Vice-Chairman-Rev. Frank Mason North, D. D., Office of Executive Committee-81 Bible House, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. President-Henry Churchill King, Oberlin, O. General Secretary-Henry Fred'k Cope, Chicago. II. Executive Offices-153 LaSalle street, Chicago, Ill. The purpose of the association is to inspire the educational forces of the country with the religious ideal, to inspire the religious forces of the country with the educational ideal and to keep before the public mind the ideal of religious education and the sense of its need and value. YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHRISTIAN UNION OF THE UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. President-Harry Russel Childs, New York, N. Y. Secretary-A. Ingham Bicknell, 30 West street, Boston, Mass. Treasurer-Arthur W. Pierce, Franklin, Mass. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations of North America-Lucien C. Warner, chairman; Alfred E. Marling, William D. Murray, vice-chairman; Frederick B. Schenck, treasurer; Richard C. Morse, general secretary; general offices, 3 West 29th street, New York, N. Y. The annual report made in 1907 shows: Chicago, Ill.... Associations, 1.952; members, 437,178; value of buildings, $40,100,000; total net property in buildings, other real estate, equipment and endowment funds, $43,726,788; number of employed officers, 2.392; in educational classes, 42,129 stu dents: 560 gymnasiums; 104,225 enrolled in gymnasium classes: 150 athletic fields; 231 railroad associations with 87,000 members; 741 student associations with 54.236 members; Loy membership, 67,954. METHODIST PROTESTANT CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION. President-Rev. J. H. Straughn, W. Lafayette, O. Vice-President-Mrs. J. H. Eddy, Lansing. Mich. Secretary and Treasurer-Charles F. Haus, Cleveland, O. Missionary Superintendent-J. Sala Leland. Uniontown, Pa. Junior Superintendent-Rev. J. C. Broomfield, Fairmont, W. Va. Good Citizenship Superintendent-E. Bibb Mills, Baltimore, Md. Executive Committee-Dr. J. F. Cowan, Boston, and Rev. C. H. Hubbell, Columbus, O. UNITED SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. Editorial Secretary-Prof. Amos R. Wells. Publication Manager-George B. Graff. WORLD'S CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION. President-Rev. Francis E. Clark, D. D., LL. D., Boston, Mass. Secretaries-President John Willis Baer, LL. D., RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD. According to the revised (1898) edition of Mulhall's Dictionary of Statistics there are 476,100,000 Christians and 654,200,000 non-Christians in the world. The same authority places the number of Roman catholics in Europe, America and Australia at 223,090,000; protestants. 157,050,000, and Greeks, 88.660,000. It has been estimated that there are in the world 256,000,000 followers of Confucius, 190,0:0.000 Hindoos, 148,000,000 Buddhists. 118.000,000 polytheists, 43,000,000 Taoists, 14,000,000 Shintoists and 12,000,000 Jews. Of the Christians more than 230.000,000 are catholics, 98.000,000 orthodox Greek, 70.000,000 Lutherans, 21.000.000 episcopalians, 17,000.000 methodists, 11,000,000 baptists, 9,000,000 presbyterians and 4,500,000 congregationalists. CITIES. Boston, Mass. Buffalo, N. Y. Cincinnati, O.. Cleveland, O. Detroit, Mich. Indianapolis, Ind.. Kansas City, Mo... Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis, Minn. New York, N. Y. Newark, N. J.... Omaha, Neb.. Philadelphia, Pa.. Date-April 18, 1906. Lives lost-452. Persons injured-1,500. 53,419,820 32.126,674 162,129.641 Persons made homeless-265,000. Property loss-$350,000,000 (estimated). Loss to insurance companies-$132,823,067.21. 