The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 7, 1905, Page 18

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1905. B ng of Court Diana of t Foresters on the last there was a sur- ¥ e i High Chief Ranger G. Q. Stewart, who is a member of | hat subordinate. The surprise which jeveloped during the latter part of the session was the present high chief ranger by Dr. alf of the court, of a valuable dia- mond set gold badge, emblematic of e exalted rank of head of the onfler the High Court of California, in ap- preciation of the fact that he had been selected from the court to fill that im- portant station and further as a token »f fraternal affection. The recipient, after & moment or two, made a feeling accepting the gift in the sincere fraternal spi n which it was given. The board of San Francisco depu- ties hope at the next meeting to be able to make afinal report on the the- ter party recently given in aid of the Orphans’ Home. The result, it is be- Heved prove most satisfactory to every co th sted The receptior Supreme Organist C. Morgan by the Francisco board of depu in the Is build g on the first Tuesday in May was ended by a very large number of people. The meeting was presided over by Wi art, president of | he board, who at the outset intro- | ed High Chief Ranger Stewart. Af- making a short address he ¢ guished visitor to the au- h accorded him a genuine a welcome. The speaker de- a very pleasant address, during v conveyed in eloguent lan- guage a message from Supreme Chief Ranger Dr. Oronhyatekha to the For- esters of « to the effect that hanke te of California for e assistar had rendered to the s’ Home of the order and that gla L wounce that that| State stands at the head of $he list in | e matter of contributions tp it, prov- never behind ifc ians are to assist a good cause a greeting from the ada to apy requested tt of the board organist on his he return to Canade convey to - the ead of the order the pleasure of re- eiving the message from him and to give him the assu e that the mem- nia will continue in r the home, so that he ertain the same good at he now has of California rs and members of Companion s good worl may always Fores ourts. The address was followed by he following pleasing pmogramme: Male quartet, Court Acacia quartet C. Lawrence, Frederick Adams, eorge A. Gielow, O. K. Brown); rec- tation, Frederick Head (Court South- ern Heights, 1150); lady barytpne sole Miss Jean Hathaway, accom- anied by A. B. Swan; soprano solo, Miss Millie Fiynn, accompanied by G. M. Marks; violin solo, Professor A. F. Worbes; selection, G. M. Marks; solo obligato, Miss Millie Flvnn, soprano, and A. F. Worbes, violin; tenor solo, Professor Dan A. Lawrence. A new Companion court to be known Precita was instituted by High Chief Ranger G. Q. Stewart and other righ officers Foresters’ Hall last week with a good charter list. It will e the auxiliary to Court Precita. Court Yerba Buena will move from he Shiels to the Pioneer building nd will have & house-warming on the ight of May 11, when an interesting ogramme will be presented. On the evening of May 8 Court Oak- land in the ¢ity of that name will give a smoker and entertainment, on which pccasion Supreme Organist J. C. Mor- gan, High Chief Ranger Stewart, High Secretary Brown, ex-High Treasurer in Cameron and the Board of San Fran- o Deputies will be present. Court Golden Gate has started a membership contest to run until De- cember 31. There are two sides in the court of twenty-one members and each expects to make the other pay for a supper. Supreme Organist Morgan, who ar- rived here a short time since to visit -all the courts in the jurisdiction of the High Court of California, paid a visit last week to Court Seal Rock and én- tertained the members with an elo- quent address and then charmed them with delightful music, being a promin- ent pianist in Canada, which is his home. He played for the audience a march which he composed for and has dedicated to the order. He also vis- ited the camp of the Royal Foresters of this city, where he met a most cordial reception, ;and there he also delivered a speech. Mr. Morgan is never at a loss for words to express beautiful sentiments and he is a very eptrancing speaker. The headquarters of the high chief ranger have been removed from 713 Market street to the tenth floor of the James Flood building. Manchester Unity. At the recent session of the Cali- fornia district Grand Lodge of