The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-04-02
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Excursion to ireland F!
THE BRECKE-MchUcH CO.,
1877 Third St. S. Minneapolis, Minn.

lE Z mira 81. ). minneapolis, fHinn.
ished its work in time to allow full
report in these columns this week.
However, our next issue will contain the
same. John A. O'Shaughnessy was
elected again to the position of state
insurance secretary. r. ]. Clarke, of St.
Paul, was chosen state president of in
surance and T. H. Murphy, of Brainerd
vice president John Sheehy, of Mont
gomery, like Mr.. O'Shaughnessy, sue
ceeds himself, having been reelected
state treasurer OF insurance.
The convention met at 4 p. m. We'd
listened to hear the reports of commit
tees.
The committee to whom was referred
the contested claim Of the beneficiares
of the late Thomas f. Ryan, Of St. Paul,
reported to the convention with its
recommendation that the claim be paid,
which report and Recommendation was
adopted by the convention.
The auditing committee made a most
complete and satisfactory report of it's
labors, which report was accepted and
placed on file. The committees
report on standing of the fund
was the next matter to come
before the convention. The report
contained a resume Of the work of the
officers during the past two years and
was highly creditable to all these Of
ficials. The report was accepted and
placed on file. The committee on con-
stitution and bylaws reported in favor
Of changing the plan of collecting the in
surance from the assessment plan of 50
cents on the death of member to a
regular monthly payment The recon-
mendation was adopted by the conven-
ton and the sum Of G5 cents per month
was decided upon as the amount of in
suranco that each member shall here
after pay
The report Of State Secretary Of In
suranco J. A. O'Shaughnessy shows the
amount collected on insurance during the
past term from June /, 1896, to March 1,
1898, as $29,11S. Amount paid to bene-
ficiaries of deceased brothers $1,000.
Amount Oh hand in reserve fund S1O,43O.-
rs. Total amount paid to beneficiaries
in Minnesota since the insurance fund
was organized $10O,23G.OO. Number of
deaths since June l, 1896, 81. Number
of insured members March 1, 1898, 3,O5G.
Average age Of deaths 81 years six
months % days. Death rate per thous-
and members 4.79
NOTES.
DR.. Buckley, of St. Paul, was reelected
medical examiner.
The new insurance board of directors
elected arc as follows Mr.. Hebron.
Rochester; J. D. O'Brien, Minneapolis:
E. F. Kelly, Faribault; J. w. Holloran,
Mcleod; ]. J. Daily, Minneapolis.
The auditing committee, as chosen,
comprise ]. T. MCGOWAN, John Kennedy,
Of Minneapolis, and Austin Kennedy, Of
Rochester.
j. +. McGinnis was chairman of the
various working committees at Brainerd.
His able assistants were T. H. Murphy.
James Cullen, William Barron, J. +.
Hawkins, M. Cullen, Dan M. Clark. and
number Of other members of the local
division, including the ladies of the
auxiliary in large numbers. Every DOS
slble courtesy was extended the visitors
at all times and the people of Brainerd
will long be remembered for their kind
ness and generosity.
The Ladies' Auxiliary reelected the
following officers: State president, Mrs.
j. j. Daley, Minneapolis; vice-president.
Mrs. Mary Riley, Brainerd; secretary.
Ella Heating, St. Paul; treasurer, Anna
Stanton, Lanesboro
The ladies' insurance fund elected Misc
NJ. z. Grady, Saltwater, state secretary.
and Margaret Sullivan state treasurer.
Rochester was unanimously chosen az
the convention city in 1900.
The Irish Standard was again named
as the official organ of the A. o. H. and
auxiliary for the coming two Years.