Evening journal., 1911-03-13
STATE A. 0. U. W.
GOES FORWARD
Year Just Closing Proves
Most Successful One
Here
PILING UP RESERVE
FOR CERTIFICATE HOLDERS

for the nineteenth annual session of
tn Grand Lodge of Delaware, Ancient
Order of United Workmen, the big
insurance order founded in Pennsyl-
vania forty-four years ago by j. J.
upchurch. and known as the pioneer
OF all fraternal beneficiary societies
in this country.
After preliminary meeting and COM
mittee work tonight, the Grand Lodge
Will convene I'm the Priscilla Block.
the orders Dover headquarters, on
Tuesday morning with Grand Master
Ezekiel Cooper, of Wilmington, in the
chair and Supreme Master Workman
viii NJ Narvis, Of Muscatine, Iowa,
representing the Supreme Lodge. A
feature of the Tuesday evening exer-
cises will be an open meeting for all
Workmen when Miles NJ Dawson, the
New York insurance expert and actu-
airy for the Armstrong investigation,
will address the Workmen, explain
ing more fully the rate scale under
which the Order has been operating
since the st. Paul continental con-
vention.
! The jurisdiction OF Delaware has
been extremely successful, and be-
cause Of its excellent management,
large reserve accumulations and
prompt payment Of about a million
and half of benefits into the stricken
homes Of this State. the Supreme
Lodge has given Delaware authority
10 enter and organize its lodges in
Maryland. Virginia and the District
OF Columbia. Concerning this op-
portunity. Grand Master Cooper says
In his annual address:
THE matter of entering our new
territory was given consideration, and
correspondence was entered into be-
tween the respective insurance de-
partments and Il was aseertained what
was necessary for us to do in ordor
to do business In those States; but
owing to insufficient funds, It was
deemed best not TO enter the territory
at this time"
Increase In Membership.
The report Of the Grand Recorder
shows that there we're 259 admissions
and limitations in the Order during
the past year, in this jurisdiction But
this increase is not the most remark
able Of the years work, for the re-
serve fund Of the Delaware iurisdic-
ton. for use Of Delaware members
alone, now shows a total of S1S4.259.-
5l-probably the finest showing Of
any small jurisdiction in the Order.
! This reserve is loaned and bearing In
terest at compound rates as fol-
lows:
Loaned members under options, ss2,-
1910; invested IN bonds and mort
cages. S94,625; loaned members from
reserve, S6,65S; balance in bank.
SSl5.ll; making the total. S1S4, ,259.51.
Wilmington lodge Grows.
Grand Recorder pro tenn Prettymau
further shows in his report that Of
the 259 limitations and admissions
during the year. the highest number
was I'm Wilmington Lodge. No. /.
which now has S13 members and
which stands as one Of the largest IN
dividual lodges i'm the country Sec
ond In rank Is Valley Lodge of Hoe
kessin which made an increase Of
lSO per centum In its membership. In
dustry Lodge. No. 2, Of Wilmington.
with its twenty-five limitations.
brought its membership up to 4OS and
nineteen young men swere added 10
the New Castle lodge, Friendship. No.
3. Diamond Lodge of Dover shows
total number Of limitations OF sew
enteen, which were procured by the
members, unasslsted. Following Dia-
mond with numerous initiates into
the Order are Anchor. Of Newark; FL
deity. of Wilmington: America. OF
| Wilmington; Active. Of Newport: Lib
erty, Of Wilmington German lodge) .
and Coatesville, of Coatesville. Pa.
The grand master recommends
numerous improvements in the gov.
ernment Of the Order-a continued
head of the Order a more modern
system Of cash balance bookkeepinp
which can be counter-audited: hi.
ennial sessions. etc.
Death Rate Was High.
The report Of Or. Lewis ". Finn
grand medical examiner Of the order
comments on the high death-rate in
Delaware during the past year thus
The mortality during the year 1910
was great almost abnormal. There
were twenty-five more deaths thar
in 1909.
There was an unusually larr,
number Of deaths from cancer ans
consumption.
Several OF the decedents had beer
In the order but a short time two les.
than a year. Yet, after looking owe
their original examination papers
which 7 did since the first of IN,
present year. ! could find no evidonc,
In their family or personal history. 2,
indicate carelessness in examination
or bad Judgment I'm recommendin,
and accepting the risks.
The two with the shortest dura
tions Of membership. died Of acut,
Bright's Disease and Peritonitis. 70
spoctively. neither Of which coul,
have been foreseen al time Of exami
nation.
Tho order is on the ND grade. Will
a solid financial plan. which is bein.
more and more studied. aud bettei
and better understood and appre,i
ated
New members are coming In. ole
members are coming back. The I'm
crease last year was greater that
mat Of the preceding wear and pre
dict that this years Increase viii n,
sun larger. Let us be caveful Of oul
material. Let the medical examiner.
containue to be careful i'm their work
always giving the order the benefit q
any doubt Let the investigating com
mitiees do their work we'll.
lhen let the whole order all III.
lodges. work together. and the 200,
work, revived during the mast 49,. e9, !,
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