The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 11, 1903, Page 14

14 THE SUNDAY CALL. = HE grand ball that was given on the night of the 34 inst. in { Native Sons’ Hall by Perse- verance Grove of the United Anclent Order of Drulds was ttended and was & great e of that word. n the evening of SBunday, the 4th inst., Noble Grand Arch Guglielmoni instituted retreat of the Elvin Degres, omposed of the California grand ficers of the United Anclent Order of Druids and several Drulds who were se- reason of meritorious services in Druidism to recelve the degree. Arch sglielmon! was selected & bard, David Bamman y grand vice bard, J. F. Horn nd treasurer, E. C. Stock nd messenger, J. M. Wolft inside post. The degree was con- se present by the worth was decided t at in this cits ie order in this d from three to bronze Beck of e Jacob S te H le % ¢ w nstallation . ¥ jresses by all the al_deputy noble ¢ December, ac- and members of 4 tal eputy deliv- on Druidism, s f Indiana and C. G. n a letter to roni announce that ana. They Ids for the for the order. Angeles at its last > strangers and er for two mbers expect A. K. Bayer, ve of the same grove at its last held ree strangers, and rospects for more in- Pa E. Quillichi of Stockton y - of Dayton, Neév., is zing & new grove at Verdi on the Ist inst. removed from rancisco Grove of this city W. A. z its highly esteemed mem- eral was held under the ove. The late Mr. Lutz ruid in St. Louls fifty- held meeting of the Past n there were thirty-five nt. Three candidates were next meeting the wiil be con- r the first S day in Febru- e at en Gate Hall McK1 Grove on the Sth inst. was of- 1 visited by Noble Grand Arch Guglielmont and the other grand officers s cf re was a good T during evening the f ove presented the ovate’s ree 1 strict accordance with the being praised for the work. There er of addresses for the good and a collation after the ANCIENT ORDER FORESTERS. ntatives of the several local eeting on the 34 inst. for se of turther discussing the plan arge class initiation which It is hold in Golden Gate Hall on f next February. The meeting sed by High Sub-Chief Ranger It was stated that didates have already lef ranger, High Court er G. W, Lunt and High Court ¢ J. J. Roberts officlally visited Courts Garden City end Mount Hamilton se last week. Secretary Roberts and Per- y John Falconer will pay o Court Treadwell at Tesla on h inst be & district meeting of the ma Valley in the latter urrent month. Circle of the Compan- will give a party on t of January. On the first Saturday night in January rcle gave a social In the of the Alcazar bullding. It essful affalr, for there was a tendance, good music and a well anged programme of the dances of the ed were made wel- ee composed of Mrs. uson, Carrie Danbacher, M er, Mary Coley and Hattle Sul- he night of the 30th inst. Washing- Circle will give an entertainment and « enowball party in the Soctal Hall of the A. O. F. buflding. The affair is belng ar- ranged by & committee composed exclu- resters who are members of None of thie lady members mitted to take part in the man- irs of that evening ex- to accept the hospitality of the com- h is composed of Messrs. J. : M. Boehm, Dr. R. N. Chiids, J. Trengrove and George W. Patter- © board of deputies during the past were kept busy installing new offi- that period they installed ris’ officers for the cur- Apollo, Deputies es; Court Del Monte, Carpenter, Keen; Court America, Shores, McMartin. Janu- Mazzinl, Callegaris, Kangies- : Court Prosperity, Thompson, Bryant; Court Wierysdale, Carpenter; Court Ken- cholson, Carpenter. Washington, Huit, ¢ Carpenter, Fonger; Court s, Stewart, Kemp, Clancy; Fonger, Daut, Chapman. t Star of the Mission, Chapman, Stephenson, Huit; herwood Forest, Keen. Hauser, pson, Kanglesser; Court Twin Carpenter, Nicholson, Monck, January $—Court Lincoln, . Daut, Stewart, Noble; Court Oc- tal (public), McMartin, Stephenson, e, Kemp; Court Bournemouth, Ed- wards, Carpenter, Chapman, Thompson; Court Victoire, Granger, Shores, Kruck, Nicholson. January $—Court Star of the West, Chapman, Sliores, Carpenter, Btepherson: Court Golden Gate, Clancy, Bryant, Kangiesser, Kemp. During the current