The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1906, Page 22

IHE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUAKY 18, 1906. having se- members Angeles f organ h is to ap- fevoted to the % members by ar. utside of the The su- court. nizer Frank B. Hand was week and he visited mpanied by Supreme tewart and High Secre- M The Maccabees. On the evening of February € Golden | t Tent No. of t ie, 58 of the Knights of the is city was visited by great record keeper of under good of the or- exemplification of the 1 in which the degree was presented t won for the initiatory T ., the visiting offi~ straightforward of abees, es much ap- wed in an address on the subject of se- for admission into D to the require- tes ts demanded 1} rules of the order. at no undesirable individual shall be admitted. 8. W. Hall, the great commander of the Great Camp of Cali- fornia, delivered a short talk and was | followed by Sir Knight E. C. Stoek, who delivered a fraternal address with the idea of teaching the tent their duty to the order. Later in the week the great record keeper paid a visit to Ban Francisco Tent No. 18 and received a warm welcome. He delivered & very Interesting address, in- #pired by the many present who were on hand to welcome him, After the good of th order there was a very entertaining programme of interesting numbers, the distribution of Major Tickner's 16 to 1 cigars—sixteen matches to keep one cigar lit—and light refreshments. The affair was admirably managed by H. L. Tick- r, W. B. Greenberg and H. A. Knox, e committee of arrangements. Last Tuesday evening there was a Hot Smoker” in Golden West Tent, Pioneer building. which had been ranged by Sir Knights Lerol, Finley snd Girad of San Francisco Tent; Free- Stewart vis- | and Court f both number of candi- | ancisco and Court Noe Val- | members, | 1embers of the | Benedict and Merced of Golden | Lewis, Roberts, Tittenbach | Laumeister of Pacific, and | Cohn 2nd Harvey of Mission. It | that it would be the| r that has ever been given in this city. On t ocea- n there were a number of “startling” | rises for the members and the stran some of these might have for the honor of the order West Tent. | No. 18, of the Ladies of recently had a ‘“bean | h time a beautiful em- | piliow, made and presented ve by Lady Commander 8. E was disposed o0: by the doctrine of chance. There was a large number of ns present and all were unanimous | g that the ladies of the hive are up-to-date in the matter of entertain- During the evening there was a sup- ns, sandwiches and coffee, | 1 C. W. Seeley mustered in a new | y of the uniform rank of the K. O. | s who had been invited to attend (he‘ | party broider to the Hedges, T. M. at Haywards last week. The com- pany, which starts with a goodly number f members, is officered by Nelson Boree, a vete of the Spanish-American war, as captain, J. H. Silva first lieutenant and J. Beaugnont second lieutenant. time since mber of years a prominent member e Knights of the Maccabees of this conceived the idea of forming a com- pany of the uniform rank of the Macca- bees for rifie practice, and consulted M. Schofield, a prominent member of the order, in the matter. As a result of that sltation the Maccabee Rifles was or- ized, with E. D. Finley captain arles Dittes secretary and Samuel Gib- son treasurer, and started with a member- ship of twenty-one. There are many who | re now applying for membership. The | admission fee is 25 cents and the procur- ing of a Springfield at a cos. of $3. The team practices at Shell Mound at regular | and in a short time, when the numbers forty, the company will | ary drills once a month. To en- | the men of this company in rifle | Knight Schofield has donated | a some gold medal to be awarded to | the member who shall make the highest | | | | Some dward D. Finley, far | 1 | | as shooting score at Shell Mound, and State Com- | mander S. W. Hall has donated a medal | to be awarded to the second best score. | Last month the Schofield medal was won | by Colonel C. W, ley, who scored 45| out of a possible 5. Sir Knight Schofield, | who in August, 194, was appointed chap- lain of the Thirteenth Regiment of the | K. O. T. M., with the rank of ca all-around fraternal man, having | closely identified with fraternal so- be for more me an Odd F than forty years llow in the early * entered the Masonic fraternity in 1871, ha been worshipful master of his lodge in | Sherbrooke, Canada, and became high | priest of the chapter and commander of | the commandery. He was also inspector | of his district and superintendent of the Royal Arch Masons. In recognition of his services to the fraternity he was made a iife member of Victoria Lodge No. 16 and of Goiden Rule Chapter, an honor | seliom conferred on & member.. Mr. Scho- | field came to this city about fourteen | years ago