the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows (Man- chester Unity), held in this city, steps were ta¥en to enlarge the scope of this, the English order of Odd Fel- lowship on this coast. Those who have taken an interest in bringing about such a result are Frank Marini, the Jjunior provincial past grand master, and Thomes W. Millar, the recently elected grand master. Mr. Marini, the junior grand master, has been & mem- ber of the order for twelve years, be- ing a charter member of Loyal Golden Gate Lodge. He has filled all the chairs in the subordinate lodge and has filled all of the principal chairs in the district Grand Lodge. As a fra- ternal man he has made a good rec- ord; for twenty years he has been the treasurer of San Francisco Parlor of the Netive Sons of the Golden West; he belongs to the Manzanita Grove of the Druids. When he assumed the chair of noble arch in that body there were but twelve members and the grove was about to surrender its char- ter when he started on his own count, and before three months through hie personal efforts, increased the membership to more than 100 since then it has continued to grow, | until it now numbers over 270. The fraternal spirit he manifested in the | upbuilding of that grove has charac- terized his work in the many other organizations in which he holds mem- bership, such as the Foresters of Am ica, Woodmen of the World, Compan- ions of the Forest of America, Aus trian Mutual Benevolent As: - tion, the Austrian Benevolent Society, | Dalmatian Endowment Society, Young Men's Catholic Union and a number of other institutions. The third annual ball given by the California district of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity, in Union Square Hall on the night of the first Tuesday in May, was a great social success, the hall being filled as it never was before. The grand march, which ended with the dencers, was led by Passed Provincial Grand Master Frank Marini and Miss Lillie Wilcox, and immediately follow- |ing were Grana Master T. M. Millar |and Mrs. Millar. The function was | admirably devised by the committee of | arrangements, composed of A. Lawson, O. M. Jensen and F. Foppiano and well jcarried out by the floor committee, | consisting of Frank Marini, floor man- | ager, and E. D. Farrell, J. Currie, Frank Roberts, L. Ferari, A. Hageman, J. E. Christie, W. 8. Harmon, R. J. Murden, H. E. Stebbins, W. J. Law- rance and C. Roberts, assistants. AL AT Ancient Order Foresters. The entertainment given by Loyal Circle of the Companions of the For- est in Steinway Hall last week was a very pleasing affair that had been ar- ranged by Miss Trypheha Lilac Prit- chard, assisted by Mrs. L. Pritchard, Mrs. M. Large, Mrs. R. Ebbett and H. W. Pritchard. The entertainment was followed by dancing, Miss Cora Linsley being the floor manager. The following were the events of the even- ing: Overture, Foresters' ~juvenile | band; tumbling, members of Olympic Club; solo, F. Marion Vecki; boxing, members of Olympic Club; recitation, Miss Eva Winkelman; wrestling, members of Olympic Club; cornet solo, William Falconer; fencing, mem- bers of the Olympic Club; recitation, Miss Tryphena Pritchard; living pic- tures, members of Olympic Club. The | athletic feats were under the direction of Leader John J. Gleason. The recitations by Miss Pritchard were strong elocutionary efforts, which were deservedly applauded. The Juvenile Foresters’ Band furnished the music during the evening. An interesting event of the past week was the banquet tendered by Ar- temis Circle to Supreme Grand Chlef Companion Mrs. Jennie Berger and her staff of supreme grand officers in the banquet hall of the Shiels build- ing, which was tastefully decorated in white and green, with a liberal display of choice flowers. There were sev- enty-five present. Chief Companion | Mrs. Trimble presided as toast mis- tress. After the repast there was an | hour of music, songs and recitations, those contributing being Mrs. Finran, H. Emmens, Mrs. ritchard, Mrs. : Fitzsimmons, Miss May Falconer and | Mrs. W. D. Clark. There were ad- dresses by the head of the order, and then the presentation to her of an oil painting as a token of appreciation of the good work she has done for the order during her term. Then followed the presentation of a souvenir cup and saucer to each of the other ac- companying officers, the presentations | being by Mrs. Trimble and Mrs. W. D. {Clark. The affair was brought to a | close by