The morning call., 1891-11-10
FRATERNAL NOTES.
A Great Initiation by Detroit
Lodge, No. 6, A. 0. U. w.

King Solomon's Lodge, No. 260. f. and
A. NJ, at its called meeting last evening had
work in the Entered Apprentice degree.
Argonaut Council, No. 597. Royal Ar
canum, held a well-attended and very inter-
esting meeting last evening.
Occidental Lodge, No. %, f. and A. NJ, at
its called meeting last evening had work in
the first degree.
Fidelity Lodge. No. 222. l. o. o. T.. at its
regular meeting last evening transacted i'm
portant business.
San Francisco Chapter. No. l, Royal Arch
MasOns, at its called meeting last evening
had work in the Past Masters and Most EX-
ceilent Masters degrees.
Unity Encampment, No. %, l. .. y. f.,
meets this evening, when there Will prob
ably be work in the degrees.
Alta Lodge, No. 2i2, a. o. Z. W., will
hold It's monthly entertainment and social
this evening at Mangefs Hall, corner of
Twenty-f urth and Folsom streets.
Confidence Lodge, No. 1882. Knights of
Honor, meets this evening" when there will
probably be an initiation.
Valley Lodge, No. 80. A. o. Z. W., will
give q stereopucOn view exhibition to-mor
row evening in its hall, 50 O'Farrell street,
tor members and their friends.
Islam Temple, A. A. o. n. NJ. s., holds
! its regular session at the oasis tomorrow
evening" when two unbelieyers will have
lots east for them. There will be great
celebration OF the feast of Mo0lid eS SIT
Fatmen en- Nebawicn, which will be OBJ
served by brilliant illuminations, recep-
tions, oriental displays and concluding with
the traditional banquet
Court Bournemouth, No. 1904, A. o. F.
F. S, was visited Saturday evening by the
members of the Third Executive Council
and the country delegates. The court initi-
ated twenty-five candidates, j. S. Francis
/ 7. c. r., acting as c. R., the initiatory cere-
mony being performed in very pleasing
manner. Immediately after the ceremony
was concluded the court opened under
e Good and welfare" when pleasing pro-
gramme of exercises was rendered. Subse-
! Quently banquet was parIak IN Of the best
! OF fellowship prevailing. This court was
| only instituted about three months age, and
! it has now nearly 100 members, with funds
/ accordingly.
Alta Lodge. No. 2O5. l. 0. o. F.. at its
! regular mectin. last evening. conferred the
! 1nitiatory.
! Detroit Lodge, No. 6, A. o. U. W, of De-
| troit, Mich, observed the tweuty-third an
| niVersary Of the Institution of the order on
| Tuesday evening, October 9th last, by mi
tiating S2l candidates. Tie Detroit rink
was engaged and was transformed into a
! lodge-room, there being over 5000 members
| of the order present. The average age OF
| the 32l was 81 years and months. De-
| trOit, No. +, is the banner lodge Of the
| order, and it may be truly said is the ban
| ner subordinate of any fraternal organiZa-
! ton, 1t now having membership OF 2239
| II has been in existence only fourteen anu a
! quarter years, aud during that time has had
| some very large limitations. On May /,
| 1866, IS candidates were put through; in
| May, 1889, there were 9S Initiated, and in
! April, 1880, 266 rode the goat" The credit
for all this must be accorded BENJAMIN
| +. Geiger, Recorder of the lodge, who is
known as "a. y. U. ". Geiger," and who
| personally has proposed over 600 members
| OF the lodge. His services to the lodge
have been entirely gratultOus, his salary
/ OF 500 per aDnum cutting no figure for the
amount Of work reformed by him. He is
entitled TO every honor in the gift of the
| order, and his work shows what single
individual can do when he makes up his
mind to boom lodge"
W. b. Kennedy, supreme Secretary Of
! the Endowment Rank, Knights of Pythias
| in his statement Of the business transacted
! IN his Office Tor the quarter ending Septem-
| Der 30th last, gives the following figures ::
| Number of members Of the rank at date of
! June 30, 1891, 2j,493, with endowment
amounting TO S54,9l2.000; members admit
! ted during quarter, 1902, with endow-
| ment OF s., $500 members readmitted
! a, with endowment of $4,000, max
| ing total OF 26,9O9 members aud
| S57, 9l5, GOO endowment Terminated during
! quarter; BY forfeiture, 2l3 members with
! SAT-, 900 endowment; by resignation, rs
| members with SAL 600 endowment; by death,
| 81 members with endowment OF S2OJ, COO a
| total loss Of 333 members with endowment
| Of Sis. eco, leaving the number of members
at date Of September 80, 1891, at &c. $40 with
endowment of S57. 1877. coo, IA net gain of 1888
! members and s., 2S5, COO in endowment. In
the first, second and third classes the men,
tership is now as follows: First class, 20
! second Class 20, and third class, 20, The re-
| ceipts in the nrst class in the EndOwme
Fund was SIG, and the third class S.
and in the fourth class Sl92, LII A
| The expense fund in tha two former
| classes amounted to So %, a total expendi-
! ture of Sl92, 1j2 81. Warrants for the amount
named were drawn as follows: In The first
class, $500; second, SAG; third, S23
| fourth, S2l0,653 49, a total Of S2l0S99 80.
| leaving on hand balance of S169, 532 SO in
all funds. The total amount OF benefit en-
dowments paid in the fourth class during
the quarter WAS S20j, 600, and amount paid
10 close Of last quaater, So 03i, 600. a total TO
date of s., 239, 600. The total benefits in all
classes paid to date have been as follows
First class, 1913 deaths, amounting to $780,
955 67; second class, 1922 deaths, 81, III, :
| Ill 80; third class, "A deaths. S649l, and
fourth class, 1441 deaths, So 229, 900, a tota
of 1886 deaths, and Sc, 234, 058 endowments
paid. During the quarter GA Few section
were organized, an increase Of s over thu
| preceding quarter.