St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-07-29
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Record of the A. O. U. w.

Members in good standing June |,
1893, 800, 1872.
Net gain in membership for past
twelve months, 29,99S.
Not gain in membership in May, 1893,
2,7l7.
Amount of Beneficiary Fund paid out
in May, 1893, S507,5l3.S9.
Total Beneficiary Fund disburscd in
1882 to January /, 1895, as shown by the
annual reports, SG,015, 100000.
Grand total Beneficiary Fund dis
burscd by the Order from organization
to June /, 1893. $47 ,342 ,GSG.02.
Total Beneficiary Fund disbursed 10y
the Grand Jurisdiction of Texas since
January 1, 1889, $451 100000.
Total Relief Fund received on call
No. 10, to July /, 1893, including balance
on hand January 1, 1893, $27G, 1S7.G2.
Balance in Relief Fund July /, 1893,
$8943G2.
New members admitted in May 4, 41J.
Members relnstated in May, 1888.
Members suspended in May, 3,43f.
Members died in May, 300.
Members withdrawn, etc, from the
Order in May, 81.
Net gain in May, 2,747.
The American Legion of Honor.
The American Legion of Honor pays
death benefits, $1,000 to $4,000, pays
weekly sick benefits, $500 to $4,000, and
has an Emergency Fund of $576,015.42.
The American Legion of Honor pos
sesses positive merits, easily understood,
and the cost of carrying benefits is with
iu the reach Of all.
Tue American Legion of Hon or is if
teen years old.
Shepard council, No. 1,O41, New York
city, was instituted with larger num-
Der Of charter members than any other
council in the state. 1t was Instituted
On Oct. 20, 1899, with 115 members. 1t
was Il council made up entirely of mem
bers of the Masonic fraternity.
Benefit certificates in the American
Legion Of Honor are a provision against
sickness, accident and death. Certifi-
Gates range in amount from $500 to
$4,000, and payment of certificate is
guaranteed by guarantee fund of $780,
600. New members are guaranteed not
more than IS assessments per annum
for two years.
10. OF
The past year has been the most pros
porous in the history of the order. This
proves the value of sound principles, 10
bic practices and IA strict adherence to
the calls OF friendship, love and truth.
10 view of the organization of new or
dtrs, endowment fraternities, etc, this
fact must he intensely gratifying.
Louisiana Initiated last year 26J new
members.
Masonic.
Masonry pays no premiums nor boun-
fIl.a fnr ,itnr Lir 70 fa
rigid is those of the Modes and Per-
slams, which history has made into a
prOverb-that they are unalterable.
Father w. Ii. Gayle, of Cincinnati,
who il uinetytwO years old, has been
mason over 70 years.
The grand lodge library of the state
Of New York is acknowledged to be one
OF the best and most complete Masonic
libraries in the world.
Red Men.
New England will show great gains in
membership for the current Great sun.
There will be as mauy Red Men in New
England at next report as there were in
the whole order when the great council
met in Boston IL Great suns ago.
knights of Pythias.
Colorado has over 60 lodges.
Macon, Ga, will have PytIian tom
pie which will he credit to the city.
Colorado gained 797 members last
year. It's membership now is close to
1000.
Chicago has So Ply thian lodges.
The Indiana brigade have selected
the first week in August next for their
week at the Worlds Fair.
A. O. u. w.
Members III good standing Nov. /,
1892, 299,S45. Net gain in membership
for past 10 months, 49, 1874.
Grand total beneficiary fund disbursed
by the order from organization to Nov.
l, 1899, $40, 575, 041 .22.