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o b4 8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, S DAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1899 S B et BO0KS P AR RS S+ L4 EE 444 EW YORK, Jan. 30.—Anthony Hope keeps very steadily at work these days. I have word from England that he has lately com- leted a new novel—one that promises to be especially interest- ing, because it gives us the two Anthony Hopes in one. No one who has read both Dialogues” and “The Prisoner needs to have it pointed out to him that there are two Anthony Hopes— one a amorist of such persistence that you might think he could never be seri- ou nd the other a romancer of so much sentiment and herolsm that you might think he could never be gay. In this new novel, my information is, there is all the lightn nd liveliness of the “Dolly Dialogues,” and also the same affluence of dy adventure that marks the Zenda It is rather a short novel, I under- d, and it is to bear the name of its », “Captain Dieppe.” With the native ability for novel writ- s he ing given, there need be no wonder that Anthony = Hope should produce good stor] with the readiness that he does, for he pwrsues his work with the punc- tuality of a bank clerk. To a friend who i on him rec in his London rs he said: reach here at quarter to 10 in the morning and work on :rnoon, or even later. 1 do not set. myself any fixed task to be per- formed each day, but work rather by time 1d_take what heaven sends. I am a quick nd, though I never re- and am very k. is same friend he avowed that he was much of a reader—and this, I think, would be the confession of a ma- rity of the writers of stories. When loes read he prefers novels, and Kip- Iin Meredith and Stevenson are his favorite authors. g % ne returned a few days ago ere for some months he ing special studies of the e people rtly in the in- w York but more t of his writer and ¢ plainly the ef- he had min- ever and New her presented him- pe that his friends for him. But he did mpathies to be stirred He remained here and then set sail sent intention is to nce there, taking up n was broken off so sharp- n the beginning of the war drew home and then n into the fleld at But present _intentions don’t Crane, so States in rious seek- ressions, and, happily for his s relations leave him perfectly and go as he will. He lives i nd vet free, as a ng connection with latitude of a_man extremely hard- r that he i g s 00Kf o7 DFEFVED RACE KING has just issued a most admirable work entitied “De Soto in the Land of Flor- ida.” It covers all of the do- ings of the discoverer and his party w in this country and considerable of what happened before they came. In handling. the subject the author has put romance enough into it to make a 4 ame time she has stuck to yle is graphic and readable, e book is a valuable addition to the re of the day. or her mode of telling her story and her point of view the author has this to ) As long as there have been in this world two men telling the same story, there have been two wa; of telling that ; if there are two readers, there be just S0 many ways of believing it. seemed ha ary here, stories of our own Clvil War, for instance, to confute and refute, . when the ques uman character- and discrepancies, istics, exaggerations which are the earmarks, after all, of hu- man experienc v detall, but agreeing in the main essentials. The naturally looks a with a more an does the Portuguese ; and melancholy over the in- evitable doom of the Indians in their un- equal contest with the Spaniards runs in ercurrent through his narration as heart. He magnities the In- ne courage, noble bearing, liness of manner, the size their id importance of their rity and sim- conscious deviation s eyes there was but I's will between the sh cavalier—between father’s peo- city sm tr the differenc ntleman Jooked with thing—Florida, In- and even at the Ade- lards, Anthony Hope’s New Novel And Grace King’s Latest Work, *‘De Soto in the Land of Florida.” lantado himself. There was no glamour of sentiment over his _visios particularly vhen the failure of the expedition be- came apparent to it. He, on his side, is methodical in minimizing the Indians. and the country—and the Spaniards in ‘When and the only heroic deeds in the Conquest are at- tributed to Him, without whom not Spaniard would have left Tlorida alive. His long list of villages along the line of march suggests that the Portuguese gentleman wrote from carefully preserved memoranda. The Inca gives fewer names, but his spelling of them is more y and serve as Jandmarks to trace the general line of De Soto's march. The pre- cise line of the march has given rise to infinite discussions with the concomitant advantage of much zealous research and patient Investigation of Indian antiquities and traditions and local might throw light upon it. The Macmillan Company, publishers, New York. Price $1 50. FIRST TO THE FRONT—By Phil §, Montague and David Bloom. . pictorial delineation of the -rt played by Califor- nia in the recent war with Spain. every incident of the exciting day summer is here depicted. The descriptive work Is all from the nen of prominent people. The book s got up in the high- est style of the printer's art. Patriotic Publishing Company. 