The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-30
A. O. II. W.

The lodges in Deputy joys district have
commenced their preliminary drills previous TO
competition for a prize Of officers badges.
Golden Gate Lodge had drill on the 9th.
This lodge will install on January 10; Valley
Lodge No. 80 will install ON January and
have preliminary drill; Alta will exemplify
aud install on January 8.
Memorial Lodge No. liza has issued its cards
for public installation on January IL at 80
OFarrell street.
Grand Master Workman Ward made fra.
ternal call on Oakland Lodge No. 2 last week.
The ball OF this subordinate on the 28th was
well attended and the u. M. w. was also pres
ent there. On the 22d. with Deputy Poland
and others, he called upon Goiden West Lodge
al The Potrero and made the session of great
interest. He has accepted an invitation 10 be
present at the installation OF Mount DiablO
On The 18th he will visit Bakersield; 17th
Visalia; 18th (Memoral day., Hartford; 10th,
Tulare; 2Stb MERGED; 18th, Fresno; 30th,
Selma.
Grand Overseer Winters dates for January
are: protection Lodge No. 16 on the 30th, Los
Gatos 9th, ENTERPRISE Lodge 9th, Mountain
View 18TH, Aiviso 22d. He will also speak on
Memorial day and during the month Call upon
some of the city lodges.
Arrangements are being perfected at many
points for proper observance of the anniver-
sary OF the death Of the founder OF the order,
January 10.
Under the auspices OF the +. NJ. W. Associa.
ton William FL. Jordan, T. S. NJ. W., will lee
lure before Triumph Lodge No. $50 on jan
uary 5. The business session OF the associa-
tioD Will be held at the AlcaZar next Monday
evening.
The January assessment notice will contain
bull seven DEATHS the smallest number that has
appeared for many months. and only about one.
thud of the number OF the preceding month.
This, will be very gratifying TO the general
membership.
California for two or three years has been an
applicant for rellet before the Supreme Lodge
board which meets In January, owing to the
fact that the deaths In this jurisdiction have
called for more money than Its maximum az.
sessment of thirty would pay. but thirty paid
all deaths IN 1894, and consequently California
will have no claim this year, and with most
unusually small death rate for the January
call, 1895 opens auspiciously for this order.
Ala Lodge is getting ready for reception
to lis friends.
Deputies Will be busy for a week or two
placing the new officials in position.
7. Nj. W.-QueStions involving a construc.
tion OF law cannot be answered in this Depart
ment, as decision here could be of no possible
benefit. When there is law plain upon a propo.
no positive law reaches the query, the proper
and only sure plan TO pursue Is 10 submit your
question 10 tie deputy of your district; ii his
answer is not satisfactory, appeal 1t to the
grand master workman; this course obtains a
legal decision. Courts will hold as rule thai
before they Will entertain a ease OF a fraternal
society nature the party claiming to be injured
must exhaust his right of appeal in his order
according to its system.
M. M.-It Is well-known law that II beue-
ficlary dies before the member designating
such beneficiary. the interests In the benz
ficiary moneys revert 10 the living member,
designating OF the beneficiary moneys during
the life OF said member, said money would go
TO his heirs dnd- not to the heirs of the bene.
ficiary who died before be did.