The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-20
SIR KNIGHTS TN
YEARLY session
THEY MEET AND DISCUSS AFFAIRS
OF THEIR BENEVOLENT
ORDER.
GOOD SHOWING IN FINANCES.
THE SIXTEENTH YEARLY CoNvEN-
TON OF THE BROTHERHOOD.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.

The sixteenth annual session of the
! Grand Lodge of Knights of Honor of Cali
! fornia was opened yesterday morning in
| Alcazar building.
| Grand Dictator A. II. Voigt called the
lodge to order, whereupon the committee
on credentials reported that thirty mem
| bers were waiting to receive the degree of
| old age"
| Fifty lodges in various parts of the State
were represented.
Committees as follows were appointed
| by the grand dictator:
Credentials and Returns-W. A Nicholson, ],
| M. Cohen, Alfred Wilkie.
Appeals and Grievances-A. L. Hathaway, Dr.
William Simpson, Charles F. Rowland.
New Business-W. A. T. Stratton, ]. II. Gar
| meth, G. d. Folsom.
State of the Order-H. C. Austin, ]. c. Carroll,
| w. E. Lancaster
Neurology-James Kennedy, George W
Branch, James Davidson.
Press-Henry A. Chase, Duncan Mcpherson.
Distribution-T. Learned, W. J. Thomson, c..
Laws-T. H. Macdonald, G. ]. Vincent, W. W.
| Stockwell.
In his report the grand dictator sketched
the history OF the order and suggested that
competition from other fraternal organiza-
| lions be met by it's members. He favored
the appointment of an organizer, whose
duty it should be to visit inactive lodges
| and establish new ones in desirable loca-
| tons.
c. II. M. Curry, grand reporter, stated
| that the order in California has 3618 men,
| bers and So lodges.
During the year thirty-two assessments
have been called into the treasury of the
| Supreme Lodge, showing the number of
deaths assessed for throughout the order to
have been 2017, of which number 40 were
| hall rate, were quarter rate and 1869 were
| tull rate members thus emitting the bene-
| ficiaries of deceased members to a sum total
| of SIS, $50, 900.
Subordinate lodges in the local jurisdic-
| ton made the following disposition of
| widows and orphans funds during the
year: Balance on hand December 81,
] $685. $4517 55; amount received, $125, Al So !:
total, $129, 958 80. Amount paid to supreme
treasurer, $125, 845 Sc: balance in treasury,
$4113 "a
1.-The record of our order is unsurpassed
in the line OF work for which it is organ
lied" added the grand reporter. ''Our
death losses are paid as promptly or
| more so than are those Of any similar
organization. With our magnificent rec
ord we should consider it a privilege to
have the opportunity to invite all good
| and true men to unite with US in our grand
work for the protection of the widow and
the fatherless."
uO PiopOoCU new COuSIlIuIlOH OI UQ6
Grand Lodge was presented and made a
special order of business for this mornings
session.
The committee on state of the order pre-
sented report recommending that Dennis
Murphy of Keystone Lodge and w. J.
Langstatf OF Liberty Lodge be created past
dictators for long-continued services to the
order.
A reception was given the Grand Lodge
in the evening by the Past Dictators'
Association, and it proved to be a very
enjoyable social event.
The Grand Lodge will close to-day, when
grand officers for the ensuing year will be
elected.