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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1899, th0O0ODQOQOOQDOC‘O’fifioafifififififififlfifififififififig Wferk Gwarn and Reporters eg e Reg e R e R R - R R F-F-R=F-F-F-1-F-3-2-F-F-F-F-F-F=-F=3-F-3-F-3-3-F-1-3 p o3 =3 o fed 23 EW YORK, April 7.—For any one in a position to remark them well it is interesting to study the dif- ferences between well known au- tho itment of report- ers and interview Mr. How- ells has always stood pecu v well with them, because he has always dealt with them fn the perfectly simple and direct hion in which he seems to deal with He almost never 1 men and all things. denies himself to them, Iy most of the questions they ask; and vet he seems to have as little trouble as man, and much less than many men, h their excesses of zeal. He has the wisdom not to force them too much on She Had Often Jold Him So, Artist—There Is a pictura, sir, of the wisest, brightest, and in fact, the most perfect | man that ever lived. Flam—Who_is he ? Artist—My wife's first husband. thelr to cor n of misrepresentation. harder it is to really come at a man, greater temptation it is to seem to e come at him. Mark Twain is one who is none too cor- tot terviewers. He may have a double reason for this; besides the ordi- dislike of a modest and g about himself through the ere is the obje that, if the i s any stories (and Mark scarcély talk hout dof he may render good 1 y mate unavailable to himself. Hooo bed o o el 308 308 00 20 308 00 300 300 308 308 07 306 308 308 308 30 ¥ EASTERN STAR. The institution of Century Chapter was completed in Franklin Hall last Thursday by Assoclate Grand Patron Darling, a: i by other grand officers. The offi- cers of the new chapter are: Mrs. Mar- tha Blade, matron; M. Blade, patron; Mrs. N. A. Wood, assoclate matron; Al- E. ecreta Mrs. Min- treasurer; Mrs. Lena Sophie Athearn, as- Jane Danson, mar- Gunzendorfer, chaplain. T » conducted in the pres- mber of members of the Gus shal; ceremonies we ence of a large order. Mrs. C. Wallis has been chosen electa of T ( it vice Mrs. M. E. Mc- Lane, who - on account of illn The grand matron is making a number of visitati conducting schools of instruction. THE ODD LLOWS. Apollo Lodge No. 123 has el Hammersmith, H. D. Saville, W. F. Nor- cross, W. M. Hilton and M. M. Estee as its represent that will meet in this city next month. The trustees of the home held a busi- ness meeting at the home last night. Grand Master Breuck and Grand Secre- tary Shaw attended a district meeting at Fresno last Thursday night. Parker Lodge will have three candi- :‘X_Hl hr(,r initiation a week from next uesday. The committee which has the arranging | of the details of tieth anniversary of the establishment of he celebration of the fif- 044 Fellowship in Californfa, which will | be held in this city next October, has the matter in good working order and in sBort time will have determined exactly what the programme will be. The finance committee reported that the local lodges and encampments have all expressed a willingness to lend their ald to the end that the event shall be one worthy of the order and a grand success. The following are the contributions to California Lodge $250, Yerba Buena Magnolia $100, Germania $50, Abou Ben Adhem $100, Bay City $150, Excelsior %, Farnsworth' 0, Unity $10, Pacific 200, Ophir $100; Alta $150, Golden West §150, Spartan $50, Occldental $100, Golden Gate $100, Fidelity $125, Sargent $100, Morse $50, Western Addition $150, Golden Gate Encampment $100, Wiidey $50, Orien- tal $250 and Walhalla $50. THE REBEKAHS. On the night of the lst inst. Templar Rebekah had an April fool party in the Memorial Hell of the Odd Fellows' bulld- ing and the many who were in attendance spent a very enjoyable evening, Orfental Todge last Wednesday night gave a plensant Easter party, which was attended by a large number of members and friends. ANCIENT ORDER WORKMEN. The four teams which exemplified the work before the representatives to the Grand Lodge last Tuesday night gave proof how well officers can do the work If they will but attend carefully to details. The percentage for ritualistic work, secret work and floor work, which includes the drill, was: For Mount Hamilton, 99, 100, £5; for Prosperity, %, &, 92; for Fresno, %, 97, 76; for Sacramento, 92, 100, %. The reception to the grand officers and representatives to the Grand Lodge by Unity Lodge in B. B. Hall last Wednes- day night was a grand affair. It