Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-21
JUNIOR AMERICAN MECHANICS
State Councilin Annual Session
at Laurel.
RESUME or WORK OF PAST YEAR
A Total Membership on De-
cember 3lst of 1851.
Good Attendance of Members From All
Parts of the eState-Interesting Reports Of
Officers for the Past Twelve Months.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal.
Laurel, Feb. 19.-The State Council
OF Delaware, Junior Order OF American
Mechanics, began its annual session
here this morning, with good atten-
dance from all parts OF the State The
forenoon was devoted to 8 preliminary
work, the reading Of. reports and as
signing work to committees.
State Councillor, Charles W. King,
10 his annual address, ssids "During
the past year our order hss bean very
successful. l have found on my visi.
tations all OF the Councils in good
working condition, with one exception,
and the meubers all working in
harmony, and trying N to uphold the
good cause for v. l.. and p. The little
Diamond State OF Delaware has indeed
been favored land. Blessings mum
erable 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, whare
many of our brother Juniors were de-
stroyed. Whereupon the Juniors OF
that State, through its State secretary,
made AN appeal to me for financial as :,
sistance, and on issuing to each and
every secretary Of the different sui
ordinate councils in the State, / was
indeed gratified very much by your
liboral response.
THE increase IN membership during
the year has not been as much as
hoped that it world be, as | expressed
desire in my report as State vice
last year, that it might be increased
to four thousand during my admins
tration. 1 am proud to report that
we have instituted one new council
during the year at MiIlville, and while
! take great interest in all the coun-
ellis through the State, and especially
proud of the baby council at Millville,
as it now has membership of So good,
honest American citizens. :"
He reported the following deaths
during tho year: j. L. II. Donovan,
George W. Dickerson, Eureka, No. / !;
Herman p. Anderson, Diamond, No.
s; L. L. MoClintock, Welcome. No. Z {;
George W. johnson, James A. Garfield,
No. 10; Willie Purse, FELTON,, No. 10 /;
W. W. Wolfe, Washington, No. l3 /;
James f. Marvil, Jacob Fl. Adams,
Vigilant, No. 10; l. Smith Horsey,
/ g. W. Lawrence, G. II. James, Liberty
Bell. No. 81; W. Fl. Hudson, Dags-
boro, No. 30.
He announced that S115 bad been
forwarded to Texas for. the Galveston
sufferers, being subscribed as follows ;
Welcome, No. 7, So; Middletown, No.
2. So; Milford, No. 3. So; American
Flag, No. 2S, 50; Eureka, No. l, $40;
Winona, No. 9, $40; Buck, No. 18, $40 /;
Old Glory, No. l2, s25; Frederick, No.
%, $40; Washington, No. IL, Sl5;
Vigilant No. Ia, $15.
He recommended that, If possible,
the publication of the Stars and
Stripes, the official organ in this State,
be continued. 1t is monthly paper.
He also recommended that the national
representatives be Instructed to vote
against adopting the three degree
ritual.
William j. Morelaud, State Council
secretary, made the following report :
Number of councils last session, 36 |;
instituted since last session, Il; sur
rendered charter since last session, / I;
total, 36.
Membership of members
FER last report, 3,076; initiated during
the year, COB; .reinstated during the
year, 32; admitted by card during the
year, 26; total additions, 66l; total
number, 3,737; from which deduot
suspended during the year, 356; died
during the year, ID; Withdrawn by
card, 7 :. total deductions, 376; member
ship December 3lst, 1900. 3,36l; rank
of members past national councillors,
9; past State councillors 8; past coun-
cilors, 451; junior members, 1900.
Financial-Total receipts from all
SOURCES, S27, sol. OF; paid for relief and
burying of the dead, 81 /, 005. 50; paid for
current expenses, SIS, GA. OF total ex-
penditures, 1926, 649. SO: excess of re-
ceipts over expenditures, S94l. 43; assets
cash on hand December 3lst, 1900,
9,479. Ss; value of council property,
Sl4, Ito. So; total assets of councils
December 3lst, 1900, 1923, 59O.4l.
William j. Downey, State Council
treasurer, reported as follows: Balance
on nand last report, sl47. 80; received
from State Council Secretary Moreand,
s2,363.O4; paid out, 81, 245l97; balance
on hand, s264.S7.