The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-05-20
Suggests U. P. Maccabee Home

At u recent meeting of the Lady
Maccabees OF Marquette, Frances L.
Burns, great commander, who was pre-
sent suggests the founding OF a Macca-
bee home for upper peninsula members.
Mrs. Burns called attention TO the
fact that the Ladies' OF the Maccabees
was the first beneficiary society in the
United States to undertake to engage
in cooperative fratefnal insurance. for
n membership composed exclusively..of
women, and from beginnings OF the
smallest kind and with the most dis
couraging prospects it had grown to a
membership Of over 81, 900, with hives
in most OF the states of the union. 1t
has paid out in death losses and other
benefits to date approximately s., 900, =
900, and had in force on January /, OF
the present year certificates amounting
to $50, 600. 00C On March /, the order
had on hand in cash s249, 2sS 20. and
in municipal bonds, 1924, 04s, making
a total of 1913. 33l. 25 exclusive of inter
est
The ability OF women recruited from
the regular walks OF life to successfully
promote and carry on the great work
OF fraternal insurance is. Mrs. Burns
said. splendidly vindicated in this uni
que record.
The great commander tnen reviewed
| the principal events that eliminated in
the %readustment of the rates IN 1910 on
AN adequate basis. The inspiration In
this movement was, she said 1.-THE
moral and intellectual honesty OF the
lady membership out of the enor'
nous sun Of s., 9lG, t97 90 paid by the
order up to January 1, 1910. only S4l5,
521 had been received by the order
from all VT the deceased. disabled and
lapsed members OF the order from the
beginning Of the society to the begin.
ming Of the year mentioned. The esti'
mates OF the next five years tor death,
disability and old age claims will a
mount 10 SO, ESQ, 500 as against s., 9l6,
1879 for the last twenty years.
These facts, stern and relentless,
said the speaker, made my cheeks
pale and drove me with otter loyal and
Godfearing women Of this order 10 in
vestigate ami lake counsel, for we wan
ted TO satisfy ourselves that ample pro
vision would be made TO pay the fac,
value of every certificate in force, and
not ten, twenty or thirty per cent there
o., and the present revised rates ar,
the result OF our work and the cooper
alton OF the lady n emoership.
The long and severe struggle agains
a many sided opposition, powerful too
was graphically portrayed by Mrs.,
Burns also the stirring incidents OF TIA,
Great Hive At which the question o
al adequate rate was settled on th'
affirmative. and the speakers simpl
and effective recital held the ludienc
spell bound
In closing Mrs Burns made a power
ful plea for a hospital in Marqlett
that could suitably care for the Lad.
J Maccabees Of the upper peninsula
Mrs. Barns has a musical speakin
voice, under fine control. She is
wide reader. a deep thinker, has a lin
/. itless fund Ct information and facts a
4 her fingers end, possesses the true:
e moral fibre, and at all times has th
9 courage o. her convictions. Thes
9 among other qualities have made he
e one OF the creates. powers in the realI
: OF fraternal insurance Fraternal IL
e surance everywhere Is beneftte
j. through the genius Of this remarkAbI
g woman. and the ladies Of the Maccabe'
Q are fortunate to be able TO claim her :
their own