Middletown transcript., 1901-02-23
j. O. U. A. M.
Annual Session Held at Laurel Tuesday

THE STATE COUNCIL |.
III NM Of Delaware, Junior
4 49NA Order f American |
" A2W Mechanics held its an
nual session at Laurel
Tuesday, with a good |
attendance from all parts of the State. |
The forenoon was devoted to prelim- |
mary work, the reading of reports and
work to committees.
State Councillor, Charles w. King, in
his annual address, said "During the
past year our order has been very success
full. I have found on my visitations all
of the Councils in good working condi-
ton, with one exception, and the men,
bers all working in harmony, and trying
to uphold the good cause for Y. L. and
P. The little Diamond State Of Della
ware has been favored land. Blessings
innumerable have been bestowed upon us.
The hand of a kind Providence has saved
us from great and severe storms, such as
you will remember swept through the
State of Texas, where many of our
brother Juniors were destroyed. Where
upon the Juniors of that State through
its State secretary, made an appeal
to me forfnancial assistance and
on issuing to each and every secre-
tary Of the different subordinate coun-
ellis in the state, was indeed gratifed
very much by your liberal response.
''The increase in membership during
the year has not been as much as hoped
that it would be, as expressed desire
in my report as State vice last year, that
it might be increased to four thousand
during my administration. am proud
to report that we have instituted one
new council during the year at Millville,
and while 1 take great interest in all
the councils through the State, and es-
pecially my own council, Vigilant, | am
very proud of the baby council at Mill
vile, as it now has membership of 50
good, honest American citizens"
He reported the following deaths dur
ing the year: ]. L. Fl. Donovan, George
W. Dickerson, Eureka, No. !; Herman
P. Anderson, Diamond, No. 5; L. L. Nc
Clintock, Welcome, No. z; George w.
johnson, James A. Garfield, No. 10; Will
lie Purse, FELTON,, No. Is; W. w. Wolfe,
Washington, No. 13; James E. Marvil,
Jacob H. Adams, Vigilant, No. 10; J..
Smith Horsey, g. W. Lawrence, c. II.
James, Liberty Bell, No. 81; W. H.
Hudson, Dagsboro, No. 80.
He announced that $115 had been for
warded to Texas for the Galveston suf-
ferers, being subscribed as follows: We'll
come, No. Z, S.; Middletown, No 2, S.,
Milford, No 8, S5; American Flag, No.
2S, S5; Eureka, No. l, $40; Winona, No.
9, $40; Buck, No. Is, $40; Old Glory, No.
II, S25; Frederick, No. %, $40; Washing
ton, No 13, SIS; Vigilant, No. 10, SIS.
He recommended that, if possible, the
publication of the Stars and Stripes, the
official organ in this State, be continued.
It is monthly paper. He also recon-
mended that the national representatives
be instructed to vote against adopting
the three degree ritual.
William ]. Moreland, State Council
secretary, made the following report:
Number of councils last session, 36; in
stituted since last session l; sur
rendered charter since last session, L;
total, 36.
embership-Number of members per
last report, 3,076; initiated during the
year, 603; reinstated during the year, 80,
admitted by card during the. year, 26;
total additions, 661; total number, 3,737;
from which deduct; suspended during
the year, 356; died during the year, 13;
Withdrawn by card Z; total deductions,
376; membership December 3lst, 1900,
8, 361; rank Of members-past national
councillors, 2; past State councillors 8;
past councillors, 451; junior members,
1900.
Financial receipts from all
sources, S27, ,591. .O2; paid for relief and
burying Of the dead, $11 ,OO5.52; paid for
current expenses, $15,644.07; total ex-
peditures, S26, 6,649.59; excess of receipts
over expenditures, S941. .43; assets-cash
on hand December 31st, 1900, $9,479.SS;
value Of council property, $14, ,11O.53;
total assets of councils December 3lst,
1900, S23, ,590.41.
William J. Downey, State Council
treasurer, reported as follows: Balance
on hand last report, S147.SO; received
from State Council Secretary Moreland,
s., 1863. .04; paid out, 81, ,245. 81; balance on
hand, $264.87.
The following officers were elected and
installed: Junior past State councillor,
Charles w. King, of No. 10, Laurel;
State councillor, George HI. Dick, No. 27,
Smyrna; State vice council, James W..
Robertson, No. /, Wilmington; State
secretary, William J. Moreland, No. s.,
Wilmington; State treasurer, W. j.
Downey, No. l, Wilmington; warden,
E. B. Knots, No. Is, FELTON,; conductor,
w. P. Forkum, No. s, Dover; inside sent
incl, G. W. Hill, No. 10, Laurel; outside
sentinel, B. F. Simmons, No. 27, Dover;
chaplain, r. M. Highbee, No. IS, Sum-
nit Bridge. The next annual meeting
will be held at Delaware City.
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