Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-28
THE BEES.
The Convention Of Mnccabees IN Ne
troit--Rates aud Elections.

The Convention Of Mnccabees IN Ne
troft--Hates aud Elections.
ihe supreme tent or the Knights Of
the Maccabecs Of the World opened.
IN Detroit on Tuesday. and was wei
coined by Gov Bliss and W. {. May
bury, the mayor. with the glad hand.
supreme Commander - + Marley, in
his annual report set up strong argu-
mcnts ana gave numerous ngures,
Cleaned from the experience OF the or
der, claiming the adyisability OF the
reimbursement Of the rates Of assess
ment as proposed 10y the supreme tent
The majority Of the delegates were cVi-
IDENTITY with him ana forcshadowcd 4
raise OF assessments.
The J.. q. T. NJ IN their triennial
session heard reports of officers when
show 4 remarkable and healthy
growth. Miss West. the supreme rec.
ord keeper, in long and valuable re-
port. says; Il report that the past
'riennial term has exceeded in growth
and financial progress the record az
Ell the preceding terms combined. Be-
ginning the term with S4,65i members.
we added during it's three years over
5000 new members. closing with n
net membership OF la6.921. and having
today u total membership of over loo
NO. nearly doubling in membership
during tho term. cur emergency fund
of Sl9G.iOO has grown 10 SS'S, ISS--a
gratifying showing. our total of Ger
tilicatcs i'm force has increased from
So 10bii33 To 500. SSl li". Thc volume
of business handled in our offices has
doubled. We stand first among the
womcn's orders Of the world, and have,
during the term, passed FROM tenth 10
seventh place in point of membership
among the. fraternaI beneficiary So
Cieties of North America.
The election of officers resulted Ia
several changcs--the list follows:
Supreme COMMUNICATIVE Lillian
NJ Holister Detroit
supreme record keeper Miss Binl
VI West. Port Huron.
Supreme lieutenant commandcr--Mrs.
Eva l.. McNett. HornellSville. y. \.
Supreme finance kccper-Mrs. &. v.
lieppert. Akron. q.
Supreme plam-Nlrs. Minnie w
Aydelotte. Oakland. cal
Supreme Sergeant-AlrS. Tlrzah y
Nelson. DcS MoineS. In.
supreme miStrcss-at-armS- Miss w
ra L. carton, Dallas, Tex.
Supreme scntiucl-Nlis> carrie ~
Drake, Danhury. c.
Supreme pickct-Mr~. Anna VI
WEIGH. Sc Paul. Min.
supreme trustceSt Mrs. Helen VI.
Rradhecr. Port Huron. Mich: Mrs.
Ellen T.. Downcr. Chicago: Mrs. tirac@
Meredith. Wabash, Ind.
Mrs. Lillian VI. HOLSTER, the su-
IRENE commander. and Miss BiilA VI
West. the supreme record keeper were
10th unanimously reelected anu, IN
appreciation of their combined cnorts'
they were included In one resolution
They have had phenomenal success III
the management of the order. IN
ticipating the action of the convention,
the clerks i'm Mrs. HOLSTERS AMI MISS
Vests Offices sent each magnihcent
louuuet of American Beauty roses.
The matter Of raising the rates was
happily adjusted the increase anect'
ing only new members. The supreme
Tent elected the following officers:
Past Supreme Commander. D.
Aitken. Flint. Mich.
Supreme Commander,,-D. p. Markey'
Port Huron. Mich
Supreme Lieutenant Commando
S. +. Bowser Butler. pa.
Supreme Record-Keeper-L. +. SIS
Ter. Akron. O.
Supreme Chaplain. W. Sherwood,
Portland Orc
Supreme Sergeant-M. r. Elkin, San
Francisco, Cal.
Supreme Masterat Arms z. Gard.
Springfield ~.
Supreme First Master OF the Guards
e. Nj. Guthrie, Los Angeles, Cal.
Supreme Second Master OF the
Guards-J..T Lyles, Tyler, Tex.
, Supreme Sentinel-S. NJ. Milliken,
Denver. Col
Supreme Picket DIR. L. II Haas, St
Paul. Mimi
Editor of he Bee Hive-Ed. l..
Young, Norwalk. o.
The following were elected as the
new Board OF Trustees: ID. p. Mar
key, Port Huron; j. u. Mazda nnell,
Buffalo ~ Y; James +. Downer, Chi
cago, ILL.,; ID. H. Aiken, Flint. Mich;
w. f. Rlaney Pittsburg. Pa. l.. +
Sisler and Dr K L. Moss Port Huron
Mich.