The morning call., 1890-09-23
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Statistics From the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, l. O. O. F.

Excelsior Degree Lodge, No. 9, 1. o. o. F.,
at its meeting last Saturday evening, con-
ferred the degrees of Brotherly Love and
Truth on a number of candidates.
King So!omon's Lodge, No. go, at its
called meeting last evening had work in the
Fellowcraft degree.
California Lodge, No. Il. o. o, F., at its
regular meeting last evening, had work in
the iDitiatOry.
San Francisco Chapter, No. /, Royal Arch
MasOns, at its meeting last evening, had
work in the Mark Masters degree.
There are eighty-three lodges working in
the German and fity-three in the English
language in the city Of New York. There
are also four Bohemian, one Danish, one
French and one Swedish lodges in that city.
ArgOnaut Council Of the Royal Arcanum,
at its regular meeting last evening, had Il
large attendance present and important
business was transacted.
From the printed report Of the Secretary
If the Johnstown Flood Relief Commission
it is seen that the |. O. O. F. head the list Of
contributing societies, the amount given be-
ing So, GIG 69-about one-fourth Of the whole
amount
Confidence Lodge, No. 2232, Knights of
/ Honor. will meet in regular session this
On the evening of Wednesday, 10th inst,
during the session of the Great Council of
the United States Improved Order of Red
Men, the work OF the degrees was eXempli-
fed by four different teams in Mechanics
Hall. Boston. Fully 5000 members of the
order were present, and by a letter received
from Henry \. Chase, Great Representative
from this State, we are Informed that the
work was magnifcently rendered. The
jurisdiction in Massachusetts did every
thing in its power 10 make the visit of the
Great Chiefs oae round Of pleasure, and the
representatives from all the jurisdictions
are loud in their praises for the hospitality
accorded them The following are the
newly elected officers of the Grand Council
United States: Thomas X. DOnnally, &. l. !;
Thomas Z. Pcc1inpaugh, q. 5. S; A. H.
Patton. 6. J. 5; c. c, Conley, G. c. of r.,
Joseph Pyle, q. X. of W. Thomas j. Fran
els, G. P; George E. Green, q. T.; James
Johnson, q. VI.
Notices of suspension have been sent to
the following subordinate lodges of the
Knights of Honor for failing TO forward to
| the SUPREME Treasurer assessments 2S4 and
2S5 within the time provided by law:
Arkansas, 1142; Connecticut, POPS; Georgia,
2970; Indiana, 1915; Kansas, 4S0; Ken
lucky 2S02; Massachusetts, 49,; Michigan,
202, 1897; New York. SO; North Carolina,
1863; Pennsylvania, 25I3; Texas, 5299 3547.
! The following lodges suspended on former
assessments have been relnstated since last
report: Oa assessments 2S2 and 2S3-5l,
$50, 6SS, 100 1906 1871 1888 22Sl, 2451, 29l9
3I0S, 1913 553S.
Theodore a. Ross, Grand Secretary of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, |. O. o. F., has fur
niShed the advance reports of officers, pre-
sented At the annual session lately held at
| Topeka, kans. From them the following
statistical information Is CLEANED; General
condition OF the rider in the world: Sow
ereign Grand Lodge, l; Independent Grand
! lodges German empire and Australia Slal, >;
Grand lodges, 90. an increase of /; subordi-
nate lodges 1858, an increase of 269; Grand
| encampment, -, an increase OF /; sub0r-
dInate enCalnpmentS 2l33, an increase Of
Il: lodge limitations Gl,JI0, an Increase of
! 53J3; lodge members 63i,555, an III
! crease of 30,79S; encampment limitations
! bers 110,SoG, an increase OF 39l4; aggregate
relief by lodges and encampments S2,725.-
! 363 o. an increase of SlG6, 2CS So; aggregate
revenue Of lodges and eacdmpmeniS. S6, 1885,
| 625 So, an increase of S36l, 74S 80. In
| Australia there are now pa lodges, with a
membership of 19,0S1. The lodge funds
amount to S3S9.772 So and the payments TO
the sick for benefits S67 ,i4} 81 Tie number
| OF members who died during the year was
! 13S, and The number of wives Of members 90,
| for which the sum OF S1S,2S3 81 was eX-
pended for funeral benefits. The Grand
Lodge funds amount to S237, 81 24. In the
Rebekah Degree there are now 20l6 lodges,
with a membership of 1881 comprising
50, SD females and 55,57l males. There are
J92 cantOns Of the Patriarchs Militant, with
! $4,000 (estimated) chevallerS OF the rank
! and file. From late dispatches received it is
! learned that John c. Underwood las been
selected Grand Sire. aud that the next ses-
| sion of the SOVEREIGN Grand Lodge will lie
| he'd in St Louis. Mo.