The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-02
THE NATrorAn rr1oN
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for wheeling.
The National Union q mutual bonoGt
association with it, headquarieln Il To
lsdo, Ohio. The Finance Committee, Of
which F. q. orhgo, Of this city, Il chair
man, was in sasgIon during the greater
part Of las. week, and from him some In.
taresting and important items concerning
the organization we're cleaned. The Pfesi.
dent, Dr.. Frank CEeageT, Of Fremont, met
the COMMITTEES and Eas with them during
the greater part Of tho time they were In
session. The other two msmbers Of the
committee are 4. ]. OhafleaWorth, Of
Toledo, superintendent Of the Lake Shore
Railroad, and Frank N. Gage, Of the
George Downs Corset Company, Chicago.
The books Of the Secretary, J. w. Myers,
were examined thoroughly, and were
compared with those Of Nj. Bayne, Of
Cleveland, the Treasurer, and were found
TO correspond In every particular and
every cent vas accounted for. Inc COM
mittee were unanimous In the opinion
that the affairs are conducted honestly
and GQuarely. Mi. O. o. Everta, who has
charge Of the TreEsufer'B books, was with
Mr.. Bayne and assisted the committee
very greatly in their work. The former
Treasurer, Mr.. i. n. Gsge, and now a
member Of the Finance Committee, pro-
dueed his final vouchers Of last years
work and was given clear and salts
factory release from all accountability 70
the Senate a. Treasurer.
During the calender year Just closed
there have been levied thirteen Rssea9.
ments, and the amount collected and dis.
bursed. Seventy.one deaths have occurred
and the losses paid. The amount collect
cd into the benefit fund during the yeal
10 S2S0.000. and the amount paid oui
$229, 900. OF this amount $4,000 hRyC
come 10 Wheeling. This is more than the
entire membership Of the city will pay In
to the treasury In three years at the high
est rate Of assessments yet levied. Two
years ago there were thirteen assessment
levied, while last year there were but nine
Since the organization Of the order there
hsye been paid into the benefit funt
s45S, 0S6 66, and S447,69S67 paid out
Members can carry one, two, three, foul
or ave thousand dollars, according q
they elect to become let, %, Sd, 4th or 6tl
rate members,
The increase In membership during thu
year has been 1900, while there are Tally
Is, 900 members now In the order.
II Is confidently believed that TIT
assessments will never be burdensome, q
the increase In Assessments as the mem
beTs grow older will ever be an incentive
10 young men TO enter the order. Tit
membership Of this city ought to bs
doubled during the wiDter-and It can b
II but half an effort is made. There arr
at present fourteen Councils Of the order
In the State and several others will bg
Organised in the near future. It Is hoped
that the members Of the order will bring
this to the attention OF their friends
Many Of the very best business men Of the
country are members Of such ordeIs, and
the National Union, wherever organized,
compares very favorably with others or
the came plan. 1t Is not intended to be
q rival Of any other social order Of the
same kind, but asks that its past record
aud present standing be examined by
those wishing to join society Of the kind,