The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 23, 1904, Page 18

18 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1904. — Grand President Ella E. Caminetti Native Daughters of the Golden and Grand Secretary Laura J. kes have returned from their tour ficlal visits to the parlors in Hum- Count Upon that trip they sited Occide Parlor at Eureka, One- nta at Ferndale, Reichling at Fortuna, Biue Lake at Blue Lake and Winona at Arcata. The membership of each par- lorin t county manifested an enthu- siasm that is seldom witnessed in sub- rdinates of the order and each parlor 1id all it could to make the visiting fick iate the fact that they welcome. “The loyalty of ere the members and their kindness makes ne fee said the grand president, hat is a pleasure to be at the head f su a body of women.” During heir visit the officials were not only grand trustee. After an exempli- fication of the work, which was well presented, there were addresses by the visiting officers and by Dr. Bertola, Grand Trustee Lander, as well as members of the parlor. lowed the close of the parior. The president was with Pine Burr Parlor at Colfax on the 18th, on the 20th she visited Manzanita Parlor at Grass Valley, on the 2lst Laurel Par- ior at Nevada City and on the 22d was with Columbia Parlor at Frénch Cor- ral. On the 24th she will visit Sierra Parlor at Dutch Flat, 25th Imogene at Sierraville, 27th Golden Bar at Sferra City and 28th the parjor at Downie- ville. The visit of La Vespero Parlor to the Almshouse for the purpose of enter- taining the inmates of that institution on the third Sunday in October with a TCHOES! tertained and shown the wonders of unty and its vast re- each was given beautiful land of the redwoods. grand president as- Parlor in planting a square and dedi- e of the 'order. In memorable one in the it is one from inspiration for in forestry in y has beea cb- in our glorious Yorts of the Na- d the Native Sons t. In many places been planted in par- as parks and pub- the! community uld be done to re- occurs in the for- rand of com- this beautiful much of the forest 1d be an organized nting of trees removed so that the t be robbed of its great owner each year that have t n to suppls wood. By 'doing this t which draws nec- to the sun-parched obtain immense re- t. In Califor- em of tree ace the for- low by the wood- back the evil.of de- hat nature may deck with verdure and floral le it is true that trees 1 of moisture, it is heir spacious limbs the evaporation of ve them to us California and along done ates in setting s in the high this has been done rget the fact that tree he sowing of wild fiower ia was initiated by nd President Eliza D. her that we owe the at r has taken in t r to those Nati autified tk by lopment of > decorated with the colors | ew a shovelful of ts of the tn he ad- this tree in the name hters of the Golden Arcata and name it parlor under whose anted. May its shade ng and old from the sever- vs of the sun, and as calm nshine crosses it may it so grow ho seek b ath its 8 foliage shall enjoy sun- e and shade. This spade I now turn the keeping of the president of ment ¢ ¢ the eous nspiration to Arcata and v and , a8 it grows, ever remind look upon it of the earn- the Native Daughters of en West to preserve to future the beautiful forests of our ber the ary and fligial visit 2 well received. of work of the r the ere f good ‘ gt enefit fund. Dur- grand president arge bunch of flowers, of the parlor. grand president Grand Presidents Baker and Grand Trustee Lacy, District nd Presidents Dolly Brad- ley and Ag Troy and many mem- of the order who have attained e or less prominence, paid an offi- visit to Fremont Parlor, in this ty, and were received in & manner i was as sincere as it was gener- ous. The officers of the parior gave an exemplification of the work which for precision and effectiveness in delivery has never been surpassed in any sub- nate. “In fact,” said one who wit- d the work, “I never before had idea that our ritual was so beauti- ful After the work of the evening each of the officers named had some- thing to say under good for the order and then the grand president was pre- sented, as a souvenir of the occasion, a costly crystal berry dish, with the best wishes of the parior. At the close of the meeting a fine collation was served. The grend president had a very pleasant visit last Tuesday night to Ramona Council at Martinez. Among the prominent members present were Dr. Mariana Bertola, a past grand president, a member of that parior, and A. D. Lander, A banquet fol- O \\ ey programme of music and song and an exhibition drill by Company A, the uniformed drill corps of the parlor, Captain Mae O'Connor commanding, was a most delightful affair that was carried out at the suggestion of Past Grand President Conrad. During the afternoon Grand Secretary Laura J. Frakes congratulated the parlor on having taken the initiative in provid- ing an entertainment for those who have not an opportunity to enjoy such recreation. Past Grand President Eliza D. Keith delivered an eloguent short talk on the various branches of work that the Native Daughters have taken up, and especially commended the idea of La Vespero Parlor in devoting time and attention that the unfortunate might be delighted. The courtesy of the members of the parlor in escorting the old people of the house to the as- sembly hall and showing them to seats, with as much care and attention as if they were the most favored people of the land, was particularly commended by one of the speakers. The parlor covered itself with glory and was by Assistant Superintendent Curry pro- fusely thanked for what it had done to please the inmates. The following is the programme that is to be presented at the entertainment given on the night of October 28 in Mission Hall, on Seventeenth street, near Valencia, by Las Lomas Parlor of the Native Daughters of the Golden West: Piano solo, Mrs. Varney; so- prano solo, Miss Margaret McGovern; a farce, in one act, entitled, “The Par- liament of Servants,” in which Mrs. S. P. Gaggett, Mrs. C. Kiernan and Mrs imma Schofield and Misses Mattie Farris, Mayme Harryhauser, May Lay- ton, Therese Melbourne and Kittie Whelan, all members of the parlor, will take part; vocal selections by Fred Keyser, James Lewis, Harry Dowdall and Gus Dorn, composing the Océi- dental Quartet; recitation, Anna Dris- coll and Frankie Dakin, with Lillian Kern, Mae Lacy, Maybeile Driscoll, Sadie Madsen, Nell Waters, Ros Smith, Gussie Ormond, Anna Marlow, Etta Weinberg and Mae Scheper, her pickaninnies. The programme is to be followed by dancing. This parlor is a very enthusiastic one that has gained an enviable reputation for conducting social functions. Miss Alice Ticoulet, financial secre- tary of Buena Vista Parlor, was taken suddenly ill last week and has been confined to her home under medical care. Gabrielle Parlor held its first meet- ing in Elks’ Hall last week and on that occasion had a double celebration, namely the observance of the flag day of the order and a house warming. The entertainment conducted by President Olive A. Wood, assisted by Carrie Pesanti, first vice president, two of the most ardent workers for the parlor, included a welcome by Miss Pesanti, an address to the flag, by Harry K. Wolff, The Star Spangied Banner,” by Marguerite Blaisdell; vocal solo, Carrie Manning; ballad,- E. B. Moss, and vocal duet, by Mrs. Schell and Mrs. Adams. The programme was fol- lowed by ddncing and the serving of a collation. Buena Vista Parlor presented the following programme in celebration of flag day: original poem, Mrs. G. W. Baker, P. G. P.; plano selections, Miss Jacob: instrumental selections of a patriotic nature, Miss Browes; “The Star Spangled Banner,” sung by the parilor, and “My Own United States,” Miss Edna Barnes. The members of this parlor are arranging for the pre- sentation of a comic opera on the night of November 17. Bk Independent Foresters. Now that the Independent Order of Foresters has two high courts in Cali- fornia the northern division, which has the original charter, with G. Q. Stewart as high chief ranger and 0. K. Brown as high secretary, the office will be removed from Los Angeles to this city and a new office will he open<d in Los Angeles for the southern jurisdic- tion. O. K. Brown, the secretary for the northern jurisdiction, is a very active member of the order, who originally placed his membership in Court Ma- drone, and in time changed to Court Acacia, of which he has been chief ranger, after having held other oflices therein. He was secretary of the Past Chief Rangers’ Association, secretary of the San Francisco Board of Depu- ties, and is now archivist of the Royal Foresters of this city. There has not — INDERENDEN T ForzsrEes. been a committee of importance {n the order in this city for several years past in which he has not taken a part. e is looked upon in the order as a true, loyal Forester. RS e - Ancient Order Workmen. The dedication of a new hall for the Ancient Order of Workmen in Bakersfield last week was an event in that place that attracted an audience of more than seven hundred persons. This hall, built by the Kern Valley Im- provement Company, is one of the best arranged fraternal halls south of San Francisco, and will be occupied by Justice Lodge of the A. O. U. W. and Valentine Lodge of the Degree of Honor. The hall was dedicated to the Order of Workmen by Grand Master