The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-06
THEA RCANUM'S GROWTH
Supreme Regent Miller's
Report to the Mime
apolis Convention.
THIS YEAR NOT UNFAVoRABLE.
Funds aud Memberships Have
Increased. and New Jersey
Has A Good Showing.

Supreme Regent H. II. e.. Miller of the
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum,
which will meet in Minneapolis tomor-
row. will embody these remarks in his
address to the Council at the opening of
the session.
Son account OF conditions we'll known
to you all, the past year has not be en- a
favorable one for our work. Not only did
the National election. combined with
State aud local elections, divert the at
tention Of many OF our best workers,
but in The early summer the public mind
was disturbed. and to some extent preju-
diced against us. by the failure OF many
of the socalled Short Term ORDERS which
minimizing people. generally. confound
with the death paying ORDERS" OF the
Royal Arcanum. This unfavorable in
flnence was felt everywhere id the States
where our order exists, but especially in
Indiana. Maryland. Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania. Instead of permanent
harm. I believe that real aud lasting adj
vantage will result to US from the cam
paign Of education through which we
have Just passed."
THE GENERAL FUND.
With reference to tne general fu nd ne
will say
"During the year ending December 81,
1892. there was received on account of the
general fund the sum of S1l0. 56S 10. de-
rived In part as follows:-Benefit certih-
Gates, S33, $50; supplies, $40. $50. 70; per
capita tax. $40, 93S. 90: fines. $2.5l2.40: In
terest. SO. $3.50. 33,"s This is an increase
over former years.
With reference Co the W. & o. b. fund.
he will also say
ut is with special pride that every
member OF the order can refer to the con-
dition OF this fluid for the year closing
December 81, 1892. With the same num-
Der, OF assessments for 1892 as for 1891 and
1890, fifteen for each year, the receipts for
1899 were S3,432, $50. IS, aud the balanc
carried over into 1898 was $279 1882, 65, as
against $685.. $685. 81 for 1922
As To membership he will say
Son December 81, 1891 our membership
was 125, 029. and OF December 81. 1892.
1877, 1914. Tine increase in applications
from that date up to Nav l, 1898 has been
&, 13i, an average OF 1882 per month, The
number of applications received at the
Office of the Supreme Society during the
month of March last was the largest. ever
received in any month since the order
was organized. viz. 2,181. The present
membership is abonL 4 $1,000"
NEW JERSEY COUNCILS.
= Under the heading of "Membership
aud finances from Organization of che
order TO December 81, 1885," The Supreme
Secretary will report the following
figures: Number OF members admitted
from 1887 to December 81. 1892, 166, 331;
number reinstated. 1000; Suspended, 3D.
492; permanent Withdrawals, Cos: Change
raie. SOL; died. 1885. During 1892, 16,495
members were admitted; 344 reinstated;
3.211 expelled; 1854 died. Twenty Grand
Councils were formed, and 1,486 sub-
ordinate councils. la New Jersey ten
councils have been instituted since the
last session of the Suprsnie Council.
"Total receipts of w. & 0. b. fund
from date of organization. S22, 0S2, $40. 85;
amount %aisbursed, 81, 773,02S.2 20. For the
year 1S92-AInount Collected. 81. 432, 1888. 6S;
amount disbursed. So. 40l. $50.
Total receIpts 10 the general fund since
date of Organization. 1851. 58S. So: dis
butsements, $747, 1865; net expenses.
S5l4,1S3. 10. For the year of 1S92-Re-
ceipts, $l10, sos Is; disbursements. S1l6,-
150.62; net expenses, $oS. 403.47. With the
SIS, 395. 55, balance Oh hand, January l,
1897, the total mount Of receiDts TO the
general fund for that year was S125. 1858. 20.
the balance on hand December 81, 1892,
$9,8l3.0S.
For the year ending December 31,1 1922
the register shows there were 81 ceunc lis
III LIl0 otatC ~ @ III OCtOCCs
The amount of assessment during that
year was 15.036. 40. There were 1859
limitations, 201 admissions, IL reinstate-s
ments, S. deaths. . permanent with-,
drawais and 12U suspensions. The nun
her of deaths among Jersey membersj
during the year aud officially reporter.
up 10 April !. 1892 were 50. in the entifnss
order, LILO. 'i
JERSEY CITY COUNCILS. Hef
LAS to Councils III Jersey City, duts4,r
1897, Pioneer had 20 limitations. 2 adj
sions by card, ] reinstatement. Iperma~
neut withdrawal. Ia Withdrawals, 5 sus1
pensions and 8 deaths. Jersey City
Council-28 limitations. 2 admissions by
card, ] reinstatement, l permaneRt with5
and -four deaths. Bergen (ot j. C.)I0
limitations, l admission by card. y win
drawals, 2 suspensions and / dAaah.
Excelsior "a limitations 2 -SSow-
ais, l Suspension INT s.
Unlaue-20 mutations, l admin by
card, / withdrawal. 3 suspensionsN 2
dea tbs. Guiding star-5 initia Is, l
Dickinson, IA limitations, 2 Withdrawals
and 2 suspensions. Datnon-6 ~.fnitia-
tions; 4 suspensions. Arbore5te-61 mi
tiatipns, 1 withdrawal, 1 sus-
pension and / death. Pavonia-
10 limitations, l admission by card, l with
draWal, 1 SUSPENSION anu WO ue6Cus.
Communipaw:-9 limitations and l with
drawal. William 4. Sherman :-13 initia.
tions and / admission by card. General
Dudley s.. Steele:-25 mutations, l ad-
mission by card. int ! suspension. Al
pine:-27 limitations, 10 admissions by
card"
LOCAL ARGANUM CLAIMS.
The Emmons Case To BE Considered BY