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substituting cooking in the eighth and ninth. Finally sewing was also taught to the very smallest girls, and this plan lasted for two years. At the end of this time MT. Kennedy addressed 300 circu- lars to the parents of the girls, which read as follows:
 April, 1895. ~ Mrs. -: At the beginning of the school year of 1893 the Board of Educa- tion introduced sewing into the Frank lin School as an experiment. We would be pleased to have you express your opinion of the work accomplished.
 T. Has the introduction of sewing been an assistance to your daughter in performance of her domestic duties?
 ''2. Has the introduction of sewing proved an important factor in the de- velopment in your daughter of habits of neatness and order?
 5. Are you in favor of teaching sew ing in the public schools? If so, why?" All these questions were unanimously answered in the affirmative, and Be cause she fixes her clothes was fair sample of answers to the latter part of the third question.
 Beginning with the use of needle, thread and thimble the girls were
 
 In turn patching, mending, drafting and cutting of simple garments, and then the finer stitches. and more elab- crate making of underwear and dresses Tn the upper grades. Together with all this came lessons on the kinds of needles to use. how to keep them from rusting, the quality of material to buy and the different kinds for different purposes. When the girls first did their own shopping cheap and poor material was palmed off upon them, but after Mrs. Kennedy's lessons on the subject such cheating never hap pened twice.
 The result of all this teaching had a wonderful effect upon. the clothes of the pupils. There was a regular stock ing day, dresses were patched aprons stripped off and mended, and shoe but tons appeared as if by magic in the places they had long forsworn. One little girl begged permission to bring her mothers black dress to school, as the latter did not know how to mend an ugly tear, and another child ap- peared with lace curtain under her
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California Parlor for a number of years. has resigned his office, as he is going to the Klondike At its last held meeting the parlOr adopted a series of resolutions expressive of their regrets at his deter imitation to leave California and express ing the hope that in the new field he will become rich in this worlds goods, and to enjoy. long life of happiness, useful ness and contentment." Mir. Ryan, who has been a most active worker in the order, is the husband of Mrs. Georgie C. Ryan, grand secretary of the order of the Native Daughters.
 Bay City Parlor will give an informal dance in Golden Gate Hall on the 11th of February.
 The committee of arrangements having charge of the entertainment to be given in February by Alcalde Parlor is actively engaged in arranging all the details The entertainment will follow the installation of the officers on that night. and on the programme to be presented appear the names of A Gehret, F. Baumgarten, F. Spotsan, William Fenstermacher, A.. Sleicher and A. Maass. Other names will be added. There will be during the even ing be served a collation. and cigars William Fenstermacher, the retiring president of the parlor. has been present. ed beautiful diamond-set badge.
 The following named have been in- stalled as officers of Bay City Parlor for the current term: M. Savannah. P. P: A. Israelsky, P; M. F. Licht, Henry Ed wards and Emil Magner. vice-presfdenfs Julius Iiebert. NJ: Charles Lindeman P S; I. Lindeman F. S.; F. w. Levy, T Sol Magner. Dave Hollub and Sol Peiser trustees; R. G. w. Dinkelspiel hall di- rector; Sanford Feigenbaum l. S.: J. W. Carmany, O. S.; Dr. NJ. Regensburger,
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subject of demonstration of the lesson. Eggs boiled, fried, baked, made into omeletS, poached and sauces of eggs. Each pupil sat at. her desk taking down the clear and concise directions of the teacher This done questions were asked showing how carefully this part or the lesson had been performed Then the demonstrations began. The tenn perature of the fire, conditions and choice of the implements, proportions of the ingredients, were all ascertained.
 Few understand how to break an egg so as not to mix the yolk with the white, or how to beat the white into the snowy mass that is so delightful to eye and palate. Through every move of the pupil the injunction ito be clean" is always and forever dictated. One learns that spoonful of sugar and pepper are entirely different quantities. Exact directions are followed relative to the using of the different ingredi- ents. the time in cooking and even to the manipulation of the mixture and the proper handling of the spoons and forks. Each direction is given with eX- actitude and with a positive certainty that absolute results will surely follow. The breathless interest with which this class of girls followed the development or each effort was delightful and Satis- flying and proved that to learn was not necessarily drudgery. The lesson was a success, and every dish turned out as slightly and appetizing as the youthful fabricators expected.
 The school department is generous in the supply of all the paraphernalia of the cooking class. The kitchen at the Franklin is the highest room in the building, and is provided with the latest improvements in ranges, gas stoves and implements from stew pan to an egg beater. Everything is beau tifully clean and in sharp contrast to many homes of the poor. To prove how general among families is the benefit arising from education in cooking, the teacher asked number of pupils to re- late how they applied the instructions received at school to their home life.
 'I boiled the potatoes to-day" said little Bertha Fleming. Rachael Isaacs, pretty miss of F years, had made an omelet and cream potatoes for break fast. Flora Kan, Alice Sprigel, Lottie Meyer and a dozen others had each demonstrated at home their capacity for sharing with their families their school accomplishments. Miss Lottie
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arm.
 At the end of the first year the other class teachers in the school gave their testimony that the sewing seemed d recreation and pleasure to their girls. and did not tire them nor cause them to fall behind in their book work.
 The advantages of this study were shown, not only during the school life of the pupils, but afterward, for, al- though the idea of teaching a trade is entirely foreign to the purpose of the introduction of sewing into our public schools. yet it was a fact that with the foundational principles of sewing and cutting learned. these gir1s were 6, me times able to earn at once 20 and 75 cents a day in some dressmaking, tail bring or millinery shops, thus avoiding
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ing class of this school are of foreign percentage, and their superstitions and ideas on cooking in general are often amusing. Their teacher was solemnly informed that fish kept in the moon- light would spoil, and this she found to be really true. The children also de- clare that the eating of fish makes brains. When asked what to do to save the eyes while peeling onions seven or eight voices piped up: Hold a pin in your mOuth!" One little girl timidly asked if "consecrated" milk was to be used in a certain soup; while another, who had been instructed to write a short composition on the advantages of her own study of cookery, averred that it had been of great benefit, be- cause 1t enabled her to help her mother cook her fathers ''vitals'' every day. When asked what people were noted for their use of oats, a third child, who probably lived in front of sign covered fence, replied, ''The Quakersi"
 In the Franklin School, where Miss Paxton, a graduate of the Philadel- phia Cooking School, of which Miss Rorer is president, proves such a cap- able and interesting teacher being thorough mistress of every department of her work, the following sentiments hang framed on the wall:
 What Does Cooking Mean?"
 
