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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

worth SGD and SIS.
Truly a grand lot,
in fact the best we have
ever had an opportun-
ity to buy, and We wish
to say that
Saturday Morning
beginning at 7:3o, We
shall comply with Mr..
August's instructions
and start our sale.
And Note = These
suits. merged with any
other Suit or Oyercoat
in our house. which
consists of as fine a
line of Worsted Suits
as are in the country,
go at one price
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

State and these show that through the
efforts of these the order was enabled
to pass the forty thousand mark during
the past term.
Past Grand Master ]. w. Linscott.
who at the last held session of the
Grand Lodge was chosen as a repre-
sentative from this State to the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge. has rendered his
resignation. as he will not be able to
attend that session.
Mrs. M E. Donoho, secretary of the
California Assembly of the Rebekahs,
has transferred her Office from Devisa-
dero street to 1oa Steiner street.
Loyal Rebekah Lodge at it's meeting
last Monday initiated four candidates,
after which there was social even
ing.
President Mrs. Fargo, accompanied
by Secretary Mrs. Donoho, Treasurer
Mrs. Wycoff. and Deputies zeigler,
Christensen and Noble, paid visit last
week to Sunset Lodge across the bay
and witnessed the initiation of several
candidates. After talks for the good
of the order there was a presentation
to Mrs. Fargo of handsome fruit dish
and the serving of collation..
On August 27 President Mrs. Fargo
paid an official visit to Antioch Lodge,
on the 2sth to the one in Irvington and
on the 29th to the one in Fruitvale
She announces visits as follows during
September:
Fatima Lodge, Gazelle. September II !;
Ora Lodge, Fort Jones. 18th; Aureola
Lodge, Etna, 18th; Hope Lodge, Yreka,
18th; oriole Lodge, Dunsniuir, 18th;
Castle Lake Lodge, Sisson, 18th; Juan
ita Lodge. Anderson. 18th; Eola Lodge,
Igo, 18th; MiIlville Lodge. Millville,
goth; Mount Shasta Lodge Redding,
21st; woodbine Lodge, French Gulch.
25th; Evening Star Lodge, Weaver
VILE. 26th; Paskenta Lodge, Paskenta,
2Sth; Palm Lodge, Corning, 10Th.
Walhalla Rebekah Lodge will here
after meet in Native Sons Hall at Geary
and Cough streets.
Jubilee Rebekah Lodge will give a
party in its hall on Page street, near
Stanyan.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

On September there is to be a
set Tribe of that city and 1roquois
Tribe of Stockton in the adoption de-
gree. There is the promise of large
attendance OF members residing in each
city named and from towns adjacent
to Vallejo. In the afternoon there is
to be an entertainment, with music by
the Marine Band of Mare Island. and
in the evening there will be the compe-
tition in the pavilion, to be followed
l.by a banquet for not less than four
hundred The great chiefs of this res
ervation have been asked to be present.
Montezuma Tribe has secured quar-
ters in Woodmen's Hall, on Seventeenth
street, near Valencia.
The following named have been in
Quoted into office to serve the San
Improved Order of Red Men for
the current term: r. L. Lincoln,
president; Frank La Torres. vice
president; J. Harry Hutaff, secre-
tary, and William M. Joseph. treasurer.
The finance committee is composed of
Frank La Torres, H. NJ. Hussey and s..
Danielweiz.
Osceola and Yosemite Tribes have
formed an outing club" for this sea-
son, and will give an outing to mem
bers, families and friends at Schuet-
zen Park, San Rafael. today.
The picnic given by the Altahmos
Calumet Outing Club at Fairfax on the
third Sunday in August was attended
by more than coo persons, and proved
very pleasant outing.
Calumet Tribe has provided itself
with full set of new costumes. for its
degree team.
Wendigoes Council recently gave a
ball in Naval Hall in aid of one of it's
members in distress. and a good sum
was netted. On the last day of August
the council moved into Woodmen's Hall
on Seventeenth street and had house
warming.
Jennie NJ. Edge of Vallejo, who at
the recent session of the Great Council
was elected a great trustee is mem
Der of several fraternal societies. She
is past Pocahontas of Ioka Council of
the Degree. a past president of Liberty
Parlor of the Native Daughters and
trustee of Alba Circle of the Com
a reputation as an elecutionist
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

