The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-13
ORDER IS GROWING
a. r &. REPORTS ITSELF IN VERY
PINE CONDITION.

a. r 8. REPORTS ITSELF IN VERY
PINE CONDITION.
Both NumericalIy and FinaucialIy-Pro
posal to Introduce An Insurance Featur
Proceedings of the Supreme Council
Hiberrsans Getting Observation-Disclosures
Tract and Other Religious societie
Observation-Disclosures and the Typographi
cal characterization of Business
Scientific and Transportation Men.
Washington, May 12.-The reading OF
the annual address Of President John w
EchoIs and the submission of the re
port Of Secretary Palmer, were the prin-
opal matters which engaged the atten-
ron Of the supreme council of the Amer
lean Protective association at its meet
Ing today. The former was referred tc
a committee which viii divide it accord
ing 10 the subjects treated, and each OF
these subdivisions will be referred TO the
committee having charge of that par
tlcuiar matter. The secretary's report
was also referred to the appropriate
committee for consideration. Mr..
EchoIs' address was particularly felicit-
Gus, ana spoke in hopeful terms Of the
prospects OF the order and Of its I'M
p-ecedented growth during the past year.
He referred to mis- visits TO the various
subordinate councils during the year and
10 the flourisning condition N which he
found them. A recommends ton was
made for an insurance feature, TO be I'M
der the auspices and Supervision Of the
general order.
Nj. Planners report is said 10 have
been an agreeable surprise, showing.
Notwithstanding the hard times prevail
ing during the last year, the order to be
ma satisfactory condition numerically
and financially. Three hundred and
forty-five charters were issued during
the past year.
When it first met this morning. the
council heard the report of the commit
tee on credentials, showing over hun
dred and fifty accredited delegates to the
meeting. Without mucuh discussion, the
report was adopted.
Other routine business Of an unimport-
ant character followed. Committees
We're appointed on education, political
agitation, ritual and paraphernalia and
resolutions. TIE afternoon SESSION was
taken up with the address of the presi-
dent and the report OF the secretary. A
large number of resolutions on a variety
OF topics were presented and referred to
the appropriate committees.
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
New York, May 12.-The annual meet
Ing of the American Tract society was
held today IN the chapel of the Madison
Square Presbyterian church. In the alb
sence. OF the president, General o. o.
Howard, Rev. John Hall presided. AS
sistant Acting Treasurer Louis Tag
presented his annual report. showing
that the society had received s1S9, 1855
from sales during the year, s22. 0G5 from
dorations sls.02s from legacies, and
s5.e21 from interest on trust funds. The
rent receipts from the new building
amounted to s111,e The entire receipts
foot up s594.3s2. The operating expenses
81 the new building, including taxes.
which were s74,547. were within the
rental receipts, but there were payments
on account OF construction amounting
to s72,546 There is, therefore, no net in
Grease yet from the building. For pub
fishing and nanufa cturung the society
expended s134, 214, for sales department
A7,911, salaries ard general expenses at
New York s24,SS1, and coiportage s25,-
Isl. Rev. DR.. Gorge L. Sherer ana Rev
DR.. William W. RANT, secretaries of the
society, also presented re7Irts. Rev.
James H. Roberts. missionary at the
North China mission " the American
board. delivered an address on the work
Of the nilsson and made an appeal for
4 gift Of a fon5 of type to print books for
the Chinese. Rev. Dr.. Judson Swift.
field secretary OF the society, also made
an address The old board OF managers.
thiriy-six in number, was reelected. eX-
cept that Rev. DR.. F. r. Schenck of
New York was chosen in place Of Peter
fnefers Of Flatbush, resigned The
managers afterwards elected those COM
hfttees: Publishing committee, DR..
Samuel H. Virgin and DIR. John r.
Davis. with DR.. H NJ Sanders to fill the
unexp,red term of Or. w H Faunce.
resigned: Distributing committee, Hugh
Porter ard Frank A. Ferris: finance
committee, John ]. McCook and William
n. Crane. to fiji the unexpired term OF
Titus B. Meigs on the distributing COM
mittee.
MEDICo- PSYCHOLOGISTS
Baltimore. Nd. May 12.-At today's
session CT the American Me5lco-Psycho-
logical association. Dr. r. VI. Bucken
OF London. Ont, the vice president. was
elected president: DR.. Henry NJ Hurd
OF Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore.