The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-17
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Supreme Lodge Relief Board A.
o. U. w. Annual Meeting.

Golden Gate Lodge, No. 80, F. and A. NJ,
at its called meeting last Tuesday evening
installed its newly elected officers.
Templar Lodge, No. II. l. o. o. F., at its
regular meeting last evening had good at
tendance of members and visitors and trans
acted routine business.
Pacific Lodge, No. 1876, F. and A. NJ, at
its called meeting on Tuesday evening had
a raising" after which banquet was par
taken of.
Court San Francisco, Independent Order
FOreSters. held its regular meeting on I ues-
day evening, when routine business was
transacted.
California Chapter. No. 5. Royal Arch
MaSons, at its stated meeting on Tuesday
evening transacted routine business.
Oriental Rebekah Lodge, No. 90. l. o. O..
F., held a well-attended aud very enjoyable
meeting last evening.
Doric Lodge, No. ZIG, F. and A. NJ, at it's
called meeting this evening will install IS
newly elected officers. As usual with this
lodge, all who attend are assured most en-
Joyabe time.
The Supreme Lodge Relief Board, A. o.
U. W., will meet at the Palmer House, in
the city of Chicago. H., Oh Tuesday, Jauu-
airy II, 1892. at O'Clock in the afternoon.
This little article IS fOI you, reader: At
tend your lodge and offer a resolution that
committee be appointed 10 provide Christ
mas gifts to The widows and children of de-
ceased members who are unable to procure
such articles about this time to contribute
to their happiness. The man who has il in
his power TO do good service to others at
this universally joyous period, and does not
exercise it, is unworthy of being classed as
mamie is simply outside of humanity.
Mission Lodge, No. 1863, +. and A. NJ. at
Its called meeting last evening installed its
newly elected officers.
Morse Lodge. No, 257, |. o. o. f., at its
regular meeting last evening Initiated four
candidates.
Mount Moriah Lodge, No. A. F. and A.
NJ, at its called meeting last evening had
work in the teraMasons' degree.
Missouri now has seven temples of Pythian
sisters. The Grand Chief of that jurisdic-
tion is pushing the work.
PenlnSular Chapter, Royal Arch Masons,
Detroit. has the largest membership of
any chapter in the State, namely 5l9, ex-
altations last year. 33. Monroe, No l, has
Ala members and exalted AZ; Grand Rapids
has $50 members and exalted 80; Saginaw
Valley has 228 members and exalted 80;
Blanchard, Bay City, has 3G5 members and
exalted 30; Jackson Cnapter has 251 mem-
b,rs and exalted II. Total number of
chapters III Michigan 120; membership TO-,
166. The following chapters did no work !;
Jonesville, Romeo Genesee, Clinton. SirOr,
lngham, Union City, Prairie Rond. Lyons,
Summit, CheSanlng, Hastings. Milford. De-
catur, Almont, Greenville. Colon, C1rlnth-
ian, Lowell Moore, OwOsso, Birmingham,
Lawrence, Caro-, Evart. Grass Lake, Ban
gur, Minerva. Twenty seven chapters that
are either destitute of material or in need
OF Quickering of the dry bones.-The
American Tyler.
One hundred and sixty-fve representa-
tives IL the Sovereign Grand Lodge, /. o.
o. F., voted on tie amendment 10 the con-
sttutlOn to admit young men at Is years of
age. One hundred and seven voted for it
and fifty EIGHT against it. AS it required
three-fo urIhs vote to carry, it was lost. 1t
Will come up for action again next year.
We regret to notice the use of the words
higher degrees" and flower degrees" in
dealing with Masonic questions. As there
are neither higher nor lower degrees, this is
misuse of terms in describing Masonic
bodies. There are various and different
associations composed of Masons, but there
Is nothing higher in Masonry than plain
and pure Master Mason. He is the COM
plete unit in Freemasonry, and while he
may be aggregated with others to form
some new combination calling itself Ma
sonic, it should never be forgotten that the
foundation is the three ancient and SYM
bolic degrees. The fact that the higher de-
gree claimants always are careful to call
themselves Masonic is sufficient proof that
the arithmetcal progression of figures,
while very important in measuring personal
wealth. does not in Masonry indicate SD
DerIOrity in anV rpsnpct-A rnnld