week the deputles ‘Wwhose names follow the name of & court will ingtall the efficers of that court on the dates given: January 13—Court Bohemisn, Grace, Granger, Bryant; Court Robin Hood, Nicholsen, Hult, Fopger, and Court Jus- tice, Kruck, Carpenter, Shores. January 14—Court Oak Grove, Daut, Stephenson, Chapman, and Court Ivanhoe, Kangles- ger, Chester, Hult, Edwards. January 15 —Court German America, Hauser, Steph- enson, Btewart, Gend, and Court Gar- field, Chester, Daut, Grace, Shores. During the past week the board of depu- tes of the Companions of the Forest have installed officers of circles as follows: The names of the installing officers fol- low the name of the circle: January 5—Fidelity Circle: The full board. January 6—Loyal Circle: Mrs, Pritch- ard, Mrs. Falconer, Mrs. Cervelll, Miss inderlich, M Webster. Lincoln Cir- Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Thompson, Miss r Miss Richards, Mrs. Harvey, Mr. Sands. Sherwood Circle: The full hoard. January 8—Twin Peaks Circle, Seven- teenth and Noe streets: Mrs. Koppen, Thompson, Mrs. Webster, Miss derlich, Miss McNorton and Mrs. Jo- Bournemouth Circle: J. R. Ban Falconer, Mrs. Cervelli, Mrs. How M. Boehm, M Pritchard, Mrs. vey and J. Falcon January 9—Santa Amanda Circle, Call- rnia and Justice: Tie full board The deputies will also install the officers of the following namea circles January 13—Washingion Circle No. 1t The full board January 14—Artemis Circle: Mrs. Pritch- rd, Mrs. Falconer, Cervelli, Mrs. J. Falconer, Boehm. Bohe- m Circle: Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. How- ard, Miss Wunderlich, Mrs. Koppen, Miss ; , Miss Wool, Mrs. Harvey, Webster, Mrs. Jonas and J. R. uary 15—Eureka and Ivanhoe Cir- The full board. January 23—America Circle, Masonic Temple, Mission street, near Twenty- third. Full board. Public installation. February 5—Franklin Circle, 52 O'Farrell street. The full board ODD FELLOWS. ing the past week Grand Master Gill of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows paid official visits as follows: Janu- 5, to Fidelity Lodge; 6th, to Herman Lodge; 7th, to Spartan Lodge; §th, to Oc- cidental Lodge, and %th to San Barnabe Lodge at King City. On the night of the 10tn inst. the grand master and several other grand officers were In Arroyo Grande, where they dedi- cated a new hall to Odd Fellowship. Oriental Encampment had its officers alled on the 3d Inst. Those of Golden ate Encainpment were installed on the 10th. The new officers of San Francisco Canton No. 5 were installed on the Tth and those of Yerba Buena Lodge on the sth. Herman Lodge has changed its quarters to the Red Men's bullding. The Odd Fellows' Hall Association has pald $5000 in liquidation of its indebtedness and expects to pay a dividend this month. The San Francisco Relief Commttee will hold its semi-annual election on the first day in February. among those who are already named for the office of vice president are Louis Kragen, W. I Bro- beck, J. E. Riordan and J. F. Smithson. The ‘new officers of Farnsworth Lodge were installed on the 7th inst. and those 1 of Golden West Lodge on the 8th. The following is a list of visitations by the grand master during the remainder : Tuesday, 13th, Santa Bar ay, 14th, Ventura; Thu Colonia, at Oxnard; Frid Channel City, at Santa Barbara day, 17th, Santa Pa Monrovia; Tuesd: opic, at Los Angeles; Wednesday Fmbarcadero and Bohen, joint m at San Pedro; Thursday, 22d, Good and Hofer, joint meeting, at Los Angeles; Fricay, 23d, Pomona; Saturday, 24th, On- tarfo and Euclid. joint meeting, at On- tario; Monday h, Colton; Tuesday, 2th, Redlands; Wednesday, 28th, Chino; Thursday, 20th, San Bernardino; Friday, 30th, Token, at San Bernardino; Saturday 3lst, Circle, dedication of hall, at Are ting, will ANCIENT ORDEF. WORKMEN. At the large class initiation of the An- cient Order of Workmen in Los Angeles recently 150 certificates were presented to members who were admitted into the or- der during the past few weeks. The grand master and ‘the special deputies will re- n in that city during the .current 1th to secure additional merfibers. Grand Recorder Spencer left Los An- geles on the last ddy of December for