The morning call., 1892-10-08
TO ply SICK BENEFITS.
The Young Mems Institute Keeps
Abreast Of the Times.
MIXING CHANGES III THE CONSTITUTION.
Discussion at ihe Grand Ceuntil Which Ended In
The Adoption Of the Insurance and
Benefit Features.
Special to THE MoBNINe CALL

FRESNO. Oct. THE Grand Council OF
the Young Mems Institute has settled down
10 regular business, and many Important
matters were considered to-day.
The first business of Importance was the
railing on the special committee appointed
nn the DEATH benefit feature to report Inc
committee was not prepared. and asked TO
be allowed until O'Clock TO complete the
report, aud was granted until the time
solicited.
The consideration of the amendments TO
the constitution was then resumed. Among
the new features adopted by the council
was a classification OF members on plan
different from the old plan.
The members as classified heretofore
were known as active and honorary. In
der the new management the members will
be known as active. associate and honorary.
Active members will be entitled to all of the
benefits Of the order Associate members
sre not 10 be entitled to participate IN the
SEX benefits nor in the insurance II one
shUuld be adopted. To the honorary men,
berSbin none will belong except priests, ana
they must submit 10 examinations similar
10 those Of other applicants. Associate
members are required 10 pay hall the lee
REQUIRED from active members.
e. c. Hall, chairman OF the insurance
committee. then read the following report:
rbaf they are In favor of the establishment
Of a beneficiary fund for the purpose OF a
burial fund and relief as directed Oy the
grind directors recommending that no
bprfaI allowance shall exceed SO Tor any
active Individual member and that any such
allowance may be paid upon the recon-
mendatiOn OF the subordinate council OF
which said deceased shall be q member.
The report was received and a long discus
son pro and con followed, IN which many
Of the leading members OF the order partel-
pated.
l; was finally decided that some kind Of
an insurance be adopted and the SUBJECT
was referred back to the committee with in
s-ructions to draw up an article fixing the
death benefit feature at SlO0, and providing
that all active members be eligible Tor
assessments.
At the afternoon session the committee
on death benefit reported the following rec
concentrations: The dues of councils shall
be 81 per month, 80 cents of which be set
apart for the sick benefit fund and manage
ment In the proportion VI 60 per cent TO sick
benefit fund and 40 per cent to the manage
mentfuud, and tie remainder, 80 cents, shall
constitute "a general fund out of which shall
be paid the per capita tax and Si00 as
funeral expenses OF a deceased member
should the council determine upon the
establishment of funeral benefit, and the
sun Of five cents per capita per month 10
=
ont OF " hich shall be paid such sums to re-
lleve the distress Of members or for the re-
lief Of the families OF deceased members as
the board Of grand directors may deem
proper. The disposition OF this relief fund
shall be under the control of the Board of
grand directors and no part Of said relief
fund s4all be diSbursed until full comDll-
auce shall have been had with such rsgula-
lions and rules as said board OF grand
directors may from time to time adopt fol-
the disburseme thereof This amend
I1ent is 10 take effect on and after NOYem-
Der next
The report Of the committee on finance
was taken ND after tie settlement of the
death benefit feature and occupied the bal
auce OF the afternoon, and 1t was Sill under
discussion when the council was obliged tC
adjourn for the day.
The question of securing new headQuar-
tars IN a desirable place in San Francisco,
and yet Il less rental, after some dic1s-
sion, was left with the grand directors with
power 20 act
The sentiment Of the council was strongly
- - -aT0T OF maintaining headquarters FULLY
equal TO the present place in the Flood
building IN San Francisco.
Several propositions for changing the
representation OF the council were de.
feaTed. One of these was that separate
councils should be represented according Il
embeTshlp, and the other was that each
council should have but one delegate. The
latter proposition nearly carried, but
Ia ked the necessary two-thirds vote.
On account of the consideration of the
foregoing report it was necessary TO sus-
uend the regular order Of the day-that is
the election Of grand ofhcers-until to
morrow. This was made a special order fol
O'clock in the morning.
Tonight a grand ball was given al
ATmOry Hall In honor of the visiting dele
gates by the local institute. 1t was largely
attended by the fashionable people of thu
city, and beautiful souvenir programme
was arranged for the occasion.