Freemasonry. MASONIC CRAND LODGES IN THE UNITED STATES AND BRITISH AMERICA. Alabama. Arizona Connecticut Georgia.. Idaho. Illinois Indiana Indian Ter. Iowa... Kansas Kentucky Manitoba.. Maryland Mass.. Michigan. Minnesota. Nevada 16.667 G. A. Beauchamp, Montg'y. 2,056 Theop. W. Randall, Boisé. Pennsylvania 40.983 J. R. Parson, St. Louis. 4.013 Cornelius Hedges, Helena. Nebraska... 14,719 Francis E. White, Omaha. Rhode Island Grand Secretaries. 1,030 C. N. Noteware, Carson. 2.204 J. Twining Hartt, St. John. 9,565 F. D. Woodbury, Concord. 213, 487 T. H. R. Redway, Trenton. 1.484 A. A. Keen, Albuquerque. 139, 206 E. M. L. Ehlers, N. Y. City. 14,578 John C. Drewry, Raleigh, 5.153 F. J. Thompson, Fargo. 4,417 Thomas Mowbray, Halifax. 61,636 J. H. Bromwell, Cincin' ti. 5,976 J. S. Hunt. Stillwater. 7.322 Jas. F. Robinson, Engene. 67,706 Wm. A. Sinn, Philadelphia. 608 N. MacKelvie,Summerside 4,709 Will. H. Whyte, Montreal. 6.428 S. P. Williams, Providence. 7.937 JacobT. Barron, Columbia. 5,957 G. A. Pettigrew, Flandreau. 19,420 John B. Garrett, Nashville. 38.720 John Watson, Waco. 1,213 C. Diehl, Salt Lake City. 11,535 H. H. Ross, Burlington. 15.846 G.W. Carrington, Richm'd. 8.997 Horace W. Tyler, Seattle. 10.121 H.R.Howard, Pt. Pleasant. 21,251 Wm. W. Perry, Milwaukee. 1,809 W.L. Kuykendall, Saratoga 1,129,001 The returns of the Grand Lodges of the United States and British America for 1905-1906 were as follows: Whole number of members, 1, 062, 425, raised, 81,386; admissions and restorations, 28, 155; withdrawals, 22,008; expulsions and suspensions, 659; suspensions for non-payment of dues, 12,760; deaths, 16,123. Gain in membership over preceding year, 58,177. Membership in 1906, 1,129,001; gain over the preceding year of 66,576. These Grand Lodges are in full affiliation with the English Grand Lodge, of which the Duke of Connaught is Grand Master, and the Grand Lodges of Ireland, Scotland, Cuba, Peru, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, and also with the Masons of Germany and Austria. They are not in afliliation and do not correspond with the Masons under the jurisdiction of the Grand Orient of France; they, however, affiliate with and recognize Masons under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council. Freemasonry is under the ban of the Church in Spain, Italy, and other Catholic countries, and the membership is small and scattered. ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE MASONS. SUPREME COUNCIL OF SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTORS-GENERAL OF THE THIRTY-THIRD AND LAST DEGREE. The officers of the Northern Jurisdiction are: M. P. Sovereign Grand Commander, Henry L. Palmer, Wis. P. G. Lieutenant-Commander, Samuel C. Lawrence, Mass. Grand Treasurer-General, Newton D. Arnold, R. I. Grand Minister of State, John C. Smith, IlI. Grand Secretary-General, James H. Codding; office, 133 Stewart Building, New York. The officers of the Southern Jurisdiction are: M. P. Sovereign Grand Commander, James D. Richardson, Tenn. Secretary-General, Frederick Webber, 433 Third Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. These grand bodies are in relations of amity with the Supreme Councils for France, England, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium, Brazil, the Argentine Republic, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Central America, Greece, Canada, Cuba, Switzerland, Egypt, Tunis, and Spain. SUPREME COUNCIL OF SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTORS-GENERAL OF THE THIRTY-THIRD AND LAST DEGREE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, AS ORGANIZED BY JOSEPH CERNEAU, THIRTY-THIRD DEGREE, IN THE YEAR 1807. M. P. Sovereign Grand Commander, Andrew J. Provost, N. Y. Grand Secretary-General, Alfred C. Dupont, M. D., N. Y. The Sovereign Grand Consistory has had a continuous existence of ninety-nine years, with its Grand Orient at New York, where, under the ægis of the Grand Orient of France, it was organized by M.. I.. Joseph