Chicago to attend the session of the su- preme rellef board. The installation of the officers of Val- ley Lodge has been postponed until the 14th inst. Sts. Johns Lodge since the 1st of las October has made wonderful progre: ving since that time initlated six strangers and it still has ten appl! cants to act upon. Nearly all of theso new members were secured through the personial efforts of Master Workman R. F. McKenzie, who has proven himself one of the miost energetic workers that the order has had for a number of years. In 101 he was awarded the first prize o: fered by the Grand Lodge for having brought Into his lodge the greatest num- ber of candidates who were initiated. Last yeer he agaln captured the prize of- fered by the same body and since then he has not let up. Prior to his advent in the lodge It was a slow, easy-going one, that initiated but few candidates, but since he made up his mind to work for it he has added to its membership nearly 100. The following Is the programme that has been arranged for the joint installa- tlon in Unfon Bquare Hall of Spartan Lodge of the A. O. U. W. and Forget-Me- Not Lodge of the D. of H.: Installation of Spartan Lodge No. 36, A. O. U. W. Mono- logue, “The Eve of Marriage,” Miss Mar- guerite Honn. Sketch, “Who Will Buy? (by B. L. Sanborn, M. D.)—Mollle, a flower girl, Lois Underwood; Jim, & newsboy, Harold Heiss. Monologus, *“The Bells,” Miss Pauline Alden. Operetta, “The Auc- tioneer”—C. 8. Thayer, basso; G. E. Nor- ton, tenor; Mrs. C. S. Thayer, soprano; Millicent E. Thayer, alto. Sketch, “The Matrimonial Advertisement”—Harry An- drews, age 21, Edw. E. Pollack; Kittle Gray, age 13, Miss Blanche Bouviere. In- m: stallation of Forget-Me-Not Lodge Na 106, D. of H. Dancing. Committee—Forget-Me-Not Lodge: Dr. B. L. S8anborn, C. of H.; Mrs. A. Bain, P. C. of H.; Miss Martha Lester, L. of H. Spartan Lodge: E. Danforth, P. G, M. W.; Dr. C. C. Gleaves, M. W.; J. O'Con-, nor, F. Committee on programme—Dr. Blanche L. Sanborn, chief of honor. A. O. U. W. or . of H. pins will admit wearer and friends. The officers of Silver Spray Lodge, D. of H., were Installed on the 6th inst. in Excel- sior Hall. At the close of the ceremony Mrs. Molloy, the retiring past chief of honor, was presented a valuable token of appreciation of her services. The new officers of Excelsior Lodge will be installed in Excelsior Hall on the 15th inst. On the night of the 20th inst. there will be a public installation of the officers of the lodge in Haywards, and after the in- stallation there will be a public meeting, an entertainment and dancing. The officers of Carnation Lodge of the D. of H. will be jointly installed on the night of the 22d in the soclal hall of the Alcazar building with those of Burns Lodge, A. O. U. W. The officers of Oak Leaf Lodge, A. O. U. W., of Oakland and those of Ivy Lodge of the D. of H. will be jointly installed on the 12th inst. EASTERN STAR. District Deputy Grand Matron Mrs. An- nette Woods will pay a visit to Olive Branch Chapter on the evening of the 2th inst. At that meeting none but mem- bers of the chapter will be admitted. Grand Patron L. C. Byce installed the officers of the chapter in Redwood City on the night of the 5th and he installed those of Starr King Chapter in this city on the 8th. At the last held meeting of Golden Gate Chapter the recently installed patron, L. Schumacher, welcomed the officers and members In a neat speech, and after the meeting made them his guests in the ban- quet hall. There was a collation and dancing. San Francisco Chapter held its first meeting with 1ts new officers on the sth tust. and all did remarkably well. THE NATIONAL UNION. The next meeting of the San Francisco Cabinet of the National Union will be held on the night of the 22d inst., when it will be reorganized for the ensuing twelve months and officers will be chosen. The local councils are busy at this time tnstalling the new officers who are to serve for thd new term. ENIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES. San Francisco Tent No. 18 of the Knights of the Maccabees had a glorious Christmas tree festival on_the evening of December 26 in its tent in Ploneer Hall, It was