Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-13

The Grand Lodge Of Delaware, A. o.
u. W., opened its l4th annual session, at
Workman Hall. Ninth and Market
streets, shortly after II o'clock this
morning, with Grand Master Workman
Edward f. Kane presiding and a large
number Of members in attendance. Ihe
other officers arc ms follows;
Past Grand Master Workman, DR.. II.
Inv. Howell; Grand Foreman, w. II. Rich
nrdson; Grand Overseer. J. H. Emmer-
son; Grand Recorder, Thomas S. Taylor;
kGrand Receiver, J. Wilkins Coochi Grand
lGuide, q. u. Melvin; Grand Inside Watch,
Is. j. Dennison; Grand Outside Watch, p.
iH. Wiley; Grand Medical Examiner DIR.
lHRwis w. Finn.
Grand Trustees-J. T. Hofecker, G. r.
knBhcon, A. n. Sutton.
Representatives, Supreme Lodge-A. B.
kDones, @. r Davis. B. A. Groves.
Committee on Finance Joseph Sehun-
kher Charles Yeager, John II. keatly.
Committee on Law-Dr. j. W. Messick,
10. w. Shelldralse, J. B. Thompson.
The representatives arc as follows
lhodQe No l, Lewis Sasse, +. p lackey,
EiW. O. Field, O. M. Banks, J.. V. Christy,
lE. J. Finn, w. Mcmahon, Clifford Nc
sCall, John NJ ruax; No. 2, w. n. Nc
kCormick, W. H. Morris, d. Rufus Hall,
n. w. Bowers, Joseph A. Tucker No 3,
EA. p. KEGS; No 4, Robert J. Crowi No. g.,
10 p. Maroney; No o, w. +. Shallcrossi
kfSo. Z, N. II. Brown; No. s, l. p. Jacksoni
tfJo Q, o. b. Prcttyman; No TO- Kassimer
k.Abberger, No. IL, John T. McElweei No.
32, /. James Nichols; No. l3, W. #. Peo-
tpies; No. Ia, Frank Davis; No. 10, John
INV. Richards; No. 10, George NJ. Steven
hnon; No. IL, A. B. Hauser; No. is, Chas.
kNn Tl.--.u. NJ 10 Dnrroro II fTttpne1l.
mo. 20, William NJ Cox; No q, William
blA. Ruuier, No. %, DR.. Meredith 1. Sam
kaiels; No. %, Asa O. Rogers; No. "a, w.
H. Sullivanj No. 25, Harry @. Lynch; No.
kRo, j. T. Wiley No. q, John w. Law
Ison, Jr.: No. %, Edward Melchoir, Jr.;
klJo. 20, William n. Radcliif; No. 80, =.
ENVise Warren; No. 80, K. c. Blackstone; /;
No. 80, John 4. Rutteri No. SO, John j.
Crozier.
Grand Master Kane, In his annual ad-
ldress. said, "Whcn the work Of the ad-
1ninisiration for the year 1905 was taken
M for consideration, following the ad.
iournment Of the Grand Lodge, the A.
nance and law committees were called in
consultation, and naturally one Of the
most important mRtters with which We
were confronted was the extension Of the
order in our little Jurisdiction by adding
to our ranks in tho different lodges. We
believed Il 10 bo tho opinion of the rep
iresentatives at the last session Of the
Grand Lodge that tho Offering Of casf
prizes was not especially agreeable tC
them, and that better results could bs
obtained by and through the efforts Of 9
deputy organizer, and after carefully con
sidering tho matter, we decided to con
tinue for the time being, Brother Iacxey
,Hyho had been employed in that capacity
for tho few months preceding, and he re
manned at the work until July.
The committee appointed at the last scs
sion of the Grand Lodge, who with my
self were instructed 10 look after certain
bills then before the Legislature, me-
lNyith tho representatives Of many of thu
other fraternal societies, and the out
come Of this conference was the with
drawal Of the bill In question. Since tha
time the Supreme Lodge has registere,
our order in the State Insurance Depart
unent, and is now fully and legally quail
saied 10 do business in the State Of Della
nvare. Oxford Lodge, that ha.
been trembling in the balance for NOR
than three years, has at last gone out o
Business
Grand Master Kane made the following
Recommendation;
IiNNlAllAA NNHalNAlH OF INt AnIANu I4ONNn
That fifty cents per capita be leviel
upon all members in the order, 10 be call
ed by the grand master workman. a
such time as he may elect, the fund s.
created 10 be used for extension of IN
membership Of the subordinate lodge
only, and in such manner as the admins
fration may deem best
Concerning the past year Grand Mas
ter Kane gave the following review
There were forty-nine deaths in IN
jurisdiction. The average memhershi
fduring the year was 5000, the death rat
being the highest in the history of IN
Jurisdiction. The average age Of thos
who died during the year was fifty. pm
IL cannot he said that the deaths o,
CURED among recent acquisitions TO III
order, for the average durations of men
bership was twelve years, seven month
and one day"
let me call your attention 10 the sui
Rtantial backing Of the certificates Of n
men Of this jurisdiction" he added, "froi
July l. 1904 20 December 81, 1908, "
have accumulated a reserve Of upward
Of $4,000; IN the same time we have pl
up in the guaranty fund about $1,000
and from these two funds there has bee
placed to the credit Of our Grand Iodl
Tor the benefit Of the jurisdiction abol
$4,000, equal to about one assessmer
and one-half. In addition TO that thei
has been loaned TO the members. throuq
the option selected by them, about Sl5
OOO."
lie also said; Brothers, am fir
believer in advertising If it is a goC
thing for old line insurance companies
advertise, then it surely should be a goc
thing 10 advertise true home protectio
md possessed with this notion, did col
siderable advertising in the newspaper
throughout the jurisdictions and regre
ted very much that the means at nj
command prevented a continuance of Ia
method of keeping constantly before n
people the merits of the A. o. u. W."
The report Of Grand Recorder Thoms
s. Taylor contained the following: Men