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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-23
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AsRICULr
TuRE, WEATHER BUREAU,S SAN FRANCISCO, March
%, 1896. B P. N. Weather conditions and general
forecast:
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date as compared with those of the same date last
season; Eureka --, last season 35;S9; Red
1b.lI last season 1905: Fresno 4.93. last season
l23z San Luis Oblspo 14.71, last season 1888;
Los Angeles 1888, last season 1893; san Diego
S.Ol.
The following maximum temperatures are re-
ported from stations in California to-day: Eureka,
~, keo Blum 64 San Francisco 63, Fresno 76.
san Luis Obispo 72 Los Angeles 7S, San Diego 7S
Yuma SO.
San Francisco data--Maximum temperature 90,
minimum "a, mean SO.
The following ranfalls are reported from stations
In California in the past "a hours: Eureka 10,
Red Bluh .O4, San Francisco 10, San Luis Obispo
~, Fresno trace, Los Angeles .Ol.
ington to- light. Cloudy weather and rain is re-
ported from almost all the stations on the Pacific
Slope Light rain has fallen at Los Angeles The
pressure has risen generally over Neva u, south
ern Idaho and Utah. and fallen slightly over North
western Washington. 1t is slight " colder In Utah,
Nevada and Northern Arizona. The temperature
has risen more than degrees during the past "a
hours from San Diego to San Luis Ooispo and
cloudy weather and showers with temperatures
above the normal over the entire Pacific slope.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours
endlrg midnight March 23. 1895.
Northern Caliiornia-CIoudy weather, with show
ers in the forenoon: light soutneasterly winds.
southern California-Cloudy weather; light west
ery winds.
Nevada-Fair Monday.
Utah-Fair Monday
Arizona-Fair Monday.
San francisco and vicinty-Cloudy weather,
winds ALExANDER g. McADIE
Local Forecast Oficial
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Young Mems institute.

AT the open meeting of Ignatian Council in Al
cazar building last Thursday Frank McGlynn de-
lvered an interesting address on "The Future of
Our Nation The meeting was also addressed by
District Deputy H. 6. Hall.
The following named councils have each ap-
pointed a committee Of one with power to act in
the matter of securing new and more eommodious
headouarters: Pioneer, Washington, Ignatian and
Columbia councils. 1t has been suggested that
the rooms the Center Market corner of SUIT
ter street and Grant avenue. would make desirable
headquarters.
Columbia Council has nominated for delegates to
the twelfth Grand Council W. ]. Ahern. d. F. Shea
Sam Haskins and J. p. Foley, and DR.. T. H. Nor
ris, NJ. r. Nicholson, w. J. Carin and A. PiIco-
vich as alternates. The election will be held on
Supreme Secretary F. D. Lyon has issued a call
for the supreme council assessment of % cents
per capita
District Deputy Hall paid visit to Borromean
Council last Wednesday.
Vallejo Council has appointed committee to
prepare programme for each meeting to be held
in the future
D. J. OCallaghan of Columbia Council returned
last week from a flying tour around the world.
He is prominent and popular member of the y.
NJ. I. and of the Native Sons, and on the night of
was present, and after the performance he held
lavee in the hall, being surrounded by friends who
were anxious to hear of his efforts TO beat Phineas
Fogg in his eighty-day trip
DR.. L. III. Morris. w. j. Ahern, d. F. Shea. C. A.
Drury and J. B. Haffen are the committee of ar
rangements for The ball to be given in Native
Sons Hall by Columbia Council. DR.. James g.
Morrisey will be floor manager
cooper Council No. 319was organized at Ocean
View last Thursday, and the officers were in
stalled by District Deputy John f. Richards, as
sisted by James +. Kenny, J. p. Henry and Alex
the new council, P. j. Kennedy yice-president and
l. H Isham secretary. DR.. vandre chosen
Father Cooper, for whom the council was named
delivered very interesting address.
Mission Council has appointed committee to
menf, 10 be given in May next.
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Companions of the FOREST, A. o. F.