41.623.232 32.719.915 32,697.084 31.860.829 20.199.783 18.359,159 33,226,991 30.300.039 48,771,852 52.144.965 42.370,660 48,126.885 Buildings destroyed-60,000. Area of burned district-3.96 square miles. SECRET, FRATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES. MASONIC GRAND LODGES. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF GRAND SECRETARIES (ОСТОВЕР, 1906). Alabama-George A. Beauchamp, Montgomery. Connecticut-John H. Barlow, Hartford. Delaware-Benjamin F. Bartram, Wilmington. District of Columbia-A. W. Johnston, Washington. England-Edward Letchworth, London. Florida-W. P. Webster, Jacksonville. Georgia-W. A. Woolihin, Macon. Idaho-Theodore W. Randall, Boise. Illinois-Isaac Cutter, Camp Point. Indiana-Calvin W. Prather, Indianapolis. Prince Edward Island-Neil McKelvie, Summerside. Rhode Island-S. Penrose Williams, Providence. South Australia-J. H. Cunningham, Adelaide. United Grand Lodge of Victoria-John Braim, Melbourne. United Grand Lodge of New South Wales-Arthur H. Bray, Sydney. Utah-Christopher Diehl, Salt Lake City. Vermont-Henry H. Ross, Burlington. Virginia-George W. Carrington, Richmond. West Virginia-George W. Atkinson, Charleston. ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS. General Deputy Grand Master-Graff M. Acklin, Toledo, O. General Grand Principal Conductor of Work-J. A. General Grand Treasurer-Charles H. Heaton, General Grand Recorder-Henry W. Mordhurst, Fort Wayne, Ind. General Grand Captain of Guard-Edward W. Wellington, Ellsworth, Kas. General Grand Conductor of Council-George Newell, Medinah, N. Y. General Grand Marshal-W. F. Cleveland, Harlan, Iowa. General Grand Steward-Fay Hempstead, Little Rock, Ark. KNIGHTS TEMPLARS. OFFICERS OF THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT. Grand Master-Henry W. Rugg, D. D., Providence, Grand Deputy Master-William B. Melish, Cincin- Grand Captain-General-Frank W. Pierce, San Grand Senior Warden-Lee S. Smith, Pittsburg, Pa. ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE MASONS. M. P. Sovereign Grand Commander-Henry L. Grand Secretary-General-James H. Codding. Towanda, Pa. SOUTHERN MASONIC JURISDICTION. M. P. Sovereign Grand Commander-James D. Richardson, Washington, D. C. Secretary-General-Frederick Webber, Washington, D. C. ROYAL ARCH MASONS. GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER. General Grand High Priest-Joseph E. Dyas, Paris, Ill. General Deputy Grand High Priest-William C. Swain, Milwaukee, Wis. General Grand King-Nathan Kingsley, Austin, Minn. General Grand Scribe-Bernard G. Witt, Henderson, Ky. General Grand Treasurer-John M. Carter, Baltimore, Md. General Grand Secretary-Christopher G. Fox, Buffalo, N. Y. General Grand Captain of the Host-George E. Corson, Washington, D. C. General Grand Principal Sojourner-Fred W. Craig. Headquarters, Buffalo, N. Y. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR. Organized Nov. 16, 1876. OFFICERS OF GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER 1904-1907. Most Worthy Grand Matron-Mrs. Ella S. Washburn, Racine, Wis. Most Worthy Grand Patron-William H. Norris, Manchester, Iowa. Right Worthy Associate Grand Matron-Mrs. M. Alice Miller, El Reno, Okla. Right Worthy Associate Grand Patron-Willis D. Engle, Indianapolis, Ind. Right Worthy Grand Secretary-Mrs. Lorraine J. Pitkin, Chicago, Ill. Right Worthy Grand Treasurer-Mrs. Harriette A. Ercanbrack, Anamosa, Iowa. Right Worthy Grand Conductress-Mrs. Rata A. Mills, Duke Center, Pa. Right Worthy Associate Grand Conductress-Mrs. Emma Ocobock, Hartford, Mich. Membership in 