Evening journal., 1915-02-16
OFFICERS REPORT
PROSPEROUS YEAR
FOR THE JUNIORS
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bership informed as TO what is going /
on in this country pertaining 10 the
objects Of our order
81 commend TO this body and every /
member the insurance branch OF our
order which places the members Of
our order in a position to compete
with any organization in soliciting
members. Brother Collins, manager,
at Pittsburgh Pa, is only too glad to
send any Council or individual mem
Der advertising matter pertaining to
This department
Deputy National Councillor James W.
Robertson. who was deputized by State
Councillor Lang TO visit certain councils,
reported visiting the councils at Mil
willie, Williamsville, Dagsboro, Roxana
aud Washington, of Georgetown lie
recommended that the State Board Of
Officers request the State Council TO IN
struct the national representatives. TO-
work ana vote for a return to the old
ritual.
The sum OF Sl44.55 was contributed
lby the Juniors OF Delaware for the or
lphans for Christmas
state Vice Councillor Harley o. Rig
gan. of Laurel, in his report told of a
Visit TO the National Orphans Home, at
Tinn. Ohio. Margaret Warren is the
only inmate from Delaware. and she IS
ono of the brightest and most popular
of the inmates. There were 334 inmates
at the home at the time of Mr.. Riggan's
visit. On the place IS a canning fac
tory. where the products of tile farm
are put up and shipped TO the markets
of tho world.
State Secretary W. j. Moreland pre-
scented his report, which was in part as
follows;
Number OF councils last report, Al;
prcsent number of councils. Al; number
iof members last report, 52Gl; initiated
during the year, 40i; reinstated during
1.-The year, 10; admitted by card during
the year. IA; total additions, 42l total,
l50s2: from which deduct Suspended
during the year. 2O7; withdrawn during
the year, l4i died during the year, 2e;
total deductions. 300; membership De-
cembcr 81, 1914, 1913; gain during the
year, ll2.
Financial Statement
Receipts for the year. s5050Sl9; paid
for sick benefits Sl2,S43.Sl; paid for
death benefits. Sl0.7OS55; paid for other
relief S72.25; paid for current expenses,
SIG. .G5s.73; total, sJ0,2s3.34; excess of
receipts over expenses, $3.50
Assets.
Cash ON hand December 81, 1914,
iSlO,335.Ol; invested by councils. 500
nl4G2; value of council property, 50,
i126.3s; total assets of councils Dccem-
Der 81 1914, Ss097GOl.
Financial Condition Of State Council.
Received from per capita tax, S4,23s.-
lbs; received lrom sale of supplies
ls22l.75; dispensations and cards, $3.50;
received from the National Council
s23SO: received from sale OF flags
{ SS3; total receipts. Si;572.22; balance II
, bank per last report, Ss5O.33i balance II
I s5.lS317 Expenditures, Si,395.0O'
State Council Assets.
Cash on hand, S1,03I36; State
J Council emblems. S11; seals, $40;
ono safe, $50; furniture, $50; sup
: plies on hand, sl2; due from subor-
dinate councils, S40.95; total assets
S1,221.31
The report Of State Treasurer Har-
yey Hoffecker. of Newark, showed a
balance on hand last report of
SS5O.S4; received from State secre-
tary. S4,572 .S3; received from bank
Z interest. S9.79 total, S5,432.96.
Disbursements as per orders, S4.-
s95.6O; balance on hand, Sl,03736.
, He holds in trust for Orphans
Home Fund for entertainment Of tho
orphans in the near future the
amount Of sS7SS.
The fifteenth annual meeting OF the
Death Benefit Association Of the or
der was held last night The meeting
was largely attended and the election
of officers resulted in the reelection
of President Charles ID. Bird of vii
Z mington; vice-president, Harry y
Clark. St. Georges secretary, Frank
NJ. Jones, Georgetown; treasurer. 10
seph 5. Clark, Frederica; directors
for one year. John w. Sheldrake. Har-
rington; two years, Edward ;. Jones
d Middietown: three years. Victor C.
Kitchens. Laurel; auditing committee
Il. 70. Wooten, Laurel; Harry c. john
: son. Clayton, and George W. Taylor
= Wilmington.
The board of managers reported
: thirty-ave deaths during the year. The
treasury had an excess Of $SS13 on
hand at the end of 1914.
? The treasurer's report showed that
the total assets Of the association are
SS.523.21. Forty councils with a total
membership of 5.221. a gain Of III
over the year 1913. we're shown en-
rolIod in tho agSOciatiOn