all singing “The Star-Span- gled Banner.” i Court Star of the Mission, of which | John H. Wurthman is the chief ran- | ger, and Sherwood Circle of the Com- | panions will give a fancy dress ball in Mission Turn Verein Hall May 13. | These two organizations have for a number of years past given joint en- i l for all participants. PR SR : The Americans. { Judge George Samuels of Oakland, {itations to assemblies of the order as jfollows during May: To California, 2d; Washington, 5th; San Jose, 8th; Oak- land, 12th; Lincoin, 16th; Escalon, 18th; have, since organization, been acting under a dispegsation, and on the occa- sion of each of these visits each assem- bly will receive its charter. M. L. de tertainments of this character, and they have always proved enjoyable | speaker of the senate of the Order of {the Americans, will make official vis- Oakdale, 19th; Sacramento, 25th, and Stockton, 29th. All of the assemblies Director General Henry Clay Lewis will accompany the speaker. he, | Hadley, president of the Senate, and [l ;W/ I | | hat r i RTHMAN CREF BANGER COUR I STAR- OF MismION, Ao /;////7/////')»»;,,, | SRAND PROTECTOR-~ TSR CAL s ¥ M BUdhne Puo v O e ¥ Officers of Some of the San Frangisco Fraternities. i S — | McKinley Assembly gave a fan party in Scandia Hall on'the evening of May 2. | Grant Assembly has arranged for a | social event in the Seventeenth-street Hall on the evening of the second Wed- nesday in May. General Representative F. L. O'Rie- ley left last week for Sacramento for the purpose of advancing the interests of the assembly of that city. California Assembly No. 1 will have a progressive whist party and dance in the Red"Men’s building on the evening of May 9. 5 A new organizer has been assigned to the southern counties of the State for the purpose of instituting new assemblies. % On the night of the last Saturday in April members of Blaine Assembly of the Americans, the subordinate that is composed exclusively of deaf mutes, entertained the other members and guests with' an in‘resting programme in the assembly Rall of the Pioneer building. The. programme was a unique one, in view of the fact that the several numbers were presented in the sign language and in pantomine. The first was an instrumental solo by Miss Helen Mesow; Professor Grady gave in pantomine and sign language a fishing experience; ‘“Nearer My God to Thee” was given in the sign lan- guage by an interpreter and action and motion expressive of the words and sentiments were rendered by six mem- bers of the assembly in such a man- ner that those who are not versed in the silent language could follow the hymn; Miss Mesow favored with a vocal solo, after which Mr. Goorich gave in pantomine and finger talk the story of David and Goliah, assuming both characters. During the. evening Judge George Samuels of Oakland, speaker of the senate of the order, presented the assembly its charter, his words being interpreted to the mem- bers by a son of Professor Grady. Dancing followed the entertainment. —— s Knights and Ladies. Grand Protector D. J. Gairaud of San Jose, who was recently elected the head of the Grand Lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Honor of this State, is a well known citizen of that city, having for many years been con- nected with one of the newspapers there. He is at this time preparing a plan of campaign to enable the members of the different lodges to carry on the work of extension in a comprehensive manner. - Aurora Lodge at its first meeting in May received several petitions for membership. Grand Secretary Quitzow is arrang- ing an itinerary of official visits to the lodges in San Francisco. b B R Order B’nai B'rith. ; A few evenings since Grand Presi- dent go K. Asher, accompanied by Vice President Sloss, visited Columbia Lodge of the I. O. B. B. and present- ed to Simon Hochstadter, one of its members, a set of engrossed resolu- tions from the Grand Lodge expressive of appreciation of his services as one of the trustees of that body for ten consecutive years. Bush street synagogue, lectured May 1 before Columbia Lodge on “The Patriotism of the American Jew." To-morrow evening the - Bachelors’ Club, composed of members of lumbia Lodge, will glve & whist The Rev. Mr. Kaplan, rabhi of the | party after the meeting of.the .lodge. Special prizes wiil be given to the win- ners. Occidental Lodge of the 1. O. B. B. tendered a banquet last week in the Occidental Hotel to Lucius L. Solo- mons, a