Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-16
JUNIOR 0. u. A. M.
Continued from rage

The secretary's report showed 6,SSi
nembers gain II 249 IN the year
The treasurer reported receipts ~ $ll.-
1926 disbursements $s.6oo.69 hal-
ance. Se.626a7 o. s Clarke treasurer
of the benefit association. reported re-
coipts Of SZ2 500 So disbursements.
$21.39t2S balance. $t5.6a3.o7 in cash
and bonds
The reports of the law committee.
judiciary committee ard finance com
mlttee We're read and approved
The secretary reported that til accord
ance with the request Of the managers
of the National Orphans Home at
Tlffin, Ohio, Delaware had planted two
trees al the home. IN honor Of the
states soldier dead Street Commits
sioner Frank " Person. of Whining
ton. treasurer Of the home performed
;hc ceremony
The State Council went on record as
favor1ng the passage OF the Immicra-
ton bill now pending before Congress.
and the State secretary was authorized
to communicate with the Senators and
Representatives in Congress urging
them 10 vote for the bin
National Secretary Martin " Woods
Of Philadelphia was introduced and
spoke on the various branches 81 the
order. speaking enthusiastically and
optomistcally about the National or
phanage Home at Tinn. which he said
now contains nearly 700 orphans
At the evening session the following
officers were elected 10 serve for the
ensuing year:
Albert VI. Tarr. seaford. state ooun-
clllor. George L. KINNEY. Camden.
state vice-councillor Frank Seigrist.
Wilmington, state secretary. Harvey
Hoffecker. Newark. State treasurer
Enooh W. Donovan, Milton. State con
ductor. J. A Wilcutts. Frederica, State
wardon; ". A. Wheeler, Seaford, State
inside sentinel, ". &. Phillips. Fair
mount, State outside sentinel Rev.
lack W Wells Wilmington. State chap
lin. George +. Lang, Wilmington. Ma
tlOnaI representative from New Castle
county James II. Wheatley, Dover. Ma
tional representative from Kent county
Victor {. Kitchens. Laurel, national
representative from Sussex county
The three representatives will
attend the NationalCounci which meets
in Los Angeles, Cal. next JU.a. 4
handsome silk American flag pre-
sented 10 the baby Council Of the
oI2LSs 4 &Ab VI 4Ctd wal T. al newport,
which made the largest percentage gain
IN membership. This Council was or
ganized June "a 920 with az charter
members. and on December 81. 1920. il
had enrolled on its books q membership
Of 81. The presentation speech was
made by Joseph Milton Lank Of Mil
ton.
Preceding the annual session Of the
State Council. the Death Benefit As
sociauon held It's session. Monday even
ing ia IN. o. L. A. n, Hall. The reports
of the various officers were received
The following officers Of the Death
Benefit Association We're elected for
1921: President. Charles ID. Bird, vii
mington; vicc-president. Harry {.
Clark. st. Georges; secretary, Frank
II. Jones, Georgetown; treasurer, Joseph
s. Clark. F'rederica. Directors: Victor
9. Kitchens Laurel: Edward s. Jones,
b1iddletown: John w. iSheldrake. Mid
dletown Auditing Committee (for one
year,, +. + Wootten. Laurel James
II. Wheatley. Dover; James w. Robert
son. Wilmington
Wilmington was selected as I'll place
for holding the annual session in 1922.
The new officers Of the State Council
were duly installed by S. Roland Mes
sick of Georgetown, deputy national
councillor for Delaware. A past state
councillors gold emblem was presented
TO retiring State Councillor A. II. CauIk.
Sr., in well chosen speech by National
Secretary Martin w. Woods Of PhiIa-
delphia. Mr. Caulk also was presented
with a purse Of gold, the presentation
speech being made by State Senator
James w. Robertson, of Wilmington