Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-31

subordinate lodge To the Recorder of the Su.
prerne or Grand Lodge, 81 for each member.
aud the members oi the various lodges are
| then required 10 pay 81 each, which Is placed in
| the hands Of the receivers, 10 replace the mon
ey sent by them, 80 as 10 be ready for the next
assessment and no one 10 whom policy has
been made payable, has been yet heard To say,
"lhat The A, O. Z. w. has not faithfully, pune.
/ tually and fully met every obligation made 10
! the widows and orphans Of lis deceased broth.
/ cts.h
The regulations for membership are lila,
/ the person applying must be over II and under
/ - years Of age oil good moral character, able
and com pctcnt 10 earn livelihood for himself
and family, and II believer IN the Supreme Be-
/ ing the creator and Prcservcr Of the universe
must submit to medical examination as rigid
and complete as those OF the mos. cautious
/ Insurance companies; must undergo Il rigid
| examination as 10 character and pass il secret
ballot before being admitted.
The fees fol membership In hi. lodge TO
become Il Master Workman are $l3, and To he
paid rs follows; Is with the application 81
/ when nialcd ~ Junr. w. So when initiated q.
/ Sen. w. 81 when advanced To the degree OF
! NJ. w, ut which time I'm insurance policy 81
1000, signed by the proper officials 0f the
| order Is handed To him, payable at his dtcensr
to tic person or persons for whose benefit II
may be made, subject tu the rules and regula
tipnS of the order 81 of said fees goes for insur
ance, the remainder belongs 10 the lodge OF
! which he becomes member, for its exclusive
| use and benefit.
The dues are established by the by laws OF
each lodge tho Supreme or Grand Lodge only
| insisting upon payment OF the beneficiary
fund when the assessment upon the death 81
member Ii made, and a small per capita Tux
/ To deiruy their annual sessions. The dues Co
tablIshcd by the bylaws of this lodge is 25cts
per month, payable quarterly.
All officers belonging To the Supreme, Grand,
or Subordinate lodges in whosc hands funds
are placed are required to give bonds for their
safe keeping
Protection Lodge, No. Z, A. o. U. W, Of
Mineral Point, Wis, was organized under the
jurisdiction Of the supreme Lodge on the 23d
| day of April, A. ID. 1871, NJ that time making
| the 7th lodge In Wisconsin, with only about
| 100 members in the State. To-day we iave "a
| lodges and 1900 members. Before the Supreme
| lodge meets IN March next we expect mem.
| heryhip Of 1000, and will then apply for sep
| nratc Jurisdiction under Il charter from the Su.
| prGmc Lodge for Grand Lodge In this State.
| AT the commencement Of this lodge VIC had III
| charter members to-day we have forty
one members--not u very rapid growth
here ut home but Il decided one. The total
| NUN Der OF assessments for death losses since
the organization to the present time have be eli
o23 In ono year and eight months, making the
cost In assessments per annum Sl533M on M
insurance OF $1,000, and which has been greater
thnn IL would have been had not the yellow
fever in the South during the past summer
stricken down many OF our members; NJ out
of the s23 paid by each member having been
applied to pny losses incurred by the ravagcs
oil that fearful disease. The average cost to
each member of the order per annum IN the
State Of Michigan during the years previous
10 the past year has been officially stated at
sl2.
In this paper I huve in connection with in
surance uscd the word 'chcap," and used II
advisedly Of course 1t Is used In comparative
sense In comparing the amount we pny In the
Workman with the rates of the ordinary insur.
nucc companies all we claim IN our arrange.
mcnt Is that We get the insurance NJ cost, what
IL Ii worth and expect TO pay that for II, but
We do not neither do we expect, TO pay three
times what IL is worth and have officials grow
rich on the surplus. We have no quarrel with
insurance. companies and only Wish them nj
the success their merits demand they make
war on us bur their efforts will be futile II
they wish to he successful In breaking down
our organization and those Of similar charac.
ter IN The land, let them give W. an insurance
within the bounds OF moderation. In other
words come down to what Insurance Is worth,
and not by cxorbitant rates place 1t beyond
the reach of the many who would gladly
avail themselves of II. We can afford to
smile nj their agents figuring up men ct
straw and certainly will with them enjoy
their happiness until they see tit to figure
them down again. We all know the differ
cncc between u payment Of VIZ and go per
year on an insurance. of NNW0, and the annu-
nj payments required by them for the same
amount OF Insurance, and their efforts only
remind us of the time when ut Ephesus, DEM
etrious aud his fellow craftsmen created no
small stir, saying one to the other: "By this
craft we have our wealth this Paul hath
persuaded and turned away much people I"
'nnd then full OF wrath" crying out Great
Is Diana Of tho Ephcsians y but yet the truth
declared by Paul remains to the present day
But where Is DIANA her temple, or her shrine
Believing In the future prosperity of the or
der. | will no longer trGspass On your patience
nnd hope you will all enjoy the ceremonies
aud feast ut the occasion.