Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-07
SUPREME LODGE, A, @. U. W,
Annual Meeting to be Opened june 1@th,
at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ms


at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. ti
The Supreme Lodge Of the Ancient
Order OF United Workmen will meet at
Sioux Falls, s. D., on Tuesday, June
18th.
Representatives from the Grand |
Lodge of the Jurisdiction of Delaware 4
will be Grand Recorder Charles II.
| Woods and Past Master Workman
Frank P. Lackey Of this city, and Past
Master Workman j. L. Carroll OF
Dover. Delaware a so has representa-
tive in the board OF officers In the per-
son of Supreme Waterman A. b. Jones
Of this city.
The supreme officers are:
H. O. Sessions, Past Supreme Master
Workman, Sioux Falls, S. ID.
John c. Biokford, Supreme Master
Workman, Manchester, N. ii. -.l
w. A. Walker, Supreme Foreman,
Milwaukee,, Wis
A. U. Harwicls, Supreme o7erseer,
Buffalo, N. y.
M. ". saokett, Supreme Recorder
MeadVille, Pa.
John J. Aoker, Supreme Receiver,
Albany, N. Y.
Alex. Pratt, Supreme Guide, Winni-
peg. Manitoba. 81
A. b. Jones, Supreme Waterman,
Wilmington, Del.
, DIR. d. H. Shields, Supreme Medical
Examiner, Hannibal, NO.
Supreme Trustees-W. d. Hare, Hills
boro. Ore. A. q. Bishop, Salt Lake
City, Utah; Thomas Liggett, Montreal,
Quebec. t
, These entertainments have been ar
, ranged at Sioux Falls for the meetings
of the Supreme Lodge, A. o. U. w, and
| fhn II olryo If Hnnnt
e Monday evening, June 18th, public
q reception to Superior Lodge LIN
o Tuesday evening, June 18th, public
reception to Supreme Lodge. ,A
Wednesday evening, June 18th. In
citations by Jasper Lodge, No. q. in
a Auditorium, which will accommodate
r. 5000 spectators. Cascade Lodge, No.
81, d. OF H., will initiate class OF can
n didates the same evening in Germanis
N Hall for members of D. Of II. !.
. Thursday evening, June 14th, Informs
= reception, musicale and dance.
/. Friday evening, JOINT memorial ex
y ercises.
,s Saturday evening, informal reception
The following statistics are take
I'd from the May number Of the A. 0. U
III W. Bulletin. the official organ of th
a Supreme Lodge:
n. Memters in good standing April LIST
.p 1900, 1897, 1877.
40 Net gain in membership in March
M 1900, 1888. ID"
n. Amount of beneficiary fund paid OF
by in March, 1900, 1862, 634. 81.
Total beneficiary fund disbursed
lar 1899 to January LIST, 1900, as shown
M the annual reports, So, 1913, 1886. II.
a Grand total beneficiary fund di
nj bursed by the order from organizatic
ed to April LIST, 1900, s9s, 934, 996.77. 4
.ds New members admitted in Marol
las 1900, 1881.
a Members reinstated in March, 100
ed 2,134.
ara Members suspended in March, 100
Ar. A, ll9. Members died in March, $50
md 1888. ..=@..
vi Members Withdrawn, &C., from Il
order in March, 1900. go.
Total relief fund received In 1900
May LIST, including balance on hal
January LIST, 1900, 1894, 494.50. Di
oil bursements to May 1st, 1900, $40.
:, O44 81. Balance OIL hand May lst, l9(
the Si49 80.
ON Total amount received on war rel
I'LL, fund to May 1st, 1900, S142, 695. Amou
per disbursed, S9i, l04. 43. Balance OBJ ha
viii May LIST, 1900, sis, 500. 81; $4,000
ach temporarily loaned to the relief fur
e ps' leaving an overdraft on this fund
30 81, 400 43.
Net gain OF 8, 1888 for March is a !
ma, from last month, but still is an exc
ana lent showing.
DC The total number Of new members
4oo mitted in March was 1859 less,
reinstatements 345 less, the susp
null sious S04 less and the deaths 40
the than for February. ~
are Twenty nine jurisdictions made
naer gain in March, five show losses tc
ana small amount, the aggregate being
tne Two jurisdictions are not reported.
snip Nebraska heads the list OF net ga
hrst for March with 500, followed by Q
our fornia $50, Indiana 296, Iowa 258, N
Icted nesota 225, Massachusetts 214, \
.ince souri, 1874, South Dakota 175, Ore
inest 1853, Wisconsin 1853, Oklahoma 149.
Jersey 141, Arkansas 1913, New Y
49, and Kentucky 105. The bsls
making gains are under 100. Only
rrests Jurisdictions made losses, sggrega
! y