The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 26, 1905, Page 18

NOVEMBER 26 1905. r braten und kartoffelpfanen i ' kuche retzelen and P mar t that nature. Spe i German were the order of f the evening after the supper. ©On Novem- a ba t fo ber 23 Dr. Troppmann visited Court Sara- v gues « at Saratoga and on the 2%th he was Court Farragut at Vallejo. On -No- visit Co! Sutro Court Schiller in Stock- W he will visit ton, on which oceasion he wili address ; e members in the German language. r At the meeting of Court America, on the o third Friday in November, there was.a large attendance, and four applicants for membership. were initiated. The court tcd candidates for office for the These will be elected at America Circle of the nions of the Forest of America, give a prize masquerade ball in Mis- n Turn Verein Hall on Thanksgiving !eve. Fred Boradt, chairman of the com- ittee of arrangements, annou that this will surpass any effort along this line given by these subordinates of the order. One of the active members of Court alito is its financial secretary, Joseph who fs striving hard to become a 1t member of the order. R Independent Foresters. ants to re om the signed are the next | itia- | - Key | €T court High Chief Ranger Hopkins, acting un- legislation of the high assigning a jeertain number of h membér of the high stand- the’ rece s to . ing committee for the purpose of visita- , tions, has assigned to Past High Chief s r G. Q. Stewart Courts Covina, | » Signal Point, Sonoma, Citrus, Tamalpais, Napa, Solano, Sebastopol and Santa Rosa Secretary O. K. Brown has had ed to him Courts Oakland, Ala- Grizzly, Diablo, Ramona, Irving- ro, Fruitvale, Valley, Bonita, ion Court Oakland, and Com- Court Berkeley. Dickson of the court in San Jose at headquarters last week to present widow of the late W. O. Hilbish, s a member of the court in the a check for $300, ampunt wefits accruing to her upon her husband’s death. Paost High Chlef Ranger Stewart was Berkeley last week giving the com- panion court of that piace a ‘“‘booster” talk in order to start it on the road that ads to results. The organizing department is >d along new lines in th | the expectation that better work will be done during the current forestic | than has ever been done in this part of the territory. Two of the most enterprising and ac- tive workers for Companion Court Golden Gate, who have devoted much | time to its incréase in membership, have been Chief Ranger Mrs. Nellie Murphy {and Vice Chief Ranger- Gertrude Wison, ild_put | whose portralts are presented in this most | issue. ) Wi being ar- ceshat BE The Maccabees. X Captain E, D. Finley of the uniform bullding. | rank of San Francisco Tent No. 18 has ceptable e as the | OrBanized from among the members of he meeting | that tent a Maccabee rifie club of ff- . Partridge | teen members, each member owning ; impressed | his own Springfield. The club had its jon and its | first shoot at Shell Mound Park on the some- | first Sunday in the current month ana to be twice | it will continue shooting on the first Y of two weeks. Sunday in each month. Members of b other tents have been invited to join est for the flag | ’ and from the number 0f responses re- ceived by Captain Finley it is expected that in a short time the club will num- s . ber at least thirty. Then there will ¢ Ko asion the flag | be military drills once a month, in & {addition to rifie practice. It Is the e . ts last meeting | Purpose of Captain Finley to improve : siness, a game of | the uniform.rank by substituting the - € of two turkeys |Tifle for the sword. Recently a num- The last two w ber of individuals have filed applica- bbert and General | tions to become members of San Fran- cisco Tent, with a view to joining the into | Tifle club. The captain will be at the and | tent every Friday night to muster in to | those who desire to become riflemen. Ligiags 3 Order of Ben Hur. On the evening of the second Friday in the current month Mission Court of the Tribe of Ben Hur gave a soclal ana dance in its hall for the benefit of one it ne as other til the end of | eeting last week | e received six {of its members in distress. The hall s has not oc- as crowded to its limit and there were many members of the order from . been made | Other courts present, Mizpah Court of e the order at so |this city being well represented. The e General Deputy | Affair Was & great success and the un- < e it is being | fortunate member will be handed a Gradually lass office in order to easing business. | neat sum to help him along. This court at its meeting last week eld Deputies Sey-|bad twenty candidates to initiate in - ol t Toledo, | the presence of a large number of ¢ e h to take | members. After the initiation there e Ger yeputy Jo. | WS @ banquet, at which State Deputy It city is looked | G- Roberts and District Deputy Little ible successor of Mr, |2ddressed those present and gave some | very interesting facts about the order. 