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The San Francisco call., 1895-10-14
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.


The entertainment given by Yerba Buena
Lodge No. Is in Odd Fellows Hall last Thurs
day night was one of the most successful that
has been given in years in the same hall. The
hall was crowded by an audience that listened
with delight toan address by W. H. Barnes, P
6. M, end to very entertaining literary and
musical programme given by the Misses Alice
Passold, Della Delano, A. E. Bastrede, Gussie
Wenke and F. Goodjean. and Messrs. Bohm,
Brockman, Boysen and Burness,
4erba Buena Lodge is entitled to the credit
OF pelng good payer of sibk benefits UP to
the LIST or last July one member OF this lodge
had received sick benefits to the extent of
$9314.
The first anniversary of the organization of
sunset Encampment No. % of Alameda was
celebrated by grand entertainment. There
were present many from other encampments
in Oakland and San Francisco.
Great preparations have been made for the
grand encampment which is to be held in
Stockton, and which commences tomorrow.
Cantons from San Francisco, Oakland and
Santa Rosa will go to Stockton tomorrow on
the T. c. Walker, and by special arrangement
will return on her, leaving Stockton at 1
O'Clock Thursday morning.
The indications are this encampment will be
the largest ever held in this State. All the
grand officers of the Grand Encampment and
many of the grand officers of the Grand Lodge
of the State will attend.
In consequence of the large number of people
who will be at the Grand Encampment the
quarterly meeting of the Veteran Odd Fellows
WILL uOI Dc uelQ unIll monday evening, Ilc
| 2Sth inst.
| The grand representatives have all returned
| from the East.
A number of lodges have made contributions
| OF money to the home at Thermalito, and a
number of individuals have contributed q
| quantity of reading matter.
| The new code of laws of the Patriarch Mill
| tant and the Rebekah lodges, recently adopted
| by the Sovereign Grand Lodge at Atlantic City,
| are being printed and will shortly be dis
| trbuted.
There was grand reunion of all the City en-
| campments, in conjunction with Wildey En-
| campment No. %, on Saturday evening in the
! Alcazar building.
| Oriental Rebekah No. 80 will give reception
| on the 10th and will hold an open meeting on
Halloween
Harbor Lodge No. 253 of Oakland will cele-
| brate the anniversary of that lodge on October
! 16 in Fraternity Hall. The committee in
| charge have arranged for social dance for
| members and their wives
| A delegation from the Oakland lodges wit
| messed the ceremony of initiation at the last
| session of this lodge. The first degree will be
conferred on the evening of October 23.
There is considerable activity in all branches
| OF the order and limitations are of frequent &C.
currence.
| The Sovereign Grand Lodge has reafirmed
| the law permitting unmarried women to be-
| come members OF the Rebekah degree.
An entertainment will be given in I. o. o. F.
| Hall on the evening of November i for the
| benefit of the Odd Fellows library.
| superintendent Bartlett of the Home al
Thermalito has returned to duty greatly i'm
| proved in health
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The Anniversary of the Organ
ization of the Order of
B'nai Birth.
CARNIVAL FOR A CHARITY FUND
Grand Encampment at Stockton.
Activity In the Improved Order
Of Red Men.
I. O. B. B.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the found
ing of the order of B'nai Birth and it was
observed in a beftting manner by Ariel Lodge
No. 24S in San Jose. On the 18th of October,
1S43, Henry Jones and eleven others in the
city of New York organized the first lodge OF
the order and from that time to the present it
has continued to increase in strength, power
and doing good. After several lodges had
been formed they were placed under the gov
erning power of three commissioners, who
were empowered to issue charters aud perform
all acts which are now performed by the
highest authority, the constitutional grand
lodge, the first of which was held in New York
City in 1868.
Ariel Lodge held an open meeting in the
evening. There were present, besides the
grand officers of the Grand Lodge of District
No. 4: Edward Pexotto E. Tausky, chairman
of the committee on intellectual improve.
ment; H. Gutstadt, chairman of the committee
on legislation; H. S. Slmon chairman of the
school trustees: G. Musbacher of Oakland, a
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FELL FROM THE CLIFF.
Victor Marchand Seriously Injured at
the Ocean Beach.