Grand Chief Companion Mrs. Minnie Asher has
recovered from recent attack of la grippe and
she is now attending to her official duties.
Another candidate has presented himself for the
office of supreme secretary to succeed Mrs Eliza
beth r. Roy. This one is NJ. Boehm. Thi, office
seems TO be the one which the greatest fight
will be made AS rule In all fraternal organiza-
tions no contest is made where grand or supreme
secretary has been tried and found satisfactory.
Bohemian Circle will give AN cat home" to the
members OF Court Bohemia on the evening Of the
third Tuesday in April.
Mrs K NJ Flynn, p. s. G. c., paid official visit
to Eureka Circle last Thursday.
The following announcements have been made;
Minerva Circle will give Ukah party on the 27th
inst; Occidental Circle, April Fools party, April
i; Olympic Circle, party, April A: Sherwood Cir
Gle. party, April IL; Enterprise Circle, party
April lS.
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Native Sons of the Golden West.

Last Monday Grand President Dunno paid an
official visit 10 Athens Parlor Tuesday he called
on Halcyon arlor and on Friday he visited Pied
mont Parlor He will visit Alameda Paror this
evening and tomorrow night he will be with Eden
Parlor.
Last Monday Vice-President Gesford and Grand
Trustee Garrett called McLane Parlor at Calls
toga.
On Tuesday last the members of Pacific Parlor
were visited by Grand Orator w. NJ Conley, Grand
Trustee Milton D. Garrett, Grand Lecturer George
Grands Miller and Steinbach and District Deputy
NJ. Allen The visiting grand officers we're
graciously welcomed and the visitors entertained
the members of the parlor with interesting ora
tory.
There great time last Wednesday night in
the hall of California Parlor when District Deputy
M. Allen and Grand Trustee l.. +. Byington ir-
itiated sixteen applicants for admission into the
parlor. After the serious business of the evening
had been disposed of, the Alcalde team and Johnny
Grief with mock solemnity conferred the side de-
gree of Nincomp poop number of candidates TO
the great satisfaction of those who did receive
IT.
At the high links given by Alcatraz Parlor on
last Thursday fine display of stereopticon views
were presented by Gabriel Voulin.
Marysville Parlor has started a boom. At its
last held meeting 1T initial, six candidates and
received twelve applications. Among the notables
at that meeting were Past Grands Frank Ryan
and Fred II. Greely.
The following we-known Native Sons were in
the City last week: Past Grand T. Flint, Judge
William Conway. edward McCabe, Governor
Budd's secretary, and Joe Shafer OF MarysvIlle.
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The Knights of Honor.

On the night of Monday next, under the auspices
Of District No. 80, the knights Of Honor will give
a literary and social entertainment in Social Hail.
Alcazar building Dancing will commence at 10
o'clock.
During the past week Grand Dictator Archibald
visited Yerba Buena, Liberty, Union Eureka and
Keystone lodges. At Ye-be Bnena he conferred
degrees. and also at Liberty.
Keystone will give entertainment TO members
on the evening of Thursday next and on the 18th
of next month will give open smoker.
About The end of this month the grand dctat or
will start on extended trip south and be absent
about Two months. During that visit he will call
upon all the lodges in that section of the country
and VIII institute new lodges in places where none
exist at this lme In his tour of vislntions Grand
Dictator Archibald instructs the lodges in the
secret work of the order, and in doing so never
uses a book, having memorzed all the charges,
thirty-four in number, something that no one else
in the order do.
The committee from the various lodges is con-
siderins several propositions for headquarters for
Z he nrja
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was held wss very tastefully decora'o1. There
were number of instructive address IS, and the
whole aft; lr was voted a great success
Modin Lod re will give an entertainment to Its
friends in the lodgeroomD in b. b. Hall to-
morrow evening. An interesting programme has
been prepared.
petition having been received and permission
granted, Silver State Lodge of Eureka Nev on
the 22d, consolidated with Washoe Lodge of Reno.
The journal of proceedings of the 23d annual
session of the District Grand Lodge, which closed
It's session on the 29th of last January, was re-
ceved last Monday and 1t has been sent to all en-
pages. is well printed and is complete, carefully
prepared record of the proceedings. This is the
first time that the journal has been issued in so
short period after the adjournment of the Grand
Lodge fact that speaks well for the efficiency OF
the grand secretary.
Under the superintendence of S. Baruch Of the
committee on hall the interior OF the B. B. build
ing Is undergoing thorough renovation, and when
the artisans turn 1t to the committee 1t Will
be one of the finest interiorly arranged buildings
the City.
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Woodmen of the World.

