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imw .mi 11 mwg wMwywiwu''ii'in'1 wr' nmvvv- Y?w M Ki BREAK IN WHEAT ON HEAVY SELLING f Unsatisfactory Export Condi tions and Drop at Winni peg Factors nmnAfiO. .Inn. HI. Wheat lirnko vio- t.Ktin train v tinder very heavy Felling liy 6 Jlongs nnd unloadliiK by Wnll street lu f . Hinii.tfMii orders were uncovered Iflnnd while prices milled from the extreme L"i ii.. .....inr-inun uiiM wcitk.i The break. .ui'i. fniinwml a nerlod of limitless, whk helped by unsatisfactory export conditions and n uruii in y i......vij. At ho Btnrt ncio prices wimu ni becnuse of weak cables', liberal World's nhlnmonfs for tnc wcck, mm lavununo weather tliiyltiR by commission holmes forced short sellers to cover later, setid Ihk Tiny to St.nr.'. nRalnst MK at the dw .Saturday and to 1.!4 for Ju y, compnre.l with $1,231. nt (ho end Hatllr- '"rcdlctlons of n cold wave helped the rise. Now demand failed to follow the .!. while nlTerlncs Increased, tteports fV from the Southwest Indicated that rail H roads hnd put an omlmtRo nRalnst Rraln ito Galveston. Thl.. with heavy llquldn tlon bv country longs, rumors of eaneelln- tlons by foreigners and weakness In so ' curltles, had n. dcpressliiR effect. The de cline carried May to $l.31(i and July lo ' 11.227, the close belli : $1.31 nnd $1.11, i respectively. .... f Tho vlslblo supply In the t nlted States ' decreased 473,000 bushels for tho week to " 68,459.000 bushels. After the close It was ! Mid that salca of fiOO.000 bad been made ' for export. ' Selling by Ioiirs weakened corn nfter II ' had Bhowli firmness. Tho early strciiKtli . m .I..A tn r,iit,l,nulnc- Iw nlint-tu wli.i woe t made nervoUH by wet weather over the I belt, except west, oc me .Missouri uiver. ''Prospects for better weather soon for moving nnd conditioning the grain bad an effect. leading futures ranccd hk follows: t Saturday's Wheat Open. High. invt. Cloc cln-e. May I.34"i 1..i.-.'t 1.MU M.'ll't 1..14, , julv 1.254. t.2Hi l.S2tl.2:i', La:,?, LOlll lliuw uu,' " May July Rt'i R1H Sl' SP 7!i'i 7lli'j Oat Ml, 40'', :.i Ill's ii:" t.vi'; inti, J, WHV ... I7, Lard- 5 January May ... . Julv ... i Illbs- Jmiuary ,' May ... I, July ... Tt Pork- Jnnuary May ... .TtilV ... 10.12 in..-,: lo.iio t().17 lo.r.i! 10.1.0 ln.n.-, io.n-, ln.27 in no in. tm.vj 10.17 10.17 tio.7o .10.r.7 .11.1(1 11.10 .11.12 to.r.7 -in. 7n in.rm 11,0.-. 11.12 11.20 21.00 21.1.1 21.10 "o.iio 2o.cn 2n.r 211.ro 120.; .20.0.-. 20.1!.-, 20.57 t20.57 20.H.", Pld. tAsked Risc in Price of Sugar J All tho locnl sugar refinery companies ''ndvnnced their prices of rellncd sugar to fix ccntr today. THE WEATHER Official Forecast AVASIHN-GTO.V, Jan. 31. . For eastern Pennsylvania Local rains tonight; Tuesday partly cloudy nnd colder; moderate to fresh southwest to northwest winds. During the last 21 hours a storm has move ' up across tho Central valleys from the Southwest, causing general precipi tation over Its entire course, with thun derstorms and heavy rains In a narrow belt extending from southern Illinois to northeastern Texas. The storm Is central over Ontario this morning nnd extends In a trough to the western Gulf const. Itnlns have spread northeastward over New England and southeastward over Pennsylvania nnd N'ew Jersey. Mild temperatures aro reported throughout tho eastern portion of the country. U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin 'Observations taken nt 8 n. m., Kastern time. Low fi last Italn- Vein,-. JL 1 Station. a.m. n't. fall. Wind. Itv. Weather. 'J.Atlanta. Oa .Ml hi .. !: 1(1 ftomly ,' Atlantic Cltv... 42 40 ,os 8v .. Cloudy ,L Baltimore. Mil r,il 40 .02 BIV .. Clear tiismurca. . u. -ii -ii' . . 20 Clear Irjnoaton, Jlaas... 41 114 .02 S1V 12 Cloudy iiuuuio. . 1.. in t- ... w in, nam ESChlcano. Ill .14 114 .4(1 NW 12 (nnu.lv guincinnnti. 11... r,u ri .;ui hw 12 itnln Kicveiana. u. . . un .in ,a- hiv I Denver. Oil 12 in .. sv (Detroit. Mleh... 42 :i2 n2 V N rtnln . . Clear 11 Itnln . . Cloudv . . Cloudy in Itnln ID Itnln .. Clear 12 ctenr 20 Italn 22 I'.cinudy gu&iveston. 'iwx. mi in .. H SHarrlsburg, Ph. 42 as .OS i: nltatterai. N. C. ( r.2 . . KtV i Halifax. N. 3... :u .'10 .12 W Allelena. Mont... 4 4 .02 SY S;iIuron. S. D.... 12 H .. W ,, Indianapolis. In. 40 -40 .no V .BJackBonvllle. Kla, as (12 . . sr ifinaaeas uiiy.,., j rj .s - EKnoxvllle. Tenn. 02 63 1 ClOUdV SR 10 Cloudy Little. Kock. Ark, lis as 1.22 nw Itnln ixs Amreies. cai. 411 ;is . . -v j Louisville. Ky. . r,n r,o ,bii h I llontcomen-. A I. at (12 . . H .Montreal. Can., tut 20 ..in n 1, Nashville. Tenn. r.n r,il .20 N New Orleans... (, (IS .. & NewTork. N. Y. 4(1 114 .08 SY Clear 20 Itnln .. Italn 10 Itnln .. Italn . . Cloudv M Cloudv 14 Cloudv 22 Cloudy orfolk Vh. . . M r,2 S 'Oklahoma. Okla. ,- Omaha, Neb.. .. i,, Phlladelphta . . i-Phoentx. Arlr... IK NW IS Cl.nr 4(1 .04 HY 12 Cloudy 112 .'12 .OH W .. Clear Plttsburrh, Pa.. Portland, lie. . . . Portland. Ore... Quebec. Can, . . . i;o pn .is s 12 cloudy .11 as ,oi M .. Cloudy 20 20 ,24 HR .. Snow 2K 18 .22 Nil IS Italn M. J.AU1II- MO. .. io no 1.411 Nv .. .Snow fit. Paul. Minn. 'S'lO s i: Clear Cloudv (?loudy Clenr Clear Snow cloudv I'.cioudv '.Cloudy Clear nan (JiKc. uian in 14 jign Antonio. Tex. 48 411 ,08 NK HI. jrll xrancisco.. .in .(S .. rs TrJ teania j.-e, n. si, s ii .04 N ISa. Ste. Mart., es it ! vv jBcranton. Pn 44 as .'o SIV ITampa. Fla.... (12 fl'J K fwasmnKton r,u 44 s Wlnnlne, Can. 22 24 -iieiow zero. Observations at Philadelphia s A. M. ItarnmM- ni ri Rjf.mnnture' ".'.'.'.'. '. .".'.'.'.' .'.'.7.'..'.' .' .'.'.' .'.V.'! . ki '"ma Southwest, 12 mile Sky Cloudv i;recipitaton last 24 hours t Humidity 0.1 Almanac of the Day 'SK" "''. ' U !' 1w.. iisca ;,n a.m. Moon souths , p;i3 u. m. Lamps to Dc Lighted Autos and other chicles StlOp.m. The Tides t"tin utniMinvit ... . twin mwitmtitiir, Hlh water Hirci a.m. ,rr ". . I..W ...III. ;IIIh water 11:21 lull. CHKSTNl'T STItnKT WHAIIF. I llleh w.Ia. in.