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Ladies of the Grand Army.

Last Monday evening Mrs. Belle s. Herr state
president OF the Ladies' of the Grand Army of the
Republic, Department of California, came to this
City from Sacramento to pay avisit to Seven Pines
Circle. The State president gave interesting
account of her work in the southern part of the
State and gave her impressions of the soldiers
home at Santa Monica After the business session
there was a pleasing entertainment of song and
addresses, and then Mrs Amelia Buttner, with a
number of volunteers, served icecream and cak es
On Wednesday, the 2Sth inst, this circle will give
its midsummer social in Union square Hail. The
proceeds 20 be devoted to the charity fund, on
which there are many demands.
Last Friday this circle paid the last tribute to the
late Marie scott, one of the members who died
last Sunday at the age of 65. She was the widow
of the late Captain Jesse u. Scott.
strong effort is being made at this time to build
up the order in this City, Oakland, Alameda and
Berkeley, and enlist the work of true. loyal pa
triotIc women in the noble mission OF charity and
love.
General George G. Meade Corps had two ini,ja-
tions al its last meeting and has two applications
The ladies Of this corps are lsborinK faithfully to
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The National Union.

After three days session at Niagara Falls the
Senate adjourned without having made any ma
terial change in the laws of the order.
Yosemite, the pioneer council of the order IN
this City, has recently added a number OF mem
bers to its ROLL and this evening will institute sew
eral candidates.
committee from Golden Gate Council is ar
ranging for 'an evening with the goaU," which is
intended q surprise for the members and their
friends who will be invited. This Will take place
in the future, but the time and place have not
yet been named
California Council will have several limitations
at the meeting on Wednesday.
Last Saturday Pacific Council initiated several
candidates. af.er which there was musical and
by ali present.
At the meeting of the cabinet on Thursday
evening next Senator Dreyfuss will tell of the
work done during the session OF the Senate at
Niagara Falls,
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Young Ladies', Institute.

committee of Branch No. is at work prepar-
ing for grand entertainment to be given in Ma
tive Sons Hall on the evening OF Wednesday, Au-
gust IL. An invitation has been extended to all
mem bers and friends OF the order to be present.
The constitution will be sent to all the
branches by the 10th inst.
District Deputy Ella NJ Comyns installed the
officers OF Branch No. last Monday in a yery
commendable manner.
number of young ladies OF San Mateo have ap-
piled for charter TO enable them TO start branch
in that place Their request will no doubt be
kranted at the next meeting of the board of grand
directors.
Last Friday evening Grand President sophie A.
Grote paid visit TO Branch No. 80 at San Jose
and installed the officers.
branch of the institute will be organized
at Port Costa on Sunday next
The per capita tax for the first half of the year
has been levied and is now due and PAYABLE.
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deputy grand chief ranger: Frank Rose, past chief
ranger of Court Castroville; j. B. Jameson. past
chief ranger of Court Santa Lucia, and delegation
Ing were installed the officers: William M.
Black, j. p. C. r.; B. Catti, G. R.; James Bertle-
sen, s. G. R.; Charles Johnson, trea ,urer; VIII
liam NJ Black financial secretary; V. Franscioni
recording secretary; L. E. Soberanes, s W.:
James Franscion J. w; James Sonnckson,
B.; j. F. Nixon, J. b.. F. w. Miller. :; Taver-
netti and ID. Bnsacco, trustees; DR.. t. L. Craig,
physician and druggist.
Court San Leandro No "a celebrated its fourth
anniversary on last Monday evening by excel
lent entertainment and banquet
A delegation OF the Foresters in Sacramento
visited Court Elk Grove No 1O1 on last Friday
evening, the Foresters' band accompanying the m.
The regular meeting of the executive council
viii be held ON next Friday evening in place of the
third Tuesday of August.
Court Stanford has Installed the following off,
GERS for the ensuing term: NJ. n. Saunders, P. c.
h; w. ]. Grant, e. R.; c. f. McMenomey, S. c.
X; T. Q. Rusage. T.: r. r. Armas. F, s.: Joseph
L. Lycette, r. s.; E. NJ Levy, S. W.; ii. NJ. Roth,
j, W.; j. A Mitchell, S. B., and 81. L. Apple, j. B
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explanation.

