Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-29

only 1000 members VIII be -lUD at Lie
death of each member, never more.
in jurisdictions having more than
1900 members, the assessments vary
according to the number Of members,
in some two assessments for every
three deaths, in anolher. only two for
every five deaths: the over Plus ~ each
assessment II applied on account or
The next assessment.
A u assessments are made by supreme
or Grand Lodge officers, and are so ar
ia -cd that the funds TO meet one as
esSsments are always ready III the hands
Of tie Receivers of the various
subordinate lodges, so that when
IN assessment is made to pay
The policy Of a deceased member,
upon proper official notification, the
money is forwarded by the subordinate lodges
to the Recorder Of the Supreme or Grand Lodge
under whose jurisdiction the assessment is
made, and by the proper officials paid 10 the
person or persons to whose benefit the insur
ance policy is issued
Upon the death Of i Master Workman the
3 bordinate lodge in which his name is enroll
ed notifies theRecordcr Of theSnpreme orSrand
Lodge us the case may be when an assessment Is
made and the various subordinate lodges no
tilted. Within 90 dayes after notiiicau on the
money must be seut by the Receiver of the
subordinate lodge 10 the Recorder OF the Su
preme or Grand Lodge, 81 for each member,
and the members OF Inc various lodges are
then required 10 pays each, whichis placed III
the hands of the receivers, TO replace the mon
ey sent by them, 50 as to be ready for the next
a sessrnenl and no one TO whom policy haS
been made payable, has hcen yet heard 20 say
"that the A, o. L. ", has no. taithtui'y,pune
tually aud fully met every obligation made I"
the widows and orphans OF It's deceased nro'h
ers"
The regulations for members ship are that
the person applying must be over Il ana nhdef
5 years of age Of good moral character, able
and competent to earn "A livelihood for himself
and fanny, and believer IN the Supreme Be
inr, the creator and Preserver of tie universe I;
must submit to a medical examination as rigid
and complete NJ those Of the most caution
Insurance companies; must uuderg" rigid
examination as to character aud pass a secret
ballot before being admitted.
The fees foi membership in this lodge to
become a Master Workman arc Sl3 and to be
paid MS follows: s. with the app'icotoA; s.
when mia, ca as jun. W. IS when inflated 10
Sen. ". IS ahen advanced TO the degree Of
NJ. w, at which time an Insurance policy Of
Q 600 signed by the proper officials of the
order is hnnded to him, payable at hl> dc"case
to the person or persons for whose benefit it
may be made, subject t The rules and regula
ti,ns of the orde 81 of said fees goes for insur
auee. the remainder belongs TO the lodge of
which he hcromes member, for it's exclusive
use aud benctil,
The dues are cstab 'yshed by the by laws Of
each lodge, tho Supreme or Grand Lodge only
insisting upon payment OF the beneficiary
fnnd when the assessment upon the death of
/, member i. made and a sinai per capita tax
40 dp,r,i, their annual sessions. The dues &C.
iabli,hca by the by Jaws OF this lodge is 25cts
per month, payable quarterly.
An officers belonging TO the Supreme, Grand
or subordinate lodges in whose hands funds
are placed are c,dir.d TO give bond. Eor their
safe.keeplug,
Projection Lodge, No. :, a. o. I. W., Of
Mineral Point, Wis, WAS organized under the
Jurisdiction OF the Supreme Lodge ON the 23d
day of April, A, ID. 1871, at that time making
The Tth lodge in Wisconsin, WIN only about
1no mani. .rs in the state. To day we have 81
,na,ees and 1900 members, Before The supreme
ioa.,r ,nerts in March next We expect mem
ber,hip of 300, and VIII inen Apply i"f sep
.,,ate Ir,sGigtou under chatter iroh Tue Su
meme Lpa.se tu4 a Grand LhGSe III tlIls STATE
Al the commence nenl"i 'diS 'ouso We "au Az
rl..rtry u.later- to-day wc nave Iufty'
nrr mrmbers-noi a very RAPID SroH,h
.t,.ra y. home bet decided one. hC iolaI
,,,,,,t,pr al assessments iur utath 'uAsCo s!HSt
l,f ,rnori la I'm to he prrscu, thh L'Nc DC al
o q ~ oae year md cghL III nuns m"""S th'
.,,.I IN n>,t'ss. auntS per amman $i'.o'SA "n az
;,su,,,,r, ut G5,EEl, and " men a19 ocIh -iEaI,t
thst, Il would uase been hai NV IA" !c'o"
,, ia the south during tue past Summer
stricken down many ol our ih'.upe w o''
.flb, IS par. by each iht'a"'I "aN'"7 oNNn
,,,,r,5 =, nov losses Incurred ny Tue iaNa%t'
~! ~, r.urtnI uI,rasr The average C"at VI
each waupc Df the order per amman AZ '"0
State OF Michigan during the 5eA1S f'e'ioNi
ia she pAst wear has been eihcid''' S'''ou ~
Sl2.
IN this paper | have in connection with in
surancc used The word cheap and used II
advi,cly of course II is used N comparative
-cnsc, In comparing the amount Sc pay IN tbs
Workman with The rates OF he ordinary insur
auer companies Al, We claim IN orr arrange
ment Is that wc get the insurance a cost, what
IL j. worth and expect 10 pay That for 1t, hut
We do not. neither 80 we expect, TO pay three
iin,s what Il is worth and have officials grow
rich on the surplus We have no quarrel with
ln,unlure companies and emily wish them al
the success heir merits demand they make
....- Inr Thin ..tT trts will l., IN. ia II