was the twenty-first anniversary of the lodge as well as reception night. The hall ~was crowded, and after a short programme of entertainment and an address by ex- Grand Recorder Hirshberg there dancing until a late hour. There was also a grand reception the same night in the Laurel Hall of the Shiels building to the representatives to the Grand Lodge of the A. O. U. W and dat $25, those to the Grand Lodge of the Degree | of Honor, There were a great my resent and they wer ition drill by the te Oakland, the ladie tiful robes of velv: mortar boards with was a beautlf: ny treated to an exhi. m of Ivy Lodge of being attired in beau- and all wearing olden tassels. Their nvention, and I think he rarely has | sensitive | 06 308 306 300 08 308 S0 308 308 306 308 0% 30 30 30 0% 0% 308 30 106 0% 308 308 30k 06 306 0600 06 0 WA % FRATERNAL atives to the Grand Lodges | one, and the move- An author can work over his ideas a good many times without particularly impair- 7 their commercial value; and so, if he nces to confide a few fine thoughts to terviewer, he imposes on himself | necessary loss, but the case is obvi- | ously @ifferent with jokes and anecdotes. | I don’t say that Mark Twain really con- | siders this, though he very well might; but, at any rate, he is a notoriously tough subject for the interviewers. Yet inter- views with Mark Twaln are not of infre- quent appearance; and a very little read- ing in them by any one who Is in the least expert in such matters discloses why they ey are derived much more from | Mark Twain's published writings than from any other source. Ideas and ex- pressions of his already in print are given a new setting by the ingenuity of the in- terviewer; and with those who do not ow better, which, of course, is the ma- ority of the readers under whose eyes it . the thing passes very well for a genuine interview They affect in gland a great horror | they represent as ‘‘American’ of the sanctities of private I observe that English authors as a class talk of themselves and thelr affairs for publication quite as freely. as American authors do. There are a few in both countries of whose personal life | we hear next to nothing. NEWS. feR=g=ReRegegeg-FeFgoF R -2 T8 K- | ments were all well executed. There were | a number of short addresses during the | | evening for the purpose of setting forth the objects of the order. fe R ge Rl NATIVE SONS. Andrew Mocker and O. C. Pratt have been elected delegates from Olympus Parlor to the Grand Parlor. Golden Gate Parlor received a visit last | Monday night from Frank L. Coombs, | grand orator, who was accompanied on | the visit by Grand Trustees Byington, | | Hawkins and Keenan, also District Dep- | | uty Grand President Milton. The offi- | cers of the parlor transacted the business | commendable manner, and the ritual- work was performed in a very ad- mirable manner, and one who came in special mention was the marshal. here were addresses by the visiting offi- cers and the meeting was a very inter- esting one, Grand Orator Frank L. Coombs, ac- companied by Grand Secretary Henry Lunstedt, D.'D. G. P, William M. Milton | and Robert W. Marfland and A « Sec . J. Jamison, made hig a Point Parlor No. 158 salito last Wednesday evening. The | orator dellvered one of his soul- inspiring epeeches, which no doubt will bear good fruit.” The other visitin brothers talked fraternity until the good of the order committee took charge and | plloted the visiting grand officers to a cafe, where the fnner man was well nour- ished by tamales, beans, etc., and liquid | refreshments. Music, recitations speeches wound up the evening. | | NATIVE DAUGHTERS, On the night of the 20th {nst. the mem- bers of La Estrella Parlor will give . vaudeville entertainment in the banquet | ball of the Native Sons' buflding. The affalr will be under the direction of George Bush, who has arranged a fine programme, Calaveras Parlor, the baby of the local | parlors, gave its first entertalnment in | the banquet hall of the Native Sons’| bullding last Wednesday night. Mem- | bers of the older parlors were astonished to note the large number of ladles and gentlemen who were present to enjoy the hospitality of the new parlor, and the greatest wonderment was that there was such a large proportion of gentlemen. That may be accounted for from the fact that in this mew subordinate there is a | large percentage of the handsomest na. | tive daughters of ine city, and no doubt carries out the old saying that “beauty is bound