The morning call., 1892-02-23
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Anniversary ProcI nation Issued in Il
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Anniversary ProCl am alton Issued In the
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King Solomon'S Lodge No. 250 F. and A.
NJ, al lis called meeting last evening had
raising"
Unity Encampment No. 26, /. O. O. F.,
meets this evening, when there viii prob
ably by work in the degrees.
Doric Lodge No. PIC, at its called meeting
On Saturday evening. raiser two Fellow
crafts. magnificent banquet was par
taken Of later IN the evening.
Confidence Lodge No. 2353, Knights Of
Honor. meets this evening, When there viii
probably he an initiation,
San Francisco Chapter No. /, al It's called
meeting On Saturday evening, had work in
tile Mark Master degree, and last evening
at its called meeting had work 10 the Past
Masters and Most Excellent Masters
degrees.
Argonaut Council No. 597, Royal Ar
canum, held a well-attended and very In
terestiDg meeting last evening.
Golden Gate derry Ne. IS, Knights
Templar. at its called conclave last evening,
conferred the Red Cross degree on two
n0vitiates.
Under date Of the 11ih inst, at Raleigh.
North Carolina. c. VI. Busbee, Grand Sire
IF the l. O. o. F., has issued an annIyer-
sary proclamation, enj0iniug upon all grand
and subordinate bodies under the luT!Sdlc-
ton Of the order to take appropriate action
for the due commentator OF the 10Th day
Of April next, the seYenty-thiTd anniver-
sary Of the order.
Tennessee has 81 subordinate chapters
ROYAL Arch Masons with 20J7 members.
Yosemite Lodge No. 1880. Knights Of
Honor. viii hold high inks IN PrOtec-
ton Hall, 81 O'FarTel street, tomorrow
evening.
Past Grand Commander McGown. New
York, has prepared a very interesting sta
tistical table Of the membership OF the
Grand Commandery, Knights IemDiar, from
1874 20 1891. From it we learn the follow
Ing facts: Membership IN 1864, lJ5o; IN
1891, 9l37; increase 1903 The smallest num-
Der Of Knights created was IN 1873 when
only 24T were made the largest In 1891, 633
From 1879 10 1882 there was a loss every
year; from 1888 TO the present time an an
nual Increase.
Frank II. Dunno, Grand Master of the \.
s. q. W., lately made the following official
visits to the parlors named: Cabrill0 No.
ia Ventura, Wednesday, 10th inst; Santa
Barbara No. 1l6, Thursday, llth; Ramona
No. 100, Los Angeles, Friday. 18th; Pomona
No. ia, Saturday. 18th; Invincible No. a.
Auaheim, Monday, 18th; san Diego No.
1O8, Tuesday, 10th; Arrowhead No. 10, san
BerBardinO, Friday, 10Th; Redlands No
1913, Saturday, 20th.
Massachusetts has 225 lodges Of the F.
and A. NJ, with 30,ooO members, a galns
during the year OF 22lL ~
The total beneficiary fund discussed last
year ia the A. O. L. W. was $3.50, 6G7 p.
He had been through them hear your
husband is a Mason" said one woman TO
another az the sewing circle. Yes, Jere-
miah has been through all tue chairs" is
that so? Weren't there any seats in them
at the time?"
w. w. shannon, Grand Trustee of the
Y. 5. q. W., accompanied by Leon Dennery,
visited Winters Parlor No. 1b3, las; Sat
uTddy.
California Chapter No. 1. Order Of the
Eastern Star, held very successful lunch
AID entertainment last Friday and SatuT-
day at Irving Hall in aid Of the Masonic
widows ana orphans home tund.
Unity Lodge No. p, A. 0. u. w, at its
regular meeting this evening Will Initiate
six candidates.
The Keystone Of PHILADELPHIA says: We
do not know that either Of the st. Johns
was a Mason, but we do know that both Of
their characters were Masonic. and that
their names have been long Embedded in
craft nomenclature. In the United States
Of America the earliest lodge organized in
the Oldest Jurisdictions were generally styled
St. Johns Lodge This was so IN Pennsy-
vaua "a, ID. 173D, Massachusetts "a. ID.
1888 aad other senior jurisdictions.
At the meeting Of Court Twin Peaks No.
fJJb, y. ~. r. r. D, Il iaTEc NUMBER OF canal
dates Will be Initiated as the nucleus for
new court
Clan Fraser No. 70, Order Scottish Clans,
will celebrate Washington'S birthday with
a concert and social dance in Scottish Hall
next Friday evening. The Rev. I. Chalmers
EastOn will deliver an address on wash
ingt0n," and several members Of the
Olympic Club will appear in athletic exer-
cises.
Notices of suspension have been sent TO
the following subordinate lodges Of the
Knights Of Honor for failing to forward to
the Supreme Treasurer assessments 324
and 32j, within the time provided by law.
Georgia, No. 3457; IllinOis-Nos. 743, 1886.
1911; Michigan, No. 202; Mssissippi-NOs
1904, 3l68; New Hampshire. No. 2450; North
Carolina, No. 3452; North Dakota-Nos.
35l8, 3G61; Ohio, No. "a; Pennsylvania
Nos. 1921, 309l; Tennessee-NOs 1874, 1909;
TeXas-Nos. 21S6, 1886; Virginia, No. 1923;
Washington-Nos 2818, 3697. The follow
ing lOdges,susDended on former assessments,
have been reinstated since last report: On
assessments 80 81 aud 312-No. 1851; on
assessments 322 aud 323-Nos. 7O5, 1909
1893, 1882, 1917, 1905, 2059, 207S. 22D5, 22S5
1904 23J6. 24J0, Bill, 1851, 3l75. 1886, 3443
1862, 3672, $685. BIOL