The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-30
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Latest Membership Statistics OF
the *. and L. of II.

King Solomon Lodge, No. go, F. and A.
NJ. at its called meeting last evening had a
raising"
Conc0rdia Lodge, No. 49, l. o. O. F., at
its regular meeting last evening took action
on the report of the special committee APP
pointed to arrange for the twenty fifth an
niverSary celebration of the lodge.
San Francisco Chapter, No. l, Royal Arch
Masons, at its called meeting last evening
had work in the Past Master and Most
Excellent Master degrees.
A new Rebekah Degree lodge to be known
by the name of Amity will be instituted in
this city on Saturday evening, 18th prox.
A new division of the Uniform Rank, K
of P, is being organized at Bakersfield.
Oak Leaf Lodge, No. So, A. o. U. W.. of
Oakland,tgave an entertainment last even
ing.
will give a ball at Union-square Hall next
Alta Lodge, A. o. U. w., of this city, will
hold an open meeting this evening in the
hall corner of Twenty-fourth and Folsom
streets.
Bay City Lodge, No III. K. of P, gave
very successful entertainment and social
last Friday evening at Saratoga Hall.
Unity Lodge, No. q, A. O. U. W., will be
treated to n lecture this evening at us lodge
room in the Odd Fellows Building by
Daniel Mcneil.
There is a German, French and Italian
Masonic lodge in the City OF Mexico, the
work being done in the respective languages
of the members.
The Manchester Unity Odd Fellows num-
bered 65l,S90 members on January /, 1870,
being q net increase Tor the year OF IL, 53o.
The A. o. U. w. was instituted at Mead
Vile Pa, October 81, 1868. and will there
fore be twenty-five years old next month.
There are siXty-twO Masonic lodges in
Africa, the majority being i'll the south OF
that dark continent
Yosemite Lodge, No. A. United Endow-
ment Associates, will hold an open meeting
next Saturday evening at Mozart Hall, 1853
Market street.
AT date of July 1st, the membership in
the Knights of Honor was 1866, and the
total amount OF Dement'S paid 10 tnat date
S3l, 693, 034 rs.
Golden West Assembly, Royal Society of
Good Fellows, was instituted on Thursday
evening, September 10Th, at Pythian Castle,
by L. Jacobs, S. d., assisted by the officers
and members Of King Solomon Assembly.
The charter members numbered 125 and the
following officers were elected for the ensu-
ing term: w. II. Griswold, r.; A. Jacobs,
L.; Frank V. Rushton, c.: Oscar King, L.
r.. l. C. Levey, K. s.; G. Wiener, +. s. l.
Brownst9ne, T.; white !. GriSwold, r; d.
Young, D.; A. Held, g.; A. Burgert, 3.
Trustees-M. Morgenstern, j. Kaufmann,
f. Eggers.
An Interstate prize drill encampment, par
ticipated in by Armourdale, No. 90, Wyan-
dotte, No. H. Kansas City, No. 80, and Up
land, No. 101, Legions Of The Select knights
OF the Department of Missouri, took place at
Merriam Park, near Kansas City, Mo-, last
Wednesday.
In the X and L. of II. at date of June
30th last the membership was as follows:
Relief Fund-Diyi,ion l 1913, Division 2
46, $50, Division 5S01. and Division 1886,
grand total of 56,566, comprising 1866
males and 29,201 females; SOcial-males
1850, females 4457, a total of S707, or grand
total of 65, 2I3 in the order. The number OF
deaths in 1889 was 5S2. being 11.39 ratio to
the membership. The average age Of the
membership is 80 years months and 20
days. Since the establishment of the order
in 1878 to July 1st last the total payments
Tor benefits have been 81, 765,57 90. The
order is now carrying S700O0,00O insurance Tor
its members.