The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 31, 1902, Page 6

6 THE SUNDAY CALL. Uhat s Doing in the Fraternal TWorld* N the Interest of the work of the Historical Landsmarks Club, Miss Eliza D. Keith, in a circular let- ter to the parlors of the order sent out by her as the grand president, say: * “Long have I believed it both possible and expedient for each subordinate parlor, under ‘good of the order,’ to adopt some of the intellectual features that have made club life so fascinating and =o help- ful to the thoughtful women of the pres- ent Historical research, addresses, papers, debates, lectures upon California history, parliamentary drill, all offer a char ce for leading spirits to draw togeth- er the nal forces of a community, both nd without the order, in such with = 8 manner as will benefit the community en the membership of the Na- tive Daughters of the Golden West. This is the age of associated effort, of concert- ed act ‘of united intellectual pursuit, and 1 belleve that with this factor at work our subordinate parlors would Increase in numbers and in influence. We should then hear less of lack of interest, of decreasing of surrendered charters.” s Parlor on the night of the st had a night at the Chutes of the parlor’s fund for the and the result was sat- ctory to the membership. The following named calied at the office of the grand secretary, Laura J. Frakes, during the past week: Julla Downey of membershi he sick Pleasanton, Susie Kalthoff Christ of Yosemite Parlor, May Barry and Miss Mc- Raith of Fremont Parlor, Mollie Mulcay of Oro Fino Parl Griffin of La Vesp Parior, I Kervan of Aita Paric Balley and Louise Graul of Dart Mrs. L. M. McKenney. of Lizzie and Miss Collins of Thomas Frakes and Mr. and n of Sutter Creek, Mrs. Amador City, Miss Teressa srace Williams of Alta Par- Floren Temple of Darina a Barry and daughter of a L. Faulkner and sister of J. Lithgow of Amapola am of Sans Souci Parlor; nt of Laurel Parlor, Gruber Foley of Watt, recording sident Eliza D. Keith. t visit of the grand president to M Robles Parlor was an event th w life into that members, after lis- and noting the t forth, stated that the past the order had had lov- eet presidents, it now has whe intellige; members this atly encouraged in ball given by Orinda 1l the center president of the was a strik- the most beautiful has ever been dis- ce floor of the Native a dream of the mo- i lace insertion becoming to the wearer. ¥ more beautiful dresses members of the “Elite k ribbon lingly e were m ed by the NATIVE SONS. nd President F. H. Dunne and tee Devoto paid a Parlor last week and witness of two candidates by the talled office did the credi T. Grand President Byington, accompanied i Trustee I : District it Pistolesi, visited ast week, when iated to show the well up in the work of twelve last held was instituted re- 1 at Twenty-fourth h ety charter bordinate was in- dent Byington, 2s assisted by a number of the THE ODD FELLOWS. On the night of the 23d of September ran Odd Fellows w ity Lodge nents are being made to give 1 reception Addition Lodge had an anni- arty in its lodge room on the August. There was a large e ligh members visitors, fully entertained e Locge of Oakland is making arrangements for the celebration of the twentieth annivers of its institution into the orde Gra ch Wever and o nd Scribe re to visit the encamp- ment at Lodi on the 17th of September. E patriarch is to pay an offi- cial t 1 Santa Clara on the night of t ember, on the lith he will visit Haywards, on the 13th he will to Bloomfield, on the 2th to Colu nd on the 27th to Meridian. THE DRUIDS. Grand Trustee J. Hag tives fro to atte d Supreme Alternative who with the other representa- this State went to Put-in Bay 1 the ¥ Supreme Grove session, was n fn this city He came The others, Past Nobie Grand Arch Godeau, Grand Secretary Martinoni and Ed Goetze, remained over to make a visit to several important points after the close of the scssion. They are accompanied by their wives. They visited Cleveland, Ohio; then went to Buffalo, N. Y.; then to Niagara Falls, thence to Alban N. Y.; New York City; Washing- ton, D. C.; Richmond, Va.; New Orleans, and then returned home by the Southern route. During the session at Put-in Bay the California delegation was very much in evidence. The members served on four committees each and introduced a num- ber of amendments and propositions which were carried. The per capita tax was reduced from 25 to 20 cents and a charter was granted to the Grand Circle of California Druidesses. The per capita tax to the Supreme Grove by circles was fixed at 5 cents for circles that are not under the jurisdiction of a grand circle and