Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-19
SOMETHING ABOUT Tag A. O. U. W
What the Organization Is-A Gathering
at Rocklin To-Day,

| located at sacramento, hOcR!ln, Auburn
Newcastle, Lincoln, Wheatland, Dutch Flat
Colfax, Folsom, Elk Grove, Gait, Placerville
Geors etown, Blue Canyon, Coloma, Nicolau
| and Marysville, is to take place to-day at
pleasant grove near Rocklin, and furnishe
| occasion for some timely remarks concerning
| this Order, in which there is so large mem
| bership, and which, in this State, has had al
almost phenomenal growth. Some fifteel
years ago mechanic in Pennsylvania con
ceived the idea of enrolling his fellow work
men in an organization to secure to tn
assigns OF each, on death, a given sum
money. OIt CT that mans effort has grow
THE ORDER
Which has, in 30 brief a space OF time, at
tanned such great proportions. The organ
ization has no capital stock, say its friends
save the pledge of each member to pay I
given sum when called upon, under the pro
viso that be shall not be so called upon oftene
than once month, and that the sum to b.
| paid on the beneficiary certificates that th'
| Order issues shall not exceed the sum O
! 81, 600. A part Of its capital stock, they alst
hold, is found in the fraternal principle tina
| is the ruling sentiment OF the Order. Ga tha
| it rests its GLAZING, but its members are free Il
| admit that great numsers enter the Ordel
| simply to secure the benefit IL the shape o.
1 the life insurance certificate it issues. How
ever, they sdd, as insurance at the minimum
| Of cost is great aim of the Order, that OBJ
| ject, when it prompts men to enter, Is 6
| proper one, and thereby men are brought
/ within the fraternal circle, and benefited bJ
its teachings and its restraints, who woulc
| otherwise neglect not only to provide Tor the
SUPPORT OF THEIR FAMILIES
| In the event of their own decease, but would
not enter into that frsternal relation with
| their fellow men that they should. In any
| light, therefore, the Workmen claim that
| their organization Is one that addresses itseli
most strongly to the people as proper one &c
be promoted. It is free from political or re-
! ligious bias, and makes no question concern
ing mems beliefs, creeds or political athlia'
tons. Il incuicates those charitable principles
and those doctrines OF mutual aid and fraternal
regard and conduct that are common to most
of the secret fraternal hrotherheods, such as
the Odd Fellows. the Red Men, and like
Orders. The question that most seriously
addresses itself to the thoughtful person is
that of the cost of insurance in such an organ
izatiou. AS to this, say the members who
have given il study, the experience OF some
fifteen years has been such as to demonstrates
stitutiOp, and that it is the most economical
form of insurance known. In those years the
Order claims that it has passed its younger
members from youth to middle age, and its
old members from middle age to old age, and
the eldest members of its early history to the
grave, and has thereby satisfied itself fully as
to all the risks and all the matters of life ex-
pectation, etc.
THE GRAND BODY
In this State requires that there shall be kept
constantly collected and on hand sum sufi
Gent TO meet the call for the payment of a
number Of beneficiary certificates at 81, 600
each. To do this, say the officers, it has been
found that the assessments amount to from
So to SIS per year per member. Added to
this is the cost Of lodge maintenance, which is
some So more, and thus the cost of the insur-
ancs is determined. Some six years ago the
Order was established in this State with a
single lodge and about 100 members 1t now
has go lodges and over Is, 900 members. It's
lodges are located in nearly every section of
the State. but are more plentiful in the csl-
trail than in any other portion Of the lurisdic-
ton. Each lodge is required to employ q
competent physician as a medical examiner,
and before any applicant is received he has
to undergo rigid physical examination, and
be found to be at least an ordinarily good
rick. After admission he is closely watched,
and is liable to lose all il his conduct in life
and habit is such al to increase in any marked
degree the liability OF his death, and it is
claimed thst in this respect the Order exer-
cises q powerful restraining influence upon a
vast BODY of men. From the last official re-
ports at hand, it is learned that the Order in
California paid out in 81, 900 lots. by way OF
insurance, the past year, over S16S, 900, be-
side very considerable sum of money for the
charitable
RELIEF OF DISTRESSED MEMBERS
And their families. In 1881, out of q mem.
bership Of nearly IA, 900 there were 90 deaths,
or q death rate of 76 in the 1000. The
average age of members at admission is
shown to be 3663. Some other interesting
facts are also shown; as, that there is con-
slant tendency to an even grade of the death
rate, and again, that the most deaths do not
occur among those most advanced in years,
as for instance the death rate for the ages
81 to %, is in 113; 26 to 30. is l in 151; 81
TO So, is in y; SO to 40 is l in 60; Il to
46, is l in 67 and 46 to 49, is l In AZ. Be-
yonds these ages, the reports give US no fig
ures, but the conclusion drawn is, that the
rate is about as shown in most of the tables
Of Actuaries. The present officers OF the
Order in California are: Clay w. Taylor.
