The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-06

and n. G. of the lodge, and in January.
1919, he was admitted member OF the
Grand Lodge of Tennessee. In 1913 he was
exalted a Patriarch Of the Encampment of
Gallatin. In 1913 lie took withdrawal cards
from both lodge and encampment and pro-
ceeded to California, where he arrived in
this city September 9, 1S49. He then went
to the mines and had no opportunity of de-
posting his card in lodge until 1853 in
which year he Joined Sonora Lodge, No.
ever since been member. He entered
the Grand Lodge of this State in 1854,
and in the following year was appointed
D. d. G. NJ. for the district He was adj
mtted member of the Grand Encampment
OF California at its session in Marysyle In
1856; was elected Grand Senior War
den in 1866 and Grand High Priest in
1867. Business prevented his attendance at
the session of 1868. In May, 1873, he was
elected Grand Representative by the Grand
Encampment of this State, serving at the
sessions of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of
1873 at Baltimore, Nd ana at the session of
1874 at Atlanta, Ga. In May, 1876, he was
elected Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge
of this State, Deputy Grand Master in 1877
and Grand Master in 1875 In May, 1873,
he was again elected Grand Representative
by the Grand Encampment, and was Con-
tinuousy elected thereafter. serving up to
and including the session at Los Angeles in
1888, when he was candidate for the Of
fee of Deputy Grand Sire, but was defeated
by c. NJ. Busbee, the present Grand Sire OF
the order. Mr.. Randall was also a Past
Supreme Councillor of the Order of Chosen
Friends, and attended the session of that
organization at Washington, ID. c., last
month. His funeral, which took place on
Sunday from Odd Fellows Hall, was largely
attended by Grand Officers, Past Grand Of
fcers and members of tile order generally.
There will be a union meeting Of District
No. 3. a. o. U. w. James +. Meagher,
d. d. G. NJ. W., this evening in Odd Eel
lows Hall. Large delegations are expected
to be in attendance from Golden Gate. No. 8 !;
Valley, No. 80; Franklin. No. "A; Bay View,
No. 159; Triumph, No. $50. and Golden
West, No. 234. lodges comprising the dis
trct. The G. NJ. w. will be present to de-
liver an address, and literary and musical
entertainment concluding with dancing,
will constitute the evenings pleasures.
From the annual report of Theo A. Ross,
Grand Secretary of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, l. o. o. f., presented at the late ses-
sion held at st. Louis, Mo-, the following
statistics are taken: For the year 1890 the
admissions ana demissions were as follows:
Initiated, 6S 295 admitted by card, 1896;
reinstated, 6231 withdrawn by card, 13,0C9;
suspended, q, 020; expelled, $40; died, 1872.
The statistics of the order from 1880
to December, 81. 1880, including Aus
tralasa and Germany, were as
follows: limitations in subordinate
lodges, 1,704, $40; members relieved, 1885,
1872 widowed families relieved, ie0,97S;
members deceased, $4,000; total relief
pail, S54, 81, 993 AZ; total receipts, S142,-
1893, S35 80. The condition of the order on
December 81, 1890. was as follows: One
Sovereign Grand Lodge; 2 independent
Grand Lodges German Empire and Aus
tralasia); 81 subordinate Grand Encamp-
ments; 65 subordinate Grand Lodges; 2209
subordinate encampments; 9421 subordinate
lodges; 116,064 encampment members;
672, 14S lodge members; 2216 degree lodges
of the Daughters of Rebekah; 69.711 sister
members of Rebekah lodges; 63. 1S7 brother
members of Rebekah lodges; 592 cantOns of
PatriarchS Militant (eStlmateU; $4,000
chevaliers, rank and file (estimated); relief
paid by lodges. 81, 629 436 u; relief by en-
campmepts, $3.50, 42O 81; relief by Rebekah
lodges, S27,S3l "A; total relief, .6SS 10;
revenue of lodges, S6,459.I0l 50; reve-
of R.bekah lodges, Sl92. 951 &c; total reye-
nue. ST. 244 81 $50.