The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-27

Excelsior Lodge, No. 166, F. and A. NJ,
will install Its newly elected officers this
evening.
Golden Gate Encampment, No. 1. /. o. o.
F., held well-attended meeting last even
ing.
California Lodge, No. 1, F. ard A. NJ,
will install its officers this evening.
Amity Rebekah Degree Lodge. No. 16l, 1.
o. o. F., will entertain the Odd Fellows
Literary and Social Club this evening.
California Commandery, No. /, Knights
Templar, installed its newly elected officers
last evening
The fina! limitations for the term will take
place in Templar Rebekah Degree Lodge,
No. 10, at its meeting this evening
King Solomon's Lodge, No. 260, F. and A
NJ, at special meeting last evening, had
work in the Entered Apprentice degree.
The entertainment. social dance and an
nual election of officers of the Society of
Independent Old Friends takes place next
Tuesday evening in Irving Hall. The di-
rectors of amusement will be Harry Me
mann and Louis Imhaus.
Occidental Lodge, No. %, F. and A. NJ,
held special meeting last evening for work
in the first degree.
In the order of Chosen Friends the total
deaths since institution to this date have
been 1922, for which the sum of 81, $50, 2O3 "a
has been paid, and 2S8 disability claims
amounting to &2SS,000, a grand total of So
las, 2G3 "a paid in benefits.
The Grand Lodge A. o. U. w. of Cali
fornia has levied assessments l, and 8
for January, 1891. on deaths 1 TO 20 in
elusive, total of twenty losses. apportioned
among the lodges as follows: Yerba Buena,
No. IA, San Francisco, 3, and Union, No. 81,
Sacramento; Bay City, No. Ill, Eureka
Hercules. No. SO, San Francisco; Bodie, No.
143, Dodie: Colusa, No. &C, Colusa; ST.
Johns. No. Is. San Francisco; Mission, No.
&c. Mission San Jose; Pueblo, No. 16S, So
noma; Healdsburg, No. 81, Healdsburg;
Pacific, No. 7, Oakland; Gilroy, No. 26,
Gilroy; Oak Leaf, No. 81, Oakland; Grass
Valley, No. 81, Grass Valley; Southern Cali
fornia, No. 191, Los Angeles Bernal Heights,
No. 10, San Francisco; Stockton. No. %,
Stockton, and Unity, No. 81. San Francisco,
one each. To the date of making this call
the whole number of deaths has been 1886
and assessments levied 237.
An invitation has been extended the Junia
Hussars, Patriarchs Militant, l. o. 0. F., of
Columbus, Ohio. to take part in the Mardi
Gras celebration at New Orleans next Feb
ruary. Ii they go they will be the guests of
the Louisiana Field Artillery of the Crescent
City.
There will be but one assessment in the
Workmen's Guarantee Fund next month.
All claims that have been presented during
this year had been met, and those not yet
paid. owing to informalities in the proof of
loss presented. have been provided ior with
enough money on hand to pay them when
complete. This is a very fine showing for
the organization and reflects credit on the
management
The degree staff of North Star Lodge, No.
6. l; O. Q. F., of Minneapolis. Mimi. claims
to be the champion of the world, and are
willing to subStantiate the same with any
degree team in the country.
w. ID. Kennedy, who was appointed at
the last session of the Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias, to compile and arrange
the new digest will not have the same
ready by January l, 1891, as contemplated,
as 1t requires much more labor than was at
first supposed.
From the return of Grand Lodges, COM
piled by T. G. III. Brother Josiah a. Drum
mond OF Maine, We learn that there are
55l.o2S Master Masons in the United States
and Canada; 81. 450 were raised during the
last year: The largest jurisdiction is that
of New York, 74,065, the second Illinois,
ALAS. the third Pennsylvania, SO, 1913 There
was net gain of 20,9S0 over the report of
1889 The following figures are worthy of
thought: 17,43S admitted and 1864 were
suspend for non- payment of dues. Where
are they now, these unaffiliated Masons?
These figures Chat will not lie) speak vol
umes--indifference, carelessness. lack of in
terest. Thirty thousand Indifferent and
careless Masons weary of the burden of
the fraternity. Many Of them will float
about for a time, and in after years,
when necessity compels them to seek
shelter and comfort somewhere, they will
desire to return to the fold, where they know
vxrfn hn 60 Il, Nj
charity" brotherly love, relief and truth.
They will not be able to help the institu-
ton, but the Institution will be expected to
help them.-Baltimore Telegram.