member of that lodge who has been elected second vice president of the Constitution Grand Lodge, which is to meet in New Orleans next March. Edmund Tausky, toastmaster, stated that the lodge had been in existence half & century, but that it was the first time that it ever had had the pleasure of having one jof its mem- bers chosen for the poalhon now oc- cupied by the guest of honor. During the evening telegrams from all parts of the State were read from members of the order congratulating Mr. Solo- mons ,on his promotion. George N. Black of Los Angeles, after respond- ing to a toast, presented the honored guest a handsome gold medal as a to- ken of the regard in which the mem- bers of the order hold him. Subge- quently Rev. Jacob Voorsanger, on be- half of Occidental Lodge, presented Mr. Solomons with a beautiful silver loving cup. Others who addressed the meet- ing were David S. Hirshberg, Jacob Greenebaum, Grand President Hugo K. Asher, Wallace A. Wise, Frank Sper- ling and Otto Wise. \ YRS Native Sons. Pacific Parlor’s vaudeville entertain- ment, given the' latter part of last week in Native Sons' Hall in aid of the fund that is being raised to carry on the celebration of Admission day in Sacramento, was attenfed by a large number of persons, and it was a sue- cess in every way. The following was the programme that was presented: Musical selection, Foley’s orchestra; menologue, Willlam Dahl: soprano solo, Miss Lillian Byrns; tenor solo, William Baudoin: recitation, Miss Marie Kenny (of the Marie Kenny Dra- matic Club); barytone solo, Oscar §. Frank; piano solo, Miss May Stein; vocal solo, selected, Marie Drobaz Mc- Glade; selections on an ivy leaf, Johp F. Geary; bass solo, Dr. T. A. Rottanzi; specialties, Baby Helen Weilson (kindness of the Baldwin The- ater): mandolin selections, Graeber Mandolin Club. Miss May Stein, ac- companist. % Dolores Parlor, N. 8. G. W.,, on the last Saturday in April gave its - fifth anniversary banquet in a prominent rotisserie, and it was one of the most pleasant gatherings that has ever been held under the suspices of this very active and most congenial parlor. There were present as special guests James L. Gallagher, grand president of the order, and E. C. Stock. After an ex- cellent menu had been discussed the following regular toasts were respond- ed to on invitation of Henry J. Ma~ honey, the toastmaster:' “The Anni- versary,” Louis Ferrari; “Our Grand President,” James L. Gallagher; “Cal- ifornia,” John H. Graves; ‘“The Grard iParlor,” Thomas E. Curran; “San Fran. cisco,” Fred A. Carstensen: “Dolores Parlor,” Harrison H. Keene; “The Na- tives,” John M. Lettich; “Sacramento Celebration,” George W. “Our Absent Brothers,” Frank J. Atkinson; “The Ladies,” Ed Salter. Others who were called upto to speak were J. W. Hagen, who told of. th seawall; J. A. Zolliver, A. Goldstein, W, Goldstein, M. Goldst J. Kamna, A. L. Gerhard, G. , J. Guilfoyle, Grover, Grady and W, W. reunion was_brought Gerhard; ©OF, $o-a cloge-with v )| YN h e /"I a ToegteE PHOTO oisT r-*‘————————"l' the circle conducts its business there the expression of the hoge that in 1906 all who were at the festal board, and many more, will enjoy another such l'evening. The notices that were sent out were in rhyme and not half bad at that; but the author, who is a mem- ber of Dolores, was so modest that he would not allow his name to appear under the lines. The menu was orna- mented with a fine photographic view of the Mission Dolores Church. The same evening Yerba Buena Par- lor celebrated its nineteenth anniver- sary by assembling at a banquet in the same rotisserie and having a jolly good time. Charles Peery acted in the ca- pacity of toastmaster, and he lost no time in having the following named to respond to various sentiments he sug- gested: *J. T. Harms, W. G. Antono- vich, Dr. Charles W. Decker, Dr. Hy- denfelt, L. F.