The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-12
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
An Interesting Change in the Making
 of Assessments.

An Interesting Change in the Making
 of Assessments.
 The members of the Knights of Hon or lodge in this city have been discuss ing considerably, lately, the new rule of assessments which was adopted by the Supreme lodge in national council. The old order made some assessments too high for some members and too low for others. The plan was to make more equitable the assessments based on the ages of the members. The new plan will go into effect October 1st, and there are several members of the order who do not like it, but it is believed there will be TO withdrawals from the society on account of the schedule. The new assessments will make some of the older members of the order pay considerably more than they are now paying, on occount of their ages. The plan proposed requires members of a given age to pay exactly what it costs them for that year. The next year, when they are one year older, the actu- | al cost is little greater and they are called upon to pay that additional, and so on as years go on, each year paying | exactly it's own cost and no more. The | advantage of this plan is that it will tend to the prosperity of the order, be- cause at all times on the tables pro- | posed, the men of a given age will take care of themselves. The new men will | not be bearing the burden of the old, and each man will be paying the exact cost of that years protection. The new assessments will considerably increase 1 the dues of the older members of the | order, but when it is seen how just and equitable is the plan, it is believed that | on account of it there will be few deser- | tions from the ranks.
 l The plan adopted creates two classes, | one class to consist of those who were members prior to July 1, 1892, at which
 time the clause forbidding the increas- l ing or diminishing of assessment rates
 during the continuance of membership was stricken from the constitution, and l the other class to consist of those who have been admitted members since July l i, 1892, or who may hereafter become members. It is provided, however, | that those of the former class may, at l their option be transferred to the lat l ter class. The wisdom of such trans fers will depend however, on what the older members are now paying. In 1 fact few of the older members will care | to make the change for the reason that l their assessments at one dollar each 1 does not amount to as much as a man l over fifty would have to pay for one ! assessment under the new plan The l improved plan provides for the calling of only one assessment month. IF however, members who joined previous
 to July, 1872, do not come in under the
 new scale there Is nothing to prevent
 them being called upon to pay four or more assessments month, while under
 the improved plan they will be obliged to pay but one, and the amount Is de-
 termined by their age.
 Following is the new scale of full rates: Ages of IS and 20, 9S cents; 2 and P, s1; g and 23, $t02; 2S and A s1. .O4; 24 and 25. $1.06; 25 and 26, $l.0S; 2f and 27, $1 10; 27 and 2S, $1.13; 28 and 29 $1. .16; 29 and 30, $1.19; 30 and 31, $1.23; 3l
 and 32, $1.27; 32 and 33. $1.32; 33 and s4
 $137; 34 and 35. s1.42; 35 and S6, $1.4S: 3t and 37, $t54; 37 and 3S. $1.61; SS and 30 l $1 e9; 39 and 40, SLIT; 40 and fl, $1.S6; Al
 and 42, $1s5; 42 and 43, $2.o3; 43 and A s2. 10; A and AS, $2.2O; 45 and 46, $2.30; 4t and 1T, $2. 10; 47 and 4S, $2.55; AS and 4a s275; 49 and 50, g 9e; 50 and 51. s3.15: t1
 and 52, $S.30; 52 and E, $s33.55;; ;'33 ard b;
 S3.7S; 54 and 55, $4; 55 aad 56, si.20; t and 57, $456; 57 and 5S, $4.S5; 5S and bS s5.1O; 59 and 50, $5.3S; 50 and 61, $570; s(
 and over $6.