Dunton, assisted by Grand Recorder Spencer and other grand officers, and after the ceremony there was an in- teresting programme of entertainment. The new lodge at Point Richmond was instituted last week by the grand recorder, who was assisted by a num- ber of the members from this city, who, with many others, accompanied him to the place named. The lodge in Santa Rosa gave the grand recorder a banquet after a reception on the night.of the 19th inst. Valley Lodge No. 30 gave a stag party in its hall in the Pioneer build- ing last week. There was a large at- tendance and the programme of en- tertainment was a very interesting one, Forget-Me-Not Lodge on October 15 had a pleasant social time, under the name of “A Night in Dixie,” in its hall in the Red Men's building. The pro- grame presented under the direction of Dr. Blanche L. Sanborn, P. C. of H,, included the “Dixie Chorus™; character song, E. B. Cohn; vocal solo, William Loan; “Always in the Way,” sung by Frank Varney, and speciaitied by B. Remick. Dancing followed the pro- gramme. On Friday, Octoher 28, Carnation Lodge will give a “fish-pond party,” with many attractions for juveniles, in its lodgeroom in the Shiels build- ing. A unique programme has been arranged by the committee, of which Mae E. Core, C. of H., is the chair- man. There will be a continuous round of amusement and “side shows. Past Chief of Homor Dora H. Wil- Jins of Carnation Lodge has been ap- pointed from that lodge to serve on the recepntion committee at the grand bail to be given October 31, in Native Sons' Hall, in celebration of the thirty- sixth anniversary of the founding of the Ancient Order. of United- Work- men. Ayt Modern Woodmen. The joint social given by the Modern Woodmen of America and the Royal Neighbors of this city in the Electrical Engineers’ Hall recently was a de- cided success and was attended by nearly threg hundred persons, including neighbors from camps across the bay and several from the camp in Peta- luma. The neighbors from the Ala- meda County camps, preceded by the Forestic drill teams in uniform and led by the Royal Neighbor band of Oak- jand, entered the hall in a body and were welcomed with loud cheers. Mrs. Gertina A. O'Neil, Mrs. Mayer Levison and Mrs. Harriett Plowman of the Royal Neighbors, presented a short pro- gramme of entertainment, Venerable Councilor W. H. Edwards, Goodfellow- ship Camp, acting as master of cere- monies. Those who contributed to the pleasure of the evening were: Clarissa Prene, Clara Wescott, Haz:l Parker, the Misses Barrah, Lila Maple, M. Johnson and T. Nowlan. Dancing and serving of refreshments fol- lowed. Enright Camp of the Royal Neigh- bors has organized a drill team and it NICH SECRETIRY™ \ . BY B¢ $TOCK _competitive drill. has challenged the drill teams of Good- fellowship and Occidental camps to a This will be on De- ‘cember 29. it RS Order of Pendo. During the last ten days two coun- cils of the Order of Pendo were insti- tuted In Oakland—Friendship with forty members and Golden West with twenty members. A new council has been organized in Yakima, Wash., and one is being or- ganized in Greeley, Colo. The Texas field, which has been com- paratively idle for a long time, will be reopened this week, when a special State deputy will be placed in charge. Reports from the order in Southern California are to the effect that all are making accessions to the membership roll. Home Circle of this city had a good entertainment at the close of its meet- ing last week, and at the next meeting it will have eight strangers to initiate. . g L 57 Knights of Honor. The “unusual social” to be given by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Past Dic- tators’ Assoclation of the Knights of Honor will be on November 17, in Gold- en Gate Hall ; Grand Dictator Archibald will visit the lodges in San Diego and Los An- geles during the current month, and during the third week in November he will be with the Knights in Sacra- mento. Ivy Lodge at its last held meeting initiated two strangers; Liberty Lodge had two candidates to initiate, and Saxon Lodge had four. Norman Lodge is making arrange- ments to celebrate the silver anniver- sary of its institution by a dinner on the 25th inst. Each member will be privileged to bring one lady to the dinner. R LT Rathbone Sisters. All of the temples of the Rathbone Sisters have secured quarters in the Red Men's building. At the last held meeting of San Fran- cisco Temple one applicant was ini- tiated in a faultless manner by the of- ficers and the degree swaif. Two candi- dates were balloted for and two ap- plications were received. Ramora Temple, Eureka, initiated twenty-two candidates during the re- cently closed term. This temple has a Ramona