The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-13
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Proceedings Of the Grand Lodge.

The grand lodge of the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen met in the hall of the
Knights Of PythiaS Tueadsy in annual session.
The order IS the Oldest cooperative iusur-
ancs order in the United States and boosts
Of membership of over ninety thousand in
good standing. Tie frst days session was
esnfRed TO preliminary work, with Grand
MaRtsr j. a. Cerrell in the chair. Yesterday
the trsins increased the number of delegates
in attendance TO over one hundred
members. The second dsy's-yes!orday-
meeting was devoted toroutins business. The
annual report of the grand matter shows that
in the organization Of the grand lodgs the
membership of Texas consisted Of fourteen
lodges, with total Of 427 members. Since
which time the following lodges haze been
instituted:
Mineols lodge, No. 15, at MipeolA-by
DR.. A. 7. Brown; Sulphur Springs lodge,
No. l6, at Sulphur SpriRgs-by DIR. A. P.
Brown; Sherman lodge, No. IL, at Sherman
by n. Q. Hustled; GAINESVILLE ledge, No. IS,
at Gaingrile-by DR.. +. O. Burke; Fsrley
lodge, No. 10, at Fornsy-by j. NJ. White;
Myrtle lodge, No. 20, at Dsngeraeld--by DR..
A. ?. Brown; Elmo lodge, No. 81, at Elmo
by NJ. White; Protection lodge, Ne. %,
at Orange-by M. Hsggar.
The following lodges have been suspended
during the term for non-psyment of assess.
meats snd reinatalled ut the dates hsrs given:
Longvew, No. II, April 49, JonesVlle, No.
IL, August 20; Sulphur Springs, No. 16, Sep
tOmber 20; Gainesville No. IS, September 20;
Jonesville, No. ID, October 20; Gainesville,
No. Is, 0Aober %; Jonesvile, No. IA, Oots-
Der 20; Gainesville, No. IS, November "a;
Jonesville, No. IA, December %; Mineola,
No. TO- December %; Gainesville, No. 10,
December Is, 1880.
The suspension of members in subordinate
lodges for non-payment Of assessments have
bson large, yet the greater portion have
been reinstated-the cause is that they
do not thoroughly understand the nsrk-
ings OF the order, and the suspensions seem
to be growing less as they come to knew the
rules, etc. The number of members sus.
pended during the term, is as follows:
suspended during The term. .......,..,..... 25s
Gelhstated 1852
Remain suspended. .................... IC8
Daring the term ending December 81
$780, there has been Issued by the grand 70.
corder 306 beneficiary certificates.
The following deaths have occurred in this
jurisdiction from January %, 1880, to Dscem-
Der 81, 1880;
Thomas G. Stacy, Lono Star lodge, No. l,
died February I'd, 1880; w. G. Carrall,
Lsngview lodge, No. IL, died February 18th,
1880; Tobias Goldberg, Phoenix lodge. No.
4, died July 10Th, 1880; L. A. Henchrnan,
Lsne Star lodge, No. l, died September 10Th,
$780, James W. Mathes, Longview lodge,
No. II, died October 18th, $780, John T.
Mauu, Lone Star ledge No l, died Dscem.
ber 3D., 1880; A. BSrnstein, VanZandt lodge,
No. 9, died December 9th, 1880.
All Of which hAya been paid save tho two
last named, and they will be in the course Of
thirty days.
Certificates. issued since that tlme...... sos
Membership In good standing, Dec a.. COS
BENEFICIARY certificates spnulles ,,,.,.,,, 81
hlemberBhtp suspended liable to DO re-
lnssted. ..,..,.,,...,''.-,. ...,..,,.,.. lO6 I3J
RECEIPTS.
For January and February, $685.: fer
March, $500; for April, $7S7; for May, 1884,
for june, S727; for July, S48s; for August,
cioOs lOE SoplSluObE, CoJO, LOT OClODSf, y L.
1888. for November, 1908; for December, ST.
l72; total, So, $50.
Meaning amount remitted 10 supreme re-
ceiver Remitted January and February,
$656; March, $40S; April, 1868; May, $685.;
June, 1898; July, S436; August, $456; Sep.
tember 81 COL; October, $l,096; November;
81, Ia; December, 81, 1853; total, 1891, 400.
After reading and referring the several re-
ports Of the efiicars to appropriate commit
tees, tho following appointments were an
nouuced by the presiding officer.
Committee on distribution Of grand off
cers Esports-Messrs. A. Pope, J. Nj. Jones
and j. @. Crawford.
Committee on fRsnce-Msssrs. George Il.
Fearn, j. III. Jones and I. s. Buchanan.
Committee on suspenSion-Messrs. A.
Pops, T. Cardell and j. NJ Jones.
Ballotiag for the election of officers for tho
ensuing term resulted as follows: Grand
master, George r. Fearn; grand foreman, T.
y. Buchanan; grand ovsrsesr, A. ]. Williams;
grand recorder, N. 9. Pierce; grand re.
eeiver, j. II. Taylor; grand guide, j. NJ.
Jones; grand Waterman, j. q. Crawford;
grand trustee, II. A. Binford state medical
examiner, @. @. Burke.
This meeting of the grand lodge has
created the Office of state medical examiner,
to whom all applications must be submitted
before beneficiary certificates can issue
thereon.
The meeting, after the election, adjourned
to meet to-day.