The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-13

HENRY r. TRUE, STATE coUNcILLoR.
the preliminary business incidental to or
ganization, reports OF credential commit
tee, and the examination of candidates for
the State Council degree, 81 candidates
were admitted.
State Councillor Smyth then read a
lengthy report on the state of the order.
Following the report of the State coun-
cillor, State Council Secretary Charles w.
Littell rendered the following report:
State Secretary's Report.
desire to call your attention to the
condition of the order. There are a num-
Der Of things that ought to be presented
to this body, but time will not allow me
to enumerate them all. At the first
annual session, the State councillor,
Brother Goff, recommended the hiring OF
a room in the city OF Providence, and that
the secretary have certain Office
hours OF at least two hours a
day. three days week. The
recommendation was carried out and the
trustees secured the room and fitted it up
in good condition for the secretary to oc-
cupy. have tried to comply with the
requirements, and have been in the state
Office two hours a day, four days in the
week to answer any questions and perform
any duties that might be required of me
as State secretary.
During the year there has been one loss
by death In the State council membership.
Brother Walter G. Monroe, ex-State coun-
Gil treasurer and an ex-councillor of
Liberty Council, has died.
The receipts during the year have been
s3238. II; expenditures, S23S7. .6S; balance
on hand, sS40.44. Number of third degree
members Jan. 1, 1893, 214S; initiated dur
ing year, 1895; admitted by card, o; total
admissions, 1923; Withdrawn, suspended
and expelled, 1866; deceased, 10 leaving a
membership OF 3439, net gain of 1891.
The financial condition of the subordi-
nate councils is as follows; Total receipts,
SIG, ,S64.22 expenditures, s21 ,274.59, divided
as follows; Watchers, s456.d3; benefits,
S5Q79.S5; relief, S223.10; funeral expenses,
1854 .06; contingent expenses, S12,9 ,972 81 !;
other, S1561.25. The assets OF these coun-
ellis are Invested in bank, s9365.s4; contin-
gent fund, S672.39; valuation of council
property, $10,542.70; funeral fund, s223.50;
amount i'm treasures, S3699.26.
Seven new councils have been instituted
during the year, but there are still quite a
number of towns in the State where the
order Is not known, and we surely ought
to gain foothold in those places as soon
as possible.
1t has been my aim to visit every council
in the State, either at institution or visi-
tation OF State officers, and while every
thing may not be in as good condition as
perhaps we would like to have it, yet with
some one or two exceptions the general
condition OF the order is good.
There has been considerable fault found
with the age and character of some OF tho
applicants for membership into the order,
that the organizers have not been careful
in regard to investigating the names on
the charter lists at the time of instituting
councils. 1 would recommend a more
thorough investigation and that all COM
mittces appointed by council perform
their work in a more careful manner and
thus keep the order in first class condi-
ton and prevent the admission OF those
who are disposed TO join just for the sick
benefits, or whatever they can derive as a
pecuniary benefit to themselves.
Fraternally submitted,
CHARLES w. LITTELL.
The financial condition of the order in
this State was then read i'm detailed re-
port by State Council Treasurer Charles
r. Slocum, after which the finance, print
ing and field day committees rendered
full and detailed reports, all OF which were
properly referred.
Election OF officers was the next busi-
ness TO occupy the attention OF the con-
vention and resulted as follows: State
Councillor, Henry +. True OF wincheck
Council No. OF Hope Valley; State Vice.
Councillor, Amassa +. Bicknall OF Roger
Williams Council No. s of Woon-
socket.