Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-22
LADIES or
THE MACCABEES
OF THE WORLD
Is Not Raising Its Rates Nor Mailing
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. It's management is and
has always been wholly by women
and its funds have always been en-
tirely separate from those of any other
order.
1t has 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 it 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. It's mem
bers, both old and new, are and have
been paying rates recommended as
adequate by 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 it 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
reserve fund for the safe protection
of the home without Increase cost to
the members. This fund, which now
amounts to $4,5l2,5ol "a, is safely in
vested in municipal bonds, and draws
interest annually of $175,00O and over
Women who join the Ladies of the
Maccabees of the World need not
fear any increase in cost in years to
come as they advance in years or pos
sibly fail in health Each member
pays the cost of her own protection.
The following figures, taken from
the Report for 1909 of the Michigan
Insurance Department and from pub
lshed official reports of the Order,
show its splendid financial condition
and substantial growth
The Ladies of the Maccabees Of the
World.
Total Membership, Dec 81, 1909. 1889
Benefit Membership, Dec. 81 1909. .l2o,l45
Social Membership, Dec. 81, 1909. 24,733
Number of states and PROVINCES where
Number Of Hives, Dea;.; 81, 1908 .....'.;..272s
Balance on hand General Fund,
Balance on hand, Hospital s Home on; ss''0'4'''
Fund, Dec. 81, 1909 .............$lS ,5i5.66
Balance on hand, Relief Fund, Dec.
Total Net increase in benefit men,
bership for 1909
Net increase in benefit membership
for Michigan in 1909 1882
Total admitted assets, Dec. 81,
Amount above all liabilities on
hand to protect contracts Dec.
Amount available assets, septem-
Der /. 1910 .:....,,,,.,: -. S4,56o, 6s2.7O
Net increase in benefit membership
for 1910 to September l.............l,0 73
Total benefit membership, Septem-
Der i, lSlU lSU,zlo
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. James V. Barry, insurance COM
missioner for Michigan, writes in re-
ply to all inquiry from member:
Dear Madame: Answering your IN
quiry of the Jrd inst, permit me to say
that the Ladies of the Maccabees of the
World is financially of the strongest
fraterna societies doing business in this
state. On December 81 last this society
had admitted assets of S43l6,oll, and
liabilities of Sl50,022 The larger pro-
portion Of the socety's invested assets is
in high grade municipal bonds. Very
respectfully, JAMES V. BARRY, Michi-
gan Commissioner of Insurance.
The headquarters are at Port HUI
ron, in the Worlds Maccabee Tenn
pie, Mrs. Lillian M. HOLSTER is SUI
preme commander, and Miss Bina M.
West is supreme record keeper Of the
Ladies of the Maccabees of the
World.
Mrs. Edwardina Bader, of 327 Mt
Vernon Avenue, Detroit, Mich, is Dis
trict Deputy for the Ladies of the Mac
cabees of the World in this part Of the
state, and Mrs Alberta Droelle, of 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 Or
der, and its insurance, social and frater-
nal advantages, or this may be secured
from the headquarters of the Order at
Port Huron, Mich.