one-half that amount for circles that are under the jurisdiction of a grand circle. Supreme arch chapters were given permission to adopt a fatigue uniform instead of the uniform now authorized, and permission was also granted to es- tablish such chapters to work in the Italian language. California’s proposition to institute juvenile groves also carried. The time for the meeting of the Supreme Grove was changed to the third Tuesday in September. An important change was the order that after the 1st of May, 1903, all work in the subordinate groves shall be carried on in the third instead of the first degree. By that time each grove will be fur- nished with a new form of opening and clcsing in that degree. The Supreme Grove decided that hereafter it will no longer recognize social membership in the arcles of the Druidesses and that it shall be optiohal whether circles use regalia or badges.- The same will also apply to roves. The next session of the Supreme ove will be held in Richmond, Va. The siibsequent one will be held in San Fran- ciseo. The Supreme body paid a high compli- ment to the California delegation for ths very good work the order had done in the Goiden State and especially praised Past Noble Arch Godeau for having had 00 new members during his term. The body, at, its previous htly in debt, but this term d with more than $4000 in its treas- and all debts paid. ury AMERICAN. COMPANIONS. Last Friday night there was a meet- in the Alcazar building of represen tives of the various circles of the Com fons of the Fores America 1 co for the, purpose of taking ‘the preliminary steps'to organize for a large initiation “by - the membership of Franc and of Alameda County. This is the first organization composel Imost exclusively'cf women that has un- dertaken to hawe a large class Initiation. The meeting was presided over by Grand Chief Companion Mrs. Helene Worms, and after the manner of conducting an initia- tion of that character had been explained a committee on plan of organization for the initiation was appointed and it is ex- pected that the.work will be commenced without delay. * The members of Hamlet Circle of Ala- on last Tuesday night tendered Agnes D. Bremer, one of its mem- who for a number of years has been meda Miss ber the grana nnanciai secretary of the order, a banquet in Foresters’ Hall in that city. There were many present, including sev- 78 S Lizzie Atwood and Past Grand Chiet Companion Mrs. Emma A. Harrington, Jacob Label of the American Forester Review and many others. It was a pleas- ant affalr well got up and well carried out. The recent visit of Grand Chief Com- panion Mrs. Worms to circles of the or- der proved a pleasant and Instructive one, for both the visited and the visitor gained much by meeting. First she vis- fted Union ' Circle at ILos Angeles, where several candidates were initiated in a very creditable manner. She then visited Santa Barbara, where she reha- bilitated Ocean View Circle with a good list of old and new members. In that city she Instituted Castelar Circle with nearly forty members and it was an deal institution. A banquet followed the in- stitution. At San Diego she visited Pa- lomar Circle, which had a number of candidates for initiation. The work was exceedingly well done. Her next visit was to Fidelity Circle at Santa Ana, where several candidates were Initiated in a manner that reflected great credit on the officers. Returning to Sam Diego, she paid a visit to Silver Gate-San Diego Circle, where the initiation of sev- eral candidates proved that the officers are masters of the work. A feature of this circle is the great fraternal love dis- played by the members, one for the other. This circle has also set the pace in the matter of soclal features that it would be well for other circles to follow. At each place visited the grand chief was well re- cetved and well entertained after the busi- ness of the official visit was at an end, and she feels grateful for the courtesies extended. THE RED MEN. On the night of the 2ist of August the members of Oneida Council No. 27 of the degree of Pocahontas were treated to a genuine surprise. When the good of the order had been reached, Mrs. Hattle Beach, the prophetess, moved that the council quench its fire and that the mem- bers without questioning follow her. This was done by the members and the follow- ing named great chiefs, in all about forty: Past Great Pocahontas Mrs. Mina Rew, Great Minnehaha Mrs. Ida E. ‘Wheeler, Great Guard of the Forest Mrs. E. Todd of Sacramento, and Great Trus- tee Miss C. Berg of Vallejo. She led them to the banquet hall, where she had for them an old fashioned Indian feast of corn and venison served