8 bas by his work in the : ive passed proved | The local tribes of this order have himself ctive of the deputies | Struck a boom and are at this time do- ing remarkably well, The Americans. An old4dime fraternalist once said | that the way to discover the prosperity {and advancement of a fragernal organ- ization is to watch its initiations. If that be the rule, the Patriotic Order of the Americans i{s on the high road to prosperity, for in the past six months { the order has initiated more than 800 the third Thursday in Rock had its pe- a prominent’| 1 the northern part of | most exclusively Seal | but three non-members y special invitation. uet” in aw The following named were | twenty-five strangers to Initiate. akers: J. W, McCarthy, W. Sims, = On the evening of the second Tues- W. Jakobs, J. M. Johnmson, J. |day in the current month California As- O 4, Ben Johnson, Henry Myers, |sembly No. 1 had a very pleasant enter- Ailliam Holmes, Chief Ranger Ed Can- | talnment and dance in its hall in the dage, G. P. Anderson, H. von Dieken, | Red Men's building. There was a large Chief Ranger-élect la Messrs. Mis- | attendance of persons, and the per- sick, Bond and Wobd, B. C. Stock of | sonnel was of adclass that cannot \be Court Sutro Heights und Jacob Label of | surpassed in the most 2ignified fra- ~ou Aurora, editor of the American . ternal association in the eity. The ¥ ter Review. The toastmaster, Von . programme of numbers presented was I n and Sims were the “engineers” | most acceptable, and the —order of of the festivities | dances could not have been improved On the oecasion of the recent visit of l upon. The soclals of this assembly are Recording Secretary Troppmann | becoming very popular. rt Oakland he was accompanied by | During the recent past Director Gen- jor Woodward Daniel Teare, 1od | eral Lewis paid a visit to the assem- age, chief ranger of Court Seal Roek, | bly in Sacramento and to the one in cob Label, editor of the American | Stockton. He found both doing well Review. Séventeen slran‘euiln the Jast named city the business er were jnitiated and then fifteen applica- | of the evening was followed by a pro- tions for membership were presented. |gramme of entertainment, which was The grand recording secretary also vis- | enjoyed by a large number of members sted CourtyTeutonia in San Jose and there}and visitors. The director general he w will reseived. He gave the mem- | complimented the 'members - of the bers of that court a first-class logical ad- | Stockton Assembly, telling them that dress and after the close of the meeting he best way to advertise the order was the special guest at a banquet at|is to advertise it” and that he did not whigh there was no ck of Germun |know of any better way than by hav- bospitality, for the court is German and v and o December 1, n December. This court, | y with | vear | e 10 a supper that | Strangers. Not so bad for a new or- the discussion | der. ing Secretary | The senate officers of the order re- M. D., who | cently paid a visit to the assembly in court, assumed the | Richmoné, Contra Costa County, on and discharged | Which occasion the charter of the as- | actory manner. Af- | Sembly was presented to it in a speech way the peculiari- | full of compliment for the good work those present he | the members have done for the order talks.” Those called | In the comparatively short time it has junction to the letter | been in existence. At that time the as- cut thelr “talk” so short that | sembly adh ten candidates to initiate. At st took the toastmaster's ' the meeting last week the assembly had | { | { | FINSECTY CoveT SIS LI 70, 7 oFg, g gers to enjoy the programme pre- 1 pared. At the meeting of San Jose Assem- bly last week a number of applica- tions for membership were presented, after which the assembly closed early and had a delightful, lunch basket party. Grant Assembly gave a ball in Amer can Hall at Howard and Twenty-f streets on the night of 2. During the last thir ington Assembly incr d its membe: ship by fifteen. David Broderick of Washington As- | sembly a few days since, while hunt- ing in the country, drew his fowling piece over a fence, when the weapon s discharged and his right hatd was badly shattered that it had to be amputated. & s Order of Pendo. The contest for the trophy offered by the Supreme Council of the Order of Pendo to the council’s team that shall three times do the best in exemplification