The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-29

death benefits alone for the same amount
| and the sa me length of time $50
Charles a. Fricke. aged 43. of Metamors;
Mich. was admitted Feb 18th, 1888, ana
| held certificate for sl,o0l, He dleo on
the 5th day OF January, 1874 froois w e.t
He Maid ON assessment account SIo, ana LOT
otner nurposes SOS 20, or a total 1or nearly
eleven wears membership OF only fioo ~.
| For life benefits alone IN a lie INSURANCE.
comnany he must pay on the same amount
| for the sn me time SIT
To make it palmer let US coEtlnue Inese
| fcures and we have the total cost OF menu
hsrsbin which includes admission fees. to
,haso fo1Ir members of S413 90. Their ben
eficiaries received 5000. Less protection
| in life insurance companies would nave
cost them 81 ia, ana their beneflcla'les
would have re ceiyed just the same amount
as from the MSccaoees-
Here was Saving 10 Iour meh VI oyer
Sl.250.
saved over $40. 600 O0o since they began bus
mess and in addition to life protection in
case of disability arising from sickness,
accident or old age, which the life lusur-
ance companies do not tornlsh-
1t is snch DEMONSTRATORS as Ghese thaS
have induced so many thousand men TO
protect their homes in ordezS ike the MIC
cabees
One OF the most benefcent features OF
the Maccabees Is their care for the TAMIL
les of those who become totally ana per-
manently disabled. Here is case among
large number in point:
August Briedenmyer, aged 40. of Mober-
" Mo. was admitted to the order JAM
nary &c. 1856, and held a certificate for
$1,000.
October 10. 1885, he became totally and
permanently disabled from the effects OF
paralysis and general breaking down OF
the system
July 3. 1889, his claim for disability Rene
fits was allowed. He had paid for all ex-
! penses connected with his membership up
to July 8, 1889. including admission fee,
| 500 %. On that date he was paid 500, first
las .aIlment on disn bility claim. like pay
ments were paid each year thereafter until
his death, which occurred on Jau. Is, 1881.
He mad been paid on his disability claim
$1,000. The balance OF hl; csr gn
81 900, was paid to his widow Jan. 50.
These annual insta!lments of FOO each
were great help to the family during
these years, and with the allowance oil his
disability Claim all dues and assessments
ceased, SO that they not only received
these annual payments, but were al no
further expense on account OF his MEMBER
ship,
Another humane feature in the Macca-
bees is their care Cor the old members,
those who reach 40 years of age.
In most Fraternal Beneficiary Orders
sYou must die to win" In the Maccabees
il is not always so.
Under the Michigan great camp of the
order there are now fifteen members WHO
are participating in the old age benefits,
as in the early days of the order the age
limit was 20 years; il is now % years.
To illustrate. take the case OF Robert
McDavis. of Oxford. Mich, who was ad-
mitted o the order April 1St, 1882. at the
age of 50 FEARS, and holds certificate for
$1,000 He reached 70 years of age April
ID 1885,. and has been paid 500 on his
claim, two years benefit. HIS membership
cost him only Sl15.60, exclusive OF tent
dues.
When his age benefits began all assess
ments and dues ceased.
An endowment insurance policy in
an old line company for 81, 600 on mans
life, taken at the time he became Mac
cabee, payable i'm ten years, would have
cost him over 81, 200.
Masonry, Odd Fellowship and Pytb-
ianism build homes to care for the old and
feeble members. The Maccabees care for
them at home without separating family
ties.
This is feature that to fully under
stand Is to greatly value.
None are deserving of more fraternal
sympathy than the helpless from old age
The last leaf on the tree in the spring"
The frsternal features of the order are
also becoming of great value now.
With its 145, 900 members, and more than
I, 900 subordinate bodies scattered over the
country. members can hardly 90 anywhere
and not find 'frsters.
Members pay the following: