The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-10-21
LADIES OF
THE MACCkDEES
OF The WORLD
Is Not Raising Its Rates Nor Making
Any Change or Readjustment.

Local members Of the Ladies OF the
Maccabees of the World have called
attention to the confusion which
seems to exist in the minds of the
public on account OF the similarity of
the name Of that order with the name
of another fraternal insurance society
for women.
The Ladies OF the Maccabees of the
World has absolutely no connection
with the Ladies Of the Modern Mac
cabees, an order which is at present
re-adjusting. Its management is and
has always been wholly by women
and it's funds have always been en-
tirely separate from those OF any other
order.
1t has a membership of $4,000 wo-
men in 81 states and provinces OF the
United States and Canada.
1t is further distinguished from
other orders by the fact that il is the
original woman's order on adequate
rates. The Ladies of the Maccabees
of the World is not raising its rates,
nor making any change or re-adjust
ment. 1t has been on an adequate
rate. basis for many years. Its mem
bers, both old and new, are and have
been paying rates recommended as
adequate by a competent actuary, Mr..
Abb Lands
Although established in 1892, this
order did not begin to work in Michi-
gan until 1904 Its growth here has
been steady, and il now has in this
state large number of members. all
OF whom are paying rates based on
the National Fraternal Congress Nor
tality table These rates provide for
a reserve fund for the safe protection
of the home without increased cost TO
the members This fund, which now
amounts TO SASH, SOL "a, is safely in
vested in municipal bonds. and draws
interest annually of $l75,000 and over
Women who join the Ladies OF the
Maccabees of the World need not
fear any increase in cost in years to
come as they advance in years or pos
sibly fail in health. Each member
pays the cost of her own protection.
The following figures, taken from
the Report for 1909 of the Michigan
Insurance Department, and from pub
lished official reports of the Order,
show its splendid financial condition
and substantial growth:
The Ladies of the Maccabees of the
World.
Total Membership, Dec. 81. 1909. 09....l5J,87S
Benefit Membership, Dec. 81, 1909. ..I29,145
Social Membership, Dec. 81, 1909. 49,. .24,7jJ
Number of states and provinces where
established ......... ................5 81
Number of Hives, Dec. 81, 1909. ..2,773
Balance hand General Fund
Dec. 81, 1909 .................$ .$63,O54.9s
Fund, Dec. 81. 1909: ...........s .sIS.sI566
Balance on hand Relief Fund, Dec
81, lyOv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 ,OSS.SV
Total Net increase in benefit mem.
bership for 1909. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 3,2ll
Net increase in benefit membership
for Michigan in 1909. ...... ............lS2
1909 ......................
Amount above all liabilities on
hand 10 protect contracts, Dec
81, 1909 .....................$4. $4.lsO. .SSS.J5
Amount available assets septem.
Der ], 1910 ..................$ $4,S69.6SS.IO
Net increase in benefit membership
for 1910 10 September l..............l,07J
Total benefit membership, Sepiem
Der j, 1910 ........:.'..'..,. .lSO'%ls
The association is widely known
among business men from coast To
coast as responsible business insti
tuition with high standing as TO
financial stability and fair dealing
Hon. lanes V. Barry, insurance COM
missioner for Michigan, writes in re-
ply to an inquiry from a member:
quiry Of the 5rd inst, permit me to say
that the Ladies Of the Maecabees Of the
World is financially one of the strongest
fraternal societies doing business in this
state On December 81 last this society
had admitted assets Of S4,516,91l, and
liabilities of Sl30,022 The larger pro.
portion of the society's invested assets is
in high grade municipal bonds Very
respectfully. JAMES V. BARRY, Mich.
gan Commissioner of Insurance.
The headquarters are at Port HUI
ron, in the Worlds Maccabee Tenn
pie. Mrs. Lillian NJ Hollister is Su-
preme Commander, and Miss Bina NJ
West is Supreme Record Keeper of
the Ladies of the Maccabees of the
World
Mrs. Helen NJ Swan, 72o Wall Street
Port Huron, is District Deputy for the
Ladies OF the Maccabees of the World |
in this part of the state, and Mrs. AL |
berta Droele. All St. Aubin Avenue,
Detroit, is the State Commander for |
Michigan. Either lady will gladly give |
any further information desired about |
the standing of this Order, and its in
surance, social and fraternal advantages,
or this may be secured from the head
quarters of the Order at Port Huron,
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