of the floor work was on the occasion of | the order’s pienic at Glen Park several | months ago won by the team of Home { Councll of this city. This team was chal- lenged by Observatory Council of San Jose and the contest was had In Pendo Hall on Seventeenth street on the third Friday of the cufrent month. It was de- cided in favor of the San Jose council. On the evening of December 6, the drill team of Home Council and the band will give a ball at Pendo Hall: California Council has arranged for a social evening in Pendo Hall' on the night of December 7. A very interesting social will be given by.Golden Gate Council on the night of December 13 in the assembly-room of the Pendo building. Observatory Council of the Garden City |\has secured a large number .of applica- tions and on the last meeting night of the current year will initiate them as a class. The council feels confident that there will be fifty candidates in that class. New councils of the order are being or- ganized at Aberdeen, Wash., at Bakers- field and at Willits. At the last named place thirty signatures were affixed to a petition for a charter. \At this time Home, Golden Gate, Cali- fornia and Sunset councils are meeting in the new Pendo Hall on Seventeenth street. United Artisans. During the second week in the current month the United Artisans gave a soclal to its members and friénds fn Mission | Opera Hall. The committee that had the matter in charge had a well-arranged programme for the evening, and there | was gooda music to dance by. During the night a. deliclous luncheon prepared by the ladies of the organization was served, after which dancing was continued until midnight. The order is making satisfactory prog- ress, frequently initiating applicants for membership. BRRRL Rathbone Sisters. Grand Chief Clara E. Martin recently visited Olympic Circle in Grass Valley officially, and was received in a true fra- ternal spirit. During the evening the method of balloting was exemplified, and the degree work was presented by the initiation of a lady candidate. The grand chief pronounced the work perfect. The closing of the temple was followed by an interesting programme of entertainment and a banquet., At the latter Past Grand Chief Marie H.'Weldon in her kindly way, which is always noted for sisterly love and fraternity, on behalf of the’temple, i presented the visiting chief a pretty sil- ver souvenir spoon, emblematic of Grass Valley. The recipient responded in a very pleasant manner. During her stay in Grass Valley the grand chief was the guest of Sophie Keast, past chief of Olympic Temple. That lady gave an ex- cellent luncheon in honor of the distin- guished visitor. Among the guests were Annie Temby, D. D. G. C.; Marie H. Wel- +don, P. G. C., and all past chiefs. of the temple, as well as the members. Subsequently the grand chief, in com- pany with Annie Temby, D. D. G. C. | visited Nevada City for the purpose o’ laying the foundation for a temple of the order in that locality. The visitors were greatly encouraged by the Knights of * Pythias and their jmmediate relatives. It | s expected that it ‘will not be long before , a new subordinate of the order will be i instituted in this very fraternal center. | Calanthe Temple of Oakland recently | celebrated the fifteenth anniversay of its . existence, and at the same time tendered { a farewell reception to Miss Isabel Bruce, one of its most zealous workers, who had decided to marry and remove to Liver- more. After the temple closed, a grand march was formed, with Miss Bruce in the lead, escorted by Cora Langridge, D. D. G. C., and Ellen Covey, M. E. C., and all proceeded to the banquet hall, where a toothsome supper was served. The hall was artistically decorated with evergreens and flowers. In front of the seat of the guest of honor there was an immense l cake, decorated in the colors of the order —white, blue, yellow and red—the handi- work of Mrs. Barrles, one of the mem- | CRIEF BANGE. | 70 NELLIE IZ ”cga}/,g’fc S GOLDENGRTE LOF HILL PHOTO. - worked in colored sugar the name of th guest of the temple. Most Eminent Chief Ellen Coovey was the toastmistress, and | called upon a number of those present to | speak. Judge A. J. Buckels, on bebalf of | the temple, in most happy moed, pre sented to Mi Bruce a beautiful’ ¢lock, in remembrance of the many happy hours she spent with the temple members. Then Mrs. Nellle Bruce, one of the charter members, presented four and Mrs. Bar- ries two very fine crystal vases to the | temple in honor of its anniversary. In | ‘the latter part of November Miss Eunice | Moyle, one of Calanthe's fairest members, | became Mrs. Meades. San Francisco Temple recently eele- brated the