attended by about 400 People, young and old, and at a given signal Sir Knight \Waterhouse, representing Santa Claus, aistributed a substantial present to each LOUGE ExAHS one In the tent. In addition there was a Lountiful supply of nuts, candles and fruit; also toys for the children. Thers was a short programme of entertainment, which was followed by dancing. The af- fair was under the direction of Bir Knights D. B. Richards, J. H. Samp- son, W. B. Greenberg, Zaliski and Len- zen. The officers of Argonaut Tent of Oak- land were installed on the night of the 6th inst. by State Commander S. W. Hall. . There was a large attendance, and-after. the work there was a collation for the members and visitors. IMPROVED ORDER RED MEN. The recently elected chiefs of Osborne Tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men will be raised up in the wigwam in the Shiels bullding, 4n accordance with the ritual, on the evenng of the 1ith inst. The large class adoption in Stockton on the night of the 10th inst. resulted in the addition of nearly 100 members to the or- der. The degres work was by the team of Pocahontas Tribe of this city. . Great Chief of Records Bliss visited Hollister last week and thers witnessed the adoption of ten palefaces by Dorcas Dallas Tribe, recently instituted. The new tribe at Santa Rosa is mak- ing arrangements to meet in the hall where the Elks hold their session. The tribe is organizing a degres team and it bhas ordered all paraphernalla requisite. | A team of Yosemite Tribe s being érilled by George W. Baltic of Altahmos Tribe and one of Miantonomah Tribe is being drilled by M. L. Wheeler of Poan- ache Tribe for a contest in the adoption degree. The event will take place in Feb- ruary. Great Pocahontas Xate Wilson and Great Keeper of Records E. J. Brazile of the Dégree of Pocahontas visited Fuitvale last week and there instituted a new councll. Subsequently they visited the councikin San Joss. On the night of the 20th Inst. Willipt Tribe will have a ladles’ night in Duve- pek Hall ENIGHTS AND LADIES. - Aurora Lodge of the Knights and La- dies of Honor has elected the following named to serve for the ensuing term: Annle Thompson, protector; Ella Koenig, vice protector; George Sorenson, past pro- tector: W. B. Faulkner, recording secre- tary; Lizzie A. Rapp, financial secretary; Dr. A. 8. Cook, treasurer; Emma L. Sund- berg, charialn; Ella Lytle, guide; Cath- erine Houston, guardlan; Carrle Black- more, sentinel; Mary F. Crows, organist. FORESTERS OF AMERICA. The following named were installed on the 5th Inst. by Grand Trustee Maguire as the officers for Court Bonita, F. of A., for the current term, in the presence of a large number of members and visitors. After the work of the evening the grand trustee delivered a very Interesting talk for the good of the court and the order and then there was served a collation ana cigars: James J. O. Callaghan, chief ranger; James Wild, sub chief ranger; George Mangels, treasurer; D. O. Callaghan, financial secretary; Willlam J. Bell, re- cording secretary; Willlam Foley, senior woodward, Frank Yannzi, junior wood- ‘ward; Thomas Callan, senfor beadle; John Carey. junior beadle; Stephen A. Byrnes, lecturer; © Charles Kinpinsky, trustee; Hugh Lagan, doctor; Henry F. Wynne, druggist; H. C. Heman, organist. Grand Trustee H. L. Simon will pay an official visit on the 13th inst, to Court SBac- ramento. R. Blehl of Court Justice recently paid % a visit to Japan and while there had the emblem of the order and the name of the court ‘worked In colored silk on a white silk_base and he has presented the same to theicourt. Court. ' Live Oak has arranged for a masked ball on the night of the 2ist of TUAry. The officers of Court General Lawton will be installed on the night of the 14th. Court San Francisco of the Foresters of America’ has arranged for a prize ,masquerade ball in Union-square Hall on .