The morning call., 1895-02-04
I. 0. o. F.

The semi-annual reports of old Templar
Lodge No. II show marked improvement in
finances. The new officials were installed last
week, and evidences are that this lodge for
merly so noted as ever being in the advance in
all that pertained to the welfare and interest
OF the order, Will soon assume Its former enYia-
bic position.
Grand Master Simpson will pay an official
visit TO Niles on the 4th. Aureola Rebekah
Lodge of Oakland will be visited on the 9TH A
new Rebekah subordinate will be instituted at
San Mateo on the 9th. A visit will be paid to
Redwood on the 18th.
Several of the board of trustees went to Their
malito on Friday to receive the deeds, titles,
ETC., and take formal possession of the magnifi-
cent property designed for the home for aged,
etc. The money which has been already sub
scribed will finish the work necessary on the
building and obtain fifty acres of land. An
option of fifty more acres at original cost has
been given for two years. Trees sufficient
to plant the whole have also been given and
water is piped to every acre.
Grand Secretary Shaw has been notified of
two more impostors who are travelling, claim
ing to be in good standing in the order and who
are not. One gives his name as John Never
and says he belongs to Green Tree Lodge No IS
of Kansas. The other is an expelled member
of Reno Lodge No. l of FL Reno, o. t., of
whom the secretary of said lodge wishes Cali
foTnia members to beware.
Preside Lodge No. 334 will have gatherings
for members on the 9TH A number of the
prominent brethren will be present
Lodge will give an apron and necktie party
which promises to attract goodly number OF
visitors. The Ontarion Rebekahs had great
gathering at the installation of May Queen
Lodge. Mrs. Jennie Holmes, the deputy, was
assisted by Mrs. A. Piddington, Mrs NJ v. B.
Bradford, Mrs. w. r. ,Perkin and Mrs L. E.
Knowles.
The Oakland General Relief Committee, like
that of San Francisco, meets every Sunday
morning at 10 O'Clock, in !. o. o. F. Hail. and
is composed in the same manner of two dele
Id
ton OF officers begins its forty-third semi-an-
nual term. The officers are: DR.. Kitchings, re-
elected, president; J. B. Tallman, vice. presi-
dent; James Il. Crane, corresponding recre-
tary; L. d. Voorhees,, financial secretary; + s.
Lockwood, treasurer.
The associated lodges of Kings County n. Y,
who last year forwarded the movement to have
the Sovereign Grand Lodge provide for the pro-
lection OF aged members OF defunct lodges are
much encouraged with the response to their
efforts, although the provision was not made
at the last supreme session. They report that
seventeen States have Endorsed their PROPOSE
stood the justice of such a law will be con-
ceded by the supreme body. The committee
will continue its meetings in this enterprise
California is favorable to it. The point de-
sired is that when aged members belong to a
lodge which becomes defunet and their age is
such that other lodges decline to admit them
to beneficial membership that there may be a
provision for them
?. G.-The Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows
is an English fraternity from which the Ameri-
can order is indirectly descended, although
The Manchester Unity in January, 1894, had
100 72s1 mem hers