2 Montgomery street. For sale by ali dealers; price $5. DAILY NEWS ALMANAC—Few 3 of American } v are replete with so many momentous events as have heen crowded into 1898, and all of them have been handled in the Daily News Almanac for 1599 with a conscientious regard for both truth and their importance. A cur- sory glance at the table of contents show: the volume to contain a fair and con account of the Spanish-American war, with valuable articles on the Philippine Islands Rico, Cuba and the La- drones.’ The whole subject of the annexa- tion of Hawall, sunnlemented by a de- scription of the agricultural. mineral and industrial value of the islands, is given tne importance it deserves. The movement for the dismemberment of China and Africa are among the for- elgn subjects that add Interest to th pages of the volume, while movement toward Palestine is given a place that will be appreciated by others than the Zionists themselves. The ro- mance of the gigantic wheat corner of 1897-98. a speculation that affected every grain market in the world, 1s a valua portion of the book. Chicago Daily News, publishers, Chicago, 1ll. THE GENTLENESS OF JESUS—By rk Guy Pearse. This volume contains brief ‘sermons, the first of features that seventeen “ Swords a, Flashed which gives its title to the whole collec- tion. few of the topics will suggest the variety of the series: The Vision of Goodness, The Queen of Sheba, The Doubt of Thomas, The Story of a Royal Procession, The Saints of Caesar's House- hold, The True Beau The Vision of Isaiah, The Story of Gideon, The Daily® Bread. They are written with grace and simplicity and 'are full of sympathy and Srac\ical helpfulness. T. Y. Crowell & 0., publishers, Boston. Price, 75 cents. THE LITTLE FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, translated from the Italian, with a brief account of the life of Saint Francis—By Abby Langdon Alger. A deeply religious book, contaln- ing all the miracles and devout examples of the life of the holy man. Little, Brown & Co., publishers, Boston. IN CHRIST JESUS—By Arthur T. Pier- son. There is more meaning in the phrase which forms the titie of this book than appears at first glance, and the author demonstrates with fullness and thorough- ness the boundless range and significance of the words, “in Christ” or “in Christ Jesus. A very small key may open a very complex lock and a very large door, and that door may itself lead into a vast building with priceless stores of wealth and beauty. r. Pierson. assumes that this brief phrase is the key to the whole New Testament. The book is written in the most devout and helpful spirit, and cannot fail to en. courage and inspire all classes of Chri: tians. For preacuers it is peculiarly sug- gestive. _Funk & Wagnalls Company, publishers, New York. Price 60 cents. REX WAYLAND'S FORTUNE—By H. A. Stanley. The scene of this vivid ro- mance is_the Puget Sound region of the State of Washington and the neighboring Olympic Mountains, those vast, cloud- capped peaks which, though visible from the decks of all coasting s con- front the adventurer with rious obstacles that they have never been fully explored. The author's intimate know edge of the region, as well as of local hi: tory and tradition from the standpoint of both settler and Indian, dating back to the days of Spanish corsairs, is abundant- ly shown in the course of his fascinating narrative. Though the story abounds in_ daring feats of mountain climbing, hairbreadth escapes from snowslides, perilous en- counters with_grizzly bears, wolves and the like, and duck-shooting, trout-fishing and elk-stalking above the clouds come in for us and original treatment, it depends on these elements for its interest. From the moment a clew to the hidden Spanish treasure is obtained from the renowned Indian Princess geline (for whose father the city of tle was named). until the arduous in the Sun.” From De Soto, in the Land of Florida, by Grace King. AR R e R I R R R R R e R e I S R R R e T T T T P P OOeN FRATERNAL NEWS THE STERN STAR. Ivy Chapter has arranged to give a grand valentine party in Golden Gate Hall on the evening of Tuesday, the 14th inst., and to that end a committe has been | appointed. It promises to be one of the | best of the many delightful functions that have been given by this charming chap- ter. The cards are out for the marriage of Cordie, the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cord H. Wetjen of Harmony Chapter, to M. Joseph Savage, worthy patron of that chapter. The ceremony will be held In the First English Lutheran Church on Geary street, on the l6th inst., at 8:30 o’clock in the evening. The recep- tion will be at the residence of the bride's parents at 9 At the close of the recent school of in- | struction in King Solomon’s Hall, Masonie | Temple, when Beulah Chapter exempli- | fied the work, Mrs. G. T. Shaw on behalf | of Beulah Chapter, presented to the worthy grand matron, Mrs. Maria A. | Pierce, a beautifully bound copy of poem: as a token of the high esteem in whic! she is held by the chapter. | The worthy grand matron is at present making official visits in the southern part of the State. Acacia Chapter, the home chapter of the orthy grand patron. Dr. Lawrance of T.os Angeles, celebrated anniversary last night { tuted in the southern part of the State. THE ODD ¥ No. 1 CLLOWS. 