- [tems of Interest Concerning the Fraternal World =:= the night of the ITth inst. A number of prises will be distributed to those who shall make the best showing as to dress, character and originality. NATIVE DAUGHTERS. The officers of Buena Vista Parlor of the Native Daughters of the Golden West will be installed in Native Sons' Hall on the evening of the 15th inst. Miss Beile O’Brien will be installed as president of the parlor. The district deputy grand presidents of the N. D. G. W. have each been furnished by the grand president with a letter of structions and a copy of the du ch as promulgated by the Grand Parfor at 1ts session In 102 The letter of In- struction Is an interesting one, and if the matter therein contained is followed out to the letter the work In the va par- lors will be interesting and instructive for the general membership. As a number of documents emanating from the grand president have never been acknowledg she has added the following gentle re- minder: “Every Native Daughter wio r celves one of :hese letters of Instructl to D. D, G. P., together with directions for balloting, is requested to send at least & postal acknowledgment to the grand president. This is spe:ially Int some of the local members of the Grand President Eliza D. Keith p: official visit to the parlor at Clear Lake on the 2d Inst. By speclal request st paid her official visit to Genevieve Parior on the th inst. This Is in accordance with the expressed wish of Agnes president, who desire to rec grand president during her t was the last visit to local par after the 1st of February. The local parlors are indorsing the pro- Ject to gain more land for the park at Butter's Fort, in response to & request sent out by Sunset Parlor, and {ndorsed by the grand president. This officer has also indorsed the project of the San Joa- quin Valley Commerclal Assoglation to engage the ald of parlors 8¢ the N. I\ G. W. to plant shade trees in San Joa- quin Valley. Quite & number of requests have been made by different socletles for the pro- ceedings, some of the letters requesting such declare that the book “is among the best ever issued by a fraternal organiz- ation.” The officers of Oro Fino Parlor were in- stalled on the night of the 3d inst. On the evening of theftn inst. the new par- officers of that most harmonious lor, Darina, were Instailed by D! Deputy Grand President Mrs. Thierbach. The hall was very prettily decorated in rea and evergreens, and the work of installation was e dingly well done. Mrs. Lucle E. Han fnducted into the chalr of names of the other officers have already been published. At the close of the cere- mony there was presented to the retiring past president, Kathryn McGough, a beau- tiful gold knot breast pin, thickly studded with Orfental pearls. A most delightful social hour followed the presentatio The following named wers visitors at the office of the grand secretary last weel: Eliza D. Kelth, grand president Al No. 8; Lena Rice, president Occident No. 28; Elma Farnell, nt No. 28; Dr. F. A. Temple, Darina 114; Dolly Hyams, Sans Sou N Inle Gilils, California an, Alta No. 3; Mrs. Lester, Genevieve No. Mulcay, Oro Fino No. 9; Harrlet 8. Les, Woodland No. 9: Miss Borel, Genevieve No. 132; Stella Finkledey, grand vice pres- ident Santa Cruz No. 26. KNIGHTS OF HONOR. The following have been elected as the officers of the Past Dictators’ Assoclation of the Knights of Honor for the current term of twelve months: Charles Lampe, president; H. Warnhola, vice president; Thomas Johnston, secretary; R. H. Nobles, financlal secretary; R. A. A. Summers, treasurer, and J. Hirshfeld, guardian. The new officers were installed by Past Pres- idents Morris and Holcomb. M. L. Crowe, C. G. Noble and H. Warnhola were ap- pointed a committes to report what ar- rengements can be made to entertain the grand officers and delegates to the Grand Lodge that it to meet In this city next March. A new committes was appointed to arrange a plan for having a benefictal feature Incorporated in the assoclation. The large class Initiation committes has wound up its business, and will hold one more meeting, when it will go out of busi- T The officers of Ivy Lodgs were installsd in public on the Sth inst. Those of Yerba Buena Lodge will be installed on the 12th, those of Norma Lodge on the 13th, those of Germania Lodge on the same night and those of Keystone Lodge on the 15th. On the night of the 2ist the officers of Clinton Lodge of East Oakland