Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-03

Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge Of
California.

Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge of
California.
The Grand Lodge of California, Ancient
Order United Workmen, meets in this city
at 10 A. NJ to-day, in Turner Hall, X street,
near Tenth. The hall has been decorated
and fitted up as lodge-room by Union and
Sacramento Lodges of Sacramento Most of
the delegates arrived yesterday and last night.
They were met at tie depot by members of
the Sacramento Reception Committee and
escorted to hotels, the Arcade Hotel being
made general headquarters. The represent
atlves and officers number 22S; the names
have already been published in the RECORD
UNION.
On the assembling of the Grand Lodge to-
day, Grand Master Workman VIA.
II. jordan will present his annual
report. This report reviews the
work OF the Order for the past year, consid-
ers the objects and purposes Of the Order,
and dwelis strongly on the fraternal and
charitable planks IN the platform of priuci-
pies. lie reports that year ago the juris-
diction had II Lodges, with $500 members
IN California +; that now there are 100 Lodges,
with 5000 members. lie comments upon
the menbe1 ship as being of a high char
acter, and embracing citizens drawn
from the best of California's population. The
california jurisdiction was set apart from the
National jurisdiction in July, 1873, with Il
Lodges and ., 496 members. On the 26th the
first death occurred, and the benefit OF $1,000
was paid. Up to July so, 1879, there were
q deaths. on the average total of member
ship Of 4, 337 >, or one to each 1928 men,
or 6. 16 10 each LOCO. The present risks lie
mainly between The ages Of % and 90, and the
best authorities, he says, fix 10 per average
1000 risks the death rate. or at the highest
Il 20, the mean being II. 60, and ne compares
these figures to the GIG of the Order for the
past year, and Celebrates upon the subject.
The q deaths called FOR S54, 900, or
So "a per member, with So dues,
making a total Of SIS 81 for all ex-
penses of beneficial assurance, and advan-
tages IF fraternal union, assistance and relief
He compares these figures with those of other
institutions fav0rably to the Order, and
draws the conclusion that while tiattering,
they are not to be taken as basis for the fu-
ture, as there must be a reasonable increase of
expense as years advance. He urges stricter
medical examinations and more caution in Sc
lecting members. He presents these statistics
Deaths since July 16, 1873, IS; average age
at death, 81 years, 9 months average dura-
ton of membership in the Order, IL years, 9
months; number of charter members who
died of disease, IS; number of members who
died of pulmonary or heart disease, g; from
effects of liquor, 8 from accident and muir
der, TO- from suicide, 4. Number of assess
ments since July 16, 1878, 49, deaths in 1879,
~; assessments in 1879, IA; average cost of
each death per member during 1879, 29d cents.
He urges at this point greater stringency of
rule regarding examination for traces of pull
monary disease, and points out the large
number of deaths from the inordinate use of
liquors. He gives a history of his calling
attention to q card issued during the new
Constitution campaign, and explains his posi-
on death of suicides, and argues against such
suggested legislation. He reviews the history
of the yellow fever appeal" and the call for
aid from the East, in which he opposed and
defeated an assessment upon the California
jurisdiction, and the sum Of 81, 931 20 was
raised by subscription and forwarded for the
relief of the Supreme Lodge. He recites
his rulings and decisions during the
year, and reports several appeals for
consideration. He recommends that the
Constitution of the Lodges be amended so as
to separate the otfenses recognized and the
penalties affixed. During the year he an
swered questions which he asks the Grand
Lodge to approve. as follows: An unpaid
assessment works a suspension of the bene-
fetal certificate member cannot be sus-
pended for non-payment if he has money in
the general fund to pay his assessment |
Lodge warrant is draft and negotiable all
Lodges in existence July lst ard January 1st
must pay the per capita tax; a blind man is
not eligible to membership; the Overseer pro |
TEN. cannot, if he has filed no higher office,
confer the Junior Woriman's degree Grand |
Lodge Trustees are officers Of it under the |
to- ffalifo,oio ar1H pTfirIcI fp
leges of Representatives 2 physicians re-
lection is final for six months the Lodge |
Trustee is not such an officer as gains honors Z; |
q Lodge cannot consider the application Of |
one who IS 80 years of age or over, aud must |
simply return the application, and cannot |
blacklist the name for false statement as to |
age; one six months in arrears for dues is |
suspended by the law. He reports an official |
committee examination into the accounts and |
funds with the Grand Recorder and Grand
Receiver, aad that the same were found cor
rect. During the year the Grand Master
travelled 1900 miles for the Order, and was in |
communication with every Lodge. His ex-
penses were S517 80. The report will be re-
ferred to committees at to-day's session.
Tonight the Grand Lodge meets the Sacra-
mento Lodges in their Lodge-roon for in
struction and work, and will reassemble again
to .morrow morning at Turner Hall.
The General and Reception Committees of
the Sacramento Lodges give notice elsewhere |
to members of the Order who may have failed |
to receive free tickets for an entertainment
rendered the Grand Lodge, where the tickets !
may be procured. The same committees give
notice to delegated subcommittee on recep-
ton of visitors st the depots and hotels.
Calls are made for Sacramento Lodge to as
semble at p NJ. tonight in the small hall
next to It's Lodge room, and for Union Lodge
to assemble at DIR. Thrailkill's office, Masonic
building, at 7:15 p. u.
Notice is given also to the class of candi-
dates for Sacramento Lodge to be present at
1880 o'clock to night, and that the Grand
Lodge will be invited to confer degrees upon
them.