The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-19

- pNA Aatc Ok dSSSBSmenLs but 70 con-
tinue the collection or the full amount
Of the guaranty fund applying same
TO payment. OF death claims. thus les
sening the number of assessments re-
auired during the year, and in this
accommodation your board heartily
concurs. We give below an extract
from Brother Dawson's letter regard
Ing this matter:
especially urge the jurisdiction
OF North Dakota never TO drop the
guarantee provision from your rates.
You will find that you will have an
enormously greater advantage in the
field in the end If you will stick to
your present course of charging and
collecting a premium, the sufficiency
of which no old-line company can
successfully impugn and then, after
setting aside reserves for all proper
purposes, by giving such liberal divi-
dends In the form of passing assess
ments that you have both the cheap
ness, which OF course attracts, and the
evident reliability OF the insurance.
which both attracts and holds meTa-
bers.'"
D. Of n. Grand Lodge.
The ninth annual convention of the
North Dakota grand lodge Degree of
Honor opened yesterday forenoon at
Empire hall with larger attendance
than any previous grand lodge meet
ing in the history of the order. The
convention was called TO order by
Grand Chief Of Honor Kate Cameron
of Erie. The committee on distribu-
tion of the annual report made its re-
port and committees were then
named by the grand chief of honor.
The following Is list of the commit
tees:
Plan of Assessment Elizabeth Calk-
ins, Tower City; Nellie Aker, Mime
waukan; Emma Keyes, Ellendale;
Mary jacobson. Valley city; Margaret
White, Bottineau.
Biennial Sessions-Bertna Johnson,
Cando; Hattie Hogue, Darlington, and
Laura Lowe, Sherwood.
Grand Lodge Prizes-Ruby Knauf,
Willfston; Margaret Switzer, Penn
bina; Jessie Nelson, Orr; Hattie L..
Carr, Leal Annie MccauI. Walhalla.
oodG of Order-Mary Ridley. Far
go, chairman; Ida Thompson, Aneta;
Mary Henry New Rockford; silva
johnson, Mountain; Mary Melville,
Mclean.
Resolutions-Rose Sullivan, oakes;
Mary Metcalf, Lakota; Maggie Ban
mister, Mandan.
redentials-Frankie Lyman, Can
do; Bessie Helgeson, Milton; Chloe l..
Farr. Hillshoro.
Distribution--Julia Rulon, James
town; Lillian Erskine, Sarles; Tillie
Delemeter, Erie.
Reports Of Officers.
All the grand officers and nearly all
the delegates were present at the
meeting, The reports of the officers,
printed in book form. were distributed
among the members The reports
showed a gratifying state OF affairs.
Grand Recorder Blewett's report was
especially interesting.
The matter of changing the plan of
assessment was taken up at yester-
days meeting and today 1t will be de-
cided upon definitely. At present the
lodge has the classified assessment
plan by which the rate increases every
five years Under the proposed plan,
known as the level rate, the rate will
be graded according to the age OF the
applicant and 1t will remain at the
same figure during tia life of the
member 1t is proposed to give all
who are now members the privilege of
continuing under the old system or
taking the new, as they may see ht.,
There Is quite favorable sentiment
in favor Of the change and 1t will
likely be adopted at today.s session.
Grand Master Workman Speaks.
Grand Master workman Narvis ad-
dressed the grand lodge yesterday af-
ternoon. He gave a fine address and
spoke encoura gingly of the future of
the A. o. u. w. and d. of HI. lodges.
He noted the progress of recent years
and stated that the A. O. u. w. grand
lodge acted very sensible two years
age when 1t changed the plan of as
sessment from the classified assess,
ment plan to the level rate. He urged
the grand lodge of the Degree Of
Honor to take similar action at this
meeting.
A. o. u. w. read some actuary's
statistics to show that the level rate
plan was better In every way than
the classified assessment plan.
District Convention Plan.
The grand lodge acted favorably on
district convention plans and voted
the necessary funds for carrying on a
vigorous membership campaign. A
prize of $40 is to sbe given to every
lodge securing ten new members. An
enthusiastic campaign for new MEM
bers is to be carried ON.
Instead of having sennual sessions
the lodge will have district conven-
tions on the odd numbered years.
Biennial sessions of the grand lodge
will be held, as in the case OF the A.
o. U. w.
Last evening there was a session
for the good OF the order before the
entertainment and banquet.
viii Elect ofncers.
At the session this forenoon officers
will be elected and sood deal of
business disposed of. The work of the
convention will be completed in the
afternoon.
The meeting is q great success in
every way.
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