and has since that time been engaged in business. Since his residence here he has become a member of Olive Branch Chapter of the Order of the East- ern Star, a member of the Sons of St. | George, a member of Court Seal Rock of the Independent Order of Foresters, of | which order he s a past chief ranger, and | a member of San Francisco Tent of the Maccabees, of which he is past command- In that position he proved himself | | one of the best commanders the tent has ever had. | — s The Americans, Among the varlous fraternal organi- zations that are doing business in this | State at this time there is none‘that | bas had & more phenomenal record | than that of the Patriotic Order of Americans. In the few years of its| existence it has established assemblies in various parts of the State and it has secured & class of people for members that is not to be surpassed in the most exalted of all societies. The aim of the order while it is reaching out for mem- i bers has been not s0 much to secure | a great number by boom as it | has been to secure the very best ele- | ment in the community. The reports at the headquarters of the senate are | to the effect that each assembly 1s slowly but surely adding to the mem- | bership and keeping up the high stand- ard that places the Americans among the foremost of fraternal orders in the State. California Assembly at its first meet. ing in February had a very large at. tendance as witnesses to the very beau- tiful manner in which the officers of this subordinate, which has adopted for its motto, “We lay down the precepts |for others to follow,” do their work. A number of candidates were instructed in the grand teachings, pa. | triotic, fraternal and beneficlary, in a way that must have created a most fa- | vorable impression on them and at the same time served as an object lesson for the visitors from other assemblies. | ‘Washington Assembly at its last| meeting initiated five strangers and | under the proper head made arrange- ments for a party to be given on the | night of February 22. | McKinley Assembly at its meeting last week initiated two applicants for| membership and turned over to the]| committee on investigation several ap- plications for admission into the order. | Blaine Assembly continues to have good meetings, and in its silent way makes the sessions most Interesting for all who attend. At the last-held meeting the as. sembly admitted two strangers to mem- | | ber .dent, and Abraham M. Brand, the | that hip, the work being in the sign lan- guage. Grant Assembly at its last-held session admitted two strangers to membership by initiation. Director General Lewis recently visited Oakland Assembly in Oakland and deliv- ered a very enthusiastic address on fra- ternalism as exemplified by this organi- zation, Lincoln Assembly presents satisfactory | results in the past month, and is now one of the leading fraternal subordinates in South Berkeley. The visit of the director general to the assembly at Point Richmond in the re- cent past created a great deal of enthu- siasm in.the membership, and it is ex- pected that there will be a marked in- crease in that assembly in a short time. e 0Odd Fellowship. On the evening of February 6 Wildey | degree Encampment conferred the Just like the other encampments,” said a member, “but with the additional fea- tures that are entirely original.”’ L'nis | encampment is represepted by two of its members on the general relief com- mittee—D. C. Maedonald, the vice presi- cre- tary. At the last held semi banquet of tnis committee the secretary told a story that he has been telling at every banquet of the committee during the past six years and one unfortunate memb of the committee caught laughing at it was compelled to set up the cigars for the crowd, the sec- retary being barred. Many of the local lodges are putting on the degrees, with the result that the lodgerooms are crowded with memb who are anxious to see how the officers | do the work. Past Grand Master Barnes was re- ently presented the veterans’ fifty-year membership jewel. It i said that no Rebekah will ever receive such a jewel for the reason that no Rebekah is ever willing to admit that she is more than 30 years of age. Templar Rebekah Lodge had a very interesting anti-graft party on the first Saturday in February and it was well attended. A juvenjle band appeared on occasion and rendered several numbers in good style. The following night it had an open meeting under the head of a “social hatchet party” and a feature of that party was that there was served a liberal supply of lemon- ade “made from genuine lemons.” Petaluma Lodge at its last meet- ing in January conferred the first de- gree on a class of thirty, the work be- ing by Noble Grand Thomas Maguire and the other recently installed officer! Among those who witnessed the initia- | tion