The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-07
knights OF Honor.
OBJECTS AND PLANS OF THE 0RDER-BEsg
FITS-WIDOws' AND ORPuASs' FrNn IL.

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FITs-wrDows' AND ORPHANS FUND, &C.
The comparatively new order of tn.
knights Of Honor has many friends in tbi.
city, and is growing rapidy. Repeated ap.
! plications have been made for information
as to the plans and objects of the order. an
interesting sketch OF which is printed be.
low from the organ OF lbe knights OF Honor
published in this city:
The order Of Knights OF Honor is n Sc
cret benevolent society, composed OF a SUI
preme grand and subordinate lodges. It
was established in June, 1878, by persons
VINO Ieit that the various systems Of relief
TO the families OF deceased members, as
adopted by other orders, were deficient in
important respects. and who believed that
an order established with the purpose OF
paying deatb.benetit as one OF its main OBJ
!ecfs would meet with approval and sue
cess.
The objects OF the order are stated
briefly by the Supreme Lodge as follows:
lSt. 10 unite iraterpalIy all acceptable
white men OF every profession, business, or
occupation.
Cd. To give all moral and material aid in
Its power TO members OF the order BIZ
holding moral, Instructive, and scientific
lectures; by encouraging each other in
business; and by assisting one another 20
obtain employment.
Sd. TO establish q hencft-fund, from
which sum not exceeding 81 900 shall be
paid at the death OF member to his family,
or to be disposed Of as he may direct.
4th. To establish fund for the relief OF
sick or distressed members.
The Supreme Lodge is the head OF the
order, and is composed Of its officers,
m mi nd ,to<,
from each grand lodge. Annual sessions
are held by the Supreme Lodge, and spe-
clal sessions may be called upon the writ
ten request OF five grand lodges.
The grand lodges are composed Of rep
resentativcs from each subordinate lodge
IN lhe State. and are governed by such otli-
GERS and committees as they may annually
elect. Subordinate lodges are placed with
IN their control and supervision, subject to
the rules OF the Supreme Lodge aud the
principles OF its constitution.
subordinate lodges are composed OF men,
DerS OF good social and moral standing, who
are admitted, upon petition, by ballot, after
they have passed favorable medical exam
ination. The petitioner must be a white
male person between the ages OF twenty-one
and tfty-tye years.
Each member pays as quarterly dues such
sum as his lodge by law enacts, which may
not be less than three dollars per year.
Weekly sick-benefits are paid, or not, as the
subordinate lodge chooses.
Each subordinate lodge pays per capita
tax unon its membership OF not more than
one dollar per annum to the Grand Lodge.
ard each Grand Lodge pays per capita OF
twenty-five cents per annum upon each
member within its jurisdiction to the Su-
preme Lodge.
From the amounts thus received, the
mileage OF dc legates, salaries, expenses Of
annual sessions, and incidcntals, are paid.
All officers of the order who have charge
OF any OF its funds are required to give Suf-
ficient bonds for the faithful discharge OF
their duties.
Each member, upon presenting himself
for the third degree, pays into the widows
and orphans benefit fund according to the
following rates: Between the ages OF u
and 45, 81; 45 and AZ, Sl.05; 4G and A.,
S1.10; 47 and 4S, S1.20; 4S and 40, 81 80;
40 and so, $3.50; 80 and 81, So; 81 and %,
- 80; % and SO, So; 53 and "a, So so; 81
and j5, 81.
This-the amount paid by the applicant
on ioining-remains his assessment for life,
1cheneuer an assessment is rendered neces-
saly, which is only when the amount in the
benefit fund is reduced to less than $4,000.
These assessments are collected and for
warded to the supreme treasurer as often as
they are required for the payment OF death
benefits to the widows and orphans, or legal
OF deceased members. They
are collected and forwarded in advance the
law requiring that the supreme treasurer
shah always have not less than two thou
sand dollars in hand,
Upon receipt Of official notice OF the death
or any member the supreme treasurer i'm
mcdiately forwards $1,000 10 the trustees OF
his lodge, ana all lodges are given official
notice Of the payment. When the funds in
the supreme treasury are exhausted so that
less than $1,000 remains in the widows and
orphans benefit fund, all lodges are notified
TO forward the assessment they have III
hand. and collect another assessment from
their members within thirty days and hold
the same in readiness iOr tic next call from
the Supreme Lodge.
The expenses incidental to the collection
and disbursement Gf this widows and or
phans' benefit fund are paid from tie money
raised by the per capita tax and rcTtnu"
from supplies, 80 that the bcnclit fund re-
mains intact and is not diminished by any
expense whatever.
In Richmond the order has grown rapid
ly, and the several lodges arc now in Il jur-
ishing condition.