Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-10
Annual Meeting.

The Odd Fellows Mutual Aid AssOcfa- | tiOn-EIection of Omcers-The Organi- zatiOn's Good Work-Iatters Discussed. 1 The annual meeting of the Odd Fellows Mutual Aid association was held yesterday afternoon. The following were elected off, oers for the ensuing year, being the old off, cers:
 President-J. K. Bundy, New Haven.
 Vice President-T. ,pEiggs Waterbury.
 Secretary-George N. Moses, New Haven
 Treasurer-T. c. Hollis, New Haven
 Two proposed amendments to the bylaws were presented to the meeting, viz.:
 ''Amend Sec. 19, by erasing all of the sec- tion after the word sbenefit" in the third line of the last paragraph of the section and fit shall be paid to his legal heirs, if there be any; if none, then to be paid to his executor or administrators"
 "Amend Sec. 27, by erasing the whole sec- tion, and substituting the following: Any member of this association may offer an amendment in writing to these bylaws at the annual meeting of the association, or at special meeting of the same, to be called for the purpose of considering the bylaws, but it shall require two-thirds vote of all the members present to make such amend ments.'"
 The second of these was defeated, it being | thought inadvisable that the bylaws be open | to change except by the old limitation, the | same as heretofore The first proposed ! amendment was carried. By the law as it | stood the disposition of money due on &C., | count of the death of a member was re- strained from going to children of the de- ceased if over 21 years of age. The amend ment as it passed provides that notice must be given the association by the legal heirs of ' O cd Ioa7rx he of his death, the money to go first to the widow if there is one, the children being next in or der. If notice is not given within six months the money goes to the executors or administrators, provided there is no written order from the deceased.
 The report of MT. Moses notices that the death rate last year was unusually light and the season unusually prosperous for the asso citation. The association opens the year un. der very favorable auspices, with prospect l of a large increase of the membership of the order. The membership, first class, is: I Number of members reported Jan. l, 18s2.... 262 Applications received. --l28 Transferred from second class. ...... ......... 1s
 2,75 Died. ;,;.........: -..---...---- a9 | Dropped for loss of lodge membership ! Transferred to second class. .-....--.-.-..--. l Rejected ---.-.-----.---.-.'.-..- 4 | Present membership 2,7O The membership of the second class is Number reported January l, 1882. 1,14 ! Applications received. -.--..--.----..--.---62 -62 ! Transferred from first class ...-............ 6
 1,21; | Dropped for non-payment.- \ Dropped from membership. | heJected . = \ Present membership. 1,1Sl | Total membership. ........................ 3,89. gain since the last report of 126. | The financial statement is as follows: | Fundsin the treasurers hands at the be-
 ginning of the year. $1O, ,522 Il ' Fees for new members. 5 ,233 OO ' Assessments oo,1Oz OU ' interest," 4Oo 91 Sale of old office furniture. 27 7T 37,76s &
 s4s,29o 8. The disbursements last year 2.232 g: Paid benefits 19 deaths in first class. 2S, 800 0 Paid benefits deaths in second class.... 5000 O
 S33, ,732 9; | Cash on hand 14,557 9j The gain since last report is $3, ,3s4.O6 ! The increase of the fund is recommended The finance committee, J. $. Hungerford and Reuben Rice, audited the accounts and found | them correct.