Evening journal., 1917-03-13
GRAND LODGE OF
NORKMEN CONVENES
Report Shows Net Gain in
Membership During
the Year
RESERVE FUND
SHOWS INCREASE

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, March 13-The Grand
Lodge OF Delaware, Ancient Order
United Workmen. met in annual ses-
sion in the Workmcn's rooms here to-
day. with Master Workman l.. Hois-
Ter Ball OF near Wilmington. presid-
ing. There is a large attendance from
all parts Of tho State.
The report OF Grand Master Work
man Ball shows membership Of
2o,49o. During the year there was
a net loss OF 40 members but
excluding the deaths, which numbered
sixty-six, there was q net gain Of sew
enteen. This is only the second time
during the past ten years that the
membership has shown a gain by the
exclusion Of the deaths. At the be-
ginning Of 1916, the membership NUM-
bered 2,09S. During the year. ninety
five new members were admitted,
thirty-one suspended members were
re-instated and four were admitted
by card, making a total OF 103 re-
cciyed.
The total number amounted to 1l9.
OF this number, 109 were due TO sus-
pensions. four to withdrawal by
cards and sixty-six TO loss by death.
The following recommendations
were contained in the report of Grand
Master Workman Ball:
Il recommend: First: We select at
this Grand Lodge, a competent broth
er Of this jurisdiction, who can give
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with our local conditions.
Second: We fix a competent sal
airy for the Grand Master, and give
him reasonable fund that he can
use for extending the limits Of our
order
Third: Brother Davidson be re-
tained as our Grand Organizer.
Fourth: Brother Prottyman he re-
tanned as Grand Recorder.
"These Brothers are both efficient
in their respective lines Of duty"
A report relative to tire membership
also was made by William II. David
son, grand organizer. and Grand Re
cordcr c. r. Prettyman.
Mr. Prettyman reported a balance,
December 81. 1916, for the year, in the
beneficiary fund OF S5.046.19. and in
the quarterly fund of $4,13S9l for the
year. The total reserve fund is $685.
TS3. and the total guaranty fund,
$324.207.
The report OF Grand Receiver, ].
wilkins Cooch, covered tho same fl
nances.
According to the report Of the III
nance Committee all death claims pre-
scented were approved and paid as
promptly as possible. The books and
accounts of the grand recorder and
OF the grand receiver were found to
be in excellent conditions.
on February 8, 1915. the committee
examined the accounts and holdings
Of the Board of Financial Trustees.
The securities held by tho trustees
total SIS7947. The committee offered
the following recommendations
I'VE recommend that the per capita
tax for the ensuing year remain at
81 as at present
I'VE recommend the continued en-
Payment Of Brother Miles NJ. Dawson
as the actuary of this jurisdiction.
1--WE recommend the continued ON
ployment OF Brother William III. Da-
f~r'AtI OAA aA0hu Vi SAhAaAls NAl VIC
again suggest and strongly recon-
mend that the various lodges ask for
Brother Davison's services moro I'm
the future than they have in the past,
and we would like to see all of the
lodges take advantage of his services
during the coming year.
"We again commend the careful and
efficient work OF our Grand Recorder.
Brother Charles b. prettyman. We
consider him the right man I'm the
right place.
We again strongly recommend that
greater effort be made, earlier in the
year. TO secure new members, in order
that an active campaign may le Lept
up during the entire year"
Members OF the Finance Committed
are Julian c. Walker. Samuel II
Johns and Ezekiel Cooper.
The finance trustees arc James N
Bowe.. Robert d. Kemp and Ezekie
Cooper.
The report OF the Grand Medical EX
Rminer Dr. Lewis W. Flynn, shows
that during the year there were II
medical examinations and of thi'
humber 109 persons were approve,
md two rejected.