was Henry Newburgh of Bay City Lodge of this city, who under good for | the order delivered a very interesting address. At the open meeting of Loyal Re- bekah Lodge recently there was a very pleasant time and an interesting pro- gramme of varied numbers, Including selections by a mandolin club. This | lodge had work in the initiatory degree last Monday night, and on March 5§ there will be presented “The Female Mason,” an extravaganza that 18 bristling with fun. There will be a real live razor-backed goat for the can- didate. Amity Rebekah Lodge at its first meeting in January entertained District Deputy President Josephine Walworth and her staff and during the evening presented her with a beautiful rose bowl. The members of the staff were each given a token of appreciation of the work they have done during the | term. The secretary of the California Assembly, Mary E. Donoho, was given as a token of fraternal love and ad- miration a heart-shaped crystal olive dish. This was followed by a banquet and speechmaking. Walhalla Rebekah Isodge had a valen- tine party on a grand scale February 15 in Mission Turn Verein Hall Last week the encampment at Wood- land received thirty-two’ eligibles into the camp by initiation, the officers and members of No. 71 of Sacramento assisting in the work. California Rebekah Lodge will give a ocial in the banquet hall of”the Odd Fellows’ building on the night of Feb- ruary 22. The following named have been in- stalled as the officers of Excelsior De- gree Lodge No. 2: M. H. Ludlow, de: gree master; George Curtls, deputy de- gree master; John Edwards, secretary; T. R Morse, treasurer. The. appointed officers were installed at the same time. District Deputy Grand Master Ralph, with his staff, was the installing, officer. The installation was followed by the conferring of the first degree on a number of candidates by the new of- ficers in a very able manner. The of- ficers were congratulated, and the de- gree master particularly for his choice f the team that assists him in the work. The 'cénferring of a degree on that evening showed the team to be a most eflicient offe and that the new da- who was | T. =20 .3 ScHOF/ELD ALL AROUND FRATERNALIST FowZER rroro e - gree master, who himself is letter per- fect in all branches of the order. made a wise selection. After the close of the | 1odge all present were treated to a lit- tle surprise in the shape of a collation and light refreshments. At the quarterly meeting of the Vet- erans’ Association there were present |2 number of members of thes Past Grands' Association and of the San Francisco Relief Committee. During the session the meeting was addressed by F. J. Smithson, S. G. Whitney, BE. H. Black, L. W. S. Downle, C. O. Bur- ton, and George C. Walcom entertained with phonograph selections. Mrs. Led- dy entertained with pleasing vocal se- lections. © A charter has been issued for a new encampment at Covena. The camps | at Berkeley and Anaheim will soon be ready for institution. p The officers of Golden West Encamp- ment were installed in public recently by Deputy Koch. After the installation | there was an eloguent address by | Grand Scribe Barnes, and then there were dancing and refreshments. There was a speclal session of the Grand Lodge at Fresno February 6. During the week there was the dedica- | tion of a new hall at Hanford and one at Banta Ana. C. R. Holton, who was recently In- stalled as president of the San Fran- cisco Board of Rellef of the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows, is one of the younger members of the order, who, by reason of his brilllancy, was rapidly ad- vanced in the subordinate of which he is & member, and when he became a member of the board he was chosen for the office that led to the highest one in the board. SRR e L The Native Daughters. Grand President Arina W. Stirling announces that during April she will on the dates given visit a parlor in each of the places named after date: April 10, Stockton; 11, Lincoln; 12, Woodland; 18, Sacramento; 17, Lodl; 20, SBacramento; i 21, Camanche; 28, San Andreas; 24, Jackson; 25, Plymouth; 28, Volcano; 27, Sutter Creek; 28, Chispa, and 30, Tracy, The old saying that “good goods come in small packages” has again been proven in the case of District Deputy Grand President Miss Lillian | M. Riddell, a member of Las Torossas | Parlor, whose picture is presented in this issue. This young lady. who as president of the parlor of which she is a member, developed a great deal of fraternal talent, so much that it was decided to make her a deputy of Grand President Stirling, apd the result, since she has occupied that position, ‘proves that no mistake was made in | choosing ' her for the place.” By her conduct in this elevated position she has made many friends who would be delighted to see her still further ad- vanced