, 1881-04-23
Fraternal Societies
Brief Neses Among the orders---sndeA o.
what Is taking pRacc In the Char
liable aad Beac6eisi
Field. Etc.
MASONIC.

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| Andrew Hancock, an esteemed Mason Of
Federal Lodge No l, Washington, ID. T.,
died in that city on March llth. Brother
Hancock was one Of the recommenders oil
| Wm. p, Ross, chief Of the Cherokee nation,
| who was made Mason in Federal lodge IN
| lS4S and he participated in the laying OF the
cornerstone Of the Washington monument
in 1850.
The Yorktown Centennial wili be ccle-
bra.ed on October 18Th, 1851. The corner
stone OF the monument - be erected VIII be
laid with appropriate Masonic ceremonies by
the grand master OF the Grand Lodge of ir-
glnia, assisted by the Grand Oficers, IN the
presence Of the Grand Masters Of the ;hir-
toeE original states. James Barron Hope, Of
Norfolk. viii read poem, and Hon. Robert
c. Winthrop, Of Massachusetts,, VIII deliver
An crztiou The presiaieRt at the United
States will be present and deliver an address
Congress has appropriated $50, ,Oc0 to he
used in furthering the celebration. &
10. F.
Notes Of preparation are heard lar and
WIDE for the approaching birthday Odd OF
this order, From the FIVE men VINO gathered
at the Seven Stars Inn at Baltimore. Mary
land, on the Goth of April, 1919, have sprung
a membership which now numbers over l5O,-
600 men. The single lodge then instituted
Washington No. II stands today at the
head of 100 sirnilsr bodies. governed by
fifty Grand Lodges, which in turn scknowi-
edge fealty to a Sovereign Grand Lodge
The revenue from few pennies per night
has reached 81, 500, 000 annually, and the
relief dispensed touches the grand sum OF
-, 900, 900 per year Since 1880 go, 600
men have been initiated, ST, 800 Of whom
have been buried by kindly hands l2l 600
widowed families and !03, 600 brethren have
been relieved, at an expenditure of over so,
900, 900. The total receipts for fifty years
have been $4,000, 900, AMI after deductlng
relief and expenses, the or.ler has now IN the
neighborhood Of $4,000 600 assets Its
system OF sick benefits has proven feasible
and successful onc, and its des.h-rate and
the average age of its membership remains
the same, viz: The death-rate is about one
per cent. and the average age Of ITS members
is about forty years.
KNIGHTS or PYTHIAS.
The recen: celebration of the anniversary
of the Order at Washington, D. C., was an
imposnc affair. Mrny of the knights were
mounted and clad IN aruor, presented
brilliant appearance,
l.. G. A.-Pyttiaris'n was f.'undrd by }.
II. Rathbone, in Washington city. The nrst
lodge was allied Washington No. !, which
was organized February l9.h. 1864 The
present status of the Oder is 81 Grand
Lodges, 1900 suborlinat'-s, and sS, 600 mein-
bers.
The Washington territory la;lles which are
now under the jurisdiction If TIE supreme
lodges Of the Unitel Sta-cs. viii, j, Is hop"d
soon become a se;-rale jurisdiction with a
territorial grand iolse-
Pythian Lodge n" as las: gaming a lare~ !
and powerful membership.
Pendleton. DIyton and Walla Nal!a !
lodsss, ,o{ VII IpIarsdPges ssPe nave 'heif eopi'e uni
a. o L. ".
Arrangements are nn f"ot l.: reference 10 |
the yearly anniversary crl~bra'i"n OF the
Order
Twenty ttousand dollars aere paid to the
heirs of deceased members IL California IN
March.
Three thousand four hundred and twenty |
seven Master Workmen in San Francisco
| |. $50 in the state 81 mcrease for March.
Oregon and Washington territory now
have the requisite o000 members to be
formed into a jurisdiction of their own-
The onslaught OF the Life Insurance com
panies against the order have had the effect
# strengthening the \. o. L. ". Master
Workman Creight1n's reply was powerful
document.
Liycoin Post, No 4, Grand Army OF the
Republic meets every Wednesday evening.
This recently instituted order in this city is
n ticurishiug condition. 1t has succeeded
n bringing together many of the old soldiers.
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