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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
FEW RIFLE CRACKS OUT,
Very Few Competitions at the
Military Ranges Across
the Bay.
Close Match Between a Quartet of
Artillerymen--S Some Minor
Contests.

The season of military encampments is
now we'll on and rifle practice at the bay
ranges has quoted down considerably.
This was quite noticeable at Shell Mound
yesterday. Compared with the usual
large attendance of rifiemen the gathering
was numerically insignificant. Some in
teresting work was done, however, by the
marksmen who spent the day at the tar
gets, albeit a strong wind swept across the
range during the entire afternoon. The
Second Artillery was represented by few
members of Battery c, who had been pre-
vented from accompanying the regiment
to Ukiah on Saturday. A match was ar
ranged with M. Sheehan and l.. Ringen as
one of the teams and c. Viebrock and ii.
Mangels on the opposing side. The firing
was done with Springfelds, in ten shots at
zoo yards. The contest was close and ex-
citing from the start, and until the last
few shots were fired there was little chance
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
THE COMING TURN FEST.
Local Turner Societies Are All
Ready for the Los Angeles
Event.
LIVELY INTEREST AROUSED
The Mission Verein VIII Send Twelve
Men and the Vorwaerts Six
teen Contestants.

If the members of the Pacific Coast
Turner'S societies who viii participate in
the grand Kreis Turn Fest, which opens in
Los Angeles on the 22d inst. and lasts
until the 9th, are as enthusiastic in pre-
pairing for the affair as are our local Turn
vereins, the event in the southern city will
be the most successful of any of its kind
ever held in the West.
In local Turner'S circles the celebration
has been talked of for months past, and
the classes of the four City vereins which
will participate have been hard at work
training for the exercises. Rivalry for the
valuable trophies and prizes is going to be
keen, and no outcome can be fairly pre-
dicted for any of the events, as the ma
jority of the eighty-four Turner'S who will
go from this City are young men who have
not participated in any big festival before.
They are, though, according to their in
structors, all men of promise.
The San Francisco Turn Verein, which
will send down the largest delegation
thirty -four-and the turner's section of the
Verein Eintracht completed their arrange
ments some time ago, and the same have
been published in the CALL. The other
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
REVIEW OF REAL ESTATE,
The First Half of the Year
Will Show Some I'M
provement.
TRANSFERS OF THE WEEK.
Many Building Contracts Are Under
Way-Loan Association News.
Sales.


The usual spring auction business is
now over and the leading dealers are busy
cleaning up accumulated details. One
feature of these auction sales was manifest
to all, and that was that it is not year in
which to sell undesirable or unproductive
property, no matter whether the property
has indifferent improvements or those of
a substantial character. A few efforts to
sell property of this kind have failed ut
terly, as the people who are in the market
to invest are seeking either bargains or
cheap property, which it is safe to predict
will rapidly enhance in value.
Real estate men are no longer appre-
hensive that business is gong to be worse,
and now as they stand near the threshold
of the last half of the year, they look back
and say: 1.-THE first six months of 1895
will mark considerable improvement"
One of the reasons of the recent quietness
was financial one. Unless money may
be had readily and at moderate rate of
interest real estate transactions will be
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
Order Of Chosen Friends,

Social Council No. AZ held its regular month
i social on Thursday eTening. June 13. The
attendance was unusually large. After the
conclusion of the entertainment there was
dancing until midnight.
AL the councils in San Francisco have ap-
pointed committees to meet with America
Council No. Tuesday evening, June Ie, to ar
range for Il series Of public meetings, etc.
The semi-annual meeting oil the Initiatory
Council Will be held in Social Council, $50
Post street, Thursday evening, June 20, when
the election of officers will be held. During
the evening the initiatory team win initiate
candidates.
During the present month S26,65o will be
paid to the beneticiaries OF deceased members in
this Jurisdiction.
Councils in Virginia City, New, celebrated
Chosen Friends day, May %, by giving lite
Tary and musical entertainment and dance. A
large number OF members from Reno and Car
son arrived on a special train TO attend it.
Grand Vice-Councilor ". H. Pratt was master OF
ceremonies.
Past Grand Councillor H w. Hutton, has been
visiting councils during the past week.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17

