The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-30
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Three Assessments Levied in the
Knights of Honor.

South San Francisco Lodge, No. 212, F.
and A. NJ, at its called meeting last even
ing had work in the Fellowcraft degree.
Loyal California Lodge. No. 1, Manches-
ter Unity Odd Fellows. at its regular meet
ing last evening had an initiation.
Mission Lodge, No. 169, F. and A. NJ, at
its called meeting last evening had work In
the second degree.
At date of January 10Th last, the me mber-
ship in the Knights of Honor was 134, S51.
The amount of benefits paid to that date
was $50, 034 &c.
Doric Lodge, No. 216, F. and A. NJ, at its
called meeting last evening had raising"
The l. 0. o. +. members in New York are
anxious for hall to cost 81, 100000.
The contract for the erection of the Ma
sonic Temple in Little Rock, Ark, has been
let at SLICES.
There will be three assessments levied by
the Knights of Honor in February.
Charles NJ. Busbee. Grand Sire of the
|. o. o. F.. was married to Miss Cooper,
niece of United States Senator Vance of
North Carolina, at Washington on Wednes-
day, 21st inst
The Masons of the German Fatherand
number 1896. The total number of lodges
is 800.
b. F. Nelson, Supreme Reporter of the
hillSH u announces Tile FOLLOWING
gain of membership in the jurisdictions
named for the week ending 24,h inst: Ala
bama II, Arkansas ., Californ la Z. District
of Columbia l, Florida l. Georgia 4, Illinois
6, Indiana g Kansas 2, Kentucky 2S Louis
lana 8, Maine /, Maryland /, Massachusetts
8, Michigan 8, Minnesota l. Mississippi Is.
Missouri 6, New Jersey /, Oregon 8, New
York II, Ohio 9, Pennsylvania g. Rhode
Island l, South Carolina s, Tennessee Z,
Texas A. Wisconsin l, Canada .. Total POI.
w. b. kennedy, Supreme Secretary of the
Endowment Rank, Knights of Pythias,
gives the following statistics in his last re-
port for the quarter ending December 81,
1890: In the fourth class the number of
certihcat"s IN force at date of September 80,
1890, was y, I32, with endowments amount
ing to S4S. $40, 900; admitted during quarter,
93S, with endowment of S2.0o5, 600; read
missions, 9, with endowment of $50, 900; q
total OF 1863, with endowment OF S50,-
$4,000. During the quarter the following
examinations occurred BY forfeiture, 1877,
with endowment of S3S3,000; by resignation
81, with endowment of $50, 600; by DEATH
6S, with endowment of $4,000; total loss
OF 2I6, and endowment of SOD, coo; leaving
certificates in force at date of December 81,
1880, at 23.403, with endowment of $780,
300, 600; net gain of GIL members and
81, AL, 600 in endowment. The membersh ip
in The first, second and third classes at date
Is "a, 30 and p. respectively The receipts
in the first class i'll the Endowment Fund
in the third class to ST., and in the fourth
class to S16S, 1922 S5-a total of S169,O 95 So.
The balance of cash on hand is as follows
First class, SAG; second class, sos; third
class. $50. and fourth class, S177,o29 65, a
total .of S177, 356 so. The amounts drawn
during the quarter ran, i'll the third class.
1913, and in the fourth class, S160. 77l.92,
total of S160,S64 90. There we're sixty-eight
death losses paid during the quarter. amount
ing TO S155.0o0 and with the amount paid TO
that date, 81, 542, COO, making grand total
OF 81, 697, 600 in benefits. Forty five new sec
tlons were organized during the gu trter.
The total benefits paid to date have been as
follows In the first class. on S35 deaths,
SS09.S66 67; second class, l120 deaths, So, H.
OF 81 third class, thirty-two deaths, SIS, 444,
aud fourth class, 1885 deaths. S2.691, coo, a
total of 1852 deaths and S5692, 1923 in ben
efts. During the year 1890 nearly 1000 new
members were admitted, with over $4,000, 900
endowment Issued and 17S new sections or
ganlztd. The revenue received from inter-
est on average daily balances in the Endow-
ment Bank Depository for the six months
ending December 81, 1890, was 81. 2S2 OF.