Last Tuesday evening there was an interesting
open meeting held by Peralta Camp of Berkeley
nearly 800 persons being present. including dele
cations from Oakland, Alameda and Haywards
camps. There was music by the organist OF Pc
rata Camp, remarks by Consul Turner songs by
c. L. Troy OF Oakland Camp. stirring address
by Past Consul /. I. Boak OF Oakland, songs
by MIR. Houghton OF Oakland, an athletic
exhibition by Messrs Putzner Creeman
Quackenbush, Foss, Lipsley and Pattison
of the Crescent Athletic Club Of Berkeley, and a
tug of war between picked teams from Oakland
and Peralta camps. After this programme all
present were invited to partake of spread and all
enjoyed themselves greatly. Twenty applications
were handed in.
Golden safe Camp will give log rolling and
smoker in Social Hail. Alcazar building. This
camp, which now numbers $40 members expects
soon to reach the SEQ mark.
: monument erected to the memory of T. c.
Schroeder of Golden Gate Camp, in ODD Fellows
Cemetery, will be unveiled with appropr ate cere-
monies next Sunday at O'Clock in the afternoon.
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Ancient Order United Workmen.

DR.. II. A. Gale ]. Granville. ]. W. Mccarthy, r.
T. Baker and NJ. j. Blackman have been APP
pointed a committee to arrange literary and
musical entertainment to be given on the 29th OF
April by Valley Lodge, in celebration of its eigh-
teenth anniversary.
The public meeting of the lodges Of district No.
on Saturday night was great success. William
Hanson. the retiring deputy district grand master
workman of the district, the recipient OF
beautiful mblematic badge as a token of regard
in which he is held by the members of the lodges.
Alta Lodge, that meets in Mangels' Hall, at
Twenty-fourth and Folsom streets. at its meeting
last Tuesday night conferred two degrees on can
didate.
Occidental Lodge of West Oakland met last FRI
day night and discussed matters that are to come
up before the next Grand Lodge session.
The decision rendered by Judge Hebbard In an
action brought by member OF Unity Lodge 10
compel the lodge to maintain an exemption fund
abolished by majority OF the lodge, re-estabshes
the right of the majority to alter its bylaws at
any time when the good of the ledge demands 1t.
A circular has been issued out of the grand re-
corder's Office announcing that the Grand Lodge OF
California will meet in B. B. Hall on the 7th OF
Agr.
The financial statement for February shows that
during the month there was received for account
of the beneficiary fund $40, 55l. added to balance
on hand made a total of $50,263. OF this amount
$4,000 was disbursed to meet beneficiary certifi-
Gates.
The report of the supreme recorder of March 1
shows otal membership in good standing on
Fenrnary g OF soi;s9s; net net gam auriag rine ine
January was 2646 and loss S59. 60S of this amount
being reported by the Ontario Grand Lodge.
The beneficial commission held its first session
In the Office of the supreme recorder on the 18th
inst The consideration of the different subjects to
be discussed has proved serious matter The
emergency fund and graded assessment matter
met with more opposition than was expected The
commission VIII no doubt recommend the elgh-
teen-year proposition the limit of minimum
age. There was disagreement on the proposition
to increase certificates TO $4,000, but there was an
approval of the $500 certificates. The proposition
TO admit women members of the order will in
ali probability not be recommended.
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will hold a grand reunion and encampment at
Minneapolis next September, notwithstanding the
change of the meeting place of the Grand Lodge
from Minneapolis to Cleveland, Ohio. Arrange
ments have been made for special reduced rates 10
those who may wish TO take part.
The Grand Lodge of this Jurisdiction will meet In
this CITY at 3 ocIoc on the evening of the 18th of
next May. The blank forms for credentials 70
delegates, who TO be elected during the nrst
week in A pril, have been issued.
Since last Christmas Eagle Cliff Lodge has ln-
creased its membership by twenty-five. The
lodges hall is nearly paid for.
1t is expected that Grand Chancellor Samuels
and other grand officers will be present on the Sth
of May in Ferndale to take part in the ceremony
OF dedicating new hall at that place.
The division of the Uniform Rank at Hanford
will be instituted, it is expected, on the 9Th OF
April.
The grand chancellor will visit as follows during
the week: Tonight, Samson, Marathon and GauIt-
let lodges jointly at Los Angeles; Wednesday,
Kern Lodge at Bakersfield: Thursday, Sumner
Lodge at Kern City; Friday. Fresno and Vineland
lodges Jointly at Fresno.
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Independent Foresters.