to_attract.” Under the direction of Miss Emma Muller, chairman of the committee on socials,’and Miss Martie McFarland, the president, aided by the members of other committees, thers was presented an interesting programme of | music, songs and specialiles, the contrfb- | utors being J. D. Hines, Miss Alta Dalla, | | Dr. H. Sefberst, Miss Frank, Miss Cun. | ningham and H. Hodges. Thére was also | a very interesting address by the presi- dent. " The programme was followed by | a dance and the serving of lemonade and | a light collation., This parlor, though | youn, proposes to make lts influence in the order felt. ; ROYAL ARCANUM. Golden Gate Council at its last held semi-monthly meeting elected the follow- ing named to serve for the ensuing term: | H. D. Hutt, regent; W. M. Young, vice regent; Thomas F. Banks, orator; W. F. Dietmler, treasurer; R. Stone, collector; A. B. Hebgen, secretary; T. ... Kirk- patrick, chaplain; T. G. Hodgkins, guide: John Saxe, warden. G. E. Carlson is the | past ranger. On that occasion the counefl | was officially visitéd by Thomas Parish of Boston, the supreme warden, There | | were present several members from the | | local councils and one from New Jersey. | The meeting proved an interesting one, This council meets on the first and third Monday of each month in Mission Ma- | sonic Hall, At the last held meeting of Argonaut | Council there was a large attendance of | | members from local counciis and from | councils in the East. Supreme Warden | Parish pald a visit and was received with a warm welcome. There were a number | command. stant | and | APTAIN SIGSBEE has written the story of the Maine, and the re- sult {s a work that cannot fail to move the hearts of all Americans for many years to come. It is a book of Intense dramatic interest, with a tragic termination. And It is all true. Plain, simple English, with- out any embellishment. In his work Captain Sigsbee fully cov- ers the last six months in the life of the blending of circumstances that led to the sending of the Maine to Havana. All lhls is of course of the greatest in- terest, but becomes insignificant com- pared with the description of the awful moment when the Maine was blown to atoms and 260 good men sent into eter- nity. Several stories of this part of the tragic incident have been written, each vai g more or less from all the others. tain Sigsbee tells It as follows and r veals the full horror of the ment: ‘At taps (‘turn in and keep quiet’), ten minutes after § o’clock, I laid down my pen to listen to the notes of the bugle, which were singularly beautiful in the oppressive stillness of the night. The ma- rine bugler, Newton, who was rather iven to fanciful effects, was evidently oing his best. During his pauses the echoes floated back to the ship with sing- ular distinctness, repeating the strains of the bugle fully and exactly. A half hour later Newton was dead. “I was Inclosing my letter in its envel. ope when the explosion came. The im- ression made on different people on poard the Maine varied somewhat. To me, in my position, well aft, and within the' superstructure, it was 'a bursting, rending and crashing sound or roar of immense volume, largely metallic in character. It was followed by a succes- sion of heavy, ominous, metallic sounds, probably caused by the overturning of the central_superstructure and by falling d bris. There was a trembling and lurch- ing motion of the vessel, a list to port and a movement of subsidence. 'he electric lights, of which there were eight in the cabin where 1 was sitting, went out. Then there was intense blackness and smoke. “The situation could not be mistaken. The Maine was blown up and sinking. For a moment the instinct of self-preser- vation took charlfe of me, but this was immediately dominated by the habit of I went up the inclined deck into the starboard cabin, toward the starboard air ports, which were faintly | relieved against the background of the £ky. PAORDAOXDAOXOROXOROXDRORDH SROKOHOOHORORORDRORORORONOK in the Western Addition by Past Regent George W. Dixon Yromuu to make a start with & good list of members. Dr. R. B, Hartley has been chosen medical examiner. FRATERNAL EAGLES. Grand Organizer Mitchell and the offi- cers of San Francisco Lodge organized San Jose Lodge in the city of that name on the 26th of March -with sixty-seven members. The visitors from San Fran- cisco to the number of 220 were received by the San Joseans and there was a pa- rade through the streets. Ban