Alice Levis, Mrs. Abbie Powis, Mrs. Lillle Gabbs, Miss Jessie B. Lyon and James A. Wilson, the only man who ap- pears and creatés consternation at the convention. The old maids have organ- ized to devise ways and means fo each secure a husband, and the themes pre- sented are based on the most feasible way to “catch a man for life.”” The cos- tumes worn by the participants are ridlc- ulous in the extreme, but serve to carry out the ideas of the author. The dia- logue is bright and interspersed with local hits that were well recelved. DEGKEE OF THE AMARANTH. A Grand Court for California of the Royal and Rxalted Degree in the Rite of Adoption, Order of the Amaranth, was duly Instituted at Pasadena on the 25th of August, with Deputy Supreme Royal Patron A. M. Bettes as the Instituting of- ficer. Sir Knight Hughes, in the capacity of grand installing officer, fuifilled his charge in a very impressive manner. The following officers were elected and in- stalled in their respective offices for the current year: Honored Lady Carrie L. Peasley, grand royal matron; Sir Knight Robert G. Cunningham, grand royal pa- tron; Henored Lady Mary J. Parker, grand honored associate matron; Sir Knight George W. Drew, grand royal pa- tron; Sir Knight A. M. Bettes, grand treasurer; 8ir Knight Robert Willlams, irnnd secrelflrfl; Honored Lady Addie L. allou, grand honored conductress; Hon- ored Lady Annie E. Diffenbach, grand honored associate conductress; Honored Lady Nellle C. Hester, grand truth; Hon- re on s wemen onl aund is exccedingly witty. ored Lady Emma C. Maigren, grand faith; Honored Lady May G. Wiley, grand charity; Honored Lady Emily A. Coarsen, grand herald; Honored y Elizabeth Declous, grand warder; Sir Knight William Sifford, grand sentinel. The exemplification of the impressive mystic_rite was given at Pasadena by ast officers of Golden Crown Court No. of that city, and on Friday evening by the present officers of that court, on t- urday evening at Los Angeles by Los Angeéles Court No. 4 by its present offi- cers, after which a banquet was served in the lavish style characteristic of that city of fraternity, amid toagts and varied greetings. The Order of the Amaranth is in a most happy and nflurl!hinqrcondi- tion in our southern sister cities. The de- grees were conferred on a number of new men]:‘beru after the exemplification of the work. THE ODD FELLOWS. Representatives J, W. Warboys, A, M. 4 With enlarged knowledge and improved Drew, J. F. Doran and Past Grand Rep- resentative A. R. Lord left vesterday f Boston, Mass., 0 attend ine se: the sovereign Grand Lodge. On_the 1ith Inst. Cosmopolitan Lodze®and but one energy; and further, that will hold an open meeting, oh which oc-4 these two are but one, and that one God? caslon the members of Oriental Rebekah Lodge will pay a fraternal visit. Last Sunday a number of the membersy many of his attributes it may seem . o of the relief committees of San Francisc of SBacramento and of Btockton were tl guests in San Jose of the rellef commi tee of that city. Garden City the evening before and wered On the following day. zlf!er’l entertained. attending the meeting of the committee, they were treated to a banquet, where the utmost good feeling several hours. At the Baturday entertain ment a programme was presented which’ included addre: G. M.; Karl C. Breuck. by the pre of the several committeees and by J. Robinette, grand warden. also vocal and instrumental numbers. Past Grand George J. Btrong was on dents L. Inst Tuesday evening presented by I E.4Bimself. d $ G ew of this conclusion, the state- i‘féfi'fin“;\-fi.‘afi‘.'vfiflh”zb“?.l!...“zfréflfi?-‘:r"fi{f?#m~-nt that electricity is competent to ing cu lodge tive work he in the past. It was a handsome compli-. ment to a hard working, painstaking and energetic member of the order. as for the recipient for all the ac- THE REBEKAHS. Last Monday night the members o Loyal business, had an entre nous affalr, which was provocative of a great deal of amugement. The ladies of the lodge brought into the room a job lot of old discarded hats and trimmings, including feathers, lace, ribbons and gewgaws, that serve to Increase the milliners’ bills. Placing them on a table they requested the gentlemen of the lodge to trim the hats, glving each so many minutes to complete the job. The idea of millinery as developed by man was strange and wonderful, and as each candidate pre- sented his work it was criticized by Miss Tillle Brauer, who was made the chief judge of man’'s want of taste in the combination of material and colors in making a love of a bonnet. Dr. A. N. Copsey, in the opinion