- Byington, Joseph Abrams, L. Aubert, M. Sheehan, J. Mc- Glynn, Andrew Humphreys, Willlam O’Brien, Charles Fredericks, S. B. Hob- son, George Lipmann, M. Davis, J. Putchos, M. Keys, Herman Komma, D. Suter, F. Kenney, F. Cavagnaro, J. Cameron, Rolla Smith, G. A. Morgan and M. Crittenden. Between toasts there were -vocal solos, glees and as one of the members expressed it, “'sing- ing by the crowd.” At this function . Yerba Buena maintained its well- earned reputation for hospitality. NIy Ladies’ Auxiliary. At the ‘April meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary to California Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, the following- named were elected officers for the cur- rent term: Mrs. Willilam Crocker, pres- ident; Mrs. R. W. Neal, first, and Mrs. P. F. Ferguson, second vice president; C. G. Gebhart, secretary; Mrs. Wal- ter Fletcher, assistant secretary; Mrs. J. B. Charleston, treasurer. After the meeting the ladies were entertained by the hostesses of the afternoon, Mes- dames George Haas and J. P. Jaegling. The following is the roster of the mem- bership of the auxiliary at this time: Mrs. W. A. Atwood, Mrs. G. W. Brown, Mrs. William Crocker, Mrs. W. F. Cordes, Mrs. B. Duncan, Mrs. Isaac Grant, Mrs. T. L. Henderson, Mrs. A. Huber, Mrs. W. R. Jones, Mrs. Anton Kreig, Mrs. 8. A. McDonnell, Mra. C. C. Morehouse, Mrs. G. H. Newman, Mrs. T. P. Ross, Mrs. George Seibe, Mrs. W. W. Stocker, Mrs. G. W. Wittman, Mrs. James Packer, Mrs. H. Herrington, Mrs. H. F. Barbier, Mrs. W. C. Camp- bell, Mrs. S. A. Clarke, Mrs. H. Dam- kroeger, Mrs. P. F. Ferguson, Mrs. H. T. Graves, Mrs. A. Hromada, Mrs. J. P. Jaegling, Mrs. F. Johnson, Mrs. J. F.' Logan, Mrs. J. F. McIntosh, Miss Eliz- abeth Murray, Miss Eva Powell, Mrs. J. W. Reiss, Mrs. R, W. Smith, Mrs. C. ‘W. Taber, Mrs. M. A. Wheaton, Mrs. James Young, Mrs. G. W. Bennett, Mrs. A. M. Cox, Mrs. J. B. Charleston, Mrs. G. E. Dorn, Mrs. J. P. Fraser, Mrs. E. W. Gates, Mrs. C. F. Humphrey, Mrs. E. F. Joy, Mrs. William Koenig, Mrs. Julia Lowe, Mrs. C. N. McJunken, Mrs. E. J. Morses, Mrs. J. L. Prior, Mrs. Valentine Schmidt, Mrs. W. E. Stanford, Mrs. F. A. West, Mrs. James Bocarde, Mrs. F. Ladd, Mrs. T. J. Crow- ley, Mrs. C. T. Cleve, Mrs. T. B. de Witt, Mrs. W. K. Fletcher, Mrs. George Haas, Mrs. E. P. Heald, Mrs. M. John- son, Mrs. Edward Koenig, Mrs. R. E. Millar, Mrs. R. W. Neal, Mrs. R. L. Radke, Mrs. J. F. Halloran. 157D S In the last ten days the grand of- ficers of the Ancient Order of Druids were kept quite busy. An English- speaking grove, christened Golden, was instituted by Noble Grand Arch de Legh, Grand Secretary Martinoni, Grand Treasurer Gallagher and a dele- gation from the grove in Colma. Subsequently Grand Secretary Mar- tinoni District Deputy Imwall, members of Monte Verde Grove, in- stituted a new grove in South San Francisco to work in the Italian language. In the absence of the noble grand arch, Grand Secretary James F. Mar- tinoni paid the official visit to Pacific Grove last week. He was panied on that - occasion by Trustee Giovanini and Dr. de Bruyne. Columbia Grove's degree team visit- ed Concorda last week and it conferred the ovate’s degree on a class of twenty candidates. | A new grove of the order was insti- tuted at Mountain View last week with & good membership. Another will be instituted at Rodeo, Contra Costa County, to-day. 3 On the fourth Sunday in April, Grand Secretary Martinoni, acting for the noble grand arch, visited Point Rich- mond, accompanied by Grand Trustee Giovanini, and Past Arches Fabbry, T AN AN Conrad and J. M. Walff went to Point. Richmond-and the; Br E-C -/ TCER— grove with twenty-four charter mem- bers. On the evening of the last Monday in April Old Friends Circle of the Druidesses was visited by Grand Arch Druidess Olga Heiden, who was ac- companied by Frances J. Willlams. P. G. A. D.; Maria Bammann, G. 8. B.; Maria Molinari, G. T.; Augusta Thorn- hill, G. 8.; Ramona McManus, grand trustee, and representatives from Boadicea, El Dorado, Cypress, Colum-l ibia, Pacific and Germania circles. The visitors were cordially welcomed by Arch Druidess Lewis, and during the evening the circle exemplified the man- Miss Mabel Gordon as organist: ner of balloting, also the initiatory —_—— work. While the officers had not memorized the charges, they read them ; ngh" of Y in a very impressive way. There were l The degree team of Eureka Lodse of addresses by the grand bfficers and a [the Knights of Pythias on the third number of the visitors, after which ‘ Saturday in April conferred the knight there was a collation in the banquet | rank of the order in long form om a grand matron and the grand patron, who was also present. This was in the presence of nearly 300 members of the order. The work and speeches in the upper hall were followed by a ban- quet in the lower hall. The grand ma- tron and patron were each presented a handsome souvenir, the joint gift of the two chapters. The district dep- uty was also remembered in a token of fraternal love by the chapters. The music