Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-21
STATE COUNCIL MEETS
IN NEWARK
One Hundred Thirty-hve Dele,
gates From State
Lodges Attend

A'e5SS hSIStAA
One hundred thirty-fve dele
gates from forty-two councils of
the Junior Order United American
Mechanics, comprising the State
Council, met in twenty-fifth an
nual session, in the Red Mems
Hall, Newark, on Tuesday. Jacob
G. Brown of Laurel, retiring State
Councillor presided. In his ad-
dress to the members Mr.. Brown
referred to the principles upon
which the order is founded: to as
sist in building up a better citizen
ship, and to teach the Clones of
free self-governing and independ-
ent manhood. Reports from the
various officers of the State Coun-
Gil occupied the greater part of the
day.
The report of w. j. Moreland,
State Secretary, who has served in
that capacity for the last twenty
five yeras, presented interesting
figures. The report shows AZ coun-
ellis throughout the State with a
membership of 6174. Four hun
'dred ten names had been dropped
during the year, owing to deaths.
suspensions, etc, making the &C
tual membership December 81,
1916, 5764, or a gain of 149 over
last year.
The financial statement showed
ed S63,S13.10. Of this amount
$14,156.76 was paid for sick bene-
that the receipts for the year total
fits, S16,347.98 for death benefits.
S256.24 for other relief, and $751;
462.97 for current expenses, max
ing an excess Of receipts over ex-
penses of $1,589.15. The total as
sets of the Council were reported
as S8S,928.S3. The report of the
State Council receipts shows q
total of $6,156.34.
Harvey Hoffecker, State treas.
urer, reported receipts amounting
to $6,178.04, disbursements of $4,.
452.30, and a balance on hand OF
S1,725.74.
During the afternoon the follow
ing resolution endorsing the anti
shipping bill was addressed to thu
State Senate: "The Junior O. U
A. M. of the State of Delaware
: representing a constituency O.
nearly 5000, among whom are a
, least 1000 voters. in their annua
State Council assembled, do mos
urgently and earnestly reques
! your honorable body to pass favor
! ably upon the anti-shipping bill
, soon to be presented to you fo
f action, so that the same may be
come a law of our State" A cop,
=. will be forwarded each member O
the General Assembly.
Officers were elected late in tn
, afternoon as follows: State Coun
cilor, Arthur w. Hope, No. Il
!, Delaware City; State Vice Council
9 or, N. B. Register, No. ID, Lewes
9 State Secretary, w. J. Moreland
No. 5, Wilmington; State treas
urer, Harvey Hoffecker, Newark
!, State Warden, w. K. Belts, No. 2G
q Frederick; State Conductor, An
9 thony Summers, No. 80, Fair
= mount; State Inside Sentinel
!, Charles w. Colmery, No. 28, New
E ark; State Outside Sentinel, w. H
Oliver, Jr., No. 20, Wilmington
State Chaplain, j. A. White, Nc
:, 6, Delmar; National represent
ative, John S. Johnson, No. 9, VIII
;, mington; National representative
q for unexpired term, Victor Hitch
= ems, No. 6, Delmar. Dover wa
. selected as the next meeting place
: Martin w. Woods, National Coun
), Gil secretary, of Philadelphia, wa
= present and addressed the conven
y tion in the evening.
e Mayor Hossinger who extende
n words of welcome to the delegate
r on Tuesday morning, was present
e ed with a bouquet of flowers, b
l. Victor Hichens, on behalf of tn
n State Council.