Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29

years.
Connecticut Odd Fellows report a gam Of
Ia en~campment members the past year.
During 1887 the roll of Masonic lodges of
the grand lodge of England was increased by
ffty-two.
There are 115 grand lodges Of Odd Fellows
under the jurisdiction of the Sovereign
grand lodge.
Walker lodge is the wealthiest Odd Fell
lows organization in Pennsylvania, having
$4,000 in assets.
TIL first public funeral by the Odd Eel
lows In America was in the spring Of 1873, in
Baltimore, and at midnight.
Thu grand lodge of Prince Edward Island
has under it eleven lodges and $50 Masons.
The grand secretary receives $40 a year.
The Royal Society of Good Fellows has
disbursed SIS, 600 in death benefits the past
month. During the past two years the total
has been Sl94, 200. so.
II ample hotel accommodations are pro-
vided during the next two years, the next
session of the supreme lodge can easily be
secured for Omaha.
The Island of Malta, the area of which is
about equal to a horse paddock on u station,
has seven lodges with a roll of 500 members,
many of whom are military.
There is no assessment in the Northern Re-
lief association of the Ancient Order OF
United Workmen for July. One dollar dues
should be paid before the 18th inst.
The different lodges are at present engaged
in discussing needed legislation and instruct
ing their representatives to the grand lodge,
which meets at Fremont in October.
There are about 5000 members in the An
Gent Order of United Workmen lodges in
Nebraska. The membership is growing very
rapidly at present throughout the state.
According to the New South Wales Free
mason, the lord chancellor of England and
Ireland are Masons. The premier of Eng.
land and the leader of the opposition are also
Mason.
New York claims the past year to have
been justly it's centennial year of Odd Fellow
ship, having led in gains every other iurisdic-
tion, and placing to the credit Of the order
1876 names.
New Jersey has fifty-four /. o. O.. F. en-
campments with a membership of $3.50. and
has paid in relief the past year 80, 433. 93. 1t
has also Is, 1855 lodge members, and has paid
in relief SOC, S42. SO.
While in Cincinnati, the grand officers and
prominent members OF the u. IL. knights OF
Pythias had a large group photograph taken
and copies nave already arrived and can be
seen at the grand ~lodgeQfice.
In response to an invitation extended to
the different lodges and divisions of the city,
through Virginius lodge No. 95, by Garfield
lodge, of Blair, Neb., an excursion to that
place is to be arranged for soon.
Bismarck's son, Count Herbert, on a re-
cent visit to Dublin, accompanied by the
duke of Abercorn, G. Nj. of Ireland, visited
the Masonic Orphan school, where the or
phans gave three cheers for old blood and
Iron."
The amount to be received by members of
the Knights and Ladies of Honor order on
account of deaths tnat occurred in Massa-
chusetts in June is $1,000, or nearly four
times the amount paid during the month by
the entire membership of this state. :
Giles L. Bradley, of Indianapolis, was APP
pointed receiver of the supreme lodge Uuited
Order of Honor recently, upon petition of
John J.. Blackman, and gave bond for $40, 600.
1t is proposed to wind up the affairs of the
the concern, which had become hopelessly
involved.
The supreme lodge relief board report of
the Ancient Order Of United Workmen shows
that Nebraska paid into this fund in 1857,
S2G0.S1, while New York paid, S2,S57.1S. This
report shows considerable of the same infor-
nation that has been published in the Work
man at different times.
On the 4th of July the New Jersey Red
Men had a great parade in Camden. 1t is
estimated there were more than four thou
sand members of The order in line, and dele
cations were present from Baltimore, Phlla-
delphia, New York and other cities.
In the movement to establish the Odd Eel
lows home, of Massachusetts, De Soto
lodge, of Springfield, that started the floor
work in the degrees, leads off with a dona-
ton OF 1000, to promote this praiseworthy
OOJeCU. Iue COullllouee having tue LnaJteT III
charge wish to raise Sl0O,O 700 before purchas
ing ground.
The late emperor of Germany, William 1
shortly before ne died, sent a congratulating
letter to the Masonic lodge at Rostock, Mack
lenburg, on the seventy. fifth anniversary Of
its formation. In it he said: "Free Masonry
constitutes a true element Of the religious
sentiment and works for the well-being Of
humanity"
The actual cost to q member who Joined
the Knights of Honor in 1873, and was then
under the age of forty-five years, has been
for the fifteen years up to July l, 1883, $23
in assessments, or an average of SIS. 40 a veal
for an insurance of $1,000. Few beneficial
societies in this country can produce a RECORD
which equals this for fifteen consecutive
years.
Brother w. S. Phillips, grand recorder O.
Nebraska grand legion of the Ancient Ordel
of United WOrkmcn, writes that the new fea
ture, admitting members for death benefit il
the Northern Relief association, is a goot
thing. He also writes that his lodge is having
a good growth, and that a number want Il
join the relief association.
The Knights of Pythlas of Columbus, o.
have arranged for q great celebration Sep
tember 81, at which Governor Foraker
Mayor Bruck, G. G. Reeves and s.. r. w. b
Richie have been invited to speak. TIL
parade and exercises will take place on tn
centennial grounds. Prizes aggregatins
$1,000 will be given in the prize drill.
The reports of Grand ODER Chief J. Beck,
Grand Secretary j. Rumetsch and Crane
Treasurer Joseph Gutberlet, of the indie
pendent Order Of Red Men of California
are already prepared for the next session Of
the Grand Stamm, on the Both of July. The,
show u large increase in membership, ant
also in capital. This session will be a lively
one, and the different lodges in this city hav,
made arrangements for the reception Of tn
representatives, ana the elected committe
has a fine programme.
The grand chancellor Of the Knights o
Pythias cautions lodges against being II
flucnced by any alleged decisions Of hi
which are the result of informal converse
lions between himself and different brethren
A decision is always IN writing and atteste'
by the grand lodge seal, and can be had TO
the asking, but misunderstanding and mis-
representation result where casual remark
are quoted in the lodges by interested pal
ties.
The ten largest councils of the Home Circl
are Loyal, Friendship, Somerville, Welcome
Joseph Warren, Dudley, John Eliot, Irving
Cambridge and Columbus, of Massachusetts
Tho largest gains in the last six month
wero made by Somerville, Irving and We
come. The first ten councils of the HON
Circle to pay the per capita tax are: Nj
Mineral, Somerville, Narragansett, Dudley
Roxbury, Commonwealth, Longfellow
Wadsworth, Magnolia and Puritan.
The proposed amendment to the suprem
lodge constitution OF tine knights of Pythla
offered by S, RS Copeland and Shropshir,