Evening journal., 1919-03-11
UNITED WORKMEN
REVIEW WORK
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dead not without hope, for In this great
order Of ours. we are taught that this
| life Is followed by another beyond the
shores Of tins. II this be true the sep
] aration Is only temporary Some day,
we too. shall cross the great beyond and
meet together on the farther shore And
/ let me pause. II only for a moment. 30
/ drop just a flower Of tender thought
and memory above the new-made grave
of one Of the youngest Of all of our
| fraternal dead-Broihcr Allen stelle. Of
/ Vulcan Lodge, who paid the last full
measure ~ devotion In behalf Of human
I liberty. and who now lies calmly sleep
I ing In the sacred. blo0d-siained field Of
I Immortal France, for whose land he
/ fought and died; for whose honor and
eternal freedom he gave an that mortal
man can glve-his life.
! "Brother Stelle was the first OF our
members 10 iOin The colors. Tie was one
- the first 20 go to the front. Tie was
the only member Of our order In this
d. jurisdiction killed in action. although
We had many members In the service
b May he rest In peace The world Il
better. human life Is richer, for m
2 having lived.
n ION January Z. 1917. we had a tota
F.; membership in this jurisdiction OF 20i9
d Our membership on January {. 1919
J. was fa02.-thus showing q loss FOR the
. f,vo years OF ii7. During these two
q wears. we Initiated i39 lost by death
= iOi. suspended 23i. reinstaied 81 ana
Withdrew 2.
eliminating the deaths. we had
nct loss for The two years amounting
90 49,
"Our financial condition is or the
| bhst.-betier than q has been at any
other time I'm the history Of The order
In this Jurisdiction We have also con
-iderably lowered our average age Of |
membership by the admission Of new |
members Of an average axe lower than !
for any previous year Thus In spite !
Of the most adverse conditions with I
which we had TO contend during the /
past two years. we are now In a very, I
good financial condition. With greater |
assets and less liabilities than ever be
fore. Numerically, however, we are not /
ms strong as we should be- with our |
splendid financial conditions This is |
due largely TO the fact that we appear |
10 forget that our order Is a cooper |
alive sotlety that prospers numerically |
only in proportion 20 the support given |
70 by the members at large
Mr.. Walker made the following rec
combinations
#. That our laws be so amended
that the grand receiver he designated
the grand treasurer. and thel receiver
Of the subordinate lodge be designated
the treasurer thereof.
-. That the grand master work
man be empowered 10 name a commit
tee OF three, at such times as conditions
warrant such action on his part, TO
audit the general fund accounts and
books Of any subordinate lodge and
make a report TO him Of the same
"3. That the grand master workman
be empowered 10 MI any temporary
vacancy occurring In any Office Of any
subordinate lodge by reason OF death,
resignation or otherwise. and also by
reason Of continued neglect OF duty.
a. That the salary OF the grand re-
corder be increased 10 at least Si25 per
month, BY reason Of the unusual high
cost Of living, and also by reason OF
the extra amount OF work that will
necessarily be imposed upon that office /
by reason OF the taking over Of the |
members Of one OF more other jurisdlc-
tiOns. This would appear to be a mat
| ter OF fairness and justice 40 this time. n
3. That our grand organizer Brother
/ William H. DAWSON, be continued under |
the same conditions as heretofore. :
wish To commend In the highest terms s
the 1oval and earnest work OF our 2
grand organizer. His untiring zeal and d
evbeusfIess enthusiasm IN every phase a.
~ our work for the advancement or o
our order IN this Jurisdiction, render Il
his services indispensable. II
"6 That. since we VIII have the 81
honor OF entertaining the Supreme 3.
I.odss IN June Of this year, the grsnd
master workman be authorized 10 ap- I.
point a committee to make such ar n
for the entertainment and Il
comfort OF the Supreme Lodge as the I,
iaid committee shall deem proper: that
he sum OF at least one thousand dol 4
ars be appropriated by this Grand a
.odge for such purpose; and that the q
aid committee he authorized TO col s
'ct. by popular subscription or other
wise. such additional amount as TO the a
aid committee mny appear necessary s
The report OF Grand Recorder c. q. +
rettymon showed tho following sta :
sites:
Beneficiary Fund-Balance January 4.
9i7. s5,Oi6i9; received from assess
nents year 1917. ssi.s44.37; received
pan from guaranty fund. $500; re-
elVed from assessments year 1918. Z
S3'S9i 20: received loan from guaranty
und. $1,000; total. sisS.2s4.s3.
DeniS claims paid 1917, exhibit 3,