The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-06-17
OWNED THE TOWN.
Mpccabees Had Royal Time and "a Hot
Convention at Detroit.

feature was an extensive street parade
| participated in by about 1000 Macca-
bees with handsome floats, picturesque
and grotesque costumes and plenty of
music, making a carnival which was
hugely enjoyed by the thousands who
| lined the streets to witness it. The pa
rade was followed in the evening by
a magnificent reception rendered the
officers of the supreme camp and SUI
preme hive and the great camp and
great hive of the Maccabees, in the
Light Infantry armory. The delegates
to the great camp X. O. Il. M. and the
great hive l.. o. r. NJ. of Michigan then
settled down TO three days of hard con-
vention business.
At the opening session of the great
camp X. o. II. Nj. Great Commander
Boyton reported that the order is in a
prosperous condition. He recommended
the giving of larger powers TO the eX-
ecutive committee in the employment
of district deputies. He also advo-
Gated the division of the state into
districts for the selection of delegates
TO the great camp, thus to reduce the
number of delegates and lessen the ex-
pense of the conventions.
Great Record Keeper Watson reported
the total of life benefit members adj
mitted during 1896, as TOPS, for whom
certificates were issued amounting to
50, 1876, 900; social members admitted,
LOGS. The number of life benefit
members admitted during 1897 was
9,44S, for whom certificates were issued
amounting TO 81, asa, 900; social MEM
bers, 1873. The net gain in endow-
ment membership for the 1867 term
is s,347, while the social membership
decreased by 344, leaving net increase
of S,003. During the term the number
of deaths in the order was 73S, or
death rate of 5.94 per year per 1000
members; and the total amount of
death benefits paid was 81 ,03O, 300. so.
In addition to death benefits, total and
permanent disability and old age bene-
fits were paid to the amount of S79,-
ALSO, making total amount paid
during the term of 81, 100, 442. The
total amount paid in death and dis
ability benefits, since the organization
of the order is SO, 200, S34.06. The num-
Der of new tents organized during the
term was 42-23 in 1896, and Is in 1897
with a total charter membership of
1,204.
Great Finance Keeper Whaley reca-
pitulated the endowment and dis
ability and general funds for the past
two years as follows: Total balance on
hand Dec. 81. 1895, So, $50. As; total re-
ceipts, 81, 403, 541.47; total paid out,
81, 1886, 779.5 So; total balance on hand
Dec. 81, 1897, S124,742.4 40. The sick,
funeral and accident benefit funds had
a balance on hand Dec. 81, 1895, of
S709 So; receipts, 6,397.s7; paid out,
81, 1O3.3O; balance on hand Dec 81,
1897, 81. 90.
The election of officers of the great
camp stirred up little excitement, but
not as much as was expected. DeVere
Hall, who had been put forward to run
for great commander against Daddy"
Boynton, backed out at the last hour
and Mr.. Boynton had a clear track
There was a close contest on the cleo
tion of a great medical examiner and
DIR. Ias. A. Fraser, of Gaylord, was
chosen to succeed DIR. Eaton. The of
ficers elected are as follows: Great
commander, n. S. Boynton, Port HUI
ron; great acknowledgements De
We're Hall, Bay City; great record
keeper, Thos. Watson, Port Huron
great finance keeper, Robt. j. Whaley,
of Flint; great medical examiner, Jas.
A. Fraser, Nj. D., Gaylord; great chap
lain, Edwin Reese, Sault Ste. Marie
great sergeant, w. T. Evans, Pent-
water; great first master of guards.
Geo. Lutz, Ann Arbor; second, Lester
Clark, Marquette; great sentinel, j. l..
Kleindinst, Coidwater; great picket,
w. M. Binney, Big Rapids; member
executive committee, Fred Cutler, Ionia.
The Ladies of the Maccabees opened
their session with 625 delegates pres
ent. Great Commander Frances T..
Burns delivered her biennial review of
the great hives work, which, with the
reports of Great Record Keeper Emma
Il. Bower and Great Finance Keeper
Susie S Graves, showed the number of
endowment members to be 2G,3s0; So
cial members, 0,1s2; total membership,
35,562. Increase since 1895, endow-
ment, 5,931; social, 2,4s1; total, Sale.
Total number hives, Dec. 81, 1897, 727;
hives instituted during term, 124; total
charter members, 3,767; death claims
paid during term, 277, amounting to
$3.50, $50; certificates in force amount to
over 100000 Since 1890. date of
organization, the great hive has paid
S597, $50 in death claims, and SITS to
disabled members.
The great hive officers were rendered
n splendid reception at Light Guard
armory.
The great hive elected the following
officers Great commander, Frances Il.
Burns, st. Louis; great lieutenant com
mander. Rachael A. Bailey, HASTINGS;
great record keeper, Emma T.. Bower,
Ann Arbor; great finance keeper, Susie
). Graves, Port Huron; great medical
examiner, DIR. Emma ID. Cook. Detroit:
great chaplain, Anna +. Coffin, Bay
CITY; great sergeant, Lena Burch, Mid