in primeval style with a modern addition, a paper napkin tled around ‘a walnut. When the latter was opened it was found to contain, not the meat of the nut, but a bit of paper on which was written some comic phrase which was productive of much amuse- ment, as each had to be read aloud. The hostess stated that she had got up the surprise to the members and visitors as a slight token of her appreciation of the many courtesies and kindnesses shown her by Oneida Council during the two terms she served as Pocahontas thereof. ANCIENT ORDER WORKMEN. The lodges of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Alameda County will have an A. O. U. W. day at Haywards during the street fair in that place. It will be on the 17th of September. Ar- rangements have been made for special trains to convey the lodges to that place. There will also be an A. O. U. W. day at Sacramento during the State Fair. The 19th has been selected, and there will be prizes for the lodges that will make the best showtng, also. prizes for drilling by the degree teams. Superior Lodge gave a fine entertain- ment, that was followed by a dance. This was last Monday evening in the lodge- room on Polk street, near Sacramento. There was a good attendance, and the programme of varied numbers was well recelved. During the evening Grand Re- corder Spencer delivergd an interesting address. The Mission lodges are arranging for a mass-meeting in that section of the city scme. time in September. The members of those lodges expect to secure a large number of candidates for initiation in a class. The Workmen of Lockeford will hold a public meeting on the 16th of September and will be addressed by Past Grand Master Barnes and other prominent mem- bers of the order. Forget-Me-Not Lodge of the Degree of Honor will pay a fraternal visit next Wednesday night to Ivy Lodge of Oak- land. Carnation Lodge of the Degree of Honor gave its first entertainment in its hall on the 28th of August. It was a decided suc- cess. Grand Reporter Spencer will pay a visit to Dunsmuir in the near future for the purpose of instituting a new lodge of ‘Workmen there. ANCIENT ORDER FORESTERS. On the night of the 20th of August Court Star of the West of the Anclent Order of Foresters and Santa Amanda Circle had a party in A. O. F. building, which was well attended. There was an entértaining programme that was en- joyed by all, and then there was a dance. Juvenile Court Star of the West had a pleasant party on the 224 of August, when an interesting programme was pre- sented for the entertainment of the young and the old Foresters. At the last held meeting of Court ‘Wierysdale five candidates were initiated and several applications were received. At the last held meeting of Court Oak Grove there was an enthusiastic member- ship present that witnessed the Initiation “of three strangers. Permanent Secretary Falconer acted as past chief ranger dur- ing the initiation. W. J. Powning, for seven years finan- eral specially mvited guests. There were Ing. Among those who responded were cial secretary of Court Pride of Plumas, responses to toasts after an address of Grand Chief Companion Mrs. Worms, the having decided to remove from Johnsville congratulation to the guest of the even- guest of honor; Supreme Smb-Chief Mrs. to Oakland, the court presented him a handsome token of its appreciation of his services, COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST. Last week Mazzini Circle gave a ban- quet to its members and invited a few friends. There were present seventy-fiva in all and a very pleasant evening was spent. During the evening a set of sil- ver-backed combs and brushes were pre- sented to Mrs. Rinaldo, the orsanist, in recognition of her services to the circle. Lincoln Circle, at its last held meeting, tiated five candidates. Ivanhoe Circle is arranging for an of- fiefal visit by the grand officers on the night of the ith of September. The grand officers are preparing to visit Loyal Circie on the occasion of its next meeting. At the last held meeting of Santa Amanda Circle there was a visit by the grand officers and the board of deputies. There was work in the Initiatory degree. Last Thursday the grand chief com- panion paid an official visit to Twin Peaks Circle. I EKNIGHTS OF HONOR. It has been many years since the Knights of Honor in the State of Callfo nia have been so active as they are ? this time. The members of the lodges | San Francisco are all taking a deep in- terest in the movement looking to the ini- tiation of a large class of candidates on the night of the 15th of October. The meeting that was held in Champlon Hall on the evening of the 29th of August was well attended, not only