fourteenth anniversary of its institution, which fell on the regular meeting night: The business was ex- peditiously dispatched, after which the doors were opened and a number of | guests admitted. The hall was filled to its limit and the following was the pro- gramme presented: Address of welcome, Jennie Handel, M. E. C.; recitation, “The Refractory Cow,” Alliene C. Law Vere; vocal solo, “Would You Care,’ Pearl Benefeldt; plano solo, Irene Holmes; recl- tation, ‘“Betsy and I Are Out,” Madia C. Olney; vocal solo, “Just a Gleam of Heaven in Her Eyes,” G. V. Santee; pi- ano solo, selections from “Il Trovatore,” Alice O'Brien; recitation, ‘“Kentucky Belle,” Hattie Buckman; recitation, ““Bid- dy's Trial Among the Yankees,” Alliene C. Law Vere, and vocal solo, “Island of | Dreams,” Maud Whigham. This was fol- lowed by dancing and between dance | numbers the audience was entertained | with vocal selections by the San Fran- | cisco Temple Quartet, composed of Maida soprano; Hattie Buckman, alto: ntee, tenor, and Edward Buck- basso. An excellent supper was man, served to terminate the celebration. The two temples in district 23 are again at work for-the good of the order and each has secured a number of can- didates for initiation. Golden Temple re- cently had an enjoyable party at which a very entertaining programme was pre- sented. A feature of the evening was the presence of readers of fortunes. Mrs. Henderson Tead palms, Mrs. Frame told what she saw In tea leaves and Mrs. Adams explained what combinations of cards meant. A new temple of the order will be in- stituted at Point Richmond December 8. Cora Langridge, district deputy, has se- tured a large charter list and expects to increase it bgfore the time for in- stitution. Calanthe Temple has organized a “sew- ing bee” and it is_do well. It is plan- ning many events for the winter season. The bée meets every week at the home of a member, alternating each week. This temple gave a social in Woodman Hall, Oakland, on the third Friday in the cur- Tent month. Grand Chief Clara E. Martin officially visited Golden Gate Temple November 20, Bschscholtzia Temple on the 20th and San Francisco Temple on the 23d. During the Halloween season Prosper- ity Temple gave a party in its hall that was attended by’ many members and guests. There was a pleasing programme of entertainment and a feature thereof was a ghost dance by eight couples dressed in graveyard costumes. After the programme a v¢-zsonable collation was served in the banguet hall. The com- mittee that arranged this affair was Kate Kellogg, Mrs. Rlch, Mrs, Madsen, Mrs. Kline and Mlss Bertha Kellogg, and they managed it most successfully. BT i Sons of Veterans. . el On the evening of the third Thursday in November Lincoln Camp No. 16, Fair Oaks Camp No. 15, camps of Oakland and San Jose, Sons of Veterans, joined with Lincoln Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans at 220 Golden Gate avenue to welcome Mrs. C. J. Drake of Long Beach, Cali- fornia, member of the National Council in Chief of the Sons of Veterans' Aux- iliary, and Major George S. Gels of San Francisco, alde-de-camp Sons of Veter- ans Reserve and past senior vice com- mander-in-chief of the 8. of V., U. 8. A, returning from the National Encampment ing open meetings and inviting stran- | bers. On ‘the surface of the cake was at Gettysburg, Pa., where they repre- The sented California Division. The reception was attended by 300 members and friends of the camps and other military societies, G. A. R, W. R. C. and U. 8. W. V. Their report of the trip to Gettysburg and the | encampment and historic battlefield was very Interesting and that of the auxil- fary, the Memorial University and new military feature or Sons of Veteran Re- serve showed much progress in the past year. Mrs. M. E. Bowne of Lincoln 8. of | V.’s auxiliary presided, and Captain C. E. Montgomery officlated for the Sons of Veterans. Past Commander McCoy on this occasion presented to Lincoln Camp and auxiliary g large photograph, being a group of forty-four California past di- vision commanders and delgates taken during the visit of Commander-in-Chief ‘W. G. Dustin and Senior Vice Command- er-in-Chief George S. Geis to California Division Encampment last April. The Sons of Veterans increased 6000 new mem- bers last year. Dancing and refreshments followed the report of these delegatase Mrs. Drake, president of the local Sons of Veterans’ auxillary, left for Long Beach last week. Ty L Masonic. Another playground of Masonry is soon to be opened in this city. This is to be conducted along the lines of the Shriners, but will be exclusively for members of the biue lodges and the common name by .which the new