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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-28
Foresters of America.

Court Sutro Heights had unusually interest
ing meeting last Monday night in Liberty Hall
Alcazar building. There were six limitations, and
j. w. Gleadeli stated that there twenty three
applications ready to be acted upon 1t is proba BILE
that atleast ten candidates will be initiated to-
This is good showing for the court, and is evil
dence that the membership has not been idle
This court, which has the happy faculty of max
ing its sessions always entertaining gave good
programme after the court had been closed. Mr.
Partridge gave several humorous recitations, John
Richardson vocal so o, f.. 5. Harding, F..S, told
about the banquet that is 10 be giveI shortly
George Quinn gave sonte excellent Sc ections on
the piano, Secretary Gleade and A. Safer deliy-
cred short addresses. and Powell Fredericks told
some amusing anecdotes.
j. 5. W. saunders, G. s. c. r.: C. IL Rremer g.
s., and Jacob Samuels, G. = w, committee Of
the executive council, will visit San Jose to-mor-
row night to confer with committees from the
courts and circles of Santa Clara County on the
subject of medicine and medical attendance to
members OF he order and take some ciion
about the combination of certain physicians who
are opposed TO such proposition,
On Thursday, January H. Court Maytower will
publicly install It's officers in Mission Parlor Hail.
j. W. sparrow having resigned the Office of dep
uty for Court Western Addition, James NJ. Lackey
has been appointed to fill The vacancy
Court Robin Hood celebrated it's twenty second
anniversary by a grand banquet There were
covers for ITO and every place occupied.
There were besides the members and lady re a.
tives and ENDS few invited guests, including
superior Judge-elect Carroll Cook and Mrs. Cook.
Sheriff X. /. Whelan and Mrs Whelan John w
Mckenzie and Mrs. Mckenzie, Miss Minna Pow
ell, Charles lie Long and Mrs b. Sheridan There
was first class men and after the dinner there
was a FEAST musical and elocutlonary In which f.
Z. Hensley: Chairman of the committee OF arrange
mems X. j. Whean, Carroll Cook Miss Powell
Joseph Hanson, Miss Sheridan, Charles lie Long
W. II. johnson and j w. Mckenzie took part.
The AFFAIR was pleasant one which will long be
remem DeTed by all who participated.
Arthur Kyle OF Court Petauma and Reuben
visitors at the office of the grand secretary last
week.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

CTEAMERs LEAVE BROADWAY AzA,
- wharf San Francisco as follows: &A4g5S
For Mary Island, Loring, Wrange juneau. XII.
lisnoo and Stka (AIaska), at 8 A. M, Dec. 10, "a
For Victoria and Vancouver o. Co., Port Town
send. Seattle, Tacoma, Everett. Anacortes and
New WI atcom (Beine ham Bay, Wash.), 8 A. II.
Dec s. 10, Is, 20, 26, 80 and every fifth day there
after, connecting at Vancouver with the C. P. r
r., at Tacoma with n. p. r. r., at Seattle with G
n. Ry., at Port Townsend with Alaska steamers
For Eureka, Arcata and Fields Landing (Hu m.
bodt Bay), str. Pomona P M. Dec. 8, z, IL, Is
19. 49, 27, 81. and every fourth day thereafter
For Santa Cruz. Monterey, San Simeon, CayucoA
Port Hartford (san Luis obispo), Gavlots Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro East San
Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, at A. Il.
Dec. l. 5. 9, l3, IL. Il 26, 70, and every fourth
day thereafter.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port EarIorl
(San Luis Obispo) santa Barbara, Port Los An
reles, Redondo clos Angeles) and Newport, IL
Dec.3 Z. H. 10, 19, 2S e, 3D. and every fourth
day thereafter.
For Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo. Mazatian, La
Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba, 10
A. N. 26th of each month
he Company reserves right to change steamers
or sailing dates. Ticket office-Palace Hotel, 4
New Nontgomery street.
GOoDALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents,
10 Market ST.. San Francisco.
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Sons of Veterans.

