Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-20
Juniors OF State
review Their Work
I49 Members Added and
One New Council Organ
lied During Year
ARTHUR W. HOPE
TO BE COUNCILLOR

With delegates present from AZ
councils Of the Jr. order United
American Mechanics, in this State,
the state Council of the order con-
yened at Newark today for its
twenty-ffth annual session. Jacob G..
Brown, Of Laurel, retiring State
Councillor, presided, and his address
to the members was timely and in
teresting. The report Of Arthur w.
Hope, State Vice Councillor, also was
Interesting.
w. ]. Moreland, of this city, State
Secretary. in his report, showed the
gain in membership of the order dur
ing the past year, to be 149, with one
new council. The total membership
to date was reported as 6,174.
The address of retiring Councillor
Brown, follows:
TO the Officers and Members Of the
state Council of Delaware, Jr. o.
U. A. NJ.
NV Dear Brothers:
I'm coming before you at the close
OF this, another council year, l greet
you this day with the deepest feel
ing Of gratitude and cup of pleasure
full to overlooking. If I had not re-
ceived the willing support and en-
couragement from the rank and file
of our members, as well as the hearty
co-operation Of the officers of the
Councils through the State, as we'll
as the undivided support of the Off
GERS of the State Council, It Woulc
have been impossible for me to have
made a report any way common
surate with the State Council of Del
aware. None of my predecessors have
been blessed with more reasonable
and painstaking cO-wOrkers than ha'
been my good fortune. So with all
this array Of help, I can look back Oh
the work of the year with reason
able degree Of qualification. Not ina
we have done great things, but ina
we have been able to do something
for the betterment of our noble ordei
and Of mankind.
eve have not had a great increase
in the membership as In other years
but one thing that can 1901
unon with Measure. is the fact tina
during the year we have added one
new council to our order (Sussel
Council No. 44). Let us all feel th'
great work that is placed in our hands
that one and all put forth our pes
effort to the end that we may bring
this noble work to a success1ul ac
romplishment Let US meet tins ia.
in legislation not as II It was no
worth our while. but as IL we had
very important duty TO attend to, AM
let MS work together for tire best IN
terest of our noble order. Our toun
aers brought this order into exist
ance TO assist in building up bette
citizenship, teaching the glories OF
free. self-governing and lndepend
ent manhood, so if we will but do GU
part in unfolding the principles c
our noble order, we will do well an
leave a record that will be an homo
to orr name. Your state Board wa
directed at its last session to max
arrangements for field day for tn
Jr o. u. A. NJ, in July or Angus
Your Councillor and the State officer
arranged to have that field day
Tewes. on the twenty-fourth day
A. gust. and so notified all the cou
ellis of the state. Lewes Council, NJ
IA. made fine preparations for us. tn
MINER part of the State did not stan
Inv us as they should. AS the trai
reached Wyoming, there was only
good bakers dozen on for Lewe
Had it not been for the lower part
the state. it would have been fai
ure. as it was we had a real goo
turnout for the ones who went seei
ed to enjoy themselves. 1 realize v
are all liable to make mistakes, bu
brothers, the mistakes l have mac
did not come from the heart, but fro
the head I am glad I can extend Il
right hand of fellowship to eve
member Of our order, as my visit
ton has been at the end of the yea