FREE YOU can get the Electric Light for Early Risers FREE Write for our plan how to secure this very meritorious and practical light, AT NO COST. No need to use oil or gas in your bedroom. This offer is strictly limited to the first five inquiries from each Division. Do not fail to give number of your Division when writing. THE LINTERN ELECTRIC CO. 9717 Denison Ave. N. W. YOU CAN OWN THE DIAMOND OR WATCH YOU WANT Simplest thing in the world to gratify any fancy you may have in this line if you take advantage of our credit plan. The cost will probably be only a dollar or two a week-too little to figure seriously in your expenses. Pay 50c weekly on a $10.00 purchase. Also Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Etc. F. B. STRAWN & BRO. CLEVELAND, O. 43 Arcade REVIEW OF THE PAST YEAR'S EVENTS AND EFFECTS. The annual review and inventory of the association is opportune at this time. Such a review covers the period embraced in the year of 1908. It was a year of depression in industrial and financial affairs. Nothing can be of more interest and advantage to any concern than to measure progress by comparison and such a measure of progress as applying to this association is necessarily of vast interest and advantage to the membership. In dealing with the history of the Amalgamated Association for the year ending with December 31st, 1908, we are dealing with a year in which much less, in the way of progress, has been epected than in preceding years. This being true, advantages that have been attained are much more gratifying. The beginning of 1908 found the Amalgamated Association well fortified as an industrial organization. Her years of experience and earnest effort had placed her beyond the line of infant movements and she was in a position to withstand, without serious effect, any expected reactions and efects from depressive influences. That the association should pass the year without a notable decrease in membership is gratifying. It was expected that every PRES. A. A. ECKMAN, Div. 343, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, Mich. available opening which offered itself to the opposition would be taken advantage of and that particularly in the desire for reduction of wage on part of employing concerns, serious contentions would arise. It had been determined to contest vigorously to maintain the advantages in wages which had been made in past years. No aggressive work was outlined and the forces of the movement were arrayed only upon the defensive, but the year's history is a record of progress and is thus all the more pleasurable to record. Organization Work. During the course of the year there were 21 charters granted for the institution of additional locals. The first charter granted was that of Division No. 495, Helena, Mont. The last charter granted during the year was that for the institution of Division No. 515, Galesburg, Ill. Charters were granted for the institution of locals as follows: Division No. 495, Helena, Mont. Division No. 496, Pittsfield, Mass. Division No. 497, Pittsburg, Kans. Division No. 498, Mt. Vernon and New Rochelle, N. Y. Division No. 499, Chicago, Ill. Division No. 504, Providence, R. I. In addition to the above, there were reorganized the following divisions: Division No. 358, Cumberland, Md. Division No. 371, St. Johns, N. B. Division No. 460, North Adams, Mass., making a total addition of 24 locals. However, six of the locals above mentioned have failed to maintain thus far and the actual increase in organizing and reorganizing consists of 18 local divisions. Against this increase of 18 locals through organization, there have 12 former locals disbanded, leaving a net increase during the year of six locals. During the course of the year there were taken into membership in the general association of 13,404 members. In the matter of organizing work and enrollment, the membership of the year has been much more progressive than could have been expected at the beginning. Death and Disability. During 1908 death has taken from our enrollment 244 members. This is not a small number to pass from our ranks within one year as a result of the trespass of the grim reaper; yet, it is a comparatively light death rate when considering the extent of the membership. Forty-nine deaths from tuberculosis were reported and 27 deaths from accident. The death rate from tuberculosis alone is above 20 per cent. From the 244 deaths 174 applications were made for the death benefit. One hundred and sixty-seven death benefits were paid, four claims were rejected and three death claims are yet pending, held for action by the General Executive Board. Thirteen disability claims were paid during the year. Death and disability claims were paid as follows: Death claims, 167.. Disability claims, 13. Total. .$16,700 1,300 $18,000 Death benefits during the year were paid to beneficiaries of deceased members as follows: beneficiary; Jos. Sexton, deceased member. Sisette Kelderling. beneficiary: Henry Keiderling, deceased member.. 100.00 Div. 132. Troy, N. Y.— Mrs. Minnie Cleveland. beneficiary; 100.00 100.00 100.00 Wm. D. Carroll, deceased member. 100.00 Mrs. Carrie White, beneficiary; Frederick White, deceased member.. Mrs. Estelle Liggett, beneficiary: Alander Liggett, deceased member. Mrs. Ella Dundon, beneficiary: Michael Fischer, deceased member. Mrs. Eva Ellsworth, beneficiary: John F. Ellsworth, deceased member. Mrs. Lyde Burnham, beneficiary: Edward Burnham, deceased member. 100.00 Div. 134. New Westminster. B. C. Mrs. R. A. Jameson, beneficiary; R. A. Jameson, deceased member..... Div. 148, Albany, N. Y. 100.00 100.00 Mrs. Camilla Wade. beneficiary; Richard Wade, deceased member.. 100.00 Mrs. M. Campbell, beneficiary: Mil lard Campbell, deceased member. 100.00 Mrs. Fred S. Gagnon, beneficiary: 100.00 100.00 Div. 26. Detroit, Mich.-Mrs. Johanna 100.00 Div. 164. Wilkes Barre, Pa.-Catherine 100.00 Pa.-Mrs. Lyman Heather, beneficiary: Lyman Heather, deceased member. 100.00 100.00 Div. 174. Fall River, Mass. Div. 78. Galveston, Tex. Mary A. Waldron, beneficiary: Thos. Richard Cornelius, Pres., beneficiary: R. Jones, deceased member. Richard Cornellus, Pres., beneficiary; O, P. Eberwein, deceased member. 100.00 Div. 235, Campello, Mass.-Patrick Murphy, beneficiary; John Murphy, deceased member 100.00 Mary Minogue, beneficiary, Michael Minogue, deceased member. Mrs. Mary Forauer, beneficiary, J. Forauer, deceased member... Mrs. Margaret Whitenack, beneficiary, C. Whitenack, deceased member 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Div. 238. West Lynn, Mass.-Mary C. Newhall, beneficiary: Nelson E. Newhall, deceased member. 100.00 Div. 241. Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Bertha Toun, beneficiary; Julius Toun, deceased member. 100.00 Mrs. Ulricka Eads, beneficiary; S. A. Eads, deceased member. 100.00 Frederick E. Flagg, beneficiary; Wm. 100.00 100.00 Mrs. Anna O'Toole beneficiary, John O'Toole, deceased member. Anna Statia Witty, beneficiary, T. D. Witty, deceased member. Mrs. Sadie Penwell, beneficiary, A. J. Penwell, deceased member. Jno. F. Devine, administrator, beneficiary, R. Lee, deceased member.. 100.00 Edward Mulcrone, beneficiary, Patrick_Mulcrone, deceased member. 100.00 Mrs. Ellen Kirk, beneficiary, G. J. Kirk, deceased member.. Mrs. Lydie Wilber, beneficiary, J. J. Wilber, deceased member Div. 265, San Jose, Cal.-Mrs. Emma Horton, beneficiary, G. T. Horton, deceased member 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Mrs. Minna Meyer, beneficiary: Wm. Meyer, deceased member. 100.00 Mrs. Minnie Dryer, beneficiary; John Dryer, deceased member. 100.00 Miss Lillian_Bernard, P. of A., beneficiary; Peter Bernard, deceased member 100.00 Mrs. Catherine Carrigan, beneficiary; Frances Ratajeza k, beneficiary, 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Div. 272, Youngstown, O.-Jennie June 100.00 100.00 ...... |