Adelbert Clark's book of beautiful Brothers who have held membership in poems entitled, "In a Corner Where the our order continuously for twenty-five Lavender Grows," can be secured for years are entitled to one of the twenty$1.00 per copy. Send all remittances to five year lapel buttons provided by the Adelbert Clark, Lakeport, N. H. Twenty-sixth Convention (Washington, D. C.). Application for same should be made to the General Secretary and Treasurer, Bro. A. H. Hawley, Peoria, Ill. All letters sent to the Magazine Department must bear the signature of the writer, as anonymous communications will not be given attention. Recording Secretaries: We urgently request that upon receiving a lodge mailing list for correction you do not make up a new list but instead make all necessary changes on the list sent you from the Magazine office, adding thereto the names and addresses of members of your lodge that do not appear thereon and return same to us. Bro. R. W. Johnson, member of Lodge 89, has on hand two sets of books, both I. C. S. and Cropley-Phillips, on locomotive running, together with charts, which he desires to dispose of at a very low cost. Interested parties should communicate with R. W. Johnson, 112 Price Street, Columbus, Ohio. When writing the Magazine office advising of change of address be sure to So many give your lodge number. brothers' names are identical that unless the lodge number is given it is likely to cause confusion and loss of time, "Sparks and Cinders," a book of ex-. etc., before the new address can be properly recorded. Poems by Brother Killingsworth, cellent is now on sale. Single copy, $1.50. In club lots of ten or over to Brotherhood men $1.25. Send all remittances by expostal money order to J. A. Killingsworth, St. Thomas, Ont., Canada. press or If your road is organized up to the 100 per cent standard, are you doing your part in keeping up that standard? Brothers, do not fail to sign communications you send to the Magazine office. They must bear the signature of the writer as evidence of good faith. Com munications cannot receive any atten- sire a communication Unless you advise us when you change A bound volume of the B. of L. F. and E. Magazine for 1913 will prove of great value your address you will be almost sure to "make good" in their chosen calling. This miss copies of your Magazine. To do is a book that should be in every railroad this a postal card is all that is necesman's library. In it is to be found ex tensive and absolutely reliable informa tion sary. on matters relating to locomotives Bro. A. C. Hughes, member of Lodge and train operation, etc., etc. Same will 149, is in possession of Magazines from be sent prepaid to any point in the United May to December, 1912, and from JanuStates for $3.00, or to Canada and Mex- ary to December, 1913, which he is willico for $4.00, subject to duty. Remit to ing to dispose of. Anyone wishing to Traction Terminal Building, Indianapo- C. Hughes, 332 E. Fortieth Street, New lis, Ind. York, N. Y. To the FROM THE AND TGENERAL SECRETARY TREASURER/ Examining Books. you examined the books of the financial secretary for the last month? Have you examined his bank book and counted all of the money that his books call for ? Have you examined the books of the financial secretary every month this year? Have you approved his report each month this year? Have you insisted on the financial secretary making a report each month? Information comes to this office that financial secretaries claim it is not necessary to have their books examined. In this connection I will say that any finanment should give up his office, for we are cial secretary who makes such a stateled to believe that any officer handling finances who does not want his books examined, is not the proper person to hold the office, and our experience teaches us that in all probability if his books are examined it will be found that he is not in possession of the money that his books call for and which belongs to the lodge. Paying Assessments. Have you paid your assessments that are due on or before the first day of the month? Are you in the habit of waiting until the pay day following the first of the month to pay your assessments and expecting the financial secretary to hold you good until that time? Are you positive that you are paying your assessments at the proper time and not jeopardizing your beneficiary certificate by failure to pay as required by law. We The above are some of the duties of the Board of Trustees of subordinate lodges and I sincerely trust that when this is read by any of the trustees, or any individual member, that they will consider it their duty to see that the questions asked at the head of this article are answered, and if they cannot in every instance be answered in the affirmative that an explanation be insisted upon as to any dereliction of duty on the part of those who cannot so answer them, and that steps be taken to insure satisfactory answers to such questions in future. It seems that it is