The latest report from the Supreme Chief shows
that on the 1st of February there surplus Of
$l,589,552, gain of $38,l7S during January.
members
High Chief Ranger g. A. McElfresh is aiming at
an increase of 1000 in this jurisdiction during the
Forestic year.
Court Diana is manifesting considerable activity.
1t now. has a membership of 100 and a number Of
applicants awaiting Initiation. The court
numbers among its members some of the best men
in the community and it can boast of good, ener-
getic officers.
Last Thursday night there was large gathering
in the hall of Court Gilroy, which occasion High
Chief Ranger McElfresh his deputies and prom
inent members of the order installed the officers
and conferred the degree on twenty -four prominent
business men of the town. There IVES pleasant
reunion after the meeting.
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The Chosen Friends.

The initiatory team initiated candidates for Al
cazar Council last Thursday, on which occasion
Grand Assistant Councillor NJ. Boehm and Grand
Recorder s. c. Wallis present. Next Thurs
day the team will initiate candidates for Evans
Council.
Next Thursday evening the presentation festival
and social by Crystal Council will be held in Social
Hall in AicaZar building on which occasion the
old age beneficiary certfc Of $3012 will be pre-
sented to Charles Hess, member of the council
who has attained the age of rs years. This council
will, during next October, present two more such
certificates to aged members. A programme of
fourteen dances has been prepared for Thursday
night.
Past Grand Councillor II. w. Hutton will visit
Napa on Thursday.
Ora Secretary Wallis will visit Benicia on
Wednesday.
The Union Progressive councils have completed
arrangements for the entertainment Of the grand
representatives to the Grand Council and the grand
officers thereof. There will be reception and ball
on the evening of the 18th Of April in Native Sons
Hall. Thomas OBren was named chairman of
the committee OF arrangements and Mrs. r. T.
Baccus chairwoman OF the committee Of re-
cepton.
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EXPLANATION.

The arrow fiies with the wind The top ngureA
et station indicate maximum temperature for the
Gays; those underneath 1t, II any, the amount Of
rainfall, OF melted snow in inches and hundredths,
curing the past twelve hours. Isobars, solid
lines, connect points Of equal air PRESSURE; iso-
therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
WORD nigh" means high barometric pressure and
Is usually accompanied by fair weather.; slow"
refers to low PRESSURE and is usually preceded and
accompanied by cloudy weather and rains. "Lows'
usually first appear on the Washington coast.
Wnen 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
.ne low Is inclosed~vith isobars of marked curva-
lure rain south of Oregon is improbable. With
.nlgh In the vicinity Of Idaho, and the pressure
tailng TO the California coast, warmer weather may
oe expected In SUMMER and colder weather in win.
yer. Inc reverse Of these conditions will produce
IN opposite result
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Independent Order of Red Men.

Grand Chief j. Mangels, in company Of Grand
Secretary B. A. Sauman Grand Marshal Jacob
Beck, Past Grand Chief Jacob Rumetsch and Past
Chief B. schwarz, went to Sacramento last wednes-
day and paid an official visit to Sacramento Lodge.
Inc VISITORS were met at the depot by District
Deputy j. a. Faikenstein and a large deleeation Of
Red Men who bid them hearty welcome A visit
was PAID TO the lodge in the evening by the grand
tior, the l0S members in perfect harmony and as
certained that the lodge has Il its treasury sI375
After the business the visitors were escorted fo
the banquet hall in the Odd Fellows Hall where
they were the guests OF honor at frst-ciass din
city and show all the points of interest and when
they took their departure il with the knowI-
edge that the members of Sacramento Lodge make
up one of the best lodges of the order in the State
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knights and Ladies of Honor.

F. Kemp Van Ee the grand protector, has issued
q circular calling attention TO the fact that the
GrandLodge will in this City on the 21sto of
April in Alcazar building.
Assessment No. 4S6 has been levied for the
month of j pril.
Palmetto Lodge is enjoying boom. The initia-
tion OF candidates is the feature every meeting
of late.
A committee from each lodge in this City have
been selected to form general committee to make
arrangements for reception to be rendered to the
members of the Grand Lodge.
Aurora Lodge will entertain the members of the
order Of this City, Oakland and Alameda on the 9th
of ApriI
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Daughters of Liberty.

Martha Washington Council will give an ami
versary dance in Union-square Hall on Tuesday.
California Council has appointed committee to
make arrangements for private picnic to be held
shortly.
The recent visit of the San Francisco Council to
the council in Oakland awakened so much inter-
est that since the meeting the Oakland Council has
received fifteen applications.
National Councillor w. y. Simons, accompanied
by National Secretary W. o. Staples, will soon
visit this coast. and the trip west will organize
State councils in Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky
Kansas, Oregon and California.
new council is about TO be organized In this
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Royal Arcanum.