Improvemen: Club. Those who compose it meet at the houses of different members semi-annually and study the constitution and by-laws of the order. The member who is credit- ed with the greatest proficiency is given a prize. At the last held exam- ination the prize went to Mrs. Retta Marshall, the M. E. C. California "Temple, Sacramento. re- cently moved into new quarters, which were renovated and fitted up by the Knights of Pythias to meet the re- quirements of the temple. At a recent meeting of the temple there were pres- ent J. H. and Mrs. Keen of San Frans cigzco Temple and visitors from Grass Valley. There was the initiation of a lady and a knight in a manner that was highly commended. A social time followed the work of the evening. Supreme Representative Juliet Stib- bens before returning home from the Supreme Temple session visited M. Josie Nelson, 8. M. of R. and C., and relatives in Indiana. She also visited Chicago, 8t. Louis and Denver, Colo. Upon the return of George Samuels, past grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, and Mrs. Lily Samuels, his wife. past grand chief of the Rath- bone Sisters, from a trip East Loyal Temple of Oakland tendered them a reception, which was a very delightful al The members of Riverside Temple ~ x3 OFFICIALS PROMINENT IN FRATERNAL ORGANIZA- TIONS. o tendered a reception during the early part of October to Supreme Chief Lydia A. Monroe, who is a member of that temple. District Deputy Grand Chief Mar- garet Hamilton has instituted Santa Ynez Temple at Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara County, with a good charter list. Grand Mistress of Records and Cor- respondence Louise Holmes reports all temples in a very good condition, and that Calanthe Temple of Oakland is the banner subordinate of the grand Jjurisdiction. Los Angeles Temple gave a box so- cial recently, which was well attended and realized a handsome sum for the temple’s treasury. A prize was awardad to the one who presented the most beautifully decorated box. Magnolia Temple, Santa Maria, was recently visited by Grand Chief Bettie C. Nickell, and in the presence of a large number of members of the order she witnessed the initiation of five ladies and three knights. The work was done in a most creditiable manner. During the evening the grand chief gave an instructive and interesting address, in which she introduced many first-class suggestions for the gcod of the order. The grand chlef was pre- sented with a very handsome silver souvenir spoon by the temple, after which there was a banquet. The temples of district No. 5 are pre- paring for a district convention under the supervision of District Deputy Grand Chief Julia Day. Native Daughters. The following was the programme at the flag day celebration by Califia Par- lor of Sacramento at its first meeting in Octcber: *‘Proud Flag ofsthe Free,” vocal solo, Sarah Morton Howard; in response to an encore she sang “The Star-Spangled Banner”; “Stand by the Flag,” recitation, Melinda Wise; this was followed by a game entitled “Our Nation.” Buena Ventura Parlor after the busi- ness on the night of the first meeting in October cbserved flag day in a very enthusiastic manner. The programme included: “Flag Day,” Helen Nidever; “Star-Spangled Banner,” Alice Mac- Gregor; selected reading, Irene Wil- liams; “Karolyn March,” Minnie Daly, and “Columbia, Gem of the Ocean,” by the parlor. The exercises were followed by progressive games in which Miss Minnie Daly won the prize, a fine silver spoon with the American flag in the bowl thereof and tied with the tri- cclor. Oakdale Parlor celebrated flag day at its first meeting this month with a good patriotic programme in which the following took part: Polly Ralls, Lot- tie Hoffman, Ada Reeder and Mamie Lancaster. The exercises closed with the singing of “America. % The following was the pregramme at the flag day celebration by La Estrella Parlor: “The Star-Spangled Banner,” sung &y the parlor; reading of the “Flag Charge,” by Past President B. Hartman; recitation, ‘“Webster's Ad- dress on the Union,” by Helen Bello; singing of “Yankee Doodle” in German dialect, Annie Bello, and “The Red, ‘White and Blue,” sung by the parlor. A feature of the entertainment to be given by the members of La Vespero Parlor in the Almshouse to-day for the pleasure of the inmates will be an ex- hibition 'drill by Company A of the parior, Captain Mae O'Connor com- manding. There will be a pleasing pro- gramme of music, songs and recitations in addition. Upon the suggestion of Leah Wil- liams of Sans Souci Parlor steps are being taken to organize an association of past presidents of the parlor. A pre- liminary meeting for the purpose of effecting such an organization