Francisco Lodge at Its last held meeting Initiated fifty candidates, brin ing its membership up to 378. It will In tiate forty-six to-night. COMPANIONS OF THE F. OF A. Last Tuesday night the social commit- tee of the convention of 1899 gave a soclal in the social hall of the Alcazar. As a 80- clal it was a success and all who attended enjoyed themselves to the utmost. There were games, a fish pond and the awarding of a beautiful pillow to Mrs. L. Atwood, P. G. C. C., she having drawn a lucky number. This convention committee has arranged for a picnic at Plitzville Park next month. Robin Hood Circle at its meeting last ‘Wednesday night had presented its finan- cial statement for the quarter and that | showed that despite many cases of sick- ness during the quarter the circle was able to lay aside a neat sum and that it has to its credit the sum of $85. Four ap- plications were received, and these will be initiated at the next meeting. The members of Robin Hood Circle have arranged for their farmers’ party, to be given in the social hall of the Alcazar on next Tuesday night. The hall will be decorated after the manner of the decora- tions in Farmville, and the lady members will be attired as are country lasses. Live Oak Circle last Wednesday receiv- ed two applications and will at the next meeting have three candidates to initiate, of speeches and n&enera.l good time, The new council that is being arsanuedk The grand chief companion pald official vlslltg last week to Yuba Circle at Marys- ville af@_!_o» &eedoln Clrclevs; Nevada sunken battleship and shows the strange | awful mo- | SINKING THE | "MERRIMAC” BY NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR N telling his own story of the sink- Ing of the Merrimac Lieutenant Hob- son has added a most important chapter to the history of the late war with Spain. -Aside from the value of “The Sinking of the Merrimac,” in this respect, its chief worth is that ture that equals any other in man's h tory in its daring, its cool courage and its ‘eager assumption of the chances of Imost certain death. Lieutenant Hob- on tells his stor: directly and very imply, without flort at ornament, and without any y of imagination or sentiment. 1f he of these endowments he discreetly and most commendably refrained from making them manifést. His unadorned and cir- cumstantial tale is far more effective than any rhetoric could have and the heroic achievement of himself and his men stands out all the more no- bly through the medium of his terse, bald sentences. .The book is divided into four parts. The first tells of the scheme and the preparation and of the hundreds of eager young men who were anxious to undertake the journey of probable death. The second describes the run in, the sink- ing of the boat and the capture of men. The supreme moment of this inci- dent is described as follow s s + The steering-gear may have been disabled thus in any one or in ali of these ways. “Tt was useless, The rapld-fire and ma- chine gun batteries on Socapa slope had opened up at full blast, and projectiles were exploding and clanging. For noi it was Niagara magnified. Soon ette came running up. ‘Torpedoes and 3 will_not fire, sir; the cells shattered all over the deck.’ ‘Very lay down and underrun all the other: ginning at No. 4, and spring them on as possible.’ In a moment No. 5 went oft with a fine ring. Deignan had waited for No. 2 and No. 3, and not hearing them had tried his own, but had found the con- nections broken and the cells shattered. He then went down to Clausen at No. 5, | No other torpedo responded. No. 6 and No. 8 had suffered the same fate as Nos. 2% and 4 With only two exploded tor- pedoes we should be some time sinking, and the stern anchor would be of first importance. I détermined to go down aft and stand over to direct it personaily, letting go at the opportune moment.’” The other two sections of the book minutely describe the prison life of Hob- Zon and his men, the sights to be scen from his prison.window and the final ex- change and return to the flagship. HOROHOKOHPXONOXOX D An Ingenious Idea. We're Off in a Bunch. This Is What | Call Real Sport. FOUOAOROLOXOA DX DX ORORD % O X S KOO OXOAOHOAXOROXOXOROXOROKONS City. To-morrow night he will visit Loyal Circle in Oakland. FORESTERS OF AMERICA. Court Seal Rock will give one of its old- time socials In its hall on the night of the 27th and its annual pienfc will be in Schuetzen Park on the 18th of June. Court Bonita has appointed a committea