The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Funds in the Manchester Unity
Odd Fellows.

captain James Carroll of Alaska who is
now at the national capital seeking recugni-
uoh as the duly accredited delegate from
that Territory to Congress, and who offers
to dispose of that northern stretch of land,
is member of Magnolia Lodge, No. %.
l. o. o. F., of this city.
king kalakaua was entertained by the
knights Templar at San Diego on Tuesday
with banquet. At the close of the meal an
adjournment was had to the asylum, whore
special meeting was held AMI his Majesty
witnessed the comforting of the Order of the
Temple on candidate.
Templar Rebekah Degree Lodge, No 10.
l. .. q. F., initiated a large number of can
dldates last Saturday evening. Tomorrow
evening being tho last meeting of the term,
special entertainment viii be provided
California. No. /; Fidelity, No. 100, and
Dorl., No. PIG, lodges OF the f. and A. NJ
OF this city, held regular stated meetings
last evening, when routine business was
transacted
LOYAL California Lodge, No. l. Manches
ter Unity Odd Fellows at its regular meet
ing last evening had good attendance. and
the initiatory was conferred on candidates.
The funds of the Manchester Unity Odd
Fellows amount To upward Of S35, 100000.
There are over Is, goo members of friendly
societies in Victoria, Australia, with a
capital of upward of S5,S50,000, or nearly
$50 per member
Michigan has two Degree of Honor lodges
of tie A. o. U. W., and proposes to have
more.
The three l. o. O. F. lodges in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, initiated los Candidates during
last year.
The, thermometer is no Mason. but. it
3 fss.ids;nt D,"Iaf tho Republic of Mexico
Is S'aiwart Pythian, having some time
since had lodge Instituted in the City of
Mexico at his own expense, he paying for
all the paraphernalia, etc.
Queen City Rebekah Degree Lodge, No.
2 OF Ogden, Utah Territory. is the largest
ledge of its kind ever instituted since That
degree was introduced.
says the Craftsman: Masonry has been
worked in Nova Scotia 1874 years, Quebec
80 years, New Brunswick 10i years and
New South Wales "a years"
Among the honorary members of the An
clent Order OF Foresters Friendly Society in
Great Britain are ~ peers. II sons of peers.
oishops, dean, 40 baTonets, Judges, IS
knights and 237 bers of Parliament.
Inc ABSURD and unequal existing arrange
ment OF the. relief law must have the lmne-
dlate attention Of the whole order. For
jurisdiction whose members have paid, SOW
thirty or thirty-two assessments to be asked
to help those of another jurisdiction who
nave paid only twenty or twenty-five as
sessments Is stupid injustice in the name
OF rellef. Let uniform standard OF forty
be hXed, and when this is exceeded in any
jurisdiction help will be readily accorded.
10 make uniform standard for relief will
IN no way affect the payments called for to
meet death claims In the separate jurisdic-
lions as at present, as each will have the
benefit OF Its own good or inditfei ent man
agement 10 fix $40 standard for all will
not add nor diminish by cent the assess
ments called for anywhere. and as a mere
bait to draw applicants for membership in
TINS order we have no need of it whatever.
III tub name OIL 1iStlpA and
we want uni form relief staudard-Th
Canadian Workman.
b: +. Nelson, Supreme Reporter of the
hnlGhtS OF Honor, announces the following
gain OF membership in the jurisdictions
named Tor the week ending December 9th:
Alabama TO- California Z, Connecticut 2,
Georgia 4, Illinois 10, Indiana 7, Kansas 2,
Kentucky s. Louisiana IS, Massachusetts 0,
Michigan /. Minnesota 2, Mississippi 10,
Missouri l, New jersey 9, New York 10,
North Carolina 8. Ohio Z, Pennsylvania g.
Rhode Island l, Tennessee IA, Texas 49,
Canada 7. Total. 1877