during the ceremony was fen~ dered by Mrs. Margaret Bistsdell of King Solomon Chapter and Mrs. L. M Radke of Golden Gate Chaptss, with hall. class of esquires for Tamalpais Lodge The following Friday the grand of- | of San Rafael. ficers and representatives from all of There was a large attendance of the the local circles paid the last of the | friends of Zerin Kapi Temple of the official visits of the term to El Dorado [ Dramatic Order Knights of Khoras- Circle. The hall, in Shiels building. |san last week on the occasion of the was prettily decorated with beautiful | minstrel show given by members of the flowers and the officers were received | temple in the Alhambra Theater. The with grand honors. After they had'programme was a pleasing one, the been, given an idea of the way in which | singing was zood jand the specialties were provocative of much laughter. The closing number was a farce pre- sented by students of the Gerson School of Acting: C. S. Hoffman proved an excellent musical digector, while D. V. Gelder proved that he had missed his vocation in not accepting the position of interlocutor with a professional com- pany. The “bones”” were Charles Don- nelly, Ed Healey, Tom Nerney and Harry Gelder, while the “tambo- shakers” were Phil Cullum, Joe Basch, Dan Saylor and Sam Gilder. Members of the Knickerbocker Quartet rendered several vocal selos. During the early part of April a new lodge of the Knights of Pythias was instituted at Fort Brags by James A. Joyce of Willits. C. W. Mero is the chancellor and George D. Kraft keeper of records and seal. Grand Keeper of Records and Seals H. Schaffner returned last week from San Luis Obispo, where he went to make arrangements for the meeting of the Grand Lodge there on May 15 While south he visited the lodges in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties and also visited the companies of the uniform rank at Rio Grande, Santa Maria and Lompoc. During the convention of the Grand Lodge In San Luis Obispo the D. Q. K. K. will hold a ceremonial session. The team of California Lodge went to San Franciseo, south, recently and con- ferred one of the rank in long form for South San Francisco Lodge. M. I. Short, grand prelate, was present. The K. O. P. Hall Association has purchased a lot on the southeast cor- ner of Hermann and Valencia streets, fronting $0 feet on the last named street and will in due time erect a Pythian castle on the site. Bay City Lodge has taken head- quarters in the Pioneer building. On the last Wednesday in April Ivan- hoe Lodge gave a dance in the assem- bly hall of the Red Men's building, which was & most enjoyable affair. There was an unusually well arranged was a double initiation with the a¥- sistance of seven beautiful young ladies who form the points of the Druidic star. The ceremony was con- ducted without book ‘or flaw, and was highly commended by the visitors. There were short addresses by the grand officers and by Deputy Noble Grand Arch W. G. Antonovich, after which Supreme Arch James F. Mar- tinoni, a member of the circle, present- ed on behalf of that body a handsome oxidized silver parlor lamp to the grand arch druidess as’'a token of ap- preciation of the work she has done during {he term which is drawing to a close, after which he presented a sil- ver caké knife to Grand Secretary Mrs. Thornhill. The presentations were fol- lowed by a collation in an adjoining hall. Last week the grand officers in- stalled the officers of Cypress Circle at Colma and those of Germania' Circle in this city. Noble Grand Arch de Legh visited the grove at Merced and the one at Modesto, and on May 12 he will close the official visits of the term by calling on North End Grove in this city. s o ok Fraternal Brotherhood. There were a number of the members of Progress Lodge of the Fraternal Brotherhood who, on the last Thurs- day in April, with the assistance of Henry W. Osthoff, the funmaker of the 0dd Fellows, and members of his min- strel troupe, bloomed out as minstrels in Lyric Hall and succeeded in pro- ducing many laughs. This lodge is al- ways presenting noveities in the enter- tainment line and last week it did not fall behind its former efforts to please. The affair was managed by the fol- lowing named: Floor manager, Ed Suter; assistant, George W. Pollis; floor committee, E. H. Green (presi- dent), J. R. McLaren, W. B. Curtis, A. L. White, W. J. Breitenstein, Al Hol- lingsworth, G. A. Tyrrel; reception | Prog§ramme of