Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-14

geee<zi sammsry. ID xhlch h< 4,<;
%fhe Knikhu of the Mseo&bec< have
had : mos rensrl<zble eroxfh and un-
rareiied prosperity Tlrrinx hack -
the firsf annual reeprt of youf Frcai
record knep<r for the tern fn1inE De
cemter 81. ISL. ve ind that IL shows
that the great camp for MichiFsA hns
cnrolled 6fonf - fcoord jnsi 10 tfus
and loyal sir khighf< cot of ever 100
which under the fnsuaG1nent has en.
iistcd under Is bannenff They forued
nie nucleus a the rcoFEani<ed order.
which today stands third In NUMERICAL
stFengfh ca tbSf let u recoeniz<fffE
fefnxI benef{Eiaf societies. and fi<et In -
far - eosf q life and disability b<pcfits
- ~ nsnhers and pro9rt payment q
81 caiu,s against Il il ooncerntd
Eaxhs Hupdrsd Heros<
The report thru gives ths names ofa1e
heroes of Naccabeeism, and continuse
with some further historical matter q
ipserpst 70 the order. H9k1,p;
fhe first Temporary meeting. was held
April -. isel. Your great record kcqro<
MAS president>n1l Sir knight GeorksA.
Chase. secretary On June 10 following
another informal meeting MAS held and
actnzn taken 20 incorporI& the great
canp. There we're Just fttise repre-
Anfatises present Sir Knight Arthur
Bazsstt acted a. president and -
knight Georgt.i rhzs- secretary. fout
great record keeper Submitted articles
of incorporation. which sseQn adopted
and fhs next day filed BY hiss with the
SECRETARY Of state.
On the 18th ot the same month FOL.
lowinga convc1fisn was held ia Detroit,
and the great camp WAS duly organized
under lis articles q ASSOCIATION. Sir
knight Arthur Bassett atled sas pre-
siding officer and Sir knight George A.
Chase, secretary. Twenty four tents
were represented. Sir knight A. r
Avery was elected great commander and
George A. Chase great record keeper.
- Endowment ststsssics. q.
On the sth day Of September follow
ing a special review WAS held and sep.
arate endownieat jurisdiction esfab-
lished.
I'VE have had 227 deaths in this great
jurisdiction during the past yess. being
an average OF i've 20 each loo endow-
year. 1Sg2. was ~. The rate q NOR
lNlltH Has tllEIDA~EtA VtlN u AuaI tll ~ -
cent during 1881 We have paid In this
Jurisdiction during the year ~ death
and - disability claims. necessitating
the calling In of FIVE assessments. This
in an increase OF 66 death and 10 disabil.
ity claims Warrants TO the amount Of
Ss35. .O06 were drawn on the endowment
fund for death benefits and s9,750 for
disability benefits. making total OF
s1as ole Ill ~..s 1s~sax h. .oar an
against s247,D5 the year previous
nearly 2i1 per cent, died. who were
admitted TO the order during the year.
an increase Of nearly IL per cent over
last year.
.Thirtcen tents were suspended and
| not reinstafed, hence became defunct.
and eight transferred their membership
| 10, or the tents were consolidated with
other tents. The year previous only
three tents became entirely defunct
The increase Of defunct tents or tents
surrendering their charter the past year
was the result OF the policy Of consoli-
dating the weak tents with those located
pc0r them,
Ss<There we're l ,069 endowment ccrtih-
Gates asnullcd by reason. OF complete
suspension The past year. being about ?
per cent OF the average membership.
Tho previous year 10 was 3 per cent, a
decrease in total suspensions Of / per
cent. / can safely say that no other
similar society shows such a record as
this. The average percentage OF annul-
ments in societies composing the frater-
nal system. during the past year was
over per cent"
OF the proposed amendments % the
constitution Of the order. the great rec.
ord keeper eays: Various amendments
10 the laws Of tho great camp have been
proposed and will be submitted 10 this
body for their consideration. The most
important. in my opinion. IL the one
providing for district campa l believe
that tho time has como 20 reduce
the representation on some hasis
in this great body. Let us act wisely
in the disposal OF this very important
proposition.
Flatfers the Lady 'T5ces
This report would be incomplete II
our sister auxiliary branch. tho great
hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees wa
not referred "a. and while / sm not In
possession of any statistical information
showing the growth ~ the l. O. T. ~
during the last year. yet ! can assure
this body that lis AUXILIARY has mado .
rapid advancement in membership. and
nov numbers nearly i4.OO0. IL 10 vel
known that misnnderstandiugs have
arisen, some considerable friction ha,
been produced during the past year ir
the management n that association. but
| can honestly say 20 the SIR knights
| here that il waa not half as bad as what
we men folks, particularly the pioneers
| of the reorganizcd knights Of the Mac