The morning call., 1895-01-28

opinion lot QeDaIe IN the secret councils. OF
the order, where they made a determined
fight to get at the truth.
At the afternoon session a special COM
mlttee was appointed to investigate the
charges and procure whatever evidence
there might be to sustain them. Hours
were devoted by this committee to the
prosecution of its search, and finally a re-
port was drawn up for submitting to the
convention.
The question was made the special order
of business for the night session, and when
+, 1t came up nearly every delegate was
present. What transpired at the
discussion that followed was kept
secret Many speeches were
made, some of them imprisoned
moderation and conservative action. The
time occupied by the debate slipped by
rapidly until shortly after midnight an
| adjournment was taken until morning.
| No conclusion was reached though it is
expected action will be taken to-day.
! After the convention assembled in the
morning and the delegates were seated,
! President III. Enkle delivered his address.
| Regarding the Blank matter he said:
events have transpircd during the year
which have attracted attention to the order
and involving one of it's officers, to which
reference will be made in a supplementary
report"
The supplementary report was not given
out for publication, however.
| In reviewing the years progress he con-
tinued with reference to the Youths Aux
| iliary: Immediately after adjournment of
the last Grand Lodge application was made
| for a charter by body of Jewish youths,
| who had previously been organized as an
association. with the ultimate object of
forming the first auxiliary: The applica-
| ton was formally considered, and the
General Committee granted the first char
! ter to Adler Auxiliary Lodge, No. 1, on
| October IL, 1884,
| 'Since then charters were granted to
! Lehman Blum Auxiliary Lodge No. 2,
! Portland, Or, and Montefore Auxiliary
Lodge No. 3, Oakland, Cal. have every
reason to believe that this branch of the
order will indeed prove a valuable factor
and will contribute in furthering the good
work in which we are engaged
| 1.-THE year 1894, he continued sis not
able in this district for the heavy death
rate experienced. From January l to De-
! cember 81 thirty-seven of our members
foined the ranks of the silent majority.
This increased rate of mortality is not al
| together unlocked for, when we take into
consideration the age of the district and
many of the members of the older lodges.
| at is, however, source of congratula-
| tian that our laws as at present in force
are amply sufficient to meet all require
ments.
Grand Secretary Blank reported that in
reviewing the occurrences in the district
| for the past year he found that the mem
bership had fallen off forty-six beneficiary
members and nine non-beneficiary mem
bers or a net loss of ffty-ive members
since last report.
During the year the death-rate reached
the unprecedented total OF thirty-seven,
which necessitated the transfer of 1874 II
from the accumulations of previous col
lections toward paying the $74, 900 re-
quired to pay the death loss.
There are now thirty-four lodges in this
district, in the interior of California, eleven
in San Francisco, three in Oregon, three in
Nevada, three in Washington, two in Mon
ship is 2238, which shows a decrease of
forty-six for the year; total non-bene-
iciary, 237; grand total, 2475.
The benevolent work done by the society
is represented in figures as follows:
Total amounts of benefits paid to SICK $4,000 90
Total amount of funeral benefits. ...... 2,645 IS
Amount contributed te the W. and D.
b. fund. -.-.......-...--..-.--..-.. 65.s6I 90
Donations... ..,....................... Lb5l ~
PAID to San Francisco Board Of Relief. ass 40
ss5.86s 80
Tbs secretary's financial statement was
as follows:
January l. 1894, balance
treasurer. S,S0V %
Receipts from ali sources. 1886 80
Cash from trustees.,..,.. 4,7a0 90
- lol. l5s II
Disbursements ............
Discussed per vouchers. $S9, $40 80
Transferred securities by
secretary TO trustees. l0,50b 80
$1UO,15l l8
aIance in hands or treas
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1,VOo 53
slOl.l56 II
Reports of the District Court, which con-
siders techinal disputes tn the. order, were
presented and also synopsis of the gem
eral committees meetings of the past
year.
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