of all, made the best attempt, but the judges decided oth- erwise, but, as some one remarked, "(hey ‘were women, consequently not judges.” A dance followed the diversion. On the 20th inst. Loyal Lodge will ob- serve Rebekah day by a dramatic enter- tainment in Odd Fellows' Hall. The com- mittee arranging the affair is Miss J. Marguerite Bell, Mrs. J. H. Simpson and Mrs. Eola M. Cyrus. Oriental Rebekah Lodge had a basket auction on last Wednesday night, and there were a great many bidders among the large number of persons present. W. H. Barnes, P. G. M., was the auctioneer of the evening, and by his humorous manner of digposing of the goods at- tracted many to the bidder's stand. The ladies furnished the baskets and contents, and the bidder was privileged to partake of the contents of the basket with the lady who donated it. ANCIENT ORDER OF WORKMEN. Last Wednesday night Valley Lodge gave an entertainment to its friends in Laurel Hall, Shiels building, but there were many who went away disappointed, as they could not find a place in the hall, 80 crowded was it. The programme, in addition to addresses dellvered by J. N. Young, P. G. M. W., on “Benefits of Fra. ternal Socletles,” and by Mrs. Evelyn Mayon; G. C. of H., on “The Degree of Honor,” inciuded many brilliant num- 4-natfons and 4 binations 15 man. or®the supposed simple elements is found to ion of4-be complex. ‘The gueats reached the’ = 4-knowledge of God than has ever prevailed for4- 4 We have no proof that electricity is ses by P. F. Gosbey, P.4> There ‘were4 {h! +tation of God's presence but not as God as a token of the appreciation they has done for it and the order+™: +clectricity Is essentlal to the creation o 4 physical man, ¢4 17 this connection arises a theory, full Rebekah Lodge. after the closeof+ + + 4+ ++++++++ 4+ 44+ 44+ CONCLUSIONS After a LONG STUDY of the Mysterious fluid BY DR. O. O. BURGESS. question, tentatively and not irreverently asked: Is electricity God? E ectricity is invisible, infinite, omni- present, eternal. We sce the electric spark, the arc o= only the effects of electricity medium through whick it Is passing and | not electricity itself. The presence of | electricity in’ the molecule ~as in the | mountain, in the earth and in the heav- | ns, is a demonstrable fact; and, that It | is Infinite, that it extends from the pri- mary element to the greatest concretion of elements floating in illimitable space, is a necessary corollary to that fact That its power is sufficlent to reduce the niverse to chaos, if fully and perversely | xerted, admits of no doubt. That it has | not done so proves the existence of a law hat governs it. Frightful examples of its apparent lawlessness, as seen In cy- clones and earthquakes, only prove this law by establishing its necessity. Law that governs effectively implles some- | thing behind i1t that has intelligence to | formulate it and power to enforce it. That electricity has neither beginning | nor end is evidenced by the conditions of its_existenc Electricit upon the . If not life itself, is essential to it, and competent to create {t. It is| therefore competent to create man. Thp‘ phenomena that identify inorganic life | and prove Its existence are found also among the most common of the manifes- tations of electricity. The accepted the- | ories of light, heat and electricity are | practically oneé and the same—the vibra- tory transmission of energy. This energy | is creativ it Is the Iife of the combi- | orms of the elements known to us as inorganlc and organic matter, and the physical climax of all thesa com- | We speak of primary elements, but the number of these is steadily decreasing. methods of study, one after another of Is it too visionary to believe that there s but one primary element This as it stands here would clalm that electricity Is God, not be a however possess. It would be a clalm that it is a principal as it i the most anif comprehension. i It would seem to prove hat to know what electricity is would mply a better conception closer yet been reached. May we not say that it would be to know God? entlent or that its power and purposes are self-directed and self-consslously stematized and prearranged. Without s proof it can only be considered as » principal and most striking manifes- himself. create man may seem heterodox and false. It is not so. The creation of physical an only is contemplated in that state- But we may add that, in one sense, spiritual man also, for spiritual man would seem to grow with and out of the ment. bers of vocal and instrumental music and specalties. Those who took part were: Professor