Cerneau, thirty-third degree. The Supreme Council has fraternal relations with the Supreme Councils of Great Britain and Ireland, Canada, Italy, Egypt, Cuba, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland, and other Grand Orients. It has jurisdiction over seventy-three subordinate Consistories of Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret, which are subdivided into Lodges of Perfection, Councils of Princes of Jerusalem, Chapters of Rose Croix, and Consistories, with a membership of many thousands. The two Consistories in Manhattan are Cerneau, No. 1, with over a thousand Sublime Princes, and Giordano Bruno, No. 66, working in the Italian language. Official address, No. 320 Temple Court, Beekman Street, New York. ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE. The Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General, thirty-third and last degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the United States of America, their Territories and Dependencies, Orient of New York. Officers Sovereign Grand Commander, M. W. Bayliss, Washington, D. C. Lieutenant-Grand Commander, C. W. Edwards, Albany, N. Y. Minister of State, George Gibson, Washington, D. C. Treasurer-General, Holden O. Hill, Providence, R. I. SecretaryGeneral, M. W. Morton, Providence, R. I. This Supreme Council was organized in the City of New York on October 28, 1807, and exercises jurisdiction over the whole of the United States. FREEMASONRY-Continued. ROYAL ARCH MASONS. OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER. General Grand High Priest -Joseph E. Dyas, | Gen, Grand Captain of the Host-George E. Corson, Paris, Ill. Dep. Gen. Grand High Priest-William C. Swain, Gen. Grind King-Nathan Kingsley, Austin. Minn. Gea, Grand Treasurer-John M. Carter, Balti- Gen. Grand Secretary-Christopher G. Fox, Buffalo, Washington, D. C. Gen. Grand Principal Sojourner-Frederick W. Gen, Grand Royal Arch Captain-William F. Kuhn, Gen. Grand Master 3d Vail-Bestor G. Brown, Gen. Grand Master 2d Vail -Charles N. Rix, Hot Gen. Grand Master 1st Fail-J. Albert Blake, The office of the General Grand Secretary is at Buffalo, N. Y. The number of grand chapters, each representing a State or Territory (except Pennsylvania and Virginia), is 44, and the number of enrolled subordinate chapters is 2,683, exclusive of 28 subordinate chapters in the Territories of the United States, the Sandwich Islands, Porto Rico, Chile, and the Chinese Empire, which are under the immediate jurisdiction of the General Grand Chapter. The total membership of the enrolled subordinate chapters is 266,919. The degrees conferred in Chapters are Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, and Royal Arch Mason. The next triennial meeting will be held in 1909, at Savannah, Ga. KNICHTS TEMPLAR. OFFICERS OF THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Grand Master -George M. Moulton, II. Grand Senior Warden-Arthur McArthur/N. Y. The office of the Grand Recorder is at Detroit, Mich. The number of grand commanderies in the United States and Territories, each representing individual States or Territories (except that Massachusetts and Rhode Island are combined), is 45. Commanderies subordinate to Grand Commanderies, 1, 129, with a membership of 153,935. Commanderies subordinate to Grand Encampment, 12; membership, 1.603; total number of commanderies, 1,141; total membership, 155,558. The next triennial conclave will be held in Saratoga Springs, N. Y., July 9, 1907. The orders conferred in a Commandery of Knights Templar are Red Cross, Knight Templar, and Knight of Malta. A Mason, to obtain these orders, must be a Master Mason and Royal Arch Mason in good standing, and a member of both Lodge and Chapter. COLORED MASONIC BODIES. There are thirty-eight grand lodges in as many different States of the United States and one in Canada. The Prince Hall Grand Lodge, of Massachusetts, is the oldest lodge, having been organized in the year 1808. It was the outgrowth of African Lodge, No. 459, the