The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 23, 1902, Page 6

6 “THE SUNDAY CALL. What Ts Doing in the Fraternal Tdorld- & 23 NITY LODGE of the An- was productive of much enjoyment. to follow the grand president around the cient Order of United Work Dancing followed the spell. country. The members of the parlors ':)n apuagarcd e S T eas — a— the interior this year have shown a devo- o S 3 Sita 308 NATIVE SONS. tion to the order and loyaity to the grand ri:;."g:ew:.m;;];¢ ‘Zufidfi; The seventh entertainment by the Na- officers that have been the subject of much g ¢ (ive Sons’ Literary and Soclal Committee favorable comment. The grand president on the evening of Tuesda¥, [ pe given in Native 8ons’ Hall ofi.the Wherever she has been has made her vis- the Z5th inst night of the 2th inst, when the follow- its instructive, giving instructions in the Grand Recorder Spencer has prepared 3 g programme will be presented: ' Se- floor and ritualistic work and inviting ncw blank for the use of recorders and jection bf Douglass’ orchestra; bary questions, so she could answer them, to financiers of subordinate lodges, so thal glo Robert Dunphy; xylophone *solo, the end that all parlors shall be instruct- the rating of *h member can be given memper of Douglass’ orchestra; soprano ed alike and brought up to a uniform on the 1st of January of each year. The g0 Miss Herald; tenor solo, A. Pur- standard. instructions are simple and the biank can jiell] Sketch, “he Men From Texas”: During a recént visit in the middle south be e y prepared cast—James Gleason, a retired merchant, : The new booklet that has been issued il H. Scott; Jennle Gleason, his better the 8rand president; through the courtesy out of the office of the grand recorder haif, Blanche Talma; Effie, their daugh- of Mary Piratsky of Hollister, spent an for the use of members is one of the most t{er Beatrice Bianchard; Charley Mar- afterncon’ at the old town of San Juan, concise and comprehensive works on i€ shall, a young man in love with Effie, gan Benito County, and while there visit- of the Ancient Order en that has ever been ted to the California membership. { is & complete answer to any objection t can be raised against fraternal in- strance Order of United in this city was preparing for bration on the Sth Spencer announced that he would give a cash prize of $25 to the individual member in this city who would present and have initiated in his lodge largest pumber of candidates d whose certificates should be present- the Ancient ed at the ne of the celebration. The winner of the prize was R. F. MacKenzie, n of Sts. Johns Lodge, whe t his individual efforts brought nd had initiated in, his strangers. The next best n of Golden West Lodge, T into hnis lodge seventeen Mr. MacKenzie is a most en- member of the order, and he e second time shown that when cure members he has but t in the field and get their appli- On a previous occasion of a membership contest in this order he was r of the first prize. He feels cess, his lodge is proud nd the grand officers are pfoud ere is such an energetic workman er in this city. While he was the other members of the two candidates. odges of San Francisco that made est gains in membership during cdge fc these the time that preparations were being for the thirty-fourth anniversary tion of the-order were Sts. Johns members:. Magnolia members, and Valley -three members. rancisco extension committee ceting held on the I5th inst. de- to make arrangements for a mon- initiation in_this city during the week next April when the Grand Lodge shall be in session in this city. The grand master and staff of deputies are at work in Sacramento arranging for class jnitiation to take place in y during the last week in Novem- he latter part of November the ter and the grand recorder will s Angeles and attend a meeting s been called for the 20th of the the interest of having a large ation in that city on New Year s THE EASTERN STAR. the annual meeting ,of California of the Order of the Eastern Star a very large attendance in- number of visitors who felt an in knowing what progress tne rts would show. These showed that this remarkably young chapter has done exceedingly well, having gone far'ahead of older chapters. It now has a mecn- there w . p of 367, with assets amounting to more than All the officers were clected by acclamation. The new matron, Mrs. Mary