The San Francisco call., 1897-04-07
TIE WORkMEN
IN SESSION
Interesting Reports Pre-
sented by the Grand
Officers.
These Show the Condition OF
the Order in California
at This Time.
The First Marked Increase Sine, 1889
Grand Master Workman Will Be
Rec ected-N-w Loige.

The animal session of the Grand Lodge
of the Ancient O der of United Workmen
onened Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock IN
b mai Birth Hall.
There was present full representation
from the 304 subordinate lodges OF the
California Jurisdiction and Grand Master
Workman William Winter and all the
Grand officers. The Grand Lodge was
opened in due form with the grand master
workman in the chair.
The morning session was taken up with
the reading of the reports of the grand Of
iicers In the report of the grand master
workman occurs the following:
One year ago we we're depressed and anxious
as TO our future but through the dark clouds
could be family discerned ray OF llght-the
hope th1t the Supreme Lodge would approve
of the classified rate system
AS soon the action of The Supreme Lodge
was made known 10 me l deemed it of sufti-
cient importance to reconvene the Grand
Lodge at the earliest possible moment On
Septem Der 1 the Grand Lodge reasse mo oed and
by an almost unanimous vote adopted the
classified rate system. he wisdom OF their
action is already made manifest Since Au-
gust, 1896. nearly 2To0 applications have
been received. In the whole year OF 1895 we
initiated 470 candidates; in January OF this
year we initia ted 410-as many in one month
alone as the whole year OF 1895 and 70 more
than the twelve months OF 1894 And these
results have been attained under very adverse
conditions-hard times, sharp and energetic
competition.
He paws q tribute TO John Hoesch of the
official organ, and adds I'VE are deeply in
debted to the papers OF the State, espe-
ciallv The CALL, for their courteous and
generous aid" He also praises the WORK
of Frank S. Poland, deputy grand master
workman, and had a good word for DR..
Daywalt, the grand M edical examiner, and
Grand Recorder David S. Hirsh berg.
The report OF the grand recorder is an
interesting document. In this he says:
The financial transactions are fully set forth
in detail in the exhibits herewith, where will
be seen that the volume OF business was: Ben
efcary fund. $536961 81; general fund,
S33. AL so; relief fund. S24, ,136 50: McCabe
fund, $40 05; total, 1894, $50 81.
The financial statement shows:
Liabities-By 80 death claims. 1896, at
! $4,000, $500 600. Assets-To cash received
| beneficiary fund, 1896. 1856, ,140 so: to es l.
| mated receipts on pending calls, 1896, S400-
/ total, 1896 $40 so; deficiency, Sl53, ,495 80.
! Debtor-To II desth claims in the year
| 1896 unpaid, at $4,000, S154, 600. Credit
! Bv ba ance after paying 233 death claims
| 1896 $40 so; by estimated receiDts, pendtnG &
! calls, 1896 $4OO; by deficiency trelief grauted),
! S153. .459 5o-S154, 00o.
In the report of the grand trustees the
following recommendations are made:
| II IS recommended lUHL TIE VI
| $4,000 or extension be under the direction
and control OF the Board OF Corporate D.rec;-
| Ii recommended that premium of 81 sc
| be paid for each new member secured 10 the
| order TO the person securing same.
1t was concluded 10 be unwise to cease eI'
tension work.
The compensation of the grand medical ex
| sminer is recommended 10 be $500 per an
mum, which shall be the maximum amount O
| compensation, 10 be paid at the rate OF twenty
r;r-ao rY1nd fPsl m q ar
tlat the maximum amount shall not exceed
! S125 Tor any one month.
Tne com pensation OF the grand recorder II
! divided, instead of paid in bulk as heretofore
and an allowance made for each employe.
During the afternoon session a resolu
ton was offered to have biennial instead
| OF annual sessions on the ground of econ
omy, but there being doubt as the rig h
| to do this, the matter was referred to tn,
! following com mittee: Sol Rodgers, c. Z
Shook, +. V. Wood, George Bahrs anC
William H. Jordan.
! A resolution 10 discontinue the Califor
MIA Workman. the official organ, was lsIt
over for discussion.
A resolution having for its object th
admission of non beneficial members va
! defeated.
A resolution TO reduce the mileage fe
| was referred 10 com mittee.
resolution was presented and referred
It is that m view of the fact that tn
order has paid s34 900 for deaths by sui
eide. caused by poverty, the municipa
and State governments should proceed K
establish manufacturing and distributing
establishments ior the employment o
the unemployed.
Past Grand Master c. B. Boothe O
Massach usetts, now resident OF Los An
geles. made an address, after which tn
lodge adjourned until this morning.
In the evening there was an exempih
cation OF the litualistic work by the Pa
clfic drill team of Pacific Lodge No. 7 o
Oikland, assisted by Mount Hamilt tol
drill team OF Mount Hamilton Lodge No
43 of San Jose-and the institution OF
new lodge 10 be known as Perfection Nc
300. The work was exceedingly wei
done.
The election for grand officers will b
held tomorrow and it is possible th'
'present grand master workman, William
Winter, will be reelected, as his work duI
ing the past year has been most satisfa {
tory and was the subject Of special com
mendation by the good OF the order com
mittee during the afternoon session. Tn
same com mmittee also spoke in high term
of the work of the grand recorder an
other grand officers.