warrant for which was granted to Prince Hall and fifteen other colored Masons September 24, 1784. The number of colored Masons in the United States and Canada is 90,000; Royal Arch, 14,000; Knights Templar, 12,000; Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 2,000; Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Masons, 5,712, The Grand Lodge of New York, organized in 1848, has jurisdiction over thirty lodges, located in different parts of the State. The total membership is about 1,500. II. A. Spencer, Grand Master, Rochester, N. Y.; Benj. Myers, Grand Secretary. SOVEREIGN SANCTUARY OF ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE FREEMASONRY. RITE OF MEMPHIS-IN AND FOR THE CONTINENT OF AMERICA. M. I. Grand Master-General...H. G. Goodale, 960 V. I. Grand Chancellor-General. J. S. Phillips, 950 V. I. Grand Administrator-General. W. F. Ford, 950 V. I. Grand Secretary-General..E. T. Stewart, 950 Official address, German Masonic Temple, 220 East Fifteenth Street, New York City. M. I. Sovereign Grand Master Harvey G. Goodale, 960, Jamaica, Long Island, N. Y. J. Adelphi Gottlieb, M. D., M. A., LL. D., Legate of the M. I. Sovereign Grand Master and Sovereign Sanctuary Embassy, 225 West 106th Street, New York City, U. S. A. The Sovereign Sanctuary is composed of Masons who have received the 95th degree of Patriarch Grand Conservator of the Rite; and has jurisdiction over the continent of America, It was formally instituted in the United States in the year 1856. The American body is in aliliation with the various Masonic powers of the world and has a regular exchange of Representatives with England, Ireland, New Zealand, Italy, Spain, Romania, Egypt, etc. The Degrees of the Rite, which are ninety of instruction and seven official, are conferred in the subordinate bodies of the Rite thus: Fourth to 18th degree in a Chapter Rose Croix; 19th to 42d degree in a Senate of Hermetic Philosophers; 43d to 90th degree in a Council of Sublime Masters of the Great Work. Nobles of the Jaystic Shrine. THE Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine is not a regular Masonic body, but its membership is composed strictly of Masons who have reached the 324 degree, A. A. S. Rite (18th degree in England), or Knights Templar in good standing. There are 102 temples in the United States, and a total membership of about 110,000. The following are the imperial officers for the United States for 1906-07: Imperial Potentate, Alvah P. Clayton, St. Joseph, Mo.: Imperial Deputy Potentate, Frank C. Roundy, Chicago, IL; Imperial Chief Rabban, Edwin I. Aiderman, Marion, Ia; Imperial Assistant Rabban, George L. Street, Richmond, Va.; Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Fred. A. Hines, Los Angeles, Cal.; Imperial Oriental Guide, J. Frank Treat, Fargo, N. Dak. ; Imperial Treasurer, William S. Brown, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Imperial Recorder, Benjanin W. Rowell, 206 Masonic Temple, Boston, Mass.; Imperial First Ceremonial Master, William J. Cunningham, Baltimore, Md. ; Imperial Second Ceremonial_Master, William W. Irwin, Wheeling, W. Va.; Imperial Marshal, Jacob T. Barron, Columbia, S. C. ; Imperial Captain of the Guard, Frederick R. Smith, Rochester, N. Y.; Imperial Outer Guard, J. Putnam Stevens, Portland, Me. Odd Fellowship. SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE OF THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. OFFICERS. Grand Sire-E. S. Conway, Chicago, Ill. Grand Treasurer-M. R. Muckle, Philadelphia, Pa. Grand Chaplain-Rev. J. M. Baker. Grand Marshal-E. 1.. Pilsbury, Charlestown, Grand Guardian-Will A. Steidley, Lake Charles, Grand Messenger-W. L Brown, Kingman, Kan. The membership of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which includes the Grand Lodges of Australasia, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, is 1.278,065, female members not included. The American organization is not in affiliation with an English order entitled