in the order. On the evening of the second Saturday in February there was a large attendance in Scottish Hall to enjoy a most delight- ful programme of entertainment prepared by the special committee of Sans Souel Parlor, composed of Josle Hunter, Mrs. A. Levy, Grace Magnin, Dora Blum, | Molly Meaglos, Mrs. S. & s The ceremonies were followed by a pro- gramme of entertainment and a banquet, also dancing. The officers of Gabrielle Parlor were installed by District Deputy Grand Presi- dent Miss Dolly Hyams, assisted by Grand Secretary Miss Laura J. Frakes. The installing officer was highly com- mended for the manner in which she dm! her work, and the granu secrefary was also commended for the part she took. At the close of the recent installation | of the officers of Gabrielle Parior Dis- | trict Deputy Grand President Nell R.| Boege was presented a pretty souvenir | spoon, unique in design, which repre- sents the early mining days and the pres- ent San Francisco. For oddity of design | and faithfulness to detail this souvenir is one that is highly prized by Mrs. Boege as an addition to her valuable collection. A few evenings since Grand Secretary Miss Laura J. Frakes paid an official visit to Presidio, the baby parlor in this city, in its headquarters on Polk street. This parlor is doing remarkably well and gives promise of becoming one of the pros- perous ones of the city. On that occasion Past Grand President Geflevieve Wat- son Baker and Emma Gruber Foley, P. G. ! T., were present, and, as well as the visit- | | ing official, addressed the meeting. ARC G Spanish War Veterans. | The following named officers of the | | Addie L. Ballou Auxiliary to Nelson A. Miles Command, Spanish-American War Veterans, have been installed for the current term: Lizzie Curzon, president; | adelaide Rhen and Lillian Christensen, vice presidents; Edna Lastis, secretary; Wilhelmina Lesher, treasurer; Addie L. | Ballou, chaplain; Alice Rowland, con- ductress; Mamie Nowland, associate conductress; Rosella Everson and Han- nah Mahn, guards. The president, who is now entering upon her third con- secutive term, is one of the most popu- lar members of the auxfliary. During; the evening this lady was the recipient g | I from the members of a handsomely bound volume of original verse and many beautiful flowers. The installa- | tion was witnessed by the officers and | members of the Nelson A. Miles Com- mand and a number of the visitors had | many words of praise for the auxiliary. On the evening of the first Wednes- {day in February Major Harry Curzon, commander of the Nelson A. Miles| Command, and his wife, president of j the auxiliary, were surprised at their home by a visit of a large number of | members of each association. There | was a pleasant social evening, with i music, songs and the serving of a col- | 1e tion, which the visitors brought them- | selves. The' visitors were warmly wel- comed and were made to feel at home by the major and his charming wife. A Y S RIN Masonic. oy One of the lodges of the Masonic fraternity that has been moving along in a quiet way, doing good under the Biblical injunction, “Let not thy left hand know that which thy right hand doeth,” teaching the principles of the fraternity and rendering in an un- ostentatious manner assistance to those in distress, i:s the German lodge known as Hermann. Of late it has placed in positions of honor many of the younger members to keep up with the progres- sive spirit of the times, and one of these is A. Busse, who was recently in- stalled as worshipful master. While filing the other positions which led to | the most exalted in the lodge he dis- played aptitude which warranted placing s A Busisx g WA ., HERMANN ZOoDPGE F &AM 4 | him in the proud position he now -occu- MEMBERS _ OF FRATERNITIES ples. WHO HOLD HIGH POSITIONS i S 3h IN THEIR RESPECTIVE Sl Order of Druids. and President Tessie Richardson. The | During the first week in February the noble grand arch, W. G. Antonovich, ac- companied by the grand secretary, James F. Martinoni; the grand guardian Peter Duffy, and two of the grand trustees, W. J. Anderson and M. Hermann, Past Arches L. M. Fabbry, Thomas Conrad, M. D., Joe M. Wolff and a number of members of the order, visited McKinley Grove, and after witnessing ghe initiation of a candidate the head of the order cem- plimented the officers and members for the correctness in which they made the signs and recelved the visiting officials with the grand honors. He also expressed | himself as well pleased with the work of . Noble Arch Wachter and other officers | in presenting the ovate's degree. Ad- dresses by the visitors and the serving of | a collation followed the business of the evening. During the same week the noble grand arch and_accompanying grand ofllc-n| programmes included ventriloquism and songs by Al