The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-20

Reports Show the Catholic Benevolent
 League to be in u Prosperous Con
 ditiOn-Omcers of the Council Elected
 Next Convention WiiI be Held in
 Derby.
 The Connecticut state council of the Catholic Benevolent league held its eighth annual convention in this city yesterday in the Knights of Pythias hall, 400 State street Between forty and fifty delegates from different cities of the state were present. These men represented twenty-three councils of the order in the state in the following num- bers. Stamford one, Norwich one, New Haven three, Bridgeport two New Brit ain. two and one each from Ansonla, Derby, Danbury, New London, Middle town, Saybrook, Windsor Locks, Hart ford, South Manchester, Branford, Mer- iden and Bristol
 The convention began at 10 o'clock a.. m., with most of the visiting delegates present. The morning session was talk en up in listening to the reports of the following committees: Mileage, creden- tials, new business and judiciary. The business that came up of new nature was referred to the judiciary commit tee.
 In the afternoon officers for the ensu- ing year were elected as follows:
 Presdent--John F. O'Brien of Middle town.
 Chancellor--Judge James Roche of New Britain.
 Orator-Thomas Dorsey of New Lon don.
 Secretary-James Scanlon of New Britain.
 Treasurer-Miles McNiff of Water bury.
 Spiritual director-Rt. Rev. M. Tier ney.
 Marshal-Francis Hart of New Brit ain.
 Guard-Thomas F. Dunn of Bran- ford.
 Representative to supreme council Judge Roche of New Britain; alternate, D. J. Lucy of New London.
 Trustees-James Woohan of Bridge port, Matthew J. Golden of Saybrook and Michael Mullins of Stamford
 The report of the secretary, James Scanlon of New Britain, at the morning session showed the total membership for the state by the last report to be 1075, an increase of 102 for the year. Six new councils were instituted during the year and sixteen deaths occurred among the members. The beneficiaries of the deceased were paid $255o0, and the amount paid into the benefit fund was $2,S55 45. Four of the deaths were of members belonging to the several New Haven councils, the beneficiaries receiving $5,500.
 During the year the various councils paid into the benefit fund of the su- preme council $22,54L41.
 The total amount of insurance in force in this state June 30 was $1 ,4OO,5OO The report of the supreme representa- tive, James Roche of New Britain showed the total amount paid out by the order from it's institution in 1881 to August, 1899, for death claims to have | been $10,0O44 414 and for permanent dis ability claims $36,500. Six hundred and | ninety-three councils have been insti- | tuted since the organization of the order | and its membership is 4S,02O, scattered ! throughout twenty-four of the states, 1 the District of Columbia and Canada | Ine report or State IreaSufef MCNlft | of Waterbury showed the state coun- cil to be in a fiourishing financial con- dition.
 At 1:30 in the afternoon the members present sat down to a dinner at the AL drich house. Informal speeches were delivered,
 While in this city the state council members were the guests of the three New Haven lodges-Father Sheffrey No AIS, Father Champlain No. 42S and Elm