National Republican., 1873-11-12
MASONIC PROCEEDINGS.
The MUTUAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION.

Annual Meeting and Election Of Birecfor'
Reports Of the President and Finance
Committce-Mectiua Of the Grand Gimp
ter Of r,syui Arch Nir-ou- and Election
Of Onlcers.
The annual meeting OF tho Masonic MutuS
Roief Association was held last night, in tn
largo assembly room OF the Masonic Temple
the president Ctobert Bali) In tho chair, an,
John J. Callahan secretary. There were onll
about one hundred and nifty Of the thirteen hun
dred members OF the association present.
The president read the following report:
BRETnuES In conformity with section three
NJ our charter we have assembled on thls, oni
ann annual meeting, for the purpose OF eletiln2 :
twenty.twn directors for the ensuing year an I
to hear any proposition that the members may
feel inclined to make for the henclt OF our asso'
clation. "
TWENTY-FIVE persons only arc to be voted for,
Int as there are only twenty lodges, lncludlnR
Stanshury, No, %, IL will be necessary TO take
one additional from two lodges.
The members shsuld, however, be careful 10
vote for at least one director from each lodge,
that all NAV be represented In the board.
The report Of tho finance committee has been
printed iGr yGGT ~. bnsnrs. oi ~ ahe assoea.
lion for the past year. Two thousand copies OF
the charter and ly.laws, corrected TO August ",
with standing RESOLUTIONS huh tue nhnes " tne
past aud present members, lexcept those
ITorpedD 10 September 20, 1874, have been
nrinfcd, aud are ready for distribution.
since our last annual meeting the board OF
directors found II necessary TO adhere strictly 10
tho requirements Of section OF article 10 OF the
bylaws, and the standing resolution OF August
%, lsIa, IL appended 10 every notice OF death,
for the information Of the members, and Its OBJ
aervancc ought 10 be strictly carried out by all
parties interested.
From statistical records the death rates In ten
of the principal cities of this country and Europe
10 the 900 inhsbiiants are az follows, VIZ: San
Francisco, u; vt, Louis, 20; Cincinnati, 90; ba-
tlmore, q; Philadelphia, 20; chicago, ssi BIook-
lyn, gs; boston, go; New Orleans, 30; New York,
~; Geneva, 10; London, 81; Paris, 81; Liverpool
81; Glasgow, rs; Manchester, 2si Dublin, w
IiavTp, al; Vienna, 81; Berlin, a2-ayeraglng 2aS
for the American aud e6a for the european
cities. Deduct one half for iemalea, and We have
I2l, for the one and 49,. for the other; and pre-
sninlng that one third VI the males die before at
tanning 81 years Of age, We have about for
America and for Europe.
il VIII he perceived that the death rates are
similar In both countries, America having a
slight advantage, True there are other cities
showing much higher rate OF mottall,y' nl sneh
Cadia, -; Memphis. "a, and Valparaiso, 6i,
making the average about 81 = per go.
IL IN therefore clearly established lhat our
mode Of Insurance should not cost, at high
estimate, more than 81 800 per annum per one
thousand members TO meet all expenses for all
newing our mode Of policy by risking premium
of about 81 rs per month we secure sure policy
at death OF ti,o0O pro rata.
II must he admitted, however, that the NOR
tality among the members Of our association
has been somewhat In excess OF this analysis for
the past year; but here Ia the record. In the
year of isG9 we had one death; In $50, four; In
ISL, four; In 1879, fourteen, and so lar In 1879
nineteen deaths. Total forty.two deaths 10 four
years aud six months. This, you perceive, Is
mot excessive In the aggregate when we take
I..s..
the first three years without due examination by
q physician; yet nearly all OF them have been
cut Oh 10 the prime Of life and 10 their heirs have
been paid tue large sum OF over SS,ooo.
