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build a Home themselves.

Colorado has no Eastern Star
Home, but is assisting the Masons in
their work and has fund of $1,7S4.
The Masons have a fund of $4,000.
OF which the interest Is used for be-
nevolent purposes.
Connecticut has no Eastern Star
Home. but is assisting the Masons,
and has contributed $6.341.24.
Florida has no Home, nor have the
Masons, but they are working togeth-
er to build one and the Eastern Star
has s700.30 and the Masons have
over $4,000.
Georgia has Masonic Home and
the Eastern Star contributed s1.19G.-
4S to it's support.
Illinois has an Eastern Star Home
which Is worth s32,9S5.4S, and will
build an addition to 1t this year. The
Masons are helping the Eastern Star
in this work. Income last year. with
cash balance the year before, $17,612,
13. This is the maintenance fund.
Indiana has no Eastern Star Home,
nor have the Masons a Home, but
the Eastern Star has over $4,000 and
have been Incorporated and will build
a Home. The Masons have done
nothing.
Iowa has an Eastern Star Home
worth $41,600. The Masons have no
Home. The Eastern Star contribut-
ed last year $1,000 to its support.
Kansas has a Masonic Home and
the Eastern Star has built a $4,000
chapel and has an endowment fund
amounting to about $4,000, and con-
tributes 10 cents member to its
support, amounting to about $4,000
per year, and is allowed a represen-
tative on the board Of directors.
Kentucky has a Masonic Home
and the Eastern Star contributes to
its support. Contributed last year
s340. Steps are being taken towards
an Eastern Star Home and will doubt
less build one themselves.
Louisiana has no Eastern Star or
Masonic Home, but has $4,000 invest
ed.
Maryland has no Eastern Star or
Masonic Home, nor has anything
been contributed by the Eastern Star
towards building a Home.
Massachusetts, Is working for an
Eastern Star Home and has raised
$9,712.67. The Masons are remodel
Ing beautiful building for Masonic
Home. which will be ready for occu-
pancy in short time.
Mississippi has Masonic Home
and the Eastern Star contributes to-
wards its support in various ways,
amounting to over $1,000. Local
chapters contribute $500 to its sup
port. The Grand Lodge has extend
ed a note of thanks for their valuable
assistance in helping build and sup
port the Home.
Minnesota has a fund OF $4,000.
The Masons have $4,000 and are in
corporated and will build a Home
when they have enough to build and
endow 1t. The Eastern Star contrib
utes cents per capita tax and raises
about $1,000 year. They will doubt
less assist the Masons when they go
to build their Home, or build one
themselves II the Masons do not build
as soon as they desire.
Montana Eastern Star raised last
year s2.S67. They are assisting the
Masons maintain their Home.
Michigan raised $13,954.61 in 1908
and is helping the Masons with their
Home and Hospital, and has $4,000
invested at interest for the endow-
ment fund. The Eastern Star is allow
ed representative on board of trus-
tees. The Masons have a per capita
tax of 10 cent a member, and the
Eastern Star has a per capita tax of
10 cents a member for the support
OF the Home. This information was
obtained from the Grand Chapter
proceedings.
Missouri has a Masonic Home
which she is justly proud Of. The
Eastern Star contributes over $1,000
per year towards it's support. The
Eastern Star raised last year $4,000,
and is helping the Masons maintain
the Home.
Maine Grand Chapter proceedings
Tor 1909 have charity fund of ST.
800, the interest of which is used for
charitable purposes. If they have
Home no mention is made OF IL in
the Grand Chapter proceedings.
Nebraska-The Masons have a Ma
sonic Home and the Eastern Star is