The morning call., 1891-06-23
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Splendid Annual Increase Noted
In the U. r., X. of 2.

King Solomon's Lodge, No. 26O, F. and
A. NJ, worked the third degree at its COM
mum ication last night.
San Francisco Chapter, No. 1. r. A. NJ,
had work in the Royal Arch degree last
evening.
Argonaut Council, Royal Arcanum. had
an important meeting at its hall last even
ing
The second aud third degrees were con-
ferred by Excelsior Degree Lodge, No. 2, /.
o. o. F., on Saturday evening.
A special meeting of King Solom on's
Lodge, No. go, f. and A. NJ, was held on
Saturday evening to administer the Fellow
craft decree.
A pleasant programme was provided for
the entertainment of the members of Tenn
plar Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. 10, L. 0.
y. f., on Saturday evening.
large number OF members and visitors
were entertained by California Rebekah
ID gree Lodge, No /, l. o. o. f., on Satur-
day night.
OF T., has just Issued report showing an
increase during the past year OF 6020, max
ing the total membership in the Pythlan
Army "a, coo. The receipts of The year We're
Sl0,60S %. In the same time III new dlvis-
ions have been organized, including TWO III
ulucs luCtuuluS Jan OoSO -
vision. No. s, were TeOTgdnzei, anu Twelve
surrendered their warrants.
b. +. Nelson, s. r. of the K. OF b., has
forwarded notices of suspension to the fol-
lowing subordinate lodges, for failing to
forward TO the Supreme Treasurer assess
ments 303 and 3O4, within the time
provided by law: Arkansas, No. 1852; ILL
nOis, No. 2205; Kansas, No. 1876; Louisiana,
No. $40; Maine, No. 294; Maryland, No.
1905; New Hampshire, No. 2450; New
York, Nos. 1l09 and 2I23; North Carolina,
No. 1850; Nova Scotia, No. 3434; PennSyl-
Yania, No. sos; Texas, Nos. 1919 and $3.50.
| The following lodges, suspended on former
! assessments, have been relnStated since last
| report: On assessments 301 aid 302-
Nos. "a, 202, 322, 4O7, 422, $50, TIP, $780, lao,
1I6l, 1443, 1911, 1854, 1903, 2l3j, 1850, 245O,
| 2S07, 1858, 3242, 1881 1882 34S5
According To the report Of the ). Il. OIL
| the A. y. U. W.. submitted at the meeting
| of the Supreme Lodge, which assembled
last week in Detroit, the total membership
| Of that order is PSI, lS2. Since 1869 the fra
| ternIty has discussed to benefcIarie5 $685.
| 246, 339 Is. The average number of assess
| ments III the same time has been IA 10
| per year. One hundred and ninety-siX new
| lodges, with 20,057 members, were organ
! iZed during the year. This was an Increase
over last year of Is lodges and 4759 menu
| bers. The total number Of new members
| admitted to the order was 80, 83l, and the
| total number of deaths was 447. Settlement
/ of death losses has been made In the aver
age time OF two months and nine days. The
! total dis bursement of Beneficiary Fund for
| the year was 81, 762, 157 09, an increase over
| last year Of $GOS, 1858 81. The total mum Der OF
! death losses in the order from its OrganlZa-
| ton to the end of the fiscal year 1880 has been
! 1850. The report shows an increase in the
death rate from 9.13 in 1889 10 1882 for the
year 1890. The present membership Calf
| forna is 1861, being loss OF 1874 for the
year. The order as an entirety has been
| highly successful during the year.
The annual report of the local K. of L.
| Library Association for the year ending De-
cember 81, 1890, has just been issued. 1t
shows that the organization has been mod
erately successful, and gives promise OF
greater prosperity during the present year.
This is the only Pythian library in the
| country.