Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-01
ais durins 80. 81 hundred ana forty dol

member Of s. IS. During the year it has
not changed J. III Binford is Sachem.
and Isaac Held is Chief Of Records
Patrick Henry Council. No. IL. Jr. Q. o.
a.. NJ. has increased from 167 to 80. VIII
several candidates already elected and
quite number of applications to be acted
upon.
BY a careful and economical manage
ment Of its finances, the lodge is en-
abled to show quite an increase OF funds
In the hands of the treasurer.
The meetings during the year have been
well attended. and spirit of enthusiasm
for the principles of the organization has
prevailed. The council is composed Of the
very best people in the city, and the
officers are earnest and efficient. Patrick
Henry Council has been in existence for
over Is years, and its members feel very
proud of her present high standing, and
can. with pleasure, refer TO her past hts
tory. which has been prosperous, honest
and honorable.
A w. CHM Council, No Z, was or
gained May 9Th, 1857, with fifty members
and now has on its rolls 2sa The hnan-
! ctaI worth Of the council Is 5000. It
$3.50 during 1862. The growth last year
| has been steady in both membership and
finances.
The Minor. Order.
Statement of Grove Council, No. 30
Junior Order Of United American Me-
chanics:
Initiated during the year, 9: deceased. 8;
present number in good standing, 12e.
FINANCES.
Amount OF cash in hand, December 81,
1901. s461.57: amount of other property,
142; total worth of council. s603.57. Re
ceived from all sources during the year.
Dot Il, Gov
sick benefit. 1858; for death benefit, sS25 !:
for other purposes. s6991s total paid out.
s1.S92.1s; balance, s1.s2. Amount of ca sh
in hand December 81. 1901. s461.57: total
cash to date. s4s349; worth Of other
property. s2o5.5o; total worth Of council,
ss6S.o9.
! Jefferson Council. No 81. Junior Order
of United American Mechanics:
Number Of new members enrolled in
1902, IS; present number of members, 60:
receipts for 1902, $3.50; paid out for sick
benefits during year, s102; paid out for
death benefit during year, S5o4; paid out
for other purposes during the year, s212. 80;
total paid. sS1932 Worth of council at
present time. SS75
This council is doing a good work at the
present time. It is controlled by a good
set Of hard-workiug officers. ]. J. Davis
is now serving his tenth year as treas
urer. and has been elected without OPP
position for the next term. S. W. Miller
is now serving his ninth year as record
ing secretary and has been elected with.
out opposition for the next term. The
council expects to do a still better work
during the year 1903. The lodge meets at
Lee Camp Hall on every Wednesday
night.
Aurora Council. No. g, Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics, which meets
at Monroe Hall on Friday nights, was in
stituted April 4th. 1890. with a small
charter list, but has now grown to be
one Of the strongest councils in the State,
numbering at the present time 269 mem
bers. During the past year the council
has paid out for sick benefits the sum of
$3.50. and for death benefits, .-.4115,
At its last meeting, Friday, December
c6th. the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: Councillor, J. u.
Ti!ler; Vice-Councilor, E. A Livsie; Re
cording Secretary. H. c. Howle: Assis-
tant Recording Secretary. Joseph
Toomey: Financial Secretary. R. e. De-
Laney: Treasurer, T. L. Moore; Con
ductor. w a. Bracket; Warden, A. L.
Barfoot: Inside Sentinel. Joseph Firth:
Outside Sentinel. A H. Galbrath; Junior
P. c., Aubrey Bongers; Cha plain, T. ].
Dance
Daughters of Liberty.
Peerless Council, No. g. Daughters OF
Liberty. from January LIST to December
S1st, 1902. received 6: present number, 81
members.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Received from all sources, S14.0S: paid
out. per vouchers: paid capitation tax to
State Council, s27.99: paid sick benefits.
S16S: paid death benefits, 500: paid funeral
benefit department, S124.50: pair for other
purposes. S12305: total amount paid out,
s653.54: balance on hand from January
LIST. 1902 s109.02: balance on hand at
present time, s6o4s: value of council
property. s45.s5; total value of council,
s214.S6.
Liberty Bell Council. No. 4, Daughters
Of Liberty. reports the following:
Number of members admitted during
year 1902. q; present number Of mem
bers on roll. Isl. Receipts during year,
s926.53; paid out for sick benefits. 1851;
paid for death benefits. $500: paid out for
other purposes, $3.50; total paid. sa0S.90.
Worth of council at present time, $50.
This council has done good work this
year in looking after its sick members.
The prospects for the year 1908 are very
bright
knights of the Maccabees.
The Knights OF the Maccabees is a
great national fraternal beneficial order,
chartered In 1881, under the laws Of
Michigan. The order aims to unite
fraternailE all white persons OF good
health and good moral character. and
provides for death. sick. funeral. acct
dent and permanent disability benefits.
The business of the order is conducted
through a Supreme Tent" Great
Camps, and Subordinate Tents. The
Supreme Tent is the law-making body of
the order, the officers are elected by
representatives from the Subordinate
Tents. The Supreme Tent has gen
eral jurisdiction over the entire continent.
It has $500 subordinate tents with mem
bership of $4,000. being the third order
in numerical strength, and has only
twelve assessments per annum. 1t has
over two million dollars reserve fund
and its management under the Hon. d.
P. Iarkey. supreme commander, is con-
sentative and efficient Its head Office
is In Port Huron, Mich.
In Virginia there are thirty-four sub
ordinate tents, with a membership of
1000 Under the management of Mr.
c. ". Morriss. State commander. the
order is rapidly growing in the State
and ranks as one Of the first fraternai
orders 1t is very strong In Richmond
Norfolk. and Newport News. It has paid
out in benefits last year in the State
sl5,0 600. The membership is enthusiastic
and is increasing at the rate of 500 each
year. and has bright future before
Il.
Woodmen of the World
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