The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 16, 1902, Page 32

POLITICAL. POLITICAL. Votes! - Organize l]rg‘anize!I Politics to be controlled by the vot- ers to the end that Gopd Govel:n- ment may be procured and main- tained. VOTERS! ) o Read extracts from Propositions in tl Study. of Politics, delivered by Protessor BERNARD MOSES at the California University in April, 1900. SOVEREIGN PEOPLE ARE NOT SOV- EREIGN. THE SUPREME POWER IN A NATION. ct that in the political organization of —r o there is @ person or & body of per- | sons holding power that is theoretically unlim- jted indicates that in one particular, at least, | all stat They are alike in that in some part of each there is vested an authority » is not Jegally curtsiled by any other au- y. They differ in that this authority in | some cases is vested in one man; in other in- | ftances in alimited assembly of men; and in still other instances In a union of several assem- Dlics, or in a body of the mature male citizene. But, Rlowever held, the authority in all cases is the ‘same E HE CZAR, SUP- ABSOLUTE MAKER NGLAND, FRANCE, THE NY OTHER IN- ve a larger army or a more | powerful another, but s independ- | ence is not theoretically more complete, nor its | | authority more unlimited. Thus the | MAKERS OF THE SUPREME | UNITED STATES 18 NOT | TE THAN THAT OF THE| 1A ce between these two great states, view, consists in | case, the supreme | power is vested in one man;: in the other case it is vested in & complicated union of political supreme, unlimited power is called sov. the person or body of persons { xercising it is called sovereign. N IN RUSSIA MAY | REIGN IN THE ught that the wishes of the bulk of | on are more likely to be respected in | ited States than in Russia; and this | thought rests on the knowledge that in Russi) | the supreme power is in the hands of one man, in the United States it is vested in a of assemblies that involves, either di- or indirectly, & large part of the popula- tion of the country; and it is expected that the ! large mber of persons thus involved will be Gisposed to use their powerful influence to di- rect the actions of the state in the line of their collective interests. THE ELECTORS AND THE SOVEREIGN. | While it is recognized that the sovereign here described is the supreme legal authority in the | state, it is also recognized that back of *the | utional state there is a whom the several| mbers of the legal sovereign ultimately de- Th! y is composed of the electors | ermine who shall belong to the supreme lawmeking body. | The electos set up the legal sovereign, but | power to make a law or isshe a MAY EXPRESS THEIR WILL SPECT TO PERSONE, BUT THEIR WILL AS TO THE FORM AND CONTENT | OF LAWS HAS NO LEGAL EXPRESSION, | EXCEPT THRO H THE ORGANIZED | BODY WHICH THEY CREATE. In the British empire the courts will take no notice of the will of the electors. The Judges know nothing about any will of the people, ex- cept as far as that will is expressed by an act of Parliament, and would never suffer the va- @ity of a statute to be questioned on the | ground of its having been passed or being kept alive in opposition to the wishes of the elec- tors.” _(Dicey, The Law of the Comstitution, asse, 70.) And mo rule, wHether of morality or of law, which contravenes an act of Parliament, binds | court thyoughout the realm.” (Dicey, POLITICAL BODY. BUT THEIR QUALITIES | ARE SO BSSENTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM | THOSE OF THE LEGAL SOVEREIGN THAT | LY TO ADD CONFUSION TO OUR | TS TO CALL THEM ANY KIND | EREIGN. THE -REPUBLICAN MUTUAL ALLIANCE 1s organized for the purpose of encouraging ail | voters to exercise their right of suffrage, in co-operation with each other, that their ocol- lective interests may be centralized in one su preme body, thus forming an orgamized pow- erful influence that will act directly with the | making and operating of our State and local | government The following preamble, constitutiom and by- lews have been adopted by the ‘Republican Mutual Alliance” for its organization and gov- ern: PREAMBEBLE. Whereas, We members of the Republican ~“Mutual Allian krowing that\the prin=iple of universal suffrage is the fundamental prin- | ciple which serves as the basis of a system to our form of government, be it | nat'onal, State or local, and Whercas, The genius' o the people exercis- | g suct enables them to contract with ke 2 government, and | frequent intervals the power | &ra government is returned o the | peorie their consideration, that the same | may be continued or changed; and in the exer- cige of such rights for the continuance or | change of government, issues are sometimes | created by which the people, for the purpose | of regulating themselves, invoke the ald of | that parliamentary law peculiar to a free peo- | tor pie, by which they are divided into a mafority | and 3 minority and such division is often- times ihe origin of new political bodles from which political issues arise and again divide the peopie within themselves; and Whereas, the “‘Republican Mutual Alllance,” | being organized for the purpose of uniting all | persons having the right to vote, and for the | purpose of voting as & unit to aid in making & government for the protection, security and | benefit of all the people, and especially for the | mutual interests and welfare of its members, &nd believing that there is only one legitin wey to make & government or elect to a public | office, and that is by obtaining for such goy- | ernment or individual the highest number of yotes: that therefore, we, the members of the “‘Republican Mutual Alilance,” in order to| form a perfect organization of voters and es- tablish discipline, harmony. sociability and the general welfare and prosperity of our members, do adopt the following: (‘ONSTIITL'TION. This organization, and all branch organiza- tions formed under its authority, shali named ‘‘The m;:ubl«u.'n Mutual Alliance.” All -nembers cf the “‘Republican Mutual Al- lience™ urt be American citizens of the age | of twenty-one years or over. | peid No perron shall be eligible to become member of the ‘‘Republican Mutual Alliance’ who has not read this constitution and to suppert the sume and who does not comply with the provisions and rules made by the Organizer appointed for that purpose. All governing powers herein granted thall be vesicd ir a central committee of the ‘He. publican Mutual Alliance.” he certral committee shall be com | “Republican Mutual Alllance” within the as. | tricte wherever organized and shall | T one member from each assembly die- | v, ! be a central organization to con- #ist of as many members as will contribute m. toward ntaining permanent headquerters al asesmbly rooms for the central | of the “‘Republican Mutual Alli- | he officers of the central organiza- | 11 be the officers of the cemtral com- mittee and the members of the central com. mlx‘vee- shall hold