0. 4t a recent meet- Apollo Lodge ing elected W. Nor P. G., to the office of recording secretary, vice Holland Smith, who voluntarily resigned after having filled the office for twenty-four consecutive ¥ Past Grand Norcross ocgupied the same office, that of record- ing secretary. in the lodge thirty-two years ago, when A. D. Grimwood noble grand. and are still active in the work of Odd Fellowship. Oriental Rebekah Lodge has made ar- rangements for a valentine party to be given on the night of the 15th inst. Loyal Rebekal Lodge has concluded ar- rangements for a _private masquerade party to be given shortly in its hail. * District Deputy Grand Master A. H, Nowell delivered the unwritten work last | ing night was with wo new chapters are soon to be instl- | Botl# are charter members | week before Western Addition Lodge. Last night the grand patriarch and some excellent talent paid a visit to Hope En- campment in Redwood City and there met a delegation from the encampment in San Jese and a very pleasant evening was spent. The reports received from the several encampments in the State show a slight increase durh\? the past term. The reports from the subordinate lodges show that they are holding their own. The quarterly meeting of the veterans was well attended, several candidates were admitted and then there were re- marks by Past Presidents L. W. 8. Downs and George W. Dixon, J. N. Young, C. L. Taylor, F. A. Weck and others. Grand Master Breuck on last Monday visited Fidelity Lodge and on the follow- erman Lodge, which he addressed in German. J Spartan Lodge will have a double initia- tion next Wednesday. The jubllee executive committee will hold a_meeting to-morrow night. The Veterans will visit Sargent Lodge on the 17th inst. ANCIENT OlibERT_OI; WORKMEN. The officers of Crocker Lodge and those 1 of Fairmount Lodge have been installed by District Deputy Grand Master Work- man Kidd and a full corps of district dep- uties, with Deputy Grand Master Work- man Danforth acting as past grand mas- ter. These lodges have been somewhat slow of late, but the new officers promise to do their utmost during the term to place each lodge on the high plane on | which they formerly were. “Ladies’ night” at Superior Lodge last Monday evening was a very successful | affair. An excellent programme was lis- tened to, among the numbers being an address by Past Superior Chief of Honor . Mary J. Stewart, recitation by Miss Josephine Butler of Oakland, remarks by L. H. Kohn and Miss M. H. O'Hea, grand receiver -of the degree of honor. After | the programme refreshments were served ‘and dancing indulged in until a late hour. On Monday evening last District No. 3 held a_public entertainment | Hall, Shiels buudlng’. on which occasion . G. M. W., made an William H. Barnes. iaddress. A very pleasant time was spent. Nevada City Lodge &nticlrnte! a gala time on the 22d inst., when it will give a | grand reunion and ball. All the neigh- | boring lodges will attend, as well as some in Laurel of the Grand Lodge officers. Very exten- sive preparations are being made to make the affalr o decided success. n Tuesday cvening next Silver Spra Lodge No. 3, Degree of Honor, will hold a ublic installation in_its lodgeroom on fission street, near Nincteentn. The In- stallation ceremonies will be performed by District Deputy Margaret Binkham: On March 10 California Lodge No. 1, Occldental Lodge No. 6 and Dawn of Hope Lodge No. 1. Degree of Honor, will hold a grand reunion, on which occasion Past Master Workman William H. (li;raersr;es, P.G MW, W‘!ll deliver an ad- THE NATIVE SONS. The recent visit of Second Vice Presi- dent Rust to El Dorado Parlor was one of the most pleasant and instructive that the parlor has had for many a year. The grand officer, after reviewing the work and complimenting.the officers of the par- lor for their excellent presentation of the ritualistic work, delivered a most interest- ing and instructive address on the order and its aims. Subsequently there was an adjournment to a neighboring cafe, where there was a collation and a short pro- gramme. J. J. Joly was the master of ceremonies, and during the evening he called on several members for songs and recitations, and also called on Grand Trustee J. W. Hawkins, Grand Secretary Henry Lunstedt and the grand second vice president. They all spoke entertain- ingly, and in the course of his remarks the latter paid a most eloquent tribute to the auxiliary of the Native Sons—the | Native Daughters of the Golden West. Among those who attended the meeting was the memhership of Alcatraz Parlor, which visited in a body. California Parlor No. 1 has decided to give its first