The morning call., 1890-04-27
THE GRAND REPORTS.
What the Fraternity Has Accomplish
During the Year.

What the Fraternity Has Accomplish I'd
Du ring the Year.
From advance sheets Of the reports the follow
ing interesting I acts and statistics have been
CLEANED:
Grand President Frank D. Ryan reviews at
length the work of the past year and the condi.
tiOn OF the order. aud prOnounces Il a decided
improvement over that of the preceding year.
FIfly-two District Deputies were appointed dur
ing the year, and in the same period eleven off
cia eli culars we're issued to the parlors.
The Grand President draws attention to the
oneTous nature OF the duties of the Visiting
Boaid and suggests that il be increased. so as to
NJ axe the appOrtionment no greater than fifteen
visits to each mem Der. He suggests that the
laws relative 10 assistance to distressed mem
bel 5 b. enlarged, under the plan adopted by the
san francisco Board OF Relief.
Among Tire notable decisions OF the Grand
President during The year were two relative to
eligibility. In one the question was whether
young man born the Pacific Ocean one day
out Of san Francisco was eligible TO membership
and the other whether a person born on tile Pa
cine Ocean, OF tie coast of Panama, on an
american ship bound for California. his parents
having lett New York with the intention Of be-
coming residents OF This State, can Join the
order, In each instance negative decision was
rendered GU the ground that the constitution re-
quIies applicants to have been born within the
State. In all, thrty-two decisions were rem
dered during the term.
Since The adjournment of the Grand Parlor
seventeen new subordiDates have been Instituted
and TWO feOI gained as follows:
Central Parlor No. 40, June 19, 1889, at
" ainut Greek, Contra Costa County; InyO ParlOT
No. 141, June 6, 1889, at Bishop Creek, Inyo
County; Oakdale Parlor, Nc. 142, July 8, 1889.
at OaKdale, Stanislaus County; Sebastopol
farlor, No. lab, June %, 1889, at SebastopOI
Sonoma County; Tuolumne Farlor, No. Ia
July 20 1889 at Sonora, IuOlumne County /;
Alcatraz ParlOr, No 145, July "a 1885, at san
Franciscoi HacyOn ParOT, No. l46, July 2T
August 10, 1889, at Lakeport, Lake County;
Maxwell ParlOr, No. 146 August II, 1889, at
Maxwell, Colusa County; McCloud ParlOr, No
149, September %, 1889, at Reddiug, Shasta
County; San Marcos ParlOr, No. 800 October s.
1859, II san Miguel, San Luis ObspO County /;
Brook Ign Paiiori No. 15l, October 10, 1889, al
East Ga. landi Cambria Parlor, No. 1872, Novem-
Der 49, $50, at CambIA, San Luis Obispo County;
Davlsyllle PaflOr, No. 1913, December 6, 1883
al DaYlsyllle, Yolo County; Alcalde Paror, No
CayucOs ParlOr. No. 155. March 81, 1890. a.
Cayucos, san Luis Obispo County; YOntockett
Pafor, No. log, April 20, 1890, al Crescent City,
Del NOre County.
The parlors reorganized were Dixon, No. 60.
and Bohemian, No. l37, which changed its name
Tie Grand Parlor Is also asked to leglslate so
the subordinates may create separate funds
and to AID In preserving Suffers Fort at Sacra
meulO.
The report of Grand Secretary Henry Lunstedt
Is lengthy and comprehensive document, giving
IN detail Tile organization OF all the new parluTs
ana The financial transactions of both grand
and subordinate parlors, and Is credltable alike
10 his energy and genius. From IL The following
Members Initiated 1895, members admitted bv
card 90, members reinstated go, members sus.
pended COZ, members Withdrawn 2S2, members
expelled ., members suspended for cause z, re-
signed o. rejected 80, members died 46, mem
bership January l, $50, 1926, members relieved
Cal, amount Of benefits paid S21. 568 ~, amount
Of receipts SlOO,3 "a, amount OF dlsburse-
ments SS2,121 II, amount paid Grand PArlOf
S6669 20, amount Of cash on hand S7S,022 81,
average receipts per member S13 81, average
disbursements per member S1l IA, average as
sets per member SO oil.
Tie order has made a steady aud satisfactory
progress during the year. the net Increase In
membership being $50.
The addition Of three new parlors since lam.
airy l, 1880, ana the usual Increase at this sea
Son max tie present membership about 1000
1be report shows that California Parlor No l
has SIM lie largest membership. 3S7; Stanford
ParlOr, No. &C. Is second with 245; Mission Par
lOT No. SO, third with 238, aud San Francisco
Parlor, No. 40, fourth with 300.
Mission Pailor, No. 80, has the most affiuent
treasury, $500 80; California Parlor. No. /, is
third with 5000 ~, aud Maiysvllle PaTlor, No.
q, fourth, S3227 70.
Among the distinguished dead mentioned are
General NJ. e. Vallejo aud Grand Trustee j.
MerVyn Donahue, both OF whom died recently.
HE Grand Treasurer, Henry S. Martin, re-
ports the receipt of $3.50 O6 from the parlors,
and the expenditure OF SS574 20, leaving
S3496 76 now on hand
Grand Lecturer j. W. Ahern reports the re-
suits OF his Official visiatiOns, and urges the
adoption oil several degree ritual with elab.
crate aceompanments. He found all the par
l9rs but TWO In splendid condition.
The report Of Grand Trustee Frank l.. COOmbs
OF The WISHING Board suggests that The Grand
Farlor provide for two official visits to each
subordinate annually by different members OF
the board.
Grand Trustee R. NJ Fitzgerald urges the same
thing In his report.