The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-01
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Prescribed Wages of Freema-
sonry Many Years Ago.

Doric Lodge, No. ZIG, F. and A. NJ, at its
called meeting last evening had work in the
Fellowcraft degree.
Abou Ben Adhem Lodge. No 112, /. O.
o. f., at its regular meeting last evening
conferred the degree of Brotherly Love.
South San Francisco Lodge, Ne. 212 F..
and A. NJ, at its called meeting last evening
had work in the second degree.
Sargent Lodge, No. 36S, /. o. 0. f., will
be instituted in this city this evening.
There are nearly 100 candidates to be initi-
ated.
California Lodge, No. /, F. and A. NJ, at
its called meeting last evening had work in
the Fellowcraft degree.
Loyal California Loage, No. l, Manches-
ter Unity Odd Fellows, at IFS regular meet
ing last evening had a good attendance and
the inliatory was conferred.
San Francisco Chapter, No. l, Royal Arch
Masons, at its special meeting last evening
had work in the Past Masters aud Most tx
cellent Masters degrees.
Franco-American Lodge, No. 207, /. o..
o. f., at its regular meeting last evening
had a good attendance of members and
visitors, when the first and second degrees
were conferred
In the year 1889 the wages of Freemasonry
were prescribed to be Is al per diem. To
receive more subjected them TO a penalty OF
twenty-one days Imprisonment.
b. f. Nelson, Supreme Reporter of the
Knights of Honor, announces the following
gains of membership in the jurisdictions
named for the week ending the 25th inst. :
Alabama 4, Arkansas Z, California II, Con-
necticut 3 Florida 10, Georgia g. Idaho 4,
Indiana 8, Indian Territory l. Kansas 4,
Kentucky 49, Louisiana 26, Massachusetts
6. Michigan 2. Minnesota 2, Mississippi 80,
Missouri 7, Nevada l, New Jersey 5, New
York 20, North Carolina 1. North Dakota
II, Ohio 4, Pennsylvania 6, Rhode Island 2,
South CaIOlna Q. Tennessee 4, Texas 48,
Virginia 7, Wisconsin 80; total 313.
Court Palo Alto, No. 1867, A. o. f. of A.,
will be instituted this evening in :he Alca-
Ear Blu Hiding, after which banquet will be
held at downtown restaurant.
w. b. Kennedy, Supreme Secretary OF the
| Endowment Rank, Knights of Pythias, In
his statement OF the synopsis of busi-
ness transacted during the quarter end
ing March 3lst last, gives the following
December 81, 1890, the whole number of
members was %, 400, with endowment
amounting to $50, 800. 900; new members adj
| mitted during quarter 1407, with S3,037, 600
| endowment; members reinstated, 10, with
endowment of S29. 000s a total OF "a, 1913 MEM
| bers, with S53, 600 endowment. There
| was terminated during the quarterly for
| fixture, 24l members, with $505, 900 end0w-
ment; by resignation, 35 members, with
| $4,000 endowment, and by death 70
members, with $4,000 endowment
a total loss Of 351 members with S737. 900 en-
| dOwment, leaving in force March 81, 1891,
| "a, Az members with S52,629, 900, a gain OF
1869 members ard 81, $4,000 in endowment.
The membership of the first class was 81.
with loss of 4. leaving it at 80; that OF the
second class was 60, with loss of 2 leaving
it at As, and that Of the'third class ~, with a
loss OF 4, leaving it at %. The receipts were
as follows: First class, S23; second class,
$40; third class, $50, and fourth class, S1S2-,
OBJ 81, total of S1S2, 1873 90. The expen-
dftures were SIS % in the first, second and
third classes, and $174.495 OF in the fourth
class, leaving the following balances on
hand: First class, 500; second class, S14S;
third class, SIG; Expense Fund, $50 80. and
fourth class, SlS4.5 74 40, grand total OF
S1S4, 997 So ON hand. The sum of $169. OOo
was paid on 70 death losses, grand total OF
1856, 600 paid in endowments to date. The
total benefits paid to date have been as fol-
lows: First class, 835 deaths, $500, 500 81 ;
second class, ITO deaths. So, 177,017 80; third
class. 81 deaths. $S444, and fourth class, 1870
deaths, $780, 600, grand total OF 3457 and
$5,S61, 1913 In benefits. Since January !. 1891,
63 new sections have been established.
Webster's dictionary was first published
sixty-three years ago