People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1896 — MEETS AT SAVANNAH. [ARTICLE]

MEETS AT SAVANNAH.

Supreme Connell of the Royal Arcanum Opened There Today. Savannah, Ga., May 20. —The Supreme council of the Royal Arcanum met in this city today, and will be In session ten days. John E. Pound, supreme regent, reportß a membership of 174,000 on December 31, 1895, an increase of 14,753 during last year. During the year there was paid into the widows’ and orphans’ benevolent fund $4,204,007.88, and the payments therefrom amounted to $4,197,446.12. The receipts on account of the general fund were $123,812.75; payments, $119,795.23, of which $5,517.60 was for the purchase of City of Chicago 4 per cent gold bonds for investment. Fifteen assessments for the widows' and orphans’ benevolent fund have been so laid that there is money on hand to pay each claim as soon as it is proved. The real estate owned by the corporation is valued at $59,170.97. The net expenses for the order were $298,034.13. liighty-six new councils were instituted in the grand council jurisdiction and twenty-two in the states under supreme council jurisdiction. Of the widows’ and orphans’ benevolent fund the receipts, Including the balance on hand, amount to $2,244,002.79, and the payments of death claimß were $1,637,178.82. The current cash balance April 30 was $570,823.97; held for delayed claims, $36,000; number of subordinate councils April 30, 1,698; grand councils, 21; total membership, as carefully estimated, 182,106.