Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-23

ship on Dec. 81, 1894, 76,62O members in
1.S4O tents. The increase of members was
nearly double that Of the preceding two
wears. while the increase In the number or
new tents was more than doubled. The
life benefits in force amount to $1l5,366,~
600. which is an increase of $4S,36Z,OOO.
Since the last review of the supreme tent.
great camps have been organized In In
diana, Pennsylvania and Illinois. In the
first two States the work began Jan. j,
1895. and In Illinois 1t is expected that
the work will be taken up July next
Each Of these States has membership
sufficient to maintain a great camp sue
cessfully and has elected n corps OF ON
GERS which cannot but prove OF great ad-
vantage to the order. Since the last re-
view conventions have been held and
State or provincial organizations effected
| or continued In Ontario, Wisconsin, Min
nesota. Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebras-
ka, California, Texas and Kentucky, and
! the order Is in prosperous condition In
each.
The supreme commander gave it as his
| opinion that the present rates of assess
| ment are too low, and recommended that
they be raised so per cent all along the
line. This would mean that the average
member would pay seventy-hve cents
twelve times year, instead of fifty cents
thirteen times year. This increase
would not be burdensome and would
greatly lessen the labor of subordinate
record keepers, as well as those of the sn-
preme record keepers. 1t would also les
sen the liability to suspension. 1t was
recommended that members who wished
to do so be allowed to pay assessments six
or twelve months in advance to the SUI
preme record keeper, through the tent
record keeper, instead of to the latter, as
at present.
He also reported that the effort of the
supreme tent to relieve suffering brothers
in the drouth-stricken regions of Nebraska
had been crowned with gratifying success.
Over 81 600 was expended in the purchase
of seeds and feed, and nearly $7OO in
keeping members in good standing, so that
they might lose none of their rights to
benefits, etc.
He recommends the general observance
of the anniversaries Of the order, as TEND
: ing 70 increase its attractiveness, and
} also finds that those tents which have
hives of Lady Maccabees in connection
> grow much more rapidly than those which
have none.
{ Supreme Record Keeper n. S. Boyn
!, ton reported that during the biennial tern
: ending Dec. 81, 1894, 1,0O5 new tents
r were Instituted with a charter member
y shin Of 2O,271. The average number Of
n members put in these tents was 20. Dur
! ing the preceding biennial term 439 tents
t were instituted with 9,256 members, ,
: gain over the preceding term of 500 tents
II and II .O15 members, more than doubling
n during the last two years, both in tn
q number of tents instituted and number o
charter members admitted. The averag
age of the charter members admitted dur
ing the past term was 81 years month
It and 10 days. New York, with 143 ney
It tents and 3,195 charter members, lead
= all the rest. Ontario comes next with Ia
&c new tents and 1858 new members; Ill
:. nois. with 10 new tents and 1870 men
bers; Pennsylvania, with 10S new tent
and c,156 members; Ohio, with 102 me-
tents and 1885 members; Missouri, wit
IN t;f; new tents and ,657 members; Indian,
n with As new tents and /, 100 members; NJ
VI braska, with "a new tents and LIZA ne
AZ members: Iowa, with "a new tents an
5:}t members; Texas. with 20 new ten
er and 453 members: KANSAS, with 20 ne
IN tents and 379 members; California, wit
o, IS new tents and 325 mei1bers; Colorad
e. with 10 tents and 231 members; Wisco
sin, with % new tents and 304 member
he Minnesota, with IA new tents and =:
H. members; West Virginia, with IL ne
or tents and 31S members, and Oregon, wi
al . tents and 203 members.
During the same time only 664 ten
Ia became defunct. and most of these we
nd tents newly organized and never plac
M on firm basis. Not one of the "a cas-
IN occurred in Michigan. The hard times
nv suited In the lapse of 9.705 life berieficia
he certificates by reason of suspension I
m past biennial term, being little o,
he 1917 per cent of the average membersh
ST. This is 21a per cent greater than DUR
GO the previous biennial term.
ire New officers are: Supreme command
Use ID. p. Markey; lieutenant command
a James f. Downer, Chicago; record Ike
ids err #. 8. Boynton; finance keeper, G.
Thompson: medical examiner, X. X. Nc