office for one year. No business of a general nature ghall be de- | termined by the central committee until such | matters have been submitted to all th: or- #anizations having representation in the cen- tral committee and their action reported to the gentrel committee by their representative or | by 2 majority of the same In such committee. The action of the central committee in such Datiers shall_be final Jnd binding on all the | mbers of the “] can & aebers of fhe e Mutual Alliurce VL <. officers of the central e Chairman, Financial and Recording Secretary, & Treasurer and first and i second Sergeant at VIL committe There shall be & izer of the a Chier permanent General Organ- “Republican Mutual Alliance” and | Deputy Organizer, both of whom shail b2 slested by the members of the central or- | ranization immediately af} this constitution. £ YECIER nditien oe VI The General Organizer shall have f 10 organize o branch of the “Republicas M. iuval Alliznce™ in any election precinct within this State, upon application of not less than five citizens of such precinct. The Gen: | eral Organizer and the Chief Deputy Organizer #hall be membars of the central committec et all (ITF’ and the Chief ity zer, upon application to the Organizer and with his coneent, shall have e Smonit #5 many deputics as in his mecessary. such appointments must made from omembers of the “Republican Mutual IX. All records of membership and tion must be in the custody of the a-:rr'u“gr-gu izer of the Alliance. X. All rules and by-laws adopted by all or- ganizations of the Republican Mut: Must conform to this eanstitution. A iance 4 acihis, constitution shall not be amended. re- nded, aside, suspended, revoked, sbru'-d. or in any manner altered, unless by | ron voted for chall have the right to appoint a two-thirds vote of all the members of each and every organized branch of the “‘Republican Mutual Alliance,”’ together with a two-thirde vote of the members of the central committee of said_Alliance. The Republican Mutual Alliance, in rezular meeting assembled this 18th day of February, 1902, does hereby adopt the following By- Laws for its government: BY-LAWS OF THE REPUBLICAN ALLIANCE. I All native-born and naturalized ~American citizens are eligible to become members of the “Republican Mutual Alliance” upon apriica- tion to the General Organizer or Deputy Or- ganizer appointed for that purpose and who have read the Preamble and Constitution of the “'Republican Mutual Alllance’ and agreed 1o support the same, and who will comply with il the provisions and rules made by the Gen- cral Orpenizer or any Deputy Organizer having euthority to act. MUTUAL 1L The Organization of the *“‘Republican Mutual Alliance’ sball consist of three separate de- partments: First—A Central Organization that will pro- vide permanent Headquarters within the City and County of San Francisco, and Branch Organizations within any Assembly District within the State of California, to be known as the “‘Republican Mutual Alliance.” ORGANIZING BRANCH. Second—A General Organizing Department, to consist of a General Organizer and a Chief Deputy Organizer, who shall have power to appoint as meny deputy organizers as may be necessary. CENTRAL COMMITTEE. Third—A Central Committee consisting of one representative membeér from each Assem- bly District and the officers of the Central Organization and the General Organizer and the Chief Deputy Or;?;uur. No fee shall be charged any person to be- come a member of the ‘‘Republican Mutual Alliance.” "Each organization may adopt rules whereby its members may contribute to- ward the support of the same. IV, There shall be a Central Organization, which shall be supported by monthly contributions from its members: shall have permanent head- guarters within the City and County of San Francisco, which shall be the headquarters of the Central Committee and a_general meeting place for all members of the ‘‘Republican Mu- tual Alliance.” Any Citizen may be s mem- ber of the Central ~Organizatio= =nd such membership must be enrolled In the District or Precinct Organization in which each mem- ber resides and is registered. Fifieen members shall constitute a quorum in the Central Or- ganization for the transaction of business. V. DUTIES OF MEMBERS OF THE REPUSBLI- CAN MUTUAL ALLIANCE. It shall be the duty of each member to at- tend all meetings of the ‘‘Republican Mutual Alijance” at the call of the Chairman ot the Orgenization of which he is a member, and encourage his neighbors and friends to become members thereof. Should any member of the “'Repubi‘can Mutual Alllance” be a Candidate for Public Office, or for a Delegate tc a Neminating Convention, or for any positiop of public or private trust, it shall be the duty of each member to cast his ballot for -~uch member, also to aid and assist him In prefer- ence to any other person, and to bear in mind that the “‘Republican Mutual All'ance’ Is or- ganized to vote as a unit, one for all, ever remembering that when an American Ci*izen «who, through the hand of liberty, is possessed of all the rights of suffrage that humanity can bestow) descends to the ungrateful taxk of neglecting to consider and exercise such rights ot the ballot-box, he willfuliy aids and assists in forging the chains of slavery and oppression upon his children and friends, and upon the wrists of liberty and freedom. VI Every member must report to the Central Committeeman of his district, or at the head- quarters of the Central Organization, all in- formation he receives appertaining to the City, State or Federal Government, or of the acts <{ any of its officers: also report any member of the Mutual Alliance known to him to vio- late any of the provisions of the constitution and rules of the ‘‘Republican Mutual Alli- | ance.” If any member should change his resi- dence he shall report the same to the Central Committeeman of the district in which e re- | sided before such change was made. VIL GENERAL ORGANIZER AND CHIEF DEP- UTY ORGANIZER. The General Organizer and Chief Deputy Organizer shall hold office permanently, and keep a Register of Membership of all organi- zations of the ‘‘Republican Mutual Alliance wherever organized, and furnish a complete list of the membership of all organizations In each district to every member therein at all times, and when any election s to be held must notify each member of the same. The Chief Deputy Organizer, with the con- sent of the General Organizer, shall appoint 2s many Deputy Organizers as in his judg- ment shall be needed; and shall establish a Board of Organizers. 