will be installed. The grand officers have been invited to attend. nSaxon Lodge at its meeting on the th inst. had two candidates to initate. ENIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Grand Chancellor Trask of the Knights of Pythias will institute a new lodgs at Santa Paula. Live Oak Lodge of Oakland will have & public installation on the evening of tl 14th inst. There was & public installation of the officers of Redwood Lodge in San Mateo on the 10th inst. There was an e ain- ment and dancing after the ceremony. A number of the grand officers were present. During the past week the local lodges were busy installing officers for the cur- rent term. DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY. Californta Council of the Daughters of Liberty will install its officers in the coun- ¢il chamber in the Shiels buflding on the night of the lith inst. The installation Will be for members of the order only. It will be conducted by National Deputy Minnie Sproul. This council 1 give a masquerads party in the Shiels buflding on the night of the 17th of this month, and prizes will be awarded to the one wearing the most original costume and to the one in the handsomest costume. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. The officers of Golden Gate Camp of the Woodmen of the World will be installed on the night of the 13th inst. On the night of the l4th inst. the of- ficers of Athens Camp of the Woocdmen of the World of Oakland will be jointly A CHILD OF CHRIST/MAS. no need to tell her; she knew; she had been expecting something like this. She ran into her father's arms and held him tightly, while he stroked her halr and fondled her face, calling her by all the pet names that were dear to her child- hood’s memory. “I reckon,” sald Mr. Sanders, wiping his eyes with his big red “hankcher,” “I reckon we'd just as well postpone the case an’ leave the witness wi' her.” He went out, and all the rest followed his example, Sarah Clopton going last and closing the door behind her. At the end of half an hour Mr. Sanders knocked, and the door was opened by Zepherine, whose happiness had somewhat subdued her. An hour before she was a girl, but now she wi & woman, with respansibility tugging at her sleeves. Not one of her friends but could sée the change. She could hardly bear to leave her father, and she sat holding his hand and stroking it and frequently looking up in his face. Mr. Sanders went to the tree and took a package from it. “For Miss Nan Dor- rington: a thrip's wuth of candy from an old lover. An' here's a letter marked Zepherine. It's badly spelt, an’ they don't seem to be much in 1t.” “I want nothing but this,” erine. ald Zeph- “Nothin’ but the letter? Wel is. honey.” “I meant T want nothing but my fath- er,”” replled Zepherine. ‘Well, he's a good chunk of a present,” sald Mr. Sanders; and then he went on distributing the presents. Suddenly Sarah Clopton asked where Randolph Dorrington had gone. “He's outside,” sald Zepherine. “I hear him walking.” Sarah Clopton observed that the young woman had opened all her presents save one—the first one she had recefved. But when Peter Valicombe came and sat by her father she excused herself. She ran to -her room and tore the envelope open. Tt contained a brief note from Randolph Dorrington. He sald he had long sought for an opportunity to apologize for his rudeness on the occasion of Nan's iliness, 2nd would she kindly permit him to speak with her a few moments. She placed the .note in her trunk and then stood wring- ing her hands, uncertain what to do. She looked at herself in the mirror and made a mouth at the reflection she saw ther Then she went out upon the veranda and saw Dorrington sitting on one of the low double seats scattered about the here 1t Continued From Page Five. lawn. She hesitated, but.flnally gulped down her shyness, or fear, or whatever the feeling was, and ran down the steps and went toward him. Dorrington rose tomeet her, hat in hand, and wanted her to be'seated, but she shook her head and immediately opened the attack. “When you make fun of me as you do, you are too cruel,” she declared Indig- nantly. “You are too cruel when you speak to me