The morning call., 1891-12-01
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Amount of Benefits Paid by tho
IL. of HI. to Date.

San Francisco Chapter. No. l, Royal Arch
Masons, at its called meeting last evening
had work in the Royal Arch degree.
California Lodge, No. l. l. O. o. F., had
the work of the initiatory exemplified by
the ID. d. G. NJ. at its regular meeting last
evening
King SOlomon's Lodge No. 260 F. and A
NJ, at its regular meeting last evening had
raising
Fidelity Lodge, No. 222, l. o. o. f.. at its
regular meeting last evening transacted I'M
portant business and nominated officers Tor
the ensuing term.
Court San Francisco, No. 800, lndepcn-
dent Order Foresters, will be addressed THIS
evening at Its regular meeting in Red Mems
Hall, 800 Post street, by g. A. McElfreSh'
III. c. r. OF California, on the principles
and Objects of the Order"
Cosmopolitan Lodge, No. 1914. |. 0. o. r..
at its regular meeting tomorrow evening
will elect officers for the ensuing term.
Your husband said the caller, sympa--
thiZing, was a man of many excellent
qualities"
Yes" sighed the widow. He was a
good man. Everybody says so. L wasn't
much acquainted with him myself. lie be-
longed to six lodges"
Yerba Buena Parlor No. 81, \. S. G. W,
at its regular meeting this evening in A. o.
+. Building, 102 O'Farrell street, Will elect
officers for the ensuing term
To date of November 14th last the total
amount Of benefits paid by the Knights OF
Honor was SIS, 32i, 534 26.
Magnolia Lodge, No. 90, /. o. o. f.. will
confer the lniatory at its regular meeting
this evening, after which the work OF the
first, second and third degrees will be ex-
emplitied by the d. d. G. NJ.
In the quarterly statement ending with
m her ba
balances, receipts and disbursements in the
funds named by the Royal Arcanum: Gen
eTal Fund-Balance on hand at last report.
S9439 81; receipts $50, 1879 20. total Of S39-
$50 IL disbursements, SIT, 366 90, leaving a
balance ON hand of &22, 272 81; w. ard o. B.
Fund-Balance on hand Mt date of June
Both. SS7.370 Go; receipts, S904.2eS SO. total
of S99l,5 74 IL; disbursed, S6SS, 500 leaving
on hand balance of 074 l6, Of which
smount S290,574 10 represents a cash bal
ance and the sum of S12, 800 held for delayed
claims.
Assessments 81 and %, on deaths 232 to
24S inclusive. total Of seventeen claims,
have been levied by the Grand l. dge, A.
o. U; W., OF this jurisdiction for December,
the losses being apporEioned among the
lodges as follows: Spartan, No. %, San
| Francisco, and Bay City, No. III, Eureka,
II. B.. two each; and Valley, No. 80, San
| Francisco, Turloek, No. 49,. Turlock, Te-
hama. No. 1S7, Tehama SITS. John. No 70.
| No, 81, San Francisco, ASHER No. 16j, Ala
media, Pueblo, No. los. SonOma, Oak Leaf,
| No. 30, Oakland, Dixon, No. 80 Dixon,
| Watsonvlle. No. 80, Watsonvile, CaIifor-
MIA, No. l. Oakland, and Bernal, No. 49, San
| Francisco, one each. This levy includes
deaths reported 10 November 9TH last. 10
! the date Of making this call the whole num-
| Der OF deaths has been 2064, and assessments
| levied 262
Midsummer eve is an important day
among the Free Masons of Scotland. At
| Melrose the festival is made the occasion of
| considerable display. After the election of
offic bearers for the ensuing year, the men,
| bers walk thrice in procession round the
| town cross, and then dine together. In the
| evening another procession takes place,
headed by brass band. The brethren are
adorned with their peculiar insignia, and
each carries a lighted torch. After again
walking thrice round the cross they wend
| their way to the rnined abbey, where they
march three times round the interior.
! Thereafter they arrange themselves in a
| semi-circle near the spot where lies the
heart of Robert Bruce; and the ceremony
ends with the letting off OF fireworks, while
| the band plays, "ScOts Wha Haze WI Wal
| lace Bed. - Newcastle Daily journal