1907-392,976. INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE. Grand Sire-E. S. Conway, 79 Dearborn street, Chicago, Ill. Deputy Grand Sire-John L. Nolen, Nashville, Tenn. Grand Scribe-John B. Goodwin, Baltimore, Md. Grand Treasurer-M. Richards Muckle, Philadelphia, Pa. Grand Chaplain-Rev. J. M. Baker, Marion, Ind. Grand Marshal-Edwin L. Pilsbury, Boston, Mass. Grand Guardian-Will A. Steidley, Leesville, La. Grand Messenger-W. L. Brown, Kingman, Kas. Membership Dec. 31, 1906, 1,709,533. Total paid for relief, 1830 to 1906 inclusive, $115,111,919.11; expended for relief in 1906, $5,005,753.37. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. SUPREME LODGE. Supreme Chancellor-Charles A. Barnes, Jacksonville, Ill. Supreme Vice-Chancellor-Henry P. Brown, Cleburne, Tex. Supreme Prelate-Leo A. Caro, Grand Rapids, Mich. Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal-R. L. C. White, Nashville, Tenn. Supreme Master of Exchequer-Thomas D. Mears, Wilmington, N. C. Supreme Master at Arms-Noble Binns, Trail, B. C. Supreme Inner Guard-S. H. Davis, Davis, I. T. Major-General Military Department-Arthur J. Stobbart, St. Paul, Minn. Board of Control, Insurance Department-Charles E. Shively, Richmond, Ind.; Charles F. S. Neal, Manhattan building. Chicago; Zeno M. Host, Milwaukee, Wis.; Henry P. Brown, Cleburne, Tex.; William Ladew, New York, N. Y.; Charles A. Barnes, Jacksonville, Ill. Stanley Adams, Louisville, Ky.; Thomas J. Carling, Macon, Ga. Officers: C. F. S. Neal, president; Carlos S. Hardy, general counsel; Robert E. Spaulding, secretary; Zeno M. Host, general manager; Dr. George G. McConnell, medical examiner in chief; office, twelfth floor Manhattan building, Chicago, Ill. Grand Chancellor of Illinois-Levin D. Goss, Danville, Ill. Membership Jan. 1, 1907, 671,162. Total death claims paid by insurance department. $25,696,043.85. SELECT KNIGHTS OF AMERICA. GRAND LEGION OFFICERS. Past Grand Commander-Adolph Pike, Chicago, Ill. Grand Commander-W. A. Schoenborn, Chicago. III. Grand Vice-Commander-F. Rote, Baraboo, Wis. Grand Lieutenant-Commander-A. J. Wagner, Chicago, Ill. Grand Recorder-Thomas C. Harris, 810 S. Cuyler avenue, Oak Park, Ill. Grand Treasurer-I. S. Fiellin, Chicago, Ill. MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA. HEAD OFFICERS 1905-1908. Head Consul-A. R. Talbot, Lincoln, Neb. Head Adviser-Dan B. Horne, Davenport, Iowa. N. Y. Head Escort-C. D. Elliott, Seattle, Wash. Head Sentry-W. E. Beachley, Hagerstown, Md. Beloit, Wis.; C. J. Byrns, Ishpeming, Mich. These, with the head consul and head clerk, constitute the executive council of seven. Supreme Medical Directors-Dr. E. A. Smith, Rock Island, Ill., chairman; Dr. E. L. Kerns, Rock Island, Ill.; Dr. B. E. Jones, Rock Island, Ill. Board of Auditors-L. W. Otto, Crawfordsville, Ind., chairman; E. B. Thomas, Columbus, O.; M. R. Carrier, Lansing, Mich.; Fred W. Parrott, Clay Center, Kas.; A. L. Reeves, Steeleville, Mo. Membership Sept. 1, 1907, not including social, 854,941. Death claims paid to Sept. 1, 1907, $61,848,000.83. Home Office-Rock Island, Ill. Next Head Camp Convenes-Peoria, Ill., June, 1908. THE ROYAL LEAGUE. Incorporated Oct. 26, 1883. OFFICERS FOR 1907-1908. Supreme Archon-W. E. Hyde, Chicago, Ill. Supreme Vice-Archon-Thomas V. Dally, Milwaukee, Wis. Supreme Orator-H. P. Rountree, Chicago, Ill. Past Supreme Archon-C. E. Bonnell, Chicago, Ill. Supreme Scribe-C. E. Piper, 1601 Masonic Temple, Chicago, Ill. Supreme Treasurer Holmes Hoge, First National bank, Chicago, Ill. Supreme Prelate-A. G. Brownlee, Denver, Col. Supreme Guide-John Green, Cleveland, O. Supreme Warder-John_ Weerts, St. Louis, Mo. Supreme Sentry-John B. Perry, Minneapolis, Minn. Membership Dec. 31, 1906, 31,000. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. Organized June 6, 1890. Sovereign Commander-Joseph C. Root, Omaha, Neb. Sovereign Adviser-W. A. Fraser, Dallas, Tex. Sovereign Clerk-John T. Yates, 211 W. O. W. building, Omaha, Neb. Sovereign Banker-Morris Sheppard, Texarkana, Sovereign Watchman-B. W. Jewell, Omaha, Neb. B. Sovereign Physicians-Dr. A. D. Cloyd and Dr. Ira Membership Sept. 1, 1907, 526,205. Losses paid from organization to Oct. 1, 1906, $28,009,834.40. Insurance in force, $675,560,300.00. FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES. Officers of the Grand Erie. Grand Worthy President-Theo. A. Bell, Napa, Ca! Past Grand Worthy President-Edward Krause, Wilmington, Del. Grand Worthy Vice-President-B. J. Monaghan, Philadelphia, Pa. Grand Worthy Chaplain-John A. Clinem, Cleve. land, O. Grand Secretary-Conrad H. Mann, Kansas City, Mo. Grand Treasurer-Frank E. Hering, South Bend, Ind. Grand Worthy Conductor-E. H. McBride, Buffalo, N. Y. Grand Inside Guard-R. L. Armstrong, Fort Worth, Tex. Grand Trustees-Thomas C. Hayes, Newark, N. J.; W. McKinney, Saginaw, Mich.; D. N. Barrett, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Martin J. Gray, New Haven, Conn. Membership-250,000. Grand Exalted Ruler-John K. Tener, Charleroi, Grand Treasurer-Edward Leach, New York. Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight-Bayard Gray, Grand Esteemed Leading Knight-John D. Shea, Hartford, Conn. Grand Secretary-Fred C. Robinson, Dubuque, Iowa. ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS President-Matthew Cummings, Boston, Mass. Next biennial meeting in Indianapolis, Ind., 1908. INDEPENDENT ORDER FREE SONS OF Vice President-Fred W. Alexander, Oak Grove, Va. Master of Forms-Fred A. Pope, Somerville, N. J. Secretary-Chas. H. Stees, 524 North 6th street, Philadelphia, Pa. Treasurer-0. B. Witherhold, Reading, Pa. Assistant Secretary-L. F. Stees, 524 North 6th street, Philadelphia, Pa. Chaplain-Rev. R. E. Rupley, Lock Haven, Pa. Place of meeting in 1909, Chattanooga, Tenn. IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN. GREAT CHIEFS OF THE GREAT COUNCIL OF THE Great Incohonee-W. A. S. Bird, Topeka, Kas. Great Senior Sagamore-Joseph Farrar, Philadelphia, Pa. National Councilor-H. C. Schaertzer, San Francisco, Cal. National Vice-Councilor-H. L. W. Taylor, Newport, Tenn. Junior Past National Councilor-W. L. S. Gilcreast, Methuen, Mass. National Secretary-Martin M. Woods, 727 Stephen National Treasurer-Charles Reimer, Baltimore, Md. NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE. Imperial Potentate-Frank C. Roundy, Chicago, Ill. Imperial Chief Rabban-George L. Street, Richmond, Va. Imperial Assistant Rabban-Fred A. Hines, Los Angeles, Cal. Imperial High Priest and Prophet-J. F. Treat, Fargo, N. D. Imperial Oriental Baltimore, Md. Guide-Wm. J. Cunningham, Imperial Treasurer-W. S. Brown, Pittsburg, Pa. Imperial Recorder-B. W. Rowell, Boston, Mass. Imperial First Ceremonial Master-Wm. W. Irwin, Wheeling, W. Va. Imperial Second Ceremonial Master-Jacob T. Barron, Columbia, S. C. Imperial Marshal-Frederick R. Smith, Rochester, N. Y. Imperial Captain of Guard-J. Putnam Stevens, Portland, Me. Membership in 1907, 113,274, INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. Founded. 