Inc arrow flies with .he wind. The top figures
st sta1on indicate maximum temperature for the
uhys, tnose underneath it, IL any, the amount Of
.ainlaii OF melted snow in inches and hundredths,
uuring the past twelve hours Isobars, solid
nnes, connect poin of equal air pressure; iso-
therns or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
woro mgr" means high barometric pressure and
Is Usually ACCOMPANIED by fair weather: slow"
reiers 10 low pressure. and is usually preceded
ana an accompanied by cloudy weather and rains.
Lows ms ally first appear on the Washington
coss'; Wnen the pressure is high in the interior
anu low along the coast, and the isobars extend
norln ana south along the coast rain is probable;
Dut wnen the s'lowp is inclosed with sobars OF
mSrkeo curvature rain south of Oregon is improb-
npie. win high" in the vicinity of Idaho, and
ne pressure railing to the California coast warmer
Weatner may be expected in summer and colder
weather In winter. The reverse Of these conditions
WIZ produCe an opposite result.
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SO. San Luis Obispo :, Yuma e6, San francisco
"a, Los Angeles 49,
San Francisco data-Maximum temperature "a,
minimum 54, mean 59
The pressure is highest this evening on the
Washington coast and is increasing in that section
It is lowest in the Dakotas. Partly cloudy wealth,
er is reported from Western Washington ana
Oregon, and light sprinkles of rain have occurred
in the lower Colum bia Valley. Light showers and
thunderstorms have also occurred In Arizona ana
the temperature has grown considerably cooler ln
the latter section. Conditions are favorable for
fair weather and slowly rising Temperature
throughout California
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours
ending midnight, August 8, 1895:
Northern California-Fair Monday; fresn nortn-
ives erly winds high on the northern coast.
Southern CaliforDia-Fair Monday; fresh west
erly winds.
Nevada-Fair Monday.
Utah-Fair Monday.
Ar1Zona-Fair Monday.
San Francisco and vcfnity-Far Monday ex-
cept partly foggy and cloudy Monday morning
brisk to high westerly winds.
w. H. HAMMoN,
Local Forecast Official.
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Ancient Order United workmen.

There has been great demand for A o. U. W.
buttons. More than fifty gross have already been
distributed
w II. Barnes, P. NJ. W. who during absence
of several weeks visited the jurisdiction of Massa-
chusetts, and delivered many addresses returned
to this City last Saturday.
Edwin Danforth P. NJ. w, will return to this
City from the East via ellowstone Park on Sep
tember l.
Next Wednesday evening Grand Recorder
Hirshberg will explain the classified assessment
plan and the legislation had on the same in the
supreme Lodge to a meeting that will be held in
the hail OF Excelsior Lodge, in Excelsior Hail. on
Mssion street.
will address Unity Lodge in relation to the change
in assessments
on the first of September next an adjourned
meeting of the Grand Lodge Will be held in Shels'
building for the purpose of putting into operation
the assessment plan adopted. 1t is proposed
TO make the new law operative as TO new appli-
cants by October and to old members by Janu-
ary next. This being an adjourned and not spe-
cIal session no mileage will be allowed, but mem
bers will be paid their per diem.
Last Friday the grand recorder addressed
large meeting of Occidental Lodge.
During the mon of July there paid out OF
the beneficiary fund OF the order the sum of
A new lodge is in process of organization in Wal
nut Grove, Sacramento County.
j. B. Fowler, P. NJ. W.. formerly of Arcata, has
taken up his residence in this City. Before leav-
ing his former home he was, by Concord Lodge
presented a gold badge of the P. NJ w. degree.
Grand Overseer Schaffner Will visit Lakeport
Lodge tomorrow and Oliver Lodge at Middletown,
Lake County, on Wednes lay.
Deputy Greenoush reports renewed activity in
Los Angeles County.
Grand Master Workman Winter and Eugene N.
Deuprey, p. G.. M.W. viii address meeting of the
lodges of districts and two of Oakland in the
Chester-street Methodist Church on the l4th inst.
This viii be open meeting.
There was great crowd at the entertainment in
Union Square Hall given last Wednesday by
Valley Lodge, the hall being crowded to its ut
most. The following programme was successfully
Introductory 4 qIe
NJ. w; music, Grennanis Orchestra; vocal solo,
Miss Lulu Mepaan; corne5 solo, Professor Gren-
nan; song and dance, Hayes sisters; address, J. n.
Young, z. G. M: Ideal mandolin and guitar
quint t. ]. Kremer, NJ. Lewis, j. Harris. ]. Con-
Zales and L. R. Isaacs; comedian roller skates,
George Morgan; either solo, Miss Frances Barr;
recitation, Hugh Mcmahon; character comedy,
."Sdewalk Converse ions,' by Lynton and Ru-
dolph. A dance followed the entertainments.
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Knights nf Pxthiaa

