Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-11
OFFICERS ELECTED.

OFFICERS ELECTED.
o. U. A. M. Hold Their State Con-
vention In This City-Progress of
the Order-RepOrts of the officials. |
The state council of tho Order of United |
American Mechanics held their annual |
convention in Sassacus armory yesterday.
The convention was opened at 1870 and
WAS called to order by State Councillor
James F. Smith of New London, who PEE
sides over the convention. Vice State
Councillor F. g. Clark of Falls Village,
State Secretary g. d. Adams of South
Norwalk and State Treasurer Frank Fields
of this city occupied seats on the platform
and assisted Councillor Smith in conduct
ing the business of the meeting. After
the customary opening exercises were con-
cluded the roll call of the delegates was
read and those responding recorded by the
secretary. Among those who represented
the local councils were: w. o. Staples,
F. E. Field, Frank Brown, R. R. Rus
cell, ]. D. Bradley, h. J. Morton,
J. X. Taylor, E. R. Smith, A D.
Crane, E. w. Smith, E. E. Gessner, d. d.
Blake, L. w. Barnes, J. E. Parmelee, l..
A. Horton, J.H. Scranton, F.W. Rolliston,
WV Ramsdell, n. T. Mix, II. S. Critten-
den, John R. Wallace, J. w. Bass, J. E.
Hart, F. n. Tuttle, F. A. Goodyear, R A.
| Smith, S. D. Belts, M. w. Putney, James
Clannon, q. F. Hutchings, Charles Scoville,
| George 81. Rowland, E. J. Temper, George
E. Fancher, E. F. Saunders.
There were about three hundred dele
gates present.
The business of the morning session
consisted in the routine of listening to re-
| ports. Councillor Smith in his report said
| that the order in this state alone had IN
creased in membership 1852, making The
| total number of members in this state at
| the present time 7,718.
Secretary Adams in his report also
touched upon the growth and prosperity
of the order during the past year and
stated that it was now in the most flour
ishing condition, many new councils hav-
| ing been instituted about the state since
| the last convention. The present number
of councils is rs, an increase of II during
the year.
Treasurer Fields report showed the
| financial condition of the order to be the
| very best The receipts for the past year
were S42, 400, and the total value of the
councils is placed at s75. 900. During the
| year the order has paid out in benefits
| over $4,000, which amount compares
favorably with that paid out by any bene
fit order in the country. After the reading
of the reports they were submitted to diff
ferent committees, who reported that they
were correct and should be accepted.
recess was taken until 2 o'clock.
AT THE EVENING DISQUALIFICATION OF OF
FIcERs AND OTHER BUSINESS.
At the evening session the following off
GERS were elected:
State councillor, Frank G. Clark of Fall
Village.
State vice councillor, G. E. Crane O
Hartford.
State corresponding secretary. G. 81
Adams of South Norwalk.
State Co. treasurer, F. E. Field of New
Haven.
| S. G. inductor, W. E. Throup of Bris
toll.
s. G. examiner, CIV. Mackey of Bridge
port.
S: G. protector, G. H. J. Ferris of MOI
walk.
National representative, L. R. Bale
| of New Britain
Organizer and structor-Thomas F
Gilmore of New Haven.
1t was suggested that more schools G
instruction for the exemplifcation of tn
private work of the order should be hel
throughout the state. The first and onl
one ever held in the state wa
held in the Union armory in thi
city last March. The suggestion was t
the effect that three such schools shout
be held during each year. It was fnall
voted to leave the matter to the officers
decide whether these schools should b
! held and o1oo 1ub md how r.,
be held.
In addition to the report of the secretar
as printed above, it was reported that du,
ing the past year 1 ,796 candidates had bee
initiated, while the order had sustained
loss of 582, of which 100 had withdrawn i
order to join councils il other states. Th
largest council in thu state is No. 8 {
New Britain, which has membership c
1896. The total receipts for the past yea
have been $40, 731. 80; benefits paid, $40
626 80. Amount at present in treasury
} S41, OO6.59, and the total worth of th
councils is $75, 93172.
A committee Of Eve, consisting of W. \
Simonds of Meriden, w. o. Staples of thi
city, II. J. Seeley of Bridgeport, T. f
Chapman of Hartford and E. L. Pond c
Terryville, was appointed to revise the by
laws and report at an extra session of til
order to be held April 1. At this sessio
the bylaws will be revised, and after ths
time the regular annual session of til
order viii be held on this date instead c
: as present. The committee on the revisio
of the by laws will meet prior to maxim
!; thsir report in this city, Hartford, Bridge
} | port and Norwich in order to consul
with the councils in each of these section
prior to recommending any changes in tn
bylaws.
Secretary Adams also reported that du,
ing the past year the order had increase
in this state more in proportion than i
any other state in the Union. He reporte
that twelve new councils had been organ
lied during the year, making total no,
of seventy-five councils with total mem
bership of 7,71S, gain during the pas
year of ], AIS members. In two hundred an
fifty councils inPennsylvania having mem
bership of 18, SAT, the gain during the pas
year was 5s1; in forty six councils in Mas
sachusets, having a membership of {, O2e
the gain was but 597, and in ffty-six coun
ellis in Ohio, with a membership of 4, Cos
the gain was 1919
The national council of the order will b
held in Manchester, N. H., Wednesday
September %.