Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

SPLENDID GROWTH or THIS TX
CELLENT ORDER.
Great Fraternal Army and Business
Organisation Of 5000 Men In hicn-
gan Aione-synopsis of Their "orA
During the Past Year.


The celebration OF the fifteenth anniver-
.srv NJ the great camp for Michigan
Kniyhts AZ the Maccabecs, and the hrst -
ennial review held since the change IN the
laws from annual to biennial sessions'
was held at Saginaw.
Great Record Keeper Watsons sepo1'
covers many important matters, anu
comprehensive and yet so CONDENSED tns'
its interest demands the selection OF ssn'e
Of the leading subjects for publication, TO-
During the term ending Dec. II, looO'
there has been admitted to the order io,-
S97 endowment members, whose averase
age was 80 years, months and days,
or year. a months and % days lower
than the average age of new members
admitted during the previous nscai yea.
The number of social members aun'u
during the last term was 2,6e4, makirs
total Of endowment and social me"psi'
admitted of 1851.
The net increase Of endowment men men
bership for the term ending Dec. 81, iooss
was 6,227, and in social membership lo',
a total net increase of 1884, or ~ per
cent larger increase than that for the Ms
cal year ending June 80, 1874.
The total number Of deaths during the
term was 456. 14S of which took place IN
the last half Of 1894, and 3OS during the
year 1895, being an average death rate OK
$50 per 900 endowment members. Inc
death rate during the previous fiscal year
was $50, or eleven one-hundredths higher
than during the present term.
A reference to the report for the ~
term shows that 81 tents were organized
with charter membership of 1907. Dur
ing the last six months Of "a the number
Of tents organized was %, with total
charter membership Of 100; and during
the year 1895 there were organized 90
tents, with q total charter membership
Of 1,161, or a total Of 81 tents organized
and 1901 charter members admitted TO
the order during the term, the average or
endowment members being 81 years, 3
months and days.
The average amount paid into the en-
dowment fund by deceased members was
$38.24, or a total of SIT ,437. A; the previ-
Gus term $31.44, an increase OF $3.50 per
member over the previous year.
The average age Of deceased members
was 38 years, 8 months and II days, an
increase Of 8 months and 10 days over the
average age Of deceased members In the
previous term.
The total amount paid in death and dis
ability benefits since the organization is
1921, 3S6O9.
The average amount of one assessment
per member during the term has been
$1.59, and the average amount Of protec-
ton carried by each member is 81 1882,
or an average cost to the membership,
per 81 900, of $500, which amount in
cludes S1.OO per capita tax.
In his report Great Commander Boyn-
ton said: There is no recognized fra
ternal beneficial order in existence in this
country that has as large membership in
single State jurisdiction as is found In
the order of the Maccabees in Michigan.
Just think of an army Of $4,000 men to-
day Joined together in fraternal broth
erhood in a single State! Add to this
$4,000 women in the auxiliary branch Of
the Great Camp, joined together by SINH
lar ties, and we have a grand total Of "a, :
600 men and women marching under the
Maccabee banner in this great jurisdic-
ton. A much larger number than the
combined membership of all other similar
societies in Michigan"
Major n. s. Boynton, of Port Huron,
was reelected great commander by an
overwhelming vote, and it was made
unanimous. The other officers elected
were as follows, the first three being
unanimously: q. l.. c., Devere Hall, Bay
City; G. X. X, Thos. Watson, Port HUI
ron: g. F. K, Robert j. Whaley, Flint;
G. NJ. Ex., Edwin Eaton, Hudson; G.
Chap, Oscar Allyn, Grand Rapids, G..
sergeant, e. II. Royce, Sault Ste. Marie:
G. NJ. at A., VIM. t. Evans. Pentwater;
f. first NJ. Of e., Emil s. Smelling, Hough-
ton; &. second NJ. of g., Geo. Lutz, Ann
Arbor; G. sentinel, Geo. G. Ray, West
Bay City; q. picket, Not l.. johnson,
Jackson;J. d. Long. of Detroit, and Fred
Cutler, Jr.. of Ionia were added to the
members Of the executive committee.
The next session will be held in kala-
mazoo the third week in August. 1893.