A. Agard, Miss Letitia Mord- horst, the Waterman sisters, —_ss Ger- trude Baker, Miss Gussie Smith. Miss An- nie Werner, L. R. Isaacs, Miss Lillle Haliahan, Miss Lillian Sutton, Robert T. Baker, Miss Lou E. Hayes, little Lizzie Callahan and Miss Hattle Baker. After the programme there was a dance, and it was past midnight before the pleasure- loving folks separated. Liberty Lodge of Ocean View gave an entertainment In Wolff’s Hall in that place last night, at which there was a good attendance. An enjoyable pro- amme was presented, and at its close a arce, ‘“Confusion,” was offered. Then there' was dancing till daylight. The Past Masters’ Association benefit at the Alcazar the first four nights of last week was a great success. Many lodges showed their friendliness to the assocla- tion b{ attending in a body. Among them were Memorial, Prosperity and others. g"he play presented was “The Butter- es.” Past Supreme Master Workman Wil- llam H. Jordan will deliver a lecture be- fore Magnolia Lodge on Monday evening, under the auspices of the Past Masters’ Assoclation of this city. Special Deputy W. "A. Imes has pre- ared a class of thirty candidates to be nitlated by Union Lodge of Sacramento on Monday evening. Deputy Grand Mas- ter Danforth will officiate. The pr;pnsed picnic under the auspices of Hills Ferry Lodge and Progress Lodge, D".r fir H., promises to be a very pleasant affair. DEGREE OF HONOR. Minerva Lodge of Alameda was visited a few evenings since by Mrs. M. Pink- ham, C. of H., and Grand Re- corder Mrs. Poland. There were present as visitors a number of the members of Silver Star Lodge of North Oakland. The visitors made interesting remarks and at the close of the meeting coffee and cakes were served. Silver Star Lodge gave a social and dance in Babcock’s Hall in North Oak- land last Wednesday evening and all present had a pleasant time. Emerald Lodge of Los Angeles gave of strength and probably of truth. —Ad- mitting it to be true that the spiritual man grows out of the physical man, It does not necessarily follow that an exist- ence that must end with the completion of its cycle should be common to both. Complexity of element is necessary to vis: ible, physical form, and that fact In itself is proof of the absolute necessity of a simple element to invisible, spiritual form. The simple element is deathless, while the complex, formed from the simple, must necessarily die. Therefore, death to the physical form is inevitable because it is complex and not elementary; while death to the spiritual form or entity is infpossible because it is simple and strictly elementary. —Death, therefore, is always relative and never absolute. ' Tt is a cessation of that func- tlonal activity which creates visible form and consequent identity through the con- version of the simple into the complex. With this cessation, however, there is no cessation of that corrclative activity which reconverts the complex Into the simple—on the contrary, that activity is greatly increased. Hence the ultimate effect of death is absolute destruction of visible form and the identity dependent upon it: in other words, disintegration of the integrate. But that which is not integrate cannot be disintegrated. Tence the composing element, or clements, of form cannot die—only the form ftself. Therefore death can be only relative and never absolute. We spoke of the beginning of the spirit- ual, the actual man, as coincident with that of the physical man. Logically, that which has a beginning must have an end. There can no more be a beginning than an end to immortality. Why, therefore, shall not the spiritual man die with the physical? The rcason why he shall not is to be found in the radical distinction that exists hetween the two. Let us look into their contemporaneous beginning and development for a better knowledge of that distinction and for a better understanding of the truth of the apparently illogical proposition that an have a beginning without nec- \wving an end. Both begin in- tly in one and the same im- jortal element; that istosay, energy or life which de- rial cell that otherwi: into men and_through him soul, and essentially, are then one, But although_interdepend- ent also, creates the radical distinction we are in search of. Nothing can be more al than the distinction between mor- and Immortality and that is pre- cisely what this distinction. created through development, actually is. The development of ph man need not be dwelt upon. ts of the develop- ment of the the immaterial. into the complex, terfal, and the agere- son of these materials into form. The cal man is therefore