The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-29
TENTS OF THE MACCABEES
SHELTER FURNISHED THOUSANDS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
Two Thousand Persons Attend the
Entertainment i'm TOmlinson Hall
The Programme.

Two thousand persons were in Tomlinson
Hall last night to participate in the pubic
reception and entertainment to the prinoi-
pal supreme officials of the Knights of the
Macca bees and the Ladies of the Macca-
bees Thege officials included Supreme
Commander d. p. Markey and Supreme
Record Keeper G. ]. Siegle, of Port Huron.
Mich, and Mrs. Lillian NJ. HOLSTER, SUI
preme commander and Miss Nina NJ. West,
supreme record keeper of the ladies' organ
ization. They reached the city yesterday,
and while the men were shown the city In
an automobile the women assisted In the
initiation of a class of twenty-seven at the
ladies' temple in the Pierson building
There was no reception except the one at
Tomlinson hall. The entertainment there
was furnished by the Panden Orchestra,
Mrs. Josephine Bremmerman Edmunds,
Russell Powell and Harry Porter. The
popularity of these entertainers was so
great that numerous encores were asked.
The hall was decorated profusely in the
national colors and the black, red and
white shields of the Maccabees. Over the
stage great golden eagle, holding a clus-
ter of electric lights in its beak, from which
two lines of lights extended to the sides of
the stage, lowered above a great black,
red and white shield The decorations
were abundant and tasteful. Milo Mere
dith, of Wabash great commander of Indi-
ana, in introducing Supreme Commander
Marley, intimated that the golden eagle
not really put there for the Demo-
cratic county convention of the day before
DR.. A. E. Winter presided. Mayor Book
walter was absent from the city, and Pros
ecutor T. c. Whalon delivered the ad-
dress of welcome in his place He said the
city was better because the tents of the
MaccabeeS were here.
SUPREME COMMANDERS ADDRESS.
Supreme Commander Markey delivered
the principal address of the night. He
contrasted last nights meeting with one
he spoke at here many years ago at the
Y NJ. c. A, when but handful attended
Now, he said, the tents of Indianapolis
sheltered 1,5OO members and the organiza-
ton was having phenomenal growth. He
said in it's fraternal features it was all
that the other great fraternities are, but,
in addition extended protection about the
life and home of the members in a most
beneficent manner. 1t purpOsed not only
TO extend the fraternal benefit TO men, but
TO women, and its hope was 10 uplift wom-
anhood and TO cherish and protect it, To
that end the ladies' branch was insti-
tuted.
The order was first instituted in 1878. he
said. in London, Ont, by men who believed
in the preceptS and practices of Judas Mac
cabeus. Since then Ii has grown to a men,
bership of 100000 in nearly $500 subordinate
jurisdictions. divided into four great divi-
sions, and stands second among the organi-
cations of its kind
1T has grown" he said. because it
taught Just things and because ii prac-
ticed what it taught. 1t not only teaches
the broad principles of the brotherhood of
man, but every member is pledged before
its affairs to give his life. if need be, for
the preservation of the flag that represents
all that Is priceless to us in this country"
In discussing the insurance features of
the fraternity he said the death rate of
the order was only seven in each 1000 mem
bers. This he said indicated how careful
had been the selection of those who were
admitted to the benefits of the insurance
department. II meant that those who were
admitted were physically worthy. In its
life, he said, the organization had paid out
Sl5OOO,OOO in benefits and now was paying
out $1,000 each hour of the day for the
same purpose. In addition to the death
benefit he said the order cared for him who
was permanently physically disabled divid-
ing the amount of his insurance into ten
annual payments, unless death intervenes,
when the unpaid balance is Immediately
paid to the family of the dead member.
LAW OF MORTALITY.
The organization, profting by the ex-
perience of others Of the same character.
recognized that the law of mortality APP
plies to fraternal institutions as to men.
With this recognition in mind, he said,
the order began the accumulation of a
surplus in 1895 for the purpose of protect
ing it's policies, and this now amounts to
81, 500 coo, which is we'll invested and will
be used to equalize benefits when a greater
rate of mortality exists. He said the fact
was fully recognized that the membership
is now composed of young men. and that
there must come time when there would
be a great increase in the death rate, but
even with the provision for this the cost
of the insurance was trivial. Last month
las death claims were paid, and the pay
ments from the insured of the order re-
quired only two-thirds OF a cent from the
individual payments 10 discharge that debt
He compared fraternal insurance including
all the organizations doing business in In
diana, with one great insurance corporation.
He said there are four millions insured in
fraternal organizations, and these paid $53 =
600 on policies last year. The difference
he said, between the expense of the fra
ternal organizations and the one company
was shown by the fact that 1T cost the one
company S41 for each policy paid, while it
cost the fraternal organizations only 50 IS.
This, he said. was because the fraternity
worked through volunteers while the com
pany had 10 hire all. This system of CO.
operation. he said was what had made
the Maccabees and similar organizations
strong, and would make them enduring
Mrs Grace Meredith. commander of the
ladies, introduced Mrs. Lillian NJ. HOLSTER
supreme commander. Mrs. HOLSTER spoke
of the many advantages and opportunities
offered by the organization 10 women.
There are. she said, four million women in
this country who are dependent on their
own labor, and IL has an especial interest
TO them, bringing as il does protection and
pleasure.
Short talks were made by Supreme Re
cord Keepers Siegle and Miss Bina NJ.
West. after which the entertainment closed.
The supreme officials will leave the city
to-day.
Civil-Service Examinations
w. L. Dynes. secretary OF the United