The morning call., 1891-12-29
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Three Assessments Levied in the
A. o. Z. w. for January.

Occidental Lodge, No. %, f. and a. NJ. at
its called meeting last evening had a rails
ing"
California Lodge, No. 1, I. o. o. F., at its
regular meeting last evening, elected Noble
Grand TO serve for the ensuing term.
California Chapter, No. /, Order of the
Eastern Star. will not hold a meeting until
Friday evening January S, 1892.
Argonaut Council, No. 597, Royal Ar
Canum, held well-attended and very inter
estiDg session last evening.
AT a recent Masonic meeting in England
the Chairman mentioned noticeable points
in the Masonic character Of the Prince of
Wales. that he was always unfailingly
punctual, and always did his own work,
never vacating the chair while there was
anything 10 be done.
In the Order of Chosen Friends the total
benefits paid to date have been as follows !:
5003 death losses, S., 74S, 7O3 "a; 325 disability
claims, S334.00O; a grand total of S6,0S2, =
703 n.
An important statute of the Grand Com
manderv, knights 4emplar, was amended
at the annual cOnclaye held at Saratoga,
y. Y, September 1St Hereafter no Sir
Knight can be a member of the command
cry unless he remains in good standing in
both lodge and chapter. Henceforth there
can be no dropping Cf Lodge or chaprer Tor
the higher deer es OF the Knight Templar.
In the Royal Arcanum at date.Of Novem-
Der 50th last there were l2j,6lj members Of
the order in good standing, and 140l subO r
diua:e councils.
The Chosen Friends councils of this city
will give an entertainment and ball, at Odd
Fellows Hall, On Thursday evening of this
week.
Court Eucleian, Nc. Go32, "A. o. F. of A,
held It's regular quarterly summoned meet
ing last evening, at which officers were
elected for the ensuing term.
The lodges Of the a. o. L. W. OF Wash
iagtcn and Brush Columbia are coutem-
plating forming a grand jurisdiction.
Under date OF the 18th inst, with permits
sion OF the ). NJ. W. of the a. O. L. w,
James sullivan, Chairman of the General
Committee, issued a circular addressed TO
the individual membership of the \. O. L.
w, calling their attention to the visiting of
the Supreme Lodge al Helena, Mont. nOXt
June. ii beng the first meeting IF that body
in the Great West. Reduced rates Of fare
viii be made to and from Helena, aud
special reduced rates will be arranged for
trips through the National Park. Ample
accommodations are promised at reasonable
rates for all who may desire to attend.
There will be three Assessments in the A.
o. l. W of this jurisdiction for January,
on deaths / TO % inclusive, total Of
twenty-slX losses, and appOrtoued among
the lodges named as fellows: Hercules. No.
50. Excelsior. No. l2G, and Valley. No. 80,
all Of san Francisco, two each; OLYMPIC,
No. 127, San Francisco, Friendship, No. l79,
San Francisco, Franklin. No. II. San Fran
| CISCO Mountain, No. 105, Truckee, Spartan,
No. So, san Francisco, Ierba Buena, No.
H. san Francisco, Dixon, No. 80, Dixon,
Bay View, No. 80, San Francisco, Del
Nofte, No. 1S3, Crescent City, Union, No.
81, Sacramento. MERGED, No. "A, MERGED,
| Magnolia, No. IL, san Francisco, II iguera.
M mig NJ,
| y. Nevada City, Enterprise. No. II. San
| jose, Pacific, No. :, Oakland, Keystone, No.
! 81, Oakland, Harmony, No Q, san Fran
cisco, Santa Cruz, No. 46, Santa Cruz, and
! Temple, No. II, Temescal, one each This
| levy Will pay for deaths reported TO Decem-
Der 18th. To the date of making this call
the whole number of deaths in this jurlsdic-
ton has been 2090, and assessments levied
265.
Several important changes are to be made
In In the interior arrangements OF the Chicago
| Masonic Temple The most important.
| however. will be in the basement 1t was
! intended TO use that part OF the building for
monster restaurant. This feature has
| been abandoned aud the basement will be
titted up for the largest and most complete
safe deposit in the world. Fifty thousand
! private boxes are TO be pat in, which at a
nominal rent viii pay a dividend OF per
| cent on the entire capital stock of the asso-
citation, and this after allowing S2j. 600 per
annum for running expenses.
! 1t IS not generally knaWn that when
! President Hayes left the Presidential chair
| at Washington he was elected as Noble
Grand of his l. o. o. f. Lodge, and presided
over the same to the end of his term
| Noble DANES McGee OF Mecca Temple,
| a. a. O. \. NJ. S, New York, has gone
| South TO perfect arrangements for the mid
! winter pleasure tour of his shrine, which
! viii start on January IS, 1892 No doubt,
as Noble McGee SAYS. "a royal Southern
welcome awaits you" if you 20. The entire
cost of the excursion will be 500. 1t will
take ten days to make the trip. :.
| West Virginia made a net gain in men,
ending September 30th of 1891 Six new
lodges we're chartered during the same
period.
The new Lord Mayor of London. Alder
man David Evans, is prominently asso-
ciated with the craft it is a rare circum-
stance for Lord Mayor not to be a Free
mason.