Grand Chancellor McGIashan will during the
week make visits as follows: Monday, Piedmont
Lodge, Oakland; Tuesday, West Oakland Lodge
wednesday, Ivanhoe Lodge, San Francisco;
Thursday, Liberty Lodge, Oakland and Friday.
Eureka Lodge, San Francisco.
Last Tuesday Grand Keeper of Records and
Seals Herman Schaffner paid an official visit TO
Fidelity Lodge in Napa, and on the following day
he PAID visit to Pluto Lodge in st. Helena.
The Temple D. o. K. K. opened last Satur-
day neht ior the admission of several candidates.
Efforts are being made to organize lodges in eli.
roy, Ukiah and Lakeport.
The encampment or the Third Regiment OF the
Unlform Rank will commence at Santa Monica
on the 18th inst and will continue for week.
During the week the division from Hanford will
go to the camp in a body
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s9s.Oe5.e53 30.

bursements to June 80 1896, were $36095, 1853 80
The Royal Arcanum, in all its nineteen years, has
never exceeded sixteen assessments in any one
year nor altered in any respect the plan and table
OF rates devised by its founders But ten assess
ments have been called Tor current year beginning
July l. and out of the amount realized therefrom
there yet remains for July claims the sum OF
$72 600.
Assessment 230 is delinquent August 81.
Argonaut Council met Monday evening last to
discuss among other questions the Grand Council
scheme. fair attendance noted with all the war
horses in line. The general trend of opinion was
to the effect that q grand body not always q
desirable feature and in this order especially, so
far as it appears in California No definite action
xras al
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knights of the Maccabees.

Golden West Tent last Wednesday night
made arrangements to receive the knights from
Los Angeles, who will be here in September to at
tend the school of instruction.
new set of bylaws introducing new benefit
features were adopted last week by Modin Tent.
Last Monday night the knights and ladies of
Oakland gave entertainment which there
were more than 800 persons present.
Golden west Tent is admitting new members at
every meeting,
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Equitable Aid Union.

California Union No. sos has elected and in
allied the following officers for the ensuing term
George w. Morse, c.; Tony Mehlwtz, A. P. B.
Nagle p; Rosa Bergman, v. p: J. H. sanborn,
g.: Mary Aaron, accountant; Mary Aaron, chap
lain; Louise Rettye, auxiliary: Julia Beck, W.;
.. Henning, sentinel; Otto Hentz, watchman :
Pauline Aaron, conductor: Mary A. Dearborn,
assistant conductor, and Louise OConnor, organ
list. After the installation, which took place on
last Monday In the presence of large number OF
people, there was an entertaining programme.
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Imrroved Order of Red Men,

Gray Eagle Tribe of Oakland gave smoker last
week and received five applications
Modoc Tribe at its last held meeting adopted
two palefaces.
Last Tuesday White Eagle Tribe conferred the
hunters and chiefs degree upon two entitled to
receive them. District Deputy Great Sachem
chief during the ceremony There were long and
short talks by VISITORS and the district deputy was
highly commended for the efficient manner in
which he performed he wcrk. 1t was announced
that he would be recommended for reappointment
as deputY.
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Order of Pendo.

Supreme Treasurer D. s. Stanley has returned
from his Eastern trip H. well received and
entert aimed by the various councils he visited on
the other side of the mountains.
Dfstric Grand Council No. organized at
Butte, Mont, last Thursday. Silver Star Council
was Instituted at Boulder, Mont, on the 22d ult.
with charter roll of twenty-one.
During the current week new councils to be
instituted at Walkervile, Bozeman and Living
ston, Mont
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Friends of the Forest.

Parlor No. of the Friends Of the Forest, Of
which Mrs. NJ. Boyd is president and Mrs. E. Mo
Lane secretary. has removed to 81. Georges Hail
and has changed its meeting nights to the first and
third uesday in each month. This par has
nearly 100 members on its roll and as soon as the
100 mark is reached movement will be made tc
start new parlor in this c ty.
Parior No. l, located ut Ukiah, is reported a.
doing well.
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omcia1 Assessment Table.
Order of the Eastern Star,

Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Carrie L. Peaslee
OF Pasadena arrived in this City last Saturday,
and during her stay here viii reside at 5lO
Geary street. On her way to this City she Wis
tied several chapters, and everywhere she
went she was welcomed and was well enter
tanned.
On Thursday next the worthy grand matron
will pay visit 10 Golden Gate Chapter. A
week from tonight she will visit Unity Chap
ter in Oakland, and on the 18th she will visit
,Oakleaf Chapter in the same city.
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Knights and Ladies of Honor.

