The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-15

LOCAL MATTERS.

THE NV HfNfFiT SCHEME IN THE ORDER OF
Opl- fi:LIowS.---A few days ago mention was
maGe os the new endowment plan which the
udd-fcllow, Of Richmond propose TO cn2rit
upon their charitable system. Since that no.
tirc WAS published II convention of rcprcSen-
iotiVe> Of tive OF: of the six lodges in this
city has been held. and the rnn was unan-
i'nou>ly adopted. 1t. principal feature i
that y; the d"a;h OF any Odd-Fcllow his
widow VII. receive "ly $500 to 81 900, which
viii give ;lcr Il sum sufficient to pulr'ha>C Il
home. :.nd tie cost To each member Of the
lodges will hc not i.:n,,. than $40 Il year
loss than three cents per day-ccrtainly 4 low
n"Cm!u'H Tor such I'll Insurance policy.
The following, are the details Of the scheme
u agreed upon !v the Convention, with the
plan tol' carrying ii into effect
|. That board called the Richmond Dis
trict BENEFIT Board of Udti-Fellows, No. l.,
>hail 80 formed. consisting OF three members
from ra'h lo'igr of the district rs hereafter
,tucd. wh" shall be- elected nj the second
meeting i'll jAalary Of each year.
;. TtGli upon the death ot Il benefit mcln-
lwr 81 amy IoGEc in the district the Noble
Grand of such lodge shall certify the fact 10
,hc president Of the said District Rcnct
i;oard. who. through the treasurer of said
Board. Shall forthwith issue his order upon
the several i"i,r> oi tue district for sum
rIts,i - uur COLLAR per hcslI for each m"n'"r
,rn. linz Il their last quarterly reports. an'l
-h1l lty over IL" >l!iI: total thus r"r"iird ~
the widow ur "t,lcr persons 'ifi''"" 10 r'-
r";r the funeral benefits. i''"Id'Ii- to ''r'
hv-;;tw~ nf rhc l"drr - Wii.'i IL" .lcrta-''"
brother belonged.
:. All lodge, in the city oi Richmond ana
Manchester which shall accept and adopt
!lil~ pln shall cpll>tilt" the district referred
II III this report. and said lodges, by adopt
inc this report. >!la!l hc considered II, there
u substituting the funeral benefits hereby
secured 10 its members il lieu of those pro-
y:dcd for III their hy-!aWS, except 80 Tar Is
they may scvcia!lv otherwise determine, and
that they are thereby pledged to pay over 10
the proper officer of tho District l'enciit
Board. upon the death Of benefit member
within this district. a sum Of money equal to
81 rrr head for each member of the lodge,
according L. Tie last quarterly report OF the
same. i, soon as any lodge shall adopt 1hi>
report and thereby accept the plan herein re-
commended, such lodge shall, at the slne
meeting or rs soon after Is practicable, ar.
| luin: three discreet and worthy Odd-Fcilows
IS lIrlnbpi~ tl lnt lil>IIlrt DHHClit bodiu IT,
aud on tho 81 day Of April, 1872, ail Tho
al,lnb,.i'> who have been up 10 that date thu:
appointed shall assemble in their hall and or
g;iuixe sail Eoard hy ccctin@H president
tTo yicr-prcSGcnl>, Il secretary and trcasu
| rcr. anh >:lrh other officers Is they shall de-
t,l7ninr, and these shall constitute The tIr>1
Richmond District Benefit Hoard OF Odd
Fellows.
!. The District benefit Board is soon Il,
| organized shalt adopt laws for their OWL
Government. and recommend to the sever,
lod.r> Of The d>tri", such regulations ~ they
shall deem cXp"di"nt for the prompt anC
iailh:El lElynIcnt nf the hnrtit> hereby in
tended Ia hr >rr'lyrd to 1Ic families ci dc
ceased ndd, t'c!luW>.
). That Il copy OF this report te sent L
each lod,sc of tie city Of tichmond and tow
cf Manchester and that they l'e requested tt
ar: upon >aillr IL soon ~ !nS>!hlc; and thai
= committee Of four members 0t this Con-
ycn,ou Lc appointed 10 attend the sat
lodwcS ii their new meeting after the al
iollrnmcnt of this Convention /" present anC
explain the same.