by members of the order, but by strangers, who were in- formed of the aims of the organization and the purpose of the large class initia~ tion. Liberty Lodge on the 25th of August had a good attendance of members, who were entertalned with the work of the ex- tension committee, and promised to do all they could to advance the large class ini- tiation movement. Yerba Buena Lodge on the same night manifested considerable interest in the matter, and it is expected that this lodge will make a good showing at the time of the initiation of the many candidates that are expected. Saxon Lodge at its last held meeting also manifested a spirit of enthusiasm in great Initiation line, and the same spirit seems to pervade the membership in all the other lodges. RED MEN’S TALLY-HO RIDE. The tally-ho ride of the members of Yosemite Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, will be on.the 12th of October in- stead of the date previously announced. The run will be from Alameda to Hay- wards, and the invitations will be issued by George H. Stein, Dr. J. J. Keefs and Emilio Lastreto. C. J. Crans, W. Gold- man and J. E. Bradley have been ap- pointed a committee to prepare the tribe’s third annual banquet. ENIGHTS AND LADIES OF BONOB’ All preparations for the celebration m Golden Gate Hall on the 3d of September of the order of Knights and Ladies of Honor by the local lodges have been com- pleted, and it is expected that the affair will be an Interesting one for members and their friends. The order was organized September §, 1577, and incorporated under a special act of the Assembly of the commonwealth of Kentucky, approved in April, 1878, as a fraternal beneficiary soclety, and was the first of its kind to admit women to mem- bership with the same social, beneficlary and official privileges that were accorded to men. The experience of twenty-flve years has proven that women are better risks than men. The order is under the direction of a Supreme Lodge, that has headquarters at Indianapolis, Ind., and it has subordinate lodges in nearly every State in the Union. There are sixteen Grand Lodges in as many States. Where there are no such grand bodies the lodges are under the jurisdiction of the supreme body. The order has pald In beneficlary claims almost $20,000,000. INDEPENDENT FORESTERS. The Independent Order of Foresters of this city has under way a proposition to extend its usefulness, and the matter will be discussed at the next meeting of the board of deputies. The local courts bave in the past few months been adding members to the roll. Perry, the high secretary, has been in office for a number of years and is one of the active workers for the order in Los Angeles, where he has his headquarters. ORDER OF SCOTTISH CLANS. Clan Fraser No. 73 at its last held meet- ing decided to celebrate Admission day by & grand concert and dance. The semi-annual reperts of the royal secretary and treasurer show that durhi’ the past term thers was a gain of mor than 300 members. Last May two new clans were instituted in Anaconda by the royal secretary and one at Wasterka by Past Chief Adam of Pawtucket. During the term nearly $40,000 was paid In death claims out of the bequeathment fund. Clan Gordon of Barre is at present the banner clan, having a membership In ex- cess of 500. SHERWOOD'S PARTY. The social that Sherwood Circle of the Companions of the Forest will give on the first Saturday In September promises to be a delightful affair. It will be in the social hall of the Foresters’ building, and arrangements have been made for a good programme of dances. The open meeting of this circle that was held on the last Wednesday in August was a very pleas- ant one, and under the direction of Mrs, May A. O'Brien, the chief companion of the circle, the committes on entertain- ment presented a pleasing programme, which was greatly enjoyed by the mem- bers and their friends. WILD ANIMALS THA EACHING animals to pose for their ture of animal train- and me trainers so expert at thi; owad become ¥s eur ar it goes to a menagerie or zoological gardens, or trusts to secur- ing a good copy from some photograph; but the first-class zrtist must either go out into the wild jungies and woods to copy his posing animals or get somebody to brin model to the studio, where he can study and work on it for days and weeks not always possible to go to the forests and woocs to find models, nor is it alw a sure thing to find what the artist requires after he gets to the nat- ur habitat of the wild animais. Even leaving the question of danger out, paint- ing direct from wild life is not altogether a pleasant and profitable oceupation when ferocious animals zre needed as