simply a ma- inl form whose identity consists in d features of that form which are terdey material, im: in that specif velops & ma wouid perish, into his immortal therefore, the two their_development sical arts Appreciabje to and recognizable turough the physical sen Now the develop- ment of the spir man_involves no change whatever in that out of which, or more correctly. h. he is developed. sts of the accumu d reten- yression_received by the the % ses, the bodilv orm sther sources, if ring life In the body and ensorium throuy a nues to § such exist). the uses made of them. The spiritual man, therefore, is not a vistble form, but an entity made up of the sum of all the impressions, together with that which has been developed out of them bv ratiocination or otherwise. He I . recognizable, self-consclous )f a whole that has no parts. His identity s as perfect as that of the for it cal man. Identity can only 1 by the mind, the spiritual man of the dead ma not recogniz frself, nor can the living man recognize the identity of anvthing when all the sensual avenues to the sensorium are physical man. s be recog- The actual man is, therefore, the soul, the spiritual man. Hence d h of the material body no more involves death of than does death of ath of the im- ole d material sing it. And, | since the latter proposition is suscepti- ble of positive proof by demonstration, it becomes a positive proof of the former. Although far from the truth, it would seem that the Initial question. *“Is Elec- God?”"' has been lost sight of in the effort to show that the material uni- verse, which is perishable, is formed out of the fmmaterial, which is imperishable. That the evident purpose. end and alm of creation. =0 far as this earth is con- cerned, in the creation of man. That the evident purpose in the creation of man is the creatioh 6f his soul, That while the mortal man must die and lose his ident- ity, the immortal soul of him can nefther dfe nor lose its identity. The relation of all this to the main question will appear further on. Let us pause to remark that man is a born cgotist. Exeggerated self-import- ance s a characteristic of his that is unfailing and uninterrupted in its heredi- tary descent. This leads him to look upon the world he lives in as the center of the universe. and himself as the sole object for which the universe was created. As a son of God he con- siders himself the only son. He forgets that since the world he lives in is but a small and comparatively insignificant body among the great ones of the uni- verse, It i= more than probable that he himself would hold a relatively insignifi- cant place among_the inhabltants of those greater hodies. His ultimate destiny is necessarily the same as theirs. but when he reaches the higher confines of it, he | may find that he compares with them as the travel stafned peasant immigrant compares with us on his arrival from a foreign shore. If he should, it will mean that the gradations in the development of souls that exist while they are in the are not completely swept away when they leave it. And this will mean continued opportunity for advancement and opportunity under vastly improved conditions, together with the unending s that s inseparably connected hanpine with {t. One more thought in this connection. Tt is quite possible to concelve that a soul in the body may become so utterly per- verted as to be insensible to every influ- ence leading to its advancement, even af- ter it has left the body, and, therefore, it may become irrevocably lost to the good. Buf, to return to the main question, a legitimate deduction from all that has been sald is the conclusion that as the | physical body is man but not actual man, | v is God but not the actuai | God. That Is to say, that while electrici- | s0 electricit God, God 18 not elec- ty is of God and Is tricity, but God. It would be an affront to the intelli- gence of the thoughtful reader to direct attention to the fact that, while serip- tural authority has heen carefully avoid- ed. there Is not a statement in this paper which, if rightly considered, is not In full accord with it. But some readers are more prefudiced than thoughtful. R R R R o R e R o & successful entertainment recently, and the programme that was offered and suc- cesstully carrfed out was a credit to the committee on entertainment. R. I". Wells, special deputy for the A. O. U. W., made a very interesting speech, in_which he paid a compliment to the Degree of Honor and to the membership of Emerald Lodge in particular. Emerald Lodge, the senior of Los Angeles, has the grati- tude of Magnolla for