Evening journal., 1910-01-28

lowest assessment ever known 10 have
been levied for General Grievance Com
mittee work was made In January by
the F., Il. and w. General Committee
the amount being 8 cents.
The attendance OF your officers and
members during the year was very
crcdltahle notwithstanding the fact
our meetings are held on Sunday az
ternoon when many OF our mon are
called upon 70 work this day. while IN
almost all other yocations employees
are not compelled to work upon the
Sabbath.
The following table will show how
each offlcer attended:
Past President Lofiand. present. is
meetings; absent. ?.
President Coyle, present, 10 meetings;
absent. 8.
vice-PresIdent Hartman. present, 10
meetings; absent. "A.
Secretary Donovan, present % meet
ings; absent, /.
Treasurer Redmond. present. Il meet
ings; absent, 3.
meetings; absent 9.
Conductor Jas. McMuiien, present. IS
Chaplain Jagser. present. meetings.;
absent. q.
Warden Dickerson, present, II meet
ings: absent 1s.
Inner Guard Burus, present meet
| ings; absent, 20.
Outer Guard Miller. present. meet
| ings; absent, 2s.
This Will show your secretary missed
but one meeting during the year. OF
cur membership only one equals this
attendance. Brother Foster, your pres
/ ,sel, III ~
sessions. missing only one. Brother
Russell IL next, being at % meetings;
| absent twice OF the Grievance Com
mittees. Brother Redmond. chairman
n. and O.. OF course. leads. his record
appearing above as treasurer. Brother
| Tyrrel. Of =. and r. next. having
missed seven out OF twenty-four
Il Brother Edwards follows. having been
present 0 times out OF "a. and Brother
Subbett last. having attended only six
meetings during the year.
Our total attendance for the year. ac-
cording 20 our record book was 1909,
an average OF AZ members per meeting,
a very creditable showing indeed. yet
! these figures do not show the exact
strength, as Il IS rare occasion when
every member present Is found 10 have
signed up.
Since assuming the ofice Of secretary,
April 1st. 1905. have attended 81 meet
ings out OF 90 held. missing only six.
During this time four members have
held Office continuously. Jno. p. Red
mond. as treasurer. Jas. McMulien, Jas
: Coyie and II. II. McAfuiien. Brother
Redmond attended rs meetings, miss
! ing IA. Brother Jas. McNullen, "a, and
+ missed IS; Brother Coyle, So, missed sS
4 and Brother II. II. McAfulien was pres.
ent 30 times out Of 80.
. To give you an idea OF the enormits
] Of the clerical work attached TO the
= Office OF secretary-treasurer, I might
say there is hardly one day in tn,
9 year but what a letter is written oi
J other clerical work performed. Durinl
Z the year the sum OF $4,000 was spen
y account Of postage. or this amour
: your treasurer used s24.00, an averag
e OF $500 per month. The greater par
j. OF this amount is used in forwardin
), receipts 10 members. have use
$1,000 worth OF postage. an average q
e S1.25 per month, or a total Of 500 two
J. cent stamps. have written sos let
/, ters as per record kept. OF these
So required extra postage OF AZ stamps
4
and one letter had "A two-cent stamp
j enclosed account magistrate fees AM
8 self-addressed envelope enclosed, 4
% Gap, Pa, making a total Of si5.32 A
b the end OF the year had % stamp
left over which would leave ~ stamp
% unaccounted for. These were no doub
. used and a record not taken OF letter
% written and mailed.
- also wrote and addressed $50 posta
g cards and As notices OF assessment
20 members, which would averag
daily. not including lodge Sundays
% about letters per day.
% The secretary and treasurer are pail
% monthly salaries of $40 and SIS respect
lively for their services.
70 During the year we have made man,
70 contributions to charitable organiza
% tions and other institutions and labo
DO ORGANIZATIONS We are yearly contri
% butors 20 the Delaware Hospital an
d Salvation Army. To tho Free Ban
Concerts in our public parks the pas
n summer We sent our check, also an
- other to tho Anti Tuberculosis So
IS ciety." We contribute the sum G
n $500 annually 20 our "Home" at High
Is land Park. H., and In addition 20 thl
ar we gave a special contribution to IN
In ''IIome" this year Of $500.
on February 7th we had the pleasur
=. 20 be addressed by a committee q
n the Delaware Womens Suffrage AZ
+ sociation. on February 18th benef
g performance was given by the Lodge
8 which netted our treasury ss9.5s.
T. We were visited by Camden Lode
$. No. s57, Camden. n. j., on Sunday
4 June eth, and we entertained ther
" royalty. A banquet was served at th
d Clayton House and addresses wer
= made by several noted members OF III
D. order. The Hon. William II. Healt
N Representative IN Congress from thi
= state. honored us with his presenc'
E. Brother val. Fitzpatrick. assistant I
sr our president. paid us an Official visi
h. September 18th. This completes m
b. report and in closing permit me Z
r. thank you for your Indulgence. and {
<. urge You to greater efforts in the per
formance Of your duties to your EN-
n uloyers and your fellow man, remem
r herring, at all times, ITO do unto other
$. as YOU would have them do unto you.
" ana further the promotion Of "Benevol
b ence," "sobriety." and Industry"
lg Fraternally yours,
Is Chas. Z. Donovan Sec'y, 5zs.
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