to make arrangements for the anniver- sary banquet of the court. KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR. Aurora Lodge has chosen Willlam C. Hearn as its representative to the Grand Lodge that is to meet in Pythian Castle on the 18th inst. Mrs. Annie Thompson is the alternate. At -the meeting of this lodge last Monday night there was pres- ent a goodly number of the members, and after arranging for the entertainment of the delegates to the Grand Lodge, as this lodge has always done in the past, the routine business was closed and in accordance with a resolution adopted at the previous meeting the committee on W)(‘Iasl entertainment, of which Mrs. L. B. Holcomb is the head, presented a pro- gramme of music, song, recitations and story-telling. Among those aho con- tributed to the evening's pleasure were: Mrs. Fannie Igo, Mrs. Hale of Bay City Lodge, the honorary member of Aurora, and Dr. Cook. There were others who contributed and there also was dancing. This lodge will have an entertalnment at the close of each mcetln% Grand Protector Mrs. Wheelock Insti- tuted a lodge at Vallejo last Monday. INDEPENDENT FORESTERS. During tha past three weeks Deputy Duckworth proved himself very active in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, plac- ing more than forty members in the courts of those counties. He expects by the end of the current month to place sixty more. The smoker that was given in Red Men's Hall by Courts Alcyone, Madrone and Friar Tuck was for the members and a few specially invited Foresters, among which were E. A. Mack, D. 8. C. R., the members of ihie’ poard”of Iocal_deputy, it | tells modestly the tale of a heroic adven- | made i, | the | FOK QO HOROUDHOKOAROHOXIAPXOAOHKOROKO¥ D | | | | | | | N Cuba With Shafter,” by John D. Miley, is a clear and intelligent narra- tive of the Santlago campalgn. It shows the orders received and telis how they were executed. It throws much light on incidents of the fateful struggle in Cuba that have perhaps | been misunderstood. | _“We were ten to one at Caney and San | Juan on July 1, 1808; this Is a fact in con. nection with our campaign in Cuba, at the turning point of the with Spain, which our people will do well to accept, finally, and with a sense of its impo | tance,” s the author. A totally faizse impression has prevalled in regard to the | relative strength of the Spanish and American forces engaged in the fighting | | around Santiago, and the statement of | General Shafter'’s ald de camp on (his | subject will be read with especial Inter- est. | On pages 117 and 118 he says that the | intrenchments of San Juan were defended | by two companfes of Spanish infantr | numbering about two hundred and fifty | to three hundred men, and two pieces of | mountain artillery, until 11 o’clock in the | morning; and that reinforcements, arr ing at the hour mentioned, increased the | number to about seven hundred and fifty men. These, it will be remembered, were | opposed to Kent's and Wheeler's 'divis | jons. The sallors and marines from Cer- vera’s fleet, one thousand in number, with t venty-five hundred soldiers, were in po- sition” on that day *‘close to the city"— where were also the other batteries.” At | Caney the Spanish forces numbered five | | hundred and fifty men and this handful was charged with the duty of resistin | Lawton’s _division, reinforced by Bates | independent brigade. | The author’s estimate of the Spanish | strength in the engagement at Las Gua- simas on June 24 (page §4) may be ques- tioned, for in that case he apparently re- lfes upon the Spanish official report: but in respect to the battle of July 1 his positive assertion is as convincing as that of any individual could be. And, so, too, |in respect to that extraordinary corre- spondence on the subject of capitulation | between General Shafter and General | Toral—in the course of which the Ameri- | can commander importuned the Spaniard, { overwhelmed him with requests to sur- | render, and fairly captured him, like a re- | luctant _guest, with invitations which | could not be declined—Lieutenant Colonel Miley is the most competent historian. Finally, as one of the commissioners in charge 'of the preparation of the articles of caplitulation, he gives a detailed ac- count of every stage in the negotiations | | which immedfately preceded surrender. chief rangers, Vice Chlef Ranger Peery, Dr. Aclan Oronhyatekha, son of the supreme chief ranger, and others of note In the order. G. L. Withers