 and Circe. of Calypso and of Helen, and of Rebekah and the Queen of Sheba.
 Tt means the knowledge of all herbs and fruits, and balms and spices, and of all that is healing and sweet in the fields and groves and savory in meats.
 It means inventiveness and willing ness, and watchfulness, and readiness of appliance: 1t means the economy of your grandmothers and the science of modern chemists. It means much tast- ing and no wasting.
 Tt means English thoroughness, French art and Arabian hospitality: and in fine it means that you are to be perfectly and always ladies loaf givers, and you are to see that every one has something nice to eat.
 JOHN RUSKIN"
 Miss Paxton uses Mrs. Rorer's cook book in her work, which she has so ar ranged that each child takes part in turn. Miss Paxton has herself prepared a typewriter course of study with rules and recipes attached. During each lesson one of the latter is copied in the pupils notebooks and then dem- onstrated before the class. In review the scholars without aid demonstrate some lesson previously learned.
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in sewing, and she is at present in the Columbia Grammar School. In 1896 Mrs. Mayberry was elected a special teacher of sewing in the Irving Scott. Later followed the appointments last August of Mrs. Zeman to the Rincon Grammar School, Mrs. Miel to the Hor- ace Mann, and Miss Armer to the Broadway Grammar.
 All these ladies are enthusiastic in the report of the work in their schools. not only from the standpoint of the pu- pills, but from that of the parents. In the Franklin School the fourth, fifth and sixth grades sew an hour and a half a week, while the seventh grade comes once a week for three-quarters of an hour. In some of the other schools various grades from the sec
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THE REBEKAHS.

