Evening journal., 1911-02-21
STATE JUNIORS
ARE in SESSION
Reports Submitted Show Order
to Have Had Successful
Year
TELEGRAPH COUNCIL WINS
MEMBERSHIP FLAG
Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL

Council, Junior Oiuef United AneIl-
can Mechanics is in session here to-
day with State Councillor Warren,
presiding, Delegates are I'm attend
ance from all over the State. Re-
ports submitted at the morning ses-
sion showed the order to have made
progress during the year.
State Chancellor Warner 7. Moore
in making his report said:
Brothers: With brotherly cour-
tesy I greet you to render an account
of my stewardship Of our noble order
In our little Diamond State We are
again gathered together in annual
session for the purpose of enactng
such legislation that may be deemed
advisable to promote the future well
fare Of our orde- and extend the
principles OF virtue, liberty and pa
triotism Let us discuss our past ex-
periences for ou- future welfare. and
may this session be like the progress
sive town in which We are assembled
today Wakeful 10 the needs OF our
beloved country; watchful to the op-
portunity of the times, and active to
the needs and wants Of those we rep
rent here today may We be progress
sive in all our doings and may the
laws we enact be characteristic of
the spirit OF this order. Our opp0r-
tunities for doing good are many Our
! influence for good is what we make
/ il II a kindly deed is to be done. do
| it, a friendly word spoken. speak il;
! it smile is TO be given. give it
Knowing that the official visits 90
/ the Councils throughout tho State
were helpful In the past. determined
/ to visit all and am proud to say that
It has been my good fortune and
/ pleasure to be with eve-y Council Of
/ our order once, and in a number of
! places twice.
In some of the Councils there is
room for a good deal Of Improvement.
! | was very much surprised TO see. the
lax way i'm which some Councils carry
on business and the apparent lack o.
interest in the work since the putting
into effect the new ritual But IN
every instance ! was received with
that true spi-it Of brotherly love and
hospitality which exists among all
Mechanics
Telegraph. No. 29. wins the flag.
with "A gain of thirty-eight per cent I'M
membership. ] desire 10 compliment
them upon their work. and also Eure-
ka. No. /. the Oldest Council. and
Whitesvile, No. 43. the youngest. de-
serve special mention for their re-
forts
The Past Councillors Association.
to which any Past Councillor of any
Council in Delaware is eligible to
membership is doing good work II
] nnIHC rnnnfh1rr 81
cussion and decision of many ques-
tions of vital interest to Juniors. and
adds to the sociability- among Coun-
ellis. This body was present on sew
eral occasions while / was making nv
Official visits. and | was present at a
sumptuous banquet which this Asso-
ciation gave"
Gain in Membership.
The report OF w. ]. Moreland, State
Council Secretary. follows:
ership.-Number of members
last report, 1896 initiated during the
year, 4O4; reinstated during the year.
~; admitted by card during the year.
"a total additions. 47O; totS. 5,366.
From which deduct: Suspended
during the year. 27S; Withdrawn by
card. s; died during the year, "a :
total deductions, 30S.
Membership December 81, 1910, s.
O5S; gains for the year. 1872
Financial Statement of Councils
, Receipts for the year. S46.4S3S9; paid
for sick benefits, S12,257.52; paid for
( death benefits, 81 ,302.1S: paid for 9th
er relief, Sl56.9S; paid for current ex-
penses, 25,194.06; total, S45,51O.74:
excess Of receipts over expenditures,
S962.95.
Assets.-Cash on hand December 81.
1910. S13.0446S; invested by Councils.
S41,Ol5.54; value of Councils prop
erty, SS,l54.74; total assets of Coun-
ellis December 81, 1910, SOS 274.96.
Financial Condition of State Coun-
cil-Received from per capita tax.
SO 03109; received from Richard
Hodgson, s V. c., 81; received from
sale OF supplies. S242.35: dispensa-
tions and cards, $3.50, total receipts,
S3,2S4.94; balance I'm bank per last
report. Sl.543.56; total, S4.S2S5O
: Expenditures During Year.-Ey-
penses Of State Councillo~. S151. 80: :
expenses Of State Vice-Councillor.
SSl52; expenses of Deputy state
Councillor Martin NJ. Woods. Nation
al Council SecretOry per capita txa.
S2,OS5.96; Martin NJ. Woods. n. c.
secreta-y's supplies. S220.75: officers
salaries, $3.50; bonds of officers SIS.
, printing and stationery, S179.14: rent
of Office, SO; postage and expressage
S46.31; State Council law committee
SlO.54; Wilmington Light and Power
, Company, S347; insurance. Sf.O5: ex-
, penses Of janitOr. $50; Rock Hall
B Council No. 149, of Maryland, S3.25 .
Baynard, Banks and yam, s195.Ss:
Il. L, Onward Council. Of Pennsyl-
'vania, SL25: donation, W. p. White.
treasurer, S25; expenses of last ses-
sion State Council, $50: incidental
expenses, S101; total, S3.579.42.
State Council Assets.-Cash In
bank, S1.2SIO7; State Council em-
bleins s1l; seals. Sl1; furniture. 500;
supplies ON hand. SIS: due from sub
ordinate Councils. s2S.70; total assets.
Sf.437.77.
Substantial Balance I'm Bank.
The State Council treasurer's re-
port follows:
Balance on hand last report
$l,543.56; received from State Council
SEQ etary, S3,2S4 "a; received from
bank interest, S3799; total, S4,S66. .49 +;
disbursements as per orders.
S3,579.42; balance on hand, S1,2S7.O7.
Received from State Council score
tary. S3.2S49i. Deposited as per
bank book. S5,2S49L