During the present month the missionary COM
mittee of the Sons of Veterans has visited a mum
Der of the organizations of the q. a. r. and 1t has
created enthusiasm in behalf OF the sons of The
old soldiers. The committee called on Garfield
Post and relief corps, Meade Post and corps Lin
coin Post and Seven Pines Circle, l.. he G. A
r., and for the future has anged visits as fol-
lows: January IA Lincoln Relief Corps 18th,
George ii. Thomas Post and it is now arranging
tor visits to Liberty and Cass posts. The commit
tee has met with cordial reception wherever 1t
has called.
FAIR Oaks Camp will install its officers on the
evening of the 7th of next month ana then give a
high il ks ! he captan-elect Will announce his
sta II this evening
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ExpIanatfon.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures
st station indicate maximum temperature for the
Gays; those underneath It, II any, the amount OF
RAINFALL of melted snow In inches and hundredths,
during the past twelve hours. 1sobars, solid
lines, connect poln of equal air pressure; Eo-
therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
word nigh" means high barometric pressure and
Is usually accompanied by fair weather: slow"
refers 10 low pressure. and Is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains.
Lows" us ally first appear the Washington
coast. When the pressure is high in the interior
and low along the coast, and the isobars extend
north and south along the coast rain is probable;
but when the "low" is inclosed with isobars Of
marked curvature, rain south OF Oregon is Improb-
able With "high" in he vicinity of Idaho, and
the pressure falling to the California coast warmer
weather may be expected in summer and colder
weather In winter The reverse Of th hese conditions
Glu produce an oppOaita result
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oraer of Chosen Friends.

The following are the officers CT Belmont Coun-
Gil, recently organized in Belmont by Grand
Councillor Boehm and Grand Recorder Wallis: !:
J. II. Thomas P. c.; +. B. Spencer. c.; Mrs
w. A. Emmett V. G.. Miss L. Rousell, l.: Mrs
w. T. Swift, s.. $. B. Doane, "A. s.; Mrs. W. R.
Snyder. t.; Miss L. HENDERSON. p; Mis-, F.
Alien, NJ: w. F. Young. W.; J. Allen, g.; Charles
Day. s.: Miss V. Rouselle, organist; J. " c.
Clark, w. r. Snyder and G. Rouselle. trustees
The council is making arrangements for a
masquerade ball to be given on the evening of the
9th OF January.
w. IL. Pratt, G. A. c., OF Virginia City was in
this City last week 10 attend a session OF the ex-
ecutive council.
Empire Council has several candidates for In
itiatiOn this evening
The grand councillor, grand recorder aud other
grand officers VINO compose the executive council
paid visit TO Sunset Council last Saturday
Evans Council Is to have public in ,tallation on
the 4th of January.
Hartley Council, No. 40 with twenty-four
charter members, recently organized al Elk
Grove, Sacramento County, by d. j. Hartley
ID. D., one or the most energetic and enthusiastic
members of the order.
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KNIGHTS of Pythias.

The following named are the officers OF Forest
Hill Company. U. R.. recently ms ituted at Forest
Hill by Brgadier- General Herman Schaffner IRE
tired), assis ed by General c. f. McGlashan and
Colonel r. ~ NerneY: c. A. Burleigh captain; J.
A. Garrison, lieutenant; W. Y Hollander, herald;
w. w. Mitchell recorder; Edward Kavanaugh,
treasurer; II. c. Klein, guard. and +. G. Crockett,
sentinel.
Olympic Company, instituted az Grass Valley
last Monday bv Brigadier McGlashan. assisted by
General Schaffner Colonel Nerney and off GERS
City aud ,olfax Company chose the following
named as officers for the curr mt term Martin
Wa lace, captain: w. g. Lord, lieutenant r. E.
Gacter. herald; John Davey, recorder; c. K.
Inch. treasurer: Thomas erase, guard, and o.
w. attison, sentinel
Next Wednesday the First Regiment OF the U.
r. will give reception social, and collation. in
PYtLian Castle.
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SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND.
Our Constitution Is the Test to Which
All Laws Must Be Brought.