Loyal Rebekah Lodge will tomorrow evening entertain San Francisco Lodge and Mission Rebekah Lodge in Welcome Hall, Odd Fellows building.
 Mission Rebekah Lodge is making ar engagements to entertain the officers of the assembly of the State of California.
 The president of the assembly an- nounces the following visits for the cur rent week: Wednesday, Mt. Diablo Lodge at concord: Thursday, Madrone Lodge at St Helena; Friday, Colfax Lodge at Cal lstoga, and Saturday, Ivy Lodge at Calls toga-
 Mrs. Minnie Kelly, the retiring noble grand or California Lodge. was last week surprised at her home by number of her friends, who had, through committee or two, induced her to absent herself rom home for a short while. When she returned she found the parlors decorated with flowers and colored lanterns, and then there was inaugurated an evening or music and home amusements until midnight, when there was an intermis- sion for collation.. After that dancing was resumed and kept up until a late hour There were present Mir. and Mrs. Oberdeener, MT. and Mrs. Simon, Mir. and Mrs. F. Lester, Mir. and Mrs. Salt Daugh, Misses Sarah Harris, Alace Hall, Gracie V. Lester. Alice Crowley, Mes danes Marks. Crowley, l.. Cullann, N. Wagner. and Messrs. Olempy, Rose, Ser bers, Marks. E.. Lester. A. Schultz, F. Boumenn, G. Crowley, w. Keefe and J.
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ing, even if in many respects they are not woefully ignorant themselves? There are no children in our schools, no matter what their social position or future circumstances, who will regret their cultivation of these most useful branches. The placing of these sub jects in the school course is a distinct advantage, since it tends to elevate them in the eyes of the children, and do away with a certain amount of disgrace which is often attached to them by the latter.
 Some five years ago MT. Kennedy, who was then principal. with the boards consent engaged Miss Kate Whitaker of Oakland to take charge of @ cooking class in the Franklin School as an experiment.. The work was so successful that the matter was laid be-
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cooking. The blackboards are covered with charts al q tatles for genera. ref erence, %uIh as time and temperature for baking. boiling, broil;ng, etc. For recipes Mrs. Lincoln's cookbook is largely used.
 After a general talk on foods, the subjects of fuels and five or six of the most important elements were dis cussed. Then followed in turn simple lessons on preparing and cooking pota- toes, vegetables, cereals, eggs, pud- dings, beverages, meats; lessons in baking, broiling, preparing fish and using up left overs"
 In the Hancock School a number of the gas fixtures were furnished free by one company, and the flour, spices, etc. are kindly contributed by certain grocery firms.
 The majority of children in the cook
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SEWING CLASSES.

r T was in 1893 that the principal of \ the Franklin Grammar School, Mr.
 Kennedy, received permission from
 the Board of Education to introduce
 sewing into his course as an ex-
 pertinent. Mrs. Kennedy was ap- pointed the first teacher and had 25O children under her charge. Her sue cess was remarkable. It was MT. Ken nedy's idea to introduce sewing into the fifth, sixth and seventh grades,
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DEGREE OF HONOR.

