The morning call., 1890-10-09
FRATERNAL NOTES.
A Spelling Match in Defiance
Council, No. 3S, C. of the F.

Golden Gate, No. 30. Pacific, No. 136, and
Oriental, No. IA. lodges of the F. and A. M
| of this city, held stated meetings on Tues
day evening and transacted routine business
Franco American Lodge, No. 207, l. o.
| o. F., at its meeting this evening will confer
| the initatory.
Mission Lodge, No. 100, F. and A. NJ, al
| its called meeting last evening had work IL
| the Fellowcraft degree.
Oriental Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. 80
l. o. o. F., had well-attended meeting last
evening, when considerable business was
| transacted.
The regular session of Islam Temple. A;
| A. o. n. NJ. s., which should have been held
| last evening, has been postponed until next
| Wednesday evening III order 10 allow dele
! gates to the Grand Lodge, f. and a. M,
| which meets in annual communication next
week, and VINO are Shriners, an opportunity
to attend and take part in the ceremonies.
Templar Rebekah Degree Lodge, No 10,
l. o. o. F., will hold an open meeting on
| Saturday evening, 18th inst.
Protection Lodge, No. SO, L. L. A, Will
soon give an entertainment and social In It's
! hall in the Red Mems Building. The ar
engagements for the affair are in the hands OF
competent committee, which undoubtedly
| assures its success.
Tenplar Lodge, No. II, I. O. o. F., had an
| initiation last evening, the work being we'll
| rendered by the officers.
Excelsior Lodge, No. 126, A. O. U. W.,
will at its meeting this evening be favored
! with lecture
Amity Rebekah Degree Lodge, |. o. o. F.. +,
will be IN stituted in this city on Saturday
evening with fifty charter members aud
about twenty-five initiates.
Valley Lodge, No. so, A. 0. U. W., will
| give an entertainment and social in Laurel
| Hall, % OFarrell street, on Wednesday
| evening 29th inst.
Loyal California Lodge, No. /, of the
! Manchester Unity Odd Fellows, will be for
maly Instituted this evening at Druids'
| Hail, AS Suffer street, with a large charter
membership.
General Orders No. 43, dated Springfield,
| Ill.,, September 9th last, from the head
| quarters OF the Army Patriarchs Militant,
announce that the Sovereign Grand Lodge
sustained the action Of the GeneraliSSim0 in
| relieving Captain-General Franklin Ellis OF
the command of the Fourth Army Corps
| and placing him under arrest for insubordl
| nation. General Ellis is relieved of arrest,
! but is deprived of rank, although per-
| nltted to apply for retired commission.
| John Z. Underwood is reelected Lieuten-
| ant-Gtneral of the army for the term of
| three years fIom date of September goth
| last. Majur-GeneIal John q. Reeves, Dl-
| vlsl II Of the Ohio, IS temporarily placed III
| command of the Fourth Army Corps, vice
| Franklin Ellis, relieved. Major General
| W imam - iItSt ID dpDbuitGti AhiutuAt-
| General. located at army headquarters.
The Workman's Guarantee Fund Asso-
| ciatOn is rapidly increasing It's already large
membership. 1t pays It's losses promptly
| and the cost of belonging 10 tie OTganlza-
| ton is kept at reasonable figure.
julius Saumann, Z. G. OF Bay City Lodge.
| No. H. |. o. o. T., has been elected Secre-
tary of the DAD Fellows Library Associa-
| ton, vice Il. l.. c. Barnes, F. q. of Occidental
Lodge No. l79, res gned on account OF press
| OF priyae business matters.
AT the last regular meeting OF Defiance
Circle, No IS, e. of f., Il novel feature was
introduced under the head of Good and
welfare" Louis kuttner, 5. c. C., as
Chairman of the Entertainment Committee
announced that the evenings pleasures
| would commence with an overture by the
| Organist, Mrs. Katz after which a spelling
match would take place, and offered two
handsome prizes 10 the two successful conf
| petitors. He thereupOn invited l.. c. Levy, ID.
| G c. c., 10 act as Master of Ceremonies
for the evening. Mr.. Levy then de-
clared that Miss Julia Rosenberg, c..
c., and Miss b. Hintze, p. C. c., should
| act as leaders anu choose twenty-five
persons from among the audience, ar
| ranging themselves ON opposite sides of
the room. The Deputy then selected the
words IRON the CALL edition of Webster's
Dictionary and after Il spirited contest the
pTizeS were awarded to MISS Emma Ii /.
Levy, II. >, and Miss Schubener. After the
match all were invited to a social dance,
which " as kent up until q late hour,