Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-15

APPOINTED - COMPLETE PROGRAM OF rHr
SESSION.
The National Fraternal Congress held its 9th
annual session in this city last November, and
they liked Washington SO much ss place Tor
holding conventions tha. they are back again
in town for the purpose Of holding their sixth
annual congress OF the order. This body is
made UP Of delegates from a large number Of
the best known and most successful beneficial
and fraternAi orders and meets every year for
the purpose of acting upon such matters ~ they
are interested in in common.
The congress this year is being held In the
tea room OF Wizards Hotel. and is 20 last
through Thursday afternoon, broken probably
by trip TO Mount Vernon tomorrow afternoon
In response TO an invitation rendered by the
worlds Fair Visitors Alliance When the first
business session of the congress was called 10
order this morning by Che president. Mr.. Adam
Narnock OF Boston. the room Was well filed
WIN as me looking body Of men often
gets toGether. and they were here for Business
purposes too, for they lost but little time in
getting down 10 the actual work Of the session
Az ADDRESS OF welcome made by Commits
noner Douglass in his usual happy vein, and
this was responded TO on behalf Of the society.
ana the annual addresses Of the president and
WIZ Afisi Sfacefs were then read.
SPECIAL WORKING coMMIrrERs
number OF special working committees
were appointed for various purposes and at
ll;SO O'Clock the congress took recess until 8
TO allow the special committee on uniform law
10 organize ana prepare its report. This com
mittee consists of the following members, dele
gates TO the congress from different orcauiza-
tons that are associated by kindred interests:
John Haskell Butler. Massachusetts: NJ O.
Jehries. Connecticut, W. c. Fricke. New York:
W. r. Spooner. New Jersey: VI. W. Sackett.
Pennsylvania; j. J. Acker. Delaware: Oliver
B. Craig, Maryland; ID. T.. Stevens Ohio;
Frank ID, Macbeth, Indiana; Frank \. Gage.
Illinois; u. Z. Marley, Michigan. John A.
Hinsey, Wisconsin; f. Il. Hutchns, Iowa; B.
+. Nelson. Missouri; W. D. Rogers Nebraska;
j. Il. shepard. Montana; II. A. Harlan. District
Of Columbia; J. A. McGiilivra,. Ontario: VI.
W. Van Auken, New York; A. r. Savage. Maine.
SECRETARY AND rREAsURERs REPORT
The report Of the secretary and teasurer. Mr..
o. NJ. Shedd, showed that year ago there were
twenty-eight orders on the rolls Of the congress
and that during the year there had been two re-
newais Of membership aud three new apphca-
tions for admission TO membership. The report
also gave the list Of the total membership
December 81, 1891. total receipts and paw
ments on account Of deaths and disabilities ard
total receipts and payments on all accounts.
Blanks were submitted to and approved
by President Warnock and sent 10 all orders
who held membership in the congress and 10
many other purely fraternal orders. and where
reportssdave not been received, the secretary
Obtained the desired information from the an
nual reports to the insurance departments of
New York and Massachusetts and gave the re
suit of the information obtained.
COMPLETE PROGRAM.
The complete program for the sessions of the
congress is as follows:
Morning session-The congress called TO order
at 10 am. Address of welcome and response
thereto. Annual address by the president,
Adam Warnock of Boston, Mass. Report Of
committee on credentials. Report OF vice
president and other officers Of the congress.
appointment of special committees. Miscel-
laneous business. Report of standing COM
mittees-first, laws. legislation and constitu-
ton. subject, Uniform law regulating the
business of and defining the status of fraternai
societies preferred to this committee by the
preceding fraternal congress-; second, finance
and membership; third. statistics and good of
the orders; fourth, medical examiners and ex-
aminations.
WEDNESDAY.
Morning session - Miscellaneous business
and presenting subjects for consideration. TO be
discussed at the pleasure Of the congress. Dis
cussion of subject: HAS the experience Of the
several societies represented in this congress
been satisfactory in their efforts for increase Of
membership as regards the attitude toward
them of other fraternal bodies or of business
insurance companies or associations working in
the same territory Discussion Of subject:
"Are subordinate bodies of large numerical
strength an advantage to a society" Report OF
special committee on uniform blank application
for membership. Reports of committees.
Afternoon session - Miscellaneous business
and further consideration of reports OF COM
mittees. Discussion of subject: ''Is il for the
best interest of n society to adopt fixed dates
for the lerying of assessments?" Discussion Of
subject: Would it be of advantage to govern
ing bodies Of societies to control the selection
or appointment of the officer who collects
assessments from members of the society"
THURSDAY.
Morning session - Miscellaneous business.
Discussion of subject What is the best
method for drawing public attention to the
merits of the fraternal system of protection.
and in what way can money be best used 80 ex-
tend or propagate a society" Discussion Of
subject: lis it of advantage to a society to pub
lish an official paper, and does the benefit de-
rived from such publication warrant the ex-
pense?" Reports of committees.
Afternoon sessIon-Fixing place for holding
ueAt seselou OI CONGRESS, erection OF Offcers,
of officers elected. final reports of
unfinished business, adjournment.
OFFICERS AND DELEGATES.
The following IL the list of the officers of the
congress and the delegates who are present this
year:
President, Adam Warnock. 200 Huntington
avenue, Boston, Mass; vice president. NJ. q.
Jeffris, GAINESVILLE, Wis; secretary and treas
urer. o. N. shedd, lock drawer ", Poughkeep-
sic. n. Y. Standing committees: Laws. legis-
lation and constitutional. II. Savage, s. A.
Will, Julius NJ. Swain, Z. r. Hutchins. NJ ".
Sackett, y. S. Boynton. John Otto, John A.
Hinsey, W. r. Spooner, IL. G. Hall. Finance
and membership-John j.. Acker, Frank "
Gage, b. A. Harlan. Statistics and good of the
orders. E. Shepard, ". Ed Marsh. ID. s.
liggs. Medical examiners and examinations
Joel Seayerns, VI. D., l.. ID. Witherill, NJ d. |
J. W. Grosvenor, NJ d.
Delegates: Ancient Order Of United Work
Edward Burtt, Boston. Mass; D. H. 1
Shields, Hannibal. Mo-; II. W. Sackett, Mead |
vile. Pa. Knights of Honor-B f. Nelson, ST. |
Louis, Mo-; Msrsden Bethany, Wilmington, \. |
C.; John Mulligan, Yonkers, Ny. American
Legion of Houor-Wfn A Fricke milwaukee,. 1
Wis. Order OF United Friends-Wm II. Lee,
Boston, Mass; NJ. W. Van Auken, Utica, NY. |
senate National Union. W. Myers, Toledo. |
Ohio; DIR. Frank Creager, fremont. Ohio. /
Equitable Aid Union-B. S. Harrington, |
Buffalo, n. Y. knights of Maccabees-D ID. |
Aitldn, Flint, Mich: G. J. Siegle, Buffalo, NY.
Order Of Chosen Frfends-Howard H. Morse. /
New York city; Henry Strasburger Royal 1