The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-05

necessary ceremonies. 1t may here be noted
that while Freemas0nry has long taken root
In this land, Odd Fellowship is of compare
lively recent importation, AID it is, We be-
Ieve, to District Deputy Grand Sire E Y.
Thorn that its introduction is due. The
seed, however, has fallen upon fertile soil
and the solitary lodge boasts already OF a
considerable membership. and also, we be-
lieYP. of what is of more Importance, a
credit balance at its bankers. Be that,
however, as it may, Far East Lodge, No. I,
found itself able yesterday TO formally
dedicate the hall to the use Of the order"
The ceremonies were under the direction
of District Deputy Grand Sire +. Y. Thorn.
The beautiful " Altar Ceremony" adopted
by the Sovereign Grand Lodge a few years
ago, was used Oh this occasion, and all
taking Part were dressed In Oriental COS
tunes. At the conclusion of the ceremonies
District Deputy Grand Sire Thorn delivered
an appropriate address. After the address,
the hall was cleared and preparations were
made for dancing. midnight supper was
served, alter which dancing was resumed
and kept up until late hour.-Bundle of
Sticks.
The builders of the new Masonic Temple
in Chicago have an elephant on their hands
In the shape of fire relic that is by far the
biggest thing yet unearthed. The site of
Ball & Kimbark's big iron warehouse was
here at the time of the great fire Of 1871,
and the immense stock of bar iron melted
into one great lump, which sank and i'm
bedded itself into the earth too deep for dis
covery in ordinary building operations. But
when the foundations for the temple were
being prepared this mass OF iron was I'M
earthed. 1t is estimated to weigh twenty
tons, and how to move it was a problem
that puzzled the contractors.
at the late twenty-eighth annual conven-
tion of District Grand Lodge, No. 4, indie
pendent Order Of B'nai Birth, held in this
city on the 18th, 26th and 9th ut., TIVE MY
eight lodges were represented by 100 dele
gates. The name Endowment" was elm
mated and 'Widow and Orphan Beneficiary
Fund" substituted for the same. An OPP
tional endowment plan was adopted, the
ages for admission being made between Is
and 40 years. A free religious school to be
maintained by the Grand Lodge was estab-
liShed, to be under the care of five repre-
sentatlyes to be appointed by the Grand
President. and who will form what is known
as Board OF Trustees. A set of eulogistic
resolutions, in memory of the late Benjamin
+. PelXottO, Past Grand Soar, were unani-
mously adopted. The per capita tax for the
year was fixed at 81 20 per member 81 of
which is to be applied to the support Of the
library. Inns tax Is payable in four equal
installmentS in the months of April, July,
October and December. The Grand Secre-
tary in his annual report gave the following
statistics: Membership at last report, 1898 ;
membership at close of 1880, 2232, a net loss
lodges. 1921 S0 disbursements, SIS, 2SS 50 I;
amount of sick benefits paid, S11, 74S;
funeral benefits, S2lO4 10; donations
to members, S1475 As; donations to
new members and members of other lodges,
1929 20; amount contributed 10 Endowment
Fund, 500, 73S 50; amount paid to widows
and orphans, 1898 %; total expended for
charities, $50, SS3 90; total fund Of subordi-
nate lodges. S91, S4S 81; total amount dis
bursed for endowmentS, S476,000. The fol-
lowing appointments were made: Grand
Orator, Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger; Deputy
Pacific Lodge; for Southern District, b.
Cohn of Orange Lodge; Judges of the Dis
trict COurt-D. A. d'Ancona, Ophir Lodge,
No. 81; Henry Schwartz, Pacific Lodge, No.
IS: David S. Hirshburg. Oakland Lodge,
No. 252; Max Marcuse, Oakland Lodge, No.
252; Jacob Greenebaum, Columbia Lodge,
No. 127. The standing committees are as
follows: On CredentialS-G Goldsmith, Pa
cifc; NJ. Wilson, Ethan; II. Wolf, Oregon.
On Finance-H. Newman, Columbia; W.
Laws-G. Raphael, Unity; p. Cohn, Golden
Gate; Louis Cohn, Occidental On Legisla-
tion-E. /. Wolf, Cremieux; S. Zekind,
Unity; 5. Silverstone, Occidental. State of
the Order-J. E. Marks, Montefore; d.
Cohn, California; B. U. Steinway, Ethan
land. On Intellectual Improvement-L j.
Aschhem, Golden Gate; Is. Harris, Carson
W. Osterman, Ariel; l. II. Jacobs, Yosemite.
On Library-M. Pepper, Unity; f. H. Merz-
bach, Occidental; l.. Seldner, Ophir. On
Mileage-S. II. Shocken, Montefore; H.
Rubin, California; II. Lewis. Ophir. B'nai
Birth Free Religious School-F. II. Merz-
bach, Occidental; j. Greenebaum, Column
bia; d. A. d'Ancona, Ophir; II. Schwartz,
Pacific; H. Newman, Columbia. On Tech
ncal School,. Jacobs, w. Steinhart. A.
Elkus, j. Greenebaum, NJ Heller, M. Pop
per. A. Anspacher, r. L. Brodsk and 1.
Cohnreich.