Victor Marchand Seriously Injured at
the Ocean Beach.
Victor Marchand, lad II years of age
whose parents reside on Green street be-
tween Kearny and Montgomery, met with
an accident at the Cliff House yesterday
afternoon that may result fatally.
The boy, in company with one or two
companions, went to the beach and late
in the afternoon they started for the Cliff
House on their way home. Boylike, young
Marchand undertook to walk along the
top of the stone and concrete wall on the
edge of the Cliff House driveway. On one
side was the wagon road and on the other
the ragged face of the cliff and the surf
fifty feet below.
The boy proceeded for a short distance
when something attracted his attention
from his perilous position and he stopped.
In an instant the lad lost his balance and
shot downward. His head struck the
stone wall.
He fell on ledge of rocks, about twenty
five feet, but which saved him from falling
into the surf below. He was taken to the
Seal Rock House, thence to the Receiving
Hospital Drs. We'll and Fitzgibbon found
that the boys skull was badly fractured.
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The Elks.

The executive committee on carnival is max
ing extensive arrangements for the carnival TO
be given on Thanksgiving eve in the Me-
ehanies' Pavilion in aid of the Elks' charity
fund. The prelude will be made up of many
new and original features, all up to date, and
will include electrical illusions, bloomerians,
peripatetics, Trilbyians, Amazonians and peri
grinations The committee is preparing for
those who will take part in the prelude cos
TUNES OF the richest and most expensive cloth.
No Worn-out or faded costumes will be worn.
The members of the various troupes tat will
be performing in this City at the time of the
carnival will take part in the prelude under
supervision of their respective managers.
Many now in the City will also take part, as
nearly all are members of the organization.
A new lodge of the order will soon be insti-
tuted in San Luis Obispo by Ernest Ulman,
d. D. f. G. K. The members of lodge No. q
have chartered several Pullman cars and will
accompany the district deputy, leaving here on
Saturday and returning on Monday.
Portland Lodge No. 142 of Portland Or, is
now entertaining Edwin B. Hay, p 6. F. X. ,
who is visiting this coast in the interest of the
order. This lodge is one of the most pro-
gressive and has the finest Elks' quarters in
the whole of America.
A prominent member of the Elks is Herman
KChn, who is secretary of the committee hav-
ing charge of the Elks' annual carnival to be
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Knights of Pythias.

Grand Chancellor samuels and H. schaffner,
grand keeper OF records and seals, visited
Benicia Lodge No. 80 last week to exemplify
the secret work and add ress the lodge.
A petition is being circulated for the organi-
zation of lodge at Centerville, Alameda
County.
A division of the uniform rank will be organ
ized in Los Angeles ON Thanksgiving day.
Benicia Lodge No. 80 will give tramp"
ball on Thanksgiving eve.
Visalia Lodge No. 121 will give an entertain
ment on the evening of Wednesday, the 10th
inst.
Sunnyside lodge No 112 of Riverside has
added thirty members to its roll since the first
OF last July.
Grand Chancellor samuels will visit lodges
as follows
Monday, October a. Willows Lodge No. 55 at
Stockton; Tuesday, October Is, Centennial Lodge
No. 49, at Stockton; Wednesday, October 10
Duroc Lodge No. so, at Woodbridge; Thursday
October II, Charter Oak No. 20 and Memo No
161, in Joint convention with No. l6l, at Stock
ton; Friday, october Is, Gait Lodge No. s3, at
Gait (speciaD; Saturday, October 49, Lodi Lodge
No. Al, at Lodi.
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ORIGIN OF AMERICANS.
Indians Descended From Israelites.
Elder Tanner Says the Book of
Mormon Proves 1t.

