The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-02-03
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Important Suggestions f0|
be Made by the Fl.
nance Committee.

The annual convention of the GfanfI
Lodge Of Delaware. Ancient Order or
| United Workmen, will be held in Dovo6
commencing on February 13 Acc0rdiul'
TO the official paper Of the order there Ar5'
prominent and responsible Workmen 01
delaware, who are not thor0u ghly satisfied
with the present system Of levying asseAss
ments on the membership. 1t Is not c0n<l
troversy over tho classified assessment
system because tho ''step rate" plan IL n0oA
yet OF sufficiently wide practice and usage
to insure its advisahility or success to the
brethern OF Delaware according to theis
beliefs. Il
The matter will formally come beforsl
the Grand Lodge In consideration OF the
report OF the finance committee In thaa
report the committee makes certain "a
Iient recommendations.
First. the committee suggests that the
E,Oo0 IN gold won from the Suprem0E
Lodge as Il pile for increasing melnbsr-
ship twenty-flyo per ceat. during Isst
year. be invested on good rate Of inter.
est until such time as the Delaware jurisss
dlctloh may desire its immediate use.
Then the committee will recommend
that per capita tax and special assess-
ment Tor tho general fund he levied ON
the member ship at the discretion Ut the
finance committee rs has heretofore been
the custom.
But the last and all-important recoms
mendation Of this committee, and which
may prOlong the Grand Lodge session
into three days Of continuous sittings, ID y
that in relation to the 1naDc cial future OF y
tho Grand Lodge of Delaware, which IL
no longer baby but contains I've rsgi-
ments OF men end Is the largest seore
organization in the State, paying out t65.
600 n year to stricken homes OF Dsiaware.5 N
This last suggestion Is that q slight re&
serve fund be created to Tide lover any
serious emergency In this army Of men
whose protection Is guaranteed by every \
one OF 5000 and more members. A.
present tho Supreme Lodge will not al
low the accumulation of reserve fund y
OF more than IA for each member. Il :, VIZ
two classified assessments) which would
mako almost s2O,00O the limit for Dela- Il
wore. This, however, might be enlarged
under special dispensatlon obtained X
from the Supreme Lodge, at Its Sioux
Falls meeting next June. at the requsss
Of Dclaware's Supreme Representatives.
BY having twenty assessments during
the year, the committee suggests this
fund can be created. Two could be levied
each month except the quarterly monthl
when dues are PAYABLE. This system ol Z
levy would net $100, zoo during the yeay
and not more than &c, 900 at the highes2
figure would be needed FOR deaths ciaima
and not moro than SO, 600 would bo need
ed for the Supreme Lodge Relief calls.
The plans have tho unanimous endorse.
ment Of the Finance Committee.
The report Of Grand Medical. Examines
Lewis ". Finn. NJ. D., will contain thesn
sug sestions.
''lt Is very nice to belong to such gSan5
and good order and feel that we are help
ing o protect our families and the fami.
lies and the families of our brothers II
he Ancient Order of United Worktnen
but let us not link too closely fraternisy
and protection, let us not allow 10 be ad.
nitted any physically doubtful member qS
simply because he may be triend and :
good fellow. S.$
"Let us look at this matter froSl-a d = t1sis ss
ness point of view, as well as from scciAi
md fraterna. ge