-il a.m. li.iill p.m. 11:12 p.m. RKKDY ISLAND. 7:10 a.m. 2 'Mft n. in. f lxiw water . inn water ttllbih water ?jw water . ijillh water :0l p.m. 11:32 a.m. .... n:.'l! p.m. ll:ol p.m. Ilinv water . IHtKAKWATEH. uin water flw water . MARRYING OFF YOU MUSTN'T COME iMFO THE PARLOR. VOMIG-HTM I HPV& ANOVHEpi. l-rtULfcei,' V ... iii nil mil ' ' " " """ ' ' ' "" ' 1 1 1, 11 ,,, ,,,., ,tfi-ag SSJ,' 1 ill I 11 1 ill 1 mie s -si " a;1 ' ' ' r it. ""iffflTii Hs&aLx..- '-lit -1 iifcim ilsnr 1' tfstSlftitejissttltHsii--,! ' rI'CT!!f'illl1 - - ,-, - , ,,,'; --.AjMs8BB JANUARY STOCK SALES FAR UllflKK THAN 1915 Not so Great as in Some Recent Months, However. T',e, volume of sales of stocks on tho I hllndelphla KxchniiRe during Jnminrv was three limes that of January, 1915. Hond sales, too, exceeded those of the eortespondlng month last year, but by no means In so great n proportion. Stock transactions, however, fell far short nf some recent month?, the record being September, when more than a mil lion shares changed hands. January bond transactions, on the other hand," were only exceeded once Inst year, when moro than M.noo.OOO worllt changed hands In November. Comparisons with recent years follow; ..Vn. nf shares, Jnnu.irv IVhniary March Al,r" Mu .lime July AllKMSt Selilemlii,. . . mm ;is,(it nn.-, m,:icn II?,. "J I'St.tCK .-ilS.717 :wj, .w, .VJI.IItl :i7t,i!S7 . I5!7, IVJ l,(l.li! M.S.Ii?l mri.iii;:, Ill2..i!l "li.Eii.'Jri " 1014 ITI.41H .inil. 2113 2HH.ir.t 2iw.r,iui IHT.Il'W 117.210 l2.-.7.nn Or-tnher .iemher .... i. inn 10(l.7n:l ivcrmiier Tolnl Par tii'im nn Lid,, .'.01(1,3I!1 , inm i mr, inn S2,nlO,fflii Jl.rp.'n-ii i.ni!j,ft.in j.v.inn i.n,im 2li:.liil7 l,27ti.4ri ' .:,7,ni i.'i-t.:isi l.'Htt.rnt 1.UI..-.2.-, .i.-,.ii.-,ii i,.'i!iii,o.-.n l..llll.:H tl,27ll..-,IHI I.i7,1in . .:.. l.ltiii.tiiii '-'. IlL.tin ..j.... :,2I!!I.II27 -t 1,(1(1(1 .Ununr .', ITr-ln luir- . Miidli .... Aim SUv .Illlle Juh Annual ... K'pteinlicr October . . . Xnvenilirr Dorember Total . . . One iln. .ni',iM ,iis,:iii !li.7"l,.!N Jln.IIMIto tl.ea. one il.ij. l3.no.O(HMlK3IIX(!TOXAKMS XHTKS (tniCKLV SOU) OfTerinpr Price M'A Proceeds for Betterments r-m'T Vm.K- ''"" 31 Th" 'Vttlonnl rit.v bank ban purchased $IS.non.non IteinltiRtnii Arms fnlon Metallic Caitrldge 'oinpiiny n-year fi per cent, gold notes, dated Kebruary 1, 1316. nnd duo February 1. 1H19. Subscription hooks to the new Issue were opened this morning and the entire amount unx void within n few niMiuies. i nc nrrerlng prion was 9!)i. The notes arc redeemnhle as u whole at 1011 nnd Interest on Kebruary 1. mis. or on nny Interest dnte thereafter on 30 days' notice. The company has outstanding Junior in these notes $2().Oon.nnn at 7 per cent., cumulative preferred stock and $.'I0, ono.noo common stock. Net earnings for the first nine months nf lnir, amounted to approximately $::.000.!ltlO. These note:! will be u direct general credit obligation of the Ilcmlngton Anus Union .Metallic Cartridge Company. The proceeds derived from the sale of the notes have been utilized In meeting obli gations Incident to Improvement, better ments and additions that liuvo been made to this various plants of the company. NKW YORK COFFEE MARKET SV.W VOIIK, Jan. 31. Tlio corfce mar ket was llrmcr this morning, nnd first prices showed gains of " to H points. Trading was n little moro active. Tiadlng was quiet after the opening and the undertone was only about steady. I.nrger clearnnces than expected from Itrazll were thought to refute some of the bullish tnlk on tho freight situation, although freight rates were olflclnlly re ported 2.1 cents per bag higher than a week ago, and recent offers from Hrazll have shown that shippers there aro hav ing difficulty In producing tonnnge. There seemed to be nn absence of more than a moderate outside Interest, and the market, at best, was a narrow one, al though in some cases prices were at new records for the season. Today's Saturday's close 7.(cw7.in 7.2S7,:tO 7.:i.1U7..1ll 7.27K7.28 7.3!MI7.in 7.4.1W7. IS 7. ISA 7.411 7..-.2H7..-h( 7.r,l',fl7..1.S 7,lff7.(!l 7.l'.lfi7.l 7.(1837.70 opening ! rati ! iiii .' f. 'Hi .7..12 . 7.(11 January February -March April May June Julv AUKiiat Feptember .... October November .... December .... I Mil. Sales. 71 7.' ''! bans. RAILROAD EARNINGS JKItSUY CKNTIIAU ltllS. Increase. December grow f.'l.olil. l.-.l S7I.S2." Net 1,22(1.7S2 li;S,112 Surplua 2MI.7HI1 4.t4,:!iu Klx monthv gio. ls,o.-,!i,ni.-, l,ls.s,717 Net , 7,l!20,7.-.(l 2s.-,, 741 Surplu .'l.l.'.l.iss 104,11111 CHICAGO AND ALTON. December gross $1 ,:i22,ft7.1 fi.'.',,t)i;o i2n.::on lli.073 Not :ins,il.,ii 2.17, 4 7 jlalanco TOLIIDO. ST. LOl'IS AND WESTKRN. Third week January $lns, i::n $7,71(1 From July 1 .1.1D7.1S.1 KK,,WO CHICAGO AND NOItTIUVESTKHN. December cross $7,227,401 S7.VI. inn B 17.0117 l.i;a2i:t i;n.-,,iuis 2.1174.772 2.22.1 7ti! 2..t.':i,:u.-. 2.7HI.UIU Net Total Income Surplus Six mouths' kiosk.. Net Tolnl Incamo Surplua ',ir.-. in i 2'l!lt,77l 1,441,2I!S 411,47:1, 7S7 I'l, 1 1 1,(1211 14,7M,2lll ".."0.1,072 tJIiLAWARK. LACKAWANNA AND WKSTKItN. December gross 51,222,187 .Vet 1..-.0U.7II2 Six months' kiohs 2I,4(K1,4I2 Net tMXXV.'lU SEAHOAltD Allt LINK. December groaa J2.278.10S Net 7HI.122 Six months' grojs ll.l.ll.srn Net :i.0',ij,71o f1l.1n.7sn 2II.1..17II 1.742,02.1 1,3M,iU2 $trm,nin 2.12,4111 SSK.42'1 CWI.S1U 111 I.IKiS 1:1 u,ai.i i:no..H2 "111.242 1.ixiI,.VIii 1. iiki.'iu; I.IUI.UIV i.uou.m-.1 WAI1AS1I. December gross 2,Iinn.4i'l Net KS-U 12 Tutal Income 1)2.1,4:12 Surplus 4:tl,2i).'( Six inontln.' gross 'iIJ'',- Net 4,7.ll..'l2il Total Income .'i'.'S'ifJJ Stindus l.:t27..M7 ATLANTIC COAST LINE. Nerr.s::::::::::im:!ni 'HIS Six months' nroa IMOJ.us.'l UW.4S7 Net U,.1!i3,4t2 l,lti2,4tlS WAnASii-iTrrsiiL'ttoii tkrminai. December ross . . Net ... six months gross. Net Deiiease. JS1.S22 $17,114 2I.201I .',op:ii as. on 27.IHU .ms.tilil ll7,7i) LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHU'AGD- '''" 'L-HDJIS.