Wittman, is the wife of Chief of Po Wittman, and Mrs. Isabeile Woodside, the zssociate matron, is the wife of Captain Alexander Woodside while Harvey D. Woodland. the patron is one of the best-known Masons in this city. The appointed officers will be an nounced at the meeting on the 20th inst and inetallation of the new officers will take-place on the night of the 4th of December. At the close of the meeting s and visitors were enter- he banquet hall by Worthy Bertha W. Stark. A dainty served, after which congrat- the new officers and then there cing until midnight. Olive Branch Chapter has extended an jon to the members of other local chapters to attend its next meeting, when there will be initiation. This will be on the night of Monday, the 24th inst. ce ODD FELLOWSHIP. Pacific ge, 1. 0. O. F., on the evening of the 1 inst. had a double initiation n its lodge room in the presence of many of the members and a number of visitors. After the ceremony was at an end the officers who performed it were praised in the highest by visitors as well as mem- bers. They all declared that it was per- fect in the floor as well as the ritualistic part. The various degree teams of this prosperous lodge have reached a degree of proficiency by paying strict attention to Major John Thompson, the drill mas- ter, who, while kind, is very exacting. The second degree teama will exemplify the work in that degree on the evening of Tuesday, the 1Sth inst, and invita- tions have been extended to all Odd Fel- lows to “come and see how Pacific does the work. Grand Master Gill on the 17th inst. paid an official visit to Concordia Lodge, on the 18th he was with Harmony Lodge, on the 18th with Vorwaerts Lodge, and on the 20th with Germania. On those visits he was accompanied by District Deputy Grand Master Charles Trautner. On the 2ist he visited Sargent Lodge and was accompapied by District Deputy F. E. Smith. On the 22d he was with Sonoma Lodge. To-night he will visit Redwood Lodge, on ‘the %th he will go to the lodge in Healdsburg, on the 26th he will visit the lodge at Cloverdale, on the 25th he will visit Osceola Lodge, and on the 2%th he will be with Forestville Lodge. District Deputy E. D. Higby accompa- nied him on all the visits to the lodges in Sonoma County. On the-27th inst. a new hall. will be dedicated at Campbells. Santa Clara County, for Morning Light Lodge No. 49. Oriental Encampment on the night of the I5th inst. conferred the golden rule and purple degree, and on the 18th Wil- dey Encampment conferred the golden rule degree. Fidelity Lodge had initiatory work on the 17th inst, and Morse Lodge the same kind of work on the 19th. THE REBEKAXTS. On the evening of the Iith inst. the Veteran Rebekah Association, 1. O. O. F., held ite quarterly meeting at the resi- dence of Mrs. E. M. North at 2414 Pacific avenue. After the routine business had been disposed of the men.bers of the as- sociation were most hospitably enter- tained in the rooms, which -were pro- fusely decorated with chrysanthemums. There was a banquet, responses to sen- timents proposed by the toast mistress, and vocal and instrumental music. Dur. ing the business meeting several eligibles were admitted to membership. The school of instruction that was the feature of the district meeting of the lodges of District No. 5, under the aus- pices of Oriental Lodge, was a most in- teresting one. It was conducted by Mrs. Alma Isabel Jensen, vice president of the California Assembly, who proved to be a most proficient instructress. All who at- tended the sessions profited greatly by the instructions received. Oriental Rebekah Lodge had a spelling bee on the night of the 19th inst, which [ Heflron Paddock. After the programme there will be dancing until midnight. The three prize winners at the large class initiation of the Native Sons of the Golden West were Bouth San Krancisco Parlor, with sixty-two members, equal to 55 per cent of its membership; Golden Gate Parlor, with twenty-five, or 10 per cent, and Sequoia Parlor, with sixteen members, or 9 per cent. George L. Jones, grand trustee, paid an official visit on the 15th inst. to Liberty Parlor at S8awyers Bar, Siskiyou County. He was given a warm welcome, and after the work of the evening there was a ban- quet and a general good time. There is considerable interest in Ukiah at this time in the matter of a new par- lor at that place. , The