The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-04
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Latest Figures From the En-.
dowment Rank, X. of p.

Occidental, No. 90, and Hermann, No. 127,
lodges of the f. and \. NJ, held stated
meetings last evening and transacted con-
siderable business.
Alta Lodge, Ne. 2O5. had well-nttcnded
meeting last evening. when an initiation
took place.
San Francisco Chapter, No. /, Royal Arch
Ma on>, at i S stated meeting last evening
tIaus ,cted BUSH ess and had work in the de-
greeS.
Fidelity Lodge, No. 222, /. 0. o. F. con-
feIred the initiatory at its regular meeting
last evening
King Solomon's Lodge, No. go. F. and
A. NJ, at its stated meeting last evening
had work in the Eellowcraft degree
Court Eelirse, No. 6972, A, o. L. of A, had
an open meeting On Monday evening, 9th
inst, in Welcome Hall, Odd Fellows Build
ing. Immediately after the business of the
court was finished the doors were thrown
open to the invited guests, and in less than
ten minutes the magnificent and spacious
courtroom contained upward of go persons.
The presentation OF magnificent and costly
gold and silver Z. c. Il. Jewels to the vari-
Gus Past Chief Rangers of the court was
made one Of the features of the evening.
+. d. Benner, c. f.. in behalf of Court
Eclirse welcomed the assemblage. after
which select and choice programme of
literary aud musical exercises was rendered.
F. C. Hensley, II. T., made the presentation
of p. {. X. jewels to the following Past
Chief Rangers: }. o. Jephson, q. w. Sher-
man, George II. Evans. George Reade,
George W. Strickland. NJ. F. Clausen, John
W. Lord. Dancing was then INDUCED in
and continued until midnight.
". 3. Kennedy, Sup reme Secretary of the
Endowment Rank knights of Pythias, in
his statement If the membership and fnan-
cial condition of his office for the uuurter
pnIiOp SnntRInlpr goth last gives no fol
lowing statistical information: Membership
in the fourth class in force June 80 $780,
22,022, with endowment amounting to S47,-
35S,0O0; admitted during the quarter, new
applicants, 935. with endowment of 81 $780,
coo; readmissiOnS 10; endowment, S42, 600;
total of 22.976 members and $40, $3.50, 600 en-
dowment. Terminated during quarterly
forfeiture, 169, with endowment of $3.50, 900;
by resignation, Is, endowment $4,000, and
by death, 81, endowment $4,000, total
loss Of "a members with endowment
amounting to S511.00o, leaving the member
ship in force at date of September 30th as
%, I32, with endowmentS amounting to S4S,-
$4,000 In the first class there are
now IS members, second class 90. and
third class "a. The receipts in the
first class were 81 second class 81, third
class 81, and combined for expense funds
81 80. The receipts in tie fourth class
amounted 10 S167, S3j OF, total of SlG7 ISL 81
in all. The balance IN hand October 1st
last was S169, $50 o., which includes the re-
ceipts for the quarter and balances on hand
at last report. Tie total amount of endow-
ments paid during the last quarter was S123,-
600. and for the entire period during the eX-
istence of the rank S2,542, eco. To date the
total benefits paid have been as follows:
First class, S35 deaths, SS09,S66 G7; second
class, 1920 deaths, 81, III, on 50; third class,
90 deaths, 1881, and fourth class, 1927
deaths, S2,54200G or grand total of Bill
deaths and So 537, 23j paid for benefits
Thirty-seven new sectors were organized
during the quarter as follows: Indiana 10,
Ohio 3, Georgia 3, Ala bama 9. Texas q
Illinois 3 Missouri =. Colorado 2 Mississippi
2 and New Hampshire Kentucky, Pennsyl-
vania, British Columbia, Nebraska, Kansas,
South Carolina, West Virginia and Ten
nessee | each