The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Annual Report of the su-
preme Council of the
Benevolent Legion.
RAPID GROWTH OF THE ORDER
Canon Moynihan's Farewell Sermon
Listened to By a Large Con-
gregation.

The thirteenth nnual report of the
Supreme Council, Catholic Benevolent
Legion, contains much information that
is of interest to the members and friends
of the order. The report shows the past
year to have been a most prosperous
one. While other benefit orders have
been complaining of a loss in mem
bership. owing to the ~anc depres-
sion, the Catholic Benevolent Legion
marched steadily on and increased It's
membership in a way that ls highly
pleasing to every member If as mueh
success is met with in the coming few
years as in the past, the order will be
where every member is striving to place
it-at the head of all the benefit orders
in the United States.
THE SECRETARY'S REPORT.
The most interesting feature OF the
report is the report OF Supreme Secre-
tary John D. Carroll, which shows a
total membership on December 81 OF
81, 772. During the year 3,704 new mem
bers were admitted, and 81 members
were reinstated. The losses were by
suspension, 1,104; by death, 4l3; by with
rawals "a; and by expulsion, 2; a total
of 1,543. In the United States there arc
416 Councils. New York leads with 20
OuIlEI All o NAAO . y -.
sey is second with 10 Councils and 4,99l
members. During the past year three
new Councils We're instituted IN the
State. The total value of the Sl'n2 GER
tifcates in force on the first of the
year was $50, 4S1, 500. The losses and
claims On certificates incurred during
the wear were 4l3, representing $S24,oO0
of which 1856 We're paid, mourning an ex-
pense of S7S2, 900. In the total number
Of deaths, New York leads with 269; New
Jersey is second, with 20, and Marylano
third with 10
Medical Examiner George r. Kuhn re-
ports the causes of the ALB deaths to nave
lungs, 80; diseases of the brain and ner,
vous system, 80; diseases of the heart
and circulatory organs, Y; kidney ano
bladder, 80; liver, "A; stomach ana IN
testines, g; casualties, 81; cancer, Is
other zymotic diseases, 38; suicides, s
unknown or where cause OF death has
not been vet -aScertained, 5.
DEATHS FOR THE YEAR.
The occupations of those who dice
were as fo1lows:-Actor, |; agent, 8; boat
man, l.; builder, 10; boHernaaker i pa
Keeper, 8; brewer, 1; butcher, 81; bag
maker. l; brakeman, l; blacksmith, .
clerk, 26; cooper. .; contractor, L; cnalr-
8; clothfolder, i; cigarmaker, = com
mercial traveller, 2; coal dealer, 8
cashier, l; eurrier, carpenter Z
dyer, /; expressman, ]; engineer, nag
man, 3; railroad foreman, 4; farmer
4; fireman, s; florist and gardener .
freight handler, I; gold penmaker, |
ware dealer, i; horseshoer, 4; halter, |
harnessmaker, 2; iron moulder, s; jew
eler, /; junk dealer. l; janitor 3; jour
nalist, L; liquor dealer, 30; lahorer, o.
letter carrier, |; lawyer, 4; miller, z
~nlachinfst, II; morocco dresser, |; mari,
ner.-1; merchant, B; Il merchant l; OF
Inspector, 1; oysterman, t; optician, l
policeman, Z: porter, 4; printer, Z; plumb
er, s; packer, 3: painter. 3; payer, !
physician, 4; produce merchant, l; pilot
rsnt keeper. g.: ropemaker, l; railroad
hostler, /; yardman, 2; foreman, 4
brakeman, i conductor. /; agmsn Z
i. stove u1ounter. /; s~tevedore, 1; shoe
maker. A: stereotyper. i; ~shoedealer, 2
s-tonecutter, 4; sailorman, 10; sanitary IN.
spector. l.; steam filter, 1; tailors ane
enters y: teacher, 9; te~legrapher, 8
insmith, /; undertaken, 8; woodman, 1
Meighmaster. l; and Warehouseman, Z.