The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-26
SUPREME COUNCIL, /. 0. R. c.
In Twelfth Annual Session Here To-day.
Business Of Interest.

Tbs Supreme Council Of the Legion Of
| the Red Cross convened In twelfth annual
session in Red Mems Han this morning.
! The lodge Is composed Of prominent men
from almost every State In the East and Is
ons of the most hourlshing organizations
Of Its kind, as the business-of the session
shows.
The delegates number about fifty and
are from New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Maryland and Delaware. They
reached this city about 8 o'clock, and an
hour later were welcomed by Mayor JET.
ferls at the lodge room. Supreme Com
mander Potter B. Ayars then called the
session to order, and until tomorrow
night business Of considerable importance
Will occupy the attention Of the lodge.
men. -.
Tho report Of Supreme Commander
Aysrs was first called for. Among other
thlngs he said;
|. The past year has been fairly successful
SO FAR as numbers are concerned we have
more than kept pace with other oreanlsa.
lions Our liabilities have been met
punctually and every death claim has
been paid within 80 days of death, and In
some cases even SO short time as nine
days after death, and at cost not greater
than 80. so per 81 900.
While much has been accomplished, lot
us remember that it has been under such
stress Of circumstances as are rarely met
with. The stringency Of the times, both
In the monetary and business world.
Trades of all kinds have not been suffl.
clent to employ more than one-fourth OF
the laboring classes; In the midst of which
came the whirlpool OF the National Politi-
cal Campaign that for long time seemed
to absorb all else
II wish 1t were In my power to trace to
the darkened homes Of our beneficiarles,
bereayed by tho death of our companions;
you would there find the true value OF
Fraternal Insurance such as ours II would
tell of good done and the evil arrested: it
would tell Of want relieved and Of sorrow
assuaged that would touch your hearts,
and picture to you the responsibility tn at
comes to us at this time as to wise legisla-
ton, and for the proper administration Of
that trust which we here hold in behalf Of
our companions.
Il wish thus publicly to return my sin.
cere thanks for the untiring efforts Of
every individual companion and from all
the Councils that has made 1t possible for
this cheering report.
"lwould recommend that greater scope
and authority be given the Supreme Med
ical Director over his corps of Medical
Examiners; as at present 1t is rather q
sort of go as you please arrangement SO
far as his authority Is concerned Some
OF our Examiners whom questioned as to
their reports on candidates who have up.
piled for admission into the Order aud
which have been very irregular. have
written tho Supreme Examiner terse
and caustic letters, anu In some instances
to my personal knowledge have been in
suting.
This should be remedied, and II neces.
sary the Supreme Examiner given au.
thority to suspend them, reporting the
same with all evidence in such cases to
the Grievance Committee for full inves-
tigation. am glad to say in this particu.
lar that the great majority Of our Exam.
posed in their office, and try in every way
to guard the Councils against wrong for
which they are directly responsible
Supreme Medical Examiner Henry Pat.
terson OF this city reported that S75 appli-
cations had been mado to him during tho
year, 1897 of which were either approved,
rejected or returned to the recorders OF
the various councils. Thirty eight OF
those received were for new councils,
which were never instituted
Supreme Recorder John B. Triebler,
Jr, of Baltimore, reported that four new
councils had been organized during tho
year. January ]. 1896 we numbered
four grand and tlfty-two subordinate
councils, with total membership of 1850.
December 81, 1895, we numbered four
grand councils, 81 councils and 3972 mem.
Ders, net gain OF two councils and 323
Of this number Delaware has
seven councils, with $50 members. During
the year there was reported 40 deaths, all
OF which claims We're approved BY the
supreme Finance COMMITTEES. The bene-
fits have all been paid and but nineteen
assessments were made.
SUMMARY GENERAL FUND.
On hand January 1st 1896 cash
Daluncc Observation-Disclosures. 3SS w
during the year ..... Avg II
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 1851 rs
DISBURSEMENTS.
59S to 750 inclusive as
shown. 1850 81
Account Overdrawn.. ........ 4S9
GENERAL SUMMARY.
RECEIPTS
a,S Se ne 5n $@1 a. ;" os
Death Benefit Fund 49,. a737 20
Receipts during year, General
Find. ..................,. 449G II
Receipts during year, Death
m Benefit Fund ............. 3534 90
lotal ........ .............. Si@SoO ~
1-;o:s1: DISBURSEMENTS.
ioDeral fund. ......S 1889 81
Death benefit fund. 36,0O3 so
IoUhl, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~, oJ3 II
Balance on Land, Dec 3lst, 1896 s 1888 81
AssETS
furniture, supplies. 5 1852 rs
1alhnce in supreme
Treasury. 2,G93 81
Aolhi ..........' ..........S s,O4o 81
LIABILITIES.
losses on death in process Of
adjustment .................. 1000 90
ASSETS over liabilities. .,$ 546 SO
INVENTORY.
fixtures $352 Is (r,o,ro a,oo,
upplies (avaiable) 100 90 ''"iu' Si'0'
Total. .........S 452 Is
OF THE WORK FOE THE -
YEAR 1896.
balance on hand, Jan. 1st, 1896. 50 1875 81
ncOme from Assessments ..., 50 1914 50
income from other sources ..... H. 1876 II
lupal .......'.... ........ .Tf@,ScO 10
TOTAL disbursements Sf0 S03 II; Cash
alance on hand January 1, $2O936 81.
Supreme Treasurer ]. H. Livingstone
,portGd that the death baneflt fund had
balance on hand on April ~ of S3l4,
nee 800 Cos. so had been paid out, and tho
lcomo had loft abalance of $72l % in
ank.
The Daughters Of the L o. r. c.. has
,me to stay. -Four well established Con.
aves are now In a 1ourishIng condition
nd by their sctivty have demonstrated
lat when our sisters make tho effort il
leans SUCCESS We have IN this auxiliary
mem bership of 1871, an increase of 2 Con-
avos and 40 members. The inquiry
ade among them as to whether o set
mount as Death Benefit is desirable, has
met with reply, ''yes, but make
optional"
To make it compulsory will retard the
crease in membership, as many can not
admitted ms beneficial risks except
lder aset figure. low enough to be cover
by a minimum contribution, and /
spcctfully recommend that q feature
$4,000 DO added to the proposition Of
st year and tho rule Of allowing malo
embors to take the additional feature Of
5000 or $4,000. DO adopted, with the