-Heceliitii. .is.. 000. Market 10c hlsher. Mixed nnd butchers, ST U.VtiS (1.1: fuiul heavy. ' fTXIUMlt; rouh fiMvy. K.isjilJS:. Ilsht. tT.SO'tlS; plsa. $il.)UH 7OATri!ib.-it"elit. HOW). Market 10'rfl.V. hlcher Hecves, f,l.Snfit.ilS: cows mid lielfera, VMS.r0; Tcxans. il.WHS.M; cahes. f.10 "kiiVi-P - llecelpis. Ili.onn. Market steady. NailVi und Western. II.MtjK; lambs, 7.M)t( io.bu. MAY BELLE f15 " HOKHID XHIKfr. trr-lV Uga.L7.Vr,5r,e.W. ,. . 7. a T" Ll1 ' ".-U. J I iK3 ', wpL" tP1.' C Pi ' & HM! V --1-J JOB'S XZ, P A -PBAUCHT Arip CirP? T EVENING LEDGBB-PHLLADBLPHIA. MONDAY, JANUARY GREAT DEMAND FOR FLOWERS SURE INDEX OF GOOD TIMES Improved Business Conditions Reflected in Active Market, Where Supply Is Inadequate for Requirements of Eager Purchasers The demand for flowers Is enormous n. "' J"PPl.v very limited." said Chnrles Henry Fox. the well-known florist of 221 South Utoad street. "I don't know of nny business that reflects general business con ditions so well or so itulekly as ours. When time n nro pood, as they nre now, flowers arc In demand; when they nre not goo d, as during the last half of 1911 and the tlrst half of 11)15, people don't buy them, at least not as lavishly as In good times. "The poor demand nnd low prices of HAItl.Ky II lo n year ngn bad the effect of discouraging the gardeners, and they did not cultlvato so many flowers The result Is. that to day tho supply falls far short of the demand. "I could lint sny that there Is any siK'h thing ns a favorite Mower, or that any particular Dower Is In more demand than another. Kach particular flower has In own iilnce. "No flower Is more appropriate for evening wear than the orchid, and at present It Is very much in demand. No, I do not think that the wearing of orchids on almost every occasion by the President's wife had anything to do with Its popularity. Its own Intrinsic beauty Its being the highest evolution III the llowor world, and the fnct that It can be kept Innger than any other cut (lower, all help to make it a prime favorite. "Tho usual price for orchids Is 51 each. They can be kept with care for from live days to u week. To keep them properly after being worn, the tinfoil should be carefully ictnoved, about onn-elghth of an Inch cut from the stem and then placed In fresh water in a cool place. Caie should be taken not to allow even a drop of water to get on the Mower, an the peculiar construction of the bloom absorbs water very leadlly, and It soaks III anil rots the Power. Water will not roll off an orchid as It does from a lose or othei Mowers. "Next to the orchid the American IJcality rose Is the most popular. The heavy crop comes about Christmas time and stays nil whiter till spring. These roses nio cultivated under glass, and this season there Is a great shortage. They bring $15 to $18 a dozen. "Put no Mower bus ever spuing into such popularity as the sweet pea. We have W. A. Purpee to thank for bringing this flower to the state of perfection In which It Is to be found today. Ills new Orchid Spencer types are as handsome as orchids. The flower Is almost double the size of the ordinary sweet pea and beau- itr..it.. ...i .1-n..... -i.. ,," , .. .. ' ..'. . "L'"L""-''y iringeu in mo fcJ. "I ..f Jln!.iin" "!?; ifEF- 3! corsage bouquets. It cornea Into bloom !,..?..,. r.i.i..,...n , i. ,.. ..-.., ,,...,; " n.;.",,,H '.'"" "ll,,M '"' " """."" .hi uin. too conns nro exquisite, me favorites being pinks, white and laven ui.. !... .... ... der. For street wear no flower equals the violet. Its frngiance Is most appealing, and besides the charm of lilting closely, they can be kept a long time. There Is as great a dlffeionce between violets as there Is between the old style sweet pea anil me new .spencer types. A good-sl.ed bunch of cither single or double violets costs $1; tho single are preferred. "All flowers sold In Philadelphia are grown In a radius of 23 miles from the city: In-fact, this Is one of tho largest centres for flowers In the country, nnd many of tlio flowers sold In Now York come from here, especially roses. "When one Is In doubt what to send as n gift, (lowers always fill the bill. They can express better than anything else our sympathy, our sentiments and also what ever Impression wo wish to convey." " PEACIIKSS AT KACH. "There aro Bonio peaches from South Africa In that refrigerator," snld .1. Wul laco Hallowed, of Henry It. Hallowcll & Son, Importers of hothouse and fancy fruits, Urond street below Chestnut. "We nro selling them at Jt each. The cost, of course, Is In the transportation. Take u look nt the map and you will see the long Journey these peaches had to perform be fore they landed In Philadelphia via Lon don. They had to cross the equator, with a temperature for several days around 116 degrees. It takes some Ice to keep fruit cool nt 33 to 40 degrees, under such circumstances. This Is tho tlrst success ful shipment of fruit from South Africa to this country. "English hothouse grapes aro very scarce this season. Thoy me not rais ing the usual quantities. Many of the gardeners have gone to the wnr. Wo are selling them at Jli.EO a pound. "Hero Is some new asparagus grown In hothouses In Indiana. They have cheap natural gas out there for heating pur poses. This Is 73 cents a bunch, but it would tuke four bunches to make nn or dinary bunch, which weighs about a pound. "The fine white grapes we Import from Spain aro very scarce this year. The crop was short and then we cannot get European fruits on account of the ahoit ugo of ships, "The avernge prices of fruits are lower this year than usual mid the quality good. We grow 03 per cent, of all our fruits In this country and Import only about 6 per cent. One of the reasons) for