Hazard, monologue by George Kennedy, character songs by lit- {le Arline Levy, who won over the large audience by her clever acting; speciall- tles by Kattie Kelly, contortion! tralto solo, Grace Donnelly; solo, James A. Black, and soprano solo, Vina Kermell. Miss Gracie Brennan, & planist of remarkable ability, was the eccompanist during the evening. After the programme there was an order of eleven dances with three extras, Presi- dent Tessle Richardson belng the floor manager, The following named officers of La Vespero Parlor have been installed for the current term by District Deputy Grand Prasident Leah Wrede, assisted by members of Calaveras Parlor acting grand officers: Annié Balz, president; Ethel D, Hyde, Gertrude L. Norton and Nellie Rielly, vice presidents; Nell R. ::.'ama '“P-nm :::m-thero:nm:smuz‘,‘ Boege, recording secretary; Frances W. | ,p. fret degree. The part taken Griffiths, financial secretary; Annle Las- | e ™0 SR (ud gron pamp | tein, treasurer; Julla Clavere, marshal; Tillle Balz, Jennie Dean and Gussie Schil- ling, trustees; Margaret Connolly and Mary Dieckman, sentinels; Emily B. Wis- sel, organist. Owing to illness Elizabeth'J, Anderson was unable to be present. On behalf of the parlor the district deputy, Miss Wrede, was presentsd a beautiful fogaware vase as a token of sincere af- fection and as & reminder of many pleas- ant and happy evenings spent with the most fraternal parlor of all in the city. The many visitors and members, after the i(nstallation, partook of a dainty luncheon and, listened to many in- teresting addresses. The officers of Osa Parlor, Tuolumne; were recently installed by Junior Past President M. Luddy for the current term. N. Bartlett is the president and K.-Hol- land end M. Barry recording and financlal secretary respectively. The installation was followed by a programme of entei- talnment and addresses for the good of the parlor. The officers of Occidental Parlor of the Daughters were installed at the same time and in the same hall that the offi- cers of Altamont Parlor of the Sons were BSonoma Maunder, was given in a manner that has | never been surpassed in any English- speaking xrove in this eity, and for this he was complimented by every grand offi- cer present. Mfir&md the evening there was adjournment to & restaurant, where a supper was en of, and then thers was the presentation by the noble grand arch on behalf of the grove of a very pretty emblematic to retiring ' badge Noble Arch.Charles Gay In tonovich, Martinoni, Grand Trustee Anderson, Past Noble Arch Gay, Past Arch Albert M. Armstrong, Past Arch Stock and president of the PfiAnhu‘ Association, Dr. T. Conrad. e noble grand arch then went to visit the grove in Fort . intend- ing to return to this city In time to be with Templar Grove, but in the evening there. came a telegraph message from the officer, sixty miles away, announc- ing that owing to the bad condition of the roads he could not get home. The official visit to Templar Grove was there- fore declared off, so far as the head of I M. B —— F. Martinoni, Grand Trustee Anderson and a number of the past arches. Past Supreme Arch L. G. Schord, a member of the grove, announced that it was the thirty-fifth anniversary of the institution of the grove and for that reason there woul‘d not be any work, but that aftep hearing from the visiting grand officers ang several others there would be an adjournment to the dining-hall, where an anniversary supper would be partak- en of. After the supper hour of speech-making. ing Waiter Galiagher, P. A. Noble Arch Andersom of Armstrong, P. A.; of Templar; D. Bamman Gay, P. A. and Past Hansen, Lord and Ailen. Nobie Grand Arch W Antono- fal visits April to the groves of will be to his own Rabert jinks on the nig on the night of March entertaiument and dance. M. W. Coffey, P O’'Brien and E. R. O pointed to arrange for The thirty-seventh of Hesperian Grove on the night of the in February was well a a very delightful social £ There was a very iarge at members of the order at visit of the noble grand a Friends' Grove. There were p number of the grand officers a members of the Past r tion. The exemplification of and the instruction by the nob arch were followed by the of hospitality by the grove. ‘ i il Redmanship. Emma Wedemeyer. Pocahont zanita Council No. 49 of the Degree of Pocahontas, has sent a letter to member, in which she gracefully extends thanks for being advanced to the exalted station she now occupies in the council In this she urges every member to aid her In upbuilding the council, which now has a membership of 331, and in assisting her in keeping. the council to the high been ap- Yair. sary ball grand dispe nsation ot Man- ¢ | standdrd it bas reached in the order Great Wewonah Ida Wlheeler has béen confined to her home for more than a week by reason of injuries