The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-02-07
A. o. H. OF WAsECA
HOLD MEETINGS

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| Waseca county Hfbernians were
honored last week by visit from
the National and State Presidents of
our Order. On Thursday evening, Ma.
tional President Regan and State Pres
| ident Doyle attended joint installa-
ton of the A. o. H. and Ladies' Auxil-
larry at GAINESVILLE, and on Friday even
ing they addressed an open meeting
at Waseca, which was attended by the
Hibernians of Waseca and st. Mary
and their friends. Rev. P. ]. Fox,
State Chaplain of the Order, presided
at the GAINESVILLE meeting. ]. P. Cough
lin, county president of Waseca coun-
ty, presided at the Waseca meeting.
At both meetings President Doyle
confined his remarks to an explanation
OF the step-rate plan of insurance now
in force in the A. O. H. in this state.
His statements were clear and concise
and were listened to with the closest
attention. He showed how it would
be impossible to maintain the insur-
ance feature for any length of time
under the old rates. In 2S years the
A. o. H. in this state had paid out
over 100000 in death claims and the
average amount paid into the order
by those who died was only about $3.50
each. 1t was plain to be seen that the
insurance feature could not last indefi.
nitely under such conditions.
The present plan is arranged so that
a young man Joining at IS and living
to the age of 20 will pay about $3.50
in assessments. The interest on this
money and the lapses will make up
enough to pay his beneiciaries 81 900,
and all policies are paid up at the age
of 20. The man who joins at Is, IS
or 45, will have to pay proportionate.
ly larger assessment in order to bring
his payments up to $3.50 at the age
of 20, when his policy is paid up. II
the older men who now pay high rate
will figure what they have already
paid and what they will pay if they
live to reach the age of 20, they will
find that very few pay $3.50 all told
Mr.. Doyle showed that the present
step-rate plan is designed to give each
member square deal. His remarks
made a very favorable impression.
The addresses by National President
Regain at both meetings were eloquent
and patriotic. He outlined the his.
tory of the Order from it's founding
in Ireland in penal days, $50 years ago,
and paid a glowing tribute to it's found.
ers and their successors in the old
land, and then followed with sketch
of the grand work of Hibernianism
during the Is years of it's existence
in this country. Its charity and phil
anthropy was not confined to it's
members or their nationality, but was
almost worldwide in it's scope. He
showed how Hibernians were always
among the first to offer aid in great
calamities in this country, and cited
the fact that when the people of Cicily
were stricken with an earthquake a
few years ago, the Ancient Order of
Hlbernians was the first society to
cable money for the assistance of the
sufferers.
In eloquent periods, which brought
forth rapturous applause, Mr.. Regain
recounted the deeds of valor performed
by men of Irish blood in all wars in
which this country was engaged; told
how 1rishmen and their descendants
took prominent part in every great
movement in this country, and said
the Ancient Order OF Hibernians need
offer no apology for it's existence here.
In his closing remarks he invited the
young men to join the Order and the
young women, the Auxiliary, pointing
out the many advantages to accrue
from membership.
Both meetings were a decided sue.
cess and will no doubt result in adding
largely to the membership of the Or.
der in Waseca county.