Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-16
LEGION OF THE RED CROSS.
Annual Session of the Grand Council o
Delaware IN This Guy.

Annual Session of the Grand Counch OF
Delaware IN This City.
The annual meeting of the Grand
Council Of Delaware, Legion of the
Red Gross, was held last night week az
Red Mems Hall. The reports OF the
several officers showed the order IN
Delaware to be on substantial footing
and the outlook encouraging. Tho
growth, numerically, was retarded,
however. on account of the unsettled
condition of the country.
Thomas j. Sullivan, the retiring
grand commander, in his report said
''At the beginning of my term the
prospects seemed very bright for q pros
perous year for our order, but circum-
stances over which had no control, MS
well as the unsettled state of the coun- 4
try, have operated to produce a less /
favorable result than we had hoped for. |
While we have not grown numerically,
the councils seem to be in better |
condition financially than they were |
one year ago. hope my successor will
be able to give you more encouraging
report as TO results of his labor than |
am. To insure this, the Individual
members must take q more active in
terest in the order than thcy have in
| the past. The growth OF the order is
| to the interest of every member OF 1T.
| Our interests are mutual, and only by
u healthy increase IN membership can
we make our burdens less and make
| the order more secure for ourselves and
our dependents. In the business OF
| these days, to be successful, the watch
| word must be progress. l would ask
| that every member in this jurisdiction
| join with me in making determined
and continuous effort to make lS99 the
banner year in our history.
And now one word for the Ladies'
| Auxiliary to the L. o. r. c., in which
| am greatly Interested. We have q
conclaye in Wilmington, in which all
should take an interest, as it stands
second TO none in its work. If you only
take some interest in it, il will not only
prove an auxiliary in name but in fact
1.-The membership at the present is over
100, and is growing very fast, with a
good bank account to its credit
The reports of Grand Recorder L.
Harry johnson and Grand Treasurer +.
C. Cause showed the following:
Total receipts, slH.61: balance, on
sls1. Os; amount disbursed, 1918. 95 |;
amount on hand January LIST, 1899.
S162. Is. The membership was reported
to be 502.
Grand Representative G. A. Laws
made an interesting report of the SEES
sion of the Supreme Council, which
was held at Atlantic City, N. j., April
25th, 26th and 9th last. The follow
| ing, relating to the Supreme Council,
is taken from his report:
Membership January LIST, 1897, 3,972 ;
admitted by initiation during the year,
492; admitted by card during the year,
AZ; admitted by reinstatement during
the year, 3lS: total gain. S52. Losses
during the Yearly suspension, T2S
by death, "a; by withdrawal, 90; total
loss, So; total membership December
3lst, 1897, 4,0l2; total membership Of
Delaware, $50; total membership o.
Maryland, 500: total membership o.
Pennsylvania, 2,0l6; total membership
Of New Jersey. $3.50; total membership
Of New. York, IL; total membership Q
Virginia, "a; total membership of al
States, 4,0l2: the average age of thos'
admitted, 3d. II; the average age o
those who died, 46. %; the average ag'
of the entire membership. Al. ii.
During the year 1897 there We're B
claims amounting to S35, coo paid b.
the supreme body.
The report Of Subordinate Council
show they have paid during the sam
time, in sick benefits, $40. 1897. 81
making total amount of s45, 3S3I. 8
paid during 1897 to the membership Q
the L. o. r. c. q
A law was adopted granting con
claves one representative each to tn
Supreme Council, said Representative
to be admitted to session of the thir
day, which session or so much of it a
may be needed shall be devoted to tn
interest of ladies' conclaves.
consider that Delaware was ver
kindly dealt with, as l find that tiy
out of the IL Offices in the supren
body are held by members from Wi
mington, Del.
The following officers were electet
after which they were installed
Past Supreme Commander Peter
Ayars; Past Grand Commando
Thomas j. Sullivan: Grand Commai
der, Jacob S. Schell: Grand Vic
Commander, Samuel j. Beck; Grar
Marshall, d. S. S. Casperson; Grar
Recorder, L. Harry johnson; Graz
Treasurer, George II. Taylor; Graz
Prelate, Randall II. Wolf; Graz
Warder, Leslie G.. Dayett; Grand Sc
tinel, William L. Taylor; Represent
tive to Supreme Council, Thomas
Sullivan; Alternate to Supreme Cou
ell, L. Harry johnson: Trustees,
b. Keys, A. Morton and H. b. Sinclai