the good quality of home-grown fruits is that last year we had a cool spring and the fruit matured slowly. "Our best grape fruit and oranges come from Florida. Ah for strawberries, we have them from Thanksgiving till July. The early strawberries which are now In the market come from Florida. To grow them down there they must have ground that Is slightly elevated to allow the rain or Irrigation water to run off, otherwise they would not. "It Is n funny proposition, this straw berry cultlvutloq in Florida. They have the ripe fruit, green fruit und blossoms on the plants all at the sumo time. They begin to gather the ripe fruit about Thankssvliig, and each morning up to June there are a quantity of ripe berries t t THIS NAME IS I'fA GCIM& To Go "Rt&HT mJEU-. TOU PALE, Tl"D VOO CHASrtSEV TOO 'PWiUb To 1 y- - TJftDcvJ amis I in riictvc ki., mix 1 ItuM.il Ctrvu ' tma -r-ni-v-v... . . .- 1 tifu-r TUtr- u . . . I Us ready for picking In the strawberry patch. "California fruit docs not equal the Florida fruit, but It comes on the market when the Florida senson Is over." STKBt. FttllNlTUItK FOtt OKFICKP. Steel filing cnhlncts and steel ofllcc equipment Is very much In demand, ac cording to M. M. t,yon, Philadelphia manager of the Olobo-Wernlcke Com pany, of Cincinnati. "In tho tlrst place," said Mr. I.ynn, "they are fireproof or rather llrc-reslst-lug, their capacity Is greater, the toiler bearing principle makes them easy of operation nnd their appearance is all that enn bo desired. "Few business men want a big, heavy manganese fireproof and burglar-proof safe nowadays! that requires n regiment of longshoremen nnd a derrick to move every time he change his olllee. Our light steel safe nnswets the purpose fi9 times out nf 100; a child could move It and It will resist nny ordinary tire. "Wo have a great demand for our sec tional bookcases, which wo nre now mak ing In the period furniture styles, Colonial, Sheraton and mission. In dllferent woods, so thnt we have six or seven varieties of each period, and enn match nny color of wood or trim. "Few people are aware of the large stock of the lineal grade of olllee furni ture we carry here In I'hlliulelphla. Wo nre exclusive agents for the celebrated Doten-Iltliitoli llesk Company, of Hus ton, makers of the highest type of (.esks and other equipment for executive otllccs, board rooms, etc. We have desks as high as $100 each. All of our second tloor Is devoted to mahogany furniture." FOR IS A GAMlll.i:. "The fur business Is n gamble." snld It. It. Davis. Jr.. of John Davis Com- pnny, 1120 Chestnut street. "You plan for the next season, and p Inns go all I I I I wrong or the weath er goes wrong. That Idea of making St. I, (i ii 1 s instead of Lo n d o n or New York the big fur m nrkct of the Cnltcd States Is all bosh. They have Just closed the New York sale, and the same furs were there as In SI. I.nuls and were bought cheaper. "Everything Is run ic. It. DAVIS "U'K ln lox sains and furs are gu lling to fox hklns and furs nre go ing to be worn this summer. White fox, of course, will tic the favor ite. Alaska seal can be had for any one who wants to pay the price, about Jlfib n ul.'ii. .....I II ,..!..... C..... rt.. ... -tl.. ..., " "" .,.., n nil,. -.-- ii inn in r in viKnL Nldll.'' t0 nmUo a garment Hudson Meal hni r h PhfcT e skinsSdycdCm "he . i1 m'1 Is tho water over there thnt makes t lie difference. Chapal. tlio great furrier. i t..i,t ,i, ,,. ,, j.. ..., .., : "''".'. ... i..,, .,,.,. 1,1; nit;, iiiiu nniiin over here, but lie could not produce the same results ns he could In France. "The expert beaver skin pluckcrs were virtually all drafted for the war. and for that reason heaver fur was scarce. There nre very few experts In the trade, and they nre not training new men for the work. "The very expensive furs In this coun try nro all sold In New York. Russian sables aro very scarce, and none are be ing Imported. A good sable set would cost from $600 up. Hound muffs aro to bo the vogue next year." 3IINXIJAP0LIS AND ST. LOUIS DIRECTORS AI'l'liOYE PLAN More Than 40 Per Cent, of Stockhold ers Have Assented NEW VOIIK. Jan. 31. The directors of the .Minneapolis und St. Louis Hallroud have adopted a plan of readjustment which provides for one class of stock, amounting to substantially lai.OCO.OOO, In stead of two classes, as at present. Preferred stockholders upon the pay ment of $20 a share will recclvo $130 In new stock, while those who do not pay the assessment will receive $70. Common stockholders upon the payment of $20 a share will receive $100 in new stock; those who do not will get $22 in new slock. The syndicate managers, consisting of Hayden, Vitone fie Co. and J. S. Dachc & Co., will pay the assessment on both tho preferred and common stock not paid by shareholders. In a circular to the stockholders Neu man Erb, president, announces that hold ers of upward of 40 per cent, of the out standing capital stock have already ex pressed their Intention to deposit their shares under tho plan mid to pay the assessments called for. Stockholders are requested to deposit their stock on or befoie .March 1 next with tho Guaranty Trust Company of New York and tho Merchants' National Honk of floston. Tho nssent of holders of 73 per cent, of the stock Is necessary to carry the plan Into effect. NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NF.W VOIIK. Jan. .II -III'TTKII. Market fairly ite.idy. Iterelpts. IIIMQ packages. Hlra creamery, .'llnWH-jc; higher n'orlng. .12fl.'l2ije. : State dairy, 29Ii:10c. : Imitntlon irvainery, il 2.'P;C. DtlOS. Market unsettled. Itecelpts. .inos caseM, i:tm firsts. 29j3(n. ; firsts. 27'3(2si,c.: nearby whites. .1SW :ie. : mined color. 2WI2c. : nearhv browns, MJiaSc.; refrigerator firsts, IIHJ2UC. Hec'vcrship Hearing Postponed DALLAS, Tex., Jan. 31. The Texna and I'ucltlo Railway receivership hearing, which was to have been held here today, was postponed until February 16. l'cnn Castings Stock Increase AMlANVi Jan. 31. The Tenn Marine and Ordnance' Castings Company hns certified to the Secretary of Ktato that Its capital stock has been Increased from 11000 to Jl.000,000. Further Rise in Crude Oil IIKAI.DTON, Okla., Jnn. 31.-U-ur.e ell has been advanced 5 cents to "5 cents a barrel. Plot by J. P. McEvoy (Copyright: 100: By Tho Tribune Company) PYTHIAN KNIGHTS' . GRAND LODGE SESSION Sir Knights Assemble to Greet Grand Oflicers and Receive Instructions in Work of Order A special convocation or the Ornnd Lodge of the domain of Pennsylvania was held Friday ovenlng In the castle ball of Sansom Lodge, corner ttroad and Chris tian streets. This was the tlrst time this year that a special Grand Lodge ses sion hns been held In the southern section of the city. Tho attendance wns a repre sentative one, full oT enthlislnsm nnd fraternal Interest. A number of past chancellor!) were ad mitted to membership and Instruction wan given In the unwritten work nf the order. Grand Chancellor George A. Mentzell was assisted by Grand Keeper nf Itccords nnd Seals Lemuel Wilt and Grand Inner Guard H. H. Ilodlo. n effort Is lielnir mad to rftatiltuli firmly Ine dramatic order. KnlEhla n' KliniiiMnn. fometlmri rnnken nf ns the "Pl.iyhouro of J'vthlnnlam, ln tlila ll. A meeting to fur ther tin nureone wiia Meld Krlrlnv In the Cn the Mall of VVIlll.tm 1'emi lidge, No. .TO. tier innntnivn inrntie nnd tleiltn Htreet From the Interest hinnlret"l and the number of name enrolled nn the charter list. It Is lietleved thnt the temple inn he formally Inunelicd liv March I. Oriental bodse, .Vn. 2.1. whlili merit Ktldev cvenliir, at r.2,t ami Itrown sireeta. la inrldlv roritltiK t" the front nmniig the more prnoiea" He local ledgea. The attendance la excellent, nnd candidate are twin recrlxed In Roodl niimhern. Deputy ftrnnd Chancellor Dnnlel MeDniMliI Installed nn eftlcem . urns of iiMi-prs rur the i urrent term. A big dlairlct meeting wn held Mmid.n eienliiir In the Ciislle Hill or Fnnnni !,ndn, , I'elejuttnn nere nrerent from virtually nil the Imlgec In the dlatrlrt. After routine tnmi none, a liaiMiuet twin served. After a brief business eennlnn M"ii'l.'i. evening the inemhera uf Integrity t.odRe in tended the blu dtntrlct meotlnr. held In the ( 'untie Hall nf Kuitinm t.odKe, nt ttroad and Christian streets. Fourth nf .lulv tiOilKo, No. toil conferred the thtrd rank upon on eqitlro nt tho convocation held en 1'rldav eenlng. Aheailv npprmml candid net nro In rendu, cm for Initiation nnd the coniirriiig nr the scleral ranks siifrirlent In Keep the IrtilRe hny nt even Hiwlim hiring February. Friday, Fehrunn l. the lodge mil mm nwninrnle the r.Min.lltm ,,r the lodge bv eon ferrlns the third rank In full cerpiniinl.il form upon nn fXcvptloiinlly hirije . I i.i of cnndldatM. SONS OF TEMPERANCE Stated Session of Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania to Advance Orders Welfare The firand Division of I'ennsjlvnnla met In quarterly session Wednesday eve ning with Keystone Division, No." 16, In the hall, Hiond and Federal streets, with a large number of leprcseutntlvos and members or the order piesent. (Jriinil Worthy Patriarch Charles W. Howen nru- sldod. IteportH of the several grand of licers weie presented and other Important business transacted. During the evening nildi esses were made by P. CI. Sent, U.ihcrt II. I.angshaw, P. (I. W. P. Thomas T. Jones, William 11. MaNwell. Frederick A. Meckert, Eiigeuo I. Smith. Casper Miller and Charles W. Hampton, fj. Tions. Edward It. Stcln metz and P. O. W. A. Thomas Stokes. The nnniinl kcsiIoii of the (Irnnd Division ?.'.. N";i','.V"ry,.ttf"' '"V We.h1ewl.1y In Trill ,U .yeth'llt DpNciinai church. Trenton, ti. ' Va Allan A. Wniilf In the ihalr. IteportH nr officers Here uiexenfed and oilier lnndne ttim trnns.iiinl. Luncheon whh served In memberi or Mxt-vlslnr Dhlslnn. No. 4. or Tren ton, rlie election of officer for the ensuing 5. ':'". J'"1""1 In Hie le-elerllnn of Albert A 0.1lf. . of 'l-'rlcniNhln Division. N11. 20.1. of C nmden, ns grnml unrih patriarch ami p. ' .' I Wllllnm Coinptiin. of Metwhen. as grand Fi-rlbe. The ilraml DUialnn wns nddressed diirlnR the sessions liy Itoss Slink, most unrtln scribe of the National Division of North America (!. W P. Charles XV. Unuen and !.' ' ,' Charles w. Hampton, 1,0th of rennsylMinl.i, nnd Past (.rands William Cnmpiou. William Ac helis. Herbert llIesHlng and Harry Waylands. f?!'!w" Dlvl,'"i. -V". 171. meeting nt .111.1.1 .Ih.,.ll?in.n1nV,ur.' ja visited C.rand nr!.fy.1.a,1rl"r'll.,l,iirl.H W. llmven on Sat urday evening. There was a good turnout f!fi i.ni".l,1,J.ri'' V,"'1 ."'" new member were 11 tided to the roll. A lurge delegation of mem hers of Champion Division. No. a... or r'rnnk rorlri """ '"""""""'d '""' received In due llemnrkH weie made by the (J. W. P (!. Chaplain Shilbal Daniels, (i. Sentinel it. r '" S',7 "' 1 '' '.!- W-l'., Casper Miller, trputv or I his division. ho Is now tilling his :i'.'d y""L."!'..",";h: .'.' !.!; "' P- Hamilton and 1:. l.'hl.S.,n"h'i ' "' 5VJ. T- N'okex. Ilrmliers I'liliips. Linker and llui-lim.ni. after which re freshmentH wern served. Ilrother Linker. In his address, slated thai n grand total nf I21H KS&H3i.r,w-l,Bt ,n, ,hl8 ,,,v"""" BANK SURPLUS REDUCED Local Reserves Fell $8,983,000 Loans Expanded A decrease of $S,9&3,00j In surplus re serves was reported by the local Clear ing House banks for the weok Just ended. Individual deposits dropped J'J.COS.OOO. while loans expanded $1,291,000. Details follow: .Ian. a 1. mill. Iiana -5IT7.7 IS.ihiii Departments Hndl .. III,2I)ii,iho citculatlon In.iinnjno Due from banks 7VJ:fr(io Depnslia of banks.... 171, .VI7. noil Dxch.ingo clear. hnue ili,77.1,IN'(i Reserves held III.7Sihiii Itescrvea required .... 72,7(io,(mhi Decrease, $-l,2!ll,MHI 1I,II0S,((SI 1.1, 1 HI .'l..".2(l.(!iH l.1.1,(SO 277,(1110 11,0.11, 01K) iiiiM.nnii OUriUIIH .jU.llftN.fKIIJ R.tis-'i.iinii Surplus under old form. Fehruurv 2S,2Ks,OO0: Fcbmary 2, lull, $l.1,.S2ii,(H 1. 1111.1. 1IMI tCal. ru.iry a. 101:1. II0..V1I CKSI: .fanuurv 2:i. I1U2. tl'.MO.iKK). January W). Hill, 1:1, i'j:i,;.in. Increase. January Bank Clearings Although tho aggregate clearings tnadn In January by members of the I'hlladel phla Clearing Ilouso Association were $1, OH. SOU, 191 or $20,718. 133 less than 111 December. 1915, the previous high record month, they were by far the largest of any first month of tho year, exceeding those of January, 1915, by $353,353,413, and being about $250,000,000 more than 1911 and $225,000,000 above 1913. Clearings by, months for three years follow: 111111 1DI.1 IUI4 Jan Feb. . . March April . May ... Juno ,. July .. A ux. . . Sept. .. Oct. ... Nov . . Dec, . . 12 mo .JI.OH.oirj.iril fnni,. 11.1,77s $7ii2.:uii.itn 77.u7!i,n.'l I UI.1,21H,SU) C.VI,fl(2,l7! IIP), 7.111. 2H1 U7.1,lM,0li(l 72O.02.I.27S 1)17. I2.1.C2I ii.11. .1.VI.7I7 72.1.ll2S,:ill7 Tcul.lliJl.ll.Vl 7I2.IIHI..170 7II7.IIU 112.1 ll.-i.1.S.Vi.(l.ls .177,ll1!l.7'tli , , 7:i7.o.i.2i!7 .ii.n.si.s.mii . isii.uci.stiii i:i7,ii.iu,siii S7.1. 1.1:1.2:1s nn7,l2.i!is . i,(ai.(ii7,::2t ijii.e27,.in.i S,Sltl..1!l.'l,'."il 7.11111.001. 21U BAR SILVER Tlio nuoMllnna en commercial bar sliver was advanced ','. In 27j.d. In London. In New Vork the price of silver rote ' to 57(1. 31, 1016. ItOVAL ARCANUM Suspension of Members nnd Lapsed Certificates Source of Loss Thi. suspension of members nnd lapsed certincs'cs nre fruitful sources of toss of membership, nnd this hns always been a problem in fraternal etperlences, difficult of solution. While lapses In all forms ol Insurance are ndmlttcdly a source of profit from a financial viewpoint, from the trn tcrnnl aspect every effort should be made to nvert such a condition, enlist tho In terest of the new member, retain hi ac tivity and make him a permanent, In tegral part of tho great fraternal move ment to which he has Riven allegiance. . Supreme tteirent Samuel M. Hear, of .Mount Vernon, N. V, in an official circular to subordinate councils, seeks to cope with this rltuatlon. In detail he outlines ways i.nd means liy which tn hold new members In the. order, lie urges that after a successful effort has been made to secure a candidate, and dulv Initiate htm, councils and members should urge upon the novitiate the Importance of frequent attendance. Personal Interest and attention should be alt en the neiv member, and efforts shoutd be mide to have him assume a part of the Interesting and routine work of the council. Thus feellne n personal responsibility, there mnv be hone of nrousluir his enthusiastic In terest ninl retaining- his ro-operathe activities. A uell phrased bv the, Supreme Hetent. "There Is more credit In preventing n lanso than In securing n new member." Motnlnv nlht Integrity Council held the best Indies' nleht ever alen bv this council. The meeting was well nttended. manv of the nutiBer people showing a keen Interest In the welfare of the council. Mrs. N. fl. Itoedel, president of the Ladles' Auxiliary, attended mid outlined tin. workings or this society nnd Invited the ladles or Integrity in co-enernte 111 the big '.ino" of the Adelphla Hotel on lebrunrv Ifl. The promoters or this meeting were rortutiate in securing the services of (Irnnd Onitor James K. Norton, nf Heading, who made one of his eloquent addresses. Supreme Trustee If. K. laitliv and Supremo ltepreentntlve Alexander F. Nicholas nlso ad dressed the meeting. D. D. (1. It. Joseph Whltaker, assisted by rtrothcr Howe, of Penn sylvania council, officiated In tho ceremony "f Installation nf officers for Iflln. As usual. Ihese aiituml ocrnslons always find Itepresenta live H'-orge c. small In a happv mood, par lleul.irlv when presenting some deserving offt rers with n past regent's lew el. a dutv well performed bv I1I111 upon Ilrother lllrmlnghatn. Tho whole nffalr reflected credit upon (.rand Trustee William L. Young, the master of ceremonies. At Hie meeting of Dupont Council, No. 077, held Wednesday evening In Fraternity Hall, till Arch street, the following newly elected officers were dulv Installed for the current year: Hcgent. Hnrrv P. Hake; Mce regent. .1. Anthem Lehhon: orator. David It. Wllev; past regent, Frederick Paley : secretary.Charles s. nnpp.ipiut, for the eleventh consecutive term- collector. William 11. Worrell, ror the elulith term: treasurer, Mtiurlce Allaun, ror the nfth term: cl1.1pl.1lu. Theodore W. Itunyon; Ktilile, Hlmer L. llnrton: warden, .Inline .1. I.nr7.lng; eentry. (leorge Stevenson: trustees, A. C. Ilurton. P. c. I e Francis and C Smith. The Installation ceremonies were carefully conducted by District Deputy Charles O. Fmwcrt, assisted by (Irnnd tltildo Illchard II. Conway. This council In widely known as the Naval Cotiiti'il, by rrnaiin of the largo percentage of Its mcniberahlp which tn one wnv or another Is connected with tho invy yard, at league island. During the p.ist vear the council has en Jnvid nn era of exceptional prosperity and membership growth and the prospects for tho current year Indicate continued development. IVhriury 21 n delegation of members will make a fraternal visit lo Chester Council. The Slate of Illinois according to official reports lends nil other piirlsdlctlotis ln tho number nf candidates reiKjrted for December. For October. November and December the Slate lemls all other JurKllctlona by 1.1(14 candidates Philadelphia Council. No. srei. met In the Pnikwa.v llulldlng. tlrnnd and Cherry streets Tuesday evening. After the regular transac tion of liii-lness. the members were entertained with n stag card party. Two membership teams were Inaugurated, headed bv the vice legent I'M. Kvans. and Supreme Itepresenta tlve New Inn U. Iteeilcl. and the others by Thurman Ktinrr, tho orator, and alternate Supreme lleprcsentatlve J. Dullas Smith. The Hospital Association met on Mnndny evening with nresldent Fred. T. Stnake In the chnlr. There was an application for odmtsslon to the hoipltal rrom Oakdalc Council rend. The usual Corm of buslnesa was transacted. ORDER OF MACCABEES Distinguished Guests Attend Notable Public Installation of Officers The 1915 exemplification nnd Installation of officers at I.u Lit Temple, Hroad nnd .Spring Oarden slreots, on Wednesday eve ning, was one of the best functions of tho kind ever held In this city. The out-of-town distinguished guests were Miss N'clllo IS. I.ounsbury. of Wnrrcn, Pa grcnt commander nnd supreme trustee, and Mrs. l?llzaDcth K. Hrown. of Brad ford, ra., gicat supremo 1 immnnder. A message was received from the supreme commander, Miss Ulna M. West, of Port Huron, Mich., regretting her Inrblllty to be present, and congratulating the mem bership in tills city upon their fine public meetings nnd Increase in membership. The evening nrocram wna as foltovvsi Ornnd oignn iciltal. bv Mrs. Kllznhcth 11. Dorwart: escorting In the supreme officers hy the recep tion (oininlttee; singlnc bv the choir of St. Maltlievv-.v Methodlsi Church, Kid nnd Chest nut streets: entrance of the union staff, escorted bv the uniform rank: opening prayer by Mrs. K. II. Coolc: Maccabee song by choir and au dlen.'i : Hildress of welcome bv general chair man. Mis Arabelln Itotenbury: response by past tUKprrme commandir. Mrs. K. K. llrovvni tho beautiful leremonv of draping the altar bv the past commander and clianlaln nf the union naff and uniform rnnk: receiving the Itlhtl.tllltt nO-leer Tla T mitiultlirv - the Instal lation nf nfflceia of tho various reviews i of this iltv. a voinl solo by Miss Hlla Coll llnnev: the celebrated dlsplav drill hy the uniform tank, under command of Sergeant Olson. Cnpt. Mary Crouch nnd their Instruc tor. Miss Minnie 1;. Ilurgln: selections hy Frank's String Hand: movlne pictures of tho lav Imt 01 the i-nrnerstone of the association a new .l.Ml l:il home orflce building, nt Port Huron. Mich., by tho .Masonic (Irand I.edce nf MbhlB.in. and moving pictures of the ills nlav drill of the uniform rnnk of this cltv, taken In Fnlrmount Park ':omo lima slnv-e. Manv memtiers ami their friends then creeled the supreme and irreat levlew officers, nnd congratulated the chairman. Mrs. Itotenbury. Mrs. Crouch, Miss Ilnreln nnd all who had tnken an active part In making the meeting a success. The latest stutlHtlis of tne association show that tho membership In Its 2R.UI local, or ub ordlnato reviews. Is 187..1IU; that the henertts paid nut since orcanlzatlou nn Octnher 1. 1M2, nmount to Jt:l.("iS. and thnt J7.1I7.12 was paid for free hosnilal service Inst year, and that tho service. Is being extended and established ns rapidly as possible nil over thn country. The State of Pennsylvania has 2fi2 locat reviews, vvltti 11 membership nf 17..1I2, and Jl. 1117 MM. li:i heen nalil Into the homes nf the disabled and dciousvd membership In this State. A special membership campaign will be con ducted In this cltv during the month nf Feb. ruary. for which the admission fee has been reduced. A reception will be tendered the vliltlng BUpreme officers bv the Central Com mittee, under the auspices of the members from Kostone lte.vie.vv. Dauph'ers cf liberty With 200 councils in Pennsylvania, ag gregating 28,000 members, the order Is thriving as never before In Its history. State Council Secre'".ry Matthew Kenney claims, by reason of reports received at headquarters, that tho membership will reach 30.000 by June 30. The annual banquet of the order will be held at the Hotel Walton on Washington's Mirth day. Indications point to an attendance of more than :tno members and friends. Matthew Kenney Is clialrinun of the committee on ar rangements. State Councilor Sallle Hastings and Stats Vlie Councilor Damla are making a serlea of nfttiial visits to councils In the middle district of the Stale They are behiK cordially received at all points and report general Interest and activity unions the subordinate councils. Theophilus and Percy It ARTISANS' ORDER MUTUAL PROTECTION Most Excellent Assembly Offi cers Inaugurate New Cam paign for Membership Increase The great success recorded In the mem bershlp effort of locnl assemblies In the closing weeks of Inst year, under the Inspiration of Most Kxcellent Master Ar tisan Marry C. Smith, hns prompted renewal of tho campaign for the current year, to be continued nlong vigorous lines! until February 29. All assemblies, It Is believed, will heartily co-operntc In tilts movement nnd It Is believed (he results will assume large proportions commen surate with the work nnd zeal being shown hy both members nnd assemblies. The. most excellent recorder Is sending out a call for the 44th annual session of the M. II. Assembly, whirl) will be hld nt Prospect Park. March 1. With tho call nre n number of.sunnested amendments tn.tha laws of the order, which will be acted upon , at this session. Amonr them nro mnposlttons M abolish the Initiation fee. to limit the term of n director to three venrs, to nermlt mem bers tn reduce or Increase the amount of their certificates at anv time, and tn pay benefits for the first week nf sickness when 11 memher Is sick two or more weeks. Tho most excellent master artisan on Satur day evening entertained nt the ntngham House the "Producers' Club. composed of 7.1 members who during the vear had Intro duced nvo or more candidates Into the order. . Harmony Assembly has Installed th fol lowing officers for the current vear; Master nrtlwin, Itobert D. Warner: superintendent, (loorge V. I.lchtenhergcr: Inspector. II. W. Scott: rashler, A. A. Noft. recorder. Oeorge M. Miller, trustee. K. T. Hawthorne: medical enatnlners. Ddward Peach. Wuvne