parlors of Oakland, Berkeles and Alameda are arranging for a blg initia tion on the lines of ihe one recently held in this city. Presidio Parlor has ‘arranged for a masked ball on the night of the 29th inst. Santa Clara Parlor No. 10 was or- ganized by Organizer A. Mocker on the 1ith inst. at a meeting presided over by A. B. Barker, D. D. G. P.,, who was as- sisted by Ed Younger, I. L. Keppel and Otto Emig of Palo Alto Parlor and H. A. Miller of Rincon Parlor. The following named ‘were electtd to serve the first term: Past president, J. A. Day; presi- dent, A. Cottrell; first vice president, Chris Emig; second vice president, Hugh Menton; third vice president, Melvin ‘Warren; marshal, W. H. Killam; record- ing secretary, A. Ruth; financial secre- tary, A. Bender; treasurer, Frank Men- zel; trustees—George W. J. Fowler, Gus A. England and George Schulz; surgeon, Dr. George W. Fowler; outside sentinel, Hugh Fitzpatrick; inside sentinel, Mathew Walsh. The parlor was regularly insti- tuted last Friday, with a charter list of thirty and a promise of more in the near future. Another new parlor, also organized by Organizer. Mocker, will be instituted at Mountain View on the 28th inst. with about thirty members. NATIVE DAUGHTERS. Grand President Eliza D. Keith is still on the wing, visiting parlors at points far from the usual line of travel, go- ing to subordinates in the nortkern.-part of the State that have not seen a grand officer for a long time. It is her aim to visit all pariors in the jurisdiction, irre- spective of personal discomfort, Tong stage rides, getting up at 4 in the morn- ing to catch the stage, rain, mud and other incidents that make up the *‘pleas- ures” of a grand president’s trip when officially visiting. Wherever the grand president has been on visits of this char- acter she has received a most generous welcome, has been met by almost the full membership gt every meeting and many members of parlors have accompanied her to other parlors, forming visiting parties ed the San Juan Bautista Mission founded in 177. The parish priest, Father Closa, showed her evy nook and cranny of the old mission and made the visit a most interesting and instructive one to the vis- itor, who Is deeply interested in the his- tory of the State. While at Angels the grand president, through the kindness of Mrs. Mary Campbell. president of Prin- cess Parlor, was given an opportunity of inspecting the largest.chlorination works in the United States and becoming ac- quainted with the entire:process. While in Calaveras County a party consisting of Mrs. Batten, president of Ruby Parlor, and Mrs. Dunbar, Mrs. Mercer and Mrs. Scantelburty, all past officers of the par- lor, took the grand president to the mam- moth grove of big trees, the wonderful natural bridge and the great cave nea Murphys. Miss Keith is the only Native Daughter who, as president of the order, has visited these great wonders of Cali- fornia. Commencing on the 24th inst., the grand vresident will start for the south- ern part of the jurisdiction. Grand President Kelth has compiled and had issued a digest of parliamentary law for the wse of the parlors. It is issued with the proceedings, also as a, separate pamphlet. It is a most clear compilation of all points on parliamentary law and will prove of incalculable value to the officers bf parlors who, in case of a dis- pute, can turn to the matter brought up and know just exactly what to do at the proper time and how to do it. In her visits to the several parlors the grand president has been urging the members to take an interest in the his- tory of the State and to discuss all mat- ters that are of good to the people ‘of this State, also keep up with all current topics. Grand President Eliza D. Keith, in company of Grand Secretary Laura J. Frakes, will start on the 24th inst. 6n a scuthern tour of visitations to the par- lors. On the way there they will stop at the home of Past Grand President Cora B. Sifford and will be the guests of that laGy on Thanksgiving day. While there they will visit San Buena Ventura Parlor officially and learn of the work that this energetic parlor has done recently. It had -a Halloween . party, will have a Thanksgiving service; a Christmas party, a watch night party on New Year's eve and a valentine party in February. The Improvement Club, in which this parlor has a great interest, has secured