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Convention OF
MACCABEES IS ON
TRIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE
KNIGHTS rs OPENED AT
DETROIT.
FEMALE MEMBERS OF
ORDER ALSO MEET
Reports Regarding Condition Of the
Organization - Readjustment Of
Rates to Be Considered-Elks Meet
at Cincinnati.

Detroit, Mich, July 20.-With the re-
adjustment of the rates as the most
important business for consideration
the triennial review Of the Supreme
Tent, knights of Maccabees of the
World, opened here Tuesday. The
membership Of nearly 100000 was rep
resented by about 100 delegates. SUI
preme Commander d. P. Marley, of
Port Huron, in his annual report stated
that the membership of the order at
the close of the three year-term De-
cember 81, 1908, was 362,3s5, a net
gain during the three years of 1884,
709, as compared with 99,013 during the
previous three years. Commander
Marley recommended that the Offices
of supreme record keeper and supreme
finance keeper be combined.
The report Of D. D. Aitken, as SUI
preme record keeper, showed that 1,549
tents were organized during the term,
1856 Of which either became defunct or
were merged with larger tents. There
have been paid since the organization
Of the order, Mr.. Aitkin reported, H.
0S2 death claims, amounting to ST.
1890, of which 5,158 were paid dur
ing the past term, amounting to ST.
337,431.
Lady Maccabees Meet.
Ssventy-five delegates, representing
100000 women in all parts of the coun-
try, were present with their supreme
officers when the triennial review Of
the Supreme Hive, Ladies of the Mac
cabees of the World, was called to or
der Readjustment Of the rates Of the
order is the most important business
that will come before them during
their three days sessions. After well
coming addresses and responses Mrs.
Lillian M. Hollister, of Detroit, the
supreme commander, made her report,
Miss Bina M. West, the supreme rec
ord keeper, in her report said: BE
ginning the term which ended Deem
Der 81, 1903, with 84,657 members we
added during its three years over 49,
600 new members, closing with a net
membership Of 136,921, and having to-
day a total membership Of over $780,
900. Our emergency fund of s196. 400
has grown to $838,788 Our total of
certificates in force has increased from
$62,103. 633 to $99,881, 443. We stand
first among the women's orders of the
world and seventh in point of member
ship among the fraternal beneficiary
societies of the world. The total num-
Der Of death claims paid during the
term was 1853, and the amount paid
out to benehciaries was $1,43s,3s4."
Elks In Session.
Cincinnati, July 20.-The business Of
the Grand Lodge of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks began
here Tuesday. The annual address Of
Grand Exalted Ruler Tanning was a
strong appeal for conservative policy
for elevating rather than increasing
the membership; for sincerity rather
than display in benevolence and for
energetic protective work.
The grand treasurer reported S133.-
GOT on hand at the end Of the fiscal
year June l, with other assets making
a total of $140,s58. The grand secre-
tary reported $18,354 raised for the
Baltimore lodge, but Baltimore did not
want 1t and it was returned to the con-
tributors. There are lodges now in
e34 cities, 66 dispensations having been
granted the past year. The state of
New York made the greatest gain in
membership, although Illinois institut-
ed the largest number of new lodpes.