At the Oakland race track, near Shell
Mound, the Recreation Gun Club conducted
a live bird contest, each marksman firing at
twelve birds The scores were:
slade II, Roos 10, Barney 10, Butler 10,
Whitney 8, Haight 8, Simpson 8, Johnson 8,
Randall 8, Brown z, H. Golcher7.
Slade was awarded the first prize, Roos
the second and Barney the third.
The Knights of the Red Branch Rifles
did good bit of shooting with Springfield
rifles. These were the scores:
J. sheehy 40, NJ. Gaul SO, J. Smith Al, j.
Campbell SO, H. McMerney &c. J. Rogerson 81 +,
J. Doyle 80, A. Whelton SO, Thomas White 25,
Timothy White2 %, P. j. Sullivan 26, John Fay
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
Irving's Experience With Kissing.

''In my early days. says our greatest
actor, II accepted stock engagement at
provincial theater, and did not know
until got there that had been pat into
the place OF an actor who was locally very
popular. He had not left, 1 believe, on
altogether good terms with the manage
ment, so the audience vented its spleen
upon his successor. I was that unfortu-
nate person, and for q whole week or more
[ was Kissed every night, not for my bad
acting, but out of love for my predecessor.
l remember how every night 1 walked to
my rooms, some two miles out of town,
very wretched, and walked in again the
next night no less miserable. To this day
l never pass the place by railway without
a shudder. It'd Bits.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
Independent Order of Forestsra,

During the month of May the number of ap-
plications for membership received by the
medical board was 1922, or whom 3611 were
accepted, showing an advance OF over 500 on
the highest number of applications ever re-
celved in any one month.
The surplus fund OF the order on the LIST OF
June showed the high total of 81 ,3l7 900.
On the Both of May the cornerstone of the
Foresters Temple was laIo by his Excellency
the Earl OF Aberdeen, Governor-General Of
Canada, Ill the presence o. an immense con-
course OF Foresters and their friends. The
temple win be eight stories high and viii be
the finest fraternal headquarters on the CONT
nent.
The forestric year closes on the 30th of June,
and in every particular it will be the most
prosperous year in the history of the order
The increase in the surplus has been $780,
600, and in the membship about IL 900.
For the month of June il is expected that at
least 5000 applications will be received.
During the year new courts have averaged
thirty-fiye per month.
The Supreme Court will meet at st. Martins
Town Hall, Trafalgar Square, London, Eng
land, on August /.
The High Court of Ontario will meet at Lon
don, Ontario, on October 8.
Order Of Pendo.
st. Augustine councils sent in eight applica-
tons last week.
Supreme Organizer Rothenstein has tele-
graphed for two sets of supplies from Colo
RADIO.
Supreme Councillor Mathews will be home
from his Eastern trip about the 2Ist inst.
Friend Edna Adler of Concord Cal, visited
Golden Gate Council on the 18th inst.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
FOR BUNKER HILL TO-DAY,
Celebration of the Battle Ami
verSary to Be Held at
GlenWood.
Salutes VIII Be Fired at the Army
Posts and Flags Displayed
In This City.

One hundred and nineteen years ago to-
day one OF the most important battles of
the American Revolution was fought on a
little hill just outside of Boston. 1t was
the battle of Bunker Hill.
In this City and vicinity the anniversary
will be fittingly observed. D. T. Sullivan,
Chief of the Fire Department, has ordered
flags displayed from every engine house in
the City, and General Forsyth, COM
mander of the Department of California,
United States army, has decreed that at
the Preside and every military station
around the harbor salutes shall be fred
with fitting ceremony.
In honor OF the day the Bunker Hill
Association will hold q grand celebration
at Glenwood Park. Two special trains will
run down this morning, and SO great has
been the demand for tickets that the trains
cannot accommodate the delegation from
San Jose, and therefore will make no stop
at that city.
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon literary ex-
crcises Will be held in the pavilion at Glen
wood Park. Joaquin Miller will read one
of his own poems, and patriotic addresses
will be delivered by Rev. G. O. Brown and
Professor Ebenezer Knowlton of this Citv
and by Rev. Mrs. Wilkes of Oakland. The
entire literary programme is as follows:
Overture. grand medley of patriotic airs.
orchestre; prayer, Rev. I. J. Lacy OF St Luke's,
chaplain of the day; opening remarks, Villa n,
G. Badger, president OF the day; song. sStar
Spangled banner Mrs. w. F. Muhiner Jr. !:
GRAFTON, Rev. G. Q. Brown, First Congrega tionai
Church; song, "Sword OF Bunker HILL Robert
Duncan; poem, joaquin Miller; song, "Red.
White and Blue" Mrs. John Pettee; decorating
Bunker Hill Monument, during which the
band will play National airs; benediction. bv
the chaplain.
Returning, trains will leave GIenwood
Park for this City at o'clock sharp.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
Knights and Ladias of Honor.

