The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-07-27
MRS, CORA E, BURKE. G. W. C.
DELIVERS ANNUAL MESSAGE.
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do, should any of it get lost or mis-.
placed you can recover.
For the most part the various Off
GERS in subordinate Courts are bond.
ed, yet there are a few who think it
just as we'll that they should not. |
have heard of few instances this year
of money of the Courts being mis-.
placed or wrongly handled for the
most part we are learning to transact
our business as it should be transact.
ed. We can not be too particular when
1t comes to handling the funds of the
Court Go at it in business like way
and see to it that officers do their duty.
thus you will save the credit of your
Court and avoid unpleasantness in the
transaction of their business.
MONEYS.
| have urged and urged upon our
members the necessity of placing their
money in some bank. Now let me
say again.-Put your money in some
good bank would ask that if there
is a colorei bank to make your de-
posists there, if there is not, the Courts
money belong in a bank. For the
most part this request has been car
ried out and the money deposited in
the various banks. 1t should only be
drawn out upon the signature of the
three officers designated. No one
should make their home a store house
for the money of the Courts. Your
money should only be used for the in
debteiness of your Court and to pay
your sick claims. Too often your
money is used for other purposes.
CORRESPONDENCE.
With the growth of the order comes
a growth Of the work and a growth
of correspondence. 1t is not expedient
for me to visit each Court therefore
it is necessary that a deal of cores
pondonce be carried on between the
Courts and the head of the Orgniza-
ton, No letter that reached me is
left unanswered. ! have answered
each missive, althO if they would have
read the law it would have been un.
necessary for as many letters to pass
However, you may never know if you
never ask. The work this year for
the most part has been very pleasant
but heavy.
| have sent out prOClamatiOns as
felt it was necessary to do. First
sent out proclamation relative tC
our last Grand meeting giving the
officers, and changes in laws Then the
proclamations relative to our Petition
Day Rally in Oct-Then the prOclama
tion of our anniversary and one re
minding you again of the last semi
annual Petition Day Rally, offerins
three prizes to the Court bringing il
the largest number of new or rein
stated members lastly the one callinl
you to attend the Grand Court Annua
Session. | have sent out the proclama
ton of the Supreme Worthy Counsel
lOr as they have come to me Their
has been a tremendous lot of worl
in my office this year | have tried t.
keep the work up to the highest poin
of efficiency.
No communication has come to m
office without being answered. | hav
replied to all no matter how unimpoI
tant a communication has been thin
when people write you they wish al
answer.
Many letters would not have t,
be written if we would refer to tn
law of the court a little more Oftel
and read the pages of it more constant
ly.
VISITS.
Just after the Grand Lodge adjourn
ed was called to Milan to visit Colder
Light Court as there was some troubl
which seemed was impossible for tn
Deputy to settle. | met the Court AM
its officers, the trouble was between
the Receiver of Deposit Register o
Deeds and the Recorder of Accounts
Court had their money deposited in tn
bank. 1t was carried to the bank il
regularly, and by other persons rathe
than the Receiver of Deposit. 1t wa
drawn out at will by the Register o
Deed who wrote the checks and signe
the various officers. When the reckon
ing time came of course there was
shortage and mingled set of books
The Deputy tried to get them out @
thetangle The officers would not a
low him to examine them. Which h
had perfect right to do, and let m
say hear that all deputies, before the
install the officers of their Courts i
their Jurisdiction should examine tn
books and see that they are neatly an
accurately kept. Any officer who fail
to allow the Deputy to do so, bv will
holding the books should at once b
suspended from Office and select som
one who will obey the order of tn
Grand Body and respect the hghe
officers.
This Deputy upon failure to get tn
books from said officer should hav
sent an officer for them. But he on
of the goodness of his heart and nc
wishing to use his power and let tn
matter CO. and | was sent for.
The accounts were so tangled an
the books so poorly kept, that coul
not tell anything about them. CAV