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Present Membership of the Order 104,869. Important Changes Offered in the Ritual. State Pres Slattery Candidate for Chief Office. The third day of the biennial session of the Ancient Order of Hibernians yes terday was a busy one. After the the harbor was enjoyed, and again in the evening the convention assembled, remaining until midnight. The harbor trip was a decided suc cess, both for the number that partici pated and enthusiasm displayed. At the morning session the first busi ness was the assigning of matters to committees. The reports of officers, as submitted by the national secretary, James O’Sul livan of Philadelphia, show that the past two years have been prosperous. All over the country the gains have been large, and though the war with Spain did much to decrease the mem bership the gains were such as to re sult in a large net increase. The gains in the ladies’ auxiliary have also been great, but in no state has the increase been larger than in Massachu setts. The membership in Massachusetts di visions of the A. O. H. up to Dec 31, 1399, was 23,960, an increase of 2993. The next largest state in the union as far as Hibernianism is concerned is Pennsylvania, with its 22,871 members, an increase of about 1000. The total receipts from dues, fines and assessments in Massachusetts was $196,545.96, and from interest and other sources $66,008.51. The balance on hand in Massachusetts is $155,854.46, or a total of $417,408.95. This state paid out for sick and death benefits in the local divisions $106,412.35, and for charitable and other purposes $184,210.18, or a total of $242,097.60. According to the national secretary's report the membership two years ago was 97.211, and the present membership is 104, $69. The total receipts of the order from dues, fines and assessments were $844, 602.19, and from interest and other sources $212,241.44. The balance on hand Dec 31, 1899, was $681,881.17, while the total receipts were $1,754,222.20. The total amount paid for sick benefits and death claims was $509,202.87, and for charitable and other purposes $507,249. 0s, or a total of $1,063,980.79, while the bal ance on hand in the local divisions of the order throughout the country at the present time is $749,964.18. This is the greatest record ever pre sented by the organization, and it shows what it is doing for the members and families of deceased members through out the country. There were during the two years just closed 1732 deaths, a large number of whom died while fighting for the fag of the United States. After adjournment, at 1 o'clock, a steamer was taken for a trip down the harbor. On board were many who had for the first time seen salt water. Va rious points of interest, including the navy yard, were viewed. The greatest interest was manifested when they were shown “Old Tronsides.” There was plen ty of music, and that by Mr Tuohy, champion Irish piper of America, who Continued on the Fifth Page, NATIONAL DELEGATE D. 8. TUOHY, Of Bloomington, Il.
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Fri, May 11, 1900
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