Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
WOrkmen Will Now Issue $1,000
Beneficiary Certificates as Well
as the $4,000 Ones.
DEBATE OVER RESERVE FUND
THERE WAS a LARGE REPREsEN-
TATEON AGAINST 1T AND THE
NATTER WAS LAID ON THE
TABLE UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
DnYnr Del LnI II

Special Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover, Del, Feb. IA.
The Ancient Order OF United Work.
men will hereafter issue $1,000 beneh-
ciary certificates, together with the 81, i
OOp certificates now being used.
his was decided upon and made a
law by unanimous consent in the Grand
Lodges executive session last evening.
IL was urged by several Of the repre-
sehtauves who obtained recognition al
most at the same time the lodge was so
eager 10 have this additional induce
ment offered TO its Delaware people.
The $1,000 certificate will be OF spe-
cial benefit to the order because it
wall bring in young men, whose in
comes are not Of sufficient strength to
allow payment of assessments on 81
OOO; because members who get in a
state OF financial stress can easily be
reduced without leaving the order; be
cause old men who have no large in
come can reduce the cost Of their pro
lection and at the same time be pro-
tected. IL interferes in no way with a
member enjoying the full fraternal and
electoral privileges of the order
Grand Lodge members INDUCED in
hery debate over the proposition of
the finance committee TO establish a
reserve fund by increasing the num-
Der or assessments There was a large
representation against it. and the as
sessments will doubtless be levied only
upon the level plan as heretofore. The
resolution was tabled for a year. the
opposition consenting to the appoint
ment OF a committee by the incoming
g and master workman to consider the
same and report It back to the next
Grand Lodge.
The CLASSIFIED assessment plan was
talked Of and an effort made to have
supreme Master Workman Bickford
who was counseling Grand Master
workman Lackey in presiding over the
4 committee Of the whole to express
himself upon this scheme. he being a
classified man. although coming
from level jurisdiction. He. however.
declared, in a neat speech. that il
| would be inadyisable for Delaware to
take up the new method this year. so
long as she is ilourishing so under the
level plan, and no adversities have vet
come
The representatives in attendance
are: Wilmington, No. /, Joseph K.
Adams. G. B. Underwood. A. B. Jones.
Jacob Butz, c. S. Watson. Charles M.
Murch, Hermann Bothum, l. NJ. Cook.
i William c. Field. N. L. Henderson.
John II. Speakman, Thomas S. TAYLOR.
j. f. McManus, Charles Whann Charles
NJ. Banks, DR.. James II Morgan: In
dustry, No 2, Wilmington, James f.
Saville, John II. Keatley. Dr. S. II.
Johns, George L. Ferguson, Gus II.
Groves, Curtis Kirk. H. S. Lawton.
George G. Stewart, W. H. Morris. b.
j Rufus Hall; Friendship, No. 3. New
Castle, John G. King; Anchor. No. 4.
| Newark, j. w. Parrish: Delaware No.
10, Wilmington. J. Harper Carver.
George r. Foulk; Union. No. G. Middle
town, ID. w. Colpitts; Seaford, No. z.
w. j. Stewart; Kent, No s. Wyoming.
F. NJ. Soper; Diamond No. 9. Dover.
John S. Collins, Ezekiel Cooper: Lib
lerty, No. Wilmington, Fred w. Heiss.
Gustavus Steinki; Active. No. II. New
port Harry B. Miller: Delmar. No. 12
{ William S. Nelson; Valley. No. 13
q Hockessin, William Haggerty; Laurel
l No. IA, Marian T. Galloway; Harring.
ton, No. Is. John w. Richards: Miz.
pah, No. 16 George H. Dick: Milford
No. II, Isaac A. White: Georgetown
No. is, George w. Hatfield Marine No
ll9, Lewes, Martin G. Short: Protection
/. No. 20, st. Georges, +. /. Welsh Colum.
g hia. No. 2l, Highlands, Emile Krauss:
, Vulcan, No. %. Marshallton, James r
3 Blest; Loyal. No %. Frederica. H. A
. Reik; Hope, No. "a, Pennington, f. ]
D Prettyman; FELTON,, No. 25, Charlie.
p H. Shochley; Washington, No. 26
Greenwood, John II. Wiley: America
10. 81, Wilmington, Charles B. Palmer,
Fidelity, No. 2S, Wilmington. Harry c
d Saville; Bridgeville, No. 20. John NJ
e Brown; Milton, No. 30. Samuel L
e Black. Centre. No. 81 Centreville. DR.
o j. Willard Crossan.