The morning call., 1891-09-06
BENEFITS
ARE OPTIONAL.
The Grand Council Of the Y.
N. |. So Decide.
Close Of an EYentful and Busy Annual SeS-
slOn-FreSno the Next Meet.
Ing Place.
special to THE MORNING oArr

WATsoNvILLE, Sept 5.-The last days
session of the seventh annual council Of the
Young Mems Institute of the Pacific was
ushered in here by a heavy thunderstorm
at daybreak. Rain fell heavily for two
hours, washing the red dye out of the BAN
ners and causing the sidewalks and cutters
to look like the floor of a slaughter-house.
When the council assembled at 9 o'clock
in the morning the sun shone out brightly
and the members proceeded 10 grapple with
the vexed question of funeral benefits. At
previous session motion to abolish the
benefits had failed, and proposition to
make the matter of benefits optional Jared
no better. Further discussion of the mat
ter in the hotel corridors had, however,
convinced the leading spirits of the order
that something must be done to retain the
insurance feature in a modified form, and
the optional plan found many converts
among those hitherto opposed to it.
Finally the matter had been referred to
the Committee on Laws and Supervision,
who this morning reported amendments on
death benefits in substance as follows:
Any member may in writing notify bis council
OF his desire not 10 participate In The deatl-Dene-
fit feature and thereupon shall not be liable for
any death-beneft assessments, nor shall he be
entitled to any rights 10 death benefits. The
council shall forward such notice TO the Grand
Seer. tary at once. Any member OF the institute
falling 10 pay any death benefit assessment
within thirty days after the official announce
ment of lie levy thereof In his council shall by
the very fact of such nOn-payment be deprived
of all rights 10 death benefits. and shall not be
restored except upon majority vote of his cOun-
ell after application thereto for restoration TO
n IA .hpt Tna mr. nf he
panied by the subordinate Medical Examiners
favorable report. and after payment OF all In
debteduess to his council and all deatE-beneft
assessments levied and not paid by him, pro-
vIded the certificate Of The Medical Examiner
shall not be required If application for reStora-
tiou Is made within sixty days alter suspension.
A failure to pay any DEATH benefit assessment
shall NOT, however, deprive any member OF any
nights Of membership save The right to the death
benefit allowance unless the member Is other
wise delinquent. Expulsion from The institute
suspension therefrOm curing tue continuance
of such suspensiOU) shall deprive The member
not only OF The right 10 death benefits but or all
his other rights ana privileges In the order. No
tce of all resIOTatIons to the privilege of death
benefits shall be Immediately forwarded 10 The
Grand Secretary; provided, however, That cOun.
ellis shall not be required TO pay such assessments
on members not entitled TO the death benefit al
lOwance. In case, however. OF the restoration OF
a member 10 the rights of The death-benetlt feat
uTe all moneys collected from him for delinquent
death benefit assessments shall be forwarded TO
the Grand Treasurer.
The whole of the morning session was
consumed in debate on this all.hbsorbing
question. but DO conclusion had been
reached when the council adjourned at
noon.
At the afternoon session, however, the
delegates began to perceive that their ranks
were being rapidly depleted by forced de-
partures to San Francisco and distant
points and it also became evident that an
evening session would become imperative
TO the exclusion of the promised banquet.
Accordingly the optional amendment was
put to vote aud carried. The remainder
of the business was rushed through in short
order.
Votes of thanks were accorded to Arch
bishop Riordan and the Young Mems Insti-
tute and citizens of WatsoDville. The new
grand officers were installed by Past Grand
President Sullivan.
Tho Finance Committee recommended a
per capita tax for the next year OF 81 70. and
that the Grand Treasurers salary be raised
from S25 to S75 per month. 1t is estimated
that the necessary current expenses for the
next year will be S9913 70.
The afternoon session was called to order
by the lately installed Grand President j.
F. Smith.
The decision of the place for the meeting
of the next Grand Council was In order.
Fresno and Marysvlle were named and
Fresno was CHOSEN Dy Small majority.
The office of Grand Lecturer was abol-
ished and the duties of that Office were added
to those of the district deputies.
The recommendations of the Finance
Committee were modified so that the Grand
Presidents salary was changed from $500
to $500 per year and the per capita tax to
81 50.
The report of the Committee on Good of
the Order was handed in and adopted.
A resolution of thanks to the retiring Off
GERS was rendered.
The constitution was amended, so as to
change the election of officers to the first
day following the organization.
A resolution of thanks to the press in gen.
eral. and Watsonville in particular, was
adopted.
The constitution was amended so as to
allow the President to hold Office for only
one term.
The council adjourned sine die at 7:3O
o'clock P. NJ
About $50 persons accepted the invitation
to a banquet in the evening, which was pre-
sided over by Mayor Madden.
J. F. Smith responded to the toast "Y.
M. II; j. F. Sullivan, "Civil and religious
liberty; j. j. McDade. "PiOneers of the
institute" and "Our clerical brethren" Rev.
c. E. O'Neill. Several other toasts were
given.