The Washington bee., 1896-12-05

cure work for its members anI their
families. Important information OF ben
eft to its members and the fraternity
in general. The bureau is composed
of Masons and their families. The
same was duly incorporated November
27, 1906, by D. F. Savllle, NJ. H. Hill,
| ]. H Mcdowell, Ed. w. Shields,
Col w. H. Lester and Rev. J. w.
Gains for 20 years
The headquarters at present are 1918
18th street. n. W. The officers so tar
far pre- follows: Chief of Bureau, ID.
F. Seville; Secretary, J. H Hill
Treasurer, A. A. Johnson; Superin-
tendent, Ist District ]. H. Jones Su-
perintendent, I'd District, @. w. Phil
iipps; Superintendent sd District, E.
w. Shields; Superintendent 4th Dis
t,ict. I. 0. Holmes. The Directors
and Inspectors will be appointed in
the near future.
A. A. o. N. NJ. S.
J.G. Jones, So NJ. 1. S. P, Chi
cago, Ill.
J.H. Lewis, 80, l. D. G. P, New
York City.
w. L. Kimbrough, SO, Chairman
Grand Directors, Dallas, Texas.
D.F. Seville, 80, 1. G. R, Wash
ington, D. {.
B. NJ. Shook, So, 1. G. R., Cleve-
land, Ohio.
w. H. Johnson, So, Grand Poten-
tate. Mecca Temple Mosque, 1913 18TH
street, n. W.
Recorder, G.. r. Rhone, SO, Grand
Potentate, Kalif-Alee Temple Mosque,
9TH street road, Brightwood.
D F. Seville, So, Recorder, pro
tenn, II2o nth street, n. w.
UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL, So
S. AND W.,'U. S A.
J. G. Jones, 80, P. S. G. c.
D. F. Seville, SO, Secretary-Gen-
eral.
f. w. Shields, SO, Assistant Secre-
tary-General.
]. o. Holmes, So, Deputy, D. c.
DR.. o R. King, SO, T. P. G. NJ.
G. w. Philips, So, NJ. w. P. M.
VII. Lee, $50, V. E. Commander.
J o. Holmes, SO, Commander-in-
Chief.
GEMS FROM THE QUARRIES.
The report of c. H. Brooks, Grand
Secretary of the B. NJ. c. of the G.. u.
o. OFO F. recently held in lndianap-
oils, recently:
Lodges 2 o47, Households 500, P.
c.. NJ. Councils, 17S; Grand Lodges,
36; total number of active branches,
!. 2o2; number of members us, 500 IN
Households 3,Ioo Councils, 1857
Partriarchies, 2,Ioo; total membership
in all the branches, I55,537; members
relieved for the year, 1851; widows
and orphan relieved, 4,34S; number
buried during the year, I,434; amount
paid to sick, $IeS, S,423.S2; for funerals,
Sy6, ,4oo.47; paid to widows ana or
phans during the year.. $40, 800. 80 )
whole amount invested i'll property
and funds, 1867, ,59S; 1894 Grand Mas
ter Needham was elected DITTO
Grand Secreta Brooks, Grand Dl-
rectors, z. H. Morris, of Chicago, b
T Thornton, of Indianapolis, ID. W.
Clark. of District of Columbia, l.. l..
Lee, of Atlanta, Ga. The next meet
ing will be held in St. Louis.
GRAND DIRECTORS OF A. A.
o. N. NJ. S.
w L. Kimbrough, SO, of Dallas,
Texas; DR.. O. p. Ross, 80, OF MISS l.
B. Mohammitt, $50, of Neb. F. B. Ma
son, 40, of Utah; w. D. Powell, go
of Utah w. J Slaughter, go, of New
Mexico; w. H. Lester, So, OF Wash
ington, ID. c.; w. H. Beckett, 33o'
of Penn. J. E Reed, 80, of Ohio J
c. Craigg, $50, of Michigan R. B.
Dudley, s20, Of Kansas; B. NJ. Shook,
,3o, of Ohio; D. F. Seville, So, OF
Washington, d. 6. !. H. Lewis, So
New York City; John G. Jones, 80
Chicago, Ill. +; Sly Armour avenue.
Equity Lodge, No. 1914, Odd Eel
lows, of Philadelphia, celebrated Its
2oth anniversary. Quite number OF
prominent deciples of Fat, Lard, and
Tar were present
Sister Mary z. Reed, Grand Matron
of the Eureka Grand Chapter, y. + ,.
of N. Y, has issued a call to me
January 2e, 1897, in New York City.
The o. E. S. of Helena, Ark, have
instituted an Endowment Benefit AS
sociation, which works like charm,
because the sisters attend to their own
affairs and keep the men out, which is
right. Let the sisters alone and they
Ill rat there all RIGHT
Grand Chancellor, c. A. Shaw, OF
Georgia, has appointed Knight II.
Lee. of No. IS, as Grand Lecturer,
vice vice Knight F. w. Mccarthy, 'D.N. D.
The Masons of Mississippi, have a
Benefit Association, which paid NO
vember and 6, $I,233.5o, to four heirs
the above amount.
A dispensation has been granted to
set up a new Lodge of Odd Fellows at
Vicksburg, Miss. 1t was started with
$50 candidates.