mode! Therefore animal trainers have in re- cent times found that it was possible to bring the denizens of the woods to the ertists’ studios, and In this work they have been so far successful that they find it profitable to extend their useful- ness in this direction. Good posing ani- mals are hard to get, and they are ex- pensive luxuries to artists, but in the end it pays a good animal painter to secure such perfect modeis at any cost. It ia well enough to go 10 a zoological garden end sketch an elephant tugging at his chain or an angry lion pacing up and down -his cage; but to catch the proper atmosphere it is necessary for an artist to study his model day after day in the same attitude. It is to furnish the pro- fession with wild animals who will pose by the hour that animal trainers have succeeded in building up a new business. Bears Easy to Train. Bears are among the easiest of wild an- imals to teach to pose, and the cost of one for a few weeks is not great. Almost any tame bear can be taught to pose, and pese in such a way that he will appear fully as ferocious us a wild bear intent vpon hunting his prey. Only successful animal trainers can teach the animals to pose so that there ic life and atmosphere in their position and expression. A bear stahding over a victim might give anything in the world except the desired expression which the artist wishes to immortalize. Good ani- mal painters are becoming more exact- ing every year in their models. The cam- era has brought to their studio fine wild birds and animals in their natural haunts, and something of the life and attitude of these is desired in the posing models. While the bear is cne of the easlest ani- mals to teach and train, he is neverthe- less a difficult creature to make very de- sirable. The average bear in captivity is @ lazy beast, and his posing is naturally bad. Only good trainers can put a little anger and ferocity into them. Sometimes it is essential to prod them with a sharp stick to make them actually worth any- thing. More than one bear posing as a T _ARE TURNED INTO PROFESSIONAL ARTIST MODELS. model has actually been so angry at his trainer as to long to devour him. It is at such supreme moments that the artist strives to catch the genuine wild bear at- titude and expression. Some trainers ex- ert themselves to such an extent that they risk their own lives. The artist, un- mindful of his danger, proceeds to paint, encouraging the man to torment his model until ready to spring upon him. Lions and Snalkes. The lion is also inclined to laziness and indifference in captivity, and he does not make a good model for posing unless he is painted in a restful, sleeping position. But that is not the attitude which art demands to-day in wild animals. It is expression of life and activity that must illuminate the canvas, and to catch this the wild creature must have some of his dormant instincts of anger and ferocity aroused. To make good posers the ani- mals must be half starved before the hour for sitting, and then, lean and hun- gry, their nerves are easily aroused, Then it is possible to make the eyes snap and gleam, and the head to assume the posi- tion of anger or cupidity. . The most difficult of wild creatures to paint in attitudes of activity is the rep- tile. and it has only been recently that studios have been supplied with the pois- onous snakes which would prove satis- factory models. A drugged snake would not do, for its motions are too sluggish. Neither would a venomous serpent with its poisonous fangs extracted quite an- swer the purpose, for the loss of its ter- rible weapon seems to daze and frighten the creature so that its defiant, angry appearance deserts it. But some genius found a way to obtain the desired effect, and for some time his snake models were In great demand. The noisonous creatures were placed on a large plate glass square and then tempted by the trainer to assume the striking attitude. It was found that a snake was as helpless on glass as a pig on ice. It could neither crawl away nor reach out to strike its victim. The slip- pery surface made it helpless, but this very helplessness added to its anger, and it hissed and writhed with fearful en- ergy. The snake charmer made his help- less victim assume any position the art- ist demanded, and the model posed so well that the pictures were realistically attractive. To-day nearly all snake mod- els pose on glass or some other equally slippery surface, and the artist in his studio can copy at leisure the most pois- onous varieties. Leopards and Tigers. Leopards and tigers have been unpleas. ant models for artists to study in the quiet of their studio, and it requires a little nerve