The morning call., 1895-02-18
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The Supreme Lodge Relief Board met in
Chicago last month, and appropriated the fol-
lowing amounts to Jurisdictions which last
year paid their maximum and yet failed to
have money enough to pay for the deaths of
the year: New York $71 ,52S, Maryland S9166.
Illinois $15,S19, Pennsylvania 1921 As Ne
vada $11 446 IS, Michigan $47 1857, Tennessee
$4934, Ontario S13,973, Wisconsin $1947 80.
California $13,749, Kentucky S5s 1861
Ohio S84 $40, delayed claims in Texas
Sab, balance due Illinois $24O0, balance
due Nevada $36o5, additional relief to
Nevada S4747; total 1855 1873 10 There
were balances on hand in the Supreme
relief treasury amounting to 1859 90, leaving
1854 ,913 80 to be provided. There is at pres.
ent in the hands OF the treasures of each ilrig-
diction for relief purposes sum equal to 81
per member for all members on June 80, 1894.
This amount viii be called in but not being
quite sufficient call for 10 cents per member
will be made next month, the amounts turned
over to the needy jurisdictions, and thus with
out trouble or friction or delay this vast
amount of money will balance up the accounts
of the order at large, every obligation promptly
cancelled. and with clear books another year
begun. 1t is sometimes fippantly inquired,
"Where is the reserve of assessment fraterni-
ties 2" The answer is, "In the pockets of the
individual members, instead Of being heaped
up in one place to tempt officials When needed
tits called for and comes II not needed it
stays where it belongsp'
Supreme Recorder Sackett's report for De-
cember shows that the Feaction has taken
place and old time increases are conf ny again
A net gain OF 1924 members for the month is
shown, making the number on January 1
1895, 1886, 531. Payments to heirs in Decem-
Der 1856, S01 AZ, of which S31 500 was dis
bursed in California.
Eureka Valley Lodge. No. 252 made success
of its installation After the work by Deputy
Cuthbertson Grand Oyerseer Winter gave the
audience ringing speech, and fine pro-
gramme of music, recitation and song was pre-
sented by Mrs. Tunstead, the Misses Schrieber,
Howatt and Wyatt, Brothers Sam Booth H. NJ .
Freck and the Kimbal orchestra.
Deputy P. A. Smith, who so ably presides
over District 4, composed of Unity, Magnolia
san Francisco and Golden West lodges, an
nounces union meeting for the 10Th at T. O.
B. b. Hall Programmes: Address by Grand
Overseer Winter and dance are among the
features. General invitation extended.
The grand overseer is steadily at work He
was at st. Johns and Fidelity lodges last week
in this city, will visit the union meeting on the
Valley Lodge on Wednesday night.
Representatives have been elected in most of
the lodges to attend the coming session of the
Grand Lodge in Los Angeles, which meets the
first Tuesday in April
Grand Master Workman Ward will speak be-
fore Excelsior Lodge on the Goth.
The order in Oakland keeps up its old time
progress. Since the lodges have moved to their
new quarters there actually seems TO be in
creased energy, If such thing were possible.
Banker of Portland, Or, who tried to swindle
the order there by pretended drowning, which
was sworn to by two accomplices, an account
OF which was given few weeks ago, has made
q fuH confession, accounting foE ali Of the