ground on which stands one of the his- toric palms of the county, so that both Lave been secured and are the property of the Native Daughters. The past grand president has succeeded in interesting in the project for the restoration of the Camino Real Miss Picher, who is a rep- resentative of the magazine called Out West. While in that place the grand president will address the Improvement Club on historic landmarks which she the has seen during her visits through the country. The grand president will con- fer with Miss Picher at the past presi- dent’s home in regard to the great high- way. -The following named were visitors at the office of the grandsecretary last week: Mrs. Ed Wiley, San Frangisco; Flcrence Tarr, Mrs. James Loman, San Francisco; Clare Fotheringham, San Francisco; Infe Gillis, Sacramento; Mag- gie Allen, Grass Valley; Kittie Whalen, Las Lomas No. 72; Minnie F. Dobbin, Hzns Souci No. 9%: Amanda Hammerly, grand treasurer, Oakland; A. Florence Temple, M. D.; Lizzie Riestra, Sacra- mento; Ann Janssen, president Amapola No. 8. DEGREE OF HONOR. Silver Spray Lodge on the 17th inst. had a social in Excelsior Hall.on Mis- sion street and it was well attended, not only’ by members and friends, but by a number of the members of the other lodges. TIn addition to'a géed programme of dances there was a grab bag which was soon emptied. The committee in charge was composed of Misses Cull, Stewart and Cooper. Forget' Me Not Lodge now stands the third highest, numerically, having 140 members. The lodges that excel fn mem- bership are those in Frésno and San Jose. Carnation Lodge, which was instituted but a short time since, with fifteen mem- gfirs, has increased its membership to ty. The entertainment that was given by Laurel Lodge in Pythian Castle recently was well attended by the members and their friends. The feature of the evening was the presentatjon of past chancellor jewels to E. 1. McCoy, H. H. Davis, J. C. Smith, P. Abrakamson, George H. Wolfe, Louis Meyer, M. L. Gibson and P. L. Phillips, members of the old guard. The presentations were made in a felicitous manner by Past Chancellor R. F. Lange. Then followed dancing and the furnishing of Hght refreshments under the direction of Ernest Ullman, F. C. Kull and Dan Saylor. Grand Chancellor D. K. Trask on the 17th visited the lodge at San Pedro; on the 18th, the one at Pasadena; 13th, the one at Santa Monica; 2Ist, the one at Al- hambra. Captain Lohmeyer, commanding GoMen Gate Company No. 3, is perfecting his command in the drill in contemplation of a visit to Louisville, Ky., in 1904, and en- try in the contest for the champlonship. The, captain is of the opinion that his company can return to Galifornia with a Prize or two. The grand chancellor contemplates brief tours of official visits to the lodges in the orange belt of the domain, of which no- tice- will be given. Red Star Lodge of San Diego promises a record breaker in the way of initlations during December. Montague Lodge asserts that it will ini- tiate 100 candidates between now and spring. The ball given by Solano Company of e Photo by Sewd%.‘ ! 2 KNIGHTS OF HONOR. The ladies’ night of the Knights of Honor in Golden Gate Hail on the 1ith inst. was one of the greatest events that has been planned by the committee in charge of the extension of the order and the 'large class initiation. There was a large attendance, the programme was en- tertaining and the address of the evening pertinent to the matter that is now at- tracting the attention of all the Knights of Honor. ‘was Grand Vice Dictator Charles H. Hol- comb. The programme included the fol- lowing numbers: Introductory remarks by Thomas Learned, chairman of the ldrge class initiation committee; funnyism by Elton Lambert; Italidn comedy, Jack Holland; vocal selections by the Manhat- tan Quartet; imitations of actors, Lloyd Spencer, and basso solo by M. Brown. During his address Vice Dictator Hol- comb called attention to the fact that an effort is to be made to start an auxiliary to the order that is to be composed of the lady relatives of members and whose function shall be to help the social feature of the organization. The programme was followed by dancing under the direction of B. E. George as floor manager. The affair was directed by the following named committee: Thomas Learned, I. F. Joy, C. H. Holcomb, homas John- stone, B. E. George, Charles