The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-13
SAPoLIs DAILY SENTINEL MAY 10 1885
B'NAI BIRTH.
Annual Meeting of the District Lodge
In This City-Addreeses and
Reports.

The District Grand Lodge No. 2. Independ.
emit Order of B'pai Birth (Sons of Cove
nant). began its annual session yesterday
morning in this city. The session will con-
tinue to Thursday night. The following Off.
GERS were present at the opening of the Lodge
president-Henry Mack, OF Cincinnati.
/. Vice President-Jacob Furth, OF 81. Louis
Treasurer-Msurice Bauer, OF Cincinnati.
Stcretafy-A. Abraham, OF Cincinnati.
apolis.
sixty.fve delegates. from Ohio, Illinois.
Kentucky and this State were present. Toe
lodge being opened formally the President
read his address. This was an INTEREST," 6
paper and showed that during the year the
membership had decreased ffiy-two, Leaving
the present number ), 1872, and the treasury
bad suffered q depletion ut 1882 2t, leaviAg
an aggregate of $l22, 761 SO. The installation
during the year were ~ against 172 the pre-.
ceeding year, and the Withdrawals and s1s.
pensions l26 against 6S last year. One cause
Tor thie decrease lay In the abolish
ment of all significance in the pro.
ceedings, the simplicity of the ritual
the absence of any incentive to ad-
vance in the order, the abolishment of sick
benefits. and compulsory adherence to TIE
endowment, to which many young men 90.
jscied. The President was disposed to
recommend a modification OF the latter
whereby 1t would be made optional with the
new members TO contribute 10 the fund.
The remainder of the address was of matters
pertinent 10 the inner working OF the Order.
and complimentary to the management of
the Cleveland Orphan Asylum, the aggregate
funds and investments of which institution
are $l7S $50 10 with 301 inmates, and the
endowment fund. the reserve OF which shows
en- increase of nearly $25, 900 under the sue
oessful workings of the new law. The report
OF the Trustees was submitted by Isidor
Bush, OF st. Louis, AS Chairman, and 1t in.
Guided the eleventh annual report OF /. Ko.
perlik, as Secretary of the endowment fund.
Enrolled member Decrmbsr. 81, 1884, 3 O70;
deaths dining the year, thirty-seven; with
drawals 81; suspensions, 65, and exclusions
>. Receipts from all sources, including $751;
400 assessments. SSl, 439 S3; expenditures, in
Guiding $50 900 benefits paid and So, PA. So
investment. S74 326 6S; cash on hand.
S7,113.15. The total receipts since the estab.
lshment of the fund are S476, $50 s., and the
disburse ments S469, 626 20. OF the latter
$500, Coo was endowments paid to heirs OF
deceased members, and $40 932. IL for current
expenses The decrease Ia membership dur.
Ing The psst year was 49, The report OK the
Trustees also included number of valuable
suggestions. rs well as the statement of the
Treasurer, Louis Levi, all of which were
appropriately referred.
In the afternoon the Standing Committees
were appointed, and a. night musical and
literary entertainment WAS given the dele.
gates and visitors by the Pbe ak Literary
Society OF Maennerchor Hall, in which NJ
Bsmbereer. Perry Ingalls,, Mrs Frank f.
lowering. n. n Spades Miss Lulu Bart,
Miss Jennie Apologize, Miss FloreDcs BAN,
berger, Miss Lottie Adams, Miss Ray Solo
mon, and Professor Mueller's orchestra took
part. There will be ball and banquet to-
night at Englshs.