The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-03-02
NUMBER 3.
TO THE KNIGHTS OF HONOR
OF MISSISSIPPI. AND
THE PUBLIC.

SJreeLS 0I ASkalOn!
That the Grand Old Order OF
Knights Of Honor, after over twenty
six years OF successful business, during
which time 1t has paid over Sixty
eight Million dollars to widows aud
orphans and over Ten Million dollars
to the sick and disabled, is now on a
flrmer, surer basis then ever. Fresh
and rejuvenated it is pressing forward
in the great and glorious work began
over a quarter of century ago. At
the session OF the Supreme Lodge held
In June last, a new schedule OF rates
was adopted, which went into effect
Aug. lst. Under these rates not only
have the claims arising from the
deaths each month been promptly
met, but there has been a surplus TO
date Of about $3.50, 10000, or over forty
three thousand dollars on an average
per month. This surplus has been
applied to the payment OF claims on
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claims amounted to about 1926, 10000.
These will all be wiped out before the
end OF the year, then surplus will be
created out of which the current death
claims for some months can be paid
without calling on the members for
an assessment, so that we will only
have about ten assessments per year,
say. OF course all this depends on
Knights Of Honor themselves. Ii
they are true to their obligation, IL
they stand up to and work for the
order, so that new members are added
to our ranks as they can and ought to
be, then our success is assured and we
could by proper effort reduce our as.
sesments not only to ten, but TO nine
or less per annum. My brothers of
Mississippi, the order in other States
is growing, the members are doing
their duty. Let US do likewise Let
US come forth now like Minerva from
the brain of JOve-full armed and
ready for the fray. Let us persuade
men to join our great brotherhood; it
is for their good and ours, besides you
are paid cash premium for every mem.
Der you get.
Tell the young man, 1St to q years Of
age that lie can carry one thousand
dollars in this old, well-established,
safe, sound and reliable order for sixty
cents per mOnth-$7.2O per year, and
il he lives to be sixty years old, which
is about his expectancy Of life, he will
have paid out under the step rate sys-
TEN which we now have less than
eight-hundred dollars on the one
thousand. However, as 40 per cent
of the human race die under Is, and
many more under 80, he In all proba-
bility will not have to pay out that
much; then in five years, he will pay
only S39.60; in ten years $500 and so
on. But l consider him fortunate il
he lives out his expectancy for it is not
the man who pays few assessments
or for few years and then dies who
is lucky or fortunate, but the one who
lives on and on and keeps paying, on
the same principle as you in good
faith and for a part only Of its value
insure your house against tlre, you do
not wish It to burn, but prefer to pay
the company year after year to carry
in part at least the risk OF its loss. I
name only those from Is to q, but all
up to so years can get comparatively,
according to age, the same cheap in
surance. We insure for $500, $1,000 or
$4,000 at the same ratio.
There may be some new orders that
for time will be cheaper, but II they
last, their rates will have to be raised.
Tie experience OF all has been and
will he the same. Death is no respec-
ter Of persons or orders, SO many will
die per thousand and as the member
ship grows older the death rate In
creases, and the money must be raised
to pay death losses or the order must
fail. The knights Of Honor has the
experience, has passed the crucial test
and he who joins US runs no risk. All
are invited W investigate. Call on
any member Of the order in your
vicinity, be informed and you will en-
roll yourself under the banner OF o.
NJ. A. and thus benefit yourself 10 life
and secure protection for your loved
ones, when you shall have passed
away. Brother Knights, let me once
more beseech you, Awake! Gird your
armor on, Go to work! Do your duty!
Fraternally, W. A. HADEN,
Grand Lecturer X. Of Fl, for Miss.