the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. The Encampment branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows numbers 185,370 members; Rebekah lodges, sisters, 322,647; brothers, 178, 636; Chevaliers of the Patriarchs Militant, 18, 465. The next meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge will be at St. Paul, Minn., September 16-21, 1907. The total relief paid by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, year ending December 31, 1905, was $4,680,387.74; brothers relieved, 129,508; widowed families relieved, 6, 578; paid for relief of brothers, $3,078,527.76; for widowed families, $127,642.00; education and relief of orphans, $108,388.08; burying the dead, $893, 327.52. INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, MANCHESTER UNITY. Officers of New York District: A. H. Hudson, Prov. G. M.; T. Cabena, Deputy Prov. G. M.; W. Woodfin, Prov. Treasurer: Alex. Lawson, Prov. C. S., 118 West 139th St., New York City. This Order was founded in 1800 and is represented throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand by 449 districts, 6, 674 lodges, and 1,021,474 members, with a capital of $58,000,000. GRAND UNITED ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS OF AMERICA. Grand Master-W. L. Houston, Washington, D. C. Grand Directors-G. H. Mays, Jacksonville, Fla.; This organization is composed of colored Odd Fellows. The following is the statistical report for the year ending August 31, 1905: Lodges enrolled, 4,240; households, 2,269; P. G. M. Councils, 257; Patriarchies, 127; D. G. Lodges, 38; juvenile societies, 351; district households, 26. Total of branches, 7,308. Total membership, 261,600. Order of Good Templars. Int. Secretary-Col. B. F. Parker, Milwaukee, Wis. Int. Electoral Supt. -Guy Hayler, Newcastle-on- Int. Treasurer-Herman Blume, Hamburg. Int. Messenger-J. A. Simpson, Amherst, N.Scotia. Int. Guard-Wm. Arnott, Bombay. India. Int. Sentinel-R. Sandilands, Dunedin, N. Zealand. The last report of the International Secretary returned the number of grand lodges in the world as 69, and the membership as 407,645. The membership of the juvenile branch was 207,902. The Good Templars, which is a beneficial order, based on total abstinence, are organized in nearly every State of the Union, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, Canada, West Indies, East, West, and South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British India, Iceland, and other countries. The International Supreme Lodge will hold its next meeting at Washington, D. C., third Tuesday in May, 1908. Order of the Sons of Temperance. NATIONAL DIVISION OF NORTH AMERICA. M. W. Patriarch-William B. Burgoyne, St. Catha-M. IV. Chaplain-Rev. W. E. Crowhurst, Oakland, rines, Ont. Cal. M. W. Associate-Mrs. F. M. Hawley, Glenbrook, Ct. M. W. Scribe-Ross Slack, 118 Rose Street, Trenton, N. J. M. W. Conductor-J. S. Williams, Providence, R. I. M. W. Treasurer-M. M. Eavenson, Philadelphia. The Order of the Sons of Temperance was organized in the City of New York September 29, 1842. It is composed of subordinate, Grand, and National Divisions. It has five National Divisions-one for North America, one for Great Britain and Ireland, two for Australia, and one for New Zealand. In the course of its existence it has had nearly four million members on its rolls. Its present membership in North America is 34, 879, of whom 13.537 are in the United States. Its fundamental principle is total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors. The Royal Arcanum. SUPREME Supreme Regent-Howard C. Wiggins, New York. Supreme Treasurer-E. A. Skinner, New York. COUNCIL. Supreme Auditor-Alfred T. Turner, Massachusetts. Supreme Chaplain-Rev. E. H. Leisenring, Penn- Supreme Warden-S. S. Babcock, Michigan. The membership of the Order October 31, 1906, was 283,011; the number of grand councils, 30, and subordinate councils, 2,134. The Supreme Council was organized at Boston June 23, 1877, and incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts. Number