Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-12
The Masonic Mutual Relief Associa.

ILEC TON OF oFFICERs-INTEBESTINS VITAL
STATISTICS.
ELe annual meeting Of the Masonic Mutual
Relief Association took place last night at
Masonic Temple, Robert Ball, esq, IN the
chair, and >. j. Callahan secretary.
The chair stated the object to be TO elect
twenty-five directors to represent the various
lodges in this District.
report OF the finance committee was made,
showing the total amount in the hands of the
treasurer during the year to be SIS. 2l6.5.. and
the amount expended, including S1S,5S1 paid to
tle heirs OF fourteen deceased members,
fZl,4-931. The total membership during the
wear has been 1852, of which rs died and s.
were dropped for non-payment of dues, leaving
total membership OF 80. The total mem
eeIsEip from its Organization has been ,f33
and the total number OF deaths during the same
lime IS.
The chair, during his remarks on the work
ingS Of this method OF life insurance, stated that
from statistical records the death rates in ten
OF the principal cities of this country and Eu-
rope 20 the ,0n0 inhabitants are shown to be as
follows, viz San Francisco, l., st. Louis, ~:
Cincinnati, 20 Baltimore, -; Philadelphia %
Chicago, 2 Brooklyn, p, Boston, 90; New Or
leans, 30; New York, y; Geneva, -; LONDON,
=, Paris, p; Liverpool, z: Glasgow. ., Man
chester, p, Dublin, -; Havre, 81; Vienna, Il;
Berlin. @2-averaging 2jH for the American
ana 70 for the European cities. Deduct one
half for females, and We have ~, for the one
and Ij5s for the other; and pre>uming that one
third of the males die before attaining p years
OF age, we have about for America and 9 for
Europe. Ii will be perceived that the death
rates are similar in both countries, America
saving slight advantage. True there are other
cities showing much higher rate of mortality,
such as Bologna, %; Rome 3G: Savannah .if
Florence, -; Montreal, 81; Prague, II: Munich,
II, Cadiz, ~; Memphis, 70, and Valparaiso. s.,
therefore clearly established that our mole OF
insurance should not cost, at a high estimate,
more Man Il 800 per annum per one THOUSAND
me meers TO meet all expenses for all ages over
tventy-one years, and by simply renewing our
mode Of policy by risking a premium of about
ST. per month we secure sure policy at death
OF 81 Coo pro rata.
The association elected the following directors
BY ballot WIN. II. Goods, ThOs. b. Campbell,
John A. Zoos, Thos. bowling, Alex. Gardner,
James +. Crump, John NJ. Jewell, Thomas /.
Gardner. Allison Nailor, jr., Stephen F. Gill,
Geo. Il. Clark, II. 5. Burroughs, Robert Ball.
John 4. Stewart, Samuel Baxter, Edw'd Fitzki
y h. Cramer, Noble ID. Larner, John j. Gala
han, John lively. Benz. f. French.
A Nan Beaten InsensibIe and Robbed.
ARREST OF THE ALLEGED HIGHwAYMEN.
On Saturday night last, man named Gus
t2yas i. Godfrey, living in the northern portion
OF the city. was on his way home, and stepping
into a low GROCERY on y street. near It'll, north
west, met two cOlOred rag -gatherers, named
Richard Clark and Alfred Hill, with whom he
took several drinks, displaying his money
These men asked Godfrey TO give them some
money. which he refused to do. The colored
men then persuaded Godfrey to get into their
rag wagon, and drove him OFF to another low
GROCERY on tn street, between and t streets
where they got some more drinks BY this time
godfrey was pretty well intoxicated. They
then drove of around by Boundary street in
DOrtheasterly direction, and when in the neigh
borhOOd of St. Patricks burial ground knocked
him on the head, and beating him until he
was !nsensible, robbed him Of ten dol
lars. and left him laying on the ground.
Later in the evening he 50 far recovered as 70
be able 10 lind his way to the nearest apoth-
eeary shop, where his wounds were dressed and
he was sent home. Lieut.. Noonan, on being
informed OF the facts. put his men on the alert
for the rag pickers, and last night officers Sui
Ivan AMI Heffner arrested them and turned
them in at police headquarters. where they will
be kept until Godfrey is able to appear to testify
against them. After their arrest they were
taken TO Godfrey's house, when he at once
recognized them a. his asSaiiants. One of these
men, Richard Clark, has been a iuryman of late
on the criminal side OF the courthouse. The
case will probably be heard tomorrow before
the Police Court.