The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-24
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Dedication of the New /. o. o. E.
Hall at Ogden, Utah.

King Soomon's Lodge, No. 26o. F. and A.
NJ, at its called meeting last evening, had
work in the Feilowcraft degree.
A general council of the Royal Arcanum,
at its regular meeting last evening. had
bic business
Hermann Lodge, No. 127, F. and A. NJ,
at its called meeting last evening, had work
in the second degree.
Unity EGcampment, No. 26, l. O. O. F.,
meets this evening, when there will proba-
ably be work III the degrees.
San Francisco Chapter, No. 1, Royal Arch
Masons, at its meeting last evening. had
work in the Mark Masters degree.
Confidence Lodge. No. 1882, Knights of
Honor, meets this evening, and will prob
ably confer the degree On.a candidate.
Golden Gate Commandery, No. 10, knights
Tempiar at its special assembly last even
ing, had work in the degrees.
California Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. l,
|. q. o. f., at its meeting last Saturday
evening, had good attendance and passed
All enjoyable .eyening.
DOric Lodge, No. 216, f. and a. NJ, at
special meeting last Saturday evening, had
work in the Fellowcraft degree.
Templar Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. 10,
l. o. o. F., held an open meeting last Satur-
gramme of exercises was presented, con-
Guiding with dancing.
j. 6. Swinerton, G. c. of the Knights of
Pythlas. has been officially visiting the
lodges located in Sierra and Nevada coun-
ties.
Tomorrow evening Apollo Lodge, No.
12S, l. o. o. F., will celebrate Its twenty
hfth anniversary by reception and ball in
tue public hall
San Miguel Lodge of the A. o. U. W.
was instituted last Friday evening by f. s.
Poland, d. q. NJ. w.
Evening Star Lodge, No. 26S, l. o. o. F.,
OF East Oakland, will be visited by the
Veterans" on Wednesday evening, the
18th pr0X.
Central Lodge. No. 25I. a. O. Q. W., of
West Oakland, gave public reception and
dance last Saturday evening.
A new Rebekah Degree Lodge Of the |. o.
.; f. Will be. instituted at. Oakland on
Thursday evening.
Excelsior Lodge, No, 166. +. and A. NJ,
will have work in the second degree at its
called meeting tomorrow evening.
PiXley Lodge Of 1.-THE l. o. o. +. was insti-
tuted last Saturday evening at Pixley, Tu-
lare County, by w. w. Cross, d. D. G. NJ
a new court OF the A. .. + of A. is being
organized IN this city to work in the French
language.
Citrus Lodge of the [ o. o. F. will be in
stituted at AZuSa on Thursday evening by
Frank RayneS, ID. ID. G. NJ.
AT the meeting of Yerba Buena Parlor,
No. 81, n. 5. G. W., to be held this evening
delegates to the next Grand ParlOr will be
elected.
Fedora Rebekah Degree Lodge. /. O.OF..
was instituted at Folsom on Monday even
ing 10th inst, by John Glassun, G. NJ,
new court of the a. o. f. of A, to be
called Acme" Will shortly he instituted.
with a large charter list.
A new Rebekah Degree Lodge of the I. O.
y. L. VIII shortly be instituted at Mariposa
F Inc Grand Master of the Grand, Lodge F.
and A. M, Of New Mexico has accepted an
invitation from the Mayor and citizens of
East Las Vegas to lay the cornerstone of a
pubic school at the latter place during the
present month This will be the first public
school building ever erected in that Terri
tory.
As General ]. c. Underwood. over his own
signature, acknowledges that he personally
lost over $4,000 by the conelave held at
Chicago lastyear, we pray that 1t may be the
last conclave held by Patriciarchs Militant
under the name of /. o. o. f.. for though
the members OF the order did not lose on the
conceive, yet, Whatever dissatisfaction ex-
isted, the order had to take the opprobrium
We think $4,000 a pretty big price to pay
to crafty personal vanity. - Utah Odd
Fellow.
The excavation for the foundation of the
Kansas City Masonic Temple was begun
early IN October last The cornerstone
VIII be laid next month, with grand Masonic
hOnOrs.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, the 18th,
over 100 members took a special train over
the " U. p" from Salt Lake City to partici-
pate In the dedication of a new l. o. o. f.
Hall at Ogden. They were met at the depot
by the Ogden brethren and escorted to the
hall, where one of the best events in the
history of the order in Utah took place.
In the lengthy notices of the death of
Alexander Gurden Abel, a distinguished
CALIFORNIA frater, and for thirty-sx years
Secretary of the Grand Lodge of that State,
the San Francisco CALL aud numerous
other papers state that he was brother of
the late A. 5. Abel, founder of the Balti-
more sun. Upon the most upquestionable
authority we can say that they were in no
wise related. Mr.. Alexander Gurdon Abel
was OF New York ancestry and Mr. A. s.
Aoell OF New England stock, and he never
had brother. Soon after Mr.. Alexander
Gurdon AbelPs death, last December, we
published notice OF it, and omitted after
inquiry in the proper quarters, saying any
thing of his alleged relationship to the
founder OF the sun for the reason that none
existed. SO it can be truthfuHy Stated that
HE CALL. the Voice and numerous other
papers Oh this matter are entirely mistaken.
baltimore Telegram, Feb. 14th. fin writs
ing the notice of the death of Mr.. Abel, as
above referred to, we were informed that
the deceased was related to the Baltimore
family Of Abells, and the authority being of
the highest kind, we did not question tile
truth OF the statement Since our friends in
Baltimore deny the correctness of that state
ment, we are only too willing to make the
cOrreetion.-Ed.
preliminary. meeting by a number of
ladies interested in the order Daughters of
ST. George was held on Thursday evening
last at 627 Greenwich street. with the object
OF forming a new lodge to be knownas
Alexandra" Quite a large number of
ladies' were III attendance. and the aims and
objects OF the order were duly explained by
Mrs. Wyatt, late Secretary OF Britannia
Lodge, No. Z, of this city, after which
twenty ladies signed their names as charter
members. After the close of the business
refreshments were partaken of and the re-
malndeT OF the evening was spent in music
singing and dancing, when an adjournment
was made to meet again on Thursday even
ing al II City Hall avenue, when it is ex-
pected large addition of names to the
charter roll will be added. All English
ladies, their daughters or srand-dau ghters
or the wives OF Sons Of st. George are eligi-
bic TO this order.
Notices of suspension have been S ent TO
the following subordinate lodges of the
Knights of Honor for failing to forward to
the Supreme Treasurer assessments 294 and
295 within the time provided by law:
Arkansas, No. POOP; Connecticut, No. 2S52;
Georgia, No. 952; Illinois, Nos SAL and 1877
Kentucky, Nos. 631 and 17e"' Louisiana,
1912; Michigan, 1872; Mississippi, Nc. 22l7;
New York, No. 2020; North Carolina, No.
3S5; Ohio, No. 1881; Pennsylvania, No.
1853; Tennessee, No. $3.50; Texas. Nos.
1893, 3547, 1910 and 3579; Virginia, No. 267s
The following lodges suspended on former
assessments have been reinstated since last
report on assessments 1872 and 293: 943. 1911
1851, 2o0z. 2o3l, 2l93, 2l95, 225S, 1929, 1862.
3448 and 1910.
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