on the part of the painter to face one of these brutes when posed by some expert animal trainer. The utmost faith and dependence must be placed in the man who owns the model, for often the leopard or tiger shows no such fear of the artist as he may have of his train- er. Indeed, there seems to lurk in the eyes of the wild animal a strong desire to pounce upen the artist. A good pos- ing feline must not be a creature tamed to the point of cowardly docility. The nearer the animal can assume the at- titude and appearance of a wild jungle creature the better will he prove for the work designed for him. Consequently the animal trainer who makes a business of supplying wild animals as artists’ mod- els must keep his creatures in a half wild and savage condition, but at the same time under subjection, so that no actual danger may be invited. Occasionally accidents will happen. In one of the studios of New York a leop- ard that was taking his first actual les- sons in posing resented the motlons of the artist, and when the canvas was half finished it took advantage of a temporary forgetfulness of fits keeper and sprang forward with a roar of rage. But it attacked the canvas and not the artist, rending it to pleces before the trainer could get him under control again, Afraid of the Camera. Such events are merely incidents of the new art of animal painting. On the whole it is much safer to have a wild creature pose in the studio under a good trainer than to hunt one up in his jungle and at- tempt to paint him there. Even the cam- era artist finds it rather dangerous to take pictures of the animals in their na- tive haunts, but as a rule there is some- thing about the innocent camera which will often intimidate the most formidable of forest beasts. Many a carnivorous an- imal has turned and raced from a hunter with a camera. It may be that the ani- mals are ‘affected by it as much as many superstitious natives of uncivilized coun- tries who would rather face a rifle than a camera aimed at them. Photographs of wild animals have been enlarged, and artists have tried to use these as models in their studios, but they are not satisfactory for the highest class of work. No reproduction of an animal will take the place of the original mod- els. To paint these properly one must go to the woods or Lring the woods into one’s studio. It is possible to study the mo- tors and general effects of wild crea. tures in their cages, and artists make fre. quent trips to megageries and zoological garcens to copy the best specimens; but when it comes to painting a pleture of animal life and activity nothing quite takes the place of the Posing models in the studio. It is an art that comes high and has its risks, but it mu. t to gain the best effects. e Value of Animal Paintings. There s just now a craz paintings, as there has bee: iorw;:lem:: popularity for wild animal pictures in the magazines” One reason for this is that typleal specimens of our wild animals ar rapidly disappearing, and it is difficult ¢: secure models for studio work. It may be that by another generation the painted plcture of forest life will be the only ex- act reproduction of wild animals In the jungles and woods. The photograph W' &ive isolated pictures of certain phases animal life, and menageries will show de- generate examples of wild animals in captivity and the museums will preserve semblances of stuffed creatures for the student of natural nistory; but the ambi- tious painted picture of wild life, with all the atmosphere of exactness ofde- tail, with life and activity shown In every play of muscle and gleam of eye, w nish something more than mere co reproduction of nature in her pr state. Animal life and haunts require the !deal rendering of the master artist to make them real and effective. The photosrapl and copies of animals in captivity do not supply the key to the magic storehouse of animal wisdom and possibilities. Only the keen, imaginative eye of the master can do this, interpreting wild animal life in a way that will appeal to all genera- tions. The models used to-day In the studlos are usually animals newly secured from the forest and woods, and only part tamed. When they have been exhibited in menageries and zoological parks for a number of years they lose individualit and mobility of expression. When they come to the studios, fresh with the odof of the forest about them, it is with 3 strength and virility of character and mo- tion that stimulates the artist to his hish: est endeavor. The beast is still possesse of a sense of power which continued cap- tivity gradually blunts, and it is this un- definable expression which the artist u‘{% : to transfer to his canvas.