Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03


Special Correspondence Of Gazette anu journal
MILToN, Aug. 27.-The State Council,
Order United American Mechanics, met
in its forty-sixth annual session here
yesterday afternoon. The delegates in
attendance were f. A. Slower, State
Councillor, of jefferson Council, No. 10;
Benjamin II. B. Ennis and II. NJ. Good
win of the same lodge; S. X. Reeves, @.
IL. Combs and j. +. Mynich of Will
mington Council, No. |; II. NJ. Mullin,
State Council Secretary, and John
Walker of Wilmington and Brandy
wine Council, No. 3; George S. Mckee,
Jr., of Washington Council, No. A; Q.
II. Taylor, ex-State Councillor, J. II.
Mclaughlin, A. p. Pepper, p q. Green,
w. w. Vincent, w. s. Walls of George
town Council, No. l2 s. r. Johnson,
II. II. Burton, A. J. Lynch, +. q. Brew
ington, A. NJ. Johnson, Thomas A.
West of Rodney Council, No. 10, of
Angela; Joseph II. Lingo, George w.
johnson, II. ]. Lawson of Millsboro
Council, No. 8.
The session was called to order at $50
p m, by +. A. Stover, the State council
lor, the members of the council all being
present, having come down on the
morning train. The afternoon session
was entirely taken up by the reading of
the minutes, which were long and
tedious to the members as well as to the
secretary, whose duty it was to read
them. The reading took over two hours,
and they were finally adopted.
The various committees also made
their reports. The committee on cre-
dentials reported from Councils /, 2, 3,
4, B, 10, ~, i3, IA, and the same were
admitted to the State body, their Gre
dentials being approved by the COM
mittee.
The report of the finance committee
was next taken up, and after being read
by the treasurer was submitted to an
auditing committee and is still in their
hands. This report includes the finan-
cial reports of each Of the subordinate
lodges and the regular report of the
State Council. There Is now In hand
$4,000; that includes all the lodges in
the State. The membership in the State
now is 600 in round numbers, 150 mem
bers having been taken in during the
past year and one Council having been
organized. The society is making a
rapid march and is adding members to
its list almost every day. The Council
has State insurance of $3.50 and grants
sick benefit and benefit at death to
the members of each subordinate
Council.
After the report of the secretary and
judiciary committee had been heard the
Council took a recess for supper until
T.30 p. M, when the regular business
began in dead earnest. The first section
of business taken up was the election of
officers for the ensuing year, and it re-
quired nearly the whole session for this
work. S. Il. johnson of Rodney Council,
No. 13, of Angola, was elected State
Councillor; s. T. Reeves of Wilmington
Council, No. 1, Wilmington, Vice-coun.
cillor; Benjamin H. B. Ennis of JefIer-
son Council, No. 10, of Wilmington
State Secretary; j. MeIsaughlin-,.ei
Georgetown Council, No. IL, of George
town, State Treasurer; Daniel T.
Atkins of Council No. IA, of
Milton, State Inductor; G. w. John
son of Millsboro Council, No. 5, State
Examiner A. j. Lynch of Rodney
Council, No. l3, of Angola, State Pro.
tector; W. S. Walls of Council No. 12
O.. IL. Taylor of Council No. 12, G. j
Davidson of Council No. IA and George
S. Mckee, Jr., We're chosen State Coun.
Gil Trustees j. f. Mynich Of Whining.
ton Council, No. |, was chosen repre-.
sentative to the National Council, which
meets in Troy, N. ", on the 22d Of next
month. He was chosen for three years
as II representative and II. NJ. Mullin OF
Wilmington and Brandywine, No. 3
was selected to fill the same office fol
two years.
After the election of officers had beer
completed they were installed by the
installing officer, Charles ii. Taylor, and
the meeting adjourned TO meet again a
8 o'clock this morning, when the busi
ness will be completed. This, however
will be most important session, as
some of the laws of the society are to bt
brought up for revision, and it is ex
pected there will be some lively work
One Of the laws was taken up last night
before the adjournment to the effect tina
/ the office of secretary and treasurer give
bond. This was passed, but the amount
of the required bond has not been stated
as yet.
Immediately upon adjournment, las
night, which was about midnight, thu
members of the State Council were in
vited to the large dining parlors of tn,
Ponder House, where they were stop
ping, and sat down to a banquet sprea(
by the committee of arrangements o
the Milton Council. Each member ex
:. pressed his individual satisfaction ut tn,
! royal spread that had been prepared
and it was well into the wee small hour
! of the morning when they retired.
MILTON, Aug. 2s.-The third and las
5 session of the 46th annual meeting of tht
State Council, o. U. a. NJ, met at
Y o'clock yesterday morning in the lodg,
l rooms of the local council, with full
| attendance.
The revision of the laws, which wa
? laid on the table Wednesday night t
! allow the members to partake of boun
l tiful banquet, was again taken up ant
work began in earnest. They wert
S taken up law by law and section BY
e section, read and put before the order
A. number of the laws were changed
l and probably the most important one o
r all was the one requiring the secretary
e and treasurer to give bond for thei
office. This was railroaded through
A quickly, though it at first met witt
a some opposition.
e The next in importance was th'
r changing the holding of these annua
meetings. Alltl lnucu ueDutiHs uue
!. consideration it was decided to holt
them in May instead of August, Us il
now the custom. These are the tw,
most important laws that were changed
5 though there were many reyisions o
: minor importance that will not materi
9 ally interfere with the customs hereto
: fore adhered to. They adjourned n
: noon and the delegates have now al
: departed for their respective homes