courtesies extended ;fl]d for assistance rendered by the drill eam. One assessment has been levied for the current month. NATIVE SONS. California! Parlor has named John H. Grady and James J. Jamison a commit- tee to draft resolutions to the memory of the late Dr. John F. Morse. California Camp of the Argonauts will visit Vallefo on the 1st of October to confer the elaborate degree on the mem- bers of the parlor in tnat place who are anxious to be initiated. The Native Sons’ Band, Professor Sousa Barton, will ac- company the camp. Fred H. Jung has been elected record- lng secretary of Stanf Parlor., unset Parlor of Sadtamento will cele- brate Admission day at Dixon. Cabrillo Parlor of Ventura has a num- ber of its members in Company H of the Seventh California Volunteers. One of these, Private Ruiz, dled last Tuesday. Private Thomas Maguire, another native son volunteer, is on the sick list and is being cared for at the French Hospital. Mission Parlor Hall was filled to over- flowing on the occasion of the fourteenth anniversary ball of Mission Parlor. The affair was a success In_ every respect, The floor was under the direction of Floor Manager 8. Joseph Theisen, as- sisted by F. C. Gerdes and the following: D. B. Bowley, G. P. Neppert, A. Wagner, G, A. Klein and F. A. Tibbets. The success of the party was greatly due to the efforts of the committee of arrangements, consisting of W. P. Hum- phreys, F. C. Gerdes, H. L. Hartman, S. Jacobs' and James Hilison. The hall was tastefully decorated with red, white and blue bunting and the stage was almost hidden with palms and trop- ical plants, in the mass of which the s that of the phy-| The | | | | | | | sieur is not the rose, but he has lived | Extracts From a Diary. suRRYRLNL N the keening and wailing asso- clated with King Malietoa’s death, in the political dissensions concerning his successor, who gives a thought to the ‘“Tongan ‘Woman" who so long ruled her supine lord with a rod of iron? Samoa is the woman’s realm par excellence, the land where, having few wrongs, she demands no rights. Yet now and again a grievance, in the shape of an undesired divorce, falls to the lot of even the bluest blooded Samoan chief- tainess. It would have fallen to Mali- etoa’s widow had she been of the stuff of which martyrs are made. But the blood of an imperious race rioted in her veins, and, despite national pro- | test, meek Malietoa shared his throne she must look picturesque and m tic at any cost. The Queen {s neither picturesque nor majestic, but her rare smile displays pretty dimples and, despite her ene- mies, the clever face can look benevo- lex.xl Wwhen pleased. The “nid enemies, hy. the way, oppose her on national | 8rounds. he is & Tongan and loy- alty insists on a Samoan bride. But either Malietoa Is a more faithful Spouse than his brother, Moli, or our lady of Tonga has more determination visions of a poisoned cup as the con- sequence. Poor Taunamai! dam palace, when thrown open, showed orations were failures, comfort was less fashion—Monsieur, . with her to the end. , gorgeous in What are her thoughts now, where Efi:fl‘:;"g"';ng";‘lmfigég JDraid,”the most | she sits among the tombs—sits as we| Then the band played. saw her two years ago, when life was| It played down by the church, it still play, despite its problems? From | Played up the green and round the domed palace, it strutted and puffed and made all the noise it could mus- ter, and its admirers gaped with de- light. A cracked bugle led; the pret- my old Samoan diary I cull the fol- lowing account of that day when, un- der the domed roof of Moli, the King’s | brother highest in rank, Malietoa’s| tiest girl in Sapapale followed, play- Queen watched Malietoa’s recruits | ing the mouth organ; “Murat’s” wife, i acatinisiie green garlanded, worked her accor. dion and beside her marched “Ge: Murat” himself, black knickerboc ered, short-walsted, swallow-tailed, brass-buttoned, performing on the big drum. The conch shell also had a | part; but the crowning joy of the band lay in its reed riAwsmarty?' T7 | from the cane and discoursing sweet music like the whecze f a harmo- nium without the notes. When the band had pranced round sufficiently, . SAMOA, 1896.—To-day Sapapale was PR NS g v, WA 5882828281823889328232!’.‘3833888S”o!i8883&3335323!!?82’!3!33386!25!253382!’