Hall, on Devisadero street. and at each
meeting several strangers are instruct
ell into. the mysteries of the order. The
work at every session is followed by a
social hour. as this organization is of
the opinion that the social feature must
be maintained in addition to the fra
ternal and beneficial features.
The senate of the order has received
applications from two different local
titles for authority to organize an as
semhly in each. Ths necessary papers
have been forwarded. and it is expect
ed that in a few weeks these will be
instituted.
Director General H. c.. Lewis, after
an absence of several weeks in Oregon.
where he established assemblies of the
order one large one in Portland, re-
turned to this city last week, and will
for some time give his attention 10 the
building MP of the local assemblies.
Flattering reports were received at
the senate office last week from the as
sembIies in the southern part of the
state.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

October, 1S4s, from the Hawaiian ISL
ands, or Sandwich Islands, as they were
then known, where he had been in the
service of the American Board of Com
missioners for Foreign Missions He
was the first Protestant clergyman in
California. His presence had remark
able influence for good on the people of
the town, for three days after his ar
rival he was formally invited by promi-
nent citizens of the place of every re-
ligious persuasion to reside among
them and act as chaplain of the town
for one year from November 1. 1s4S.
at a salary of s250o. He at once en-
tered upon his labors and held service
in the first public schoolhouse on
Portsmouth square.
The repairs to Plymouth Congrega-
tional Church, Post street. near Bu-
chanan, Rev. I. C. Meserve. pastor, are
progressing with all possible speed
commensurate with good workmanship.
Last week the tinters were at work on
the interior, and this week the carpen-
ters will put on the finishing touch of
repairs. after which the painters will
finish the work of restoration. 1t is
expected that this will be accomplished
in three weeks. In the meantime services
are held there and today there will be
communion.
gregational Church will abide in
Plymouth Church until it's own build
ing at Post and Mason streets is ready
for its reception.
The Fourth Congregational Church,
Rev. E. L. Walz. pastor is the only
Protestant church holding services at
this time in. the North Beach district.
In spite of existing difficulties the new
structure on the old site, on Green
street near Stockton, was well filed
pastor and the people that the structure
shall be used for the advancement of
the moral, social and religious welfare
of the neighborhood. A library is be-
ing collected. An orchestra will soon
meet for regular practice. Two sewing
machines have been secured for the use
of such as may need them. The choir.
under the leadership of John Schulties,
will give an oratorio during the winter
On Labor day the people of this church
will have an outing in Marin County
and their friends have been invited to
accompany them. The particulars of
this will be announced at the II o'clock
service this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
congregafionaiisfs Building

Work on the rebuilding of the First
Congregational Church, at Post and
Mason streets, Rev. George C. Adams,
pastor, is progressing as rapidly as the
force of workmen securable can do the
work. The idea is to rebuild the
church. not in the magnificent proper
tions that 1t was prior to the April fire,
but to make it such a structure as will
serve the purposes of the congregation
for several years to come, or until such
time as it may be determined as to
whether it shall be best to build a more
imposing STRUCTURE on the site or dis
pose OF the property and move to an
other location. An examination of the
tower of the church shows that about
forty feet of it will have to be taken
down, as the heat of the fierce flames
irreparably damaged 1t. This church is
proud of the fact that 1t was founded
in this city in July. 1849, by the Rev.
I. Dwight Hunt, who reached here in
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
Eastern Star.

