, 1881-05-28
FRATeRNAL SOCIETIES.
Interesting Items Pertaining to many
Orders and Organirasioas-Our
Weekly Budget of News
from the Beneficial As
socie.;ons, Etc, Etc.
I.sa gained l4io members last year.
cDD FELLOWS

Isxa gained l4i0 members last wear.
Th- ..Ben.fac.or of Odd Fellowship las.
l.. Ridg-ly. Is slowly bat s-eadiiy taluns.
He Is N longer able - trans sct business,
and even s;gns his name ~i,h come difficulty
For forty yea-s he has faithfully st'od at IN.
elm of the Or er, ard the imIress of hI-
talent aid heari-woFk Is On every page OF 1t
lIst'ry.
As pred c al by the Gail the Celebrate;
Of .e e. auniye yer ,ary OF American obi Fei-
lowship in ihi. AMI forsin countr,e', la
been far ah al "f any former yrar: The pas
,uelve molths has ste1, a whoit, sea>of
of prosperity for this order, and no'"itn-
stai,dirg the formation Of many nes societies
It is stil far Ia advance, AMI keers ITS pos
t,on as tn. for IN ST and most beneficial or.
ganizntirn CT TIE az.
The new 5i;,,cs, Of The order being compiled
bv J. II. Wa,te, J. r., o: y. Y, VIII b.
given to the or,ler as soan as possible. The
compiler Is hard At work, for he realizes the
necessity that exists fof reiilble revision
An Eastern Rebekah thinks "iha, as the
Encampments are oae wing Of the order.
the Reb-kah Degree ought to be ''the other
wing" etc, AMI are entitled to representa-
non Sometimes when there are 100 much
wings things ''ay away"
MASONIC
An iucT.s ssed interest IN the work Is beng
manifested IN this territory.
The ceremonie at the funeral OF the late
James f. Bourne We're very Impressive
OFT.
An increased interest is being manifested
by the X. of P's throughout California.
James f. Bourne was al active member OF
the Knights in this city.
The X. ri ?. vii give a grand basket pic
nic in Albany, Or gon-
Same talk Is being hsd ON the feasibility
of orgau'z:ng lodge Of Knights IN Weston,
Oregon.
Why cannot Ivanhoe Lodge get up an en-
tertanmrnt or something by which to IN
erea the interest in H.. order.
40. Uw.
Tn N,rs says: The lodge Of \. {. L.
w. OF D.ylor. viii celebrate I'll 2JtH is
org ami Washing On i"dse' w'll be SC
off IN sep rate grand l"dS lurisfic ION
upo, tina day. The festivities of the dar
vi begin wrta grand parade, IN which the
other loages OF Da, TOT, to-. ther with th'
officers ami pupils II the public school hav'
been ,nyi e,l t. pa 'icipate. Ait,r the Far
adr all viii IKE up the live OF nj Ich to tn"
Da, ton park, Nher- an Grafton will be de,iT-
cred by Hon. T. C. Fray Vocal and IN
strumental music viii follow, basket lunch
will b- served, III short, every eiior: will br
made to make every one chi " the occasion.
A grand ball at joys hall will close the day.
Indiana has asked the supreme lodge, rder
the relief law of last session, for assistance,
said jurisdiction having been called upon for
twenty-five assessments. when the rate as
signed g. it Is but twenty; therefore all ot
the jurisdictions are called upon to coniri-
butte ten cents per member TO supply the de-
felt of 5000 in Indiana The G. NJ. W.,
Of C.lifo. MIA has requested the subordinate
lodges to forward, On or before the first OF
June. to Grand Recorder Pratt an amount
equivalent to ten cents for each NJ. W. De-
gree member in good standing On May LIST,
1851.
Col kinue, department commander, e..
T., has been visiting Southern California, IN
fusiny new life and interest into the old
pos, aud placirg Limitations for new ones.
Monday, May Both, will be daily observed as
Memorial and Decoration day by the e. A
T., ami an order has b,en issued from head
quarters at Philadelphia, Pa, to that effect.
New posts are reported as organizing at
Ferndale and Oregon city, and Camp Thomas
Arizona.
The members Of Lincoln post have received
their ne~ badgc..
Preparations are being made for D,cora-
ton day.
The P,st here Is st ably gaining in strength.
Much hard work is beng done.
TEoGLoDrTES.
The race has been str. ngtaening up lately.
and at the next crnclave there viii be sew
cIal new mutations.
Tie new and beau iful resalia has arrived,
and that coupled With the revised ~ork will
have a tendency to increase interest IN the
race
At the next Thetmosiln feast delegate t.
the Supreme Pyramid will be elected.
The knights Commanders OF the Sun are
prosper ng IN this city and Incirde many ol
onr best men among their members.