'The General Organizer and Chief Deputy shall have full charge of said board of organizers and make all rules und regulations for the government of such board, ‘and must at all times report to the Central Committee the condition and strength ©of the “‘Republican Mutual Alllance.’” { VIIL | DUTIES OF DEPUTY ORGANIZER. | Deputy Organizers shall receive their power from the General Organizer and Chief Deputy Crganizer, and must cbey all orders issued by them. | IX. The General Organizer and Deputy Organ- izer shall organize as many branchés of the “Republican Mutual Alllance’” within any As- sembly District as in their judgment sha!l be ior the best interests of the general organiza- tion of the Alliance, and at the written re- quest of five citizens and voters of the same election precinct; they must organize a Branch Organization to be named Republican Mutual Alliance No. of Assembly District, provided, however, that for the purpose of electing ‘a representative to the Central Com- mittee, or nominating candidates for delegates to a convention, or choosing any member of the Alliance to be nominated by Convention as & Candidate for Public Office, or for any mem- Ler to recelve employment of eny kind, all the members of all nmnku!lul% of - the ‘Alliance i within such Aesembly Districy shail be organ- ss one District’ Organjzation for such purpose, and every member shali be entitled 10 vote therein, and the General Organizer or Chief Deputy shall notify the members of each organization within the Assembly Distriot, flating the time and place such organization is to be made. Furthermore, he shall notfty the officers of | each organization and the Deputy Orgaaizers within the Assembly District that no more new members can be admitted until such Dis- trict Organization is completed, and the busi- ness for which it was called transacted and the result made known to the Central Com- | mittee. v | % ELECTION OF OFFICERS. | ‘The Chief Deputy Organizer shall call for | the election of officers and the election of a | central committeeman of the “‘Republican Mu- tual Ailiance.’” to take place within each As- sembly District at the same time during the :aonth of March each year, and the officers elected shall take their positions at the first meeting of each organization during the month of April of each year. The time and place of holding such elections in Assembly Districts rhall be named by the Central Committee. All elections shall be by ballot, xnd each per- one teller to receive and count the ballots, I The meeting nights of the ‘Republican Mu- | tual Alliance” shall be every Tuesday evening | at 8 o'clock. Special Meetings may be called | bv the Chairman at any time, and upon the written request of five members of any branch | organization presented to the Chairman, he | must call a meeting in accordance with such request. XI11. The officers of the Central Organization of the “‘Republican Mutua) Alliance” shall be a | Chairman, a First and Second Vice Chairman, | @ Financial Secretary, a Recording Secretary, | a Treasurer, and a First and Second Sergeant | at Arms, all to be elected bv the contributing | members of the Central Organization and they shall hold office for the term of one year. They shall also be the officers of the Central Committee and be entitled to vote therein. 11 The officers of all Branch Organizations. of | the ““Republican Mutual Alliance’” shall be not | less thap five: A Chairman, Vice Chairman, | Secretary, Treasurer and Sergeant at Arms, | elected by the members of such Branch Organ. | izations, and they shall hold office for the term of one year. X1V, The members of all Branch Organizations of the “Republican Mutual Alllance: within each | Assembly District are eligible to vote on ail | matters appertaining to the Alllance within | ruch Assembly District: and must assembie when. necessary, or at least once a vear. by | G crder of the General Organizer and the cmla'-‘ ty nizer and elect a representative | (o the Central Committee from each Assembly | District. Such representative shall be a mem. | ber of the Central Committee for the term | one year, a ereafter until his st in elected and gualified. gy XV. DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN. It shall be the duty of the Chairman of eath Organization to call meetings and preside over them, decide all points of order and questions of Parliamentary Rules, and be governed | Rules of Order, except | where such rules may conflict with the Consti- tution of the “Republican Mutual Alliance." The Chairman shall appoint all Committees unless otherwise provided for. It shall be the {uty of the Chalrman, after calling a mest- to order, to ascertain if every person - ot s * Jualified member of the " Republiean Mutbal and entitled to take part § {ts proceedings. In the absence of lheD(‘Zlu.lrl: :lnlt"ll the Vice Chairman shall perform his | uties. XVI DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. The Secretary of Central and Branch Organ- izations shall keep and take care of the rec- ords of the Organization and keer a full and B account of the proceedings of each | meeting. He shall notify every member of all | meetings and keep a correct list of the names | ! rank includes | able the present law providing for an | of Los Angeles, who is now grand vice | POLITICAL. of persons admitted to membership through the General Organizer, together with the name of the Deputy Organizer by whom each appli- cant was recommended, and he shall not snter “'Republican Mutual Alliance.” He | must also furnish the Central Committeeman of the Assembly District .with & copy of the proceedings of each meeting. XVIL * THE TREASURER. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys be- | longing’ to the Organization and hold the same subject to the orders of the majority of the members present at any regular meeting. All such orders must be signed by the Chalrman ©of the Organization and the Secretary. e shall, whenever required, and at the meeting prior to the expiration of his term of offic file a written report, showing amount of re ceipts and disbursements. XVIIL 4 DUTIES OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS. The Sergeent at Arms must attend all meet. !ings of the Organization. He must inform the | Chairman, before the meeting is called to| crder, if every verson present is a qual:fied | member of the Organization, and see tha{ no yerson not a member obtamns admission to the meetings during the transaction of any busi- vess. | DUTIES OF X1 | The Officers of the Central Organization shall be the Officers of the Central Commiltee. | They shall hold office for one year, and there- ; after uyntil thelr successors shall have been elected }and qualified. The Central Comm.ittee sball hold its meeting at the rooms of the | Central Organization, and shall have full power to decide on all business appertaining to the | | £00d and welfare of the ‘‘Repliblican Mutual | Alliance,” after such business has been sub- | mitted fo all the Organizations having repre- | sentation in such Committée and their re- vort made for its guidance, and shall notify the General Organizer of the change of | residence of any members of the “‘Republican Mutual Alliance.’”” The action of the Central | Committee shall be final and