Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20
a WAR FUND BY THE
SUPREME COURT, +. OF A.
The Proposition of General
Funeral Fund Referred to
Grand Courts

The war emergency fund was created By
the supreme Court Foresters of America,
to become operative on the first day OF Oc.
tober, 1917. Two hundred dollars death
BENEFITS instead Of the funeral benefits due
from the subordinate court, will be paid
at the death Of any member ''who may die,
either from wounds or disease while IN
the military, aerial or naval service OF the
United States during the present war, and
such extraordinary relief as the supreme
executive council may determine"
ment q twenty.ive cents per quarter in .aa-
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like penalties, Tor nonpsyment as are the reg
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funeral S claims and such sHrSordipary relief
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No. iii Msridcn. Conn were e seommendsd By =
| special resolution.
The committee. comprising NJ. Cole Kennedy.
5ses s4H and Ry9n C. KssI.n JohT ss. ,S
slider the advsabiiity Of forming m az suprsms W @
e6m&s TsS0ri Tsif a
SnsFsu uns that the subject Of court
order order one that would bring about trsmendoy.
om%se fully aTS Tsssss iasS tS. 'hs snS G'Gir
hesti5Hsites t,,si & TO- take such a radical step WITHOUT
pityo9,f part Of all our members.
| louf committee, therefore, after careful,
| considering the subject, recommends that thi
grand courts. so that the Subject may be B,
| them discussed and that the expressions o
| opinion on the part OF each Of these gran,
| courts be conveyed to next supreme cour
convention, We believe that by this metho,
only & should the subject be decided, because Q
our membership at large before any definite
The committee on written ana unwrittei
| work presented a report that was adopted
recommending that new ritual be prepares
| Tor the Junior courts.
As to Incorporating In the senior msnua
anything relative to the Knights OF Sherwoo
and the Shepherds Of America was adverael
reported for the reason that the expense o
reprinting and distributing would be out o
all proportion to the amount Of benefit tina
change; The committee, however. recommend
favorable consideration by all grand courts o
work to upbuid these two organizations, re
garded by many as higher degrees in Forestry
The salary q The supreme Secretary IN
the stereoptcon during the tsbleau was adopted
| with the proviso that the slides must be puI
chased through the ofice OF the Supreme Sec
retary. ~, report Of the committee on mileae
OF the tryNLlinR allowance from six cents {
around nl.s cents a mile, the Philadephian
gaining t12 each by the innovation.
| The Supreme Treasurer presented his repor
| from August l. 1915, to August /, 1917, as :
the funds directly In the control of the Suprem
| Executive Council to meet expenses directly du
as indicated by the designated funds, the main
tenance OF which Is derived from per capita la