Until the contemplated Eastern star
hall is-built Starr King Chapter hold
it's meetings on the first and third
Monday night each month in Albert
Pike Memorial Temple. Recently the
officers and many members OF the
chapter paid visit TO Berkeley Chap
ter. The officers put on the work for
the visited chapter and were highly
eomplimented for the perfect manner
in which 1t was presented
Mrs. Alice Hickie. past matron OF
Mission Chapter. one OF the very bright
members of the order. is announced as
"a candidate for lie o...eev of associate
grand matron at the session Of the
Grand Chapter to be held In Mission
Masonic Temple next october.
Adelaide Hickie. matron OF the Starr
King Chapter. has returned from a
four. weeks vacation at Lake Tahoe
Olive Branch Chapter had very en-
joyabIe at home" in Albert Pike Me-
mortal Temple last Monday night. De-
spite the street car tie-up there We're
more than 10 present. who were en-
tertained with a programme CT four
teen numbers. music. recitations and
speciaIties, after which there was
dancing and the serving of a collation.
Worthy Patron Joe H Rosenberg was
the chairman of the evening
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
The Guild.

A new chapter of the American Guild
will be instituted in Vallejo August 81.
Last week the organizer of this chap
ter gave a party to the prospective
members, fifty in number, and their
friends.
Golden Gate Chapter at It's last held
meeting initiated a class of twelve.
after which there was an open meet
ing in Oakwood Hall. This was largely
attended and pleasant time was had.
Last week San Francisco Chapter
had an open meeting and programme in
Artisans Hall, when the many who
attended were delightfully."- entertained
with a programme of the vaudeville
order.
Stockton Chapter has been voted a
set Of eighteen flags for having in July
initiated twenty-fiv strangers.
new chapter was instituted in
Santa Barbara during the second week
in August.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
Catholics Restore Churches


Considerable activity has been noted
in the restoration of Catholic churches
in this city.
Work is progressing on the Cathedral
at Van Ness avenue and O'Farrel street
and in short time it will be in com
plete repair.
The repairs to the interior and exte-
rior of the Church of the Holy Cross
on Eddy street. near Devisadero. are
being pushed as rapidly as possible
and ii will not be long before services
will be resumed there.
The large frame structure erected
for the Dominican Brothers on Pierce
street. near Pine. which is TO be used in
lieu of the magnificent church at Bush
and Steiner. which is being demolished.
is almost completed. and in it's uafn-
ished condition services are being held
there. the first being on last Sunday.
The communicates greatly appreciate
the change from the open-air services.
which have been held during the past
few months.
All that remained of the grand strucl
ture on Hayes street. between Van Ness
avenue and Franklin. known as
ST. Ignatius Church. was laid low last
week by gang of dynamiters. to make
room for commercial edifice.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
Independent Foresfers.


Court Golden Era at its first meet
ing in August received five applica-
tions for membership and will initiate
the applicants at the second meeting.
Court Yerba Buena at it's last held
session had three candidates TO 1niti-
ate.
Junior Past High Chief Ranger G.
@. Stewart was a visitor last week to
Court Southern Heights, which still
meets on the Portrero.
Advices received here are TO the
effect that in all probability Supreme
Chief Ranger oronyatekah will be in
this State to attend the session of the
High Court of California.
j. E. Toler of Court Observatory,
San Jose, who had one OF his legs
broken on April is. was brought here
last week and taken to St. Luke's Hos
pital, where the bone had to be frac-
tured anew and reset.
Companion Court Golden Gate is. still
on, the up grade of prosperity and
working hard to increase it's member
ship. The guard of honor is fully re
organized and comforting the degree in
that manner which has won for it so
much praise.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

