At the end of 1894 membership had grown to 5,184 with death and sick benefits for 35 men and 20 women. 1925 was the height of social membership growth with adult membership at 42,454 and youth membership at 19,179. Only 545 of these were covered by insurance benefits. But the greatest problems were internally. If any member failed to pay, it was deducted from their benefit.
Many members just quit.
Second, those elected in 1930 began to make questionable mortgage investments that impacted on the financial status of the Society. He was buried in the Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago. In 1933, with the beginning of the New Deal through World War II, membership in the Society continued to decline, litigation increased, and salvaging property and monetary losses was the all consuming task of the leadership. Adult membership was down to 32,953 members and 14,461 children. In this year the Society was divided into 15 districts.