annual banquet to members and friends on Tuesday evening, the 2lst inst. Wil D. Sh Charles A, Reynolds, J. M. Blanchard, C. G. Montgomery and W. W. Shannon compose the committee in charge of the affair. NATIVE DAUGHTERS, At the recent installation of the officers of Forest Parlor of Plymouth, ..mador County, Past President Annie Doman, one of the charter members, was, by Mrs..Ar- | ditto, on behalf of the parlor, nresented a beautiful golu of the appreciation of the parlor for tue interest the past president had taken in the advancement of the parlor and the membership. There was a feeling re- sponse, then an adjournment to the Ad- emblematic pin, and | in a speech full of the kindest words told | finally results in its discovery at the bot- tom of the crater of an extinct volcano in the remote fastnesses of the Olympics, tLis is the absorbing theme of the story. lLaird & Lee, publishers, Chicago. Price A YANKEE BOY'S SUCCESS—By H. 8. rrison. A story of a boy reporter, the existence of whom is votched for Chauncey M. Depew. Frederick A. Stokes o < Corflmny. New York. THE CHOIR INVISIBLE—By James Lane Allen. A new edition of the book that made such a stir about eighteen months ago. The author has made a number of changes and corrections and thoroughly revised the work. The Mac- g"llan ,5?.5“"3"5'- publishers, New York. Tice, . , THE TWIN SISTERS OF MARTIGNY —By Rev. J. F. Bingham, D. D. An Ital- ian story of forty years ago. The book belongs to the class of %ermanent rather than ephemeral works, because it truth- fully reflects a certain era in Italian his- tory and portrays with pathos those deep sentiments which are ubiquitous . and eternal. The reader moves with the au- thor (who is an old and frequent traveler there) among the grandest scenes of na- ture and mingles with him in conversa- tion with the lowly and the great. The date of the story is at one of the impor- tant crises in the Italian struggle for free- dom, and has a substratum of the au- thor's own experience there at the time. L‘e_,cr&. Shepard, publishers, Boston. Price, 7 RED PATRIOTS—B{ Charles H. Coe. The story of the Seminoles. The Editor Publishing Company, Cincinnat!. VOICES OF HOPE—By Horatio W. Dresser. A series of essays on the prob- lem of life, optimism and_the Christ. George H. Ellis, publisher, Boston. KATHERINE OF SIENNA—By Arthur D. Pierson. This little book is a brief sketch of one of the most remarkable women of history. It is. calculated to inspire and stimulate consecrated woman- hood. ~The elements of true testimony are independent of sex; and there is an especial fitness in bringing to the front such a woman preacher in the day when godly women are fast coming into real prominence as workers in the mission field at home and abroad, and when the sisterhood of the race seems to be for the first time mounting to the true throne of woman's influence. Funk & Wagnalls publishers, New York. rice, —By Herbert B. Robinson. W. B. Conkey, publisher, New York. GEMMA—By Alexander-McArthur, A touching Ilittle story of a maid of Prov- ence. It smatters a’ little of *Trilby,” but the description of artist life in the Latin Quarter of Paris are strong and vivid as if the author was thoroughly familiar with them. Rand, McNally & Co.. Chicago. Price, $1. THE STORY OF THE RAILROAD— By Cy Warman. This book pictures the building of the earlier transcontinental lines across the true west. It tells the story of the engineer who found the way and’ who was the pioneer of permanent civilization among the Indians and buf- falo of the plains and in the mountains. Historically the book is valuable because it gives a comprehensive sketch of a great subject in a brief compass, and, fur- thermore, the ange and picturesque s of life which are deplcted are full of immediate interest. An actual war, now forgotten, for the possession of a canyon in Colorado, is vividly described by the author, who has shared in the wor of the railroad men and who made a special journey through the West to gather fresh material for this valuable and entertaining book. D. Appleton & Co.. publishers, New York. THE NEW WOMAN—By Dr. John Hund. A soclological study woven into the form of a story. P Conkey Com- publishers, Chicago. > AND MANNERS_IN THE SSICAL PERIOD—By Henry Ed- Krehbiel. A valuable and carefully studied addition to musical literature Charles Scribners’ -Sons, publishers, New York. vice, $1 50. HOW MUSIC DEVELOPED—By W, J. enderson. A critical and explanatory account of the growth of modern music. The cuitivation of modern music, the au- thor holds, was begun by the medieval riests of the Roman Catholic church. rom this period he works up to Wagner and the music drama: The work is one destined to prove of the greatest value to all students of music, Frederick A. Stokes & Co., publishers, New York; price §1 25. For sale by William Doxey. Frederick Purdy, one of our local com- posers of music, has just produced a pret- ty and catchy ballad entitied, “Don't For- get Old Dad.” The work is highly credit- able and the sentiment will appeal to all. California School of Elocution and Ora- tory, publishers, San Francisco. —_————— There are some curlous facts about our calendar. No century can begin on ‘Wednesday. Friday or Sunday. The same calendars can be used every twenty years. October always begins on the same_day of the week as January, April as July, September as December. February,March and November begin on the same days. May, June and August alwa: gin ‘on different days from each other and every other month in the year. The first and last 's of the year are always the same. These rules do not apply to leap vear, when comparison is made between days —_———— “This climate disagrees with me,” said Mr. Meekton's wife. And Mr. Meekton, who was reading, absently exclaimed: “How does it dare!”