The morning call., 1891-08-29

California Chapter No. s. Royal Arch
Masons, at its special meeting on Thursday
evening had work in the Mark Masters de-
gree.
There was large attendance at the meet
ing of Golden West Lodge, No 322, |. o. o.
f., on Thursday evening, when r. Dross
delivered lecture, his subject being, "The
Life of the White Man in China and ia
pam
California Lodge, No. l, F. and A. NJ, at
its called meeting on Thursday evening had
work in the Fellowcraft degree.
California Rebekah Degree Lodge. No. 1,
|. o. o. F., meets this evening" when an en-
tertaining programme will be presented.
Doric Lodge, No. 216, f. and A. NJ, at its
called meeting on Thursday evening had
work in the second degree.
Golden Gate Encampment, No. l. l. o. o.
F.. had very interesting session last even
ing.
Fidelity Lodge, No. 100. F. and A. NJ, at
its called meeting last evening had work in
the Fellowcraft degree.
Templar Rebekah Degree Lodge. No. 10,
l. o. o. F., meets this evening, when all
who attend are assured a good time. Sew
eral candidates will be initiated, after which
there will be a social.
The first Masonic Lodge in North Amer
lea was st. Johns, instituted in Phiiadel-
phia in 1730-31, and the first Grand Lodge
in the United States was the Grand Lodge
of Pennsylvania in 1882.
Folsom Lodge of the a. o. q. W. will
have a reception and banquet on Wednes-
day evening next, on which occasion E. NJ
Reading, Past Grand Lecturer of this State,
Will deliver the Grafton.
a large number of the l. o. o. F. lodges
in Pennsylvania only charge S5 for the ini-
tiation and degrees.
Yerba Buena Lodge of Perfection, No. 6,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Free
masonry, at Its regular meeting last even
ing. had work in the fifth degree
Connecticut has forty-fve lodges of the
A. o. U. W. and 1852 members.
a branch of the Order of the Iron Hall is
about to be started in this city. The charter
list is in the hands of f. H. Keser, D. S. D.,
14G1 Church street, and j. X. Wilson, corner
of Alabama and Twenty-eight. The order
pays weekly sick benefits and endOwments,
the latter after seven years of membership.
The WorKmen'S Guarantee Fund AssOci-
alton Is prospecting, new members being
constantly added to the already large mem-
bership roll. The association pays its death
claims promptly and transactS its business
in manner acceptable TO all its members.
California Commandery, No !, Knights
Templar, held n stated cOnclave last even
ing when routine business was transacted.
There will be two assessments in the A.
o. U. W. of this jurisdiction for September,
Nos. % aud %, on deaths Nos. 1Sj to 1913 iu-
elusive, n total of fourteen claims, appor-
toned among the lodges as follows: Val
ley, No. 30 San Francisco, two, and Point
Iona, No. 248, San Diego; Unity. No. 27,
San Francisco; Sacramento. No. so, Sacra-
mento; Bernal. No. 10, San Francisco;
Healdsburg, No. 81. Healdsburg; Grass
Valley No 81 Grass Valley. Yosemite M
Ill, Fresno; Silver Starr. No. 81, Downey
City; Vesper, No. 62, Livermore; Nevada
City, No. 81, Nevada City; Friendship, No.
179, San Francisco and ClOverda,e, No. 81,
Cloverdale, one each This levy will pay
ali claims reported to the 18th inst. To the
date of making the call the whole number
of deaths has been 2014 and assessments
levied 257.