-’!2&"’: njes-{ the right—drop your gun, | gun—BEAT TIME!” than the self-sacrificing Taunamal; for | the King is said to listen to the word | divorce” in fear and trembling, with | Her quon- | the lack of her mistress hand; the dec- | lacking, people bustled about in aim. | literal reeds cut | R AR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R AN R R ] PLAY DAY WITH MALIETOA'S QUEEN, o B4 g0 2 2 RN ward—march back—back row come front—NOW! One to the front, one to the left, turn to the 1t—the right— pick up your And so on ad lib. shouted in Eng- lish by Braid Velveteen, wh a crowd that “dotes on the military” watched with critical eyes. During an interval of re st Monsieur made a pretty speech, welcoming the army to his home and all its comforts, but his eloquence was suddenly nipped by the sarcastic query, “What about the chieftainess?’—a truly unkind ob- servation when addressed to a man who is just off with the old love with- out being on with the new. The Queen’s lip curled, and Braid Velve pre- sumably the delinquent—called vigor- ously, . to your places.” The cream was coming. “One to the fron drop your guns. Now! for I am coming. He trolled out a verse, the pipes with a hoarse wheeze took up what pur- ported to be the air. The conch shell followed suit, after which Red Jacket had his turn: “Tra-la-la, ye-oh, tra-la-la,” he sang, executing a series of capers, whereat every one apparently felt bet- ter. one to the right, Hold the fort, Turn round, to the right—right— right—shoulder ,your guns. Throw |down your guns; beat time. Now, e { “In the sweet by and by.” | Wheeze, has a v wheeze, went the reeds—Pan bad cold when he stays at —and Red Jacket lifted up his afresh, pirouetting and shouting Tra-la-la-la-la.” So on, in varied monotony. amiliar thing I heard was: | Sapa’ | hee { nis s The last SAMOAN WOMEN PREPARING THE FEAST. and won the Queen’s commendation, it wheezed and drummed back to its en fete, its glittering white church was to be formally opened and our com- pany was earnestly requested by a speclal messenger from our old host ‘‘Monsieur,” otherwise Moli, the King's maternal and therefore favored, brother. Malietoa’s fraternal relations are on a liberal scale, but in this part of the world it is the female blood tie that holds good, and your mother’s son sticks closer to you than a brother— in the ordinary way. Of course, If Sapapale wanted us, we were bound to go. Has it not given us our one and only experience of the de- lights—and drawbacks—of hobnob- bing with royalty? To be sure, Mon- | ration. to support it. The drill was magnificent. We had nearly three dozen men, all in white caps, jackets and knickerbockers, with brown legs to match their brown guns. They were led by a fu little fellow in a cocked hat who had tied up his black trousers over white ones, leav- ing a nice little ankle frill. Braid vel- veteen nearly burst his seams with im- portance, his aide-de-camp was gor- geous in scariet jacket, and the sol- diers were well nigh harried out of their lives. very close to the rose, has shared its| “Fall to notoriety, its wanderings in exile, and some of the attendant glory haloed ust+ ¢+ + 4+ +++ 4+ 4+ 4 your places—march for- 4444 when we formed a portion of his+ jcome by Mrs. Eudocla Moffat, lady household. It is quite true that wedsiate commander; vocal solo, Mrs. Whit- shock the dust of Sapapale off ourgney; address by Sir Knight 8. W. llp‘;l. angry feet on the day when Tauna- State commander duvlc,l )“sq"‘?r::\l}\" mai's woes appealed to us; dignified, tJulian and Mr. Ield and veclifyons G hospitable Taunamai, the presiding ¥y 00 RS fore Was dancing and a col- spirit of the place, whom Monsieur4ation in the banquet hall. The commit- having charge of the entertalnment was_composed of George V. Lerol, Henry ine. But to-day was a gala-day ontis Tickner and Harry Kpox for it which domestic tragedles were {gnored. % iy Deal and Mrs. G. V. Lerol for *h Monsieur wanted us to grace Sapa-+adies. pale once more with our presence—and4 we graced it. ‘When we reached the familiar domed sacrificed to state interests as ruth-4 lessly as Napoleon sacrificed Joseph- THE AMBERICAN GUILD. 4 It has been decided that the entertain- hut, the finest native house, with onebTent o be given under the auspioes of exception, in all the Navigator groun, 41 1ot 1o held In Native Sons' Hail we were lifting one of the mat shutters4 "= o ° 3 with the contempt bred of familiarity 4" (he BIENC of the Wth of Septembor, S : "+ first-class programme will be presented When our brogress was arrested by4..qer the direction of the following an frate female sentinel. Malietoa wasy ngmad, who constitute the committee of ill, but his Queen represented him sat arrangements: Henry Huffschmidt, Dr. the church festivities and her Gra-*A. T. Derby, C. Cullen, W. 8. de Coursey, cious Majesty was within being duly4Dr. Pratt, O. H. Hickey, Charles Huff- combed