Elder Tanner of the local Mormon
church addressed his congregation at 900
Market street last night upon the "Book of
Mormon Evidences"
He said that when America was discov-
cred the civilized world was mystified at
some of the evidences of an early civiliza-
tion to be found in this country. DIR. lie
Plorgeon, who spent twelve years in
archaeological research in Yucatan, charac-
terized the ruins of large cities and stupen-
dous edifices found in Central America as
surprising in harmony of design and ex-
cellence OF execution those of Egypt and
Babylon. The mural inscriptions and
decorations, the bas rellefs and sculptures,
| he said. attest the high civilization of
those who executed them.
Continuing, Elder Tanner said:
The conclusion of such students OF American
antiquities as Lord Kingshorough, Haines and
Smith is that the American Indian is of Israel
| itish descent, and they base this opinion upon
| similarities in traditions of worship, language
| and customs. The Span1ards, upon their ar
rival, were impressed with the aboriginal
knowledge of the mission and miracles of the
| Savior.
And yet the origin of the American Indian is
as much mystery TO eager inquirers as 1t was
800 years ago.
Jacob in blessing Joseph Genesis Xiv
SAID he should be fruitful oough
over the wall; by which he meant
that some of his seed would leave the land
they were in and cross the ocean into another.
In Ezeklal, 37th chapter, and Isa, 29th. there
is evidence thata book would be brought forth
containing the records of the people of ancient
america record similar to the biblical his
tory OF the Eastern Hemisphere.
The Latter-Day Saints testify to the world
that that book is the Book of Mormon. In it is
found an account of small party's leaving
Jerusalem about 600 B. C. and inhabiting
] America. AfterWard some Of these settlers
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MAUD STANLEY'S PISTOL.
1t Exploded in Her Room at Hotel,
as She Claimed, by
Accident.

The report of the discharge of tirearm
in one OF the front rooms in the Ahiborn
House on Grant avenue at O'Clock last
evening startled the inmates of the hotel
and caused people on the avenue to stop
and wonder.
The occupant Of the room was Maud
Stanley, one of the three Stanley sisters
who sing in the Thalia varieties. When
her sister Emma and her mother entered
the room from another part of the house, a
few seconds after the shot had been fired,
they found Maud across the bed, and the
sister believing that she was dead, tainted.
She was brought to in few moments and
ascertalning that no one had been hurt,
asked: "What is the matter?" Maud,
almost paralyzed with fright, replied: 81
was monkeying with the gun and it went
off,"
Some one insinuated that the woman
might have made an attempt upon her
life, and missing her aim, the bullet had
lodged in one of the walls ten feet above
the floor, whereupon there was an indig-
nant denial and a statement that the
woman was happy and ten minutes before
the shot, she was ''as merry as a cricket F"
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nine paefaces during the visit of the great
chiefs. This council has now over ITO mem
bers and a well-hlled wampum belt.
Ponemah Council al Nevada City conferred
presence of the great chiefs, and in co-opera-
ton with Wyoming Tribe gave magnificent
banquet in honor OF the great chiefs. Nearly
forty members of the Ceanotha Council and
Weimer Tribe came over from Grass Valley to
participate in the festivities.
Wyoming Council of Oakland is making ex-
tensive arrangements for ball and entertain
ment for Saturday, the 10Th of October. There
will be large attendance from San Francisco,
Alameda and Elmhurst
Several tribes and councils of this City are
arranging to join with the Gross Country
Club on an excursion to Bohemia Grove on the
Russian River, on Sunday, october 20, and q
special train with reserved seats has been
placed at the disposal of the club and at
tendants. The excursion promises to be at
traetive and TO afford great enjoyment to the
members
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TO UNVE|L THE BIC ELK,
Handsome Monument Erected
by the Elks at Mountain
View.
Oakland Lodge Incorporates for tho
Purpose of Managing the
REST
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL

Suo broadway, Oct. 13.
The Elks' monument at Mountain Viev
will be unveiled Thanksgiving day. Arti-
cles of incorporation of the Elks' Rest As
sociation were filed yesterday with the
County Clerk. The corporation is founded
principally for business purposes, such as
the sale of real estate in connection with
the Elks' plot at the cemetery. The ulti-
mate purpose is the erection of an Elks'
hall The care of the Elks' plat is one oil
the reasons given for incorporating. The
capital stock is $4,000 and the incor.
porators are 0. Bemls, H. N. Sloper, C. H
Butter, G. L. Ingler and Ed II. Benjamin.
The last cast OF the Elks' monument was
completed several weeks ago and is now in
course OF erection at Mountain View. The
design is by Frank Happersberger.
The piece is of solid bronze and will rest
upon a pedestal of onyx by feet, the
same piece that did duty as portion OF
the mining exhibit at the Midwinter Fair.
Beneath the pedestal is to be a vault,
where will be deposited the ashes of those
Elks whose bodies have undergone crema-
ton. The plat in Mountain View is
known as the Elks' Rest and is one of the
most beautiful there. The land was do
mated by Frank Ench, prominent Elk.
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SAYS DAVE IS IGNORANT 7,
School Director Evans AdVo-
Gates Teachers as Posi-
BILE Mayors.
His Honor Shows How the Teach
ers Are Worse Off Than the
Janitors.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |
90S Broadway. Oct 13.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,l
90S Broadway, Oct l3. {
School Director Evans has aroused the
wrath of Mayor Davie. At recent meet
ing of the Board of Education Evans stated
that he was not particularly impressed
with the completeness of the Mayors edu-
cation. He also said that the Mayor S
desire for reform might commence at home
and he (Davie) should be content with less
than $4,000 year.
There are many teachers in the depart
ment," said Mr.. Evans, "who would make
better Mayors than Davie whose educa-
ton is not of the transcendental order"
"I'm not going to express my opinion of
Mr. Evans" said the Mayor, this
morning, "put I must say few words
about some of the work he has done in the
board. As chief dictator of the salary
question he has prepared a schedule for
his embryo Mayors that would make a
donkey laugh. He would have US believe
that the teachers are such wonders, and
would make far better attempts to earn
the $4,000 year paid to the Mayor than l
do. and yet he has evolved a scale of sal
aries for his model teachers that must
make his janitors swell with pride, while
his teachers must feel like collapsing with
humility. Here is the schedule for
teachers and janitors, and after searching
the records of a hundred school depart
mems throughout the country / can find
nothing to equal it,:
Teachers of the second, third, fourth and
fifth grades, holding grammar grade eertif-
ates, shall receive $40 per annum.
Teachers of the second, third, fourth and
fifth grades, holding primary grade certificates,
shall receive $3.50 per annum.
Teachers of the first, sixth, seventh, eighth
and ninth grades, holding grammar grade GER
tificates, shall receive 5000 per annum.
Teachers of the first grade, holding primary
grade certificates, shall receive $S40 per annum.
The principal of the Central Evening School
shall receive 5000 per annum.
School shall receive 5000 per annum.
Teachers in all other evening schools shall
receive $500 per annum.
The principals, of course, receive more,
but Evans was not referring to them.
This is what the janitors receive:
High and Central evening schools, S22so;
Prescott and Prescott Evening School, $1260;
Garheld and Garfield Evening School, $10S0;
Cole School, 1920; Tompkfns School, $500
Lincoln School, $1170; Franklin and franklin
Evening School, $1140 Durant. $126O; Lafay-
cite, 5000; Grove, $3.50; Harrison, $3.50;
Sweet, 500; Grant, $500; CIawson and Claw
son Evening, $50; Observatory, $3.50.
"Of what use is education. ANYHOW P''
added the Mayor; "if know enough to be
a lanitor ] am better off than if | were edu-
Gated to be teacher-one of Director
Evans possibilities for Mayor',
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Knights Of Honor,

Santa Cruz Lodge, which was suspended by
the grand dictator on September 18 for falling
to have its semi-annual report for term ending
June 80 in the hands OF the grand reporter
within the time provided by law, having for
warded its report has been reinstated.
Grand Dictator Archibald Grand Guide
Learned and Past Dictator Frank Lawrence Wis.
tied Tahoe Lodge at West Berkeley last Satur-
day. The degree was conferred on q candidate
the visiting brothers ably assisting in the de-
gree work.
District No. 13, comprising Charter Oak,
America and Polar Star Lodges gave a social
and literary entertainment in Alcazar building
on Monday
Liberty Lodge conferred the degree on ten
candidates at its session held on Monday last
Several other limitations will take place on
next Monday evening.
Four candidates were initiated in Yerba
Buena Lodge on Monday evening last.
There are two assessments for the w and O.
B. fund, and 81 expense assessment for the
month of October.
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A Lost Grandson.
SANCHEz-STREET GRADE.
The Property Owners to Petition the
Supervisors for Number of I'm
prOVements,