Lampe, Joseph H. Duncan, R. H. Noble and E. C. Stock, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. At a recent convention of Golden City Lodge a reception and entertainment w: tendered to its members and friends. There was a good programme of first- class talent and a brief address by Her- ‘man Schaffner, G. K. of R. and 8. All 1wenl ‘well until Ernest Ullman, under in- struction from the Sixty-five Per Cent Hall Association, had the gas turned off at midnight, The speaker of the evening, the Uniform Rank at Vallejo on the 12th * inst. was a great success and it was long after *midnight before the orchestra played ‘‘Home, Sweet Home.” Henry Stricker, deputy for District No. 3, and J. J. Quick, deputy for District No. 50, have resigned. T. B. McCarthy has been appointed to succeed the last named. The work of the grand keeper of rec- ords and seal is always delayed at_the time the semi-annual returns are sent in becduse of the neglect of the officers of the subordinate lodges who fail to comply with the regulations. The reports have to be sent back for correction because they are fearfully and wonderfully made up, incorrectly of course. The G. K. of R. and 8. is about ready to fill orders for coples of a revised edi- tion' of the Code of Laws, corrected to date, including the amendments adopted during ‘the last Supreme Lodge conven- tion. He is also about to distribute a cor- rected edition of the pocket size direct- ory of lodges that has become so popular because of the information it contains and the convenience of arrangement, etc. The endowment rank is forging ahead with rapid strides since its reorganization in July, 1991. Notwithstanding the large percentage of loss resulting from the in- credse in rates at that’ time there has bian a constant incredse in its member- ship, the gain during the last quarter be- ing over i000. The losses adjusted and paid amount to $412,303 30. The accrued labilities of January 1, 1901, of $546,500 had been reduced on October 1, 1902, to $159,500, with $208,324 78 on deposit in bank, , with seventy-six unadjusted claims in process of settlement. The Pythian lodges of San Francisco must soon face a “moving day,” as the premises at 909 Market street that have been known as Pythian Castle for thirty years must soon be vacated, the property having become too valuable for further use for lodge meeting purposes. The prop- erty and the Windsor Hotel property ad- Jjoining have been leased for a long term of years. The buildings will be torn down and a new ‘eight-story hotel build- ing is to be erected upon the site, to be under the management of Pythian A. C. — Bilicke of the Hollenbeck of Los An- geles. KNIGHTS OF KHORASSAN. Notwithstanding the attitude of a prom- inent member of the order of Knights of Pythias in this domain toward the D. O. K. K., this auxiliary is rapidly growing. Nearly every temple within the jurisdic- tion of the Imperial Palace is growing: and new temples are being organized in various localities. Even Zerin Kapl Temple No. 52, of San Francisco, so long somnolent, has awakened and at each meeting holds a ‘“ceremonial session’ for the purpose of assisting willing Tyros to cross “Dahna’s great and sandy desert,” and a great time they do have. The pur- pose of this organization is misunderstood and by some purposely misconstrued and false impressions given out. It is in no wise a part, branch nor side degree of the order of Knights of Pythias, and the only connection is that bnly Pythians may be- come votaries. Part of its purpose is to foster the social feature of life among Pythians, making members of the various lodges better acquainted with each other and breaking down the barriers of local lodge pride that frequently exists to the detriment of the fraternity. There are les- sons in its ritualistic work that Pythians may well learn, since the whole tendency of that ritual i€ to_elevate the mental and moral standard of those who become members and it make the family tle, the home and the%hearthstone the pinnacle of its ambitious teachings. There is noth- ing approaching offensiveness in its work, in contradistinction to so many burlesqué degrees, and while there is cause for some levity, yet no one is bemeaned or debaseq thereby, either in his own estimation or in that of his-brothers. The D. O. K. K. is entitled to receive the full suppert of every Pythian whose aims