Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

creases in the future; maintenance Of
our past record of low mortality, and
an expense ratio not equalled in point
of results secured for money expend
ed by any organization of appro
pirate size in the world.
Major Halves believes that the Sc
cret of the growth and popularity Of
the Modern Woodmen society lies in
the fact that it has brought to highest
perfection the principle of co-opera
ton between membership and man
agement. He credits the society's
growth to the fact that the member
ship control through a representative
form of government that the bust
ness machine is purely cooperative in
principle, and that the fratertnal feat.
ure meets the needs of the working
masses of the people, both in the mat,
ter of mutual help and social de.
mands.
Woodmen Set Example.
Major Halves predicts that the time
is coming when all life insurance or
CARNATIONS In the United States, fra.
ternal and old line. viii be conducted
along the lines of control and bust.
ness conduct now employed by the
Modern Woodme'n society. "The fra
ternal feature may be absent in some
cases." says the head clerk, ''the ritut-
alism may be absent in some cases
but the members or policy holders
Will control by means of representa-
tive form of government and the bust
ness machine will be cooperative in
principle, because this machine will.
always give to the people life insur.
ance at its true cost. This is what
the people will demand when thew be.
come educated in the principles that
govern in the life insurance business. >
During the year 1909, in the audit.
ing department a total of 1921 re-
ports and remittances from local
camps were audited, an increase of
BATS reports over 1908. The mem
bership represented by the reports
audited each month, footed 10,058. 1925
in 1909, as against 7,429,512 in 1908.
an increase of 2,629,313. The amount
OF cash represented by reports audited
was S11,352S,774.20, an increase of
$2,S19,174.30 over 1908.
The auditing department wrote
1885, letters in 1909, an increase of
9.oSS over 1908, sind entered changes
numbering 50O345 ON the records. an
Increase of 93,477 over 1908.
In the mail opening department.
where all original remittances are alb.
stracted from the mails and the first
entries of cash are made, the receipts
averaged about $4,000 per working
day during the year representing an
average of something over 1900 sep
arate remittance items each month.
All reD1ittanees are required under the
bylaws of the society to be made by
bank draft, postal and express money
orders, but the cash remittances in
coin, currency and stamps footed over
$4,000 for the year.
The outgoing mail from this de-
partment consumed postage to the
amount of S24,210.29, which does not
include postage for the society's of.
fetal paper, or for all other purposes
not directly associated with the head
clerks office. The average incoming
mail during the year was about 40. 600
pieces per month and the outgoing
mail averaged $4,000 pieces per
month.
In the supply department during
the year the purchases footed SOL.
S14.09. and the sales brought receipts
OF s10S,s59.66. Aside from this. a
large volume of free supplies were
handled. to the value of s29.216.67
This was exclusive of field literature.
representing 4,7OS,0O0 pieces, to the
value of s1S,S55.12. There were &c.,.
$50 application cards, S5s,Ss6 applica.
ton blanks. e06,575 printed postal
cards, and 2.625.0o0 printed envelopes
issued during the year.
In the bonding depar+me 121
claims Of shortage under the schedule
bond covering all local camp clerks
and bankers were filed during the
year. The amount recovered from the
bonding company during the year was
s.,005.s7. OF the total claims filed. q
we're withdrawn and SO are still pend
ing.
From the suspension department
156.s10 notices of individual snspen-
sion, 1870 notices of camp suspen-
sions 1892 notices to members OF
suspended camps, 1851 notices Of so
cial membership suspensions. and So
GIL letters we're mailed.
The bookkeeping department during
a. ~ year completed 6,645 pages OF cash
entries and issued 206.T19 official re-
ports IN acknowledgement Of benefit
fund remittanees aggregating s11,-
424.46274 end general fund remit
tances aggregating s1.424.27S.61. The
grand total receipts for the year foot
ed st2.Ss5.T4i.s5.
The receipts from the per capita
Of $3.50 collected from each member.
so cents semi-an lualiy. footed sI.245..