'The constitution of the United States
is the supreme law, and every law OF Con-
gress. every State constitution and every
Stale law must be brought to the test of
this supreme law, and is valid or invalid
as it stands, or fails TO stand, that test, ="
writes ex-President Harrison in an article
on .'The Judicial Department of the
Government in the Ladies' Home
Journal. ''The Interpretation and en-
forcement of the National constitu-
tion and laws could not, for several
reasons, be left to the State courts.
Unifority of Interpretation would be i'm
possible if the Supreme Appellate courts
of the States could, each for itself and
finally for the people of the particular
Stae, construe the National constitution
and laws. And especially questions af-
fecting the conflicting powers of a State
and OF the National Government could not
6e left to the decision of the State court
II the powers given to the National Gov
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Companions of the Forest. A. o. f.
Improved Order OF Red Men.

Bald Eagle Tribe h as changed its meeting night
from Friday to Wednesday.
Advance Tribe of East Oakland, recently organ
lied, is reported doing well and adopting new
palefaces at almost every council
Altamas Tribe at its last held meeting con Inferred
the degrees on ten tiled to receive them.
Past Great Sachem CARRIER of Mary svie visited
Great Chief of Records c. f. Burgman last week.
Arrangements being made for q visit of a
large delegation from various tribes in the reser-
yaton to Tahoe Tribe in January during the ice
carnival.
committee from Oshonee Tribe has called for
n committee from all tribes TO meet an early
day for the purpose of discussing proposition 10
estabi+h n home for the orphans of Red Men.
A enort Is being male to re-e5tablfsh the tribe
In Honolulu of which the late King Kalakaua was
once sschem, and an application has been made to
pace l. IN the California reservation. The tribe,
which was under the Jurisdiction Of the Great
Council of the nited States, had at the time it
ceased 10 exist paraphernalia valued at $4OOO
The matter has been referred to Great Incohonee
Robert L. Griffin.
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The Druids.

Last Monday night Roma Grove Initiated two
candidates and received four applications. That
night the grove was visited by the grand officers.
and they were entertained at u banquet gotten up
in their honor
On Tues lay night Hesperian Grove conferred
the second degree
At its last meeting Templar Grove had two mi
tiations and received two appli ations.
he re.ief committee last Monday elected
the 70 lowing officers: a trancovich p; p
Roux D turing the past term ths committee did
some very good work with the oontri buttons 1t
received, assisting number of mem bers of the
or4er who in distress.
Boadicea Circle is making arrangements for a
party 20 be given at early date.
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Degree OF Pocahontas.

The Christmas tree festival given By Montezum a
Council was very enjoyable, ana it was attended
by very large number of people, who filled
Washington Hall, Red Mems building, to its ca
pac ty. The master Of ceremonies was Mrs L.
j. Plnkham, and Mrs Gould, Mrs. Harris, Mrs.
Sterling, Mrs Steiner and Mrs. Candage were the
reception co mmiltee. The following program me
was successfulyearried out: Plano solo, Mrs. Vina
Eaton: fancy dance, Miss Amanda Kopf: violin
and piano selection, Miss Pear Conness d Mrs.
PeaIl Harrs; recitation. Miss Grace Deering:
mandolin orchestra. Mutt d'Amour (Walter),
nccturn; song and dance, Miss Amanda kopf;
guitar solo, selected, r. Geddes: flag dance,
Georgia Bacon and friend; Professor Charles F.
Groeber's Mandolin Club Dancing followed.
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Woodmen of the WORLD.