Past Grand Master Workman, Shasta; w.
II. Bornes, Grand Master Workman, San
Francisco James L. Rogers, Grand Fore
man, Ukiah David Mcclure, Grand Over
seer, San Francisco; II. G. Pratt, Grand
Recorder, Oakland; G. II. Halle, Grand Re-
ceiver, Alameda; Harry J. Lask, Grand
Waterman, Placerville; E. T. Loud, Deputy
Grand Master, San Francisco Charles G.
Reed, Grand Trustee, Oakland; /. A. Duns-
moor Grand Trustee, Los Angeles; j. B.
Church, Grand Trustee, San Jose. Repre-
sentatives to Supreme Lodge-Clsy W. lay
lor, w. II. Barnes and w. H. Jordan.
THE LODGES
Are located at Oakland, San Francisco, West
Oakland, Brooklyn, Alameda, Temescal,
San Leandro, Naps, st. Helena, Santa Clara.
San Jose. Haywards, Saucelito, Sacramento,
Woodland, Stockton, San Rafael, Redwood,
Gilroy. Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Heallsburg
Cloyerdale, Ukiah. Lakeport, Antioch,
Marysvilie, Yuba City, 0roville. Watson.
vile, Santa Cruz, Salinas, Vacaville, Dixon,
Grass Valley, Nevada City, Wheat
land, Mission San Jose, Live
Oak, Chico. Mountain View, Berke.
ley, Livermore, Pleasanton, Winters,
Colusa, Gridley, Red Bluff, Mendocino,
Gatos. Visalia, Tulare, Santa Ana, Bakers
field, Los Angeles, Lincoln, Downey City,
Anahein, San Pablo, Durham, Elmirs, Mar
tinez, Walnut Creek, Point of Timber, Be-
nicia, Newcastle, Hollister, Auburn, Mon
tsrey. Colfax, Dutch Flat Biggs, Truckee,
Kernville, North San Juan, Lcdi, Folsom,
Elk Grove, Eureka, Mode sto, Gait, Meridian,
Willows, Grand Island, Williams, Placer
vile, Smartsville, Compton, Georgetown lei
Dorado county,, Camptonyille. Downie-
vile, Forest City, Sierra City. Ell Dorado,
Quincy, Wilmington, Plymouth, Green
vile, Amador City, Susanville, GAINESVILLE,
lone Valley, Brownsville, Bodie, Volcano,
San Bernardino, Nicolaus, Grafton, San An
dreas, Capay, Pasadena, Lathrop, Forest
Hill, Spanishtown. Michigan Bluffs, Suffer
Creek, San Diego, Weavsrville, Lemoore,
Grangeville, Cacheville, Linden, Sonoma,
Newark, Maxwell, Fresno, Santa Barbara,
San Buenaventura, Yreks, Etna, Fort Jones,
Hills Ferry, Turlock. Crescent City, Blue
Canyon, Centervills Fresno county, Te-
hama, Ell Monte, Hanford. Lockford, Central
Point, San Luis Obispo, Trinity Center,
Rocklin. Sonora, Oskdale, Porterville, Ma
varro, Princeton, Nelson, Coloma, San Lo-
College City, Somersville, Lookout, Smiths
River, San Fernando. N. r. Mills, Nelson.
Moore's Station, Dunnigan, Walnut Creek,
and few other points not yet reported. On
similar plans to that of the A. o. q. W., but
with some difference as to methods, there are
located in Sacramento and many of the sur.
rounding towns Lodges of the Knights of
Honor, American Legion of Honor and the
Chosen Friends.
MILITARY CHANGEs.-The Governor has
appointed Llewellyn Tozer as Brigadier-Gen-
eral of the Fourth Brigade, N. G. c., vice
John F. Sheehan, resigned. Major Fl. A.
Weaver, Chief of the brigade staff, has re-
signed, and Major W. I. Wallace, Inspector
of Rifle Practice on the same staff, has APP
piled to be placed on the retired list, he hav.
ing served in the National Guard over eight
years.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-Mrs. DR.. Cline