organization will be known will be “The Boosters.” It will | in the near future adopt a name that will be as high sounding as Nobles of the An- cient Arabic Order gf the Mystic Shrine. The association has already secured para- phernalia to carry on the work ofeinitia- tion. A feature of the degree will be “a trip across the Sierras,” and it is said that “holding on to the rope” will be as a penny dip alongside of a thirty-six candle power electrie light. of Mission Lodge is the leading spirit in this new organization. A new Masonic Lodge will soon be or- ganized in the Richmond District. The consent of all the local lodges to its or- ganization has been obtained and in a very short time a dispensation for a charter will be asked for. The lodge will be called Richmond, and it will meet in the hall at Clement and Fourth avenues, it being at this time altered to meet the requirements of a Masonic body. The reception and ball given by Mission Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, in Native Sons’ Hall November 2! was a magnif- icent social success from every stand- point. The hall was well filled, the ladles were in full evening costume and the gentlemen in regulation full dress. R. Salter was the floor manager, and he was assisted by the following named: H. B. Arnold, C. A, Brown, W. F. Cordes, John ‘W. Felt, A. N, George, Robert A. Hen- ry, H. B. Leland, G. W. Lunt, E. T. Mer- vey, F, C. Patterson, H. I. Thomas and E. L. Weale. The color scheme in decora- tion was pink. s G R Ancient Order of Foresters. Court Wierysdale, A. O. F., at its first meeting in November had a good attend- ance of members, who witnessed the ini- tiation of several candidates according to the new ritual. The presentation. of the work by the initiatory team was most creditable and was favorably commented upon by visiters from other courts. Dur- ing the evening three applications for membership were presented. The com- mittee that has been appointed to arrange for the masquerade ball to given In Eintracht Hall on the night of December 9 is looking after the details to insure a great success. On the evening of the third Thursday in November Artemis Circle of the Com- panions of the Forest, A. O. F., gave a' grand ball in Golden Gate Hall. There ;z.. a large number of members and iends present and taken all in all it was a great success, for the order of dances! could not have been improved upon, the music was up to date for dancing and the several committees were very atten- tive in carrying out their several dutles. | and maidenhair fern. There were 20, Lyons; recitation, James A. Wilson | ‘West Oakland has now its regalia, conse- quently it is in a position to do the work strictly in accordance with the ritual and it does it in a manner that wins for It the encomiums of the visitors who witness it. The team of this court expects to present the work of the order n the most perfect manner, so that if it ever comes fo acontest the record will be 100 per eent -each, for ritualistic, floor and dramatie work. Last week this court had an enteftainment and dance, which were enjoyed by a very large number of per- sons in its hall. A feature of the evening was the “stunt” of the O'Brien sisters. The court is making arrangements for its visit to the court at Point Richmond on the evening of November 28. The court will have special cars and in that way have seats for all who may desire to aftend. High Chief Ranger Sanford recently visited the courts located in French Gulch, Redding and Cettonwood and was delighted with the condition in which he found them. On his way to Corning he was taken sick and had to cancel the visit, but will call on the members there at another date. During the past three months ,Court Star of the West added fifty new mem- bers to its roll Court Occidental added thirty and the candidates ad- mitted were all of the younger class and by this addition the average age was reduced two years. Past Chief Ranger M. Craskey has been appointed a member of the ex- ecutive committee board of arbitra —p GERTRYDE Wil/oN VICE C.B, CoMP CovrRT GOLDEN GRTE 1.0F MEMBERS OF FRATERNITIES STRIVING TO ATTAIN EMI- NENCE IN THEIR ORD! tors, to fill a vacaney existing. The Past Chief Rangers’ Associa- tion recently paid- a friendly visit to Court Berkeley in the university town and the visitors were not only weH received but were, delightfully entertaified. During the meeting much was said for the goed of the order. A few evenings since Supreme Grand Chief Companion Mrs. Mary Castle was. tendered a reception by her home circle in Stockton and It was a very enjoyable affair. This was followed by a banquet. The guest was pre- sented with a beautiful ladder of roses