binding upon every member of the Organization. | The Central Committee shall make such rules | and regulations for its own government as may | | be necessary, providing such rules are not in | | confiict with the Constitution of the General Organization. XXIL Five members shall constitute & quorum for the transaction of business in all Branch Or- ganizations of the ‘“Republican Mutual Al- liance.”” H XXIIL | The foregoing By-Laws, thereof, shall not be amended, altered, re- scinded, set aside, repealed, revoked or ex- punged, unless by a two-thirds vote of ail the'| | members of each and every organized branch | of the “Republican Mutual Alliance,” together | | with @ two-thirds vote of the Central Commit- ee. Provided, however, | to | be taken unless or any Section that no action shall recommended_through the or- ganizing department of the ““Republican Mu- tual Alliance”” by the General Organizer. The “Republican Mutual Allfance’’ recog- nizes the fact that every Citizen has an Equit- able Right at the Ballot-box, and that the proper exercise of such right is the rock upon which the foundation of our National, State and Loca! Government stands. The men who make the government should ! take all pains to prevent any special class of citizens from getting so much power that they might be dangerous. For that reason all pu- | litical power should return every few years to the people, =0 that the people may have the power of chaice. The “Republican Mutual Alliance’ aska in- alscriminately the co-operation of all @itizens and Voters of the State of California (especially of the City and County of San Francisco), irre- Epective of their past social, political or busi- ness success or grievances, to particplate with us in organizing the Voters of the City and County of San Francisco and State of Califor- nia in one political organization for the purpose | of voting as a unit to aid In making a Govern- | ment for the Protection, Security and Benefit of all the people, and not for any special class or corporation. ' Any Citizen may become a_member by apply- ing at the Headquarters, 1104 Market street, rooms 21 and 22. Branch organfzations can be | organized upon the application of five citizens residing within any election precinct within the State. 1f you cannot find time to eall at Headquar- | ters, the Organizer will call at your residence | or place of business, and enroll your name upon | the Central Organization Roll Book. Electlon | of permanent officers for the Central Organiza- | tion will take place on Tuesday, March 18, 1902, at hlzi‘nhrk D. m. A EERTHIER, General Organizer. MARTT. KELLY, Chief Deputy Orglnflel‘:, REPUBLICAN MUTUAL ALLTANC: Telephone Scu Knights of Pythias. Lodge No. 41 at Lodi, Sacramento | County, has purchased a rich outfit of robes and now confers (he third rank in | the long form. The three lodges at Stockton are active- ly engaged in arranging a splendid repre- sentation of the Windmil City at San Francisco next August. The uniform | rank company of the same place is active | and has strong hopes of winning the tro- phy for the best drilled California com- pany. San Bernardino Company, mustered in last month, continues to receive recruits at every assembly. The new fourth regiment of the unifcrm the San Joaquin Valley | companies. { The San Franeisco lodges are becoming | more active than they have been for | meny years befcre, the most of 'them | having work at each convention. Social | gatherings of the order are also frequent in_the city. Live Oak Lodge of Oakland continues | to pursue the even tenor of its way, steadily increasing its membership with | material of the most desirable character. Grand Chancellor Calkins has promul. | gated a decislon to the effect that| Pythian law gives members of the uni- | form rank the right to wear their uni- | orms in subordinate lodge conventions and that a chancellor commander has no | legal right to order the members of the | military branch to remove their caps dur- | ing the progress of such a convention. | This point has been frequently raised in | the past and has not before been official- ly_decided in California. | Bald Mountain Lodge of Forest, Sterra County, is one of the latest to discontinue the payment of stipulated weekly bene- fits. The sentiment in favor of this course is spreading rapidly throughout the country, At next fall's_convention of the Su- preme Lodge in San Franeisco it is prob- official order for the password will be abolished and that an official receipt upon a card to be carried in a small folding case, guch as the Elks have found* so advantageous, will be substituted for it. The present system of requiring a travel- ing member to produce both an official receipt and an order for the password | before he is entitled to the password from any but his own chancellor commander is generally regarded as unsatisfactory and obsolete. The holding of annual elec- tions instead of semi-annual, as now, will | also come up and will be strongly advo- cated. The grand chancellor is arranging to officially visit the lodges at Jackson, Amador, Sonora, Angels Camp, Carters, Coulterville, Mariposa and Ckinese Camp during the month of April. This itinerary will probably be._his final one, as his term expires in May, and Superior Judge Tiask ('Yf'halice“or. will take up the duties of the office. Lodge No. 168 at Yréka, Siskiyou County, enjoys the distinction of having one of the most effective long form teams in the State. This lodge and Mojave of Needles have two of the most handsome- ly furnished lodge halls on the coast, vieing with the Redlands lodge, in the latter respect. Every California knight will regret to learn that Supreme Chancellor Fethers is, confined to his home in Janesville, Wisconsin, with an attack of spinal meningitis. The filness s the result of an injury that he received on shipboard while en route to Honolulu a few months ago. A letter written from his home on the' §th inst. to Grand Chancellor Calkins states that the head of the order was then unable to attend to his official uties. Grand Keeper of Records and Betl Schaffner has returned from a visit to the lodges at Los Angeles, Santa Ana, San Diego. Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. He found much iuterest ex- hibited throughout the southern part of the State concerning the international gathering at San Francisco next August. The third regiment will send up 700 men. Court Yerba Buena. The parcel party and dance that was given by Court Yerba Buena of the Inde- pendent Order of Foresters in the Laurel Hall of the Shiels building, on the 12th inst., was one of the most enjoyable functions that this court has ever given. The court was assisted In this by Com- anion Court Yerba Buena of the ladies’ ranch of the order. The attendance was good and almost every one brought a parcel. These, numbering about 20), were, during the evening, distributed to those resent upon the presentation of a num. T corresponding with the one on the package. There was also a short pro- gramme of musical and instrumental’ numbers and an address on “Fraternity' bg a member of the court. A W Cohn was chairman of the evening. B ! ING SOLOMON'S Chapter of the Order of the Easter Star was officially visited or the night of the first Wed- nesday in March. Yet, nots wiflstanding the fact that Yith a handsome collat of her Tank, as the'rain on that night came down in heavy showers, the attendance of members and visitors was up in the hun- dreds. One candidate was initiated for the purpose of demonstrating to the visit: ing officlals haw well the officers can do the ritualistic and floor work. After the close of the business of the evening there was an adjournment to the lower ban- quet hall, where a choice banquet was served to more than one hundred.and fifty, many having, owing to the lateness of the hour, taken their departure for their respective homes. During the even- ing Worthy Patron Fred B. Wood on be- haif of Mre. Linea L. Baehr, worthy ma- tron of the chapter, presented to the grand matron as a souvenir of her visit a cut-glass bonbon dish. Mrs. Clara A. Giberson, the worthy grand matron, com- plimented the chapter officers for the manner in twm:n APley conducted their i work, and as to the degree work, she ! sald that In no chapter which she had visited tn the i‘ummmon had she seen the officers, anhd particularly the star fmlnt., more proficient in their work. Dur- ng the initiation the necessary vocal se- lections were rendered by Miss Charlotte orrls, whose sweet soprano voice has delighted so many. The banquet hall was decorated in a manner that made it look like a scene from fairyland. That part of the table at which was seated the grand matron was a mass of beautiful carnations, banked with sweet violets. | The speakers of the evening were, besides the grand matron, Grand Secretary Mrs. Kate J. Willats, Associate Grand Con- ductress Mrs. Alice F. Hickey, Past Grand Patrons John H, Gray and George L. Darling; C. L. P. Marals, patron of San Francisco Chapter; Mr. and Mrs. Howard of Honolulu, A. B. Henderson and Patron F. B. Wood. On the evening of the 7th inst. Golden Gate Chapter had a pleasant business meeting, when considerable work for the advancement of the chapter was trans- acted. After the -close of the meeting there’ was an adjournment /to the lower banquet hall, where a social hour was spent and the chapter’s hospitality was manifested in the serving of a collation and ice cream. During the soclal hour Miss Marie A. Smith, a pupil of Mrs. Long, entertained with two recitations that were warmly applauded. This chap- ter will give a fancy dress folly party in Golden Gate Hall on the dlst inst., Easter Monday night. The committee in charge proposes to make this one of the best functions_that the chapter has given in many a day, . ‘Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Giberson paid her official visit to Olive Branch Chapter on the night of the 10th inst., and she was welcomed by a very large mem- bership and visitors who represented all but one of the city chapters. There was also a representative of one of the chan- ters in Utah, and Grand Secretary Mrs. Willats, Ernestine Wilkie, grand Martha; District Deputy Mrs. Annie Marie John- son, Past Grand Patron Darling, Charles Louls Jonathan, Warden Pierce 'of Oak Leaf Chapter and Robert August Long of Marshall Chapter of Willows, the present matrons and patrons and past matrons and patrons of the local chapters. The officers were ail attired in white and the stations were decorated with bright-col- ored flowers, the one in the east being particularly attractive. The work of the evening was carefully watched by the visiting official, and ‘then there was the exemplification’ of the initiatory degree by the initiation of two strangers, a lady and a gentleman. The officers had evi- dently made a special effort to show their ability in this, for at no time in the his- tory of the chapter was the degree ever conferred in so commendable a manner. That was the unanimous verdict of the rand matron and those who spoke under he good of the order. Every officer was perfect in the work, and when that is stated there remains nothing more to be sald. The assemblage was addressed by Mrs. Giberson, Mrs. Willats and Messrs. Long and Darling, The music of the evening was by that chnrminf vocalist, | Past Grand Or; st Mra: Nellie bar- ling. After the meeting there wi the presentation of an artistic bronze statue to Mrs. Giberson in remembrance of tne visit, and then followed a dainty collation and an impromptu programme of recita- tions and song. 2 Grand Matron Mrs. Giberson will visit Sen Jase Chaglcr officially ¢n the 18th anpd on the 19th she will be with Athena Chapter in Hollister, after which, start- inz on the following day, she will make a tour of visits In the southern part of the State. Ske will not return to_this city until the 2ith of April. San Fran- ciseo Chapter will be visited upon her re- turn at a date yet to be fixed. On the night of the 1ith there was a large attendance at the session of Ivy Chapter, there being presenit many of the members of the chapter and of uther local chapters. The work of the order was exemplified by the initiation of two candidates in a most commendable man- ner. The musiec for the ceremony was furnished by Florence - Perkins, Mabel Gordon, Florence L. Brace and Mrs. Adel Norton. After the work a fine collation was served in the banquet hall under the supervision of Mrs. Frances L. Bonificld, chairman of the social committee, and her assocjates. It was a well arranged affair and was greatly enjoyed by all. Worthy Matron Mrs. C. E. Tisdale and ‘Worthy Patron Frank McGowan occupied the head of the table, and the latter, as toastmaster, called upon Grand Matron Mrs. Giberson, Past Patrons Darling and Gray and a number of others to eutfer- tain with short addresses. San Francisco Chapter will on the night of the 17th inst. initiate scveral candi- dates, after which the chapter will bave a soclal hour. The 0dd Fellows. The relief committee of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows has appointed F D. Macbeth, W. E. Creed, F. J. Smithson, A. A. Friedlander and T. R. Mann as a committee to arrange for the golden an- niversary of the establishment of the re- lief committee in this city. This will be on the 6th of December next. John Morton, one of the trustees of the home at Thermalito, is quite ill at the Pacific Hospital at Stockton and Chest- nut streets. On the night of the 13th inst. Yerba Buena Lodge had an event that brought leasure to the heart of every member. ome time in the distant past the lodge was forced to borrow a considerable sum of money and it gave a note for the same, ‘Within the past month the last payment on the note was made and the event on the night named was the burning of the note that had