The Coconino weekly sun., 1892-02-18
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Condensed Items of Interest to Mem
 bcrs of secret societies.

New l Ork naS the largest urahu Lodge representing over S0,0O0 mem- bers. Illinois comes next, with mem- bership of about 4S,000.
 A new council of R. and S. M. at Kansas City.
 A new chapter of the E. s. has been instituted at Dawson, Illinois.
 A new Masonic temple has been dedicated at Jacksonville, Fla.
 A ritual for the Knights Templar is being prepared by an efficient commit- tee which will report at the triennial cpnclave in August. It is conceded that it will be free from objection and highly satisfactory.
 ODD FELLOWSHIP.
 Chicago is to have new Canton PM. @'..
 The available assets of the Sovereigl Grand Lodge amount to over $sl ,00o
 The Sovereign Grand Lodge realize profit on supplies of about $40,00' annually.
 One George W. Allen is calling upor lodges and brethren soliciting aid. H. claims to belong to Wreath of Friend ship Lodge of Philadelphia. Look ou for him.
 It has been officially decided that ''; subordinate lodge cannot legally cal special meeting for the purpose O receiving propositions for membership and appointing committee of characte' thereon"
 Bro. J. c. Underwood, l.. G. C., re. ferring to his new work, says: "Th work will be edited m the most ar proved military style, and in addition to the laws, forms, ceremonies, etc is will contain complete roster of tn )mmissioned officers of the army, ac tive and retired, from sub-officer (clerks and accountants) up to tn commander in chief"
 In regulating the amount of week. benefits lodges should consider the rati recommended by committee of th' Sovereign Grand Lodge some year ago, which is one-half the annual dues Lodges do not generally give this i'm. portant matter sufficient consideration Col. T. A. Ross, A. D. c. Ger. Secy S. G. L.) Columbus, Ohio, has author. i,ed and instructed to supply canton with from one to six copies of the r. y,sed P. NJ. Ritual at the price of per copy instead of g. 50 allowed to | charged for additional rituals for ca tons," if ordered before going to pres
 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
 Taunton. Mass, has a new lodge.
 The assets ofthe lodges of New Yorl State amount to about $250, ,000.
 St. Charles, Mo-, has added new lodge to the general roll of lodges.
 The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts will meet in Boston February r.
 The fiftieth anniversary of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey will soon b celebrated.
 The annual expenses of the subord mates ofNew York State average near SIl .000.
 A crayon potrait of Past Grand Chan cellor D. s. Woodwork of Mass" chusettS has been presented to tn Grand Lodge of the State.
 The Committee on Correspondence of the Grand Lodge, referringto repre-. sentation, says: "We would respect fully call the attention of this Grand Lodge to the fact that the representa- ton of Lodges is much greater in pro portion in Grand Lodge sessions in those jurisdictions where the Grand Lodge pays its representatives mileag' and per diem than in those jurisdic- tions where each subordinate lodge 'fff n onv 'ts own representative. New
 pt5s,l n this quc> ....'a". .s s. n the same old ru Nr s,,1f frss, We feel called upon {, bring this fact to your attention and [, "'romnenl change"
 Tn, uniformed rank has received 'onS lerabie attention, and its growtl . 'r' .hts fact. Each grand chancel lDr has encouraged it. Grand Chan callor Robertson, in his report at the last session of the Grand Lodge, refer r,i 70 ,l' uniform divisions as follows: "Nrar' nppr'tlt. feature, whic
 'rr s'"'hnrar
 yI,ch tel -I .s.odse cae popularity of our ordet with the outer world, is the uniform rank. It attracts young men to our castle halls and draws to the order maly who otherwise would not become members; it increases the sOlemnity of the ceremonies, adds to the impressi- veness of the work, and in many ways has been and will continue to be of a 1.