—Washington Star. THIS MAN MAKES LIFE A JOKE. Tricks He Played That Made a Whole City Laugh. HIS is the story of a middle-aged man who has passed the greater part of his fifty years of life in conceiving £nd carrying out elab- orate practical jokes for the suf- fering of humanity. Meeting Bryan G. Hughes, as he saunters along Center street any fine day in the direction of his paper-box factory, 242 Center street, one would have no suspicion of the good natured horrory »f which he has been guilty—solely in the interest of his friends. In his outward semblance he is just the model of the every-day New York man of business, with no eye for anything save that which has money in it, and with about as much i -agina- tion as a colander. Only’ the slight curving droop at the corner of the 0 ARt P ‘‘Fareweil, Brothers and Sisters Who From the Lepers, in AAARR SRR R R RS B R R R P T B S P e S R tamales and coffee, and there was a ‘hot time in Plymouth’ for a little while. Yosemite Parlor has arranged a mas- querade—a private one—to be given in Mission Parlor Hall next Saturday night. z;he Yosemites have arranged for a grand me. Orinda Parlor had a_grabbag party in the banquet hall of the Native Sons’ build- ing last Thursday night, and it proved to be a very suceessful affair. Grand President Mrs. Mills_announces the following. offcial visits: February 9, Golden Era Parlor at Columbia; February 10, Dardanelle at Sonora; fith, Princess, at Angels; 13th, l.uby at Murphys; 18th, Agelita, at Livermore in the afternoon; 18th, San Jose, at San Jose, and the 20th, Santa Cruz at Santa Cruz. New parlors are being organized at Oakland. Hollister, San Luis Obispo, (lol- fax and Etna. Mrs. Dunbar, past president of Ruby Parlor of Murphys, was in this city last week. She call upon Grand Secretary Mrs. Ryan, and also visited the Native Daughters’ Home. KNIGHTS OF HONOR. The Grand Iodge will meet in this city in the month of March and there will be considerable work for that body to do. At the last held meeting of Liberty Lodge Ben I. Salomon and F. Rothman intro- duced a resolution to the effect that ‘“‘nothing is of greater importance to the welfare and prosperity of our order than the selection of good, honest and upright officers, and that the success and wonder- ful stimulus given our order the past year Is very largely due to the indefatigable efforts of ourdgrand dietator, P. L. Archi- bald, resolved that the delegates from Liberty Lodge No. 349 to the Grand Lodge be Instructed to use every honor- able means to secure the re-election of P. L. Archibald as grand dictator,” and the resolutfon was adopted. KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR. There was an unusually large attend- ance at the meeting of Aurora Lodge last Monday night, there being present not only many of the members, but visitors from other lodges on this and the other side of the bay, besides Grand Protector Mrs. L. J. Wheelock, Grand Secretary H. W. ' Quitzow, Past Grand Protectors Mrs. Belle W. Conrad, A. K. Cummings and other grand officers and past grand offi- cers. As a result of the January Club instituted by the grand protector, there were introduced by the guide nineteen candidates for initiation, and these were inducted into the mysteries of the order in a creditable manner bK the officers of the lodge. The work of the evening dem- onstrated to all present what united ef- forts can do in the matter of increasing the membership. There were after the ceremony congratulatory addresses by Past Grand rotectors Cummings and Conrad and the grand secretary, and some ideas of the benefits of membership in the Knights and Ladles of Honor were ixpres:ed by the honorary members of urora. § The condition that were attached to the January Club were extended for the current month. This lodge will have not less than six strangers to initiate to- morrow night. : Martha Lodge, which works in the Ger- man language, will at-its meeting on the 10th inst. have twelve candidates to in- | Itfate T ERIE ‘WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. At the session of Golden Gate €amp Jast Monday hight the committee on | headquarters presented a report, which, after being discussed at length, was laid over indefinitely. An effort was made to secure permanent headquarters for the ams House, where there was a collation of several camps of the order