impossible to get are continually discovering that many of the trustees of some of our lodges to ex- our members are giving very little if any amine the books and financial secretary and then it is suddenly time. They feel that the financial secre discovered that there are no funds in the tary will not expel them and hence that treasury of the lodge. The trustees then they can pay their assessments at any begin to get busy and try to make a re- time they feel disposed. This places the port of the affairs of the financial secre- financial secretary in an embarrassing tary showing that he is short in his ac- position and our members should not find They are unable to arrive at any fault with the financial secretary because correct conclusion, but fix up a statement he reports them expelled when they fail the best they can and submit the same to to pay their assessments. That is a duty this office requesting us to have the bond- he owes to the lodge and to himself. ing company make good the shortage. they would examine the books and see this would be entirely unnecessary if that them expelled at a certain time and after proper entries at all times in his books. investigation it is discovered that the It seems that just as soon as it is discov- member was entirely at fault and did not counts. accounts of the attention to paying their assessments on I mention this because we have in formation from members complaining because the financial secretary reported some officer of the lodge wires this office that the financial secretary would be a to send a representative at once to help "good fellow" and pay the money himthem out. This would not be necessary self. The majority of our financial secif the trustees would perform their duties retaries are not in a position to pay at all times. other members' assessments and it be to pay. Transfers. hooves every member of the organization retary. It can also be arranged that in to pay his assessments at the proper order to withdraw funds from a bank the time and in that way take no chances of check must be signed in the name of the any bad results arising from his failure lodge, by the financial secretary and any one or more of the other officers of the Paying Assessments at a Bank. lodge. In this way all bills of the lodge Information received at this office from will have to be paid by check and it will lodges having arrangements with a bank be a very easy matter to check up the whereby members can pay their assess- disbursements of the lodge, no matter who It will also provide a ments at the bank at any time after the receives money. first few days in the month, shows that way whereby no funds of the lodge can this is the best way in which to handle be expended only upon a check signed in the collections of assessments. The the name of the lodge by the one or more financial secretary makes out a receipt officers authorized to sign these checks. for each member, places these receipts in the bank; the member goes there and can I have, on many occasions, brought to always get his receipt. If his work will not permit of his going to the bank some the attention of our members the fact member of his family can go there, pay that it is necessary for them to pay their his assessments so they will be paid on assessments to their lodge until such time time and secure his receipt. This is as they are advised to pay them to some much better than to try and pay direct lodge that they desire to be transferred to the financial secretary and we have to. Our members when working in new urged our subordinate lodges to make localities, after making a request for a arrangements with banks whereby their transfer, immediately go to the financial members can go and pay their assessments. At the end of the month the secretary of the lodge that they are to financial secretary goes to the bank and transfer to and offer him their assessgets such receipts as have not been taken ments. In many cases the financial secIn this retary accepts this money and when the up by the members themselves. way he knows just who have paid and time comes for the transfer to take place, who have not paid, and then if the mem- it is discovered that the member is exbers feel disposed to pay, it becomes his pelled from his own lodge. It is very (the member's) duty to hunt up the often the case that the member desiring financial secretary and pay him. to transfer waits until nearly the last day of the month before he pays the financial secretary of the lodge he intends to transfer to, when if he had paid earlier in the month and forwarded the money to the financial secretary of his own lodge, there could be no question as to his being transferred at the proper time. I would suggest that any of our lodges that have not adopted this plan of paying assessments, try it for a time and see if it does not work out to the advantage of the lodge, the financial secretary and the individual member. If this plan is adopted your money will always be in the bank with the exception of