The morning call., 1890-06-24
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Animal Report of the Supreme
Recorder, A. @. U. w.

King Solomon's Lodge. No. 260, F. and A. NJ,
at It's called meeting last evening, had WORK III
the Master Mason's degree.
There was large attendance at the meeting OF
Fidelity Lodge. No 222. L. o. o. f., last evening,
when the lnitiatofy was conferred.
From the annual report OF NJ. w. Saekett, SUI
preme Recorder A. 0. U. W., and who was
present at the annual session Of the supreme
Lodge, held at Boston, Mass, last week, The fol-
lowing Information is taken: On January L,
1889, the balance In the hands of the Supreme
Receiver was $S16S "a; the receipts during the
year were: Beneficiary Fund, S77,515; Relief
Fund So7,l6l 20; General Fund S27,S67 10;
U pchurch Memorial Fund, 1888 25-a total Oh
S212,605 2S. The disbursements amounted 10
S2o4, 319 10, segregated as follows: Beneficiary
Fene s7fgU0I kes7 |9na Me-
mortal Fund. S410O - leaving balance
on hand OF Ss286 o. On January /. 1852,
existence, and at dale OF December 81.
$50, the membership was 1859, an increase oil
23l, less fifty lodges suspended chai tiers and gone
out of existence, or 1909 IN actual OPERATION
net gain for the year of 1S1. The number OIL
members al The beginning Of tie year was 2l6,-
625. Tie number admitted during The year was
31,649; suspended l4,302, died 2O49, leaving
[ lie membership on December 81, 1889, at ISL
923, an Increase for the year OF 1888 and net
in come over all losses OF Sl5,29o. There were
749 plicenlS rejected by subordinate lodges
and 23l5 by medical examiners and otherwise
In the whole order the total amount OF bene-
Hclhly money received curing tue ytdI was
S4,1SU,595 IS, and disbursed s4,153, 76S rs,
Al the beginning OF the year there was go
51S 80 on hand on account of Beneficiary Fund
and at the close OF The year the sum OF 500
$40 90. an increase OF 1926 90 Since the
organization OF the order the whole number oil
death losses has been Il 36S, for which the sum
OF S2S 1898, Sl6 80 has been paid. Ihe average
time intervening between death and payment OF
loss in 1889 las been month and n days. Inc
average duration OF membership OF the 2O49 per,
sons Who died In 1889 was years. months and
% days. I lie total number Of beneficiary ceIt
iicates issued by The order 10 December 81, 1852
has been 35S,59S The total number now III
force is 232, 059, and total number annulled 20,
$50. The total amount Of relief call
paid by all Jurisdictions on caiis
on hand Of 5000 81. The total amount re-
ceiyed by Jurisdictions In the General Fund oil
lodges Tor The year was s343677 so, and eX'
pended S34S, $50 p. The amount IN hand III
said luna al the beginning OF the year was $40
334 81, and al The close OF the gear S6o.OoZ 81
The amount raised BY the Supreme Lodge for per
capita tax was S23, 03+ TO- The sum OF S5I,.
Lodge sessions and S7o,G91 60 Tor salaries 10
officers. The total amount extended III rent OF
halls aud lOdge-i0Oms was SlS7,5l0 ~, ana lOi
supplies S33,919 10. The sum OF S7I,74o u
was expended by lodges for sick Dement'S ana
ehaiily. ana Tie sum of S53S,O95 represents Tue
total amount expended Tor tent, salaries and H.
cldenIdl expenses. There are 11,O71 books 10
Libraries of lodges, the value OF which Is $40.
229 02. The average membership per lodge IS
Sc; the average assessment for the year was
10 1l-24; the average aye OF suspensions ana
Withdrawals from The order was SO years. the
average OF The entire membership OF The order
is So; lie deathrate in the whole order is 09-luU