sired the affair, which was in the nature of a combination smoker and high jinks, and under the direction of W. orlini, F. ‘W. Geiger and Paul Bunker of Alcyone, | O. K. Brown, W. W. Healy and J. 8. Wil- llams of Madrone and H. W. Merritt, T. B. Norton and J. O. Gantner of Friar Tuck, there was presented a diversified rogramme of song, music and story tell- ng, which was greatly enjoyed by all. There was served up during the evening a collation and light refreshments. Those who contributed to the evening’s enter- tainment were: Major A. A. Borlini, John E;{nn, Judge Eddie Sweeney, Judge Frank H. Kerrigan, W. A. Rossiter, Dr. Aclan Oronhyatekha, Vice Chief Ranger Peery, W. R. Borlinl, Messrs. Kramer, Lawrance, Neuman, Burke and W. I, Avery. The affair was for the purpose of making the members of the threé courts which meet in the samé building better acquainted with each other, and it was a great success. KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABERS. San Francisco Tent at its meeting on the last Friday in March had work in the | initiatory degree, and it was done with that perfection which the team of this tent is justly proud of. The members of the tent took steps at that meeting to set its “rustlers” and “hustlers” at work to secure new members. There were present several visitors from Golden West Tent, and under good of the order several ad. dresses were made. LADIES OF THE MACCABEES. San Francisco Hive at its last meeting in March divided into two sections, one to be known as Company A and the other as Company B, the former officered by Lady Wastier as captain and Lady Lerol as lieutenant, and the latter by Lady Heiss as captaln and Lady Hilmer as lieutenant. The two companies will wWork to secure members, and the one that has brought in the greatest number within a stateq od will be declared the winner ana pert ance, and $he loser Wil 140, 10 pay. for a diner for.| gramime of humbors prssiniat Eetll o o pe b= pas o b= O many thousand impressions of palms have been forwarded to this department for reading that it has been decided not to receive any more until those on hand are an- swered. This is done In justice to the palmist and to those who might for- ward impressions and be obliged to wait a long time before a careful reading could be made in this cnl‘umn. . » MISS CAMILLE M.—A delicately organ- ized, dainty, refined individual, much art- jstic feeling and good taste. You lack concentration, and have too many inter- ests. You must apply yourself more fully to one talent. Be careful not to strain your nerves. B MR. C. G. F. P.—An easy going, phleg- A good deal of ag- matic temperament. Business ?a/ml.'stry ; R R R R R 2R 2 2 -2-2-F-F-F-R-3-F-F-3-3:-F-3-3-3} Read Your Hand £ durs iveness which would mnot en flfisz‘nuch op] nsltlor\ifl:gejoumey in the ar . One ma 3 "SiR&! S, ¥ P This Ia o hand of the st intense feelings. ou 'mh?(smx]r;);n“e sex, jealous of those you 1:::‘: inclined to be irritable and worryt H trifles. There are many a_fla.h-slo the heart registered. One influence {’\l ymd life especlally that has caused trou h:_n e annoyance. hip{lhy eh:'xg:rrstam chang within the next’thre '[‘ . —This {8 a hand that M L oo “muany | dissappolntments. f your test trials. All the moves and changes fi;e%isr life have been sudden. You will have better success between 40 and 50. V. |— re broad-minded W. J. B., Sunol—You nY%u Eoag e and jealous to a fault. Continued on Page Thirty-two. = vs. TJalk Leader of the band—Smith, | want you to play cernet to-night. Smith—I wouldn’t go out in this storm tor $1000. Leader—But I'll pay you $5 cash. Smith—Oh, that's different. CHIFORVK DK OK DX PEOX DR DK DX DR DAOROH DA ORDLOXOXOXOROXOXOXOXOXO The Successful Man of Business. | By Benjamin Wand., N thess days of keen commercial competition it is necessary to suc- cess that a man have a full com- | prehension of the word “business.” | In order to supply this information Benjamin Wood has just issued a | book entitled *The Successful Man of | Business” that {s a most valuable addi- | tion to literature of this class and a| most unique work in more ways than one. The average writer who essays to point out the way to business success fllls his | book with mere descriptions of the rou-i tine of banking and commercial detail. He tells how to keep books and how to | handle all sorts of financial papers, and | imparts a little legal knowledge. And | then he stops, as also does the young | business man who attempts success on | the lines laid down. | Business success means something | more than economy and a knowledge of figures. of and | “What does it mean?’ thousands young men are asking every day, Benjamin Wood in his book has answered them. The author has made a stud who have made a success of bu: has gone ‘into their inner liv sought out those qualities that have led to supremacy. He k tudied the MAN and not the way the man kept his books mployes. information is laid before the young business men of the country in a comprehensive and readable manner. The | little book is most interesting from be- | ginning to end, and every page contains | valuable information. | In his preface the author sa: “The compilation of this work was suggested | through reading the following remark of TUlysses S. Grant: ‘I would have prized the reputation of a shrewd business man higher than that of a great soldier.’” of men | and | This led to Mr. Wood's studies of thel CHO*OROROXOX O POROXOROXE hoth companies. Lady Mary E. Salmond il the referee. | MAfickion Hive of the Tadies of the Mac- | cabees has i d the following officers | for the current term: Mrs. Ella Jacobs, | commander; Henrietta Stone, | fady commander: Adelaide Rehn, lieuten- | ant commander; Nellie Eader, record | keeper; Sarah E. Hedges, finance keeper; | Margaret Gibson. chaplain: Minnie Pur- rington, sergeant: T phy cian; Mattie Phiffer, Amelia ‘Schule, sentinel J. Phil: iips, picket; Emma Burt, Sarah Burt and Lena Manning, banner bearers. During the evening, after the installa- | tion, Lady Commander Stone on behalf | of the hive presented to Past Lady Com- | mander Jacobs a beautiful sflver tray in recognition of her valuable services to the hive during her term of office. The past officer made a neat speech In reply. The fady commander also presented Lady Lols Bacon, the retiring record keeper, a hand- painted rose plaque In appreciation of her fervices. The hive Is fn a prosperous con. dition and the greatest of harmony pre- vails. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. At the session of Golden Gate Camp last Monday night there were eight Initiations, those who entered the mysteries of the order being Tieutenant Commander Thomas A. Nearny of the Naval Militia, James J. Ward, J. Shaw, Willlam Haskell, George H. Courtney, James F. McKenna, S. J. Cook and W. T. Colbert. The camp declded to have a drill team for the pur- pose of giving the work of initiation in the amplified form, and for the purpose of selecting such a team F. E. Trimble and Dr. T. P. Ashworth were appointed a | committee to determine the qualifications | of those who could do the work in the most satisfactory manner. The camp is making good progress in the matter of the Woodmen's excursion to be given at Sunset Park on the 1lth of next June. Next Monday night the members of Gold- en Gate Camp will be treated to another of those delightful entertainments which | the soclal committee gets up to make | meetings more than business. All mem- | bers of the order will be welcome. SONS OF EXEMPTS. The Sons of Exempt Firemen will after the business meeting to-morrow night have a smoker and jinks, when the com- mittee on entertainment will present a 00d programme of selected numbers, his young organization, which has for its purpose the keeping alive the work of their sires in the early days of San Fran- cisco, is growing, and bids fair to become one of the strong socleties of the city. THE CHOSEN FRIENDS. On the evening of Friday, the 24th of March, Golden Gate Council No. 6 of the Order of Chosen Friends gave its first of a serles of open meetings In the social hall of the Foresters' building, to be held on the last Friday of each month. Consid- ering the condition of the weather and the fact that it was the first meeting of | the character, there was a good attend- past lady presented between ess. He | o F business man. His experience and ob- servation showed that the successful man | of business is endowed with a well-bal- anced mind, coupled with hope, ambition, courage and confidence. Unless the aspiring business man have all of these success is doubtful. He must have courage to bravely face the ups and downs of life and not lose heart when difficulties are on all sides. He must have confidence in his own ability to sur- mount all difficulties. “Study the methods of the successful’ is a piece of advice on which too much stress cannot be laid. The man who suc- ceeds is the wise man, and there are rea- sons for it. Do as