The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-07
0. U. A. M. MEETS.
Councillors Report Shows
Failing Off in Finances
and Numbers.
20 CENT ASSESSMENT LEVIED
A Prosperous Term Is Elk
pected-The New
Officers.
IsnacIal to THE Jersey city News

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TRENTON, Sept. 7. 1S99.-The State
Council, Order of American Mechanics,
held its annual session in Masonic Hall,
Yesterday. The session was one OF the
largest and at the same time most har-
monious the order ever held, and not
withdrawing the fact that two days are
usually required to transact the business
Of the council, it was concluded this year
in only one day. A large amount of
routine business was transacted. The re-
ports Of the various officers showed the
order to be in a very prosperous condition
and gives good promise for the future.
1t was decided to levy an assessment Of
20 cents per capita for the purpose OF
raising a fund to advance the interests Of
the order in the State by placing an or
ganizer-in-chief.
The organizers duty IS to form new
councils in different sections of the State,
and in the State Councillors report the
following was said with reference to tins
office
when I assumed the duties of your
State Councillor, one year ago, ! did so
with an enthusiastic desire to make
some considerable advancement in both
members and Councils, but l have been
sorely disappointed in the results in gem
eral, although it is my belief that to my
successor will accrue the honor of a most
prosperous term, and / trust you will
give to him your earnest support. But
we need an organizer, and it would be
well for him to continue at work, both
in the old and new councils. / have
learned. in my intercourse with our pres
ent Organizer, to know him as a brother
having at heart only the good of our old
order.,,'
Ex-State Councillor Thomas F. Gilmore
is the present Organizer. and he as
sumed the position on March 10 last. hav-
ing been chosen for the place by the
Committee on Judiciary. It was thought
by the majority of the delegates that Mr..
Gilmore had been very successful, and,
In consequence. there was but little trou-
BILE in arranging for the additional 20
cents from each member of the Council,
for the purpose of ~defraying his future
expenses.
Possibly the cause for such prompt
action on this score may be attributed
largely to that portion of the State
Councillors report. which dealt with the
present condition of the order. Both in
finances and numbers there has been a
considerable falling off in the past twelve
months, which situation may best be
understood through an examination of
the Councillors own figures. He says
The total worth of Councils.
Total y wsorthJune 80. iSs9... s sd.doa II Il
Showing a decrease. s75s 81
Our total membership June 80, 1898. 4,136
nrrrfAfn1 rnarah1r<hfp T<an1 on 1000 2 QCQ
Showing loss in Memberships. 14S
The following is a recapitulation OF
the work done for the year just ended
Number of Councils September i 1899. so
Chartered during the year:-Delaware,
No. 80; Old Glory, No. is: Loyal. No.
II; Island, No. a
Dissolved during the year, Columbia !.
No. 16....... ......---..-. .....-...... -. !
August 81, 1885,. ~. ...-.--...-5
Forty-three members died during the
year. &
The retiring officers were:-s. c., Will
liam B. Ctephens, Camden; S. v. c., G.
E. MARCEL. of Newark; S. G.. S., A. B.
Spark, Camden; S. G. t., George H.
Poulson. Washington; s G. E., Warren T.
Redfeld, Woodbury.: S. c. p, Milton
Deeths. Paterson.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year.
State Councillor. c. z. MARCEL, Newark;
State Vice Chancellor, A. S. Schuyler,
Elizabeth; State Secretary, Richard Car
ney, Camden; State Treasurer. George H.
Poulson, Trenton: Representative to Ma
tionai Council, William Fl. Staat, New
Brunswick. three years; Representative
for one year. to fill unexpired term, Geo.
H. Poulson.
A new council of the order will be insti-
tuted at H~ackensack, September 10.
The next State Council will be held in
this city.