RErcRT oP TIE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. ls'a
To he Raari n Directors ofths MI.oaic Mutual Rsit
t,soeiaiieE ~ the DisfFie' Of CoiHabta:
BRETHREN: The finance committee having
carefully examined and audited the books ant
accounts Of the association, from 18th Noyem
her, 1879, TIL llth october, isI3, have great plea
sure in state that they ind them correct In ever
particular, and beg .ieave TO submit the follow
ing exhibit OF the financial condition OF the as
soclatioD: Balance on hand, as per last report
s2,6i3.lO; received since from li9 applications,
SIG; assessments, f2l,6i5,sO; interest, slsl.6I,
Total amount iu hands Of treasurer duung year,
$la2iG,3I. Expenses as follows; Paid heirs OF
deceased mcmbefS, sls,bsi; for lnited states
bonds, $1,000; premium on bonds, tl53,b; contln-
gent expenses, 81 ,6ssG 60. Total expenditures for
ine year, t2l, ,429 IS. Cash balance In hands OF
treasurer october II, lsIS, sl,tsi.f2.
Which sum may appear large, but its increase
over last year Is caused BY the heirs OF Bro. u.
johnson not having called for the amount due
them, 81, ,eaI. The assets OF the association arc
Cash III hands Of treasurer, tl,isl.22; United
States 3 20 bonds, s2,5Oo; total, fd,2s,.2 81.
follows: Permanent fund, 81 for each member Of
the association to October II, 1873, l,4s3 mem
hers, g.. Sc; emergent fund, 81 for each member
On roll october II. lsi3 81 g9O; contingent fund.
line heirs of HTD. Il III. JOlQbOD. 81. IVI.
total, t6,2SI.91.
The work OF the association has been as fol-
lows: Number OF members per last report, !, ~;
number OF members elected during the year, lIs,
total membership during the year, 800; from
which deduct died during the year, 10; dropped
during the year, 6; total membership October
II, lsI3, 80; total membership OF the associa-
ton from Its organization 10 October II, lsia,
l,i33; number Of deaths from organization OF
association to October II, 1873, &c.
IL will be observed that the number OF mem-
bers dropped this year bears much larger pro.
portion than last year; and, as numerous com.
plants have been made with regard TO the flgiu
enforcement. Of the thirty-day rule, your com.
inittec, while anxious to have every one dealt
leniently with. cannst see any remedy for, dur
ing the year, the association has had to pay for
the members dropped the large amount OF
flTI.lO.
Respectfully submitted, . .
GRO. u. CLARK,
ALEx. GARDNER,
JnHS A. STEWART,
Finance Committee.
since tue foregoing examination was made
the treasurer has been Instructed. under the d.
TectiOn OF the finance committee, to invest 800
of the contingent fund In United states hye-
twenty bOndl.
uECTIOS OF OFFICERS.
Mr.. johnson moved to elect one director.at-
large, to represent the members OF foreign
10 Iges. Lost.
Mr.. ClaudluS Il. Smith thanked his friends for
their past support, but declined TO serve longer,
owing TO the great distance OF his residence from
town. lilo nominated Mr.. John Eyely IN his stead.
Messrs. d. L. Burnett and W. ID. Baldwin were
named tellers, and the balloting resulted In the
election OF the following gentlemen as directors
for the ensuing year: Wm. II. Goods, Thomas Is.
Campbell, John A. FOOs. Thomas Bowling, Alex.
Gardner, james Il. Crump, John NJ. Jewell, Ihos.
]. Gardner, Allison Major, jr., stephen }. ON,
George Il. Clark, II. ). Burroughs, Robert Ball,
JJhn A. stewart, Samuel Baxter, Edward fitzki,
i. II. Cramer, Noble ID. Larner, John j. Callahan,
John Eyely, nenl. +. French.
With the exception OF MIR. Eyely, In the place
OF Mr.. Smith, the old board was Reelected.
GRAND CHATTER ROYAL ARCH MAsoSs.
At the annual meeting OF tho Grand Chapter
OF the District OF Columbia, last night, the FOL
lowing officers were elected: n. ID. Larner, q. II.
r.; j. l.. johnson, d. c. II. T.; Allen Wall, @. X;
q. B. CLARK, u. s.; e. Smith, u. Treas; L. q.
Stephens, q. Sec; George A. Abbott, q. q. II
hey. A. HOlmead, q. Chaplain; j. S. Mccoy, q.
V. and L.; Is. $. lieirick, y. s.; James p. Pear
son, q. NJ. lrat v; j. H. Jochlni, o. NJ second v;
y. u. Daniels, q. NJ. third v; A. Woods. q. Il.