There is talk Of new council in this City and
another in Oakland.
The membership has been generally notified to
attend the meeting Of Argonaut Council this even
ing in Charity Hall, Shiels building. Any not
having been notified by the secretary will be vel.
come to take part In the meeting gotten up In
honor of Past Grand Regent Ewing Of Ohio, who
will be present, will also Coonel J. J. Tobin of
this City and other distinguished members of the
order
A. Abrahamson of Sunset Council, Los Angeles
is in th City as a representative of the Uniform
Rank of the Royal Arcanum.
Past Regent Charles w. Burnham Of Hoboken
N. j., and o. NJ. Jones of Los Angeles expected
here.
general plan to further the organization work
in this State is being generally discussed in the
councils. The ways and means committee is
struggling with the problem, and it's report is anx-
ously looked for. 1t is thought that strong petit
ton will be forwarded to headquarters in Boston
asking for suitable appropriation carry on the
work
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Jr. Order United American Mechanics.

A new council will soon be organized at Orovile.
State Councillor SchaertZer will shortly start on
a visit south, and will visit the councils In Mo-
desto, Fresno and Merced, and will probably ex-
tend his visit to Los Angeles.
The membership of Alexander Hamilton Coun-
Gil, the new council of this City, has increased to
forty-six.
Henry c. Schaetzer, State Councillor will visit
Logan Council next Friday. On Saturday he will
visit Paul Revere Council and on Monday he will
visit Monroe ouncll.
The representatives to the National Council, to
be held in Denver, Colo, in June, already max
ing pre- operations for the event
The entertainment that was to have been given
by California ommandery, L. A. NJ, has been de-
clared OF because it would Interfere with the en-
tertainment previously arranged 10 be given in the
first week in April by General George A. Custer
Council in aid of the Orphans Home.
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The Patriarchs.

Grand Patriarch Reid will make official visits as
follows: To Hope Encampment at San Mateo,
April .; Golden Rule, Oakland, April 8; uealds-
burg, a priI 4; Santa Rosa April 6: Relief of Peta-
luna. April 9: Bloomfield, April 13 He may call
the 2lst.
canton organized at Los Angeles last
Monday and the members will turn out in new
uniforms the occasion of the parade in that city
in celebration of the anniversary of Odd Fellow
snip.
Tomorrow evening Unity Encampment will re-
ceive return visit from Golden Rule Encamp-
ment of Oakland. For a number OF years these
encampments have been paying fraternal visits to
each other every year.
The camps of Los Angeles went to Santa Monica
last Saturday to assist in the institution of
camp at that place.
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American Legion of Honor.

hereafter be paid ONLY by those who wish to avail
themselves of sick benefits. Assessment No. of
this class has been levied and will be Delinquent
the 18th of April The amount is one-third Of
the present assessment, equal to of the old.
The Oakland councils met in joint session last
Thursday night and visited by Grand Com
mander Filben and Grand Secretary Burton. The
visitors made short addresses and explained many
matters about the order of which those present
desired to be informed.
The grand officers will pay visit in the near
future TO Council 16S in East Oakland.
Grand Commander Fiben left the City this morn
ing on a tour through Southern California to visit
the councils there. On Tuesday he will be in Los
Angeles, Wednesday in Anaheim, March % in
San Diego, April in Ventura and April in Santa
Barbara.
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The Rathhone Sisters.

The members of San Francisco Temple, Rath-
bone Sisters, have returned to their old head
quarters in Pythian Castle, and they are working
with renewed interest. At the last meeting held
one member was admitted by card and two appli-
cations were received. Several of those present
made addresses that were listened TO with marked
attention. II was decided to extend an invitation
TO all members in good standing to attend the
meetings of this temple.
The Grand Temple of the Rathbone Sisters will
meet in this City in the third week in May and be
in session at the same time that the Knights OF
Pythias will hold their Grand Lodge session. 1t IS
expected that Mrs. Ida NJ. Weaver, the supreme
chief, will be present.
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Independent Order B,ne Birth.

There was very large number of visitors in
addition TO the grand officers at the meeting of
California Lodge last Thursday night, when four
candidates initiated. j. l.. Franklin, the
president Of this lodge. who was inadvertently
mentioned last Monday . grand president. is
working theoretically TO make this the AN
ner lodge Of the district, and he is succeeding adj
mrably in thar direction In honor OF the visit of
the grand officers the hall in which the meeting