containing as many rungs as there are stations from the lowest in a subor- dinate circle to the highest in the su- preme body, this symbolical of the va- rious stations Mrs. Castle has filled un- til she reached the highest position In the order. There were many addresses and then souvenir spoons were pre- sented to Mrs. Castle and Mrs. Shuren, 8. G. 8 C. The head of the order recently vis- ited Friendship Circle in Stockton, the | |circle in La Porte and Castle Circle, the girls’ auxillary. The visit of Mrs. Castle to the. circle in La Porte was the first to it by a supreme grand chief | companion. At the girls’ circle the chief was most cordially welcomed and the gratification of her visit was ex- pressed in verse. Supreme Grand Sec- rétary May Falconer accompanied the chief on some of these visits. On No- vember 22 the chief was with the cir- cle in Redding. As a result of the heroic determina- tion of Mrs. C. Thompson, chief com- panion of Justice Circle, to add to the membership of the circle during her term her fellow officers and the mem- bers have assisted her, with the result that in the past quarter eighteen can- didates were initlated. The attend- ance at meetings has increased and an unusual amount of interest is being taken in the work of tje circle and order. Washington Circle will entertain its friends with a snow ball party in the social hall of the A. O. F. building on the night of December 8. Maid Marfon, Juvenile Circle, will hold a Christmas tree social on the evening of December 16 in the A. O. F. building. Two new circles have recently been lrl:atltutea. one in Sacramento, named for the county and the other in La, named Rosebud. e —_— Pythian Knights. Brigadier General Schaffner, adjutant on the staff of General McGlashan, has returned from a tour of visitations to the southern part of the State, where,' after the meeting, | ! served in that place. but the responses to toasts were far above the usual talk at fraternal banquets. The speakers were George E. Keefer, George A. Knight, the special gu Past Grand Chancellor Trask, Senator Frank P. Flint, Brigadte: Genera! Herman Schaffner. Byron L. Oli- ver, Frank James, Thom: Fiteh, he famed “‘silver-tongued” orator of the days of the Civil War: F. E. Dominguez, Bob Burdette, the journalist of national reputation, and Benjamin J. Bledsoe. Al Borak Temple of the D. 0. K. K cently held a ceremonial session n Los Angeles for the purpose of putting a number of strangers over the hot sands An elaborate banquet followed the monies. A new lodge of the K. O. P. will be stituted at Martinez during the fir in December by G. H. Smith. the izer. During the month of December McGlashan will muster in a new ¢ of the uniform rank in Oroville Mars Lodge has completed all ments for its grand ball on the of Thanksgitving. It is expected t en mpa lodge, whick has in its rankf§many sol- dlers, will be one of the most magnificent affairs it has ever given On November 22 McKinley Company, U R. gave a military bail in its armory on Golden Gate avenue, which prov e a most delightful affair, which was at- tended by all the members in uniform and by many ladles. Bay City Lodge will give a social in the Pioneer bullding on the evening of No- ) vember 29. ! Colonel Arthur J. Slobbert has been commissioned major general of the uni- form rank, vice Carnahan. deceased. The headquarters has been transferred from Indianapolis to Minneapolis At a council of the Supreme Lodge « ficers it was recently decided that ssion of that body shall be held in New | Orleans in the third week of October, 1866, Zarin Kappi Temple of the D. O. K 37 K of this city will hold a ceremonial session in this city in the second week of Jan- uary next. The new officers who are to serve during the ensuing term will be elected on the first Wednesday in Decem-~ ber. " The Eastern Star. Ivy Chapter of the Order of the m Star has elected the following named as | officers for the ensuing term: Carrie | Hooke Gordon, matron; Dr. F. R. R. Tis- | dale, patrou; rgiana Curtis Versalo { vich, associate matron; Eva D. Sauls- | bury, secretary: L. Eliza Lucas, treas- | urer; Cerita Adelle Brigss, conductress, { and Emilie Strouse, assoc condue- | tress. | The following na have been elected as the officers of King Solomon Chapters Tessie Cavanaugh, matron: Franklia F. | Ralston, patron; Mary J. Cleve, ciate | matron; Martha E. Blade, secretary; | Lydia A. Sanders, treasurer: Meta Wolft- | man, conductress, and Jessie S. Clark, associate conductre The reception that was tendered to | Grand Patron Florin L. Jones and Grand Secretary Kate J. Will by Golden | Gate Chapter, of which both are mem- | bers, recently, was a brilliant affair that