following an accidental fall while alighting from a streetcar. Wendigoes Council, D. of P., at its ses- sion last week adopted eight palefaces. Mrs. Rockwitz. the Pocahontas of this council, has resigned her office, and Lizzie Crow, the wenonah, has advanced to first place. Norma Eisner was elected wenonah vice Crow, promoted. This council is aiming to reach the three hun- dred mark. The council will celebrate its first anniversary by a ball and banquet in Red Men's bullding on the night of February 23. On the night of February 31 Sotoyome Tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men will celebrate an anniversary of its In- stitution by a banquet in one of the popu- lar restaurants. Tippecance Tribe will move Into new quarters In South San Francisco onm the night of March 1. when two teams of this city will be on hand to confer the warrior and the chief's degree on a class of eligi- bles already adopted, but reserved to r ceived the degrees on the might of &l housewarming. Modoc Tribe will have a masked ball in Native Sons’ Hall on the night of the anniversary of Washington's birthday The social functions of this character given by this tribe in the past have al- ways been to its credit, and this year the committee asserts the same high standard will be maintained. SRk Eastern Star. ©On the evening of Tuesday, February 20, Starr King Chapter, O. E S., will be visited by Grand Matron Mrs. Polhe- mus, the grand patron and District Deputy Grand Matron Ida B. Spence in the new assembly hall of King Solo- mon’s new Masonic Temple, on Fill- more street, near Post. The chapter will have twelve petitions to act upon that night. At the first meeting of this chapter in February it was visited offi- clally by District Deputy Grand Matron Mrs. lda B. Spence and a very enjoy- able and instructive meeting was the result, King ‘Solomon Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held its first meet- ing in February in its new quarters in King Solomon's new temple, on Fill- more street near Sutter, and on that occasion the hall was crowded to its limit, with members and visitors anx- ious to see the new officers confer the initiatory degree for the first time. The work was done in a most admirable manner by Mrs. Jennie Cavanaugh, th matron; F. F. Ralston, the patron, an the points of the central star in the ini- tiation of seven strangers. The officers were deservedly complimented for their work and at the close of the business a luncheon was served and a social hour followed. Grand Patron Florin L. Jones paid a visit to San Francisco Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star at its meeting on February 5, and was, in a most grace- ful and dignified manner, escorted to a post of honor by the new marshal, Mrs. Anna B. Willlams. He witnessed the ini- tlatory work performed In.a very im- pressive manner by the officers and ex- pressed himself in most flattering terms in speaking of the ceremony. On the evening of February 19 the chapter will recelva an official visit from Mrs. lda Beatrice Spence, the district deputy. The meeting will be an executive one. Golden Gate Chapter at its last held meeting had a pleasant social eévening after the routine of business. il i Knights of Pythias. A new lodge of the Knights of Pythias has been instituted at Lindsay by Deputy Grand Chancellor B. L. Hughes and has been named for that town. George V. Reed is the’ chancellor commanding and E. C. Orton the keeper of records and seal. On February 17 General MeGlashan mustered in a new company of the Uniform Rank at Oroville and in this § | he was assisted by members of his staff. On the 22d of the current month the general and his staff will inspec. the companies of San Jose, Watsonville, Salinas and Santa Cruz in the quarters of the company of the last named city, where there will be a joint session. In the afternoon there will be a competi- tive artll. This will be a public af- fair. Then will follow the installation of the new officers and then a ball. Grand Prelate W. D. Wagner.will offi- elally visit lodges of the Knights of Pythias as follows: February 21, at Val- leJo; 224, Dixon; th, Napa; 28th, St Vista; %th, Dixon; 7th, Napa; 5th, St. Helena; March 1, Sulsun. T 2 el Lincoln Annuity Union. At the last held meeting of Sentinel Assembly of the Lincoln Amnuity Union, held in Oakland, four strangers were adopted. Extension Assembly at its last held meeting also adopted four strangers, the work being done in the most effec! ive manner by the officers. A ncw asrembly, to be called and known as Monroe, was instituted at Monroe, Oregon, February 6, with a ’ood charter list. San Francisco Assembly celebrated Lincoln’s birthday on the evening 4 February 12 by appropriate exercises, after the initiation of five strangers. The programme was followed by a banauet and dancing.