Last Monday evening the officers of the Bay City
Lodge were installed with all the solemn ana I'M
pressive ceremonies OF the order by supreme rep
resentative s. American.
The officers of Pacific Lodge were installed last
Monday evening by District Deputy J. KRAMER.
Grand Chaplain Mrs. D.. Thomson, Grand secre-
tary S b. Carleton and Grand duioe MIS-. ?. be'e s
son were present during The ceremony OF III
stallation.
There is some talk of union meeting OF the local
Lauder it is expected will be present az tnat
meeting.
has been done dnrng the term throughout the
Sta.e, and that the order holding Its own as 10
mem bership.
The supreme eecretarv has caused to be COM
piled the ages OF the reef-fund members on tns
ist OF last January and these have oeen eahssed &
into four divisions the total number being 40 Zzd
In division the average age is 81 years; in z
AZ years: in AZ years. and in a. ~ years ears Inc whe
average OF the whole is Al years o Ok n9so WY
are 20 years old there are 1l9u; 30, zooo' 4o'
1854; 55 l407; 65, 1856 and 73, 4
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WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcUL-
TuRE' WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.
2, 1886, P. NJ Weather conditions and general
forecast:
Inc iohowing maximum temperatures are re-
ported from stations in California to-day:
Eureka 81. Fresno 96. San Diego 72, Red Blum
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Foresters of America.

Court Soledad No. SO was instituted on last
Saturday evening in Soledad Monterey County,
with thirty-three charter members by J. S w.
Sanders grand sub-chief ranger assisted by c. H.
Bremen, grand secretary; Thomas Sewell, past
Chief ranger Of Court Justice; George Wagner,
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make success of the entertainment they will
give on the 26th inst. splendid programme Is
being prepared
The department president, Mrs. Laura j. Robin
son Of Lincoln Corps, visited Meade Corps at its
last held meeting and will visit all the other corps
in this City and adjoining cities during the month
The ladies of James A. Garfield Corps Will give
social in the future. These sociais are always
entertaining
Many ladies from the various corps OF thfs CITY
VIII attend the meeting of John A. DIX corps IN
San Jose next Wednesday, when the WORK VIII De
fully exemplified .
Farragut Corps of Vallejo gave ''tin wed ding"
on saturday in celebration OF It's tensn anniVer-
Sary.
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Degree of Honor.

The installation of he officers of Dawn Of Hope
Lodge ia Oakland last week by Deputy Eva
Coogan was witnessed by visitors from Kansas
who declared that it was the most perfect that
they had ever witnessed, and they have wit
messed many. After the installation the retiring
officer presented with very handsome badge.
During the past four mont his fifteen members
have Joined the beneficiary branch of the order.
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Independent order B'nai BIRTH.

On Wednesday evening next Grand PRESIDENT
Wolfe and the general committee will pay ira
ternal visit to Golden ate Lodge After the busl-
ness meeting is over there will be an entertain
ment and collation. in honor of the visitors.
j. L. Franklin, president of the Hall Associa-
tion, will be absent from the City for some time,
having gone to Bartlett Springs for his vacation.
The erand president and the general committee
will m axe visitations as follows Monday, to Gre
mieux Lodge; Wednesday, TO Golden Gate Lodge;
Thursday, TO Pacific Lodge. On the lOth INST. o
visit will be paid to Montefore Lodge, ana on tne
11th to Occidental Lodge. After that the grand
president will start his tour to visit all the
lodges in the jurisdiction. outside OF San Fran
CISCO
Last Monday Columbia Lodge received visit
from the grand president and other grand omcers.
Ihls lodge, which Is the only one IN the !urisulc-
tion that works in the German language, listened
to several addresses in that language, ana at the
close OF the meeting the visitors and members
were invited to a banquet.
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American Legion Of Honor.

Assessment No. 1858 has been called and VIII De-
come delinquent on the last day OF the current
month.
W. A. Dundass, president Of the Associated
Councils, has gone East for q short time.
The next meeting of the Associated councns WIN
be held next Thursday. when matters OF consider
able Importance will be brought up and discussed.
Grand Commander Filben has returned from DIS
summer vacation and will soon pay vlslt 10 eacn
OF nunber of councils
John M. (iwinnell, the supreme commanoer oi
tne order, rs director ana stocknoloer OF one VI
the leading banks of Newark. N j.. and is at the
head of the HAYDEN Manufacturing Company
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Companions of the Forest.