Last Thursday Grand Recorder Mrs. Kate Nj. Poland instituted Charity Lodge No 72 at Butte City with seventeen char ter members, and durnig the week she in stituted Golden Sheaf Lodge at Willows, with forty-six charter members. Angels Star Lodge. with eighteen members, was instituted by Special Deputy Thomas IT, vine and Lodge No. 75 was instituted at Ukiah by Mrs M. J. Stewart, s. c. of H., on last Wednesday.
 The officers of Dawn of Hope Lodge were instituted last week by Deputy Mrs. Eva Coean, assisted by Mrs. F.. F. May orn and Mrs. Sadie Hodges. During the evening the lodge was addressed by W. H. Barnes, P. G. M. w; Mrs. M. J. Stew art and c. F. Cecil of Progresso Lodge of Newman.
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a long, tedious apprenticeship. Also among the poorer classes those girls who became nurses or housemaids cas- fly commanded better wages when their ability to sew was discovered.
 The work in the school soon spread to others. In 1895 Mrs. Kennedy left the Franklin School and her place was taken by Mrs. Mccoy. Mrs. Graef had meanwhile been appointed a teacher
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Lodge were installed last Thursday night for the current term: J. Fies, M. w; J. T. Kidd. F.; T. l.. Trounin, O.; C. FIeish- G. There were present visitors from eight sister lodges, who were guests at a banquet given by the lodge after the given a pleasing programme of enter tainment.
 The election of representatives to the Grand Lodge will be held in all the lodges on the first meeting night in February.
 Through the efforts of Special Deputy Wells Fort Jones Lodge received thirty five applications for membership and Yreka Lodge has been making good showing
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THE NATIVE DATrcHTERs

It was subject of remark at the grand reception by the Native Daughters on last Tuesday afternoon and evening. in Natlve sons Hall, in the parlors of which Miss Minnie Klevesahl of La Estrella farlor' the queen of the Jubilee, attired in her robes of state received those who came 10 pay her court, that only one of the parlors was distinguishable from the otherS by distinctive badge, and that was Fremont Parlor the members of which wore neat and artistically ar ranged small bow of red white blue and orange ribbon. It was pretty and very
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Deputy Richardson was one who is prob ably the youngest man ever installed into A. Fitzgerald, who was born in Vallejo
 March 19, 1875, and was initiated into the lodge within a year. Appointed one of the supporters, he displayed so much ability that when the time for nominations came it was suggested that he be nominated for the highest office in the lodge, and all
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fore the Board of Education with the result that Miss Whitaker was later retained as a regular teacher of cook ing, which was first introduced into the course of the Normal School. Three years ago Miss Paxton was also ap pointed a cooking teacher and a little later Miss Lillie Toomy. The work in the eight grammar schools is at pres ent divided among the two latter ladies and Miss Coyle, who received her ap- pointment some four months ago. Miss Toomy, who has attended Pratt Insti- tute and taken course in chemistry at the Lowell High School, is placed in charge of the cooking classes of the seventh and eighth grade pupils in the Broadway and Hancock grammar schools, and in the Adams Cosmopoli- tan. Miss Paxton teaches cooking in the Franklin, Rincon and John Swett grammar schools, while Miss Coyle has charge of the work in the Denman and Clement. Altogether there are about 1915 girls in the combined classes of the eight schools. At present there are only five cooking outfits, which neceSsi- tates considerable doubling up" of classes. It is to be hoped that in the near future the number of class rooms especially fitted up for teaching cook ing will be materially increased. The work of the seventh grades generally averages two hours a week, and that of the eighth from an hour to an hour and a half a week.
 Miss Tocmy is an excellent teacher and creates in her pupils an intense in tarest in their work At the beginning of the course the children were given short talks on the composition ot foods, their value and practical use in plain
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ORDER OF EASTERN STAR.

On last Wednesday Past Associate Grand Matron Carrie Augusta Kingsley of Vesper Chapter, located at Red Bluff, Tehama County, was married to J. G. .Gehrig of Janesville, Lassen County, at the residence of Mrs. H. M Walker of this city. The bride was the recipient of congratulations during the week.
 The meeting of Ivy Council last Tues day night was a very enjoyable one. There were two candidates initiated one application was received, and the work was performed in the presence of large number of visitors, including Grand Sec retary Mrs. Kate s. Willats, Grand Mar shal Mrs. Cora V. McKeag, Grand Esther Mrs. G. w. H. Patterson, MT. and Mrs. Strode and Francis Xavier Le Bonte of Welcome Chapter, Shasta; Mrs. Kate s. Craig, from Clear Lake Chapter of Lake, port; Mrs. Agnes M. Morgans of Angels Chapter, of Angels Camp; Mrs. GIenden- Chapter of Etna, Siskiyou County, and Mrs. Clara Amanda Fisher of Pasadena Chapter. After the work of the chapter was over all present were invited to re- pair to the banquet room, where there were covers set for 150, and each chair was occupied There a pleasant hour was spent. This chapter will give a party in Golden Gate Hall on the evening of the 22d of February.
 THE ODD FELLOWS.
 The visit of the general relief commit
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A O. IL M.

