Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-12
MASONIC HELP FOR 'YRIsoo.
About 81, 500 Contributed in Delaware
for the Earthquake Sufferers.


for the Earthquake Sufferers.
Members of the Masonic fraternity in
Delaware and all but two Of the lodges
have raised fund Of about 81 500,
which is to be sent to the Grand Lodge
OF California for the relief Of the members
of the order and their families who suf-
fered as q result Of the recent earthquake.
Grand Master L. l. Handy Of the Grand
Lodge Of Delaware has notified the grand
master OF California OF the local con-
tribution and directed that the local
fund be drawn upon 10 the extent Of
81 600, and today he received the follow
ing letter from the grand master Of Cali
| iornia;
Los Angels, Cal, May 9TH, 1905
Levin Irving Handy, ESD, Grand
| Master, Wilmington, Del
Most Worshipful Sir and Dear Brother;
| Permit me 10 acknowledge receipt of your
/ kind favor OF the lst inst, and to advise
that ! will today draw draft for one thou
sand dollars in accordance with your most
liberal offer.
Immediately following the news Of the
! terrible disaster at San Francisco and
neighboring cities left for San Francisco
and remained there twelve days on relief
work The principal Bureau Of Relief
was Immediately established at Oakland,
California, and am pleased to state that
the Executive Committee handling this
Bureau are men of sterling integrity and
did most valiant service. The Masonic
Temple at Oakland was turned into a
relief station and some twenty thousand
meals served TO the destitute, irrespective
Of whether they were Masons or not. The
upper floor of the building was used for
ortA fha
floor for women. Eighteen wagons were
engaged in Oakland for the purpose Of
taking provisions TO San Francisco, after
which the wagons were used TO take help
less women and children from the burned
districts Of San Francisco 10 places Of
safety in Oakland. Understand that
probably ninety per cent of the city Of
San Francisco was burned and wagons
were taken across from Oakland on ferry
boats and provisions distributed through
out the city. The Masonic Fraternity
had eight food stations running for a num-
Der of days.
A general Masonic Relief Bureau was
promptly opened at King Solomon Hall
Fillmore street near Sutter, which was
not destroyed by fire Every action is
now being taken to relieve the distressed
and render such financial assistance as
, may be necessary; TO provide clothing and
, underclothing, tools for mechanics, trans
, portation for women and children to theii
friends and relatives, and, in fact, be
, lieve / can easily state that the Masonic
, Fraternity was the first and foremost OF
the field for Masonic and general relief.
Rest assured that /, as Grand Master
appreciate your prompt response for aid
and after my work in the assistance o
distressed Master Masons, their widow
, and orphans, is over / intend 70 transmi
: to each Grand jurisdiction, and eacl
Masonic organization, and every individ
ual contributing funds, q full report o
the methods adopted and the genera
relief afforded
Yours truly and fraternally,
Motley II. Flint, Grand Master.
"The returns from the Masonic lodge
N in Delaware" said Grand Master Hand,
= in discussing the matter with a reporte
, of Every Evening this morning, "hav
been most gratifying and liberal Tw
of the largest lodges in the State, la
favette, No. IA, and Oriental, No. p
have not as yet made contributions I
N the fund and they have not as yet ez
: pressed their intentions. These lodge
!, contain about 620 members, about one
n fourth Of the Masons in the jurisdiction
, and il they decide 70 take part in tn
l. movement in proportion to what th
\ other lodges have done, the fund will b
about $1,000. The present fund repr'
: sents contributions from lodges contain
ing about three-fourths Of the membe
shin. and in some Of the lodges all Of III
money has not yet been collected. d.
n tails as to the contributions from ii
various lodges are in the possession
Grand Treasurer Enoeh Moore, who
out OF the city today"