The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
JEWISH BENEvOLENCE.

DISCUSSIONS IN THE GRAND LODGE OF THE
I. O. D. B.-THE HOME FOR THE AGED AT
YoNKERs.
The District Grand Lodge No. of the Independ-
emit Order of B'na Berth. having jurisdiction over
the lodges of the Order in New York, the New Eng
land States and Canada held q special session at
Fifty-hfth street and Third yesterday nearly
two hundred delegates responding to the call OF the
roll. At nine o'clock in tho morning, the doors
being closed and tho Grand Lodge having been
opened In due form. Mr.. Edward S. Goul-
ston. the president. called tho representatives
to order. He stated that all the statistical
facts connected with the actual condition OF
tho great trusts roposed in tho Grand Lodge
had been carefully collated. The question before
tho Convention now was whether a now policy
should DO inaugurated and whether their ambition
was only the formation of Life Insurance Com
pany .If such is the fact" continued the Presi-
dent, '.then lot every legal safeguard be adopted
usual to insurance companies. stricter and
more binding. For in the last ten years majority
OF tho insurance companies have violated the
hdcnce reposed in them. and, through mismanage-
nent and maladministration. they have caused un-
told suffering to the widows and orphans. Let
us invoke tho aid of the State authorities,
seek their protection. mako to them annual
reports. and prove to the world that our aim
is high enough. commendable enough and praise
worthy enough, because of our rating first class
INSURANCE company, with ample reserve. sufficient
to meet the requirements consistent with the laws
OF every state.
The tables accompanying tho message of the Pres-
dent showed that the general fund OF the district
was ON July l. 1879 sl25 7O3 40. that during thu
last ten years the receipts OF tho Grand Lodge had
been SOL .Gi7 CO.
the Convention WAS the following proposition from
Manhattan Lodge. l. .. Is. BIO consider tho
stability OF the endowment fund. e. to ascertain
whether tho same IN DO further maintained, and
what steps necessary TO be taken for that pur-
pose. long discussion Followed the reading OF
this paragraph. Several members OF tho Order
while willing To- continue the payment OF Sl,OOJ 10
the widows and orphans of deceased members desired
TO change tho method OF raising that amount. MIR.
y. NJ Roder claimed that IL was important to adhere
to the actual basis OF thirteen cents per capita in
case of the death OF q member. Whilo tho aver 20
life OF an ordinary policy holder in an insurance
company il tnrtyhvo years the average life OF an
Israelite must be put down at thrty-ninc years TO
follow the plan of Tito insurance companies pay
ment of $40 year would DO required from members,
wlic they only paid So.
Mr.. Thslmessinger regretted that tho question of
gaping" the lite insurance business had been
broac he'd. Judge Koch claimed that the sum of $40
In annual dues from each member of the Order made
u total more than ample To secure all necessary bene
nts 900 TO the widow, s6a week to sick brother
the maintenance OF tho FREQ library and tho right of
support in the grand Homo for the Aged to DO erected
Manhattan Lodge here submitted n resolution TO
fix the basis sixteen cents per CAPITA and TO refer
this ana all other resolutions bearing on this and
the endowment question to especial committee of
fifteon.
Mr.. Thalmessinger exclaimed, .Thc endowment
business Ia u rotten corner which has been covered
up with all sorts of embellishments. and yet wash
inp.on Lodge IL here to sustain It,"
MIR. \. LYMAN rcplied-"It the endowment ques-
ton liz rotten corner in the cdlncc OF benovo-
lenco IL must be owing to the fact that tho wise
legislation by Older members in the past has been
overlooked by the younger members OF the Order"
The resolution to reicr TO committee OF fifteen
finally adopted.
SUPPORT OF Aarp.
At the afternoon session the nrst question pre-
sontcd by tho chair the following TO consi-
der the advisabilty of further contributions to tho
general fund of the district after January L. 1880.
Morris Goodhoart counsel to the district lodge,
moved that 1t DO referred to comniittecof ave. Ihe