been canceled. This was done by the noble grand, W. P. Hum- hreys, assisted by the members of the e and a number of visitors, after which there were addresses by James Boyes, Past Grand Masters Barnes, Louderback and L. L. Alexander, W. D. Keyston and J. S. Reed. By a singular coincidence the night chosen was the twenty-fifth mnlver!nrf of the night when W. D. Keyston jolned the lodge. The speeches, * appropriate to the occa- sion, were followed by the serving of a collation. The Rebekahs. The old-time minstrel show that is 1o be given on the night of the 19th inst. in 0dd Fellows’ Assembly Hall by Templar Rebekah Lodge promises to be an un- usual event, and from the interest that has been taken the prospects are that there will be a large attendance. AHgood 8ro;nmme has been prepared, and H. W. stoff, the funny man of the order, who will be stage manager, declares that jokes tln{ antedate the ark will not be tol- erated. The juvenile party given by Oriental Rebekah Lodge on the 12th inst. was a decided success that was enjoyed by as s B could crowd into the hall where the lodge meets. The programme of the vaudeville order was by children, and as a whole it was one of the best that has ever been given by little ones in the Odd Fellows’ e col building. s feature was ed thi Miss. E‘n‘h A ffin, Jo worth, Mrs, Willlams and n oul Boarmene and Charles THE SAN FRANCiSCO OALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 1902. vaternities. Lodge Mrs. Emma Rabb, past noble grand of another lodge, in which on re- tiring she was not presented with a col- lar, as it was not the custom to present such in that body, was by Past Grand Styche on behalf of Mrs. Rinner presented that member did not like to see a past neble grand without a collar. The masquerade party of San Francisco Rebekah Drill Corps No. 2 in Union Square Hall on the 13th inst. was a great success in every particular. The attends ance was large, the costumes worn by those who took part in the grand march varled and formed a pretty moving pic- ture as all, some two hundred and fifty, moved in that march. The effect was re- lieved here and there by the presence in the march of a number of the members of the corps in their very pretty uniform. After the march it was ‘“on with the dance” until it was time to announce the winners of prizes, and the dance was un- der the direction of W, O. Parker as floor manager, with Messrs. Derby and Nixon as assistants, . The judges awarded rizes to Mrs. Roy T. Daniels as the best ressed lady, a Spanish costume; Mrs. Tescher for the most original as the straw girl and Mrs. Craig for the best sus- tained character. Mr. Siberlich as the Ameer was voted the best dressed man; H. Maynard, as the policeman, the most original, and W. G. Horton as the tramp the best sustained character. In Druidic Groves. On the night of the first Friday in March Norma Grove of the United An- clent Order of Druids, after the transac- tion of routine business, adjourned to the banquet hall, where there was a high jinks, at which Past Noble Grand Arch Bahrs was the sire. There was a good programme of varied numbers for the entertainment of those who were present. It ‘included vocal and instrumenal music, recitations and exhibitiens of boxing by young sports. Among the latter were VWillle Winter, Johnny McCarthy, T. Hamilton, Albert Thompson and Smelter and Kelly. There was an imitation of a Ckinese orchestra, duet by the r’nzgeraldl Lrothers, tenor solo by Ueorge Brittey | and u parody by Walter Kelly. Then foi- luwed a number of votunteers, who amused with music and stories. During the evening the grove served a collation and light refreshments, At tne meeting of Supreme Arch Chap- ter, Hartnagel No. 3, on the 10th inst., L. Palmer received his commission as di trict deputy for the chapter. James Martinoni, A. M. Armstrong and another member were appointed a committee to prepare resoiutions to the memory of the late John Hutton, secretary for many | years of the chapter. L. Palmer and J. | Icardo were placed in nomination for the | office of secretary, and the election will be held at the next meeting. The official visit of Mrs. Giberson to | Harmony Chapter on the 13th inst. was one of the most pleasant of the season. The visiting otficial was greeted by about | members of the order, who accorded her the honors which her station entitle her to, and there was the warm, cordial welcome of all the members present. There was the initiation of seven eligibles for the purpose of giving the visiting of- ficlals_an opportunity to see how weil | Mrs. Mary Iklla Klein and her corps of | officers could do the work. That it was | well done was apparent from the very flat- tering remarks made by the worthy grand Fekok A kok ok sk ok kA oAk Aok sk ok ok dokkok ok Aok Aokokok Aokdeok dokokok A kokok ok ok kok CHILDREN'S GARMENTS. The EASTER EXHIBITION o! advanced noveltics in ready-to-wear INFANTS’, MISSES’ and CHILDREN'S GARMENTS, made o our order in distincily confined co nceptions, arc now open and ready for sale. RIGHTLY MADE. RIGHTLY PRICED. EFFECTIVE CREA}'IONS NEWEST GIBSON DRESSES in all the latest seasonable colors and ivory are here— the smartest thing that's out—in sizes ranging from 4 to 12 years. ‘WHITE CLOTH COATS —outside wear that is neat and natty, for the little ones, ranging in sizes irom 1 month to 4 years. JACKETS AND RAGLANS in cor- rect models and choicest colors of the season—in covert cloth, Venetian, ladies’ cloth, cheviots, taffeta, peau de soie, and all the recherche - fabrics for the spring and summer, in sizes. from 4 to 12 years. IMPORTED INFANTS' DRESSES Our reputation is due to the daintiness of quality and neatness of workmanship N matron. After the work of the evening there was a banquet in the lower room and a more brilliant aggregation of East- ern Star members has seldom been seen | in that hall before. Among the many who | were at the tables were District Deputy Grand Matron Mrs. Annie M. Johnson, | Grand Secretary Mrs. Willats and many | of “he officers of the other chapters. The substantial feast.was followed by a lit- erary and musical one that proved very enjoyable. Mrs. Giberson was presented a | valuable Etruscan vase as a souvenir of | her visit to Harmony. The music during | the evening was by Dr. Stych and Mrs. | Severance. The husband of Mrs. Alice Frances | Hickey, the associate grand conductress, has been very ill for more than a week. Grand Arch Druidess Anna Sorensen, | accompanied by Mrs. A. Thornhill, past | grand arch druidess, and Mrs. O. Heiden, grand treasurer, and many members of other circles, ‘paid an official wvisit lo Olympia Circle on the 10th inst. During the evening there was an exhibition of the floor and ritualistic work by the initia- tion of two candidates, which was well presented by the officers, who were com- | © plimented by the grand arch druldess. | After the close of the circle there was an adjournment to