The morning call., 1891-03-19
FRATERNAL NOTES.
I. O. 0. F. SubOrdinates III.
stituted in North Carolina.

Oriental Lodge, No. 144, F. and A. NJ. at
its called meeting on Tuesday evening had
a raising"
Unity Lodge, No. 181, I. o. o. F.. at its
regular meeting on Tuesday evening con-
ferred the initiatory.
California Chapter, No. 8. Royal Arch
Masons, at its meeting on Tuesday evening
had work in the Past Masters and Most Elk
celIent Masters degrees.
Seven Eew subordinates of the l. o. o. F.
We're Instituted IN the jurisdiction of North
Carolina during the last six weeks Of 1890.
Pacific Lodge. No. 136. F. and A. Nj, at
its called meeting on Tuesday evening had
work in the Felowcraft degree.
In Chicago there are fourteen encamp-
ments Of the |. o. o. F., seven c4ntons
PatTiarchs Militant and fourteen Rebekah
Degree lodges.
Golden Gate Lodge, No. 30. F. and A. NJ.
at its called meeting on Tuesday evening
had work in the Master Mason's degree.
Yerba Buena Lodge, No. 10. |. y. o. F.,
at its regular meeting this evening will have
an initiation.
Mission Lodge, No. 1853, F. and A, NJ, at
its called meeting last evening had work IN
the Second degree.
Templar Lodge. No. II, L o. o. F., had
well-attended meeting last evening, when
routine business was transacted.
Mount Moriah Lodge, No. "A, f. and a.
NJ, at its called meeting last evening had
work in the Third degree.
Oriental Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. 80,
/. o. o. F., held well attended ami very
enjoyable meeting last evening.
Crockett Lodge, No. 139, +. and A. NJ, at
its called meeting last evening had work in
the Entered Apprentice degree.
Garden City Lodge, No. 263. A. o. U. W,
was instituted at San Jose, Santa Clara
County, on Monday evening last by Doug
lass Gum, ID. d. G. NJ. w, assisted by +.
Adams, G. NJ. W; W. Il. Barnes, P. G. N.
w, and a number Of the brethren Of Mount
Hamilton and Enterprise lodges ofSln Jose.
The entire work of the degrees and
the installation ceremonies was performed
by Deputy Gum without the use Of a ritual
and in a very impressive manner. This new
subordinate starts with twenty charter mem
bers, and proposes to pay weekly sick
benefits.
The Manchester Unity Odd Fellows num-
Der $4,000 members and has a capital of
S40,OO0,O 600, of which $4,000, 900 belongs to
the sick and funeral funds OF lodges. 81, 000,-
600 to widow and orphan societies, 81, 500,-
600 to districts, S6oo,o00 to management
funds OF lodges, $4,000 10 juvenile
societies, $4,000 to benevolent and other
funds, $4,000 to past grand lodges and
$4,000 to management funds of districts.
A Masonic hall should be obl0ng, having
its greatest distance from east 70 west and
It's least from north to south. The SYM
boIic alusion in this form is thus explained
'If on a map of the world we draw lines
which shall circumscribe Just that portion
which was known and inhabited at the time
OF the building of Solomon's Temple, these
lines, running short distance north and
south Of the Mediterranean Sea, and extend
ing from Spain te Asia Minor, will form an
oblong square whose length will be froE
east to west, and whose breadth will be
from north to south. There is a peculiar
fitness in this theory, which is really only
making the Masonic lodge symbol of the
world II must be remembered that at the
era Of the temple the world was supposed to
have the form of a parallelogram or Oblong
square" Such a figure inscribed upon
map OF the world and including only that
part of it which was known in the days Of
Solomon would present just such square,
embracing the Mediterranean Sea and the
countries lying Immediately on its northern,
southern and eastern borders. Beyond, far
in the north, would be CimmeriaE deserts as
a place of darkness. while the Pillars OF
Hercules in the west, on each side. OF the
Straits of Gades-nnw Gibraltar-might ap-
propriately be referred to the two pillars
that stood at the porch OF the temple.
Thus the world itself would be the true
Mason's lodge in which he was to live and
labor.-The Keystone.