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Show THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE VARIOUS BIG LODGES. The "World" Almanac gives a compilation of the membership of tho various fraternal organizations In the United States and Canada. In the belief that many readers of Tiik Hi:-l'unucAN' Hi:-l'unucAN' may have an Interest in these statistics, the tlgurcs of the leading organizations are presented, pre-sented, as follows: Odd Fellows 1,1:17,2.15 Freemasons 1,152,42,'i Modern Woodmen of America 700,777 Knights of Pythias (l'J2,4(iO Independent Order of Recha- bites 10:1,000 Woodmen of the World .'1S.'J,81H Improved Order of Red Men. . :iM,(02 Knights of tho Maccabees .'IL',000 Ancient Order of United Workmen :il.l,000 Royal Arcanum :w:i,01l Foresters of America '.'.'(."iJOii Independent Order of Foresters Fores-ters L'lM.OOO Order of Kagles 'J15,000 Ancient Order of Hibernians.. L'10,000 Benevolent and Protective OrderofKlks 200,010 |