the banquet hall in the | Folsom-street temple, where a bountiful collation was partaken of. Olympia Grove at its last held meeting ' recelved several applications, but thesz | were not acted upon beyond the appoint- | ment of committees on investigation. ! McKinley Grove at its last held meeting received eleven applications, which has increased the number of names on the roll at this time to more than one hundred—a | good showing for a grove that started ;Vi!h less than thirty members last Octo- er. At the meeting of Alpini Grove on the 6th inst. three candidates were initiated by the new officers in a very acceptab.e manner. A collation followed the work. Mission Grove of San Luis Obispo at its last held meeting initiated three strangers and received two petitions. The an- nouncement was made that the grove will_shortly initiate a class of twenty | candidates. In the event of that occur- rence Noble Grand Arch J. 8. Godeau will | furnish a banquet for the grove, and he | may be present on that occasion. On the 11th inst. Aurora Grove conferred the third degree on six eligibles, and at its next meeting will have ten strangers to initiate. After the third came the fourth degree, which proved most palata- ble to all. 3 In the absence of Grand Noble Arch Godeau, who was still in Reno, Nev.,| James F. Martinoni, grand secretary, paid | an official visit to Haywards Grove. He was accompanied by Past Arch L. A. Wolf. The reports of this grove show that it now has a membership of ninety. During/the session Dr. Browning, noble arch of the grove, presented a beautiml solid gold charnfemblematic of the order on behalf of the grove to J. Schettrini in | recognition of his services for having | brought into the grove the greatest num- ber of candidates within a stated time. On the 12th inst. Grand Arch Druidess | Mrs. Sorensen paid an official visit to the ¢cirele in Novato, being accompanied by Past Grand Mrs. Thornhill, Grand Treas- urer Mrs. Heiden, Mrs. J. 8. Godeau, Mrs. Kate Magdalena Martinoni, Mrs. Wil- llams and Mrs. Knarston. The following night the same visitors were with the circle in Petaluma. Grand Secretary Martinoni recently re- ceived a letter from the grand secretary of the Grand Grove of Louisiana asking for rituals in the Italian language for the purflou of establishing a grove to work in that language in New Orleans. The National Union. The entertainment that was given by the National Union Social and Literary Club in Odd Fellows’ Hall, under the di- rection of W. W. Healey, E. A. Kidd, J. N. Bunting and F. H. Hastings as the general committee and John R. Hillman of Pacific Council as chairman of the evening, was a great success, the hall be- ing crowded to its utmost limit.. The pro- gramme was a well arranged and pleasin; one and the several numbers were well recelved. After the entertainment there was a well balanced programme of dance: The committees of the evening wafia. Reception committee—F. A. Page, J.-E. Field, Carlos F. de Berna, R.,T. Ou- yon, H. D. Corbett, H. W. M Al floor manager—A. A. Banz (‘‘Ach asgsistants—W. C. Anderson, Jo- Liberman, W. A. Galvin, H. Scheper, J. L. Morris, Arthur 8. Nelson. Golden Gate Council, at its meeting on the 1ith inst., had a good attendance and ‘| after the routine of business there was a debate on, “S8hould the Government of the United States maintain a tariff on im- ports from the insular possessions?” The bly discussed by S . Field, J. H. Baker and J. J. and the decision was that such ought not to be maintained. During thelg-glni the council received three al lon: %u Leo Canman, wife of the presi- dent of Press Council of Chicago, Is on a visit to this State and at pres- ent s in this city. At the entertain- mfint of the National Union Social and ‘Spot! q - | Literary Club she was one of the many bitlon dance, Miss Campbell; fancy dance, | who enjoyed the programme. She is a #&a Trilsen and 'Ve:-'n3° ‘Winterberg; ex- - of Senator and Mrs. James E. ion_dance, Irene 3 ties, . Annle Driscoll: ‘recitation, Erances On the night of the 2th inst. Yosemite lnson; specialties, Maude Sharpe; violin | Council, after the regular business of the 5 Lutz; manodlin solo, Irene |evening, wl!ihlmve a whist party on the Goudy. Ti rogramme was followed by | yr;genive e. one of dfim& r the adults. . San Francisco Cabinet will visit At the recent party given by Amity | El Capitan Council in Balboa Hall, Native il \ FARRICS. of these elegant ¢ n nainsooks, confections, mulls, organdies and other delicate materials. CITY OF PARIS DRY GOODS COMPANY, Geary and Stoskton Strests, Union Square. Mail and Express Orders Recsive Immediata Attention. R YRR OO YO KOO, OO AR AR R K —————————— e ——————————— creations in lawns, [NV MR T T TR T T T PR RS R R I R Y Sons' building, on the night of the 20th inst., on which occasion the speech of the e‘:rsetnln will be made by H. M. Jascerwitz of El Dorado Council. The cabinet has dopted a rule that in the future thers iR be one member, selected for the’pur- ose of expressing the views of the visit- Ynt body, and that after that the presi- dent of the visited council may call on any one who shall be present to talk un- der good of the order. Pacific Council at its meeting on the 14th inst. initlated two strangers, after which there was an evening of entertain- ment for the members in the form of a musical and literary programme contrib- uted by the members. There will be a sur- prise in this .council for National Union men at the next meeting. Union. Council, at its meetin; 14th ints., received one stranger tion. Improved Order of Red Men. On the night, of the 22d. inst. there will he a mass meeting of the membership of the local tribes of the Improved Order ¢t Red Men in the Post-street Wigwam for the purpose of being informed as to the work of the new hall association. Sotoyome Tribe at its last held session adopted two palefaces and reinstated two brothers, who had allowed themselves to become suspended. - Oneida Council on the night of the 13th inst. received an official visit from the great Pocahontas in the wigwam in the Shiels building. Last week a new tribe, called Dolamano No. 119, was instituted in San Mateo by on . the y initia- | the great sachem and other great chiels with forty-two charter members. A Kincaid is the sachem and George S. Proctor chief of records. The institution was followed by a collation. The degrees were conferred by team of Sagamore Tribe of Palo Allg :n( l‘l;: p‘re!flllee o(m: 2 on from that tribe, one from “el;egauté Baden and a delegation from this Y. Another tribe, Shenandoah No. 120, was instituted at Pinole by Grand Junior Saga- more Thomas Roche with fifty-four mem- bers. T. S. Catlett was raised up as sachem and T. L. Bennett as chief of records. The degrees were conferred by the team of Carquinez Tribe of Crockett. Great Chief of Records Bliss paid a visit to the tribe in Benicia last week anc gave the tribe instruction in the