control the destinies or the community,
and he thought it strange that three
thousand such men could WELD a
greater power than thirty thou
sand Christians in the several congre-
cations. mis- he attributed to a lack
the city to take an active interest in
the civic government and to see that
only good, pure, honest and God-fear-
ing men were placed in position. To
apathy on the part of good citizens and
a neglect to do their duty he attributed
the conditions which now exist in San
Francisco, which have invited so much
adverse criticism. He was of the opin-
ion that the disaster which had visited
the city in April had within it an ad-
monition from the Almighty to the
ministers and the good citizens. who
are members of the churches, to arouse
to action and save the city from sorrow.
He said that a problem had been pre-
sented to the churches and that God
has called upon the churches to solve
thought, to make this a good and a
clean city was at hand and the oppor-
tunity should not be neglected. Noon
day prayer meetings, he thought, would
tell on the morals of the city. He fav-
ored cooperation of all the churches
kingdom of God and the betterment of
civic conditions He said that there
were one hundred and seventy five
church organizations of all classes in
active operation in this city before the
fire, and added: IF there was repre-
ganizations acting with one common
purpose in view, and backed by the
earnest support of thirty thousand good
men having the glorification of God and
the bettering of the conditions of the
city al heart. they could accomplish a
sand henchmen behind him can accom-
plish as much as he does, what could
one hundred and seventy five clergymen
backed by thirty thousand more, accom-
plish? They could not only accomplish
much in the name of good, but they
could have anything they might ask for
in the interest of a better community.
He expressed himself strongly in favor
of concert of action, not for day,
nor month. nor year, but for all
time, until there shall be better city
even though it take a great deal of
hard work and there may be dis
appointments.
Rev. DR.. George c. Adams of the
First Congregational Church spoke OF
the opportunity for work that the min
listers and laymen have of doing good
in the community in conjunction with
the betterment of conditions. but ex-
pressed himself as in favor of looking
always upon the bright side of life and
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

not following the line of the yellow
journalist, who constantly seeks to lam
poon every one against whom he has
taken an inimical feeling. He said that
he recalled one man in this community
who held the position of Mayor who did
all that a man could do for the better
ment of the community and put himself
out of the way many. times that he
might serve the people, yet his every
act, instead of being encouraged, was
.lampooned by the yellow journalists
He favored the proposed federation for
the good that it can do.
The Rev. r. l. Cave of the
West Side Christian Church, in speak
ing on the lines of the pre-
ceeding speaker, said that he had
been in this city from the East but six
months and had never heard the city
of San Francisco classed among the
bad cities of the Union until he came
here and heard the citizens pronounce
it so, He was, he said, astonished that
the citizens, instead of coming forward
and doing what in their power lay to
make it good, contented themselves
standing by in idleness and calling it
a bad city. You will never he said
make San Francisco a good city by
calling it bad"
At the meeting of the federation to
be held tomorrow night in the same
place the special committee, consisting
of Rev. DR.. Adams Rev. Cecil Marrick
of ST. Stephens Church and w H
Barnes, will present for acceptance the
names of those they have selected to
officer the new organization.
An effort will be made to induce min
listers of all denominations to join in
San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
Odd Fellowship.

The meeting of Spartan Lodge at
South San Francisco on the second
wednesday in August was a very
pleasant one. On that occasion Grand
Secretary Harry D: Richardson paid
his first visit to that subordinate.
During the evening he was called upon
to speak for the good of the order
and delivered very interesting and
eloquent address. Other speakers were:
Thomas Ball. d. D. C. NJ; Past Grands
Peterson, S. Leary, P. Iverson, T. Mann
and J. Bailey. 1t was a very interest
ing and instructive meeting. After the
speechmaking light refreshments were
served. This lodge. though far away
from the center of Greater San Fran
cisco, is not inactive, for at its last
held meeting it had two propositions
for membership presented.
Jubilee Rebekah Lodge at its last
held meeting gave its officers an op-
portunity to put on the degree work,
and they did it in the same old way
and without a ullClis
on the night of the second Saturday
in August Excelsior Degree Lodge No 2
met in regular form at Phelps Hall.
and after the routine of business. the
third degree was conferred in a very
impressive manner. John Deas, dis
trict deputy grand master of district
No. l, in which this lodge is located,
then installed the following named as
the officers of the lodge for the cur
rent term: Mark H. Ludlow, degree
master; z. K. .Rountree. deputy degree
master; G. A. Husbner, secretary; T.
R. Morse, treasurer Then the follow
ing named appointed officers were duly
installed: George H. Carron, warden;
J. Peterson, conductor; ]. Greenless.
outside guard: B. Iverson. inside guard;
A. K Kingsford. first assistant degree
master; Z. St John Fox. second assist
ant degree MASTER. ]. B. Dorothy, third
assistant degree master; w. T. Worth
ington, fourth assistant degree master;
". ]. Thorpe. past grand, and r. H.
Porterfield, chaplain. The degree mas
ter, who was reelected. has proved one
of the best the lodge has ever had.
Grand Master Bell returned from the
East recently.
Reports have been received from all
bat about forty of the lodges of the
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

