Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-01-20
CITIZENS MUTUAL BENEFIT Asso.

CITATION, NORWAY, ME.
The second annual meeting OF the Citi
zens' Mutual Benefit Association was hel,
at the Norway Savings Bank building, Jan
., 1880. 1t was ordered that the followin,
reports of the Secretary and Treasurer
showing the condition and standing of tn,
association, be published:
sECRETARY's REPoRT
The annual meeting of this association
was held January 18th, 1879. There wer,
present seventeen members OF the asso
citation.
LIST. Article six of the Bylaws was
amended by adding two members to the
number of Directors, making eleven In
stead OF nine. Article fourteen was also
amended, making eight members of the
Ex. Board quorum instead OF seven.
2d. The following officers were elected
Frank :. Oxnard, Pres; J. o. Croker,
Vice Pres. ). II. Buruham, Sec'y; c. q.
Blake, Treas. A. +. Andrews, +. \. Dan
forth, {. 5. Tucker, +. A. Thsyer, VIM. c.
Cole, j. A. Brown, ]. l.. Partridge, e. ii.
Chase, g. A. Brooks, III. l.. Horne and
/ Thomas Baker, Directors.
The Directors have had during the past
year ten meetings. At the annual meeting
one year ago there were but seventy mem
berS in the association; since that date we
have received applications from, and Is
sued certificates To two hundred and eleven
new members, making two hundred and
eighty-one members, had none dropped
out. On the 9th Of April, 1879, the first
death occurred, Timothy Quinn. His age
was "a years; he became a member Feb.
10, 1879, making 81 days that he was n
member before his death. On that assess
ment there were twelve members who did
not respond, hence their names dropped
out. On the 20 of December, 1879, Benz.
=. Farrar died, making fourteen that have
ceased 10 be members, leaving upon our
records tonight two hundred and sixty
seven members. The names Of those who
failed 20 pay their assessment on the death
of Bro. Quinn and hence by our laws ceaS-
ed TO be members, are as follows: Amos
Foster, Willis Harmon, Edwin Judkins,
A. c. McCrillis, Mrs. Nellie Shirley, Geo.
+. Shirley, Frank III. Stevens, Willard +.
Snow, Charles \. Woodbury., John NJ.
Bumpus, Charles X. Blake, and Mrs. +. j.
Brown.
think we have sufficient blanks, stamped
envelopes, postal cards, certificates OF
membership, receipts, etc, OF all kinds, to
last for the ensuing year.
We have now been organized two years
and have lost but two members by death,
so that the expense 10 each member has
been but one dollar and ten cents year.
IL i true. owing To the number of men,
berS, the insurance is not very large, but
il Is large in proportion 10 what it costs.
III the membership numbered 4 thousand.
OF course the assessments would be just
so much oftener. In the matter OF expense
and benefit IL regulates itself with equal
itv Bro. Farrar became a member Feb.
70, 1879. His initiation fee (he being 81
years old was five dollars his assessment
on Mr.. Quinn's death was one dollar and
ten cents, making the total cost 10 him six
dollars and ten cents; his widow has re-
ceived two hundred and sixty-seven dol
lars. Probably nearly every member OF the
order knew the deceased, and We now have
the satisfaction OF knowing and seeing the
direct benefit OF this kind OF insurance.
We kH0ir that his family has received cv-
cry mill OF the two hundred and SiXty-Seven
dollars. There are no middle men 10 eat
up half Of 1t with their percentage; there
Is no discount FOR his family To make in
order 20 receive the cash, aS Is ot(en the
case with life and fire insurance companies;
the money l. always ready for the legal
representative OF the deceased, whenever
the proof OF death is made 10 the OIL
GERS.
There j. certainly occasion for the Assoc
citation TO feel great encouragement IT this
their second annual meeting. We have
nearly four times a many members 10
report AZ this meeting a. we had one year
ago. Notwithstanding we have rejected
quite a number OF applications, deeming II
imprudent 20 admit them, and IL has been
with comparatively little trouble that this
large increase OF members the past year
has been obtained aud II we can during
the next year increase As we have the past,
we shall have an insurance that will bc a
large Is many Of Us would wish 10 carry.
There i no reason why this cannot be
done. II each member will feel that there
is an individual responsibility resting upon
him. and influence some acquaintance TO
send in their application. In May your
Secretary, BY order OF the Directors, is
sued i certificate OF membership and
blank application 10 each member, with n
printed request for them 10 get the appl-
cation filed and return; very few have
ever been returned. cur new members
have been obtained by the labor and pains
OF the TX. Board. In closing my report
would suggest that every member try and
send ia IN application during the next
month. that the Executive Board may at
their next monthly meeting be enabled 10
act upon them and thus increase our men,
berShip ~ once.
=. II. BCINHAM, Secretary.
IgEASURER'S REPORT.
NORWAY, Me-, Jan. :, lsS0.
CHARLES G.. BLAKE. in account with Citl-
zcns Mutual Benefit Association.
Cash reed since March :, ISIS, $685.
Dividends 10 May, ls5s, 30
Total ss92sl
Cash paid out. including death OF
Timothy Quinn, ~i'''
balance. sS9l.js
Of which S3726l is deposited in Norway
Savings Bank, and Sl5.9j have on hand.
CHARLES G.. BLAME, Treasurer.
ANY one desiring blank applications, by
laws, or any Information, can obtain the
same hy APPLYING 10 the Secretary, .. Ia.