The newly elected officers of United States Of
America Circle No. 26l of Oakland were installed
on last Tuesday evening by Mrs. NJ. A. Duke, grand
chief com panion. New members being con-
stantly added and on that evening four strangers
applied for admission.
Miss A. D. Bremen, grand secretary has sent out
the proceedings of the ninth al session Of the
Grand Circle, held last month in the city of Oak
land. The book contains great deal of carefully
prepared matter presented on seventy-six pages,
all of which is useful information to the mem bers
OF the order
Live Oak Circle No. 29 entertained its lady mem.
bers on last Wednesday evening by what has been
termed Jenny Jinks."
Miss Annie Winker, chief companion of San
Jose Circle No. 2l0, and several other members Of
the same circle have been spending the past week
in his City. On Tuesday evening last they visited
Defiance Circle and there the initiatory work
performed in an excellent manner.
John ]. Cordy, deputy grand chief companion OF
Diana Circle No. 22 Installed the newly elected
officers on last Tuesday evening. Refr shments
were served after the meeting. Miss NJ. Driscoll
was reinstalled as chief companion for he second
term ana has the credit of being of the best If
not the best chief companions in the City in the
matter of rituallstic work.
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Young Mems Institute.

Grand President Gallagher was in this City last
Wednesday and he remained until Friday, when
he went to Alviso
The following is the list Of the grand presidents
visitations for the week: Monday, Sacramento
and Capital councils at Sacramento; Tuesday,
Grass Valley Council: Wednesday, Nevada City
Council; Friday, Carson Council at Carson City
Saturday, Manogue Council at Virginia City.
There has been exchange of dates as TO So
noma aud Santa Rosa. The grand president will
visit Sonoma on the 18th inst. and Santa Rosa on
the 18th.
The next meeting of the grand directors will be
held on Saturday.
The quarterly reports and the per capita tax
were delinquent last Saturday. These the re-
ports ending June so and the tax levied July /.
Grand President Gallagher will shortly an
nounce the names of those who are to compose the
board of organization.
The proceedings OF the twelfth Grand Council
and reports to IL, making book of LAT pages, pre-
pared for publication by the grand secretary. and
the new constitution OF the Grand and subordinate
councils of the Pacific Coast jurisdiction, have
been sent ouI to all entitled to receive them.
The first lecture under the auspices of the lee
ture bureau will be given by Pioneer Council No.
l in Metropolitan Hall on the 9th of September.
The lecture will be by Arch hbshop Riordan on
"Individual and Political Liberty"
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FOR san JOSE. Los GAfOS & SANTA CRUZ

CTEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIER DAILT
- at 10 A N. (Sundays excepted Alviso daily at
p NJ Saturdays exceptedl. Freight and Pas
senger ARE between San FRANCISCO and Alviso,
Soc; Soc; 70 os san Jose. 7Sc Clay ss Pssr l. S9W,
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NoTE-In the above exposition of the tides the
early morning tides given In the left hand
column, and the successive tides of the day in the
order of occurrence to time. The second time
column gives the second tide OF the day. the third
time column the third tide and the last right
hand column gives the last tide Of the day, except
when there but three tides as sometimes
occurs The heights given additions to the
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
charts. except when minus sign (-) precedes the
height and then the number given is subtractive
from the depth given bv the charts.
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Companions OF the Forest, f. OF A.


Occidental Circle gave q very enjoyable party on
the evening of the'26th of last July.
The nickel party given by Minerva Circle on the
evening of the oath of July was very pleasant
and it well attended
The open meeting of Sherwood Circle last Mon
day was attended by large numbe of people.
The sat home" given by Loyal Circle last Mon
day proved TO be q very successful affair. and on
that occasion the following programme was car
ried out and received with m any marks of appro-
baton: Piano solo, Mrs. E. ]. Tyrrell: fancy
dance, Miss Pearl Bryson; "The New Bully" Miss
May Smith; com recitation, Miss Edna Ten
eyck; Highland fling Miss Carrie Doloser; song,
Miss NJ. Richards address of welcome. ]. Fall
coner; song, NJ. Creighton; duet, Mrs E. J. Tyr
rell and Miss Mohan; skirt dance, Miss George
Bacon; song, Miss May Bell; flag dance by the
Misses 1ryphinia Richards, Ethel Kennedy. Flor
ence Holt and George Bacon: 'The Irish Wash
woman" Miss Ethel Kennedy; recitation, Miss
Try phinia Richards After the programme there
dancing that kept up until midnight. This
circle VIII initiate members at its regu-
lar meeting.
The grand officers recently visited Piedmont
Parlor in Oakland and Pride OF the Forest Circle
They report both in good condition.
The members of Oakeaf Circle were entertained
by Olympia Circle recently. The last-named circle
repor frequent limitations.
The officers of Washington Circle were installed
last Tuesday, many being present.