The Detroit times., 1915-03-03
L.0.T.M.0.W.
meet HERE
State Convention to be
Held in Detroit,
March 30

The Ladies OF the Maccabees OF
the World are busy getting ready
for the state convention to be held
In this city March 30. The state
commander. Mrs. Alberta Droelle.
81. Aubin-ave., says this meeting
viii be the most enthusiastic gath
ering OF Worlds Maccabees ever
taking place In our city.
The supreme commander. Miss
Dina NJ. West. vii be the honor
guest, and q fine class OF new mem
bers will greet her.
The club house owned by the so
ciety AT No. 2es Randolph-st, Will
be In gala attire TO receive the
guests. and the convention city will
do itself proud for its visitors. In
this spacious building the delegates
will meet TO elect the Michigan rep
resentatives for the supreme review
to be held In May.
The Michigan ladies are very
eager to endow another hospital
service for use of Michigan mem
bers requiring expert care and at
tention. and In this convention the
report OF State Commander Droelle.
as state chairman OF the hospital
board. viii be very interesting to
every Worlds Maccabee. In that she
Is helping TO bring this benehcence
to needy sisters. During 1914. the
Lillian NJ. HOLSTER Memorial bed In
Grace hospital was constantly occu-
pied and the committees were untir-
ing In their care Of the occupants
comfort.
There Is room In the world for
good things. The most precious
things canont be bought for money.
and the Worlds Maccabees ideal IN
to do all the good possible In every
way possible. Thus the state hos
pital service Is proving a boon to
the entire membership.
The Ladies OF the Maccabees OF
the World is a Michigan corporation
established In Port Huron In 1892.
and today ranks the largest Of its
kind In the world. II has paid out
over s12.000.000 In protecting the
homes OF our land. and today has
the magnificent reserve fund OF
nearly eight and one-half million dol
lars from which the annual interest
earnings amount 10 s350,0O0. Over
1906 women have taken out pro-
lection in this order to the amount
of sl25.000.000.
II should be remembered that
this society has no connection what
ever with the Ladies' OF the Modern
Maccabees. the similarity OF names
being confusing.
In a very interesting Interview
with Supreme Commander West re-
Gently. she stated:
There are very few banks In
Michigan that have a higher rating
than the Ladies' of the Maccabees
OF the World. Our annual interest
earnings amount TO more than two
entire rate payments OF every men,
Der OF the order. We stand entirely
on our merits. We do not claim any
credit not our own. We have
worked for % years entirely with
women officers and II would surprise
you TO know that since ! have be-
come supreme commander four
years ago, 26.775 members have
been added TO the order. This means
good field work. and we are proud
OF our capable. energetic feld force
in every state. II means looking
ahead to larger things all the time.
know what our women can do, and
they do Il nobly. The Ladies' OF the
Maccabees OF the World IL an order
here to stay. and I hope that De
troit may always progress In the
same ratio as our order has the last
four years. For the first months OF
this year. we have excelled all our
past records during the same time"