and ambitions are along “the higher walks of life, broad- ening out its lines, playing ne’er the part of fool,” and who foresees the day when a much loftler standard of fraternal and social obligations shall maintain. IMPROVED ORDER ' RED MEN. At the last held council of Yosemite Tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men, in its wigwam last week, there were a number of visitors present, including some from Eastern tribes. Eight pale- faces were adopted by a clever team, af- ter which there was a.collation for the members, the adopted strangers and the visitors, with a few long and short talks. The smoker and social given by Man- zanita Tribe in the social hall of the Al cazar building on the night of the 10th inst. was attended by a large number of people, who were entertained with a pro- gramme of many numbers, musical lit- erary, and interesting sketches. There was a good supply of pipes and tobacco and refreshments. On Wednesday, the 26th inst., the great chiefs, accompanied by a number of members of the local tribes, will leave for Los Angeles, where there is to be a large class adoption on the 25th inst. One hundred and fifty candidates have al- ready been secured, and it is expected that by the time of adoption the num- ber will be increased to 200. The tribes interested in this affair are: Coco- rah, Mojave, Tehachapi, Tamassee and g]l:"‘;lh?l T‘F;e affair will take place in s’ Hall and the lo;ed ool and the ceremontes will be fol- ocahontas Tribe at its lasi ldAGp:ed six palefaces. g eam of Miantonomah Tribe, under the captaincy of M. L. Wheeler, and one {from Yosemite, captained by Samuel Gold- zn:, o:;el efl.{fl‘ll;ngl evedry week, preparatory le adoption de; the middle of Decemb:r. S . Thiren, treasurer; E. “era Hall Arrangements are being made to adopt one hundred palefaces for Iroquois and Pohono Tribes of Stockton in about 3 month. The work will be by a San Fran- cisco team. Great Pocahontas Mrs. making official visits to a numb councils. FORESTERS OF AMERICA. Kate Wilson is r of the A new court of the Foresters of Amer- ica was ituted in this c on the 12th inst. in the Alcazar building. It has been named Coeur de France and is to work in the French language, being the first of that nationality in this city. It was organized by Leon R« 1ssisted by J. J. Thiron, and was instituted by Junior Past G 1 Chief Ranger Heenan, assisted by Grand Sub-chief Ranger Ga- briel, Grand Secretary Cordy. Grand Re- cording Secretary O’Brien and Grand Ju- nior Beadle Simon. There are about six- ty names on the charter roll and forty- one of the signers were initiated. The following named are the officers chosen for the first term: G. Juilly, chief ran- ger; P. Laflam, sub-chief ranger: J. J. Ancel, financial sec recording secretary 8. L retary; E. J. Dupy, Dr. G. Juilly, physician; C. 8. mer, senior warden; J. P. Dallas, junior war- den; P. M. LeBars, senior beadle; A. Duboit, junior beadle; E. J. Dupy, lec- turer; A. Sarrin, A. Bradel and P. Treish, trustees, and D. Anderson, or- ganist. The wprk was witnessed by a delegation from Court Sadi Carnot of Oakland, and one from Court Bay City of this city. After the institution and in- stallation of officers there were addresses for the good of the mew court by the grand officers, visitors and members of the new court. Leon Rey was nominated as the deputy for the mew court. The officers of the new subordinate annou that before the session of the next Gra Court at Santa Cruz the Coeur de France will have a membershi» that will exceed that of any court in this ci Court Sutro Heights at its meeting on and the 10th inst. initiated five strangers there are several more to initi the election for officers in this will be quite a contest for several offices, including that of court physician. Court Yosemite of Fresno on the 20th inst. initiated a class of sixty-five and the event was celebrated by Several of the grand officers were pres- ent. Grand Chief Ranger Wolfe and Grand Sub-chief Ranger Garrielle left for Eu- reka on the 20th inst. to efficially visit the court there and also visit the other courts in Humboldt County. Court Golden Eagle had a pleasant at home and dance in the Alcazar buflding on the night of the 2lst inst. Court San Francisco on the 13th inst. gave a soclal which proved a delightful affair for the many who attended. It was carried on under the supervision