The preliminary meeting OF the proposed new
lodge at Berkeley was held last Wednesday, a
large number of members from this City, Oak
land and Alameda being present, The organi-
1AAurora Lodge will give q grapd entertain
hent ON Monday evening 10 celebrate the
attainment of 100 members.
The lodges in Alameda County are doing
well, scarcely an evening but new candidates
are initiated.
Grand Protector F. Kemp yon Ee, accom-
panied by his wife, visited Triumph Lodge,
san Jose, last Monday evening.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17

of telling who were to be the victors. AS
1t was Sheehan and Ringen led their OPP
ponents by only a single point. The
scores were registered as follows:
N. Sheehan. .......... 4OiC viebrock ..... AZ
l.. RlngeI.. 10 H. Manges. Al
Total................ s5 Total................ 81
This was the most interesting contest of
the day and was fraught with more genu-
Inc excitement than has been witnessed at
Siebe's range for long time.
Captain III. Sine and a few of his light
battery men disfgured the targets on the
revolver range for a while during the
afternoon. Among the scores recorded
were Sergeant c. de Veuve 10, Charles Rob-
inson 40, Lieutenant Holcombe A. Captain
Slime 43, Sergeant Eugene Hawkins 40, w.
Clark Al, C. Hahn 81.
Captain Siebe, the proprietor of the
range, tried his skill at the pistol targets
with Colonel Burns, another old National
Guardsman. The results of Captain Siebe's
target-hitting showed in this style on the
scorebook: 5 5 4 4 8 4 3-45.
Colonel Burns also scored as, but was
''Creedmoored" by Siebe. In this match,
as in the light battery affair, the distance
was fifty yards.
Among the best scores made by mem
bers of Company F, First Infantry, in
the monthly practice competition were
these:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17

Minerva Circle No. 90 has returned to weekly
meetings. The circle had large attendance
on Friday last.
Twin Peaks Circle No. 102 will give social
on Friday evening. June 2S.
Mazzini Circle No. log received an official
visit from the grand officers on Monday even
ing, June 10.
Bohemian Circle No. 134, will give social
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
three groves, located in various parts of the

three groves, located in various parts of the
State.
san Francisco expects to send delegation OF
skenty-fve, who viii leave this evening
The session will be largely occupied in dis.
cussing legislative m alters and the reports OF
the different grand officers. In the matter OF
legislation quite a number of new measures
viii come up for consideration.
But the greatest interest viii center on the
contes for grand secretary. 1t is understood
that there several candidates in the field
against John Knarston, the incumbent, who
Las held the office for the past eight years and
E close and spirited election is anticipated.
o. II. Hoag OF Santa Rosa, deputy grand arch,
will undoubtedly be elected 10 succeed Noble
Grand Arch ]. II. l. Gerckens.
The present last of officers IS as follows: J. II.
Gerckens, noble grand arch; O. H. Hoag, dep
Nty grand archn John H. Knarston, grand sec
TetaTy; L. ChaSsagne, grand treasurer; C. /.
Perdee, grand marshal; ID. P. Brown, grand
guardian; H. Z. Waters, grand sentinel; P.
Rohrbacher, Z. L. Wagner, ]. c. Bernstein,
supreme represen natives; Jacob Nickels, J. F.
FugaZi, C. D. Eyers, trustees.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17

The Emperor of Germany has finally de-
clded, against the advice Of many promi-
nent generals, TO reintroduce the light
bayonet which the light infantry carried
attached to the rifle upon all occasions ex-
cept when on the march. Since the intro
duction of quick-fring. guns, bayonet
charges have been regarded as almost OBJ
solete. Emperor William. however, thinks
otherwise.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
Knights of Pythias.