of deaths to October 31, 1905 34,946. Benefits paid to October 31, 1905, $97,151,726.21. Emergency fund, October 31, 1905, $1,781,522.56. Membership of the Endowment Rank (Life Insurance Branch), 76, 791 representing an endowment of $119,496,000. Membership of the military department, 23, 742. The office of the Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal is at Nashville, Tenn. The next convention of the Supreme Lodge will be held at Boston, Mass., August 4, 1998. Membership of Fraternal Organizations. ACCORDING to the last reports of the supreme bodies of these organizations to THE World ALMANAC, the membership of the principal fraternal organizations in the United States and Canada is as follows: Odd Fellows. Freemasons.. .1,521,095 Tribe of Ben Hur.... 92,500 Modern Woodmen of America. Knights of Pythias. 622.466 Knights of the Golden Eagle. 76,431 Independent Order of Rechabites.. 433,000 National Union 62,444 Woodmen of the World.... Statistics of Principal Fraternal Organizations. American Benefit Society.-Founded 1893; sub-lodges, 140; members, 6,000; benefits disbursed since organization, $460,000; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $67,250; President, W. H. Carberry, Boston, Mass.: Secretary, A. H. Bacon, Melrose, Mass.; Treasurer, William W. Towle, Boston, Mass. American Guild.-Founded 1890; subordinate chapters, 1,020; members, 25,000; benefits disbursed since organization, $1,726,179; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $296, 269; Governor, S. Galeski; Vice-Governor, B. T. Crump; Secretary, C. W. Kimpton; Treasurer, J. B. Montgomery. Headquarters, Richmond, Va. Ben Hur, Tribe of.-Founded 1894; Supreme Temple, Crawfordsville, Ind.; subordinate courts, 1,200; members, 92, 500; benefits disbursed since organization, $3,524,579; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $734, 438; Supreme Chief, D. W. Gerard, Crawfordsville, Ind.; Supreme Scribe, J. C. Snyder, Crawfordsville, Ind.; Supreme Keeper of Tribute, S. E. Voris, Crawfordsville, Ind. B'nai B'rith, Independent Order of.-Founded 1843; grand lodges, 10, subordinate lodges, 615; members, 28,539; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $598,238; President, Adolf Kraus, Chicago, Ill.; Vice-President, J. B. Klein, Bridgeport, Conn.; Treasurer, Jacob Furth, Cleveland, Ohio.; Secretary, A. B. Seelenfreund, Chicago, Ill. Brith Abraham Order.-Founded 1859; grand lodge, 1; sub-lodges, 329; members, 53, 853; benefits disbursed since organization, $2,073,359; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $209,000; Grand, Master, Samuel Dorf, New York; First Deputy Grand Master, A. Heller, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Secretary, Leonard Leisersohn, New York; Treasurer, M. S. Shill, New York. Brotherhood of American Yeomen.-Founded 1897; subordinate homesteads, 1,475; members, 61.671; benefits disbursed since organization, $2,181,626; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $166,232; President, William Koch; Secretary, W. E. Davy; Treasurer, G. M. Read. Address of officers, Des Moines, Iowa. Catholic Benevolent Legion.-Founded 1881; State councils, 6; subordinate councils, 409; members, 19,875; benefits disbursed since organization, 18, 198, 381; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $950,091; President, R. B. Tippett, Baltimore, Md.'; Secretary, J. D. Carroll, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Treasurer, James A. Rowe, Newark, N. J. Catholic Knights of America.-Founded 1879; subordinate councils, 700; members, 19,000; benefits disbursed since organization, $14,388,366; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, 738,228; Supreme President, Felix Gaudin, New Orleans, La.; Supreme Vice-President, Hubert J. Croghan, Providence, R. I.; Supreme Secretary, Anthony Matre, St. Louis, Mo.; Supreme Treasurer, Joseph C. Carroll, St. Louis, Mo. Catholic Mutual Benefit Association.