in this city, where all could meet under one roof; but as there appeared to be a lack of unanim- ity, it has been decided to let the matter rest for the present. The object of Golden Gate Camp was to bring the order more prominently before the public, but after a full canvass it appeared that there are a number of camps that prefer to remain as they are. The membership of Golden Gate Camp is still advanging, and there are quite a number of candidates to be initiated, among them being a very prominent city official. o INDEPENDENT FORESTERS. Last Thursday night Court Apollo paid a fraternal it to Court Madrone. Dur- ing the evening E. A. Mack, S. D. C. R, exemplified the secret work. Court Apollo is making arrangements for an entertain- ment and dance to be given during the course of the current month. There is good prospect for an increas in membership in Grass Valley and N vada City. 5 A court is in process of organization in Azusa, in this State. During November and December the increase in membership in the order was 12,000, and during the first seven days of January 1027 applications were received. During the year 1898 there was added to the reserve fund $62,000 in excess of the amount placed there the previous year, Court Yerba Buena held a spirited meet- ing last Tuesday night, and received sev- eral propositions for membership. AMERICAN GUILD LADIES' NIGHT. The entertainment and ball given last Wednesday night in Shasta Hall, Native Sons’ building, under the auspices of San Francisco Chapter of the American Guild, was one of the most entertaining and pleasing character. The announcernent that such an event would take place drew to the hall a very large number of ladies and gentlemen, and the committee, con- gisting _of Mesdames Strong, enl;{ Smith, Rocket and Lafontaine, presente a programme that had for features a vocal solo by Mrs. Shew, recitation by Miss Caley, an address by Judge Aitken, the governor of the chapter, and a man- dolin duet by Misses Dexter and Miller. There were other numbers, which wer as well as the main programme, well r celved. Then followed a carefully ar- ranged programme of dances. ’ Petaluma Chapter has arranged for ‘an entertainment to be given on Friday, the 10th inst., in Petaluma. The best obtain- able talent, paid talent at that, will take part in the affair. Tomales Chapter has initiated two can- didates in the past two weeks. FORESTERS OF AMERICA. The officers of Court Serra and Court Castle Rock of Santa Barbara were Jointly installed in Foresters’ Hall in that city in the presence of a large number of people. At the same time the officers of Ocean View Circle; Companicns of the Forest, were installed. The triple instal- lation in public was followed by a ball and banquet. Since the breaking up of the Foresters' Hall Association there appears to be a desire on the part of the Iorestic tenants of the Alcazar building to seek other and more cheerful quarters. Court Golden West has left and -Court Sutro Heights, at its last held meeting, decided 1o va- gate the hall it has occupied so long and take quarters in_ Balboa Hall; Native Sons’ building, where meetings will he held on the first and third Thursdays of each month. The first meeting in the new hatl was held last Thursday night, and theére was a good attendance. This ecurt will givc an elegant badge to the member who shall bring into the court the greats est number of candidates in excess of five ® Have Not Been Taught How to Die.” mouth and the Irish gray eyes twink- ling brightly give evidence of the spirit that burns within him. Unfortunately for Mr. Hughes, how- ever, his fame as a humorist has ex- tend d by publication over e length and breadth of the Greater New York and the éffect - his jokes grows weaker with each succeeding year. It was Nicodemus that first brought Mr. Hughes into the glare of publicity. Up to the time of his acquaintance with Nigpdemus Mr. Hughes knew no more about cats than he does about who dug the canals in Mars. He had a belief that cats sometimes catch mice and sing after sunset, and that com- posed the extent of his knowledge about them. And then as he sat in a barber’s chair in the Bowery one day in the winter of -into a hundred pieces. Scribner's for February. B R R o o R o b R R b O i o 2 o e during the term ending on the last day of next June. The court has a committee out making arrangements for the next anniversary on the 27th of March. The committee consists of Messrs. Strong, Murray, Levingston, Wolters and Grun- ing. Court Palo. Alto has also decided to move out of the Alcazar. It has secured quarters in the hall of the Elks-at Sut- ter street and Grant avenue. On the 30th of January Grand Secretary John M. Cordy, assisted by Jacob Label and officers and members of Courts Ione, Jackson and Sequoia, instituted Court Sutter Creek at Sutter Creek, with thir- ty-one charter members. After the cere- mony there was a jolly time in a banquet hall, there being songs, music and speeches. 