The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-06
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Beautiful Sites Of Masonic Tenn.
pies in Germany.

California. No. 1, Fidelity, No. 12O, and
Dorc, No. 2l6, lodges of the Free and Ac-
eepted Masons of this city, held stated meet
ings last evening and transacted routine
business.
LOYAL California Lodge. No. 1, Manchester
Unity Odd Fellows. had well-attended
meeting last evening. when the initiatory
was conferred
At the stated meeting of Excelsior Lodge,
No. 166, F. and A. NJ, on Wednesday even
ing the Fellowship degree was worked.
The three l. .. o. +. lodges in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, initiated los candidates during
last year.
Masonic temple is to be built at Albu-
querque, n. Mex, that will cost $4,000
The biennial session of the Grand Lodge,
40. U. W. of Colorado, New Mexico, and
Arizona will be held at Canyon City this
month.
In the United States and Canadas there
are 651, OBS affiliated Master Masons, Isl, 1898
affiliated chapter Masons and 81, 1923 affiliated
TemplarS Thirteen per cent of the Masons
are Templars.
Castles of the knights of the Golden Eagle
now exist In forty-six counties of Pennsyl-
vania.
They are trying to start kid Glove"
l. .. .. i. lodge in Chicago. Each person
is to pay $50.
p, Golden Gate Commandery, No. 16, Knights
lemplar, will celebrate its tenth anniver-
sary with full-dreSs party at Pioneer Hall,
on tuesday evening, the nth inst
Last Sunday evening Pacific Lodge. No.
134, Independent Order Sons of Benjamin
was Instituted at Washin gton Hall, So Eddy
street, with charter list of thirty mem beers,
by NJ. Michaels, D. G. NJ, assisted by ex.
Presidents A. Lesser, Ii. l.. Springer b.
Wacholder and L. CohH. Thesfolowing Of
ilcers were elected and installed: Dr. NJ.
Neumann, E. P; NJ. Michaels, p; A. Da-
Wis, W.; r. Roberts, r. S; NJ. A. Cohn,
F. s.; ]. Isaacson, r.; H. Monaseh, G.; L.
Kuhn, /. e.. p. Friedman, o. g; Trustees
Nj. Marks. NJ. USsosky and H. Monasch.
After the installation all partook of a BAD
quet at which tOaStS for the welfare of
the lodge were proposed. This is the second
lodge of this order on the Pacific Coast. The
endowment feature of this order is the pay
ment OF $1,000 on the death of a member and
$500 on the death OF members wife,
Occidental Lodge, No. 179, |. o. 0. F., has
reJolned the Library Association.
Ouina Council, No. 161, of the American
Fraternal Circle, held its regular weekly
meeting last Monday evenngsin its lodge
rooms, Grand Central Hall, and decided to
hold an open meeting on Monday evening,
the 10th ms. A committee was appointed
to arrange for literary and musical pro-
granlme
Il. f. Nelson, Supreme Reporter of the
knights OF Honor, announces the following
gain OF membership in the Jurisdictions
named for the week ending the 3lSt ult
Alabama 6, Arkansas 7, California 5. Con-
necticut Z, District of Columbia /, Colorado
,, Florida 3, Georgia IA, Illinois I, Indiana
10, Kansas 4, Kentucky 3, Louisiana TO-
Maryland 1, Massachusetts 9. Michigan g.
Mississippi is, Missouri 4, New Jersey ,,
New ORR IA, North Carolina 3, Ohio %,
pennsylvania 10, Rhode Island 1, South
Carolina $, Tennessee E, Texas 81, Vermont
2, Virginia 7, West Virginia /. Wisconsin |,
North Dakota l, Canada .; total, 273
-Four new lodges Of the Knights of Pythias
were Instituted last month in Arkansas.
In Germany many Masonic temples are
built III the suburbs of cities and are sur
rounded by beautiful grounds. Entertain
mentS OF various kinds are given for the
benefit OF MaSons and their connections.
Since Odd Fellowship was established,
says the Companion, ,b3j, ISL members have
been Initiated, /. 460, 3Sl have received relief.
lo3,60l widowed families relieved, 143, 50i
members have died, and S51, 25S, 391 q has
been paid out for relief. The total receipts
during these years were S134679, 909 90. A
truly royal showing, with another years
work to add to 1t, Of nearly half million
dollars.
"a brother of a Masonic lodge died, leav-
ing request to be buried with Masonic
honors. The widow of said brother re-
quested the attendance of nsn- Mason as
pail bearer. Has the master a legal Masonic
right to allow such proceedings, aud if al
lowed, would it be a Masonic fuperal?" A
Masonic funeral does not contemplate the
exclusion OF a personal friend OF the de-
ceased to act as pall-bearer, no more does it
debar other friends than Masons in paying
the last tribute of respect. A Masonic fu-
neral consists in the performance of the
rights o. Masonry over the remains agreeably
with the ritual. The following of Masons
in procession or otherwise to the grave is
merely an incident and mark of frataruaI
affection.-N. Y. Sunday Times.
In Maryland aud Washington, d. c., the
Masonic order, as rule, will not attend a
funeral when any other organization is
present to perform any ceremony, or allow
any pall-bearers except the members of the
Lodge. IN consequence Of this nearly all of
the beneficial orders refuse to allow any
funeral benefits if they are deprived of per-
forming their service. The question was
taken to court and decided that the lodges
had right to make such laws. This action,
we regret to say, has deprived many widows
and orphans of money that would have been
of great service to them in their hour of
need.-Baltimore Telegram.