On September 81 Sacramento Lodge
last installment of a mortgage IL placed
OIL its property three years ago to build
its castle. A grand entertainment will
be presented and during the evening the
mortgage will be cremated The tenn
pie cost $4,000.
A new hall for the use of lodges of
this order is being built on Sixteenth
street. near Guerrero. and when COM
pleted it will be used by Damon. IVAN
hoe. Myrtle. Unity and Golden City
lodges.
Within a year the Castle Association
will erect a first -class building on it's
lot at Valencia and Hermann streets.
1t is to be a class A structure of steel
and stone, three stories in height.
Grand Chancellor Clark. Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal Shaffner,
Past Grand Chancellors Burns, Crow
ley and Samuels and Colonel T. A. Ner-
ney recently paid a visit to the lodge
in Point Richmond on invitation to at
tend the third anniversary celebration
of the institution of the lodge. There
was good programme of entertain
ment and dancing.
These officials paid a fraternal visit
August "a to the lodge in Pinole, and
on September IA they will visit the one
a. San Leandro.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

was followed by an interesting debate
by number of those present.
One of those present expressed him
self in favor of the monday prayer
meetings and spoke of the good that
had been produced in the East and in
London by such meetings. He said
these had done much to. draw people
near to good and their duty to their fell
low men, and cited that in London,
where such meetings were called In
the center of the commercial world by
Joseph Parker, hundreds of busy men
took hurried lunch in order that they
could during the MONDAY hour attend
addresses. He expressed the opinion
that such meetings would, particularly
at this time, be helpful to this commun-
ity.
The Rev. DR.. George W. White said
he had been resident of Los Angeles
for many years and had noticed there
in the early stage of his residence
conditions that were not in the line of
the extension Of the kingdom of God.
but that in time the ministers and the
congregations were awakened from
their lukewarmness and there was a
campaign for good which has been ex-
tending ever since and will continue
until good shall prevail over vice and
evil. The influence manifest there, he
said, has been extended to Portland,
Ore n -
see why the churches of San Francisco,
with the earnest assistance of the lay
men, could not bring about the good
that has been accomplished in other
places. He then spoke of conditions
as he found them in San Francisco
He was astonished that there was a
class of people ia this community who
did not care for the ministers of any
denomination, men who did not care for
the opinions of the ministers on the
subject of cock fights, dog fights and
way and were the men who ruled the
community On the subject of bosses
he said that the so-called bosses of the
community are constantly awake to
what is going on and that they are con-
stantly planning to do something that
VIII enable them to carry out their
purpose. whatever it may be. and in this
they have the assistance of their fol-
lowers. The ministers have an oppor-
tunity but once or twice a week to get
in touch with their congregations. and
that for a short time only. while the
bosses are in touch with their people
all the time. The bosses. he said, lay
out their campaigns and their lieuten-
ants carry out their orders. They
WELD power which enables them to
carry any point they may seek to gain
In this city, he said that there were
about three thousand saloon men who
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
Ancient Order Of FOresfers.

Court Apollo of the Ancient order
of Foresters. has secured quarters at
SAT Fulton street and celebrated the
event by a housewarndng recently
During the evening the court was Wis.
tied by the members Of Artemis Circfs.
and then there was a programme OF
entertainment and the serving OF a
collation.. This court has done well IN
the past quarter, having initiated
number of strangers. and II will not
be long before the membership VIII ex-
ceed zoo. NJ F. Clausen has been
ELECTED chief ranger OF the. court and
DIR. ". D. Clark. who has returned from
a European tour. has resumed his posi-
tion as court physician
Maid Marion Circle, the girls subor-
dinate of the Companions of this eorders
had a delightful "at home" in Mission
Masonic Hall on the last Saturday in
August The little ones entertained
with recitations and songs.