Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-16

| claim OF $l,ool.2S.
During the year 1907 there were g.
24S pages of cash entered in the book
| keeping department, as against 3,031
during the year 1906. The total en-
ries in the cash book during the year
1907 footed GG6.295 The receipts is
sued numbered 2,43S, covering indi-
vidual and camp remittances, as
against 1882 during the year 1906.
Records of Camps.
| During the year the records of the
bookkeeping department show 237
local camp organizations were Cancelled
10y consolidation, 3l5 camps disbanded
and 1S9 camps had their charters re-
voked total loss in local camps from
all causes of al. The camps in abso-
lutte good standing Dec. 81 numbered
2099.
/, During the year the certificate de-
, partment issued 147,S43 new benefit
certificates. The changes in benefi-
ciary, involving the issuance of new
certificates. footed 23.G23, increases in
amount of certificates 2,619. and de-
creaSes in amount Cos, making the
total issue of new certificates during
the year 174.73S. In addition the GER
tificate department issued S51 new
camp charters.
The record department shows that
during the year there were 131,157
adoptions, 111,42S suspensions, 63,S41
reinstatements, 1882 deaths and gains
: by transfer %. The net gain in bene-
81 tod
1 7S,S02. The net gain i'll insurance in
force was S107.294 800. and Dec. 81.
t 1907, there were SSS,064 beneficial
J. members in good standing. carrying
I 81 ,430. 600 insurance. In addition
l there were 40,015 social members
b making the grand total beneficial and
$ social membership 92SO79.
; Big Postage Bill.
> The socetys postage account dur
ing the year 1907 footed S21, S1S.9S, in
:, Guiding 42S,00C 2-cent stamped enveI
lopcs, $9,246.20. and postage stamps tC
;, the amount of $12,572.7S The average
leXpense of postage per month was
:. postage was used in mailing S39,141
:, pieces of first-class mail anu over 100,
loco pieces of second-class mail.
In the bonding department. which
has charge of all matters relating t
:, the schedule bond covering lOca
. clerks and bankers. claims to the mum
Der of 81 were filed during the year
OF this number. 81 claims were with
p drawn upon settlement between tht
IL % claims on Tile in which proofs o
II loss have not yet been completed
l. three claims in process of adjustment
IL and II claims were paid by the suret,
Z company during the year, the amour
'" thus paid footing S4.29S.52
Suspensions of Year.
In the suspension department, Ill
:" 1913 individual suspension notices wer
written and mailed, and 1857 notice
:, of camp suspension were written an
- mailed. There were 155,40o letter
:, mailed to suspended members and 63
IS41 reinstatements were recorded
- This department also maintains con
= plcte the rosters of local camp officer
employed in the work of the society
~ postoffice addresses of local camp of
. Gals were entered. in addition to rt
. cording all the changes occurring du1
ing the year.
:, StenoGraphers Busy.
re Perhaps a good understanding of tn
in increase in the work of the steno;
. raphic department of the head clerk
10 office may best be procured by con
70 pairing the volume of business handle
of in December, 1906, and Decembe
1907. In December, 1906, there wer
3. 1888 letters and 1886 record card
s: written, daily average of about 90
10 letters and 600 cards. In Decembe
X. 1907, S,062 letters and 1923 recor
d lcards were written a daily average {
e. about $50 letters and 80 cards
IS Jan. /, 1907, there were 10 steno,
al raphers employed in this department
ne Dec. l the stenographic force of tn
correspondence department was col
II solidated with the stenographic d,
al lpartment. and all stenographic wor
of for the head clerks Office, outside {
I'd three departments, is now handled i
Sc this department.
IL Profit from Supplies.
i3 The. supply department during tn
pc year filled 5,26S orders for free Sill,
he plies going to state. district and a
a sistant deputies and head physician
The total value of the free supple
u was $13149.49, S12.7SS.76 to deputie
ne and $360.73 to head physicians.
in The inventory Jan. | 1907, Shove
goods on hand in supply departmer
TO the value of S21, 409.99. The pu
e. chases during the year aggregate
is sSS.S76.29. the sales sos, 474.65 and tn
e. inventory Dec. 81 showed goods o
n hand to the value of $50 29372 Bill
rs unpaid at the close of the year foote
of s5,7S9.50. leaving the net profit of til
e. supply department $11,692.62, whic
,h was, of course, credited to the society
general fund.