work of the order. During the evening two palefaces were adopted. On the 26th of April there will be a competition for the best work in the adeption degree in Vallejo between teams trom Solano Tribe, Samoset Tribe and Carquinez Tribe. The prize is a 360 set of regalia for the chiefs of the winning tribe. The contest bektlwee;l ‘?aga;nore nned Navajo tribes in the adoption degree re- sulted in favor of the Navajo Tribe team. On the 12th inst. Great Sachem Boyes and other great chiefs paid an official visit to Manzanita Tribe. After a pleas- ant meeting there was pen house” and a feast, at which T. Sprague presided as toastmaster. The Native Sons. Judge H. R. McNoble, second grand vice president of the Native Sons of the Golden West, paid an official visit to Cal- itornia Parlor on the 13th inst. and he was cordially received, He gave an in- teresting hand dem.m-mlnhu talk under e order. ‘%’9;35 t’l‘l'umee Boxton will soon make a tour of visitations to the parlors in Leke and Napa counties. The Native Daughters. On the recent official visit of the grand president, Mrs. Baker, to Bonita Parlor, in San Mateo, she was accompanied by Grand Becretary Miss Laura J. Frakes, who had been specially invited, and by Emma Dellwig of Buena Vista Parlor. The visitors were met at the depot by Mrs. Offerman, who escorted them to her home and entertained them there. At the meeting of the parior there were also present Mrs. Buttsaling, who was the first grand inside sentinel of a grand par- lor, and Nora Wilson, a past grand offi- cer. After the work of the evening there was a banquet in honor of the visiting officer and those who accompanied her. On the 12th inst. the grand president visited the parlor at Watsonville, on the 13th she was with the one in Gilroy and on the 14th with the one in Martinez. On the 17th she will visit Fremont Parlor in this city, and on the 20th she will be with Buena %ieta Parlor, her home parlor. The following named were visitors at the office of the retary_during the past week: Grand sident Mrs. G. W. Baker, Grand Vice sident Miss Eliza Douglas Keith, Grand Treasurer Amanda Hammerly, Mrs. Lucle Hammer- smith, Mrs. Minnie och and Mrs. Marks of Darina Parlor; Millie Tietjen of Golden State Parlor; Lovetta Lambert of Yosemite Parlor; Mrs. D. Daniels of Fre- mont Parlor; Dolly Hyams of Sans Souci Parlor; Nellie Boege of La Vesgero Par- lor; Mrs. L. M, McKenna and lla Me- Cullough of Oakland, and Lena Hammer- 1y of Piedmont Parlors Ancient Order of Workmen. Spartan Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen at its last held meeting initiated nine strangers and at its next meeting will impart the mysteries of the order to ten more. Up to the 13th inst. there had been re- to A number the ritualistic the Grand 8ul Lodge had its house- in its new quarters in g at 20 Eddy street by a grand entertain- ment. ere were G Fore- man Freeman, G Onnurnnd » San Leandro one of the members pre- sented 30 l«:g‘e a be:llfi!ul 3'%! (’DM own make, the speech. being by D. Hirshberg, P, G. M.. A o thro:’h irand Receiver Sam . Boot] gented the lod, a Bible to place on the new altar and then Past Grand Master Snook presented on behalf of the lodge 2 handsome jewel to«Brother Ober; the only surviving charter meber of the lodge. Lincoln Post, €. A. R. Liricoln Post of the Grand Army of tha Republic will give a social on ‘the night of Thursday, March 20, in its wtmg Place. on which occasion & very interes ;f programme will be offered by the com~ ttee of arrangements. STATEMENT . —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ~——OF THE—— Connecticut Mutual LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY F HARTFORD, IN THE STATE OF CON- nectieut, on the 3ist day of December, A. D. 1901, and ‘for the year ending on that day: made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the require- ments of Section 613 of the Political Code of said State. ASSETS. Net value of Real Estate owned , .o $11,919,575 3 551,115 s ¢ by the company Amount of Loans y and Mortgage on Real Estate. Amount of Loans - secured pledge 6f Bonds, Stocks or sther marketable securities as col- YT PR R Syt 2,300 00 Premium notes and loans in any form taken in payment of pre- miums on policies now in foree.. 697,032 91 Cash market value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by the Com- pany Interest due and accrued Rents due and accrued, . Net amount of premiums in pro- cess. of eollection, and of de- ferred premiums .. cranen 354,470 24 Total Assets ... 2 LIABILITIES. Claims for death losses and ma- tured endowments, due and un- osses and ma- tured endowments In process of adjustment, or adjusted but not due ... 2 Claims resisted by the Net present value of ail the oul standing policies, computed a cording _to the Combined Expe- Flenee Tables of Mortality, with four per cent interest.. &% Amount of all unpaid dividends to policy holders ps Add'tional reserve by Company’s standard, Am. Table 3% per cent on insurance since April 1, Al ather Habilities Total Liabilittes ... INCOME. Cash received for premiums on new policies during the year.... $403,656 67 Cash recsived for renewal of pre- miums during the year........ . 4,689,613 7 Cash received for sale of annuities _ 15.783 Cash received for interest. Cash received for rents.. Cash received from all other SOUICES +.eevvrere Gadade cesanses | 88,008 75 Total INCOME «..vcvvvrare veee $8,182.473 88 EXPENDITURES. Cash paid for losses and matured endowments $4,638.270 08 Cash paid to annuitants. 4224 87 Paid for surrendered polictes, 554,217 45 Paid for dividends to policy hold- ers ... - Commissions paid to agents. Salaries and other compensation of officers and employes, except agents and medical examiners.. 101,013 34 Salaries and traveling expenses of managers of agencies. 18,500 00 Madical examiners’ fees and sala- ries 23,972 S4 Cash ps 856 6 Cash paid for rents. 8,373 63 All other cash paym: 549,784 27 $7.872,013 25 PREMIUM-NOTE ACCOUNT. Premium notes and other 3 premium obiigations at $763.861 90 beginning of the year..§763,561 90 Total . Deductions during the vear, as follows: Amount of notes and other premium obligations used in payment of losses and claims....... Amount of notes and other premium obligations used in purchase of sur- rendered policles....... Amount of notes and other premium obligations used in payment of div- idends to policy holders. Amount. of notes and other premium obligations redeemed by maker in $18,919 73 6,457 34 29,070 S3 Total reductionof Pre- mium-Note Account lance, note assets at et ol Uy Foar: s soens 607,082 91 JACOB L. GREENE, President. HERBERT H. WHITE, Secretary. Subseribed and sworn to before me, this. 10th ¢ February, bl e NATHAN F. PECK, Notary Publle. A, K. P. HARMON, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT PACIFIC COAST AGENCIES, GENERAL AGENT, P 80-31-82...... ..« MILLS BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL- $66,428 99