4 COMPANIONS OF THE F. OF A. Mrs. M. A, Duke, P. G. C. C., has been appointed deputy for Olympus Circle of San Francisco; Allen Mowrey of Oakland Circle has been appointed deputy for Santa Lucia Circle of Salinas; Mrs. K. A. Haughy, G. T, a member of Inter Nos Circle, has been appointed deputy for In- dependence Circle of San Francisco; H. F. Blackford of “The Rose” Circle of San- ta Rosa Circle has been appointed the deputy for that circle. he officers of Ocean View Circle of Santa Barbara were installed in public in Foresters’ Hall in that city in the pres- ence of about four hundred persons. Mrs. Eaton is the new chief companion. At the same place and evening the officers of Court Casfle Rock and those of Court Serra (Spanish), Foresters of America, ‘were publicly installed. There was a good programme of entertalnment, then a ball and a banquet. Last week Independence Circle spent a very pleasant evening and under the head of good of the order presented a minstrel show with the following members: Mrs. Grundell, interlocutor; T. F. Blake, bones: Harrington, tambo; Emma Laed: erich, Kathrine Tracy, Miss Hull, Kate | Callane, Miss Bailly and Miss. Gilmore, soloists. There was good singing, good, bad and indifferent jokes; but all served to entertain the audience, in which were representatives from many of the local circles. Last Wednesday this circle gave a dance in Social Hall of the Alcazar, which was quite an event. The officers of Palo Alto Circle were to have been installed two weeks ago last Wednesday, but M. Harrls, the circle dep- uty, was not on hand to perform the work expected of him. Then the circle met agaln last Wednesday, but again the dep- uty falled to put in ‘an appearance. -.e members have decided to ask the execu- tive committee to revoke the commission of the deputy and appoint a new one. This circle will at its next meeting initiate Hugo K. Asher, grand senior woodward o: the Foresters of America, as & mem- T Last Wednesday night Robin Hood Cir- cle was to have had ‘“married ladies' night” after the close of the.circle busi- ness, but by reason of la grippe five of those who were to take part were un- able to appear, and as a consequence the many who had assembled to be en- tertained were dlsagpolmed: Fred Wehe, assisted by Miss Alice Ticou let and Miss Miller, gave the audience an idea of what had been prepared. It was a Ku-Klux cakewalk. Had the ladies who drilled taken part it would have been one of the most amusing events of the kind ever presented. During the evening there were presented three applications and a like number will be presented at the next meeting. FRIENDS OF THE FOREST. Last Monday night Lincoln Lodge held | a meeting with forty-six of the members in attendance. A stranger was intro- . then th 1895 appeared a colored boy carrying in his arpxgs a cat looking very much the worse for a night in Martin Engel's dx‘s}sr;yt' boss, don’t you want to buy a cat?" asked the boy. d“‘Yz!y(u"can have i the price of a drink. mgr.foll-lugheg thought of the mice that had eaten his paper boxes and paid 10 cents. Nicodemus was by no means a shin- ing success as a_mouse catcher and Mr. Hughes looked doubtfully at him. “He’s a bad bargain at 10 cents,” he said to his brother; “can’t earn his keep!” : 3 “Turn him out and put it to profit an 5 aid the brother. > He's fit for nothing. I guess Tl enter him at the cat show,” said Mr. Hughes. “He’s ornamental. And they paid the §1 entrance fee and called him Nicodemus, by anu(rr‘n- stick out of Dustpan, S\\gcper.v_.)y Brush. And when they had given Nic- odemus a bath or two and fed him on quail for a week and put a silver col lar around neck he looked as if the very mention of Hester street \\'ou‘l‘d paralyze him with horror. And the judges of the show came -around and experts and they looked at the pedigrée written on the card tacked around codemus’ neck, and said wisely: h, yes; dear me. _Nicode- mus, by Broomstick out of Dustpan, by Sweeper. Yes, ves, to be sure. Might have known jt. Very fine speci- men of the breed. You can’t beat that blood.” k Mr. Hughes was in a hotel cafe with a group of friends when he heard thst Nicodemus had been awarded a first prize Ly the judges, and for the mext ten minutes the crowd was rolling cver the seats in cachinnatory ecstacy. For the next ten days offers to buy Nicodemus at any price—$1000, $2000, any old price—poured in upon Mr. Hughes. Cat fanciers thronged his outer office bidding one against the other in fabulous sums. One doting old woman drove up in a carriage with an offer of $3000. But Mr. Hughes, who is beyond the reach of temptation, could not aceept money under false pre- tenses, and in despairhat last made a confession of the hoax. 1!u"l!he joke habit once acquired is not easy to shake off. His next attempt as the result of a bet was made upon the wily, unimaginative gentlemen Wwho control the city departments of the morning newspapers. Mr. Hughes bought an old desk at an auction, and one day he discovered a secret drawer, and in the drawer were some old gas bill receipts. Then was suggested to him the idea of putting a pile of can- celed checks and old bonds of extinct or bogus companies in that