Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-05-26
THE ARIZONA
No. l Lodge of Workmen Enter
 tain Last Night.
Grand Recorder Boyd Makes Some Startling Exposures of Life
 Insurance Profits.

Recorder Boyd. after MT. HilzingeI made the opening address, was the feature of the evening.
 In addition to remarks of lighter nature Mir. Boyd said that the order had grown from a nucleus of seven to the present membership of 335, 900, and that it had collected and disbur- sed to the widows and orphans during that time over s56,OOO,OOO dollars; and there never has occurred case o1 compromise or failure to meet promptly the obligations to benefciaries. He stated that the average time taken during the past eighteen months in the jurisdiction of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico to pay all claims to the widows and orphans. dating from the time that the death reports were filed in the office to the final adjustment of ina claim was twenty one days-a record not excelled by any order in existence.
 There has been collected and disbur- ed in the jurisdiction during the past
 
 900 had been distributed in Arizona and S30,000 of which had found it's way into the homes of deceased members of the order in Tucson.
 The average cost per member is secur- ing this protection to the family at death in this jurisdiction for the past thirteen years is $16.49. The average age of membership of the order is thirty three years plans; the average age of the new material of the order IS about thirty-one years; and the expectancy of life therefor is about thirty-five years to come; the average annual increase is about 331a per cent.
 With these conditions and under the excellent management of the A. O. U. w. MT. Boyd showed that if the laws If per cent and average be true there existed no reason against the triumph of this system of popular protection of the homes
 Mir. Boyd contrasted the cost of the A. o. U. w. with that of the old-line life insurance, and showed that accord ing to their sworn statements that 9 per cent of the amount of premiums collected had been sufficient to liaui- date the indebtedness of the policy holder; while the other 75 per cent wss used and expended for purposes in which the policy holder had not participated. He aso showed the Ancient Order United Workmen was collecting eimply the 26 per cent of the amount, needed to adjust the claims against the order, and that every cent if it being paid over that purpose had accomplished the same benefit at an expense of eight cents on the dollar; while that of the 121 life organizations, swept out of existence in the past twenty-five years and two prominent companies now in existence showed that 1t took about SIPS to dis purse dollar to the widows and or phaus. Mir. Boyd believed the work of relia- ble insurance organizations to be the greatest blessing of the nineteenth cen tury. Mir. Boyd paid high tribute to the Workmen and citizens of Tucson for the reception he had met. Their hospitality he deeply appreciated.
 The CITIZEN would like space to give due notice to the merits of the program which followed. May it suffice to say that Arizona lodge entertainments meet full houses, and that the audiences are greater from year to year. Last night was more than ever a pleasure and an interesting evening. The program was followed out and was as follows: Opening address |. |. Bro. J. G. HilzinRer. Quartette, Sabbath Day.. Messrs.
 Schwab, Hoffman, Odermatt and
 Prince.
 Address, The The G A. 0. U. w.. Grand
 Recorder, W. T. Boyd. Mandolin and Guitar .. |. :. Bro. F U. Feld-
 man and MT. F. G. Landon Recitation. Miss Mamie Hoff. Duett, Beautiful Moonlight. .. Bros
 Schwab and Odermstt
 Address. Bro. Geo. W. Brown, P. G.
 M. w.
 Vocal solo. ......... Mrs. J. Goldtree Black Art. Prof. Behrens. Address. Bro. F. Adams, P. G. M.
 W. of California.
 Bass solo. Bro. Geo. W. Prince. March, banjo and piano. ....... MT. F. J.
 Landon and Bro. F. J. Feldman. Recitation ..... Bro. Chas. A. ShiJell. Quartette. .. .Messrs. Schwsb, Hoila-
 man and Prince.
 Two letters were read and received heartily.
 DENVER, Colo, May IA. W. J. OSBORN, ESQ,
 Tucson, Arizona.
 DEAR SIR AND BRo.-Permit me to thank you for your kind invitation to be present at the banquet given by your lodge May 18th, in honor of MT. Boyd. very much regret the impossibility of being present.
 1 think on reaching Tucson MT. Boyd will find il necessary to employ someone to assist him in handling his mail and give you relief.
 He writes, 'it is ninety degrees in the ice chest" and that "glass melts in the sum-, I think he must have fallen in with Brother Grand Foreman Jackson somewhere on the road. He also writes that in old Mexico he was considered tor considered himself the "belle ot the country" Please watch him closely while in Tucson.
 Again thanking you for your kindness and wishing you and all members of Arizona lodge No. l everything good,
 I lam yours in 0. H. and P
 MRS. W. T. BoYD.
 DENVER: Col, May 18th, 1894
 Judge W. J. Osborn. recorder Ari- zona lodge, No. l.
 TUCSON, Ariz.
 My DEAR SIR AND BRorHER:-This mornings mail bring me an invitation to be with you on the evening of the 18th to participate in a reception to be to Brother Grand Recorder Boyd.
 I greatly regret my inability to be with you. The facts is my clean collars, cuffs and socks have not come home the washee- washee this week; my wife in house cleaning and 1 have to take down stoves and tack down carpets; have been elected pall-bearer for 8 funeral that is to come off very soon; am booked for speech at a meeting of Coxey,s army, @ man has agreed to come