The morning call., 1891-10-20
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Statistics From Grand Lodge Re-
port X. of P, Kansas.

King Soomon's Lodge, No. $50, F. and A.
NJ, at its called meeting last evening had
work in the Entered Apprentice degree.
Excelsior Lodge. No. $40, l. 0. o. F., at its
regular meeting last evening had work in
the initiatory
Occidental Lodge, No. %, F. and A. NJ. at
its called meeting last evening had
raising"
Clan Macdonald, No. 70, Order Scottish
Clans, and the Oakland st. Andrews So
ciety, will Join in concert at the Oakland
Theater on Friday evening, 30th inst, as
celebration Of halloween. Findlay Nc
Gregor will have charge of the programme.
Golden Gate CommanderY, No. IL,
Knights Templar. at its stated meeting last
evening transacted routine business and
conferred the Order Of the Temple.
The second monthly entertainment of the
combined councils Order of Chosen Friends
will take place at B'Hai Birth Hail on
splendid programme of literary and musical
exercises will be given, concluding with
social dance.
San Francisco Chapter, No. l. Royal Arch
Masuns, at its stated meeting last evening
had wOIk in the Royal Arch degree.
The receipts of the Grand Lodge knights
of Pythlas OF Kansas last year were S6S10 G3
and the expenses S6SI7 10. The number OF
lodges on January l, 1891, was 197, all in
crease OF 10 for the year; number OF mem-
bers 10, j37 an Increase Of 1859. The receipts
of the subordinates were S6S, 10 OF, and
the disbursements S17,4S4 o., with a bal
ance invested and on hand OF Sl5l, 1856 %
When a brother accepts office III Masonic
lodge it carries with 1t all the obligations
incident 10 the performance of the duties of
that Office. They voluntarily accept the
honoTs, assume the duties and take upon
themselves the obligations of their several
stations, which they should Loyalty fulfill.
Indiana has now forty-slX temples of the
Pythian Sisters, with several applications
for the institution Of others.
In 1868 the MasonS of New Orleans bought
large lot in a line location. Foundations
were laid in 1871 at an expense of sos. .0O0,
the intention being to build thereon a
| splendid temple to cost $3.50, 600. In order
! to do this il would have been necessary to
| issue bonds. The MasOns outside of the
city, who had voice in the matter, did not
| consider this project wise one, and the
| temple was never built. The lot and foun-
| dati0ns were sold for $50 600 some tlue ago,
| and the money received from the sale is now
| being used for the enlargement and improve
meut OF the present Masonic HaIlOn Charles
| street.
! Mamma, who is that weary-lookiug man
! standing in front of the Lolita fountain?'
Hush, darling, he isn't weary; he belongs
TO nine different lodges, and lie has just re-
. >
! remember them all"
There is legend concerning the death Of
King Solomon alluded to in the Koran and
found in the chronicle of Tabari, which IS TO
the following effect: solomon employed the
genli in building the temple, but, percelving
that his end was nigh at hand, prayed God
that his death might be concealed from the
genli until the work WAS completed, for
| Solomon knew that If he died and the genii
| knew Of his death they would leave of
| building. Therefore, he made himself a
staff from tree in the garden, and leaning
upon this stiff. with his head bowed IN
alteration, ne died in the temple. His soul
was taxed So gently from him that the body
remained standing, so continuing for a
whole year. Those VINO saw him thought
he was absorbed III prayer, and they dared
not approach him. Still the genii worked
night and day until the temple was COM
pleted, thinking they were watched in every
detail by the master whose eyes had many
weeks before closed in death. But during
all this time little white ants had been
gnawing al the staff and when The tenn
pie was finished, a long year after the
death OF Solomon, the staff Crumbled
under his weight and the body fell to the
ground. M0hanmed alludes to this curious
! legend in tne following (hOrau, Sura XXXiD:
"Nhen he (GOd) had decreed tnat solomon
should die nothing discovered death unto
them (the geniD except the creeping things
of the earth which gnawed his staff, and
when his body fell down the geni plainly
perceived that If they had known that
which is secret they would not have con-
tluued in q vile puuis ishmeut"