Daily Republican., 1890-03-11
BEuIsb the WICKET.

erst Societies An Are in a Flourisfsng
Condition and Increasing Their Menu
bsrship-A Mighty Power For Good tn
This Community.
The secret beneficial societies Of this
city, the came ~ elsewhere, are in . |
four'thing condition, and the long, cold |
evenings causes the attendance TO be !
good. This Of course creates increased |
Interest III the proceedings and conduces |
to the welfare Of each. Some orders are |
more prosperous than others, and this |
can no doubt be attributed TO the fact |
that the order which lives up the closest |
to the teachings OF its ritual 10 sure to |
forge ahead aud promulgate that broth
trly unity among Its members without
which no order can hope to be success
full. A. soon - IN order tramples under
foot the teachings OF IFS ritual And In.
culcates the principle that Its duties
towards the members Is . mere question
of dollars and cents, ready to be repudi.
ated on the slightest pretext or technic-
ality. just that soon It csn be set down
for inct that that ordar, NO matter
what 1t Ia, has reached the height OF it's
pros perity and started on the wrong side
Of the hill.
1t Is hoped that there are no orders 10
this city that would be guilty Of such Q
fragrant violation OF their principles.
sven II 1t was done under the name Of
tour laws" but II there Is, the promul-
gators may aud, when 1t Is too late, that
the Members also viii make their rsla-
tions with such an order matter Of dol
lars and cents, aud cease TO take any in.
! terest In II beyond keeping themselves
square on the books, 80 that In event of
sickness they woull be In q position to
demand the weekly benefits promised
them.
Love and fraternity are tho two great
bonds that should, and to insure success
must, bind the members OF all secret Or
ganizations together. With thess pr.nci-
Eles practiced 70 their fullest extent, as
! there il no doubt they are In the majority
, of orders, prosperity will be assured.
There can Be no more pleasing sieht tina q
to SEQ . lodge meeting wsll attended,
each member inspired with brotherly love
and working Tor the Test interests OF the
Organization; but on the other hand,
when lodge with membsrsh p OF froIu
seventy five to one hundred has scarcaiy
t more members present at Its meeting
: than are necessary to all the chairs, II
shows that there 10 something wrong, and
that the members are losing that inieres
j. In the organization which 10 absolutely
i. necessary To Its success.
!, The secret beneficial orders In this city
: are doing much greater work than thu
majority of people Imagine. There are
- men to-day, hard working, sober ant
indnstrious, who owe what they are e
the lodge or lodges with which they arr
associated. The evenings spent witt
ri their brethren In the lodge room hay,
- been the means of making them VIVA
}. they are, by keeping them from tsmpts
a tiou, exslting their ideas, aud teachinl
them their duties iowa I'd their God
their fam.l and their fellow men. Blu
this IL not all, ~ there 10 no doubt, bu
at least one thousand dollars Is paid GU
4 every week by the various orders in hi
city 20 sick and funeral benefits to thei
members. Secret beneficial orders ar
the sheet anchor Of every working man
: and every oae, especially those havin
r. families, should teonR to a. many as h
h. month, paid ~ dues will never be misse
n but It will insure so dollars Q week i
,e case of sickness, with an amount sufi
Or Gent for funeral EXPENSE In the event {
y death. Still 1t 10 not advisable for an
III une to become member Of an ordt
merely for the pecuniary benefits.
= there IL or should be something highe
nobler and better than mere flthy lucI
nj in all those ordera
he THE IRON HALL.
ID Among the mauy excellent ordel
hs established In this city 10 the Iron Hal
which now has a. IN foothold and 10 !
NJ . prosperous condition. This order pay
Of from IS to e25 per week In case Of sicl
l. ness or disability and for tota, disabllii
~ from 800 70 $500, with a final benefit I
= the end OF seven years Of from $500
IN $1,000. The assessments range, accort
~. ing to tho amount taken, from 50 cent
ii to 50 so, the latter amount securing 8:
X. . week In case Of scknesn, Or 81 900 |
the end of seven years. Branch No. A
N meets In the Adams Building, and SCI
~ eral OF Its members who have been sic
ii. recently have baen paid their benefit
on promptly. The srder was formed at II
dianApoiis, March 20, 1881, and cons
L Quently Ia nearly nine years old. 1t no
n has over 10000 members, and during 4
existence has levied 131 easements.
has paid to members for alex and fini
" benefits 50, 600, 900, and now has I'm q,
y cumu.ated reserve fund of over $780, Oh
to meet any demands that may be mad
upon It. A single assessment realize
y. about Sl25, 900, and there 10 an average I
u present OF about twenty . year. Th
- plan on which this organization Is con
IA Quoted Is original, and has proved highl
I'd satisfactory.
THE PRovIDEsT UNION.
= There is but one branch OF the Prov
~ dent Union in this city, Rodney Council
- No. 4S. This order ranks high anon
sT the co Operative insurance organization
~. OF this country, and . man can secure
50 policy or bond OF 5000 In 1t at . IN NC
st. less cost than 81 coo could be insured
So. one OF the old-iine companies. The oil
II jacts OF the order, as set forth in Its de
Ii lsrstion OF principles, are se follows:
- ''Ihe objec's of this Union arc to D
IL cure to its citizen members the benefit ,
re Provident Fund, TO be applied to Il
tt' ' relief Of their widows, orphans and 9th
= dependents, according to the provision
F s of the constitution aud laws. To uni
" Its citizens In iraternal union for mutu
Elk Improvement In tho knowledge OF Il
en- Government of the United States, ]
constitution and rights OF citizenship. !
y instruct the ignorant, develop the know
10 edge OF the Informed, and to secure
ing each OF lie citizens the beat results fro
~: familiarity with the principles of COVER
'ha ment. To inculcate the spirit OF chart
by caring for one another, and practicir
ED those virtues which constitute tho noble
e. manhood"
A. Since Its organization about seven yea
ago there have been IFS deaths, and
T., meet these claims 81 assessments ma
rec h,en cnllcd