The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-03

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young Ladies' Institute.
Yerba Buena Lodge of Perfection, No
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free
masonry, at its stated meeting last evening
transacted important business and the con
ferring of the ninth degree.
Ophir Lodge, No. III, l. o. o. F., in
stalled its newly elected officers at its regu
lar meeting last evening.
Berkeley Council, No. 70, of West Berke
ley Order Chosen Friends, will install it
newly elected officers next Friday evening
Excelsior Degree Lodge, No. ., l. O. o. f.
meets this evening" when the Degree Of
Friendship will be conferred on candidates
A new lodge of the knights of Pythia.
was lately instituted in Jersey City, n. j..
with about 200 charter members.
oriental Encampment No. 81, l. o. o. T.,
VIII meet this evening, when the officers
elected for the current term will probably be
installed.
Quaker City Lodge, A. o. U. w. of Phila-
9elphla, has nearly $4,000 in its General
fund. 1t will soon be able to build hall
Oh us own, and thereby become more of a
power than ever
california Union, No. SOB, Equitable Aid
Union. held very interesting and well-at-
Uendeu meeting last Monday evening, when
StAiNOio NGIo tltcltu lUE Tie ensuing Term.
ihey Will be installed into Office next Mon
day evening
The Employment and Relief Bureau of
the order Sons of st. George, at its last meet
ing elected officers and passed vote of
tnanks to the British Benevolent Associa-
IIon Tor assistance and liberal donations.
Inc office of the Secretary is now located
AZ IL City Hall avenue, opposite Market and
Eighth streets.
Aamity Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. 16l,
l, U. u. f., will confer the degree at its reg
uIar meeting this evening.
The sum of ST 100000 was received by the
Manchester Unity Odd Fellows, as interest
Tor Investments during the year 1889
T Idemplar ReDecca Degree Lodge, No. 10,
L, o. o. F.. will have a fine entertainment
al It's regular meeting this evening.
Josiah FL. Drummond, Grand Secretary
OF the +. and A. NJ. of Maine, reports 49,
S9S Royal Arch Masons in good standing
last year, and lisp exaltations.
The amount of funds held by the l. o. O.
r. in Australia Is $4,000.
On January l, 1890, there were Isl. 800
members of the Manch ester Unity Odd
Fellows, net increase for the year 1889 of
1858.
Under date of December 10Th last. Alvah
Russell Conklin, Grand Master of the Free
and Accepted Masons of this State, has
issued a proclamation notifying the MEN,
berS OF the craft in this jurisdiction of the
death of V. w. Alexander Gurdon Abel,
Grand Secretary, aud appointing George
Johnson, Assistant Grand Secretary, as his
successor Mr.. Johnson is Past Master
and Secretary of California Lodge, No. l,
Secretary OF California Chapter, No. 5, Royal
Arch Masons, Recorder OF California Coun-
Gil, No. 2, Royal and Select Masters, and a
Sir Knight of California Commandery, No.
l. knights Templar. The selection of MI
Johnson is good one, as he brings to the
once years OF experience, and he is thor
oughly able and competent in every respect.
Z. NJ. Arnold Council, No. 1S5, Order of
Chosen Friends, will hold public installa-
ton OF its officers on Tuesday evening, the
18th INST This council has instituted sick
benefit fund While the order makes pro
vision for separate sick benefit fund,
which Is an additional cost to the members,
TINS council from and after the LIST inst, will
increase its monthly dues and will there
upon provide its members with a physician
and medicine free of charge from the mo-
ment member Is accepted. At the end of
this year the council expects to have at
least membership of 200, when it will then
have accumulated fund sufficient to pay
It's members who may be sick a weekly sti-
pend, in addition to the help of a physician
and medicine.
One of the most important features of the
United Ancient Order Ct DruidS is the Gen
eral Relief Committee composed, in each large
city where there are three or more groves, of
the Noble Arches and Vice-Arches of each
grove There being sixteen groves work
ing in this city in the E0glish, Italian. Portu-
guese and German languages, it is now ranked
as the second Of the cities in the United
States in point of membership, and claims
In Its various subordinates the leading men
OF each nationality. The General Relief
Committee, consisting of the officers above
designated, met last Sunday at Druids' Hall,
413 Suffer street, and the reports of the out
going officers Tor the term just ended were
submitted and approved The report of the
| Treasurer, G. ii. Bertram of Norma Grove.
showed fh1f fhnrn hnd hnap InlI H.,
the committee to brothers of groves outside
| OF this city the sum of S1226 Some of this
money was paid to members from New
York, Boston and New Jersey. The report
OF the Secretary, John J. Coffey, showed
that at present the committee had five broth
| ers on Its books for attention and had to
| bury one brother, A. Comet of Walhalla
| Grove OF Sacramento. The election of of
hcers for the ensuing term took place. and
resulted as follows: John T. Kidd, P. A.
A. of No. Is, V. p. John j. Coffey, n. A. OF
No. 63, S.; William MOllison, V. A. of No.
10, L. The committee meets the second
| Sunday of each month.
The mortal remains of the late Y. w.
| Alexander Gurdon Abel, Grand Secretary
| of the +. ana A. NJ Of this State for thirty
six years, were laid to rest on Thursday
with the simple yet impressive ceremony OF
the craft, under the auspices of the Grand
| Lodge of this jurisdiction, M. w. Alval
Russell Conklin, Grand Master, officiating.
| King Solomon'S Hall was crowded to excess,
| representatives from all the lodges being in
attendance, besides delegations from other
| Masonic bodies, the Society of California
| Pioneers, and friends and acquaintance.
| Appropriate music was rendered by the
| Masonic choir, under the direction OF Sam
uel ID. Mayer, Grand Organist, and fittinl
enlogy was delivered by Marcus ID. Boruck
| Grand Orator. The prayers we're recited 10y
Rabbi Jacob .VOorsanger, Grand Chaplain
ana after an opportunity had been given t
! view the features of the deceased for the
last time OIL this earth the lid of the caske
| was closed and the remains borne to tn
hearse, the band stationed in the stree
meanwhile playing the hymn Nearer, NJ,
God, to TheeW Led by California Com
mandery, No. l, knights Templar, in full
uniform, the solemn concourse weudet
ITS way TO Laurel Hill Cemetery, wher
the body of the revered dead wa
committed to the earth with the closing cere
monies of the craft. reeited by Elias
Hare, Grand Lecturer, ntermingIed with az
proprlate hymns by the choir. The pail
bearers were: On behalf OF the Crane
Lodge-Past Grand Masters Jonathan Drak
stevenson Che first Grand Master of thi
jurisdiction, Nathaniel Greene Curtis, Will
lam Caldwell Belcher, Gilbert Burnet Clat
borne, William Abraham Davies. Georg
Clement Perkins, Samuel Crawford Den
son, Clay Webster Taylor, Wiley Jane
Ilnnin, Edmund Clement Atkinson, Hlrah
Newton Rucker and Morris March t,te9
on behalf OF California Lodge, NO. l, T
and A. M.--Past Masters franklin Henr!
Day and Robert Mcmillan; on behalf Q
California Chapter, No b, Royal Arcl
Masons-lsaac Standwood Locke, Dayi
Pugh Marshall; on behalf oil TaLiI1rni
Henry "D RENTER sr. Henry J. Burns; Q
behalf OF the Masonic Veterans ASS
citation of the Pacific Coast-James l
Cogswell and Edwin A. sherman; on 6ehal
| of Inc Sncietu of California Ploneers-Pete