Redwood Camp No. 81 has elected the following
officers for the next term: H. c. Smith p C. c.;
William ]. Miller, G. c.: George Baltic, A. L.;
P. ii. Savage, banker (ifth term) Thomas f..
Hatton, clerk eighth term); j. c. Ward W.;
James Fitzpatrick, s.; w. w Peck, manager for
eighteen months, j. f. Harmon for twelve months
and X. Luckow for six months These officera
viii be publicly Installed on Thursday evening
January IA OF late this camp has had MANY
visitors at its meetings. including many from the
Portland (Or) jurisdiction.
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Ladies' of the Maccabees

Mrs. Henrietta Cook, ID. s. c., will officially
visit and conduct the annual review of hives as
follows Mission Hive, this evening; Alameda
Hive. tomorrow. Golden Gate Hive, "Wednesday.
and Modin Hive. Thursday
Mission Hive has leased the hail at 2l1714 Mis-
sion street and named IL Mission Maccabee TEN pie
Miss on Tent X. u |. NJ. will have its quarters
in the same hail. The ladies of this hive are ar
ranging for p arty in the near future to defray
the expenses of fitting up the temple
Modin hive in this City and Alameda Hive
Supreme Commander Mrs. Henrietta Coox.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch OF the United States Hydrogrspnie
Ofdce located In the Merchants' Exchange IL
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit Of
mariners without regard to nationality and free Of
expense.
Navigators are cordially invited 70 visit the
oh1ce. where complete sets of charts and sailing
directions OF the world are kept on hani for COM
parson and reference and the latest information
can aways be obtained regarding lights dangers
commerce
The time ball on top Of the building on Tee-
graph Hill Is hoisted about ten minutes before
telegraphic signal received each day from the
United States Naval Observatory Mare Island.
Cal.
notice stating whether the time ball waa
dropped on time. or giving the error II any. is
published the same day by the afternoon paperA
and by the morning papers the following dav.
w. y. HUGHE3
Lieutenant q. 8. n. In charge
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KING hts of Honor.

Last Monday evening there was large gather
ing In the hall of Friendship Lodge it being the
occasion of entertainment liven by the lodge.
The members of Yerba Buena and Liberty lodges
attended in body. and Past Dictator Jov Grand
Dictator Archibald, Supreme Representative
Grove, Grand Reporter Johnstone and Deputies
Elder, Mclaughlin and summers were also pres
The following programme was presented
during the evening: Address, by the grand dcta-
tor; musical exercise. Dr- Beck; address fra
ternIty. l. +. joy, p G D.; vocal solo, NJ. l..
Grove; a talk about Knights of Honor, T. John
stone, g. r.; reading, "She Talked Too Much, "
b. /. solomon; pisn0 solo; address on the good OF
the order, q. ]. Vincent, G. r., and Charity as
Praciiced by Fraternal Societies." {. II. Hocomb,
D. G. d.
At a meeting of Unity Lodge of Sacramento the
grand d. ictator delivered address and ]. O. Car
Ioll, L. q. Sheppard and q. U. Bates poke in en-
thusiastic terms of the order. Two applications
were received that light.
Los Angeles Lodge last week gave an exempt
fcation of fraternity 1t has three of its
members who have Deen unfort unate and for
them Christmas had meaning of gIadness
The lodge sent each letter wishing him merry.
Christmas, and made the possibility OF such being
realty by sending with eaca letter purse cSn-
taining gold coin.
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Ladies' of the Grand ARMY

The officers of James A. Garfield Corps, w r.
c., will install It's officers the evening of the 5th
of January
The officers OF Lyon Relief corps will be in
stalled in Oakland the evening Of the 9th OF
January
Mrs Whiteside. prominent member of Seven
Pines Ci e, wife OF Professor James II. White
side, has gone to Redfed, Iowa. to visit relatives
she has not seen for forty years A large number
of friends wished her pleasant journey and
safe return to her home in this City,
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knights and Ladies of Honor.