drawer. And along Park Row there presently floated a story of the discovery in Mr, Hughes' desk of bonds and diamonds aggregating a value well up in the hun- dred thousands. It happened to be a dull day for news, and every city edi- tor hugged the story to his breast and proceeded, in the language of the Row, to “play it up” for all it was worth. Romance, wealth, with just a sugges- tion of murder, were there, and each of the star writers assigned to the story embellished it with his favorite touches of delicate fancy. A question arose as to whether the Public Administrator was not entitled to the papers. The Public Administrator thought so and went after Mr. Hughes, who carefully kept out of reach. Mr. Hughes and an artist friend named Rork were in the country one day and dined at a roadhoumse. Rork sprinkled the rear of the barn with kerosene oil so_judiciously from casks in the cellar that the hotel man be- lieved that he had discovered an oil well. Hughes offered him $25,000 for a half interest in the scheme, and agreed to write out a check for $5000 as a guarantee of good faith. But the hotel man, who had been carefully told by Rork that his well was a_belcher, declined. - But an opportune drummer turned "up, and ‘the drummer knew Hughes and his ways and thus spoiled the joke. Tom Costigan will never forgtve him. At a little dinner at Maretti’s Tom Cos- tigan was presented with a $250 watch. After the presentation it was passed around. _ Presently it came to Hughes' turn. Hughes had provided himselt with an oroide, got the watch, made a quick substitution and dropped the imi- tation on the floor. It was smashed The real watch was up Hughes’ sleeve. The company was dumb with horror. Costigan was in an icy perspiration and losing flesh at the rate of a pound a minute, and then Hughes quietly opened his hand and displayed the perfect watch. 1o: g the order, and after the business of the evening was difl)osed of there was pre- sented to Mrs. H. L. Howard a very fine collar of her rank in the order, the pre- sentation being by Past President Mrs. Raymond. After the lodge closed there was a banquet and a very enjoyable hour, when short addresses were- delivered, songs sung and stories told. On Tuesday night the membership of Pioneer Lodge gave a social in Washiing- ton Hall under the direction of Mrs. Cora Wentzell, - Mrs. Lena Sholten, Mrs. A. Boehm, Miss Lizzie Rosevear, Mrs. Annie F. Horne and Mrs. A. Asman. There was a good programme of dances and quite a good attendance to take part in the sev- eral numbers. Next Tuesday night the membershlp of Richmond Lodge will join with Ploneer Lodge. DAUGHTERS OF MONTEZUMA. Last Monday night the Daughters of Montezuma, Degree of Pocahontas, L. O. R. M., had an old-time candy pull in ‘Washington Hall, Red Men’'s building, which was attended by a large number of the friends of the members. The affair was under the direction of Mrs. Lydia J. Pinkham, district deputy great Poca- hontas, who appeared for the first time in public after an illness which confined her to her home for three weeks. There was, previous to the candy pulling, a rec- itation by Miss Arenberg; vocal Solo by Mrs. Willilam Betts, and a recitation by Miss Ida Allison. The affair wound up with a dance. THE JUNIOR ORDER. The last meeting of Abraham Lincoln Council was made interesting by a return visit of State Councilor Beelinger and the representative to the National Council. Many subjects of interest to the member- ship ot the order were discussed, ques- tions asked and answers furnished. The State councilor complimented the officers of the council for the very satisfactory manner in which thei’ exemplified the rit- ,\jlallitlc work while initiating two candi- ates. The representatives to the. State Coun- cil are manifesting considerable interest in the matter of the subjects which are to be brought up before the State Council, which is to be held in San Jose. Ques- tions of policy will be brought before that body and there will be quite a contest for the seyeral State offices to be filled. B'NE B'RITH. During the past week the officers of the Baron de Hirsh Auxiliary Lodge were in- stalled in the presence of a good attend- ance, including the membership of the lodge in Oakland. The officers of the lodge of Daughters of Judah were also installed last week and after the ceremony there was a banquet. The new president is Mrs. Il Gutstadt, and the secretary Miss B. Cohn. During the evening there was filed several ap- plications for mcmbership. Preparations are being made for the coming District Grand Lodge session to be held in this city. There will be a theater party at the Tivoli for the enter- tainment of the delegates, who will num- ber about 140. There will be a solid dele- | gation from the north to witness the in- stallation of Sig. Sichel of Portland, Or., who will be the next grand president. —_———— 0000000000000 000000 duced and inducted into the wysteries of | o ® ® The Sunday Call, 32 e : pages, delivered at your ¢ o home by mail for $1 50 : o a year. 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