was held last week and the matter fully dis- cussed. Buena Vista Parlor observed flag — e —— creasing the membership in that sec- tion of the country. The general deputy and the Senators also visit Mission and’ Pacific councils in this city last week. There was a visit to the counefl in San Jose October 19, when there was a rousing meeting. General Deputy Wilson is still visit- ing the councils of the order and ask- ing the members why each one has not got “that man” he promised. The entertainment and dove party of Columbia Assembly, Ladies of the National Union, in the banquet hall of the Native Sons’ building on the second Thursday in October, was well attended and was & most enjoyable function. Mrs. M. E. Salmond was the chairman of the evening and under her direction there was presented a very interesting programme of instru- day last week by the carrying out of a pleasing patriotic programme. This parlor will give an entertainment to its members and friends in the near future, P ot Manchester Unity. The grand ball given in Saratoga Hall on the night of the second Wednesday in October, In celebration of the fourteenth anniversary of the establishment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Manchester Unity) on the Pacific Coast, was a great success, that was carried out to a pleasant ter- mination under the supervision of the following named officers of the Cali- fornia District, assisted by the several committees whose mames follow: Past Provisional Grand Master H. Herring- ton, Provisional Grand Master Frank Marini, Provisional Deputy Grand Master T. M. Millar, Provisional Cor- responding Secretary 'E. D. Farrel, Provisional Treasurer W. T. Worth- ington, Trustee N. H. Daniels, Trustee F. W. Clark, Trustee James Reynolds, Auditor O. M. Jensen, Auditor F. H. Schott, Conductor F. Foppiano, War- den A. Lawson, Guardian E. McCor- mick, Organizer H. L. Wilson. Com- mittee of arrangements—Frank Marini (chairman), Thomas Miliar, J. S. Cur- rie, ... Lawson, O. M. Jensen, A. H. Hagemann, F. H. Schott, Thomas J. O'Keefe. Reception committee—Dr. H. Herrington (chairman), E. D. Farrel, W. L. Nelson, O. P. Welch, Dr. J. E. Christie, W. T. Worthington, Thomas W. Goddard. Floor committee—Thomas M. Millar (floor manager), O. M. Jen- sen (assistant floor manager), J. S. Currie, W. H. Sawtell, Charles K. Stewart, A. H. Hagemann, Fred H. Schott. The following have been installed as the officers of Loyal Golden Gate Lodge by Frank Bell, D.D., assisted by James Currie, P. G. of Loyal Mission Lodge; Charles A. Roberts, G. M.; Wihiiam Silva, N. G.; J. Petrolia, V. G.; Charles K. Stewart, L. M.; P. Mazzolli, H. L Wilson, P. S.; C. S. Roberts, C.; Mark Tann, W.; Fred Taylor, L. G., and G. Modeste, O. G. The following ha\g been installed by J. Currie, assisted by Past Grand God- dard, as the officers of Loyal Mission Lodge: F. Lyle, G. M.; F. Brinkman, N. G.; J. 8. Currie, V. G.; J. Butler, E. S.; M. Wolfsmith, M. Long, I G., and M. Noffey, O. G. Frank Barini, P. G. M., assisted by Edward Farrell, P. C. S, has installed the following as the officers for Loyal Oakland Lodge: O. J. Smith, G. M.; L. P. Jones, N. G.; W. 8. Harrison, V. G.; A. E. Harrison, E. 8.; W. L. Fowler, L. M. There was a2 large attendance on that night and three strangers were initiated. "'he degree team rendered the work in a perfect manner and during this time the candidates were each put through the “Josh™ degree and each took it good naturedly. This lodge gave a grand ball October 19 in K. P. Hall A paper called “The Pacific Coast Odd Fellow” i1s being published in the interest of the Manchester Unity by Messrs. Stots ¢f Mission, Sawtell of Oakland, Schwarts of San Francisco Lodge and the corresponding secretary of Mission Lodge. e gt TSN Nationa! Union. El Dorado Council of the National Union at-its last held meeting received two applications and California Couneil received two and had four applica- tions. Senator Cuthbert, accompanied by Senatcr Arter and Senate Doorkeeper Field, have during the past few w. s been visiting all of the coun iis of this city and of Alameda County and ex- plaining the recent legisiation of the Senate in the matter of a readjustment of rates so as to equalize them as to the age of members. The explanations have in each instance been satisfac- tory. Last week the Senators named and General Deputy Joseph A. Wilson visit- ed the council in Alameda and ad- ‘ dressed a meeting along the line of in- _———————— mental and vocal musie, recitations, fancy dancing and specialties, con- tributed by Cecil von Seiberlich, Davis Gould, Gladys Bernard, Miss Tryphena Pritchard, Jessie McKenna, Annie Mc- Carthy, C. E. Ker of California Coun- cil, N. U.; Ethel Cox, Martha