The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-03-17
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Annual Meeting OF the National Council,

The annual meeting OF the National
Council of the knights OF Columbus
was held in New Haven, Conn, on
March g. Delegates to the number OF
O. were present, representing councils in
several more states than last year,
church by the Rev. G. ]. Barry, OF Bos-
ton, national chaplain OF the order The
members OF the council attended in a
body. Aiterward the council assembled
and organized on the business deibcra-
tons. Several important matters we're
scheduled for consideration, the most
important being the report OF special
committee, appointed two years ago, on
the assessment rate in comparison with
the mortuary tables OF insurance COM
panies and fraternal orders, and petit
tons from various countries in South
America and islands in the West In
dies, asking that the order be extended
to those territories. Porto Rico, Cuba,
Venezuela and Brazil are among the
countries presenting petitions.
Officers of the council are elected BIZ
ennially and, this being an off year, the
only election to be held is that of a
board OF directors.
The report OF Secretary Daniel COL
we'll gave the following figures: Bal
ance Jan. I, 1899, $253,77447; income
during 1899, SCISSORS; total, $751;
534.22; disbursements during the year,
$e2o, 37414; balance on hand Jan. l.,
1900, 1851, 1oo.oS Councils in the order
Jan. l, 1900, 46l; number OF insured
members, 1886; number OF associate
members, GOATS; increase in insurance
membership, 1881; number OF deaths
during the year, III; number OF coun-
ellis instituted during the year. Sc.
Mayor Driscoll, who was among the
carly incorporators OF the order, well
coined the visiting delegates; which was
acknowledged by Supreme Knight Ed
ward L. Hearn, of birmingham, Mass
The meeting was occupied, mainly,
with reports from the several commit
tees and consideration OF proposed
amendments. The important feature OF
the order, as fratcrnal organization,
will be radically changed If the recon-
mendation OF the special committee, urg-
ing change i'll the insurance rates,
should be adopted. After having con-
suited with life insurance actuaries, they
urge an increased assessment, and to
initiate the level premium plan. This
will increase the rates 80 to 40 per cent,
and would bring the order out Of the
assessment or fraternal insurance OF
carnations to solid basis, and pro-
vide for large reserve fund. The re-
port will be submitted to the subordi-
nate councils, for suggestions and
amendments, to be referred to the spe-
cal committee which viii continue IN
existence. The committee will report
to the next national convention, and
will urge its adoption. 1t will not be
compulsory on the old membership, if
adopted.
Another innovation, which will be re-
ceived with unanimous approval, was an
amendment to the laws OF the order,
making associate members eligible for
office in the subordinate councils Here
tofore only Insurance Members" were
eligible to the chief Offices in the subor-
dinate councils, leaving nothing but
empty honors for the large body of
associates, who constitute the main
strength OF the order, in the Metropoli-
tan district. This will be all changed
now, and at the next elections the on
ees will b more evenly distributed.
Dr.. VIM. T. lcManus, OF New Yorl
national physician, recommended the
establishment OF medical districts in the
states, which will be fa'orably eonid-
cred; as, also, the election of the board
OF directors for terms OF one, two and
three years.
The following are the directors ehos-
en-: John w. Hosan, Syracuse, N. Y;
James Flahsrty, Philadelphia; P. J.
Brady, Cleveland; VIM. S. hcNary.
Boston; F. H. Fallon, Hartford, Conn. :;
Hugh v. O'Donnell, Providence; P. L.
heArdle, Chicago; John J. Cone. Jsr-
sey City; Robert J. Powers, Binghamp-
ton, N. Y; CHARLIE A. Weber, Brook
Ign; janice Cavanaugh, Everett, hae.
and Victor J. Bowling, New York City.
The salary OF the national treasurer,
John H. Drury, OF Providence, was in
creased from 81 900 to 1880 annually.
The convention then concluded its busi-
ness and adjourned for year.
After a search OF two years, during
-h;ch 81 H. oS n