It. Kllltan nnd K. W. Kills. At the meeting of Oermantnvvn Assembly, held Thursday evening In Wnlkef Hall. OhIS Oermantown nvenue. the following qrflcera were Installed for the current year: Master artisan. S. Horace Myersl superintendent, J. IMwnrd l.anr; Inspector, Wllllarn J. Hutch inson; recorder. Henry I.. Rtempfl'i cashier. Kltner S. narlmeri trustee. Krnest P. Kendrlck: medical examiners, C. Sumner Wltherstlne. O. llarmer ration, nobyrt J. McNeill, II Hunter r-ott. P. J. McCarthy, William n. Itlle. Charles It. . MeDevltt. Thomas V. Lnuahrev and Harvey I Dates. Lehigh Assembly, No. .10. started the n year by admitting at Its January session a class of eandldntes. The. officers Installed for tho current year are: Master artisan, Reuben A. llelti superintendent. J. Dlckley Jacksoni Inspector, (leorge It. Ilureaw. recorder, D. B. k'napp; raahler, Harvey nandolph. Jr.! trustee. Itobert .1. Kerth; medical eiamlners, H. W, Hanks. A. II. Claggett. Clcorgo A. Hopp and P. P. Lnrito. Past Most Kxrrtlent Master Artisan S. Y. Oreathead lias put up a. gavel to be contested for by the nssemblles of the . "Orenthesd Seven.1' and will ho nwarded tn tho assembly which Initiates the largest percentage of can didates between now and February 29. Past Most Kxcellent Master Artisan T. Frsnk Kendrlck ami Most Kxcellent Master of Cere monies A. S. Johnson wern visitors nt Adelpnl Assembly on Mnndav evening and made Inter esting addreses. Ilrother Klmer P. Cook, deputy of Adelphl. nnllelnittliir his reappoint ment, 1 making preparations, for u big year s work, nelng master artisan of the hustling (lermantown nssemhly last year he -was unable tn give Adelphl the attention he desired. This yenr his strong personality nnd ability will aeert Itself and It In predicted thnt Adelphl will he greatly bencnted. Ilrother Philip N. Arnold resigned 11a chairman nf the entertain ment committee to become chairman of tho social committee, tn which he will give tho same earnest and enthusiastic work thpt char acterized his administration nn thn entertain ment committee. Adelphl, alreadv noted aa one of the greatest social nssemblles of tho order, will no doubt extend Itself on three, lines during the current year. Ilrother C. Pern Cilthcn. recorder of Har mony Arsemblv, No 4.1 since its Institution, rellnipilshed that office Tuesday evening to Urothrr Cleorge M. Miller, who has been elected to serve for the ensuing year. St. John's Assembly, No. 28, held lis reicula" meeting on Tuesday night, which was well nttended. The nrlzen offered for the year llitfl were awarded to the winners. They varied from diamond pins to watch fobs and were manv tn number. This assembly expecta the yenr iniu to be the most successful In Ha history Flvo new members were received. Golden Eagle Knights District Grand Chief Frederick K. L-yt-tie with his Installing stnff visited Wa verly Castle, No. 13, last Monday evening. About 150 members were present and all sat down to nn elaborate banquet. Ad dresses wcro made by District Grand Chief F. K. Lyttle. Colonel Charles N Williams, Colonel Charles G. Huhn and Past Chief Alexander Dellnven. Past Chief Joseph Mnstlnger was toastmaster and Sir Knight Williams presented on be half of the castle a past chief's bade and Jewel to the retiring noble chief. Past Chief F. Fallows presented to the retiring past chief a handsome K. G. K. ring. Col. Charles O. Huhn reports conunanderv almost readv for Institution at Freldensburr. Ilerks County, It Is being organised under the direction or Cien. Ueorge. It. Urcgory. -... 1.1... t, 1-ntl.l.. ..n.l ,-nl C....l .-I iirii, .juiiii ... iiuihii ! ji. viMiin j, I Huhn Inspected Norrta Cnmmnndery. Nn. 39. at Norrlstnvvn, Wednesday evening. They were ac companied hy Capt. John K. Dormer and Col Waller llroomal. A irnod-natured rivalry between Aeolian Caa. tie. No. 'IK. and Anulla Castle, No. .TIO. over the securlmr nf new members has been produc tive of much good feelln? between those two castles and has resulted In a substantial crop of candidates for both. Veiled Prophets The annual meeting of Koran Grotto, No. 54, was held Friday evening ln Iu Lu Temple, with u large delegation In at tendance. This meeting, besides the election of oflicers, was also "Cold-Feet Night," and n lnrge number of neophytes took; ad vantage of this special feature and pre sented themselves for Initiation, there be ing a class of over 100 new members en tered, From present prospects It la believed that the membership will reach the 1000 mark by the time of the March meeting, when the, grotto vIU he one sear old The heated trail that Prophet Hlmsback'a monthly notice left In Its win. hart Ita effect on the producer, for Ihey were busy, and many claim through this live wire pa par that they are nble to Und their prospects. Tho monarch lunl the devils tied down for the last meeting, and as they now appear to be, restive their actions cannot be accounted for at the next ceremonial. Ixird Kitchener and .Kaiser Wllhelm want men. so does Koran Grotto want the numbers of the Masonic fraternity to Join with thsm, Dsndmaster Klefrr nnd hla band are doing good work and are rendering; soma splendid music. The Koran Hussars have made nrorresa undar the able leadership of Captain Crofut. and at the next ceremonial win present a full uni formed corps on ths floor for drill work. Knights of Malta Constantlna Commandery, No. 1, enjoyablr celebrated Its ,12d anniversary by an sntsr talnmant for membsra and: their friends In Baker Post Hall, 1417 Columbia avtnue, P. C. William Whselar presided, assisted by Carson Hanssll. John H. Hill. William Mc Mullen and John Forsyth. Selections wsro rendered by an orchestra. It, U Knowles pre,, sldsd at ths piano, and Grand llscordsr John II. Hoffman dsllvared an Inspiring- addrasa upon Malta history and ths order's futura pronpscts. Will Meet Again f Hif Ifl M