of apology. You do that be- cause you know how hurt I am because of the way I spoke to you when Nan was 1l Yes, I think it {s cruel.”” Tears wers in her eyes and her lips quivered. “But, Zepherine,” he sald, & little sadly, “I remember nothing but my own rough speech and manner. If you were rude you had a right to be. But isn't there some excuse for me? Will you forgive e? “It 18 T who should say that,” Zepherine declared, but Dorrington noticed that she ‘was very particular to leave it unsald. “You haven't answered my Question,” he insisted. “Because it has no need of answer,” she replied. “Well, I will ask you another that you will be compelled to answer,” he safd. ““Oh, compelle: She smiled at him, but there was trouble in the smile. “I will be compelled. V/ell, that is differ- ent. . Will you marry me?” he asked. 'Will I-—"" All the color left her face. “WIIl you be my wife?" “Why, you must be in great trouble it you come to me.. Have you no others to g0 to?” She had suddenly recovered her composure, and was now, to use one of Mr. Sanders’ comparisons, as cool as a cucumber. “I want no other,” he answered. “Do you think I would come between you and Nan? She would break my heart by hating me.” “Then let us leave the matter to Nan,” he suggested. “Why, I never heard of mich a thing, Protested Zepherine. *‘You must be— “I certainly am,” he answered. At that moment Nan came out of the house, and when she saw Zepherine and her father sh.. came running to them. “Nan, I have Just asked this young lady to leave her home here and live with us. Nan gave a shrill scream of delight “Oh, won't that be fun?” But you don’t understand,” sa!d) Zeph- erine. “Oh, don’t 1?7 Why, goosey, you must think I'm a baby—and I will be one when you come; you'll be my f{tsy-bitsy mam- ma.” “Oh, for shame!” cried Zepherine, get- ting very red in the face. Whereupon Nan seized her dear friend and squeezed her as only Nan could squeezs. “You'll break every bone in my body,” protested Zeph- erine. “You haven't answered my question,” sald the doctor. “Say it, goosey, and be done with it,” insisted Nan. *“Oh, Nan, I love you; you know it well I will do anything to please yon. ‘“Popsy, there's your answer, sald Nan, and then she ran away to the house, a very thoughtful and considerate per- formance. “‘Oh, I thought all the time that I hated you,” sald Zepherine, after they had talked a while, “but when I saw you bolding my dear father’s hand, I knew the feeling was something else.” She paused a moment, and then exclalmed, ““What a Christmas it is for me!” “And for me,” sald Dorrington. installed with the officers of Oakiand Circle. | An Easy Lesson in Whist By Mrs. E. P. Schell. NE of the most trying positions I h a whist player often finds self placed is that which pre- s self when it becomes nec- essary for him to decide whether or mot to ruff geith the master trump. Late in the hand it is comparatively easy to reach a correct decision. At the tenth or eleventh trick one frequently can see that the only chance for' him to win more than one trick which the master trump acsures is to play that card, either to sep- arate two equals or to give partner an op- portunity to make the third best. The card led by partner may be the best of that suit, but one knows that fourth hand A trumps, drawing the er holds, or y hold, at th ing the play of the ient may lead a los- ich his partner is sure to and it the latter s allowed to win results similar to those stated will follow. One's partner may have false carded in trumps and apparently can hold ro more when opponent leads a sult i which partner has already renounced. If the only possible way to take an addition- al trick s for him to have another trump one cannot lose by passing when holding the muster trump. Early in the hand i8 is extremely difficult at times to decide the play likely to accomplish the best re~ whi sults. The first consideration which should Influence ome's judgment is th possible advantage opponent on his le may galn through being able .o discard if the master trump is pl Cases are constantly met with whers it is necessary to play a low trump, simply to prevent discard, when one is sure to be