The Washington times., 1925-07-23
INSURANCE D T
MACCABEES
REDUCED
Cost Cut Made Possible BY
Prosperity Of Order and
Lower Death Rate

Environment is more important
than heredity in estimating The
expectation of length of life of the
average person. according to Med.
zeal Director J. c. Hanchett, of
the Maccabees, in his report today
at the closing session Of the con.
vention.
industrial workers who begin
work DIT or before the age Of TWEEN
ty years cut their lives short on
an average Of eight years as a rs.
suit of their occupations" Doctt
Hanchett said. Their expectation
OF life is an average of forty-two
for those not engaged IN industrial
work"
1.-THE accident death rate among
industrial workers is two and one.
half that Of The nonindustr!al
group. Occupation is probably the
most important single factoI in de-
terming %le length of life,'' he said.
A nationwide health education
program will be undertaken at once
by the Maccabees, he anrlouncde
Insurance Cost Cut
Supreme Actuary w. p. Coler
declared that the net cost of IN.
surance in the Maccabees viii be
reduced materially in the future
by increased dividends to members
as a result Of the prosperity OF tie
organization and to the lower death
rate OF America, the sum of $780,
600 already having been set aside
for dividend distribution.
There are still I'm hospitals more
than $4,000 World War veterans
and there are upward Of $4,000 or
phans OF veterans, James A. Drain,
national commander of the Ameri-
can Legion, told the sMaccabees in
an address.
Legion Fund
The 100000 fund Of the Legion
for the aid Of the veterans, their
widows and orphans will be in hand
by the time the Legion's convention
opens in Omaha on October 5, he
said.
Subscriptions already received
total $3,500,O00, according to our
latest reports said Commander
Drain, land there is 50, 0O0, 900 more
| In sight to assure the achievement
Of our object.
Reelection OF A. w. Frye, of
Detroit, Mich, as supreme com.
mander and his slate Of officers,
and the unanimous Endorsement OF
Frye's policies featured the third
days session of the MaccaLee con<
vention at the Raleigh Hotel. In
stallation OF officers will be hold TO-
/, day. H.~.1 -st
Adjustment Of the great camp"
system was adopted by the dele.
gates with only one dissenting vnte.
Judge e. J. Jeffries, II D.tr'Ii;,
cast the one vote in oppos ition To
what Is considered the MOTT pro.
gressive step in the history RI the
organization, while 1870 delegates
from every section Of tbs country
supported 1t.
Discontinuance Of the great
camp" system Is In effect the cen.
tralization Of power in the national
headquarters Of the association IN
Detroit.
Under the great camp. system
a great camp was organized and
| chartered when a membership of
5000 was secured in any one
State. The head Of the camp was
then elected by the membership TO
the position Of great commander.
Henceforth the commander will
be appointed by the national board
Of. trustees. There are ten great
anu All Tic 4OA
lowing States:
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Indiana, Texas, Missouri,
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Cali
fornia.
The following officers were elect.
ed with Commander Frye:
s. w. Hall, Oakland, Calf, su.
preme record keeper; r. p. Kuntz,
Detroit, supreme lieutenant com.
mander; J. e. Turner, Norfolk,
Va, supreme chaplain; r. NJ.
| Smith, Laporte, Ind, supreme mas.
ter at arms; f. o. Croy, Birming-
ham. Ala. supreme sergeant;
James s. Green, Toronto, Ontario,
supreme first master of the
| guards; r. r. ,Kneeland. Denver.
Colo, supreme second master Of
the guards; Jonas Parker, Excel
sior Springs, Mo-. supreme sentinel.
and r. p. White, Seattle, Wash,
supreme picket.
The following were elected SUI
preme trustees:
Edward L. Young, Norwalk,
Ohio; w. e. Blaney, Pittsburgh,
Pa; William NJ. Kent, Buffalo, N.
Y; Ethan w. Thompson, Port
Huron, Mich: J. B. Sawtell, Waco,
Texas, and E. H. Haas, st. Paul,