The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
DELIGHT TO AID
 THE FESTIVAL Long, Distance Telephones Are Used to PrOffer DOna-
 tiOnS.
Interest in the Biq Masonic Even Increasing-Ladies w orking
 BraVely.

The interest manifested in the forth coming festival by the Masons in the in- terior was clearly shown in the use of the long distance telephone whieh leads to the Masonic Temple. All day long mas ter Masons were continually in converse ton with Mrs. W. Frank Pierce, the chairman of the committee on booths.
 Many of the lodges desired space set apart for special booths.
 Clear Lake Chapter of Eastern Stars at Lakeport will send a carload of wild flowers to the festival, and will send each day load of fresh greens and flowers. Colusa Lodge aims to have a miniature festival for the benefit of the Widows and Orphans Home.
 The ladies of Fidelity Lodge met in the temple yesterday. Mrs. s. S. Kahn acted as chairman and Miss Rosener acted as secretary. It was decided to call their booth Fidelity" Mrs. P. Rahfish, Mrs. T. Cohn, Mrs. Merzbach, the Misses Cohn, Miss Abrams, Miss c. Friedman and Miss Wessenberg were appointed com mittee to canvass the merchant district for contributions. The ladies who had been appointed on the previous commit tee for collection reported much success as Miss Rosener said, no one refused. Mrs. Nathan Schlesinger is arranging a music and art booth with living pie lures. She does this at her own expense. She has secured all the scenes necessary
 
 will take part.
 Rinaldo Bros. & Go. offered to inaugu- rate 8 smoking bee at the festival. They will donate all the "Belmonts" needed for thls.
 Donations gre coming from all quarters. One concern in Los Angeles offers tC sen6 up a carload of oranges. The Hires Root Beer people will fit up a booth and sell Hires Root Beer at 9 cents glass and turn all the proceeds to the festival. Highland Springs has donated board for two weeks for one person.
 The ladies of Doric Lodge met yester- day afternoon and elected Mrs. Thomas l.. Hill chairman and Mrs. J. R. Gold up Japanese booth and have 100 young ladies dressed in native costumes and wait on the tea tables. These ladies will serve in groups of twenty each night. Among the leading ladies present were Mrs. J. F. Logan. Mrs. J. P. Frazer, Mrs. S. H. Collins and Mrs. A. Kronberg. Com mittees have been appointed and active work is expected. It was decided to name their boGth aths the ns GeiShs tbs naafoce nootn ported to their postmaster, General Pat ton, that they had received as a dona- tion 10000 sheets of fine paper and 10, ,00G envelopes.
 assuming such proportions that six stenographers are kept busy at work re- sponding to the communications.
 The following letter speaks for itself:
 SAN FRANCISCO. March 30. 1898.
 MT and Mrs. Charles l.. Pierce: We beg to confirm the arrangements made with you per sonally to-day, namely, that will be pleased to donate toward your festival a complete din- ing service outfit in china and glassware.
 It is understood that proper space for the display thereof will be given, and we will undertake to display and arrange the same for YOU Wishing you every success in your enter prise, we remain. respectfully yours,
 NATHAN, DOHRMANN & co.