The morning call., 1894-10-01
A .PARsoN DEFENDS .CHoIRs.
The. Alameda 4 ~:TrestIe.. to Be
:::; Filled: With Rock. ::
TROUBLE OVER. BALLOT BLANKS
Terrific Rainstorm 10 Oakland Fills
the Air With Appalling Noises. !.
:::. A University Wrestling Club. :.


::-OKKLAND.-For The first time In seven.
teen years the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars Will hold its grand annual con-
yentiou in this: city, commencing Tuesday
next at 10. A. NJ. -.
The SESSIONS will be held in Fraternal
Hail.: on the. east side of Washington
street, 5etween Fifteenth and Four
teenth. and will continue for. four days,
until Friday evening. when a. farewell re-
ceplion will be given. There will be some
go delegates in attendance, representing
The Good Templars throughout the State,
and with them will come many of. their.
feiio w-nem bers. and friends who ars i'll
terestedI in the work of the Templars...
= Among the most important business
which will be transacted. aside from the
election OF the officers of the Grand Lodge
for the ensuing year and of four lady:
managers aud three trustees OF the Gond
Templars' Home Tor Orphans at Vallejo.
will berthe providing of ways and means
for the maintenance of thar Institution.
- A pu II c. reception; to which the public
are cordiiliy invited, will be rendered TO
the delegates in the parlors. of the" First
Methods Episcopal Church. corner of
Clay and Fourteehrh streets, at s O'Clock.
Tuesday evening. Addresses o. welcome
wiA be delivered by George c. Pardee,
Mayor of Oakland. Reys. William RAIDER
and Csmpbalt COyle, j. A. CalQu0 hOun
and Mrs. P, 81. Matthews. The responses
will lie by Theodore Kanause, Grand chief
tempar; Hon. j.. III. Walling, department
.commahder Grand Army of the Republic,
and George: B. KatZens,ein. past grand
master a. %. u. W.. The musical part of
the programme will, be rendered by Oak
lands f0rem ost vocal and instrumental
artists Among the other amusements for
the week is an excursion to the Orphans
Home at Vallejo. :: =.
= The officers of the State lodge are: T.
D.. KanoHse. G. CT, Miss Harriet l..
Culver, 6. v. T.; DR.. i. S. fIalsey. CT. :.
~; P. N%therton, g: s.; Mrs, NJ, E. Rich.
:. The lady man ayers. of the Orphaps'
Home are: Mrs. NJ. E. Partridge, presi-
'deIltt: Mrs. NJ NJ. Carpenter. secretary
Mrs. l.: H: Kellogg. Mrs. j.; l.. South
worth, Mrs. NJ. s. Anthony, Mrs. c. E..
WaEline. Mrs.. NJ. G. Wright; ex-officio-
Miss Hattie L.: Culver and Mrs. NJ. E.
= he:truStees of the Orphans Home are:
M. c.. Winchester. PRESIDENT; W.P.. Meth
eTtdu, seeretary,. Hon. K. Th ompson,
Charles Wincnel, Hon: j. NJ. Mailing.
Theodore d, ;kan0nse, e.. l.. Kellogg, Mil
liam Simms, Dr, l. S. Halsey. 49,.
e. How Choirs Are Abused.
/ a. NJ. Benham. choir director of the
First Congr ga ioual Church. is annoyed
at the unfair criticisms which choirs in
general are subjected toby nearly every
congregation. AT. the closing session OF the
an nual meeting of the First Congregational
Church, instead: OF the: time-worn Gus
tom of making an annual REPORT Director
Benh am read a paper. on the subject OF
"GTaceEess. Congreg tons lat hitsome
OF: his auditors very hard. -. =: :...- -.
In yfa0 at ,Nfs II. w.
be said :: ct would seem lat their yoluh-
tary: services would entitle them to. char
liable consideration, instead of.which they
are cOu sidered ut targets for the sharp.
shooters IN tie pews. :: .. =.
:: *"My:. purpose: is 10 enumerale some o
the criticisms. l. have heard: One Of the
sin gers has "a smile on tbs face when ne:
sings. Another looks too serious. One.
lady wears hat Che result of her own
i labor and: ecolomy), but it Is not con-
sidereu in good taste by some occupant of
the pew whose mind Is too much given TO
fashion and folly. ...<:s.: -: -
=; :.0le seloist has a bad n abit of remoy-
ing glove Tor onvenienee in holding the
music.=; One COED singerin be congrega-.
.tiOn objects: TO Curtains because she does
not know what: is going on behind them.
One wants.nIoFe music, another less. One
wat Is gospel songs. other abhors them:
One wants nratorio solos, more want
oluI pfOi oClCCllOHs. :Ouc- .Dell6f6S.lndI lniS
part OF the Service shnuld be led by sing
%ers who: are respectful and worshipfuL
but neyer lifts a handIo enlist The services
OF SUCH. AnutAer: does not care who the
singer Is il only "a good ene. -: 3.
;: Criticism. on behavior would fill vol.
umes. .An experiences. :, covering: thirty
wears has demonstrated that my choir. as
a rule, has been more attentive andre
specSful during service than the average
congregation. Bad behavior can. be seen
IN the peWs OF any of our churches. Luz.
dleroNs and gfotesque scenes are fire.
quently bef0resrs. anu L often wonder that
explosions are not mere frequent. CriTi-
csm. or more properly gr6wlng, is "a
growing habit aud Will not stop at ergat-
ist. director or choir, but will. If ind Ii ged; ):
ilclude: PASTORS. Sabbath-schOGl supe rim
tendeD and teachers, and seriously ham,
per ana retard the work of the church."
= desperate Democrats. =
The Democrats have not been able to
nominate a candidate for Supervisor in the
Third District. -. =: =. :.
:: immediately after the adjournment OF
the Democratic convention at San Leandro.
The delegates from this district held a
superF1sorlal convention, and on the first
ballet: the three aspirants for the; honor OF
the omlnatlon stood as fplIows: Charles,
Hyer q. Cy Brown 10, Peter Mathews 10
No candidate received majority. Three
SubScQucUi OdtlouS WeT6 LAX 1s DuL not a
delegate changed his vote and the conyen-
ton. adjourned to meet again in San Lean
dro last Saturday. -.
AL the delegates were present and bal
:loted far into the early hours of the MORN
ing. -: =: :: =.
:-Pwenty-one different ballots were taken.
but every one was just the same. AT last
everybody: got fired and 1t was unafli-
.mously agreed to throw the naming of a
candidate; for the: place into the hands of
the Democratic Central Committee.
:: TheIe Is great cOnten ton for the nomi-
ration and the. friends of the three aspi-
rants are working like beavers among the
members of: the committee. The commit.
tee, however. Is very coy and desires to
keep:its hands off, - =
Cum ersome Ballot Blanks
h: The ballot blank whieh will be pre.
sehteu to- voters Novem ber s. promises to
be large enongh to cover the walls of the
interior of an ordinary voting BOOTH Be-
sidessthe candidates of The Democratic.
|. Repn bliean, .Popnlist and Pro hibition par.
lies, and of the Non-Partisan 8. there will
be scores of Independents. The crop ISIS
rapidly increasing hat an estimate that the
ballst blank Will contain over $50 names Il.
considered conservative. All The constI-
tuition al amendments to .'be submitted to
the people Will be printed on the ballot,
Bow these huge sheets can be managed I'M
the narrow LITTLE stalls into " hich the yo.
ters must retre to. stamp the X alter their
fayorites' names IL Is hard to see and lin les