The morning call., 1892-12-19

Memorial Lodge No. 174 will have a public
Installation at 80 OFarreil street. Monday even.
ing, January 8.
Supreme Recorder Sacketps official report fer
october is at hand: Members, November /,
1892, 299. 945; increase for month 1850; paid
10 heirs IN October, S421 1888 20, of which Cali.
fofnia has paid to benefciarles S34.666 81; gain
OF members in California for mouth, 49, Massa-
chusetts reports 81, 1S6 members New York
31.2 the former being within eighty sIx men,
Ders OF head at said date; recent advIees from
Massachusetts claim that New York has been
passed, showing wonderful Increase In q juris-
dlctlon which ten years ago had scarcely 1000
members. These results have been accomplished
by persistent work by officials and liberal ex
penGltnre OF money to place the order before the
people.
Nebraska has only levied six assessments dur
Ing the entire year. Evidently it has healthy
membership. when So Will carry $1,000 protee-
tlon for Twelve months.
The status of the order to-day is considerably
oven 100000 members, and had Iowa sent IN IFS
report to The officials this number would have
Deen recorded at the date of this report. Ii oHly
lacks hity-ilye OF the round figures.
Tie supreme Lodge Relief Board will meet ar
the Monungahela House, PiItsburg Pa, Tues
day, January 10. BY the recent practical legis-
lalion 10 regard 10 assisting jurisdictions which
have paid their maximum no such delay will be
formerly.
W.Warne Wilson OF Michigan, Joseph z. Riggs
OF Kansas and j. q. Tate of Kansas have been
appointed committee 10 prepare code of laws
Tor the Degree OF Honor j. G. Bickford OF New
hampshire has BEEN appointed TO prepare a
ritual for Memorial day. Reports to be made az
The next session of The Supreme Lodge.
ne grand master w0rkmep OF all jurisdic-
lions where grand lodges of the Degree Of Honor
are not established have been appointed special
Cepnlies TO take charge ofrsald degree interests.
Grand Oyerseer Waid had a splendid meeting
with BeInal Lodge last Monday evening. HIS
address was Iepete with good Thoughts aud
counsel: This officer viii visit Golden Gate
Lodge, IN this CITY, next Thursday evening. and
Washington Lodge on the evening of the 10Th.
All entitled are Invited TO be present
Grand Foreman Booth and Grand Lecturer
Barnes addressed a public meeting at Benicia
Tuesday evening. Music was furnished by Miss
and Master Stuart. A collation. was served TO
the entire audience, aud a number OF names OBJ
tanned as petitioners for a Degree OF Honor
lodge.
Deputy Grand Master Workman Poland and
his vile Instituted Martha Lodge No. 80, d. of
H., al Fresno with slxty-one charter members
last tuesday evening and twenty applications
were received at IFS first meeting.
Grand Foreman Booth is doing persistent good
Work throughout the jurisdiction. This week he
Will visit: Grafton, 18Th; ST. Helena. 10th;
Byron, 24ih. The remaining dates for the month
are: Marysyilie, 26th; Smaitsville, 27th; Wheat
land, 29th; Walnut Greek, 30th. He has also
laid out an extensive programme for January.
/ mple Lodge of Temescal proposes Christ
mas TIRE the evening OF December 20. This sub
ordinate Is doing remarkably well.
Deputy Thomas Williams Will have a great
reunion OF District No. under the auspices OF
Triumph Lodge. on January 3.
Unity No. % had mighty public meeting last
Tuesday evening. An address was made by
Edwin DaDfolth, ?. q. NJ. and a most enjoy
able programme rendered by Mesdames FrCst
and Schwartz Miss Schwartz Miss Jacobs, Miss
PangFaves; Messrs. Barry Peterson, MOrrelI.
Siebert, Whelan. Lask and Dwyer. A social
dance concluded. Unity Will initiate SIX candi-
dates next Tuesday evening. average age 2S
years.