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Newspaper
Wisconsin Workman
Location
Sauk City, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1898
Page
3
Instructions request all communications and publication matters go to Bank City Wisconsin. It notes second class mailing and a 1400 era date. It asks for former and new addresses with lodge number if address changes. If the Workman is not received by the 8th, notify immediately. All communications for geaben ae should be received by the end of the month.
Records show March 1 1888 and February 1898 figures for new and reinstated members and disbursements. Beneficiary Fund paid out in February 1898 totaled $695 296 91 with grand disbursements to March 1 1998 reaching $82 388 530 09. South Dakota wins $2 000 prize for membership gains.
Baraboo Lodge No. 85 A O U W receives the Grand Lodge Banner from Grand Master Thayer and Grand Recorder Givens in a April 11, 1696 ceremony. A parade, speeches by Baraboo members and guests, and a large banquet followed as the banner stays in Baraboo to foster lodge rivalry.
Special Committee report from the Executive Committee on June 1-17, 1897 notes Brigaee to be converted into Extension. Signatories include W. A. Walker and others. Describes fraternal benefit societies as exceeding two million members while old-line insurers lag behind with fewer than two million policyholders and fading books.
Communiqués must reach the office by the 20th to appear in the next month’s edition. Late submissions may be published if space allows, but priority goes to notices from Grand Lodge officers when there is an over-supply.
In February four Grand Jurisdictions Missouri Michigan Kansas and Quebec with Maritime Provinces adopted the classified assessment plan. Missouri elected W H Meyer as Grand Recorder defeating W F Bohn. per capita tax rose from 1 to 2. salaries cut. One lodge member to recruit new members earns 5 with 3 paid by Grand and 2 by lodge. Official organ to be mailed to all members.
The old line companies emit surplus steam via circulars opposing fraternal insurance, but the material is condemned as unfounded and not based on true facts, prompting calls to treat it as untruthful and unreliable.
The passage notes that saying I cant afford it reflects a belief the small monthly payment is wasted on luxury. It argues that any protection, even minimal, helps loved ones avoid extreme want and separation, stressing value in affordable life coverage.
The text argues that a prosperous business person with built assets and no insurance would be viewed as lacking foresight. It compares fire risk and the need for Life Protection Act style planning to protect family after death, urging readers to consider future provisions seriously.
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