Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
TRIBUNAL MEETS
Supreme Body of the Fraterna'
Tribunes Opens Biennial
Session This Morning
|aI The CARSE BUILDING
Address by X. M. Whitman, and Report
of Robert Rcxdale, the Secre-
tary, Are Heard.

llt hltn DiClHldl lUCClllio VI I'iS l. II"
ternal Tribunes was called to order at
10 O'Clock this morning at the Carse
building, with a full representation OF
officers, members and delegates.
Supreme Tribune X. NJ Whitman OF
Aledo presided, and in calling the con
yentiOn TO order, he congratulated the
society upon having attained its 10Th
year of life, and referred to the cordial
feeling in its behalf existing among
he membership. The order, like other
tratenal institutions of its kind, was
instituted for the purpose of protecting
the widow and the orphan. Deaths
have been constant, but the order has
lived up to its promises i'll the payment
If claims, as appears from the Official
reports of the officers.
Supreme Tribune Speaks.
Mr.. Whitman addressed the cOnven-
ton at some length concerning the
field work OF the order, and reported a
substantial increase i'll the membership
Tor the last official term His recon-
nCndations for the growth of the or
Ter were all well received The prey
alence of harmony among the lodges
aud membership was an omen OF great
promise i'll regard to future growth and
Development He paid high compli'
ment to the character of the grand
tribunal of Illinois whose convention
was held in Rockford June is.
Delegates i'm Attendance.
The credentials committee reported
they approved of the credentials of Dr
Malford Hamm of Madison, Wis; Sadie
Is. Miller of Chicago. ILL.,, and Fred vii
marth of Rockford, H., and upon vote
of the convention they were seated as
luiy accredited representatives. to III.
upreme tribunal. Other members OF
The convention are Mrs. e. Mary Orth
Bclviderc; Hon. r j. Medill, Rock Is
land; DR.. \. l.. Craig, Chicago; X. NJ
Whitman, Aledo; Robert ReXdale, ROcI
Island; W. c. Galloway, Aledo; DR.. l.
]. Andrew, Rockford; II. a. Weld, ROcL
Island; Z. l.. Wolff, Aledo; J. f. Me
Bride, Chicago; NJ. II. Sexton. Rock Is
land; l.. L. Detwiler, AledO; Genera
lanes Mccartney, Chicago; JOIN
Broker Beardstown; l.. NJ. Campbell
Peoria; William McManus, Aledo
Stephen J. Collins. Rock Island; Judge
Gilbert Miller, Canton; George NJ
Games, Denver, Col.
The minutes of the last meeting wer,
read by Robert RCXdale, supreme sec
retay, and approved as read.
The chair appointed w. c. Galloway
| Fred Wilmarth, and J. f. Mcbride a
Il committee to prepare resolutions ol
| ing. the only member of the suprcm
body who died since the last biennia
meeting. The committee will repOr
late this afternoon.
Supreme Sccrctary's Report.
| The report of Robert ReXdale, the ST
lprCme secretary. covering the business
of the order for the last two years. wa
then given. This was i'll tabulGte
form and necessarily occupied much c
the time of the convention. so that otl
er reports and business had to be ca
ried over until the afternoon session
He spoke in part as follows:
The order during the period of il
[cXistence has done a grand work fC
the beneficiaries of its members. Sue
indeed was the expressed purpose {
it's founders 10 years ago. The bus
ness of a fraternal insurance societ
is to insure lives. 1t is a serious bus
mess, too, and calls for active wor
upon the part of officers and member
at all times.
"Our society differs in no respeC
from others, perhaps, as regards il
death rate from year to year, but it
a fact that Old Mortality is alway
busy with its membership, and the fl
ures for the last 10 years show tn;
we have paid out a total of 1851 ,531.t
in claims against the order.
Thanks for Courtesy. 49,
"As regards the work in the fiel
and its conditions and needs. | hay
3 left the statement of that to Supren
Tribune Whitman, who in the last tw
years has made himself a power fl
good among the tribunals and deputi'
of the order. But | would take tn
3 occasion to say that the courtesy show
Mr.. Whitman and myself in our I
lspcctive lines of work has at all tim
been most gratifying. In this come
ton | wish to refer to the interc
shown for the good of the order by Il
tribunals at Rockford and the delegat
at the biennial meeting of the graz
= tribunal of Illinois, held at Rockfo
June IS, which surely was an occasit
:, well planned and most successfully c;
q ried out"
Statement of Finances.
= The following summary of totals &C
i, lers jointly the examination of t
books of II. A. Weld, supreme treasl
er, and the exhibits of the supreme S,
rotary:
4 Balance to protect con-
IL tracts .....S Sc. 500
:" Total claims paid to date. 351 .531
t., Insurance in force July 1 11,O26. 900
h Insurance net gain go. 1851 500
D. Death rate per 900, 1905. s