The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-10
The knights of Honor of Mississ ippi
OFFICE OF GRAND REPORTER,
HFRN ANDa Feb. ~ lgsG

HERSANDo, Feb. %, 1856.
EDIToE CLARIoS-DEAR SIR: Here
with ] hand you a condensed statement
showing the progress oil the Knights OF
Honor Order Of Mississippi for the six
monts ending December 81, 1885, and also,
Tor the fiscal year 1880, with lev remark
added, for which / hope You will be able to
lind space in TIE CLARION, as many
members Of the Order are among your
regular readers:
Number Of Lodges June 80 1885, Ill.
Insiited during the fall term, 3 reinstaied.
/; Number OF Lodges Decem Der 81, 1855.
rs; Number OF members June 80 1883.
after correcting errors in spring reports
1860; initiated during the fall term, l49 !;
admitted by card, y reins:ated, 81 total
additions, 2i0; making 400 withdrawn
by w. card, 80; by f. card 4 suspended
SO expelled; deaths 2 total deductions,
80; leaving membership December 81
1880 1920; net gain Tor six months, CO.
The following is for the fiscal year end
ing January LIST, 1886: number of Lodges
January /, 1885, 1l2; instituted during the
year, 6 total, ll8; deducted Tor cousolida
ton, s. leaving number OF Lodges, January
j, 1856, 10 membership January ], 1885,
corrected, 1900; initiated during the year.
3S2 admitted by card, "A; reinStated, 81 .
total additions, 557, making 5O37; deduct
withdrawn by W. card, 90 by f. card, -; ;
expelled / suspended, Z54 deaths, 81 (.
total deduc ION, Az; leaving membership
January /, 1886, 1920; net gain 100; num-
Der Of assessments called, p; amount paid
into w. and Q. b. Fund, sos, 500 40;
amount drawn out Sll4,OO0OO; amount
drawn out more than paid in 81, 10000 :;
average amount on each assessment
t497L79; amount paid by the 81 deceased
members s. 496 30; average amount paid,
$9j426; amoUut received by beneficiary
Tor each q liar paid SOCIAL; death-rate
per 1000 members 1889 per cent OF sus-
pensions per 1000 5.J.
These results show the Order in healthy
progressive condition in this State. !
tender my thanks to the Reporters OF
Lodges for the correctness of their Semi
Annual Reports and their promptness in
paying supply-biils. III they will, in the
future comply with Article TX, section
3, aud send nae by card at once, all initia-
tons, admissions by card, reinStatements,
Withdrawals by card, explosions, etc, so
that | may record them in the State Regis
ter, there will be no errors as TO member
ships. The Grand Lodge financially IL in
a good condition. The Grand Officers
again congratulate the working brethren
for the progress made, and would respect
fully urge upon them the necessity OF still
working to increase the membership. The
future stability and success Of the Order
depends upon keeping up the member
ship. The human family would soon cease
to exist il no more children were born into
the world its numerical strength can only
be sustained by new births. The numeri-
cal strength OF any cooperative order must
be sustained by bringing new members into
the Order. We would advise the
healthy, true and good citizens OF
Mississippi, who have loved ones de-
pendent upon them to unite with US in this
noble work OF charity, morality and broth
erly love. We point them to The past history
of our Order, Tor the suffering it has pre-
vented, and the good it has done. A hint to
the wise and prudent is sufficient.
GEO. w. LAWSON, Grand Reporter.