Evening journal., 1918-02-19
JUNIOR mechanics
SHOW YEARS Gain
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OF the reports presented and legislation .
enacted during the session OF the Ma
tional Council which met in Ashevile.
y. C.. last Jure
Napoleon p Register. the state Vice
Councillor, reported his visit 90 the
National Orphans Home. at Thin,
ohio. in October
The following statistics were given
in the report Of ". J. Moreland. OF VII
mington. state Secretary:
Number OF Councils last report, az;
present number Of Councils. ~.
Membership Number OF members
last report, 5.762 initiated during the
year. 900: reinstated during the year
Gi; admitted by card during the year
9 total additions. i73: total 6.23j From
which deduct Suspended during the
year 265. Withdrawn during the year
4 died during the year. 40; total deduc-
tions. BOG: membership December 81
1917, 5,929; gain during The year. i6i.
Rank Of Membership.-Pa National
H
Past Councillors, 9il Junior members.
i96i; total membership. December 81,
1917. 5.929.
Financial Statement Of Council.-Re-
ceipts for the year, S56,02O 40: paid for
sick benefits. siii7O.1G: paid for death
benefits. Si222i 90: paid for other re-
lief. 1912 10: paid Tor current expenses
s300d3 81: total. sac. 10 Pc: excess OF eX-
. r.nUlaa ~ naanfrFa -.
Assets.-Cash on hand. December IS
/ 1917. sii.52ii3: invested by Councils.
T s59.g16.Gf: value OF Council property.
\ 81 I.362.3i: total assets Of Councils. De-
cember 81. 1917. s7s.s63 35.
Financial Condition OF state Council
Received from per capita tax. ST..
G2i &C: dispensations and cards. g.: re.
ceived from sale OF supplies. $50
total receipts. Si,7U &c; balance In bank
per last report. 81. .725.1i; total s6.J03. 80
Harvey Honecker. State Treasurer
submitted the following report Bal
ance on hand last report si,725.1i: re-
ceiNed from state Secretary, si77i.66
received from interest on deposits.
22.56; total, s6.522 96; disbursements as
per orders i75 30 2i9 inc. s5.Oqs 20; bal
ance on hand. si.i2i76.
The Orphans Home Fund which your
State Treasurer holds in trust. has
grown 90 $3.50 and is still drawing in
lorest at the rate Of & per cent.
At the eighteenth annual session of
the Death Benefit Association Of the
State Of Delaware. Junior order Amerl-
can Mechanics. which met In an
nual session here last night. the
following reports We're submitted by
the secretary and treasurer OF the as
sociation. showing the standing OF the
order during the past year:
Total number Of councils. member of
the association, 81; total membership.
+ 5,7S,. or an increase over last year
Of i8i
Financcs-Cash balance in hand Janu-
ary 4. 1917. Si2i33i: value Of bonds in
hand January 4, 1917, si,9s2 a., total
S9225.19.
Receipts Received from % death as
sessments. Si3.O65 20; received from ex-
pense assessment and enrolment fees.
s6ii.70: received from interest during
\ the year. s503Os. Total received dur
ing year from an sources, si4.i19 9S
Total receipts and assets, January T.
1917. s23. 1871
Disbursements Paid "a death claims
at $3.50 and two claims at 800; total. 81
claims siOi5000. Total paid out dur
ing year for expenses, printing etc,
including death claims. siO62i a.
Cash balance I'm hand December 81,
1917. s3.sSi 80: cost value of bonds on
hand December "a. 1917. ss.S9676. NET
assets OF association. December a.
1917. Si2.7si3j.
Assets-Cash in hand. s3Ssf59. cost
NJ bonds on hand $500 -; total assets
Of association, January 8. 1918, Si2.-
1919 total assets of association Janu-
ary (, 1917. S9225 20; gain in assets dur,
ing, year. s3,ji1.j6.
seventeen OF the councils Of the
state out of the a members OF the
association had no deaths during 1917
Tile report of the treasurer shows
total receipts for the year from al
sources 90 have been siit79 9s; total
OF cash received during The year and
assets January 4. 1917, s23.iOo1l.
Disbursements for year toialleo
lSi2.7si35.
ST the annual election Of officers of
the state Death Bencft Association the
following were chosen:
President. Charles ID, Bird. term OF
three years.
Vice-presideni. Harry G. CLARK, s.
Georges. term Of three years
il, Auditing committee for one year. +
p. Wooten. Laurel: James n. Wheat
ley. Dover: James W. Robertson, VIII
d mington, Del
A lengthy discussion was had relative
10 the existence Of the state Association
I'm case heavy demands are made upon
n In the event Of the death Of many
OF the members who are already IN the
military service and those likely to b'
drafted. The unanimous sentiment wa:
the pledging by the association OF every
dollar necessary to meet all and ever,
demand made.
President Bird congratulated the as
: sociatlon and It's membership as wei
as the order IN general as 10 the pa
triotic spirit manifested and the loyalty
pledged.