the assessments of those members who fail to pay on time. Depositing Money in a Bank. We find that many of our subordinate lodges have their funds deposited in bank to the credit of the financial secretary as an individual and not to the credit of the lodge, to be withdrawn by the financial secretary as the financial secretary of the lodge. I urge upon every lodge to have its financial secretary deposit all collections made for the lodge in a bank and have them deposited to the credit of the lodge. When it is necessary to withdraw funds to pay assessments levied by the Grand Lodge, or running expenses of the subordinate lodge, it should be so arranged that when a check is drawn on the bank that the signature thereto include the name and number of the lodge as well as the name of the financial sec I urge upon all members when transferring, either voluntarily or by compulsion, that they pay their assessments to the lodge to which they belong until such time as they receive notice from this office to pay them to the lodge they are transferred to. The Twenty-Three Highest. Below is given a list of twenty-three (23) lodges that have initiated the largest number of members during the months of April, May and June, 1914. Lodge No. 80.. 499. 220. 604. No. Members. 20 17 15 15 45 14 T TI 21 44. 56 169 534 129. 287. 70. 71. 338. Forum Philadelphia Joint Memorial or beneficiary departments of the rail Services. success. road train service organizations. He declared that the comparatively few strikes The Joint Annual Memorial Services held at and disagreements and the bettering of Philadelphia, Pa., on the afternoon of Sunday, June 21st last under the wage and working conditions that has auspices of the Brotherhood of Locomo- characterized the history of the railroad tive Engineers, Order of Railway Con- brotherhoods showed that their demands ductors, Brotherhood of Locomotive have been conservative, legitimate and Firemen and Enginemen, Brotherhood of reasonable. "Success has been especialRailroad Trainmen, and Order of Rail- ly notable in efforts to increase the saferoad Telegraphers were a pronounced ty of railroad operation though the numThe services took place in the ber of men in the service killed and inForrest Theater. Addresses were de jured last year he said "is appallingly livered by two candidates for the United large." He commended the work of the Senate. A. Mitchell Palmer and train service organizations legislative Gifford Pinchot, also by William Draper committees at Harrisburg, Pa., and asLewis, One of the candidates for Gover- serted that railroad men should do all nor and Director of Public Safety, Mr. in their power to see that a legislature is Porter, who spoke for Mayor Blaken- chosen that will conscientiously perform well as by general and local its duties. of the organizations represented. Penrose was also on the probut a previous engagement prevented his attending. Over amongst States burg, as officers Senator gram He also discussed the legal standing of strikes and boycotts and the features of the Clayton Anti-Trust Bill at present pending in the United States Senate that exclude labor and farmer 1500 persons were present, organizations from the operations of the them being a great number of anti-trust laws. Mr. Lewis strongly enthe relatives and friends of the deceased dorsed labor organizations and in conbrothers in honor of whom the ceremon- cluding his remarks said "employers who ies were held. Many brothers had come persistently refuse to recognize their from different cities to ascertain the workmen's unions are in most cases and cost of holding such serv- guilty of anti-social conduct." At the conclusion of the overture Mr. A. Mitchell Palmer spoke in part by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the serv- as follows: ices were opened with a prayer by Rev manner ices. erend John Gordon. The first speaker was Mr. Porter, director of public safewho delivered a very interesting ad dress. knew "The great significance of this hour would be missed if we did not take home some lesson taught by these mourn when they were with us. The men we lesson of the hour is that riches, fame. The oration of the occasion was deliv- the heroes of the day-not the real things glory and success are mere trappings of ered by Mr. William Draper Lewis, who of heroes of the man who meets his in the course of his remarks said that he every-day opportunity with forward face of no more suitable way to im- and sturdy heart, who goes through life press on the living a sense of their obli- true to his family and duty. The public gations than by setting aside as the rail- owes you men a debt, which will be disroad labor organizations have done a day felt. I urge you to take part in political in each year on which to honor those and public affairs. There is no power whose earthly career is ended. charged only when you make your force Lewis highly commended the insurance in the strength of the average man. Mr. on earth equal to the power represented We |