Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

r. Swartz and on the other eide by the
past regent, A. LARSON. The present IN
dications are that the new members now
being received are from the work OF the
past regents team, and the caro- appiica-
tions are going to the regents side. A
handsome trophy will be awarded to the
winning team In addition to this the
team will be given the royal mystic de-
gree.
Sunset council, No. 1914, will give re-
ception to its members and visitors at
| Symphony hall next Thursday night A
musical and literary program Will be
given, followed by smoker.
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! Elysian council, No. 1T9 has extended
| an invitation to the members OF the Royal
Arcanum to visit it's council October g.
AT that meeting the degree Of the order
| will be conferred.
Angeleno council, No. 17os, will initf
| ate a class on the night of october 4. The
work will be conferred by the newly or
| ganized degree team of the council. Light
refreshments will be served.
The bowling members of the order are
planning the formation of a bowling
| league Prizes will be awarded for the
highest percentage in bowling The num-
| ber of games of the series win be an
rounced later All members who UNDER
stand bowling and desire to join the
league will make application to either 2.
o. Goldman or d. w. Maloon.
The Royal Mystic lodge, No. /, recently
instituted, composed only of the Royal
| Arcanum will confer the royal bumpers
| degree on large class on the night or
October at the mystic chamber In Lind
ley hall, Sixteenth and Main streets. Ali
members are invited to attend.
The following is clipped from the Royal
Arcanum Bulletin on the subject, THE
Fraternal Society as Training School,:
mo one today questions the fact that
| fraternal societies answer a deep need
of mans nature. The fact that their
modern history goes back over hundred
years and that these societies are increas-
ing in numbers and influence Is convinc-
ing evidence of their importance and
usefulness in mans development. Fra
| ternal organizations existed centuries
ago, and there has perhaps been no time
in history of civilized man when they
did not exist in some form.
"The fraternal beneficiary society as II
exists today is comparatively a modern
institution. 1t was organized primarily
| for the purpose of providing competent
support for the families of members when
death overlook them. 1t made it's strong
est appeal to men of limitedemeans, pro-
viding a method by which they could lay
by from time to time a small amount,
such as they could save from the hard
earned daily wage, for wife and children
when the husband and father passed to
his reward. The reports of these socie-
ties, showing millions of dollars paid out
every year, is only one indication OF the
splendid way in which they have an
swered to mans need.
y, ic m n
uses which the fraternal beneficiary So
ciety has met. While this has been an
inestimable boon to thousands of widows
and orphans, 1t is perhaps not going be-
l yond the mark to say that the indirect
benefits of these organizations have been
greater than the direct benefit. 1t is the
purpose of this article to call attention
to some of these indirect uses of bene-
ficiary societies.
zone OF the fundamental characteristics
of stable manhood is a sense of respon-
sibility. The young man who becomes
h a member of fraternal beneficiary So
ciety obtains certain rights and privileges,
but the atmosphere of the Organization
and the spirit pervading it constantly
| impress upon him the sense of his re-
! sponsibility to those who are associated
with him and to those who are dependent
upon him. His conception of life is clari-
fed, and there is gradually wrought into
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the claims and needs of others AS
member of an organization that is wholly
mutual in it's aims and methods, and
which is dependent upon its members for
its success, he comes also to realize its
dependence upon him personally and his
responsibility to it.
'These societies are also developing
in young men the habit of thrift. The
regular monthly deposit of certain sum
of money, even though 1t be small sum,
| for the purpose of providing for future
| contingency, cultivates the habit for fore
| looking. Every time he makes his month
| ly deposit he is reminded of the neces-
sity of making provision for his old age.
He gets the habit of saving. The habit
! Is good not merely because it may save
| him from ever being a charge upon 9TH
ers but because of its beneficial infiu-
| ence upon character development. 1t
helps him to become master of self, to
put restraint upon appetite and pas
sion, to develop the great virtue of self
| control.
s'The young man finds also in the meet
| ings of his lodge and in carrying out tho
plans of his order an opportunity for in
tellectual develc oment. He is placed upon
some committee He is compelled to ex-
ercise Thought and ingenuity in accom-
plishing the work given to him. He must
make a report. This requires him to stand
upon his feet before his fellows and ex-
press his thought in good language,
clearly and to the point. He may be
chosen for some office. the duties of
which require not only the repeating
of ritual, but occasionally, at least,
prepared talk or extemporaneous re-
marks. He is constantly urged to intel
| lectual effort. He is thus prepared to
take his place among other men In the
| affairs of life and to exercise an influence
in his community. Many man in public
life today obtained his training in the
| lodge hall.
| ''All of the great beneficiary societies,
both by their work and their ritual, in
culcate moral truth. The rituals of some
of the societies are not only beautiful
in form and expression, but noble In
the principles which they impress. They
teach faith in God, duty to the moral
law, fraternity toward man, and patriot-
ism. They make constant appeal to the
best in man and set before him the
loftiest ideal of manhood, They exert q
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