over- trumped. The next point to be consid- ered is the position in which one will be placed as regards the lead if the mastes trump is played. While this trump can take but one trick (a fact which is ap- parently lost sight of at times) it may throw the lead to advantage if one re- fuses to trump. Whether partner wishes one to trump or not should be carefully thought of and considered. If he must be aware that the master trump is the only one held, and leads with the evident reing that card, it should without any further waiting or Eeing able to read that he Is ged to lead as he does, possibly hop~ ing to place the lead to advantage for you, places you under no obligation in the but resolves it into a simple jon of judgment. hirteener” led by partner Iate in the hand may often be interpreted as & request on his part to have the master trump played. Also the lead of a losing card of a suit of which the opponent on his left is shown to hold the command, and the one on his right no more, may be read as calling for the play of the best trump one has. Occasionally, however, this play fs made after the opponent on partner's right has called for trumpe. This is done simply te prevest ome or more good cards in his sult held by op- ponents on one’s right from being of ser- vice later, at the same time forcing the calling hand. A trophy deal whers thers was & swing of four tricks: Nortn. - [l D—K, § 5 West ast. 8—A, 8-Q. I 8L H A D. A Trump, ace of spades. North leads TABLE NO. ONE. 4 Nin 10n )3 . E g = 5 3 6s s Ka* 4 8s s Ase 5. 6o Ace Q9 § %o 30 c® i e 3?. - 9. 108 i :g 10. $h s h 1. K4 Te 12 Jh o = 13. Qh Ah® o % East and West, 11; North and South, & Trick 1—The drop shows that North has opened from a four-card suit. South has but two hearts, leaving seven to the adversaries. East Is short and probably holds a high card. If South goes on with his pertner's suit It looks as though he might ki i3 best cardl In It and probably it with the opponents, for West has five, or East holds two honors. Trick 2—With such a hand the ace is the best lead. South has two suits of two cards. WIith such an uneven distribution he might have expected to find some one short on clubs. Had the ace been led the fall of the king would have marked East long In trumps and dlamonds, and in the effort to force him by continuing the clubs South must have put West in, who would have taken two rounds of trumps and then played the queen of dfa- monds, his partner, of course, passing it and East and West making the same score, 11 to 3. If South return the di mond 10, East and West make eleven tricks. The return of the heart 8, al- though contrary to whist perception and Jjudgment, would have gained two or thr tricks for North and South. TABLE NO. _igh *Ka n 9 do ad 2 o *An sh ,: Qs 2 Ks fs i oAs s - Jd in = *Js *Ag 2% 9d s T 3d To Ja a = E s “ast aiid West, 7. North and South, 4. Trick 3—The situation is less ‘}'Ast than to any other player Lpl.t(:‘lna'.!:q herwise he might have d ps at this trick with ar!vama;:":: the play would hardly be in the na. ture of 3 “fiyer.”” West Is almogt cen tainly playing club 10 from strength; 1f — must be strong in trumps, for it is two to one that he has no more than two diamonds. Probably about as many ts would play it one way as the 6—Each can fairly gauge the situ- n now. His partner must have three hearts, three clubs and tw being the turned ace. Scu?h!;‘:':’pp’ia;:; his last diamond (for he would not have :Anc-cflnle‘l the guarded 10) and his last heart, for if he has another its fall will complete a call which he cannot be de- sirous of making, for at most he Rolc four trumps to the king and one honor in clubs. If West held four clubs originally he piayed to the 10, from ace, queen, 19, or queen_jack, 10, and consequently has the bal power in the sul{ or course 1 eads a trump, but if he counts his partner with two only, as he should—or {n any case—why not a low one? If he does so West takes tw and puts South In with the chub qucen South must return the suit. West makes and continues, North discarding & dla- mond and East passes or trumps, no mat- ter which, and makes two of the remain. {n three,'a gain of one trick for East and »