1874. SUPREME OFFICERS. Supreme Chief Ranger-Elliott G. Stevenson, Toronto, Ont. Past Chief Ranger-Victor Morin, B. A., N. P., Supreme Secretary-Robt. Mathison, Temple building. Toronto, Ont. Supreme Treasurer-H. A. Collins, Toronto, Ont. Supreme Physician-Thomas Millman, M. D., Toronto, Ont. Supreme Counselor-W. H. Hunter, M. A., Toronto, Ont. Total number of members, 255,000. Benefits disbursed since organization, $22,500,000. ROYAL ARCANUM. Organized June 23, 1877. SUPREME COUNCIL. Supreme Regent-Robert Van Sands, Chicago, Ill. Supreme Vice-Regent-Clovis H. Bowen, Pawtucket, R. I. Supreme Orator-F. T. McFaden, Richmond, Va. Supreme Secretary-Alfred T. Turner, 407 Shawmut avenue, Boston, Mass. Chairman Supreme Trustees-J. M. Johnson, 342 Franklin street, Chicago. Grand Secretary of Illinois Grand Council-John Kiley, 76 Monroe street, Chicago. Head office at 407 Shawmut avenue, Boston. Number of subordinate councils, 2,063; state councils, 30. Membership Oct. 1, 1907, 241,465. ORDER OF OWLS. Founded September, 1903. SUPREME OFFICERS. Supreme President-John W. Talbot, South Bend, Supreme Past President-Burrell J. Cramer. Supreme Invocator-John J. Johnson. Trustees-Garrett B. Hunt, Spokane, Members, 76,000. Officers Nest 5. Chicago-President, Elmore S. Pettyjohn; vice-president, A. Milo Bennett; sec-. retary, George U. Stevenson, 52, 87 Clark street; treasurer, Charles S. Bigelow. KNIGHTS OF HONOR. Organized June 80, 1873. Supreme Dictator-L. E. Bentley, New Orleans, La. Supreme Vice-Dictator-Edwin C. Wood, New York, Ń. Y. Supreme Assistant Dictator-Steve R. Johnson, Atlanta, Ga. Supreme Reporter-Noah M. Givan, St. Louis, Mo. Supreme Treasurer-Frank B. Sliger, St. Louis, Mo. Supreme Chaplain-Rev. A. J. Hess, Columbus, O. Supreme Guide-John H. Hancock, Louisville, Ky. Supreme Past Dictator-J. C. Sheppard, Edgefield, S. C. Benefits paid since organization, $92,000,000. KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR. SUPREME LODGE OFFICERS. Supreme Protector-L. B. Lockard, Indianapolis, Ind. Supreme Vice-Protector-S. B. Watts, Aberdeen, Miss. Supreme Secretary-Geo. D. Tait, Indianapolis, Ind. Supreme Guide-H. G. Dillenberg, Aurora, Ill. NATIONAL UNION. OFFICERS OF THE SENATE. President-W. H. Thompson, Mount Vernon, O. Treasurer-C. O. Evarts, Cleveland, O. General Counsel-George P. Kirby, Toledo, Q. Executive Committee-W. H. Thompson, J. W. Myers, C. O. Evarts, H. E. Evans, C. G. Bentley, Leo Canman, M. G. Jeffris. Total membership, 65,000; in Cook county, Illinois, 16,500. Lexington, Ky. Supreme Record Keeper-L. E. Sissler, Port Huron, Mich. Supreme Chaplain-J. H. Buckbee, Elkland, Pa. Supreme Sergeant-Geo. W. Miller, Chicago, Ill. Supreme Master at Arms-C. K. Haw, Kansas City, Kas. Supreme First Master of the Guards-C. C. Showalter, Parkersburg. W. Va. Supreme Second Master of the Guards-G. W. Sulman, Chatham, Out. Supreme Sentinel S. C. C. Ward, Milo, Me.. Medical Board-Drs. R. E. Moss, F. Edmister and FRATERNAL UNION OF AMERICA. OFFICERS OF SUPREME LODGE. President-F. F. Roose, Denver, Col. Secretary-Samuel S. Baty, Denver, Col. Treasurer-Willis H. Marshall, Denver, Col. Protector-George A. Ostrom, Portland, Ore. Guide-R. H. Rice, Oklahoma City, O. T. Guard-W. F. Hearne, Mangum, Ó. T. Sentinel-Miss Dora McCarten, Cheyenne, Wyo. Stewards-P. J. McIntyre, Denver; Oscar Floyd, Birmingham, Ala.; R. E. Coulehan, Boulder, Col. S. P. Rice. Dallas, Tex., and R. E. McKelvey, Omaha, Neb. NATIONAL FRATERNAL CONGRESS. President-A. L. Hereford, Springfield, Ill. Secretary-C. A. Gower, Lansing, Mich. Orders that are members of the National Fraternal congress, with names and addresses of the secretaries: Alliance National-L. J. D. Papineau, 7 Place d'Armes, Montreal, Canada. American Guild-Carl W. Kimpton, 737 E. Main street, Richmond, Va. American Insurance Union-George W. Hoaglan, Columbus, O. Ancient Order of Gleaners-G. H. Slocum, Caro, Mich. Artisans' Order Mutual Protection-William Patton, 204 Odd Fellows' building, Philadelphia, Pa. |