iOI d NufnDer OF I'M
provements.
Nearly thousand property owners liv-
ing along the entire length of Sanchez
street and the immediate vicinity have
prepared petition to the Board of Super
visors looking to the improvement of that
locality. The Sanchez street people have
not heretofore enjoyed the advantages of
an improvement club of their own, and
the needs of their district and the notable
work accomplished during the past few
years by the organization of Church-street
residents has stirred them TO the task they
have now undertaken. The petition is re-
celvlng the most liberal support of every
landholder on and near Sanchez street. and
when forwarded to the City authorities it
will very probably show the signatures OF
nearly two thousand residents OF the old
Mission district.
Among the improvements desired and
particularly requested in the petition are
the widening and grading of the Sanchez
thoroughfare from Ridley to Thirtieth
street.
1t is proposed that the sidewalks, which
are now nineteen feet wide, be reduced to
fifteen feet, thus giving greater width to
the roadway.
The petitioners make special note of the
fact that Sanchez street leads directly into
Market, and with the contemplated i'm.
| provements it can be made the most con.
venient and attractive thoroughfare in that
part of the City. The street is now 82:t
feet wide, and if the sidewalks are reduced
an excellent roadway eight feet wider than
at present will be had. A new system ot
sewerage is required and the laying oi
water and gas mains is asked for in con
nection with the grading. Besides these
things the residents include i'll their peti
| ton request for more satisfactory elec
| trio lighting and police service.
The vigor and earnestness which have
characterized this action so far, and the
large mum ber of petitioners, are held to bt
reasons for believing that the Supervisor:
will not delay their approval of the de
sired work, and the Sanchez-street resi-
dents look for an early commencement o.
| operations.
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the occasion one long to be remem bered. 1t is
assured that large increase of membership
Will be the outgrowth of this splendid reunion.
Redwood City will shortly have an open
meeting TO show by fraternal competition that
us local Workmen are not disposed to allow
their lodge to be overshadowed by the energy
displayed OF late ut San Mateo.
Grand Master Toohy viii deliver the ami
versary Grafton at Mirabel, Lake County, on
the evening of the 2Sth inst.
On Tuesday evening, the 22d inst, the great
anniversary of the order will be celebrated by
West End Lodge, Alameda, with oratoryi
music and other solemnties.
west End Lodge No. 175 commenced active
ing.
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Tha Unitad World.

Last Tuesday Supreme Organizer Michael
Brooks instituted German council in Alcazsr
building with fifty-seven charter members.
The following-named were chosen officers for
the current year. Mrs. Tillie Roper, president;
Mrs. Sophie Won Helm, vice-president; Mrs. So
phie Taggart secretary; Mrs. Bertha Veroni,
collector; Mrs. Magdalena Delarue, treasurer;
Miss Kate Hupert, pianist; Miss Kate Weltz,
usher; Miss Anna Branders, warden, and Died.
rich Schwaiting, doorkeeper A great deal of
enthusiasm was manifested. and the members
hope within short time to double the number
roll
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Native Dauphters of the Golden West.

The ritual committee has held one meeting
at Santa Cruz for the purpose of revising the
ritual, and another meeting will be held in
December next. When the ritual shall have
been thoroughly discussed and revised it will
be submitted to the Grand Parlor for approval.
Grand Secretary Mrs. George c. Ryan paid a
friendly visit to Napa Parlor Saturday even
ing, October 5, and was warmly welcomed.
Orc Fino Parlor will give entertainment
on the evening OF the 3lst inst
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Frisnds ~ the GoIden State,

A new fraternal and benehc1aI order has
been established in this City. It was started
by memb bers of the Order of Foresters (Compan-
ions of the Forest) The first circle organized
is Alcatraz No 1, which starts out with a MEM
bership of 250
be organized.
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were cursed with a dark skin that the Indians
have to-day Mention is also made of a visit of
Christ to this country after his crucifction
and of the total destruction of the white race
about 420 A. d.
with American historical discoveries, and none
of them in any way contradict the Mormon ac-
count.
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Rnnitahla Aid Union.

Oakland Union No. 624 will celebrate its
anniversary on Thursday evening, October "a,
at Grand Army Hall. A committee of ladies
will arrange the refreshment table and the
brothers will furnish the speechmak1ng and
responses to the various tOasts proposed at the
table The San Francisco and East Oakland
unions have been invited.
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Order Eastern Star.

new chapter of the Order of the Eastern
Star is to be instituted at Lakeport, Lake
County, shortly. 1t will be instituted by DR..
G. w. Stout of Ukiah and members of Kingsley
Chapter. The new chapter will start with
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given Thanksgiving eve. He became a men,
Der but few years ago, but in that time he has
proved himself very active one. He is also
member of Court Golden West No. 7467, Order
Of Foresters, and other fraternal oIganizations.