The thirteenth anniversary OF the organiza-
ton of Garfield Lodge No. T2 \. OF p, was
held on The evening of June 8, at Pythian Cas-
tie, 900 Market street. The following excel
lent programme WAS carried out, 2. c. William
III. Hutchinson acting as president Of the even
ing: Piano solo, Miss Horn; song, Miss Hilson;
ton, Z. j. Holden; trio, the Pierce sisters;
song, Mrs. William H. Dorman. A few hours
were then cuJoyably passed in dancing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17

ADDRESS BY MRS. COOPER,
An Interesting Programme at Gather.
ing of the Epworth League

ing OF the EpwOrth League.
The auditorium of the Simpson Me-
mortal Methodist Church was well filed
last evening by the members and friends
OF the Epworth League. The announce
ment of the affair included an invitation
to the public, and in order that the oc-
casion might be maze uncommonly nota-
bic the usual Sunday evening service was
dispensed with.
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper delivered an in
teresting and instructive address, s'The
Discipline of Suffering" in which she ex-
planned that the law of conflict is the law
OF life and that trust in divine wisdom
should serve to counterfeit the tribulations
in human life. Mrs. Nellie Holbrook- Blinn
rendered a patriotic bit of verse, and with
songs and an earnest address by Rev. Dr..
Hlrst the programme was completed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17

on Saturday evening, July 6, at Social Hall, 102
O'Farrell street.
Grand Chief Companion, Mrs. Minnie Asher,
paid official visits to the following circles:
Wednesday; June IL, Artemls Circle; Thurs
Id, GermAn-American Circle On the first Mon
day in July she will visit Valley Circle in
Stockton.
Oak Grove Circle No. 149 will hold a party in
Social Hall, 1902 O'Farrel street, Saturday,
July Is.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
.. A, O, D.

st. Helena will have the pleasure of enter
tanning the delegates and friends of the Grand
a Grove OF California this week, the session of
the thiTty-frSt annual convention beginning
on Tuesday in Masonic Temple
1t is expected that there will be about 140
delegates present, representing about seventy
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17

or incidents connected with the life of Thomas
Wlldey, Gather and founder OF American Odd
Fellowship" to send the same to him, SIS ne is
DESTROYS OF using the same for publication and
thus preserving them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
0fnoial Assessment Table.

lOtiicial assessment notices OF any legitimate
fraternal society viii De published Tree Of cost
in above table. Send them, with any other
matters OF Importance, by Friday, addressed
lraternal Society Editor MORNING CALL, San
ErGneisCo.l
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17

friedrich Geijer, editor of the Svensk Odd
Fellows Tidning, Stockholm, Sweden, IS max
ing an appeal 10 all Odd Fellows and Others
who may have knowledge of interesting facts
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17

The coins of Siam are made of porcelain:
those OF Japan are made principally of
iron.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17

greatly hindered. a majority of the sales
of realty made in this City are made sub
ject to mortgage, the seller asking for cash,
while the buyer turns to the bank to fur,
nish him with from one-third to half of
the purchase price. In many instances
sales are made subject to mortgage, and
banks are called upon to renew the loan
In either case the savings banks are the
principal lenders and on their disposition
to lend rests the sale of much property.
The records indicate considerable improve
ment in this condition OF affairs in San
Francisco during the past six months.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17
Compan;ons Of the Forest.

Past Grand Councillor H. w. Hutton, has been
listing councils during the past week.
The morning call., 1895-02-03
ONE WOMAN'S
MEANS OF LIVING.

Out in the Mission lives woman who
makes a living for family of six by ire
making cards for the downtown club
rooms. A wonderfully bright black eye
has this little woman, and she speaks with
an accent that belongs to the southern
part of Europe. She has been a long time
in this country, and her husband had
made thousands of dollars, but he did not
know the value of money, and when he
died few years ago he left nearly as many
debts as children, and that accounts for
this story.
Madame could not go out to earn liv-
ing. She had no previous training, no ex-
perience, and her little ones needed her
care, so finally it was decided that she
should try to secure the work a country
woman of hers was doing for the club
rooms This other woman was going to
return to her native land and here was
chance
With experienced card-players great care
is used in selecting the cards, not alone for
quality, but for honesty, since there are
many ways of fixing" deck to the adj
vantage of the sharp. II there is any APP
pearance of fraud a new pack is usually
provided at the end of the first round. AS
these cards cost $50 gross the expense
here would be considerable if the cards
were destroyed. This is obviated by care
fully cutting the edges and corners, repress-
| ing and reassorting. The work must be so
skillful that even professional card-player
would not detect it, and it is no easy mat
| ter to acquire the steady sure touch neces-
sary to success in the work.
The implements used are an edging
knife, corner knife and a press. The
| edging knife costs 500, and there is but one
| firm on the coast that can make it, 1t
! with a beveled edge blade like a razor of
! the finest tempered STEEL fastened to the
inside with lever. On the upper side of
| the brass plate is gauge with an adjust
| able screw, which must be set to a hair. Ii
| it varies the least bit the corner knife will
not cut the card true and the deck is
ruined. The strip cut off the edge is not
| larger than a coarse cotton thread, which
it resembles. The position of the left hand
! to do with its accuracy If the four fingers
! of this hand are not held exactly right the
card comes out shorter than the others IN
the deck
at took me one year of steady practice
| to get the knack of using these left-hand
| fingers" said Madame, land | cried many
| times because l failed and because | cut
the tips off of all my fingers. Yes, they
grew out again, but my fingers are blunt
you see. This callous spot in the middle
of the hand comes from resting it on the
| screw, so" and she deXtrously placed a
card under the knife and cut it.
| ''This blade must be as sharp as possible.
| To test its condition piece of cotton fam
mel is used.
''Then 1 must go to the only man in
town-Antonio-and pay him 81 80 for
The morning call., 1895-02-03

tfiannels they ought always to buy size
larger than the one worn, to allow for the
shrinkage thatis sure to take place.
1t is very important during the cold
weather that the fannels be washed and
hung out before the rest of the clothes, and
not left until the last, as is generally the
case. Make lather of lukewarm water
and some pure white soap, add to this
liquid ammonia, in the proportion OF two
tablespoonfuls to pail of water. Put the
fannels in this and rinse up and down I'M
til the flannel is clean.
Never use board for washing fannels,
and never rub on soap. When they are
thoroughly clean, let them lie in the suds
until the rinsing water is made ready.
This should be of the same temperature as
the washing water. When ready, squeeze
the fannels as dry as possible, but never
wiring them. Rinse up and down until all
suds are removed, then squeeze between
the hands as dry as you conveniently can,
and hang out on the line.
The morning call., 1895-02-03

lops. I finish off with a frill of lace all
the way round. The ribbon should be
satin, and it may be pale blue, or pink or
any other color that is preferred.
By taking out the ribbon the little quilt
may be made perfectly washable, and it
certainly is very pretty and dainty looking.
good housewife as flannels which have
been neglected. Some women are very
particular, when purchasing fannels, that
they shall be all wool, and after using
them a short while, wonder why they
shrink so much and grow almost as hard
as cotton, and in some instances, even
harder; but very seldom do they attribute
the change to careless washing.
All housewives are familiar with white
flannels which have become yellow, and
though some few know the reason of this,
the majority accept it as the general order
of things, and do not trouble themselves
to look any further for the cause. There is
no necessity for tiannels becoming yellow
unless from age, and when those that have
been properly cared for turn yellow, they
are generally worn out.
The first washing day may do more harm
than all the rest can ever remedy. Some
women in washing wooden goods wash
them in the same way as the other clothes,
taking them from the warm suds and
plunging them Immediately into the cold
rinsing water, which is the worst thing
thew can do, for the tlannels will be sure to
shrink great deal. If they are of the ex-
act size of the wearer it will not take many
of such washings to render them so small
and uncomfortable that they will have to
be cast aside Where women insist on
washing in this way experience ought
surely to teach them that in purchasing