and titivated by her women.43chmidt, J. R Wear, W. McGarvie, The result was mot apparent vheng ML, 1sabel M. Strong and Mrs. S. D. royalty emerged, in an ordinary cot-| Shortly 3 Shortly after the entertalnment the ton gown, a common comb ~stuck¥chapter will glve a smoker for the ben- across her fluffy hair. Far more im-+efit of the gentlemen who belong to the pressive was the spokeswoman, tall4 order. LA e cTacetul, rustling In native siapo,4 cOMPANIONS OF THE FOREST OF A. N einE Bt a‘,’]d°“$ec‘“fl','et§“2n34 Last Wednesday night a large number garlanded to a startling extent in that4°f pPeople ”‘“el“dedl'he e“;e{"]‘l‘llme“; "h"‘d decorous crowd e soclal given in Alcazar Hal ¥ obin church-going sacqu:sr.m’lea?xt I»: p:flfii*flom Circle. As on the occasion of the oratress, with traditions to kesp up, ?Previous entertainments given by this cannot afford church conventionalism: *¢ircle the programme presented was a very yabl g d those who are ’#§*¢*”*¢*’*¢+*’*\er) enjoyable one, an se deserving of special mention are Miss Laederich, who rendered a vocal name of Mission Parlor wi Emma A in gold letters. Was emblasoned solo that was marked for its purity and ek vl sweetness, and “The Honolulu Lady,” in THE NATIVE DAUGHTERS. Ursula Parlor of Jackson, Amador costume, given by Miss Alice Ticoulet, whose effort won the warmest applause. County, gave a grand ball last week In dedication of Webb Hall in that place, There was a whistling sclo by Morris Marks, musical selections by a quartet, and it was one of the most succassful af- fairs that was ever given in Jackson. fancy dance by little Bunice Miller, spe- clalties by Miss Zoe Duval and Miss Ruby Manderaille, recitations by Gertle Sutherland and Geo Alexander, a ;J:lhelcfomm!t(en', consisting of Miss Dafoy piano duet by the Misses Mn?m%;:*rfl and ttlefleld, Mrs. Charles Ginochlo, Mrs. H. a vocal solo by Jules Mendel, Dr. W. A. Atwood acted as master of ceremonies and acquitted himself in a very credita- ble manner. The programme was fol- lowed by dancing. The picnic that was given last Sunday at Plittsville Park by Inter Nos Club, un- der the auspices of Inter Nos Circle, was well attended, and all enjoyed themselves with the programme provided by the com- mittee on entertainment. The members of Golden Era Circle to the number of fifty-five had a most en- joyable troliey ride over the lines of the electric cars last Tuesday night. At In- gleside the party rested for an hour and enjoyed a bounl?rui lunch provided by the thoughtful committee of arrangement. The past chiefs' entertainment and dance last week was a very pleasant af- fair, and was attended by a goodly num- ber ‘of lovers of the dance. Under the direction’ of the committee on entertains ment (M. E.'Licht, Mrs. L. Atwood an rs. C. Tucker), there was a short, en- tertaining programme, in addition to an address by Grand Chief Companion ’}‘m W. Coburn, who dwelt upon the good lfnt the Past Chiefs’ Association can do for the order, and urged the members t0 cOm tinue in the good work they have Startec: Reports recently received pred'“f = early establishment of a number of ne Clreles In varlos parts of the State. FORESTERS' RELIEF ASSOCIATION. The Foresters' Relief Association is still doing good work at the Presidio camp attending to the wants of the sick sol- diers of the hospital tents. Each day a number of ladles from the circles are on duty at the Foresters' tent preparing soups, tea, toast and delicacies for those who are In need of them, and what they are doing is greatly appreciated by those who recilvegthe 0od things that they furnish them. Onfidonda.ys the tent is in Goldner, Miss Loretta Meehan and Miss Margaret Devan, had arranged every- thing to such a degree of perfection that It was a pleasure to note how well Native Daughters can do when they want to. There were more than 100 couples in tne grand march, which was led by Miss Mamie Kelly, president of the narlor, and Oscar Reichling, brother of Miss Liily O, Reichling, the founder of the order of the Native Daughters. There were at least 300 persons in attendance. MACCABEES DRILL. The Knights of San Francisco Tent of the Maccabees and the members of San Francisco Hive of the Ladies of the Macca- bees gave an entertainment Tuesday even- ing in Social Hall,Alcazar building, to their friends who are not members of the or- der, to give them an idea of what the two organizations are. In addition to an :xgell:fn; Pbrogramme there was presented by Y a team fro - te:ern l:zheach foam om each order, four- 0 the majority of those wh the hall to its utmost limit lh;tc?x:;deg Tevelation. The Knights were attirea in new costumes that were procured at a cost of $600, and are of the finest ma- terial. The costumes are those that were worn by the Maccabees whose history is gven in the recital of the people of 17!