The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-06
ROYAL AROANUM.
Supreme Council Convened To-day in
Dctroit-The Oflcers' Report.


Dctroit-The Officers, Report.
DETROIT, Mich, June 6, 1s94.-The Su-
prenle Council, Royal Arcanum, was con-
vened here yesterday. In his annual report
Supreme Regent Miller congratulated the
Order on its past and present, and said the
members face the future with confidence
justified by a splendid history.
The financial depression Of the past year
did not seriously affect the growth
of the Royal Arcanunl. The order
is growing fast enough in large cities, but is
making little progress in the interior Of
many grand council Jurisdictions and in
some of the Western States.
There has been very little litigation during
the past year, few cases have been brought
against the Supreme Council. Some of the
old cases have been determined, and in
every instance in way favorable to the
Supreme Council.
The danger which I apprehended more
than any other is the tendency in some quar-
ters to regard the Royal Arcanum as an in
surance association. We must educate
our members differently in this re-
spect. To this end we must secure
better organizing deputies-men who are
trained for the special work of organizing
councils according to our ideas of what a
fraternal beneficiary society should be.
The report of the Supreme Secretary for
the year ending December 81, 1898,
shows receipts for general fund of
S105, ,229 04. balance on hand at COM
mencement of year, SS,613.05; expendi-
lures for year $l08,576-59. Balance on
hand December 81, S6, 471.53. The assets of
the general fund are $50, $3.50, including
real estate and bonds. The liabilities are
81, ,002.54.
The widows and orphans fudd shows a
balance on hand January l, 1894, OF $780,
SS2.63; receipts from assessments, S4,0O3,-
79S. .93 There were 1889 payments
of death benefits during the year
ance on hand at the close of the year OF
S.233. SIS. IS.
There were, on December 81, 1898, 1,5s3
subordinate councils, 20 grand councils,
with total membership of las, ,S4.
The amount of assessment on the
whole order vas s25S, S,916S7; limitations
during the year. 1871; admissions by
card, 2 295; reinstatements, 361; deaths,
1,305; permanent withdrawals, 73; suspen-
sions and expulsion5, 3.4S2 Withdrawals
to other councils 2,2S2; per cent. increase or
membership, S.04; average age at which
members are assessed, "a; amount OF
assessment per member, Sill; average
membership during the year 143, 1872. Death
rate per thousand members GIL.
There were s ,353 half rate members en-
titled to only 81 800 at death. All the others
are full rate, So, 600.
In a supplementary report. covering the
perlod December 81, 1898, and May 81, 1894,
the Supreme Secretary shows the balance on
hand in the general fund to be $S0,394.
The disbursement for death claims have
81, ,375, 600. and the balance on hand $780,
0S5.F9 Since the organization os the Order,
June %. 1877. there have been received
on account of w. S. and o. B. Fund $27,-
SIC, $3.50; payments, S26, ,916, ,502.20. Death
claims paid 6,S15, full rate; 1921 at half
rate.
The Secretary reviewed the subject of the
collection of assessments and recommended
that the Supreme Council hx dates
for the payment of sixteen regular
assessments If any are not needed
the councils to be notified not to
collect; that the Council be made the agent
of the member for sending him notices of all
kinds, and the Supreme Council not to be held
responsible for failure of a council to give
a member notices, that members be allowed
the privilege of paying in advance all as
sessrnents payable in quarter, and that all
provisions be eliminated from the laws of
the order which give member a legal right
to notices of assessments and the dates OF
sDaVDlHut.