he does. The man who fails does so either through his own in- competency or foolishness. Do not do as he does. ay no attention to the man who flounders in the pool of business and thinks he knows it all. If he knew how to_succced he would succeed. The author lays particular stress upon the statement that ‘“luck never creates wealth,” ‘and he brings forward very 0od reasons to uphold his statement. The principal of these is that success de- pends on activity and foresight. Chances of wealth exist at all times, and if a man would succeed he must be ever on_the ert to take advantage of them. Then he must have courage and hope. ch of the (Hff%cnt phases of a suc- cessful business an’s _life is handled under separate heads. In this the au- thor covers ‘Hope,” “Business Founda- tion,” “The Fireside,’ “Intemperance,” ‘Play Your Part Unalded,* “‘Solid Facts,” “Employes,” ‘“Advertising” and Self-made Men. Just what ?unli(les of mind and body are required in these are carefully con- sidered. The many difficulties that may come to a young man are mentioned, and he is then told how to overcome them by his own_ force of character. Mr. Wood takes the ground that very much of the success or failure of an in- dividual depends upon himself. Every man has his fortune in his own hands, and if he will only realize that what is worth doing at all i3 worth doing well, and that small things frequently produce ;:\"Mi.l results, he i{s almost sure to suc- ceed. To all men ambitious for success the book, is well worth reading. DHOXOAORDAKPHOAOKOHOAROROHOXO*D dances under the direction of the commit- tee, of which John Rothenberg was chair- man. There were recitations by Mrs. A. J. Budd, Mr. Boyce and Miss_ Frances Buckland, vocal selections by Mr. Gal- lagher and Mrs. Beers and a_piano re- cital by Professor Sichel. The grand councilor, grand recorder and a number of other grand officers were present. At a meeting of the Progressive Coun- cils Mrs. N. Davidson was chosen as | chairwoman of the reception committes for the reception, entertainment and to be tendered on the 11th of April tot;;l; rand officers and representatives to ths jrand Council in Odd Fellows' Hall James Jordan was chosen floor manager. Nevoda Clt{ Council will Initiate ten candidates at its next meeting, Angel Council at Angels will Initiate {hree at its next meeting, San Bernardino Counci] recelved two applications at its last hel meeting, Sacramento Council of Sacra- mento and America Council of this eity each {nitiated three candidates last week. A number of the Interior councils are making arrangements for the observance of the order’s anniversary in May. THE AMERICAN GUILD. San Francisco Chapter held its first meeting last Wednesday night in its new quarters in the Red Men's buliding, and there was a good attendance. There was some encouraging talk on the subject of expanding the work of the guild in this State. A committee was appointed to draw up resolutions of respect to the memory of the late J. H. Barley, a mem- ber, who was accidentally killed at the raflroad yards in raflroad v this city a l.hnn time WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT. Redwood Circle No. 72 of the Women ot Woodcraft has arranged through its en- tertainment committee for an entertain- }"’3‘1‘0?"& d:'nttg (oshe glven in Shasta 2 e Native Sons’ g‘\;’enlnx ufllf ‘t\';dne!day. building on the ere will not be any admissi the circle will on that night, ob’;r fgl.i “e‘r‘g sation from the grand guar applicants at a reduced rate o onv admit LCOMPANIONS OF THR FOREST erwood Circle had arranged for Mikado soclal to be given In Foresiers: }rll;: on the night of Thursday, the 6th Loyal Circle will give a as a Manila social on thepf-fifilylg::.xgn“ed Alba Circle of Vallejo mourns the loss "’("nfii‘}.fl: of Past Chief Companion Celia SEVEN ES CIRCLE. On the last Monday in March Seven Pines Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., had an entertainment ard dance in its hall in Native Sors' build- Ing. at which "almost che _entire membership and a great many friends Were present. After an_ overture there Wwas presented under the direction of Miss Kitty Kennedy, a yéung lady noted for her ‘beauty and vivacity, a programme of entertalnment that was exceedingly pleasing-to'all. The features of this ware Yocal selections by the Golden Gate Quartet, a duet by the Misses Kavanaigh and a vocal solo by Orine Richards. Then there was dancing until a late hour and light refreshments were serveds -