dances and good music committee, Mrs. A. B. Hubbell, Mrs. | ¢ dance by. E. H. Green, Mrs. G. Miller, Mrs. F. s Rathbone Sisters. During the latter part of April there have been several district conventions of temples of the Rathbone Sisters. At the meeting of District 21, composed of Purity, Fidelity, Corona, Pythian, Long Beach, Los Angeles and Snow- drop temples, held in Los Angeles, Grand Chief Bettie C. Nickell presid- ed. During the day a hot lunch was served to 175 members, Mrs. Mary Liv- ingston being in charge of that fune- tion. At the close of the convention the roster showed that there were pres- ent during the session 243 members, representing thirty-four temples locat- ed in twelve different States. In the evening a class of fifty was initiated. ‘There was a meeting of District No. 5, which includes San Francisco, Gold- en Gate and Eschscholtzia temples of San Francisco and Cardinal of Palo Alte. This was in the assembly hall of the Red Men’s building and it was well attended. A great many matters were "brounl up and discussed that were for E. Pearson, Mrs. Willlam H. Clough, Miss L. Barry, Miss L. H. Hippen, Miss M. F. Kavanagh, Miss E. M. Phillips, Miss T. Steinauer. These were assist- ed by Dr. G. A. Hubbell and C. 8. Thayer. There was a great number of peo- ple in the main hall of Mission Opera Hall on the night of the first Tues- day in May to see a select number of the members of Mission Lodge put on “Hilario Jocundi,” a mock initiation. It was a clear case of “from the sub- lime to the ridiculous,” but it made the audience laugh heartily and that was what the lodge committee wanted. The following named took part in the affair: Mrs. Lillle A. Dygert, Misses Buchanan and Schreiber, Mesdames Austin, Burkhardt, Hornbeck, Strick- land, Clark, Millard and Ricketts, and Messrs. Austin, Dygert, Burkhardt, Rossi, Lanthier, Green, Millard, Horn- beck, Russell and Gregory. Thad Barr was the candidate, “an’ dey didn’t do a ting to him.” The initiation was fol- lowed by dancing for two hours. S e o The Eastern Star. The visit of Grand Matron Mrs. Dohrman to Starr King Chapter in | Phelps Hall on Devisadero street re- cently was an event in the history of that organization. The meeting place was prettily decorated with Easter lilies and roses sent from San Mateo. There was a large attendance of mem- bers of the order and there was an ex- emplification of the work, which was highly commended by the grand ma- tron in a neat speech. District Deputy Grand Matron Nellie A. Darling, who has been a hard worker for the chap- ter and is greatly beloved by the enm- tire membership, also eulogized the of- the good of the order. A like convention was held by Dis- trict No. 7 in Oakland in the latter part of April. At this Calanthe, East Oakland and Loyal temples were rep- resented. Supreme Representative Elizabeth Brown of Revelstoke, who has been visiting this State for health and ree- reation, has visited all of the local circles. Supreme Chief Lydia Monroe has been in Washington, D. C., attendin, the National Council of Women, which the order of Rathbone Sisters is afiliated. Mrs. Monroe was the repre~ sentative of the order at the conven- tion. i PSS Native Daughters. Yosemite Parlor of the Native Daughters of the Golden West will give an entertainment and dance in Mission Opera Hall on the night of May 9. An ficers. During the evening Miss Hel- | unusually, ng programme will ena Cohen, the conductress, on behalf | be presen for the entertainment of of the chapter presented the grand |the audience. matron, as a token of appreciation of her good work for the order, with a handsomely finished brass candelabrum with pretty shade; then a bronze card- receiver to the district deputy and then Grand President Caminetti was with : the parlor in Santa Cruz last Monday; on Tuesday she was with the parior in Salinas; on Wednesday with one m San the former the chaplain of the chap- ter, presented to it a beautiful royal purple gold embroidered collar for the use of the matron. The reunion, which was a very pleasant one, closed with a ters in joint session during the latter | '35t Wee g oA part of April was a very pleasant af- hhth.ommr.m":::‘mm fair. The work of order was ex- of varied numbers, &ames, and the serving of a collation; then followed dlncln:.' . . ‘The ball given by Calaveras Parlor last week was well attended and proved enjoyal social * fumction, instructions as which > attsndea. < WRSRSTEPLDT AL who