The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-10

shows the following interesting facts
about the order: 90 ,-o. ~,
from 1893 to date-Initiaated, 80; WV ~
eard, H,576; reinstated, $780,; witnIa@5TIaWSn'
2O5O6; suspended 1896; eXpelled az i$zt Cox 90
ceased, 9415 total receipts, S Io' 80, 80 90 90
present status, 351 lodges 3o5.Si IoI Gar
for year 1859: paid for relief during $$ e5i
1854 1868 81; for current expenses 30,
9l6 so; total disbursements, Sol6 70 II CO. CO.
tai average per member Tor reilGiti b 90 oo'
for expense. s. 10: total average ulsou Sc Sc
ment per member. S15 70. The assets OF
the subordinates of CALIFORNIA aIIoU ni. 80 ~
3, 693,l94 81, an increase IoL ~ $50.
S56 6S6 60; average assets per menlpeI, co.,
average age of membership, go ears.
The following figures are from tne Ia
port of Grand ITe aGding Of The order:
Cash on hand in mileage Iumu APIn ~ l.
1898, $525S %; received ,o du sIdS ySSaiI'
$$642 S4 paid mie&ge OF o. lS S9s S1 on hand in
general fund April l. 1898, SlSSl g; received
during year $i$6 13 total SIC 100 81; dis
hursemens 9Oy5 5o paddoe 81 SSaIIaT re-
fund $3246 94 otheP STgsfson fm1d
Sc; Donnenwrth trust fund; $4; bunker
trust fund. S25; Odd Fellows Home fund,
haience an hand April !. 1898, S2009 SO; cash
r@csjlyed s3i 6g7 as. total. S36 637 II; dis
bursements SOS $50 90; balance on hand in
-iolii' number of proposed amendments
were presented and referred to the COM
mittee on laws and amendments, COM
posed of ". T. Moses, A J. Clearyi
George IT, Morrison. J. f. Thompson and
NJ Essential The afternoon session was
taken up in the hearing of appeals and
Tnat which will occupy the most serious
attention OF the representatives will be
the reports of the majority and minority
~ Tho committee appointed at the last
session Of the Grand Lodge as to the
condition Of the Odd Fellows Home at
Thermalito and the advisability of remoY-
ing the same, These reports were pub
Ifshed exclusively in The Cali of April 7
and they attracted a great deal of
attention by the members of the order
and were the subject of much discussion
in all the lodgerOoms.
The lodge at Oroville started an inves-
tiCatOn on its own account and presented
q report, which was printed and distrib-
uted to each representative. 1t is a plea
for nOn-remOVal. It is expected that the
discussion on the proposition to remove
on the ground that the place is not cen
trally located, that it IS unsuitable by
reason of malaria, and further that it
cannot be made self-sustaining without
great expense, Will occupy the greater
part of two days. ..
The. next important matter to. come up
viii be the election of grand officers.
Karl c. Brueck who will retire as grand
master, Will, In accordance with the Gus
tom Of the order, be elected grand repre-
PRED W. A. Bonynge, the deputy grand
master, will, being in the line Of promo
ton, succeed Brueck as grand master.
and J. L. RObinette, editor of the Califor-
MIA odd Fellow of Sacramento, who is
now grand warden, will be promoted to
second place, to be elected grand master
the succeeding year. For the position Of
grand warden there are named as candi-
dates Nj. T. Moses of Western Addition
Lodge. William Wallace Watson of FL
deity Lodge and J. j. Logic of COsmOpOl-
itan Lodge. all of San Francisco. and
William Nichols of Olive Lodge of Dutch
Flat George 7. Shaw the grand secre-
tary, who is without opposition. will I'M
doubtedly be reelected by unanimous