was attended by a very large number of persons. The guests of the occasion | were informed that the beception was | tendered in appreciation of the high hon- | or that had been conferred upon him and | was presented beautiful flowers. ~The | grand patren responded in fi terms, lafter which there was a short pro- | gramme of musical numbers, some of the contributors being Mrs., Henderson ! of Oakland, Mrs. Blaisdell and Mrs. G A. Radke. Then followed a collation and dancing. M. Frances Fahrenholts past matron, was chairman of the com- mittee of arrangements. The association of Past Matrons and Patrons of the Eastern Star held a meet- ing in Alcatraz Hall, Alameda, last week and discussed matters along the social line and in connectiom with the forth- | coming installations. Yerba Buena Chapter has elected the | following named to serve for the ensu- | ing term: Mattie Jewell Perry, matron; | Thomas 1. Janes, patron: Faniie Julla Daniels, associate matron, and Rosa W. | de Winton, secretary. The officers of this chapter will be imstalled in Elks' Hall Saturday evening, December 2. | Beulah Chapter has elected the follow- | ing named officers for the ensuing term: | Emma C. Wedemeyer, matron; Willlam | McDonald, patren; O. Danielson, asso- clate matron; Mary Todd, secretary; Emma Rahimann, treasurer; Catherine | Lusinshi, conductress; Anna Weilan, as- sociate conductress. Native Daughters. In the recent past Grand President Ariana W. Stirling visited Las Lomas, Orinda, Buena Vista and Alta pariors and on these visits was accompanied by Past Grand Presidents Genevieve ‘W. Baker and Mariana Bertola, M. D. At each place there was the exempli- fication of the ritualistic work by the | initlation of a class of candidates, and, | while all showed remarkable pro- ) ficlency in delivering tb charges to | the strangers, Orinaa Parlor’s officers ‘were almost perfect in memorized work, [ effect, intonation and gestures. At this parlor the meeting place was very pret- tily decorated with Christmas berries; at Buena Vista there were also pretty decorations, the prevailing colog being red. oln Alta and in Las Lomas there were very pleasing decorations. The | head of the order at each place was | graciously welcomed and she made speech in each as the conditions called ! for, in addition to the information about the order. She, among other things, | urged the members of the order not to, _in writing or speaking, use Frisco for San Francisco nor Cal.’ for California. ,At each of these parlors the grand president was given a souvenir. Las Lomas gave a handsome work basket | and each of the others presented erystal ware. The other vistors also addressed the meetings. On the visit to Fremont Parlor the { grand president was accompanied by . Grand Secretary Laura J. Frakes and iby Past Grand Presidents Baker and ) Bertola. This parlor presented a per- fect rendition of the work and after !lhe initiation there were addresses by . the visitors named. The grand presi- ' dent was presented a handsome satchel ‘and the grand seeretary and past of- ficers flowers. La Vespero Parlor had a yachting party last week, enjoying a sail on the during a perfod of a little over two. bal weeks, he inspected the several com- panies of the Uniform Rank of the Knights of Pythias in that portion of the domain. While in that part of the State he visited Marathon Lodge at Los Angeles, Valley Lodge at San Bernar- dino, Redlands Lodge at Redlands and the lodge at Santa Barbara. While in Los Angeles the adjutant gen- eral was a guest of Samson Lodge of the K. of P., which gave a banquet to Past Grand Chancellor Track at the Angelus at the, cost of $7 50 per plate. The mag- nificent dining hall of the hotel was deco- rated with a profusion of flowers, smilax y. | “Mother's Day” being one of the special days of the order of the Native Daugh- ters of the Golden West, it will be ob- served by all the parlors in the State on the last regular meeting night of Decem- ber. Fremont Parlor gave an entertainment and dance in Golden Gate Hall on the third Saturday in November, whenm the following prosramme was carried out: Overture, orchestra; vocal solo, Emma . Reynolds; jigs., Montague Barton:; vocal | solo, Genevieve Doyle; specialties. Sophie { and Gordon Osborn; solo, Miss Gertrude |-Solomen: specialties, Odie Foley and Ty lss Genevieve Clark: It may truly be sald that this circle is in| persons present and every ome was in Fremont Parlor—Sextet, produced umder the forefront in the social lines, full dress, not an exception. Not only the direction of August F. Schieicher. degree team of Court Athens of' was the banquet one of the most delicious | The programme was followed by dancing. 4