Among the most prominent candidates Tor the office of grand recorder of the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen to succeed D. s. Hirsh- berg is John Hoesch, who has been an active member of the order for the past twenty years, and for nineteen years of that time has been the recorder of Mag nalia Lodge, one of the largest and strongest in the State. For period of ten years MT. Hoesch was a member of the Grand Lodge finance committee, and IS familiar with the details of the office For eight years he was the editor of the fraternal columns of one of the large dailies. and was editor ond proprietor of the California Workman. an able ex- ponent of workmanship. MT. Hoesch is an old time resident of this State. For a long time he was secretary of the Board of Health, and lately he was finan- cial expert for the city. He has good ex- ecutive ability and Is a fluent speaker.
 On the 18th inst. Unity. Magnolia, Spar tan, San Francisco and Park lodges, com posing District No. 1. held a district me- morial service in the hall of Unity Lodge when addresses appropriate to the occa- sion were delivered.
 The following officers of Eureka Valley
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THE NATIONAL uNTON

Last Tuesday night Golden Gate Coun- Gil initiated two candidates and took the preliminary steps to give an entertain ment appropriate to the day on the even- ing of the 22d of February. This council has under consideration proposition to start a reserve fund by setting aside quarterly small sum for use in case of emergency.
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ner that won much praise. His uncle. J: r. Jeffries, is drill master of the team of the lodge. and his grandfather. P. E. yef- fries, IS past master of the same lodge.
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THE AMERICAN GUILD.

San Francisco Chapter of the American Guild. at its meeting in Balboa Hall. Ma.
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tive Sons building. on Wednesday night, elected one candidate for membership and initiated three. This chapter is mak- ing arrangements to give a social in the course of few weeks for the entertain ment of it's friends.
 The chapter in Mill Valley Is also arr ranging for an entertainment to be given in the near future.
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work in our public schools is steadily gaining ground. Let us hope that it will spread throughout the State. To be sure, we have as yet only eight schools in the city where these two branches of study are included in the regular course, but it may be safe iy prophesied that at the beginning of the new school year many of the other grammar schools will have fallen into line.
 Some of the principals are inclined to pooh-pooh the scheme, asserting that the girls should learn such domestic arts at home; but how are they to be taught when the mothers, especially among the poorer classes have little or no time to impart systematic train
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who were qualified declined to serve. A dispensation was obtained and he was elected. On the night of his installation he conferred the second degree in man
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FRIENDS OF THE FOREST.

The entertainment which Pioneer Lodge of the Friends of the Forest had expect- ed to give on the 14th of February will be given on the 10th of that month
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Townker is admitted by all the class as arm. the best cook in it. At
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T last the day has arrived in
 San Francisco when the idea that the study of cooking and sewing is as important and should be placed on an equality
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ORDER OF CHOSEN FRIENDS.


 The initiatory team will confer the de- gree upon ten candidates for Social Coun- cil in Red Mems Hall on the 4th of Feb ruary.
 The progressive euchre party given last Thursday night by Social Council was well attended, which proves that these parties are gaining in favor in this coun- cil. The gents first prize went to F. J. Locker and first ladies to Mrs. L. B. Seaby. The first booby prize was Se- cured by M. J. Lyon and the ladies went to Miss E. c. Alden.
 Pacific Council is again coming to the front as a live council. With the help of the other officers Councillor Alexander Nicholson and Instructor Mrs. L. E. Clark propose to make every Friday night one interesting for the members and visitors from other councils.
 Last Thursday night Social Council had an interesting meeting, and it looks as if it were going to make a bold stroke to gain one of the prizes offered. Eight candidates were elected, one was initi- ated. and twenty-one of the members present promised to each bring a new member into the council within the next thirty days.