Davis, Sophie and Gordon Osborm, Carl Krome, Mrs. A. M. Ayers and Miss Hazel Richards. After the programme there was dancing for two hours, dur- Ing which there was a number called the “dove lancers,” when doves were sent out of cages to fly over the room. The committee that had charge of this function was Mrs. M. E. Salmond, Nel- lle Havey, Dr. Atkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Ed Dillon, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Perkins, Miss Rose Eb- betts, M. Ichatz. Native Sons. On the night of the first Thursday in October 150 members of Mission Parlor of the Native Sons of the Gold- en West celebrated the twentieth an- niversary of the organization of the parlor by a banquet in a Pine-street dining hall. N. W. Hall, president of the parlor, was the toastmaster and he called upon Congressman W. J. Wynn, Walter Neat Brunt, John Por- cher and others to respond to toasts. During the repast there was a pro- gramme of vocal and Instrumental music. Pacific Parlor, on the night of the first Tuesday In October, gave the ini- tiatory work In a manner that was highly commended by those who wit- nessed It, and it was declared that the parlor has reason to feel proud of hav- ing President Dahl, Vice Presidents Al- len, Lillle and Gonzales and Past Pres- ident Locke on the team. “Patrick Henry” Dam and “Statesman” Locke have gone to St. Louis to do the World’s Falr. It is reported that when the first named returns to this city a bride will accompany him. This parlor will have charge of the literary and soclal entertainment December 25. The efforts of Grand Organizer Mocker in Nevada City and Grass Val- ley will resuilt in a large class initia- tion for Hydraulic and Quartz Parlor at Nevada City November 15 It is expected that Grand First Vice Pres- ident Gallagher will be present. The grand organizer expects to it- stitute a parlor in Orland, Glenn County. Grand Second Vice President Wal- ter D. Wagner is now officially visit- ing the parlor in his district, which Is in Alameda County. A new parlor is being organized in Pescadero, San Mateo County, by Dis- trict Deputy Grand President J. H. Nash and J. A. Plecarpo. Those who are arranging for the or- ganization of Russian Hill Parlor held a meeting last week to prepare for institution with a charter list of sixty in about a fortnight. The meeting was addressed by Grand First Vice Presi- dent James L. Gallagher, Grand Secre- tary Charles H. Turner, District Depu- ty Grand President John A. Seott and a number of prominent members of the order. i Lincoln Annuity. An entertainment of San Francisco Assembly No. 1 of the Lincoln Annuity Union, given on the second Wednesday in October in its hall In the Odd Fel- lows’ building, was well attended and was a most pleasing affair. There was an overture by an orchestra; vocal solo, Miss Anna Gill; specialties by five Spanish gentlemen; duet by Mrs. Nel- lie Kuykendall and Mrs. Bertha Prentise; a short address by Medical Director Dr. Willlam C. Hassler; zither zolo, Professor Louis Zeis, and vocal selections by Mrs. W. Winters. After the programme there was danecing, pro- gressive whist and the serving of a luncheon and light refreshments. This assembly has been quite active of late and it is the leader in the order in the social line. Lincoln Assembly of Oakland cele- brated its removal from Maple Hall on Fourteenth street to Fraternal Hall on Washington street last week by imi- tiating a class of candidates. Mrs. A. M. Taft visited Alpha Assem- bly in Watsonville last week and through her efforts several candidates were secured for initiation. On the occasion of her visit Joseph S. Cronmk, the speaker of the assembly, delivered an address that proved that he is an enthusiast for the organization. Mrs. Mallory, the wife of the su- preme vice president, after having been in San Francisco for two weeks, has returned to her home imn Grants Pass, Ore. During her stay here she visited the local assemblies, as well as those of Alameda County, and expressed her- self as well pleased with the reception she received everywhere she went. During September Hogmann Assem- bly of Hogmann, Wash., initiated fif- ty-nine strangers; Sunset No. § of Ab- erdeen; fourteen: and Puget Sound No. 11 of Tacoma, nine. The supreme headquarters of the or- der have been removed to 328 Sutter street in the same building where the supreme medical examiner has his of- fices. —_——— On October 18 a cloud of mosquitoes 86 dense as to obscure the sun and making a noise like a distant sound of the ocean settled down on the center of Madrid. Many horses became un- manageable and the streets were soon deserted. Suddenly the cloud of in- sects rose into the air again and dis- appeared