Martha Lodge has elec.ed officers as follows for
the ensuing term: Albert Gomper,z, P. p; Cos
win WIdder, p; Jenny Nussbaum, V. p; An
toinette Graf, r S.. Charles Lackeman, f. s.;
Herman Friedander, T.; WIlhelmine Scho:tler
c.; MathiIde Gompertz, guide; Mertha Israel,
guardian; Anna reiger, ).
The following he officers of Excelsior
Lodye: Past pres dent, Bolton president Brad
street, vce-president, Gable cnapiain Whit
comb; secretary, Reed; treasurer, Blackmore;
guide, Sterling; guardian, Farren; sentinel, Whit.
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SHIPPING lNrELLIGENcE.
Arrive I.
SIN0Ay Dece

Arrivel.
SUNDAY, December 81.
Stmr Eureka. Parsons, S5 hours from Newport
and way ports; pass and mdse. 10 Goodall, Perkins
L. Co.
Stmr Noyo. Levinson. 1S hours from Fort Bragg;
pass and ndse. to Kimball.
Stmr Peru, Friele, 20 days from Hongkong, via
Yokohama l5 days, hours and IS min: pass and
mdse, to P NJ S s.
Br ship Andrina. Smith. from Newcastle, Nsw.
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ernment were to be maintained and uni
formly and benefcially exercised it was
essential that the final judicial determina-
ton of the scope and limits OF these
powers should be confided to National
courts. 1t would not have done in 1861 to
submit the question of the riyht of State
to secede from the Union to the supreme
Court of Snnth Carolina
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Kniphts of the Golden Ea.,.

Last Wednesday California Castle conferred the
third degree on a candidate, who was so eated
over the event that he inv ed ALI The members to
banquet he had prepared Tor the occasion.
Next Wednesday there viii be choice in all the
castles of OIL Gers for the Grand castle.
Alpha Council will give thristmas festival in
Unon-square Hall and California Castle at the
close of business will visit the hall in body.
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TEAM.
woa. I Lost.


The tournament will continue Sunday
next and the following Sunday.
There was an unusually large Hum ber
OF people at the Haight-street grounds to
witness the balloon ascent by Emil Marke-
berg, the ride down the chutes by Brown,
The one-legged cycllst, the globe act down
the chutes by Kroto ani the other attract
tions.
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Friends of the Forest.

Another parlor, Bohemian, will be Instituted
after the 1st of January.
Lincoln Parlor will change its meeting night
10 the first and third Thursdays of each month.
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Ancient Order United workmen.

AT the time of the meeting of the Grand Lodge
of California in September last statement was
made that if the classified table of assessments
was adopted 1000 new members would be added
TO the membership by the close of the year. Up to
the day before Christmas the grand medical am
iner passed upon 953 applications. During De-
cember up to the day named, 354 applications
had been passed upon.
The work of compiling the ages of each member
OF the order and the amount each will have to nav
under the classified assessments, which 90 into
effect on the 1st OF month. has been going on
for some time, and it had proved very eTea1
labor. Each lodge has been supplied with a list
from the office of the grand recorder and the Off
GERS have been requested to compare H. so that er-
roTs, II any there be, may be corrected.
he grand recorder has commenced the work Of
preparing the statistics of the according to
the card-regIster system adopted at the last ses-
sion OF the supreme Lodge.
Richmond Lodge was instituted Saturday the
18th INST, in Hamilton Hail. with twenty. five
Charter mem oers' by Frank ;. Po and, b.. u w.
NJ, assisted by members OF Pacific drill team
There we've present the grand master workman
grand recorQer, grand receiver and erand medical
examiner. Interesting addresses were delivered
by the grand master workman and the grant re-
corder.
Elaborate preparations have been made by Val
ley Lodge for the comforting of degrees on
OF ten candidates, with The assistance of the
Pacific drill team. on Wednf sday evening NEXT
OF members.
Lodge VIII hold a meeting in odd Fellows Hail,
and as very large attendance is expe ted extern
P4 arc peihB 1OC me event.
Grand Master Workman Winter will this even
ing address public Getting in behalf of the order
at Morgan Hil santa Clara County ana his ad-
dress Will be illustrated with steTeopticon views
arrangements have been made 1or the lstitu-
ton Of q new lodge at Palo Alto to-mo row night
his lodge organized through the special ef-
forts OF Deputy r. +. Wells.
On the I'd or January j. NJ. Graves of Mode1to
u. D. G. NJ. W., will institute lodge with thirty.
five members at Waterford. Stanislaus Couniy
Yolo Lodge of Woodland will dur ng the month
of January, with the assistauc of Leputy McPher-
son, introduce twenty candidates.
temple Lodge of North emescal recently in
itiated five candidates and Yosemite Loife of
Fresno received seventeen applications last Thurs
day.
ne Supreme Lodge has calel the attention OF
all suoordinatts to the fact that the 18th of mex
month Is memorial day" in ie order and that
the same be observed so far as possible
he Supreme Ledge relief board will meet in the
Palmer house, Chicago, on the 11th OF January
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Order of Pendo.

