The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16

the order in 1894 was reported as over $1 ,OOO,-
600. The membership was reported to be $685.
562 The next meeting will be held in Dun
Dee Scotland The following officers were
elected and installed, as the s1xty-second Tx
ecutive Council: Charles B. Lindsay, Il. c. r.;
James R. Aitken, H: S. C. R.; George in IN Il.
C. T.; w d. B. Richie. h c. s.; David w. Tul-
lis, H. C. S. w David Mann, H. c. j.. W.; Will
liam II. Mitchell, H. c. S. B.; DAVID Inver-
arily 81. c. J. B., all of Dundee, Scotland. 6.
Court Occidental No. 1915 celebrated Its fit-
tenth anniversary last Thursday evening; an
elegant repast was provided. /. +. Qu1nlan
acted as POSTMASTER with the greatest ability.
and succeeded in making the evening one OF
the most pleasant on record. An excellent
programme was presented. An original poem
was presented by J. H. Padkin. which possessed
great merit, and was well received by the audi
ence. Among the visitors were P. II. G. r.,
P. F. McNulty; P. H. C. R., Henry Beaver; NJ
P. Light, H. c. s.; P. II. Savage, 81. c. S.W;
A. Nicholson, P. D. C. R; j. Henderson, Il. &.
T., and J. Falconer, PS.
Court Star of the Mission No 1897 is progress.
ing rapidly. James T. Cotton, its new financial
secretary, is rapidly earning the reputation OF
being the most proficient secretary in the Jurls-
diction. Brother Hansen has taken in more
new members than any other member OF the
court. The membership has now reached 2oO,
with treasury of $4,000.
Court Kensington No. 1904 will give an en-
tertainment on Monday evening, October 2.
Ten new members were admitted during the
quarter, and every member is at work w. j.
Locke is especially active, advancing the inter-
ests OF the court and order.
Knights of Pythias.
Grand Chancellor George Samuels will offici-
ally visit the lodges mentioned below on the
dates there set out, to-wit Friday, September
20. Los Gatos Lodge No. IT'S, at Los Gatos;
Saturday, September 81, Avalon Lodge No. 80,
at Santa Cruz; Monday, September %, Mount
Hamilton Lodge No 142, at Santa Clara;
Tuesday. September "a, San Jose Lodge No.
1875, at San Jose; Wednesday, September Is,
Io1o tbaT No
day September &c, Triumph Lodge No. AT, at
San Jose: Monday, September 80, Cinnabar
Lodge No. 1919, at New Almaden; Tuesday, Oc-
tober l, Fidelity Lodge No. %, at Napa We'd
nesday, October 2, Pluto Lodge No. 80, at st.
Helena; Thursday, October 3, Damocles Lodge
No. 49, at Winters; Friday, October 4, Golden
City Lodge No. SO, at San Francisco; Saturday,
October 5, Monterey Lodge No. $50, at Mon
terey Monday, October z, Salinas Lodge No.
1873. at Salinas
H. Schaffner, grand keeper of records and
seal, in an address to the several lodges. says
that IL is the desire OF the grand chancellor to
meet the members OF the various lodges in
their lodgerooms and that special effort is re-
quested on the part of each lodge to obtain
largely attended meetings; that the purpose of
the grand chancellor's visits is to accomplish
something for the good of the order.
Pasadena Lodge will celebrate its tenth an
niversary tomorrow and Wednesday. There
will be a parade tomorrow in the forenoon
and literary exercises in the evening, includ-
ing addresses by Supreme Representative 5. l..
Carter, Past Grand Chancellor g. H Morrison,
Grand Chancellor George Samuels and Il.
Schaffner, grand keeper OF records and seal.
On Wednesday there will be picnic during
the day and in the evening banquet.
Grand Chancellor Samuels, accompanied by
members of Liberty Division No. of Oakland,
visited University Lodge No: 1872 OF Berkeley
on last Tuesday evening and participated in
the comforting of the Knight Rank, in long
form, on several applicants.
Adjutant Justly Of the Second Regiment, Uni
form Rank, is organizing division at Visalia
to be composed OF members of Tulare Lodge
No. SO, Porterville Lodge No. SO and Visalia
Lodge No. 121.
Major O'Kane of the First Battalion of the
First Regiment promises division at watson
vile in the near future.
formed at Los Angeles The institution will
take place late in October.
A petition for new lodge is being circulated
at Coulterville and another is being circulated
at Mariposa.
The quarterly report of the board of control
of the Endowment Rank has just been received,
and from it the following interesting facts are
culled: Number of deaths since last report,
95; death benefits paid on the same, $3.50, 600;
new sections instituted since last quarter 164,
a gain of So; new applications received, 1892;
readmissions, "a; representing 100000 of
insurance; remarkable gains are shown in the
Pacific Slope States, Washington and CalifoT-
mia; the total number OF active sections at the
close of the quarter was $500, representing
membership of over $4,000, carrying an in
surance of $50, 600, 900 in the aggregate. The
cash balances and investments (bond and in
terest securities) were $347 $50 90. Since the
organization OF the rank the disbursements
for death benefits amount to SO, 344, 900.
Everything shows decided gains over previous
reports.
Action is about to be taken to revive and re-
organize Pythian Division of the Uniform
Rank. This was at one time the crack division
OF the First Regiment.
All but two of the local lodges meet at
Pythian Castle.