-Founded 1876; grand State councils, 7; subordinate branches, 770; members, 57.672; benefits disbursed since organization, $16,657.989; benefits disbursed last fiscal year. $1,313, 216; Supreme President, John J. Hynes, Bulalo, N. Y.; Supreme Recorder, Joseph Cameron, Hornellsville, N. Y.; Supreme Treasurer, James M. Welsh, Hornellsville, N. Y. Court of Honor.-Founded 1895: district courts, 1,131; members, 55,392; benefits disbursed since organization, $4,217,421; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $702,562; Chancellor, A. L. Hereford, Springfield, Ill.; Recorder, W. E. Robinson, Springfield, Ill.; Treasurer, B. F. Work, man, Auburn, Ill. Druids, United Aucient Order of.-Founded 1781 (in England), 1839 (in America); number of grand groves, 18; sub-groves, 512; total number of members (in America), 26,520; benefits disbursed in America since 1847, $5,598,348; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $219,310; Supreme Arch, Emil F. Winkler, Troy, N. Y.; Supreme Secretary, H. Freudenthal, Albany, N. Y.; Supreme Treasurer, Louis Kraus, La Fayette, Ind. Eagles, Order of-Founded 1898; subordinate aeries, 1,480; members, 250,000; benefits dis bursed since organization, $1,501,437; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $592,809; President, Edward Krause, Wilmington, Del.; Secretary, A. E. Partridge, Kansas City, Mo.; Treasurer, Frank E. Hering, South Bend, Ind. Elks, Benevolent and Protective Order of.-Founded 1871; grand lodge, 1; sub- lodges, 1.048; members in the United States, 225,00; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $3,500,000; Grand Exalted Ruler, Henry A. Melvin, Oakland, Cal.; Secretary, Fred. C. Robinson, Dubuque, Iowa; Treasurer, John K. Tener, Charleroi, Pa. Foresters, Ancient Order of.--Founded 1745; established in America 1836. The American branch is composed of 3 high courts and 420 subordinate courts, and has 38.898 members. Total membership throughout the world 929,720, as stated by the Foresters' Directory December 31, 1903. The surplus funds of the society amounted to $38,832,930, and its assets aggregated $80,000,000. Benefits disbursed since 1836, $124,000,000; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, over $4,500,000, Officers of the American branch are as follows: High Chief Ranger, Henry C. Vaughan, Brooklyn, N. Y.; High Sub-Chief Ranger, Thomas Hollows, Lawrence, Mass.; High Court Treasurer, Chas, Jacobson, New York City; Secretary, Robert A. Sibbald, Park Ridge, N. J. (Report of January 1. 1905. No later obtainable.) Foresters of America.-Is a distinct organization, not in affiliation with the above. Its present jurisdiction is limited to the United States. Founded 1864, reorganized 1889; grand courts, 18; sub-courts, 1,873; members, 241,110; benefits disbursed since organization, $13,695,058; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $1,359, 433; Supreme Chief Ranger, W. A. Hogan, Lowell; Supreme Sub-Chief Ranger, J. E. Lyddy, Bridgeport, Ct.; Supreme Treasurer, John J. Guerim, Philadelphia, Pa.; Supreme Secretary, E. M. McMurtry, Brooklyn, N. Y., Supreme Recording Secretary, F. F. Schulz, Brooklyn, N. Y. Foresters, Independent Order of.-Founded 1881; high courts, 59; subordinate courts, 6,000; members, 250,000; benefits disbursed since organization, $20,000,000; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $2,191,413; Supreme Chief Ranger, Oronhyatekha, M. D., Toronto, Ontario; ViceChief Ranger, J. D. Clark, Dayton, O.; Secretary, John A. McGillivray, Toronto; Treasurer, Harry A. Collins, Toronto. Fraternal Brotherhood.-Founded 1396; subordinate lodges, 360; members, 28.215: benefits disbursed since organization, $670, 411: benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $171,802; President, J. A. Toshay; Vice-President, Emma R. Neidig; Secretary, II. V. Davis; Treasurer, William Mead. All in Los Angeles, Cal. Fraternal Union of America.--Founded 1896; local lodges, 585; members, 26,641; benefits disbursed since organization, $1,372, 195; benefits disbursed last fiscal year, $218,960; President, |