Golden Gaze Council elected the following Of
fcers last Monday: Mrs. NJ. ]. Fagen, P. c.; J. ].
fagen, c.: George Waterman, ". u; Ernest Du-
den, *; William T. Jones. T.: Mis-, Kate Geary,
9 Miss Hannah E. Morre L. e.: Miss Nj bel Gray
W.; Alexander Williams, seatnel; DR.. &. Paren Mt
NJ. r.: ~ ]. swanson, A J. Colby and NJ G. Rich
ardson, trustees.
Protection Council was organized with a large
charter list, In Montana the 18th inst.
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NorE-1n the above exposition OF the tides tbs
early morning tides are given in the left hand
column, and the successive tides of the day in the
order OF occurrence rs to time. The second time
column gives the second tide OF the day. the third
time column the third tide, and the last or right
henn column gives the last tide OF the day, except
when there are but three tides, as sometimes
occurs Tho heights given are additions to the
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
charts. except when minus sign (-) precedes the
height and then the number given is subtracttve
from the depth given by the charta
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s ons of BENJAMIN.

Pacific Lodge at its quarterly meeting, held ast
Monday, elected the following officers for the en-
suing term; :. Bere r.; Henry stern, v. p L.
Conn, t.; j. Label, f. s.; Il. :. Roberts, X. s.; J.
Gibbs e.: A. Monich, sentinel.
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Alfalfa, Court San Antonio Court Downey, Court
Santa Monica, and on the 23d he visited Court
ManZanita at Jackson, Amador County. On the
2hth he was with Court Golden West at Sutter
Creek and tonight he will be with Court Hang
town, Placerville The high chief ranger will be
in his City at the close of the month on his way
TO Los Ange es, where he will install the officers
eject of the eleven large courts of that city. On
the evening OF the 3lst inst he will be present at
au open meeting and smoker to be given by Court
Diana OF this City and VIII deliver one of those
inteI esting addresses that have made him famous.
The beneficiary certificate in behalf of the
widDw of the late NJ. Benniny, member of Court
Diana, drawn in her favor twenty days after
de"th.
The membership of the order the 1st of last
Octoher 99sOlS and the surplus fund on the
lst Of November was $1.942, ,415.
Companions of the Forest, A. o. It.
Mrs. +. Beverson, supreme grand chief COM
RAMON, and rs rs F. n. Morrow, supreme grand
secre. ory, visited Valley Circle in Stockton last
Monday. and they were rendered very cordial
reception and well entertained.
Sequoia Circle reports that it is doing well In the
metropolis of H umboldt County
Mrs. Minnie Asher, 2. :. c. c., is still confined
TO her home b. Illness.
Monday, January 4, Sherwood. America, Loyal
ana Minerva circles will install their officers The
installation of America and Loyal circles will be
public
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Depree of Hnnnr

Silver Spray Lodge Will Install its officers on the
2lst Of January and Minerva Lodge on the 26th
crown OF the Valley Lodge will have a public in
stallaton of its officers on the llth of Jsnuarv a.
Pasadena. @'
during the current month one beneficiary GER
tlhcaie was issued to Aida Upchurch Lodge and
one 10 Silver spray Lodge. silver Star Lodge has
fcur application and Viola three. Viola Lodge
taken the beneficiary feature.