of J. L. Goetze, F. V. Severance, E. L. Ri- tore, W. Walther, F. Smith, W. Buhlin- ger and V. Bellow. This court has in contemplation the giving of a masquer- ade ball in the near future. Court James G. Blaine is arranging for a social to be given in Native Sons’ Hall in the early part of December. A grand ball will be given on the 25th of February in Native Sons’ Hall in aid of the San Francisco Board of Relief of the Foresters of America. On the 12th of July there will be a picnic in aid of the board. It will be held in Glenwood Park. ANCIENT ORDER FORESTERS. Louis Plagemann, Christian Hauser, Otto Zoliner and Max Plagefiann have been appointed the committee to bave charge of the social that is to be given on Saturday evening next by Court Ger- man-America in the social hall of the A. 0. F. building. Court Wye ale of the Ancient Order of Foresters had a pleasant social in the A. O. F. building on the night of the 22d inst. Court Sherwood Forest will give an en- tertainment to its friends on the 2ith inst. A brass band has been started out of the membership of Junior Court Star of the West. The members of this juvenile court are being instructed in drilling as well as in music. Court Southern California in a period of six weeks initiated fifteen candidates, who were secured through the efforts of Deputy High Chief Ranger Peter Truden. COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST. On the evening of the 15th. inst. an in- crease meeting of the various circles of the Companions of the Forest, A. O. F., was held in the social hall of the A. O. F. building. The hall was crowded and there was, after a few numbers of voecal anG instrumental musi¢, an address by Past’ Supreme Chief Companion M. Boehm on the subject of working for the large class initiation that Is soon to be held for this order. The remarks were timely and calculated to arouse enthus- fasm in the membership. The programme for the evening included the following: Piano solo, Mrs. Raymond; vocal solo, Miss L. Schnell; instrumental duet, Miss Muller and Miss Morfarity; comic recita- tion, Mrs. L. Pritchard; vocal selections, Miss E. Wolff, and duet, Misses Conw and Marrigan. The programme was f lowed by dancing. B INDEPENDENT FORESTERS. The ninth annual complimentary bail of Court Mission of the Independent Foresters will be given on the night of ‘Wednesday, the 26th inst., in Missién Op- The grand march will com~ mence at half past 8 o'clock. AMERICAN COMPANIONS. Grand Chief Companion Mrs. H, Worms, accorppanied by Grand Treasurer Mrs, Kemp Van Ee, Grand Recording Secre- tary Mrs. O'Connell, Grand Trustee Mrs. Beversen and many memvers from the local circles, paid an official visit on the 11th inst. to Live Oak Circie. Duting the a banquet. * €vening the grand chief companion, nn“ behalf of the circle, presented to N. Roth man, the financial secretary, a beautiful diamond-set fob locket and fob ribbon. After a number of the visitors nad had their say for the good of the order aad the circle in particular there were served icecream and cakes. Bay City Circle will give a Christmas party on the 4th of December in the Al cazar bullding. The reports show that the membership of the entire order of Companions of the Forest of America was, on the last day of last April, 35,161, of which California had 2464. Inter Nos Circle, which at its meeting on the ith inst. initiated five strangers, will have a Christmas party in Decem- ber. As this is one of the most sociable circles in the order and the members are very hospitable it is safe to say that thig affair will be a most enjoyable one. GRAND ARMY LADIES. On the night of the 10th inst. Mrs. Core delia H. Spence, State President of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Repub- Me, paid an official tour of inspection te Seven Pines Circle, where the work was cxemplified and several candidates wers initiated. After the official work was at an end there was an adjournment to, the banquet hall, where a pleasant hour was spent. Next Tuesday night this circla will_hold its annual campfire in the as- sembiy hall of the Ploneer building, when a musical and literary programme will be presented and there will also be a phys cal culture drill by a number of yom& dies. After the programme there is to a supper of beans, coffée and hard tack, pipes and tobacco for the old and the telling of old time war stories,