-160 . The habiliments of the high priest and other dXFnitarxeu of the order are Dot only rich in material, but in color, and resplendent with gold, jewels and_ bright helmets. The costumes of the ladies are also very rich and the combination of the attire of the many rticipants produced a fine effect. The drill was a perfection of R%‘émfi?: a:gowfor: the admiration of the intricate movemente. > “PPiauded the The programme included an address of starting place amid a chorus of admi- | Next came the drill with the band | “Oh, dem golden slippers.” But by this time the eyes of our ady of Tonga were lowering ominous- ly | We had had enough, too. We ut- | terly declined pressing invitations to the evening’s festivities, to the church’ dressing and church golng, the church nging and extensive pig eating which were to mark Sapapale’s religious fer- vor. i As we retreated | hastily ad a last to our on of the gorgeous spokeswoman extending re- | gal courtesy on behalf of the silent | Queen, who stood by the tomb of Ma- lietoa’s ancestors with that determined | brow which has secured her possess | of Malietoa’s throne. R R R R R R R e little boat we charge of members of Inter Nos Cir- cle, Tuesda by ladies of Live Oak, X by ladies of Robin Hood, s of Hamlet, Friday by . Saturday by ladies ¥ members of of Mizpah Cir- 1 nly devote them- s to the sick ldfers, but extend their kindness to any sick soldier who wishes some delicacy. During the past week they have ministered to the ts of from 8 to 127 sick soldiers a COURT SUTRO HEIGHTS. Court Sutro Heights has obtained per- mission to reopen its charter for the 8tu inst. in order to admit applicants at a reduced initiation fee. This is to ap- ply to applicants between the ages of 18 and 40. A number of candidates will be initiated that night, and the committee on entertainment will provide a pro- gramme that will be appropriate and pleasing, and it will also provide a col- lation. Sutro Heights has started an old-time revival, and a great time is ex- pected. KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR. The committee that has charge of the arrangements for the celebration of ‘the twenty-first anniversary of the order's foundation has secured first-class talent for the entertainment that is to be given in Turn Verein Hall, Turk street, on the night of Tuesday next. There will be presented a literary and musical pro- gramme of the highest order. This will be followed by dancing, that is to com- mence at 10 o'clock. The proceeds of the event will be donatcd to the boys in blue, West End Lodge has taken quarters at 20 Eddy street and will meet there on the first and third Thursda B'NE B'RITH. To-morrrow nigut Herman Gutstadt, grand president of the order, and the gen- eral committee will pay a fraternal and official visit to Unity Lodge in B. B. Hall. Auter the visit shall have been concluded the lodge, through its committee, con- isting of Maurice L. Asher, Eugene . Levy and Simon Meyerson, will tender, the grand president and general committee a reception and then a banquet. LADIES OF THE MACCABEES. Last Wednesday night about thirty of the ladfes of the San Francisco hives and a number of the members of Carita Hive of Alameda County paid a visit to Cali- fornta Hive in Oakland to witness tha work of initiation carried out by Ladw Commander Mrs. Minnie Aydelotte and her efficient corps of officers. Among tha visitors were Supreme Deputy Comman- der Mrs. E. S. Moffat, Mrs. C. Morris, deputy for Northern California, and the lady commanders of San Francisco, MI sion, Carita and Phebe Hearst hiv The Batiners Snd 1 porncor oL, abreaalve B e aithaieeon the commendation of ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. High Chief Ranger Max Boehm is still on the road making offictal visitations. On the 2d he was at Cedarville, on the 5th he will be at Altamont, on the Tth at Adin, on the §th at Lookout and on the 12th at Susanville. On the 24th of last month he visited the court at Jackson and was well received and well g tained, e e COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST. Minerva Circle gave a social last week that was well attended, and the guests of the circle had a most pleasant time. he supreme grand secretary and the supreme grand herald paid a visit to Oak Leat Circle and were well recelved. * Reports from all directions show that the order is doing well at this timm.